JP4459577B2 - Container with applicator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container for storing various powdery articles such as powder cosmetics provided with an applicator such as a brush, and in particular, a container with an applicator capable of adjusting the amount of powder adhering to the applicator. About.

  Conventionally, articles such as powder cosmetics are stored in cylindrical, can-shaped or dish-shaped containers, and the articles are taken out through an article take-out section such as a plurality of small holes formed in the inner lid arranged in the container. Containers with an applicator that are transferred to an applicator such as a brush and applied to a desired site are known, and are often used to store various items such as powder cosmetics, baby powder, seasonings, etc. ing. Such containers are disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent No. 2904717, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-54704, Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-50721, and the like.

  A cosmetic container disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2904717 is a cosmetic container in which a mesh-like body is coated on a dish-shaped container containing cosmetics, and the mesh body is leached outward from the mesh body. Powder is attached to a puff and applied, and the inner lid for a powder container disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-54704 forms a slit in a dish-shaped container containing powder. There is disclosed a structure in which a cutting blade-like ridge is formed on the lower surface of the plate, and the inner lid is moved up and down while rotating to cut the powder with the ridge and take it out from the slit onto the inner lid. Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-50721 discloses a cosmetic device in which an ironing member made of an elastic material is arranged at the mouth of a bottle-like container containing liquid cosmetics, and the applicator passes through the ironing member when the applicator passes. The adhering cosmetic is squeezed off.

Such a container with a conventionally known applicator is for applying a powder article taken out to a mesh body or an inner lid to an applicator and applying it to a desired site. The amount of powder adhering to the applicator is adjusted. First, the applicator is rubbed off at the edge of the container to scrape off the powder. However, this work is inefficient and difficult to adjust to the desired amount, and there is also a risk that the powder will spill out from the edge of the container and stain the periphery. If the ironing member installed in the container has a structure in which the cosmetics adhered when the applicator passes, the articles to be stored are limited to liquid ones and the applicator is also limited to a brush-like one Therefore, there was no versatility.
Japanese Patent No. 2904717 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-54704 Japanese Patent Publication No. 2-50721

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is that when an article such as a powder taken out on a partition plate is attached to an applicator, the amount of attachment can be arbitrarily adjusted without taking out the applicator from the container. That is.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention adopts a means in which a partition plate is horizontally arranged in a container body that stores an article having desired properties such as powder, liquid, cream, etc., and the article is below the partition plate. The applicator is disposed above the partition plate, and an extraction opening through which the article stored in the container main body can be taken out is formed through the partition plate so as to contact the applicator on the upper surface of the partition plate. A scraping portion capable of scraping off the attached article is formed adjacent to the take-out opening, and when the plug member holding the applicator is removed from the container body, the applicator and the partition plate are in contact with each other. While maintaining, the plug member is moved outward by a predetermined distance, the applicator and the partition plate are relatively rotated during the movement, and the article attached to the applicator is scraped off by the scraping portion of the partition plate, Remove the scraped article from the outlet opening adjacent to the scraping section. Write is dropped in, characterized in that to adjust the adhesion amount of the applicator. The extraction opening is a hole or a slit.

The mechanism that keeps the applicator and the partition plate in contact with each other for a predetermined distance is a mechanism that allows the applicator shaft that holds the applicator to extend and contract, and that the partition plate is elastically biased toward the applicator and faces outward. And a mechanism that allows the article storage part to move outwards while being elastically biased toward the applicator together with the partition plate.

The extraction opening is preferably a slit, and the scraping portion is preferably a rib-like protrusion.

  According to this invention, the article stored in the container main body is moved onto the partition plate from the take-out opening and attached to the applicator, and the attached article is scraped off by the scraping portion to be adjusted to a desired amount. I can do it. The scraped article can be returned to the container from the take-out opening, and there is no risk of scattering outside the container.

  Also, when removing the stopper member holding the applicator from the container body, the applicator and the partition plate are moved outward by a predetermined distance while keeping the applicator and the partition plate in contact with each other. The amount of articles that adhere to the applicator when the stopper member is removed is adjusted by adjusting the amount of adhering to the applicator by scraping the article adhering to the applicator by rotating it relatively. Can be adjusted to an appropriate amount, so that it is not necessary to attach and detach the plug member a plurality of times, and usability is improved.

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below. A container with an applicator according to the present invention includes a container main body for storing desired articles such as powder, a partition plate disposed in the middle of the container main body, an applicator that can be inserted into the container main body, and an open surface of the container main body. It consists of a plug member that closes. The container body has a shape and structure most suitable for the shape of the article to be stored. For example, various container forms such as a dish-like container suitable for a powder-like article and a bottle-like container suitable for a liquid article can be adopted. . The partition plate is made of a plate-like member having a flat surface with a desired area, and has a take-out port through which an article stored in the container can be taken out, and is applied when the applicator is moved along the upper surface of the partition plate. A scraping portion is formed on the upper surface for scraping off the cosmetics attached by applying a squeezing action to the tool. The partition plate may be attached with its position fixed, but may have a structure in which the position moves up and down in accordance with a decrease in the amount associated with the use of the stored article. Articles to be stored are preferably cosmetics, seasonings, paints, inks, and the like having a powder, cream or liquid form, and powdery cosmetics are most suitable.

  The plug member that closes the open surface of the container is most commonly composed of a lid, but may be a member that is attached to the opening of the container in a detachable manner with the applicator attached integrally. The applicator can be a soft foam material such as urethane or NBR sponge, or nylon, polyester, acrylic, etc. Select appropriate ones such as brushes made of short fibers such as resin brushes, brushes made of resin hair, natural hair, etc., puffs using sewing fabrics such as acrylic, polyester, cotton, nylon, feather feathers, etc. The shape is preferably spherical or cylindrical, but is not limited thereto. The applicator is configured integrally with a handle having a desired shape and length, or is directly attached to the stopper member, and the stopper member is used as a handle. However, it is also possible to configure the plug member and the applicator with a gripper handle separately, and after removing the plug member, insert the applicator into the container to attach the article. It is. In this case, it is needless to say that the applicator may be stored in the container in advance, and may be held outside the container and inserted into the container at the time of use to attach the article.

  The partition plate is formed with a take-out opening for taking out an article existing below the partition plate to the upper surface of the partition plate. The structure, shape, number, etc. of the take-out opening are not particularly limited as long as they are most suitable for moving the stored articles. For example, the extraction opening may be either a hole or a slit. Further, on the upper surface of the partition plate, a scraping portion that can scrape off the article attached to the applicator and adjust the amount to a desired amount is formed. The shape, structure, and number of the scraping portions are not particularly limited, and any shape such as a rod-like protrusion or a rib-like protrusion may be used. The position of the protrusion is preferably provided adjacent to the take-out opening so that the scraped article can be easily returned from the take-out opening to the lower part of the partition plate, but is not limited thereto. After the article moved to the upper surface from the take-out opening of the partition plate is attached to the applicator, the applicator is pressed against the scraping portion to swing, and the extra article is scraped off to adjust the adhering amount. Thereafter, the applicator is taken out and applied to an arbitrary site. The scraped article falls downward from the take-out opening during scraping, but the article remaining on the upper surface of the partition plate can be dropped from the take-out opening with the applicator after application and returned to the container.

  When removing the stopper member holding the applicator from the container body, the applicator and the partition plate are moved outward by a predetermined distance while keeping the applicator and the partition plate in contact with each other. The article attached to the applicator after being rotated to the right is scraped off by the scraping part of the partition plate, and the amount of adhesion to the applicator can be adjusted. The mechanism that keeps the applicator and the partition plate in contact with each other for a predetermined distance is a mechanism that allows the applicator shaft that holds the applicator to extend and contract, and that the partition plate is elastically biased toward the applicator and faces outward. It is possible to adopt a mechanism that can move at a constant distance or a mechanism that allows the article storage portion to move toward the applicator together with the partition plate while being elastically biased toward the applicator.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 shows a container according to the present invention, a container main body (1) containing articles, a partition plate (2) arranged in the container, and a plug member (3) for closing the opening of the container main body (1). The plug member (3) is detachable from the container (1), and the applicator (4) is integrally attached thereto. The illustrated container body (1) has a transparent cylindrical bottle shape, but is not limited to this. The material of the container may be any material such as glass, resin, ceramic, metal. The plug member (3) is not limited to the sealing member inserted together with the applicator (4) into the opening of the container body as shown, but may be a lid attached to the opening of the container body. Of course it is good. In the structure in which the applicator (4) is configured integrally with the stopper member (3) and is inserted into the container main body to attach the article, when the stored article is a powdered article, Although the powder is scattered at the time of contact, since the opening is sealed by the stopper member, there is an advantage that it is possible to effectively prevent the powdered article from scattering outside the container.

  The partition plate (2) is preferably movable up and down in the container body (1), and its position can be changed according to the amount of articles to be stored. Of course, it may be arranged in the above. The partition plate (2) is formed with a take-out opening (5) for taking out the article in the container body (1), and further, the article adhered to the applicator (4) is scraped off and adjusted to an arbitrary amount. The scraping part (6) to be projected is provided. 2 to 13 show various structures and shapes of the extraction opening (5) and the scraping portion (6) formed in the partition plate. However, the illustrated extraction opening (5) and scraping section (6) are merely a few preferred examples and are not limiting.

  Referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the extraction opening (5) is composed of a plurality of circular holes arranged at equal intervals, and the scraping part (6) has four holes extending radially from the periphery of the hole. It consists of rib-like projections. The extraction opening (5) shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is formed of a circular hole similar to FIGS. 2 and 3, and the scraping portion (6) is formed of a rib-like protrusion extending tangentially from the hole. The extraction opening (5) shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is composed of a conical hole whose diameter decreases downward, and the scraping protrusion (6) is composed of a rib-shaped protrusion extending from the periphery of the hole in a spiral shape. Has been. The extraction opening (5) shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 is a conical hole similar to that shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, but its peripheral edge protrudes upward to form a scraping portion (6). In 8 and 9, scraping portions are not provided in some of the holes. The extraction opening (5) shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is formed of a slit extending radially from the center, and forms a scraping portion (6) formed of a rib-shaped protrusion adjacent to the slit.

  A second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In Example 2, when removing the plug member that holds the applicator and also serves as the cap of the container from the container main body, the applicator is moved while maintaining a predetermined distance between the applicator and the partition plate, The article attached to the applicator is scraped off by relative rotation of the applicator and the partition plate, and adjusted to a desired adhesion amount. As a mechanism for maintaining the applicator and the partition plate in contact with each other for a predetermined distance, a mechanism that allows the applicator shaft holding the applicator to extend and contract, a mechanism that allows the partition plate to move, and an article storage unit that can extend and contract together with the partition plate A mechanism such as The structure of the container main body, the partition plate provided with the scraping part and the extraction opening, the plug member to which the applicator is attached via the application shaft, and the like substantially match the first embodiment. A mechanism for maintaining the applicator of Example 2 and the partition plate in contact with each other for a predetermined distance is added to the container with applicator.

  In the container structure of Example 1, when removing the stopper member (3) from the container body (1), the applicator (4) is rotated together with the stopper member (3), so that the partition plate and the applicator (4) are rotated. As the plug member (3) and applicator (4) are pulled out of the container body, the contact between the applicator and the partition plate is reduced. There was a risk that scraping would be insufficient. Therefore, in order to readjust the adhesion amount, the stopper member has to be mounted on the container body again. According to this Example 2, when removing the plug member, the contact state between the applicator and the partition plate is maintained for a predetermined distance, so that sufficient scraping can be achieved, such as powder to the applicator. The adhesion amount and the desired amount can be adjusted.

  In FIGS. 12 to 16, the application shaft (7) having the application tool (4) attached to the tip thereof with respect to the plug member (3) is allowed to advance by receiving the elastic force of the spring (8). The base of the coating shaft (7) is connected to a guide member (9) which is attached to the inside of the plug member (3) which also serves as a cap so as to be able to advance and retreat. The guide member (9) and the plug member (3) The applicator (4) is urged in a direction to move outwardly together with the applicator shaft (7) by receiving the elastic force of the spring (8) adjusted in between. The stopper member (3) is screwed into the mouth of the container body (1) with a screw, and the stopper member (3) is rotated relative to the container body and removed when the container is opened. The applicator (4) also rotates relative to the partition plate (2) integrally with the rotation of the plug member (3), and the powder adhering to the scraping part (6) is scraped off. As shown in FIG. 15, the guide shaft (10) coaxial with the coating shaft (7) allows the axial movement in the bearing cylinder (11) of the plug member (3) and disables rotation. Inserted. In the illustrated structure, the guide shaft (10) and the bearing cylinder (11) are hexagonal, but the engagement structure between the two is not limited as long as it is a non-rotating structure. Of course, a spline structure, a key structure, or other structures may be used in addition to the square structure.

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the stopper member (3) is removed from the container body (1), even if the stopper member moves to the outside of the container body, the guide member ( 9) advances, and the applicator (4) and the partition plate (2) attached to the tip of the application shaft (7) are maintained in a constant contact state. Such a constant contact state can be maintained until the stopper member (3) comes out of the container body (1), during which the applicator in the non-rotating state rotates as the stopper member (3) rotates. Powder or the like adhering at the scraping portion of the partition plate (2) is scraped off and returned to the storage portion (12) from the extraction opening (5). As a result, the article adhered to the applicator (4) can be sufficiently scraped off, and the amount of adhesion can be set to a desired amount.

  FIGS. 17 and 18 show a modification, in which the partition plate (2) is urged by a spring (13) so as to be movable in the direction of the mouth of the container body. As a result, the partition plate moves while maintaining the state in contact with the applicator (4) as the applicator moves when removing the plug member (3) from the container body. Similar to the container, the scraping amount of the article attached to the applicator can be adjusted. (14) is a stopper for preventing the partition plate from coming out. 19 and 20 urge the article storage portion (12) to move outward by a spring (15), and when removing the plug member, the storage portion is moved outward together with the partition plate (2). And the contact state between the predetermined distance partition plate and the applicator is maintained.

  21 and 22 show that when the coating shaft (7) is screwed into the guide tube (16) fixed to the stopper member (3) and the stopper member (3) is rotated and removed from the container body (1), The application shaft is advanced by screwing with the contact pressure between the applicator (4) and the partition plate (2). The other points are the same as the above structure.

Schematic of the container of Example 1 according to the present invention The top view which shows an example of the partition plate of the Example 1 Sectional view along line 2A-A 'in FIG. The top view which shows the other example of the partition plate of the Example 1 Sectional view along line 4B-B 'in FIG. The top view which shows the further another example of the partition plate of the Example 1 Sectional view along line 6C-C ' The top view which shows the further another example of the partition plate of the Example 1 Sectional drawing along line 8D-D ' The top view which shows the further another example of the partition plate of the Example 1 Sectional view along line 10E-E ' External appearance front view of Example 2 Same longitudinal section Longitudinal sectional view with the plug member removed Sectional view along line 14F-F 'in FIG. Sectional view along line 14G-G 'in FIG. The longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows one modification of Example 2 Longitudinal sectional view with the plug member removed A longitudinal sectional view showing another modification of the second embodiment Longitudinal sectional view with the plug member removed Sectional drawing which shows the further another deformation | transformation of Example 2. FIG. Cross-sectional view of the same application shaft

Explanation of symbols

(1) Container body
(2) Partition plate
(3) Plug member
(4) Applicator
(5) Extraction opening
(6) scraping part
(7) Application axis
(8) Spring
(9) Guide members
(10) Guide shaft
(11) Bearing cylinder
(12) Storage section
(13) Spring
(14) Stopper
(15) Spring
(16) Guide tube

Claims (6)

A partition plate is horizontally arranged in a container body that stores articles having desired properties such as powder, liquid, cream, etc., and an article is stored below the partition plate, and an applicator is disposed above the partition plate. A scraping portion that can be formed by penetrating up and down the partition plate so that an article stored in the container body can be taken out, and can scrape off the adhered article in contact with the applicator on the upper surface of the partition plate When removing the plug member formed adjacent to the extraction opening and holding the applicator from the container body, the plug member is moved outward by a predetermined distance while maintaining the applicator and the partition plate in contact with each other. The applicator and the partition plate are rotated relative to each other during the movement, and the article adhered to the applicator is scraped by the scraping portion of the partition plate, and the scraped article is removed from the take-out opening adjacent to the scraping portion. Drop below the partition plate to adjust the amount of adhesion to the applicator Applicator container with, characterized in that the. Mechanism for maintaining the applicator and the partition plate to a predetermined distance the contact state is, the container according to claim 1, characterized in that it consists of a mechanism for telescopic coated shaft which holds the applicator. The mechanism for maintaining the applicator and the partition plate in contact with each other for a predetermined distance comprises a mechanism that allows the partition plate to move outward by a certain distance while elastically biasing the partition plate toward the applicator. The container according to claim 1 . The mechanism that maintains the applicator and the partition plate in contact with each other for a predetermined distance is a mechanism that allows the article storage part to move outwards a certain distance while elastically urging the article storage unit with the partition plate toward the applicator. The container according to claim 1 . The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the extraction opening is a slit. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the scraping part is a rib-like protrusion.

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