JP4048064B2 - Two-component mixing dripping container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a two-component mixing and dropping container in which two types of storage agents such as liquids and powders stored separately are mixed and dropped and used at the first use.
[0002]
[Prior art]
JP-A-2000-85828 discloses a conventional example of this type of two-component mixing container in which two components are mixed at the time of use.
[0003]
In this prior art, a container body having a first mouth portion at the upper end and containing a first agent, an opening attached to the first mouth portion, having a second mouth portion at the upper end, and closed by a thin film are provided. An intermediate cap at the center, and a second cutting agent that is screwed to the outer periphery of the second opening, has a third opening at the upper end, and has a cylindrical cutting part that breaks the thin film at the inner lower end. Is composed of a small container for storing the container and an upper cap attached to the third mouth part, and at the first use, by screwing the small container and breaking the thin film at its cylindrical cutting part, A 2nd agent is dropped in a container main body, and a 1st agent and a 2nd agent are mixed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-described prior art, if the small container is accidentally rotated in the screwing direction before mixing the two agents, the small container will come off from the second mouth of the middle cap. There was a problem that the second agent stored in the cap leaked out and could not be used.
[0005]
Therefore, the present invention was devised to solve the above-described problems in the prior art, and in the two-component mixing and dropping container, the second agent is hermetically stored in combination with the inner plug body, and the inner plug body An object of the present invention is to prevent the outer plug body that cuts the thin film from being detached from the inner plug body, and thus to prevent the second agent from leaking out before mixing the two agents.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Of the present invention for solving the above technical problem, the means of the invention according to claim 1 is:
Providing a mouth part at the upper end of the trunk part and opening a dropping port at the lower end to have a main body for storing the first agent;
A second tube is formed by connecting a screw cylinder with a thread and a ratchet piece formed on the outer peripheral surface from the upper end of a hanging cylinder that is tightly and immovably fitted into the mouth of the main body and closed at the lower end with a thin film. Having an inner plug to house,
Formed on the inner peripheral surface are a spiral thread that engages with the thread of the inner plug body, and a plurality of longitudinally protruding ratchet teeth that engage with the ratchet piece of the inner plug body in the screwing direction. It has an outer cylinder that fits externally to the screw cylinder, and the outer cylinder is closed with an elastic button portion through a flange-shaped top wall, and a cutting blade that cuts the thin film of the inner plug body is provided at the lower end. Having an outer plug that is connected to an inner cylinder fitted into a combination of a screw cylinder and a drooping cylinder of the inner plug so that the inner plug can be rotated and moved up and down;
By placing the lower end on the inner plug body and the upper end on the outer plug body so as to be positioned between the inner plug body and the outer plug body, Having a stopper ring that can be removed by breakage, located at the upper part where the spiral thread is screwed into the upper part of the thread of the inner plug,
To have a lower cap removably assembled to the lower end of the main body to open and close the dripping port of the main body,
Forming a seal portion that seals between the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder screw cylinder and the outer peripheral surface of the outer plug inner cylinder;
It was configured to cut the thin film of the inner plug body with the cutting blade of the outer plug body by screwing down the outer plug body after removing the stopper ring,
It is in.
[0007]
Before mixing the two agents, even if the outer plug body is to be rotated, both the screwing direction and the screwing direction are caused by the presence of the stopper ring and the engagement of the ratchet teeth of the outer plug body with the ratchet piece of the inner plug body. Since there is no possibility that the outer plug body will come off from the inner plug body, it is reliably prevented that the second agent leaks out and the two agents are not mixed unintentionally (FIG. 1). FIG. 5).
[0008]
At the first use, after the stopper ring is broken and removed, the outer plug body is turned in the screwing direction and lowered with respect to the inner plug body, and the cutting blade of the outer plug body breaks the thin film of the inner plug body. Therefore, the second agent of the inner plug body falls into the main body in which the first agent is accommodated, and both agents are mixed (see FIGS. 4 and 7).
[0009]
Next, if the lower cap is removed and the elastic button part at the upper end is pushed in, the mixed liquid is poured out from the dropping port at the lower end, and the amount of the mixed liquid is accurately recognized from the number of dropped drops. be able to.
[0010]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect of the present invention, an assembled cylinder that is fixedly fitted to the mouth portion of the main body via the flange wall is continuously provided at the upper end of the hanging cylinder of the inner plug body. In addition, a stopper ring is assembled between the upper end of the assembled cylinder and the lower end of the outer cylinder of the outer plug body.
[0011]
In the invention according to claim 2, since the inner plug body is assembled to the main body while the mouth of the main body is sandwiched between the hanging cylinder and the assembled cylinder of the inner plug body, The assembly with the inner plug body is strong and stable, and the assembly tube of the inner plug body can be opposed to the outer cylinder of the outer plug body from the lower side without difficulty. The stopper ring assembled between the body and the body can be installed in a comfortable and suitable state.
[0012]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first or second aspect of the invention, at least one of the inner peripheral surface of the inner cylinder and the outer peripheral surface of the inner cylinder of the outer plug is a smooth surface. The seal portion is configured by surrounding a seal strip that is in close sliding contact with one smooth surface.
[0013]
In the invention according to claim 3, since the seal portion is composed of a combination of a smooth surface and a seal strip, the space between the inner plug body and the outer plug body that are relatively rotated and moved up and down, The container can be molded easily because it can be stably and surely sealed and the structure is simple.
[0014]
The invention described in claim 4 is the configuration of the invention described in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the ratchet piece of the inner plug body is constituted by an elastic piece which is formed in a half-cut shape in an axially symmetrical manner with respect to the screw cylinder. That is,
[0015]
In the invention according to claim 4, since the ratchet piece can be formed by a part of the cylindrical wall of the screw cylinder, there is a gap between the screw cylinder of the inner plug body and the outer cylinder of the outer plug body. Even if it is small, the ratchet piece can be formed without difficulty.
[0016]
The invention according to claim 5 is the configuration of the invention according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the ratchet piece of the inner plug body is composed of an L-shaped elastic piece projecting axially symmetrically on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cylinder. , Is added.
[0017]
In the invention of claim 5, since it is not necessary to form a hole in the screw tube of the inner plug body housing the second agent, the formation position is not restricted by the seal portion. It can be set freely.
[0018]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show a first embodiment. A main body 1 for storing a first agent A, which is a liquid, is reduced in diameter to the upper end of a cylindrical body 2 and the outer diameter is reduced stepwise. The bottom wall is provided with the portion 3 standing upright, and the lower end of the body portion 2 is provided with a threaded cylinder 4 having a reduced diameter on the outer peripheral surface thereof, and further connected to the lower end of the threaded cylinder 4. In the center part of 5, a discharge cylinder piece 7 that forms a thin dripping port 6 is suspended.
[0019]
The inner plug body 8 for storing the second agent B, which is a powder, is placed inside the assembled cylinder 9 that is externally fitted to the mouth portion 3 of the main body 1 and immovably assembled, through the flange wall 10 at the upper end, A drooping cylinder 11 closely fitted into the mouth 3 is provided continuously, and the lower end of the dripping cylinder 11 is closed with a thin film 12 such as an aluminum foil or a synthetic resin film.
[0020]
Further, at the upper end of the drooping cylinder 11, a screw thread 14 is engraved at the lower part of the outer peripheral surface, and a screw cylinder 13 having a protruding projecting seal line constituting the seal portion 15 is formed at a slightly upper part of the inner peripheral surface. It is standing upright.
[0021]
A pair of elastic piece-like ratchet pieces 16 are formed on the upper portion of the screw cylinder 13 so as to be axially symmetrical and half-cut (see FIGS. 2 and 3).
[0022]
The outer plug body 20 that hermetically stores the second agent B together with the inner plug body 8 is suspended from the upper end portion of the outer cylinder 21 that is externally fitted to the screw cylinder 13 of the inner plug body 8 via an inner hook-shaped top wall. A cylindrical inner cylinder 24 fitted into a combination of the cylinder 11 and the screw cylinder 13 is provided continuously.
[0023]
The outer cylinder 21 has a spiral strip 22 that is screwed into the thread 14 at the center of the inner peripheral surface thereof, and is screwed into the ratchet piece 16 from just above the spiral strip 22 to the upper end. A ratchet tooth 23 composed of a plurality of vertical protrusions to be locked is formed.
[0024]
The inner cylinder 24 is closed at its upper end by a thin dome-shaped elastic button portion 25 that can be pushed in and elastically restored, and a cutting blade 26 for cutting the thin film 12 of the inner plug 8 is formed at the lower end edge. The upper half of the outer peripheral surface is formed on a smooth surface where the seal strip of the inner plug 8 is in close sliding contact, and is combined with the seal strip to form the seal portion 15.
[0025]
The upper end of the outer cylinder 21 is extended upward by the height of the elastic button part 25 with respect to the top wall connecting the outer cylinder 21 and the inner cylinder 24, and the elastic button is provided by the extended part. The portion 25 is prevented from being pressed against other articles by touching the delirium.
[0026]
The stopper ring 17 is provided with a thin groove-shaped weakening line 18 for breaking in a vertical direction on a part of its peripheral wall, and a handle piece 19 for breaking operation is continuously provided from a peripheral wall portion in the vicinity of the weakening line 18. And is positioned between the assembled tube 9 of the inner plug body 8 and the outer tube 21 of the outer plug body 20 in a state of being fixedly fitted to the lower end portion of the screw cylinder 13. The strip 22 is screwed into the upper portion of the strip 14.
[0027]
The lower cap 27 that is detachably assembled to the lower end of the main body 1 to open and close the dripping port 6 of the main body 1 has a plug piece 28 that fits closely to the dripping port 6 at the center of the upper surface of the bottom plate, and the outside. On the other hand, a seal tube piece 29 that is in close contact with the lower surface of the screw tube 4, a screw tube piece 30 that is screwed into the screw tube 4, and an outer peripheral tube 31 are erected in this order.
[0028]
5 to 7 show the second embodiment. In the screw tube 13 of the inner plug body 8, the ratchet piece 16 is provided at the lower portion of the outer peripheral surface, and the thread 14 is engraved at the upper portion of the outer peripheral surface. Correspondingly, in the outer cylinder 21 of the outer plug body 20, ratchet teeth 23 that are engaged with the ratchet pieces 16 in the screwing direction are formed in the lower part of the inner peripheral surface, and the spiral strip that is screwed into the screw strip 14. 22 is carved in the upper part of the inner peripheral surface.
[0029]
Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the ratchet piece 16 is configured by an L-shaped elastic piece that is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the screw tube 13 so as to project in an axially symmetrical manner.
[0030]
In the above embodiment, the first agent A is liquid and the second agent B is powder. However, the first agent A may be powder and the second agent B may be liquid. And the second agent B may be liquid. The powder may be granular.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
Since the present invention has the above-described configuration, the following effects can be obtained.
In the invention according to claim 1, even if it is attempted to rotate the outer plug body before mixing the two agents, due to the presence of the stopper ring and the locking of the vertical protrusion with respect to the ratchet of the inner plug body, the screwing direction Since the outer plug body cannot be rotated in the screw-in or screw-out direction, there is no possibility that the outer plug body will come off from the inner plug body, so that the second agent in the inner plug body can be prevented from leaking out and unintentionally. It is possible to reliably prevent the two components from being mixed with each other and to obtain a good use state.
[0032]
In the invention according to claim 2, since the dense and immovable assembly with respect to the main body of the inner plug can be achieved and maintained firmly and stably, the two agents can be stored safely.
[0033]
In the invention according to claim 3, the seal between the inner plug body and the outer plug body, which is relatively rotated and displaced up and down, can be satisfactorily achieved with a simple configuration. It can be manufactured at low cost.
[0034]
In the invention according to the fourth aspect, the ratchet mechanism can be formed without difficulty even in a narrow space, and thereby the diameter of the container can be reduced.
[0035]
In the invention of claim 5, since the hole is not formed in the screw tube of the inner plug body that stores the second agent, the ratchet mechanism can be freely positioned without being restricted by the seal portion. The degree of freedom of design is increased accordingly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a half longitudinal sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention before mixing two agents.
2 is a plan sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1. FIG.
3 is a perspective view of a ratchet piece according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a half longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 after mixing two agents.
FIG. 5 is a half longitudinal sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention before mixing two agents.
6 is a cross-sectional plan view taken along the line BB in FIG. 5. FIG.
7 is a half longitudinal sectional view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 after mixing two liquids.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1; Main body 2; Body part 3; Mouth part 4; Screw cylinder 5; Bottom wall 6; Drip port 7; Discharge cylinder piece 8; Inner plug 9; Assembly cylinder 10; Flange wall 11; Thread 14; screw 15; seal 16; ratchet piece 17; stopper ring 18; weakening wire 19; handle piece 20; outer plug 21; outer tube 22; spiral 23; ratchet tooth 24; Elastic button part 26; Cutting blade 27; Lower cap 28; Plug piece 29; Seal tube piece 30; Screw tube piece 31; Outer tube A; First agent B;

Claims (5)

The body (2) is provided with a mouth (3) at the upper end and a dripping port (6) is opened at the lower end to store the first agent (A) (1) and the mouth (3). A screw cylinder (13) in which a thread (14) and a ratchet piece (16) are formed on the outer peripheral surface from the upper end of a drooping cylinder (11) closed tightly and immovably with a thin film (12). ), The inner plug (8) for storing the second agent (B), the inner peripheral surface, the spiral strip (22) screwed to the screw (14), and the ratchet piece ( 16) has a plurality of longitudinally protruding ratchet teeth (23) that are locked in the screwing direction, and has an outer cylinder (21) that is externally fitted to the screw cylinder (13). ) Is provided with a cutting blade (26) for cutting the thin film (12) at the lower end through a flange-shaped top wall and closed at the upper end with an elastic button portion (25), and suspended from the screw tube (13). An inner cylinder (24) fitted into a combination with the cylinder (11) is continuously provided, and the outer plug body (20) assembled to the inner plug body (8) so as to be rotatable and movable up and down; The outer plug body (8) is positioned between the inner plug body (8) and the outer plug body (20) by bringing the lower end into contact with the plug body (8) and the upper end of the outer plug body (20). A stopper ring (17) capable of being removed by breakage, wherein the stopper (20) is positioned above the inner stopper (8) with the spiral strip (22) screwed into the upper portion of the screw (14). A lower cap (27) removably assembled to the lower end of the main body (1) to open and close the dripping port (6), the inner peripheral surface of the screw tube (13) and the inner tube (24 ) To form a seal portion (15) that seals between the outer peripheral surface of the thin film (12) by the cutting blade (26) by screwing down the outer plug body (20) after the stopper ring (17) is removed. A two-component mixing dripping container configured to cut the surface. The assembled cylinder (9) that is fixedly fitted to the mouth (3) of the main body (1) is connected to the upper end of the hanging cylinder (11) via the flange wall (10), and the assembled cylinder ( The two-component mixing dripping container according to claim 1, wherein a stopper ring (17) is assembled between the upper end of 9) and the lower end of the outer cylinder (21) of the outer plug (20). At least one of the inner peripheral surface of the screw tube (13) of the inner plug (8) and the outer peripheral surface of the inner tube (24) of the outer plug (20) is a smooth surface, and the other smooth surface is the one smooth surface. The two-component mixed dripping container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a seal portion (15) is configured by surrounding a seal strip in close contact with each other. The two-component mixed dropping according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the ratchet piece (16) of the inner plug (8) is formed of an elastic piece which is axially symmetrical and half-cut into the screw tube (13). container. The two-component mixed dropping container according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the ratchet piece (16) of the inner plug (8) is constituted by an L-shaped elastic piece projecting axially symmetrically on the outer peripheral surface of the screw cylinder (13). .

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