JP4862020B2 - Container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a storage device, and more particularly, to a storage device that can visually recognize the remaining amount of contents and that can be easily produced in a variety of small quantities.

  Patent document 1 discloses an application container. This application container is a container for discharging the liquid agent to the impregnating material and applying the liquid agent from the impregnating material to the hair. This application container includes a cylinder and a storage container. A cylinder has a window part and a crevice. A window part is provided in a cylinder side. A recessed part is formed in a cylinder inner peripheral surface along a window part. The container has a convex portion. The convex portion is engaged with the concave portion when the storage container is inserted into the cylinder on the transmission portion. A permeation | transmission part is a part which shows the liquid agent inside provided in the side wall surface of a storage container.

  According to the application container disclosed in Patent Document 1, the remaining amount of medicine in the container can be easily confirmed.

  Patent document 2 discloses a paper container. This paper container uses a paper layer as a base material. The paper container includes a polyethylene layer, a polyester layer or a polyamide layer, and an aluminum layer inside the paper layer from the container surface layer toward the inner layer. The paper container also has a viewing window. This viewing window is made of a plastic resin multilayer film excluding a paper base and an aluminum layer.

  According to the paper container disclosed in Patent Document 2, the remaining amount of the reagent can be checked.

  Patent document 3 discloses a container box. The container box includes an opening on a side wall facing at least one of the side surfaces of the stored container.

  According to the container box disclosed in Patent Document 3, it is possible to know the amount of reduction or remaining amount of the powder or liquid in the container even if the container is used while being stored.

JP 2006-6754 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-80028 JP 2001-270562 A

  However, the inventions disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 have a problem that it is difficult to produce a variety of products in small quantities. The reason why it is difficult to produce a variety of products in small quantities is that the members constituting these inventions are not versatile.

  The invention disclosed in Patent Document 3 also has a problem that it is difficult to produce a variety of products in small quantities, although not as much as the inventions disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2. The reason why it is difficult to produce a variety of products in the invention disclosed in Patent Document 3 is that the form of the container box is not versatile. The reason why the container box is not versatile is that it is assumed that the contents of the container are discharged in a state where the container is accommodated in the container box.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a storage device that can visually check the remaining amount of contents and that can be easily produced in a wide variety and in small quantities.

In order to achieve the above object, according to an aspect of the present invention, the storage device 30 includes an outer container 40, an inner container 42, a light shielding material 44, and a lid 46. The outer container 40 can pass light. The inner container 42 is accommodated in the outer container 40. The inner container 42 can pass light. The light shielding member 44 is accommodated between the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40 and the outer peripheral surface 71 of the inner container 42. The light blocking member 44 blocks at least part of the light. The lid 46 closes the mouth 70 of the inner container 42. The light shielding material 44 covers any part of the outer peripheral surface 71 of the inner container 42. The outer container 40 has a recess 61 on the outer peripheral surface. The inner container 42 has a raised portion 75 on the inner peripheral surface 74. The lid 46 has a covering portion 90 and a locking portion 94. The covering portion 90 covers the mouth 70 of the inner container 42. A hole 100 is provided in the covering portion 90. The locking portion 94 is fitted into the mouth 70 of the inner container 42 and is locked to the raised portion 75 of the inner container 42. The inner container 42 is fixed to the outer container 40 such that when the locking portion 94 of the lid 46 is locked to the raised portion 75, the hole 100 of the covering portion 90 faces the portion corresponding to the inside of the recess 50 of the outer container 40. ing.

  Light can pass through the outer container 40 and the inner container 42. The light blocking member 44 blocks at least a part of the light. The light shielding material 44 covers any part of the outer peripheral surface 71 of the inner container 42. Thereby, even if the opening 70 of the inner container 42 is closed by the lid 46, the remaining amount of the contents in the inner container 42 can be visually recognized through a portion that is not covered by the light shielding material 44.

  Light can pass through the outer container 40. The light shielding member 44 is accommodated between the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40 and the outer peripheral surface 71 of the inner container 42. Since the light shielding material 44 is accommodated there, the appearance of the light shielding material 44 appears on the surface of the accommodation tool 30. Thereby, the number of types of the light shielding material 44 is equal to the number of types of the storage device 30. Since the light shielding member 44 is merely accommodated between the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40 and the outer peripheral surface 71 of the inner container 42, there are few restrictions on the form. As a result, high-mix low-volume production is easily realized.

When the locking portion 94 of the lid 46 is locked to the raised portion 75, the content of the hole 100 of the covering portion 90 is that the hole 100 of the covering portion 90 faces the portion corresponding to the inside of the recess 50 of the outer container 40. The container can be supported in the recess 50 when the object is discharged. Since the storage device can be supported in the recess 50, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the storage device will move unexpectedly when the inclination of the storage device is changed during discharge of the contents.

In addition, the outer container 40 described above preferably has a protrusion 65 on the inner peripheral surface 64.

When the protrusion 65 is provided, the light shielding material 44 is inserted into the outer container 40 while the end of the light shielding material 44 is in contact with the protrusion 65, so that the operation of accommodating the light shielding material 44 in the outer container 40 is smooth. Can be.

Alternatively, the protrusion 65 of the outer container 40 described above preferably has a linear portion disposed along the axial direction of the outer container 40.

Since the linear portion of the protrusion 65 is disposed along the axial direction of the outer container 40, when one end of the light shielding material 44 is inserted into the outer container 40 while being in contact with the linear portion, It will move along that axial direction. In this case, the insertion operation becomes smoother than when there is no linear portion.

Alternatively, the protrusion 65 of the outer container 40 described above preferably has a plurality of portions arranged in a direction intersecting the axial direction of the outer container 40. In addition, the light blocking member 44 is accommodated in a space having one of the plurality of portions of the protruding portion 65 as a boundary between the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40 and the outer peripheral surface 71 of the inner container 42. Is desirable.

  Alternatively, it is desirable that the above-described recess 61 is provided so as to extend from the mouth 62 to the bottom 63 of the outer container 40.

  The container according to the present invention can visually recognize the remaining amount of the contents, and can easily produce a variety of products in small quantities.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Their names and functions are also the same. Therefore, detailed description thereof will not be repeated.

  FIG. 1 is an external view showing a storage device 30 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the storage device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a front view of the outer container 40 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the outer container 40 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inner container 42 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 6 is a plan view of the inner container 42 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the inner container 42 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the light shielding member 44 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the lid 46 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the lid 46 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the lid 46 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the cap 48 according to the present embodiment. In addition, the storage device 30 according to the present embodiment can be used as a tumbler.

  With reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the structure of the storage device 30 concerning this embodiment is demonstrated. The storage device 30 includes an outer container 40, an inner container 42, a light shielding material 44, a lid 46, a cap 48, and a non-slip sheet 50. The outer container 40 is a container that can transmit light. The outer container 40 is formed of a transparent acrylic resin. The inner container 42 is accommodated in the outer container 40. Similar to the outer container 40, the inner container 42 is formed of a transparent acrylic resin. Therefore, the inner container 42 can also transmit light. The light blocking member 44 is a member that blocks light that has passed through the outer container 40. The lid 46 closes a filling port 70 of the inner container 42 described later. The cap 48 closes the discharge hole 100 provided in the lid 46. The non-slip sheet 50 is a thin rubber sheet that prevents the storage device 30 from slipping.

  As is clear from FIG. 2, the light shielding member 44 is accommodated between the outer container 40 and the inner container 42. As is clear from FIG. 1, the light shielding member 44 is accommodated not to cover the entire inner container 42 but to cover a part thereof. Therefore, the user of the storage device 30 can visually recognize the amount of the contents stored in the inner container 42 from the outside through a portion that is not covered with the light shielding material 44. It is not necessary to open the cap 48 to check the amount of contents.

  The configuration of the outer container 40 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. The outer container 40 according to the present embodiment includes a recess 61, an accommodation port 62, a bottom 63, a protruding portion 65, and a positioning portion 66. The recess 61 is provided on the outer peripheral surface 60 so as to extend from the accommodation port 62 to the bottom 63. The accommodation port 62 is for inserting the light shielding material 44 and the inner container 42. The bottom 63 supports an object contained in the inner container 42, the light shielding material 44, or the inner container 42. The protruding portion 65 is provided on the inner peripheral surface 64 that is inside the both ends of the recess 61. The protruding portion 65 is a linear portion arranged along the axial direction of the outer container 40. As shown in FIG. 4, two protrusions 65 are arranged on the inner surface of the outer container 40. These protrusions 65 serve as boundaries of the space in which the light shielding material 44 is accommodated. As is clear from FIG. 4, these protrusions 65 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the outer container 40. The light blocking member 44 is not accommodated in a portion of the inner peripheral surface 64 that is inside the recess 61, that is, a portion that is sandwiched by the protruding portion 65. Thereby, the inside of the inner container 42 can be visually recognized from the outside of the recess 61. The positioning part 66 is a part that determines the relative direction of the inner container 42 with respect to the direction of the outer container 40 by engaging with the C-type positioning part 73. The C-type positioning part 73 will be described later.

  With reference to FIGS. 5-7, the inner container 42 concerning this embodiment is demonstrated. The inner container 42 has a filling port 70, a bottom 72, a C-type positioning portion 73, and a raised portion 75. The filling port 70 is a port for filling the contents into the inner container 42. The bottom 72 supports the contents. The C-type positioning part 73 is provided outside the bottom 72. The C-type positioning portion 73 is a portion that meshes with the positioning portion 66 of the outer container 40. The raised portion 75 is provided on the inner peripheral surface 74. The raised portion 75 is a portion for determining the relative orientation of the lid 46 with respect to the orientation of the inner container 42 by being locked to the engaging portion 106 of the lid 46. As a result, the relative orientation of the lid 46 with respect to the orientation of the outer container 40 is naturally determined.

  The light shielding material 44 will be described with reference to FIG. The light blocking member 44 according to the present embodiment has a shape in which a fan-shaped tip portion is cut off. The light shielding member 44 is accommodated between the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40 and the outer peripheral surface 71 of the inner container 42. The light shielding material 44 according to the present embodiment is an opaque thin sheet.

  Next, the lid 46 will be described with reference to FIGS. The lid 46 includes a covering portion 90, a flange portion 92, and a locking portion 94. The covering portion 90 covers the filling port 70 of the inner container 42. The flange 92 is caught on the edge of the filling port 70. As a result, the entire lid 46 is prevented from entering the inner container 42. The locking portion 94 is fitted into the inner container 42 and is locked to the raised portion 75 of the inner container 42.

  The covering portion 90 has a discharge hole 100 and a shaft hole 102. The discharge hole 100 is a hole for discharging the contents filled in the inner container 42. The shaft hole 102 is a hole for attaching the cap 48 to the lid 46.

  The locking portion 94 has a packing 104 and a meshing portion 106. The packing 104 is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the inner container 42, thereby preventing the contents from flowing out from the gap between the inner container 42 and the lid 46. The meshing portion 106 meshes with the raised portion 75 of the inner container 42.

  FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the cap 48. The cap 48 according to the present embodiment has a shaft 110. The shaft 110 is fitted into the shaft hole 102 of the lid 46. As a result, the cap 48 is attached to the lid 46. The cap 48 attached to the lid 46 can rotate around the shaft 110.

  A method for manufacturing the storage device 30 based on the above configuration will be described.

  The outer container 40, the inner container 42, the lid 46, and the cap 48 are formed by injection molding. The light blocking member 44 and the anti-slip sheet 50 are formed by punching a sheet as a material.

  When they are formed, the non-slip sheet 50 is attached to the bottom 63 of the outer container 40. When the non-slip sheet 50 is attached, the light shielding material 44 is inserted into the outer container 40. In order to insert the light shielding material 44 into the outer container 40, the light shielding material 44 is once rounded into a cylindrical shape and inserted into the outer container 40. When the light shielding material 44 is inserted so that the end of the light shielding material 44 extends along the projecting portion 65 of the outer container 40, when the light shielding material 44 spreads in the outer container 40, as shown in FIG. Both ends sandwich the projecting portion 65 and come into contact with them. The protrusion 65 according to the present embodiment can guide the inserted light shielding material 44 toward the bottom 63. This is because it has a linear portion along the axial direction of the outer container 40. Incidentally, in the present embodiment, the width of the range in which the inside of the inner container 42 can be visually recognized from the outside of the outer container 40 because it is not covered with the light shielding material 44 is slightly wider than the width of the recess 61.

  When the light shielding member 44 is inserted into the outer container 40, the inner container 42 is inserted into the outer container 40. When the inner container 42 is inserted, the inner container 42 is slightly rotated in the outer container 40. Thereby, the positioning part 66 of the outer container 40 and the C-type positioning part 73 of the inner container 42 are engaged. By engaging them, the relative orientation of the inner container 42 with respect to the orientation of the outer container 40 is determined. Thereafter, the edge of the storage port 62 of the outer container 40 and the edge of the filling port 70 of the inner container 42 are fused.

  In parallel with the assembly of the outer container 40, the inner container 42, the light shielding material 44, and the anti-slip sheet 50, the cap 48 is attached to the lid 46. The attachment is performed by fitting the shaft 110 of the cap 48 into the shaft hole 102 of the lid 46.

  When the assembly of the outer container 40, the inner container 42, the light shielding material 44, and the anti-slip sheet 50 and the attachment of the cap 48 are completed, the lid 46 is fitted into the inner container 42. The lid 46 is fitted into the inner container 42 through the following two steps. The first step is a step of inserting the locking portion 94 into the filling port 70 of the inner container 42. At this time, the locking portion 94 is arranged so that the discharge hole 100 of the lid 46 faces the inside of the right adjacent portion of the recess 61 of the outer container 40 (the right adjacent portion when the outer container 40 is viewed from the storage port 62 side). Is inserted. The second step is a step of rotating the lid 46 in which the locking portion 94 is inserted clockwise. In the second step, the engaging portion 106 of the lid 46 is engaged with the raised portion 75 of the inner container 42. When these mesh with each other, the discharge hole 100 of the lid 46 faces the inside of the recess 61 of the outer container 40. When the lid 46 is rotated so that the discharge hole 100 faces the inside of the recess 61, the storage device 30 is completed.

  Next, a usage example of the storage device 30 will be described. When the lid 46 of the container 30 in the state shown in FIG. 1 is rotated counterclockwise, the lid 46 can be pulled out from the inner container 42. When the lid 46 is pulled out from the inner container 42, the user fills the contents in the inner container 42. In this example, a soft drink is filled as the contents. Needless to say, the scope of the contents is not particularly limited. When the soft drink is put, the user inserts the lid 46 into the inner container 42 again and turns it in the clockwise direction. Thereby, the meshing portion 106 of the lid 46 meshes with the raised portion 75 of the inner container 42. Since the meshing portion 106 meshes with the raised portion 75, the lid 46 cannot be removed from the inner container 42. At this time, it is possible to visually recognize how much soft drink is contained in the container 30 through the recess 61. As described above, the outer container 40 and the inner container 42 are formed of a transparent acrylic resin, and the light shielding material 44 does not cover this portion. When drinking a soft drink, the cap 48 is opened, the mouth is placed in the discharge hole 100, and the entire storage device 30 is tilted. At this time, a thumb is applied to the depression 61 and the other finger is applied to the outer periphery of the outer container 40. If the storage device 30 is held as such, the user can easily drink a soft drink. The user does not need to bend the arm unnaturally to drink it. This is because the discharge hole 100 of the lid 46 faces the inside of the recess 61 as shown in FIG.

  As described above, the storage device 30 according to the present embodiment can visually recognize the remaining amount of the contents, and can carry it to the mouth without bending the arm unnaturally. Moreover, the storage device 30 according to the present embodiment can have various appearances by using various types of light shielding members 44. Accordingly, it is easy to produce a variety of products in small quantities.

  Further, in the storage device 30 according to the present embodiment, the protruding portion 65 has a function described below. The function is a function of positioning the light shielding material 44 so that the light shielding material 44 is not disposed on any of the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40 inside the recess 61. As a result, even if the light shielding material 44 moves between the outer container 40 and the inner container 4 as a result of using the storage container 30, the vicinity of the portion corresponding to the inside of the recess 61 is not covered by the light shielding material 44 in principle. With such a function, when the container 30 is used as a tumbler or other tableware, the remaining amount of the inner container 42 is easily visible. When the container 30 is used as tableware, a thumb is placed on the recess 61, another finger is placed on the outer peripheral surface 60 of the outer container 40, a mouth is placed on the discharge hole 100, and the soft drink in the inner container 42 is drinked. Become. This is because, when the container 30 is held as described above, the dent 61 can be seen by slightly tilting the hand.

  The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects. The scope of the present invention is not limited based on the above-described embodiment, and various design changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, the light shielding member 44 may not be a member that covers the outer peripheral surface of the inner container 42 from top to bottom as shown in FIG. The light shielding member 44 may be a member that covers the lower half of the inner container 42.

  The light blocking member 44 does not have to be composed of one thin sheet. The light shielding member 44 may be constituted by a plurality of strips that are sustained by a thin shaft or the like. In this case, the amount of the contents in the inner container 42 can be visually recognized from a plurality of directions.

  The shape of the light shielding material 44 is not limited to the shape shown in FIG. For example, the portions facing each other when stored in the outer container 40 may be corrugated.

  The light blocking member 44 is not limited to a sheet that does not transmit light at all. For example, the light shielding material 44 may be a translucent sheet. Also in this case, since the amount of the contents cannot be visually recognized from the outside depending on the darkness of the surroundings, there is a significance that there is a portion that is not covered with the light shielding material 44.

  The width of the light blocking member 44 is not limited to a width that is slightly wider than the width of the recess 61 when inserted into the outer container 40. It may be wider or narrower. A preferable width is a width in which the shape in a range in which the inside of the inner container 42 can be visually recognized from the outside of the outer container 40 because it is not covered with the light shielding material 44 looks rectangular.

  When the storage device 30 is not used as a tumbler but used for other purposes, the meshing portion 106 and the raised portion 75 may not be provided so as to satisfy the above-described requirements. In some cases, it is not necessary to provide them. For example, when the container 30 is used to pour a soft drink or the like into another container, the raised portion 75 and the meshing portion 106 may be provided so as to satisfy the following requirements. The requirement is a requirement that when the discharge hole 100 faces downward, the recess 61 faces sideways. Thereby, the user can stably pour a soft drink or the like into another container without placing the arm unnaturally by placing the thumb on the depression 61 and supporting the container 30.

The recess 61 may not be provided so as to cover the storage port 62 to the bottom 63 of the outer container 40. For example, the recess 61 may be provided only near the center of the outer container 40 . Even In such cases, if the light shielding member 44 covers a portion of the inner container 42, the contents contained in the inner container 42 through the portion not covered with the light shielding member 44 It is possible to visually recognize the amount.

  The protrusion 65 provided on the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40 is not limited to the form described above. For example, it may be a collection of small wart-like objects arranged along the axial direction of the outer container 40. The protrusion 65 may be one wart-like object provided on the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40. The protrusion 65 may have a corrugated portion disposed along the axial direction of the outer container 40. Or the protrusion part 65 may be comprised by one linear part. The protrusion 65 may have three or more linear portions. When the protrusions 65 are a collection of small wart-like objects arranged along the axial direction of the outer container 40, they are arranged along the axial direction of the outer container 40, so that they Will be composed.

  By providing the protruding portion 65 on the inner peripheral surface 64 of the outer container 40, the operation of inserting the light shielding material 44 becomes smooth. However, if this is not required, the protruding portion 65 is unnecessary.

  The cross-sectional shape of the recess 61 when the outer container 40 is cut at right angles to the axis thereof is not limited to the arc shape as shown in FIG. It may be linear or polygonal.

It is an external view which shows the storage instrument concerning embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing of the accommodation instrument concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the outer container concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the outer container concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view of the inner container concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the inner container concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a bottom view of the inner container concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the light-shielding material concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the lid concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a bottom view of the lid concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing of the cover concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the cap concerning the embodiment of the present invention.

30 container 40 outer container 42 inner container 44 light shielding material 46 lid 48 cap 50 non-slip sheet 60, 71 outer peripheral surface 61 dent 62 receiving port 63, 72 bottom 64, 74 inner peripheral surface 65 projecting portion 66 positioning portion 70 filling port 73 C-type positioning portion 75 Raised portion 90 Cover portion 92 Hook portion 94 Locking portion 100 Discharge hole 102 Shaft hole 104 Packing 106 Engagement portion 110 Shaft

Claims (5)

A storage device,
An outer container through which light can pass;
An inner container through which the light can pass and accommodated in the outer container;
A light-shielding material that is accommodated between the inner peripheral surface of the outer container and the outer peripheral surface of the inner container and blocks at least a part of the light;
A lid for closing the mouth of the inner container;
The shielding material is not covered with any portion of the outer peripheral surface of the inner container,
The outer container has a recess on the outer peripheral surface,
The inner container has a raised portion on the inner peripheral surface,
The lid is
A covering portion for covering the mouth of the inner container provided with a hole;
A locking portion that is fitted into the mouth of the inner container and is locked to the raised portion of the inner container;
The inner container is fixed to the outer container such that when the locking portion of the lid is locked to the raised portion, the hole of the covering portion faces a portion corresponding to the inner side of the recess of the outer container . Containment equipment.   The storage device according to claim 1, wherein the outer container has a protrusion on an inner peripheral surface.   The storage device according to claim 2, wherein the protruding portion of the outer container has a linear portion arranged along the axial direction of the outer container. The protruding portion of the outer container has a plurality of portions arranged in a direction intersecting with the axial direction of the outer container,
The said light shielding material is accommodated in the space which uses either of the some part of the said protrusion part among the inner peripheral surface of the said outer container, and the outer peripheral surface of the said inner container as a boundary. Containment equipment. The storage device according to claim 1 , wherein the recess is provided so as to extend from a mouth to a bottom of the outer container.

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