JP4530213B2 - Invertable powder container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a powder container that can be held upside down, comprising a container body and a cap fitted to the mouth thereof. More specifically, when the container is not used, the container is stored in an inverted holding state, and the powder is stored. It is a powder container that can be held upside down for the purpose of preventing moisture absorption of the powder that is the contents so that it can be temporarily stored in an upright holding state when continuously used.

The powder container is composed of a container body and a cap fitted to the mouth thereof, and contains powders such as salt, chili pepper, pepper, compound seasoning, powdered milk, and instant coffee. This powder container is roughly divided into salt, cinnamon pepper and pepper, compound seasonings, etc.
There are two types, one that controls the amount of the inner lid with a small hole in the mouth and the other that does not have the inner lid that contains instant coffee, powdered milk, and the like. In any powder container, when the contents are not used, normally, the cap is fitted on the mouth portion of the container body, and the mouth portion is directed upward, that is, in an upright holding state. It is designed to be stored.

However, even if the powder container falls down, unlike the liquid container, the powder that is the contents does not spill out immediately, so the cap of the cap that was originally fitted into the mouth of the container body is insufficient. In addition, since consumers are aware that even if the powder container falls, the powder of the contents is not likely to spill, so even if the cap in the fitted state has sufficient sealing performance, firmly There is a tendency not to fit. Therefore, even if a cap is fitted on the mouth of the powder container, moisture in the air may enter during storage and the powder may absorb moisture and solidify. When the powder has solidified, each time the consumer removes the cap or inner lid from the mouth of the container body, the hydrated and solidified powder is loosened or crushed with a chopstick or spoon. And used from the container body. For this reason, in the case of powders that are easy to absorb moisture and solidified, such as salt, compound seasonings, and powdered milk, measures such as enclosing a hygroscopic agent in the top of the cap or in the container have been taken. As a means for preventing moisture absorption and solidification of the body, it cannot always be said to be optimal.

On the other hand, the state in which the mouth of the powder container containing salt, which is particularly easy to absorb and solidify, is directed downward, that is,
If it is kept in an inverted state, even during storage in the rainy season, for example, at a temperature of 20 degrees and a humidity of 80% for 10 days, the salt will remain smooth, and if the cap is removed and sprinkled, the salt will be small on the inner lid. The fact of coming out of the hole vigorously was confirmed. On the contrary, under the same conditions, when the mouth of the powder container containing salt is facing upward, that is, when it is kept in the upright holding state, the salt absorbs moisture and becomes solidified, and the cap is removed. There is also a fact that even if removed and sprinkled, the salt is difficult to sprinkle from the small hole in the inner lid. However, based on the fact that such a salt is kept in a smooth state, a powder container that is always held upside down has not been known.

JP-A-8-282717

The above-mentioned patent document 1 shows a technique from the viewpoint of keeping a container in a state where it can be held upside down at all times.
As shown in FIG. 8, the container that can be held upside down in Patent Document 1 contains liquid or colloidal contents with high viscosity such as mayonnaise or ketchup, and an elastically deformable container body 50, The container body 50 includes a lid 53 having a top surface portion 52 that can be screwed into and removed from the mouth portion 51 of the container body 50 and can hold the container body 50 upside down with the mouth portion 51 facing downward. If the container body 50 is held upside down by the top surface portion 52 for a while,
Mayonnaise, ketchup, etc. of high-viscosity contents are stored near the mouth 51,
You can push almost the whole amount.

Conventional powder containers are usually stored in an upright holding state, so it is difficult to prevent the powder of the contents from absorbing and solidifying as it is, but if this can be stored in an inverted holding state, the container Since there is no head space in the upper part, moisture in the outside air entering from the gap between the container and the cap disappears, so that moisture absorption of the powder can be expected. However, since it is normal to store the conventional powder container in an upright holding state, depending on the container, it may not be possible to store in an inverted holding state. It is difficult to prevent moisture absorption.

Patent Document 1 is intended to use up mayonnaise or ketchup with high viscosity in the container, even if the container can be held upside down. It is not for prevention. Therefore, as described above, instead of simply holding the conventional powder container in an inverted holding state to prevent moisture and solidification of the powder of the contents, the inverted holding state is set in a normal storage state to ensure that the contents are A powder container capable of preventing moisture and solidification of powder is desired.

Therefore, the object of the present invention is that even if the sealing performance in the container is insufficient, there is no room for inadvertently forgetting, and the contents can be stored without causing moisture absorption,
In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a powder container that can be held upside down and that is easy to use the powder of the contents.

The present invention has been proposed in order to achieve the above object, and is characterized by having the following configuration.
That is, according to the present invention, a powder container comprising a container main body and a cap that is fitted to the mouth of the container main body can be held upside down,
The container body has a bottom wall surface that cannot be erect with its mouth facing upward, and the bottom wall surface is connected to the side wall of the container body via a flange. And
The cap comprises a side wall having a grounding portion when the container main body is inverted, and a fitting portion for fitting the mouth portion of the container main body to the side wall via a connection portion,
The cap is capable of holding upside down, characterized in that the bottom wall surface is held by the side wall and / or the connecting portion so that the mouth portion of the container body can be maintained in an upright state facing upward. Powder container is provided.

Further, according to the present invention, the side walls and the connecting portion, the side wall and the object fitting portion or side wall, by said connection and said the fitting portion, in a state where the container body toward its mouth upward The powder container is provided that can be held upside down and is formed so as to be able to maintain an upright state.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is provided the above powder container capable of being held upside down, wherein a male thread is formed at the mouth of the container body, and a female thread is formed at the fitted part of the cap.

That is, according to the powder container of the present invention, the container body containing the powder as the contents cannot stand by itself with the mouth facing upward due to the shape of the bottom wall surface, that is, cannot stand upright. It is possible to hold the container body for the first time with the mouth part fitted to the fitting part and the grounding part of the cap grounded to the storage surface, that is, with the mouth part facing downward (possible to hold inverted) It becomes. On the other hand, after removing the cap from the mouth portion of the container body, the bottom wall surface of the container body is placed on or lightly engaged with the side wall and / or the connecting portion of the cap, so that the mouth portion faces up. Can be maintained. Therefore, the container body must be held upside down at the time of storage, and even if the sealing inside the container is insufficient, there is no room for inadvertently forgetting it, and the powder of the contents is surely moisture solidified. Can be stored without letting Further, the container body can be temporarily held upright during use, and the usability of the powder of the contents is improved.

In addition to the side wall and / or the connecting portion, the cap body can be used to maintain the container body in an upright state during temporary storage. Convenience is further improved.

In addition, by forming a male thread at the mouth of the container body and forming a female thread at the fitted part of the cap, the cap can be screwed to and detached from the mouth of the container body. Since the container body and the cap can be easily attached and detached, storage, temporary storage and use of the powder of the contents are also facilitated.

  The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a side view of a powder container that can be held upside down and shows a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the powder container that can be held upside down in FIG. In the figure, a powder container 1 that can be held upside down (hereinafter simply referred to as “powder container 1”) includes a container body 2 and a cap 4 that is fitted into the mouth 3 of the container body 2. 4 has a cylindrical side wall 7, and one end of the side wall is an open end, and the open end serves as a grounding portion 6 when holding the cap 4 on the container body 2 in an inverted state. ing. A fitting part 9 for fitting the mouth part 3 of the container body 2 from the side opposite to the grounding part 6 of the side wall 7 via the connection part 8 is provided. The connecting portion 8 has a curved surface corresponding to a bottom wall surface 5 of the container body 2 described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container body 2 is normally fitted in an inverted state on a cap 4 placed on a table 20 such as a kitchen or a table, and the mouth 3 And a shoulder portion 10, a side peripheral surface 11, and a bottom portion 12. This container body 2 is made of salt, shichimi pepper, pepper,
Since it contains powder such as compound seasonings (hereinafter referred to as “salt etc.”), the small holes 1
The amount of salt and the like is controlled by covering the mouth 3 with the inner lid 14 with the 3 open. A male thread 15 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth 3, and a female thread 16 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the fitted part 9 of the cap 4 corresponding to the male thread 15. The cap 4 can be freely screwed on and off.

The bottom 12 of the container body 2 includes a flange 17 that is continuous with the side peripheral surface 11 and a bottom wall surface 5 that is continuous with the flange 17. The flange portion 17 is placed on the side wall 7 of the cap 4 and is held in an upright state for temporarily storing the container body 2 in use, and prevents the container body 2 from wobbling or falling. . The bottom wall surface 5 has a dome shape in order to disable the upright state during storage.

The cap 4 is screwed into and removed from the mouth 3 of the container body 2 so that salt can be taken in and out freely and can be stored, and the container body 2 is held in an inverted state. As already described, the side wall 7 whose grounding part 6 is an open end, the connection part 8 connected to the side wall 7, and the fitting part for fitting the mouth part 3 of the container body 2 via the connection part 8. Nine.

As shown in FIG. 3, the cap 4 maintains the container body 2 in an upright state by the side wall 7 and the connection portion 8 in a state where the cap 4 is placed on a table 20 such as a kitchen or a table. This is to temporarily maintain the container body 2 in an upright state when using salt or the like to facilitate the use of salt or the like. Therefore, the shapes of the side wall 7 and the connection portion 8 correspond to the shape of the bottom portion 12 of the container body 2. That is, since the side wall 7 of the cap 4 is shaped along the jaw portion 17 in the bottom 12 of the container body 2, the container body 2 is maintained in an upright state even if the connection portion 8 of the cap 4 is not involved. Is possible. Similarly, the connecting portion 8 of the cap 4 has a shape along the bottom wall surface 5 of the bottom portion 12 of the container body 2, so that the container body 2 is maintained in an upright state even if the side wall 7 of the cap 4 is not involved. Is possible. Of course, if both the side wall 7 and the connecting portion 8 of the cap 4 are involved as in the present embodiment, it is possible to keep the container body 2 in an upright state, and the stability is further increased. Yes.

As shown in FIG. 4, the cap 4 is placed upright on the container body 2 by the grounding portion 6 and the fitted portion 9 of the side wall 7 in a state of being placed on a table 20 such as a kitchen or a table contrary to FIG. 3. Is maintained. This also serves to temporarily maintain the container body 2 in an upright state when using salt or the like for convenience in use of salt or the like. Therefore, the shapes of the grounding portion 6 and the fitted portion 9 correspond to the shape of the bottom portion 12 of the container body 2. That is, cap 4
The grounding portion 6 is an open end of the side wall 7 and corresponds to the jaw portion 17 in the bottom portion 12 of the container main body 2, and the container main body 2 is in an upright state without the involvement of the fitted portion 9 of the cap 4. Can be maintained.

Furthermore, since the fitting portion 9 of the cap 4 has a shape corresponding to the bottom wall surface 5 of the bottom portion 12 of the container body 2, the container 4 is coupled with the grounding portion 6 of the side wall 7 of the cap 4. The main body 2 can be maintained in an upright state more reliably. In addition, in this Example 1, the shape corresponding to the bottom wall surface 5 in the fitting part 9 is implement | achieved by providing the top plate 21 of the fitting part 9 with the dome-shaped recessed part 22. FIG. Further, since the cap 4 is made of a transparent material, the state of the container body 2 can be confirmed through the cap 4, and the situation where the cap 4 is removed from the mouth portion 3 while the container body 2 is in an inverted state can be prevented. , Salt of contents, etc. will not spill from the mouth 2.

In addition to the inner lid 14 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the seal shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 may be used for the seal between the container body 2 and the cap 4 screwed into and removed from the mouth 3. The seal form of FIG. 5 is such that a packing 23 is interposed between the mouth 3 of the container body 2 and the cap 4, and the seal form of FIG. 6 is fitted to the inner peripheral surface of the mouth 3 of the container body 2. The ring 24 to be joined is connected to the fitting portion 9 of the cap 4.
The top plate 21 is provided.

FIG. 7 shows another modification. FIG. 7A is a longitudinal sectional view showing another embodiment of the powder container that can be held upside down, and FIG. 7B is a longitudinal sectional view showing the usage state of the powder container that can be held upside down in another embodiment. FIG. Since the container body 2 is the same as that shown in FIGS.
The cap 104 includes a fitting portion 109 for fitting the mouth portion 3 of the container body 2 and a cylindrical side wall 10.
7 and the dome surface 11 corresponding to the bottom portion 12 of the container body 2 from the grounding portion 106 of the side wall 107 thereof.
A connecting portion 108 is formed which includes a plurality of ribs 111 (three in this modification) that connect 0, the side wall 107, and the fitted portion 109. The rib 111 is a reinforcing member for attaching and detaching the cap 104, and can efficiently transmit the force for attaching and detaching the screw by grasping the side wall 107 by hand to the fitted portion 109. Such ribs can also be provided in the configuration shown in FIGS.

Next, the usage method of the powder container 1 containing the salt etc. which becomes the said structure is demonstrated.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the powder container 1 is fitted in an inverted state on the cap 4 on which the container body 2 is placed on the table 20 in a normal storage state. Next, when it is desired to use salt or the like as the contents, first, since the cap 4 is transparent, the container main body 2 is in an inverted state. In order to spill, the container body 2 is placed in an upright state with the cap 4 facing up, and then the cap 4 is unscrewed from the mouth 3 and used by sprinkling salt or the like on food. When the salt is continuously used, as shown in FIG. 3, the container body 2 is lightly engaged in an upright state on the cap 4 placed on the table 20 such as a kitchen or a table. Make it possible to reuse salt. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 4, the cap 4 is placed on the table 20 in the opposite direction to that of FIG. Good. In either case, the container body 2 can be placed in an upright state on the cap 4 and the usability is improved.

When the use of salt or the like is finished, a cap 4 is screwed onto the mouth 3 of the container body 2 in an upright state,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container body 2 is stored in an inverted state with the cap 4 on the table 20. In this state, even if the sealing property between the mouth 3 of the container body 2 and the cap 4 is insufficient, the salt of the contents serves as a sealing material, that is, the small hole 1 of the inner lid 14
3 makes it difficult for moisture in the air to enter the container body 2 and prevent moisture such as salt from being absorbed. In the first embodiment, the powder container 1 having the inner lid 14 has been described in detail, but it goes without saying that the same applies to the case of FIGS.

The powder container that can be held upside down according to the present invention is highly available when the powder as the contents is easily exposed to the air and absorbs moisture, and the powder as the contents is used temporarily and continuously. In such a case, the availability becomes extremely high.

It is a side view of the powder container which can hold an inverted state which shows Example 1 of this invention. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a powder container that can be held upside down in Example 1. FIG. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a usage state of the powder container that can be held upside down in Example 1. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows the other use state of the powder container of Example 1 which can be held upside down. It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the other sealing state of the powder container which can be held inverted. It is a fragmentary longitudinal cross-section which shows the other sealing state of the powder container which can be held inverted. (A) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the powder container that can be held upside down, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing the use state of the powder container that can be held upside-down in another embodiment. . It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view which shows a prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Powder container which can be held upside down 2,50 Container main body 3,51 Mouth part 4,104 Cap 5 Bottom wall surface 6,106 Grounding part 7,107 Side wall 8,108 Connection part 9,109 Fit part 10 Shoulder part 11 side Peripheral surface 12 Bottom portion 13 Small hole 14 Inner lid 15 Male thread 16 Female thread 17 Jaw portion 20 Table 21 Top plate 22 Dome-shaped recess 23 Packing 24 Ring 52 Top surface portion 53 Lid







111 ribs

Claims (3)

A powder container that can be held upside down, comprising a container body and a cap fitted to the mouth of the container body,
The container body has a bottom wall surface that cannot be erect with its mouth facing upward, and the bottom wall surface is connected to the side wall of the container body via a flange. And
The cap comprises a side wall having a grounding portion when the container main body is inverted, and a fitting portion for fitting the mouth portion of the container main body to the side wall via a connection portion,
The cap is capable of holding upside down, characterized in that the bottom wall surface is held by the side wall and / or the connecting portion so that the mouth portion of the container body can be maintained in an upright state facing upward. Powder container. Said side walls and said connecting portion, said side wall and the object fitting portion or side wall, by said connection and said the fitting portion, so as to be maintained upright state in a state where the container body toward the mouth portion upwardly formed The powder container according to claim 1, wherein the powder container can be held upside down. The powder container according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein a male thread is formed at the mouth of the container body, and a female thread is formed at the fitted part of the cap.

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