JP5773517B2 - Household thin paper storage container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a household thin paper storage container for storing household thin paper.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is known a household thin paper storage container that stores therein a thin paper laminate in which household thin paper such as tissue used for rhinitis is laminated.
There is known a household thin paper container that can be used continuously by filling a new thin paper laminate when the thin paper laminate stored therein is used up.
Generally, such a household thin paper storage container is provided with an outlet for household thin paper on the upper surface, and the household thin paper is pulled out one by one from the outlet when used.
And in order to improve the easiness of taking out from a take-out port, for example, in Patent Document 1, the case body is constituted by a stretchable bellows, and when the contents (laminated household thin paper) are reduced, the stretchable bellows is provided. A case has been proposed in which the contents are always close to the outlet by shrinking. Further, in Patent Document 2, a support piece is installed via a hinge at the lower part of the side wall portion of the case with the lower surface open, and the support piece is bent upward from the horizontal toward the inside of the case. By holding the side of the box-shaped item to be stored (commercially available household thin paper in a box), the box-shaped item is always held at a position near the top of the case, regardless of its height. Cases with easy specifications have been proposed.

JP 2000-168860 A JP 2007-289597 A

However, the case described in Patent Document 1 requires a series of operations such as opening the lid, putting the contents, and closing the lid when used, and the work of filling the contents is complicated.
Further, since the case described in Patent Document 2 only holds the box-like object at a position near the upper portion of the case, when the remaining amount of household thin paper in the box-like object decreases, the outlet and the next When the household thin paper is taken out from the outlet, the leading edge of the next household thin paper drops from the outlet to the inside of the box. There was a case.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a household thin paper storage container that does not cause a problem of taking out and that is easy to pack contents.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention described in claim 1
A household thin paper storage container comprising a container main body for storing a thin paper laminate in which household thin paper is laminated in an inner storage space,
The upper surface of the container body is provided with an outlet for taking out household thin paper from the storage space,
At the bottom of the container body, an opening for filling the storage space with the thin paper laminate is formed, and the thin paper stack that protrudes from the edge of the bottom and is stored in the storage space A support member for supporting from,
The peripheral surface portion of the container body is provided with a folding mechanism that makes the height of the container body variable ,
The folding mechanism is
An inclined portion that is continuously formed over the entire circumference of the peripheral surface portion and is inclined inwardly upward, and a thin portion formed at the upper and lower edges of the inclined portion,
The inclined portion falls into the storage space portion by pressing from the upper surface portion side, and the height of the container body changes .

The invention according to claim 2 is the household thin paper storage container according to claim 1,
The support member is a spring plate.

The invention according to claim 3 is the household thin paper storage container according to claim 1 or 2,
Said peripheral surface of said container body, characterized in that it is formed by a flexible material.

According to the present invention, the bottom of the container body is formed with an opening for filling the storage space with the thin paper laminate, and protrudes from the edge of the bottom and is stored in the storage space. Is provided from below.
For this reason, it is not necessary to open and close a part of the container body in order to put the thin paper laminate in the storage space, and the work of filling the thin paper laminate can be simplified.
Further, a folding mechanism that makes the height of the container main body variable is provided on the peripheral surface portion of the container main body.
For this reason, since the volume of the storage space can be changed according to the remaining amount of household thin paper, the outlet and the household thin paper can be kept close to each other regardless of the remaining amount of household thin paper. Thus, it is possible to prevent a problem of taking out.

It is a perspective view which shows the household thin paper storage container of this invention. It is sectional drawing in the II-II line of the household thin paper storage container of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the folded state of the household thin paper storage container of FIG. It is a bottom view of the household thin paper storage container of FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. However, the scope of the invention is not limited to the illustrated examples.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the household thin paper storage container 100 of the present embodiment has a shape in which two large and small ellipses overlap in a plan view, and the left side and the right side sandwich an oblique side in a side view (front view). Thus, it is formed into a shape whose diameter (width) changes in two stages.
The household thin paper storage container 100 includes a container main body 1 that stores a thin paper laminate 200 in which household thin papers P such as tissue and wet tissue are stacked in an inner storage space 40.

Here, the thin paper laminate 200 is, for example, a refill thin paper laminate in which a plurality of household thin papers P are laminated, and the household thin paper P is continued from the outlet 12 formed in the container body 1. Then, they are stacked in an alternately folded state so that they can be taken out. That is, when the household thin paper P is pulled out from the outlet 12 to the outside of the container body 1, the next household thin paper P is pulled out from the storage space 40 to a position where the upper end of the household thin paper P protrudes from the outlet 12. ing.
Note that the thin paper laminate 200 may be included in a package. In particular, when the household thin paper P is a wet tissue, it is preferable to enclose the thin paper laminate 200 with a moisture-proof packaging.

The container body 1 is formed of a flexible material, and is manufactured by injection molding a flexible thermoplastic resin such as PP (polypropylene), for example.
The container main body 1 includes an upper surface portion 10 that constitutes the upper surface of the container main body 1 and a peripheral surface portion 20 that constitutes the peripheral surface of the container main body 1 and has a diameter that is changed in two stages, upper and lower, A space surrounded by the upper surface portion 10 and the peripheral surface portion 20 is a storage space portion 40 in which the thin paper laminate 200 is stored.
Further, a bottom opening (opening) 31 serving as an insertion opening for filling the thin paper laminate 200 into the storage space 40 is formed on the bottom 30 of the container body 1, and the inner side from the edge of the bottom 30 is formed. Four leaf springs 32a to 32d arranged at equal intervals so as to protrude toward the front are provided.

The upper surface portion 10 of the container body 1 includes a flat surface portion 11 formed in an elliptical flat shape, and an outlet 12 formed in the approximate center of the flat surface portion 11.
The outlet 12 is for taking out the household thin paper P stored in the storage space 40 inside the container body 1, and the household thin paper P is pulled out from the storage space 40 through the outlet 12. Can be taken out to the outside.
The outlet 12 is formed by, for example, pores having a diameter of several millimeters to several centimeters. In addition, there is no limitation in particular in the magnitude | size and shape of the extraction opening 12, For example, it can also form with a linear or curved slit etc., for example.
Although not shown, the outlet 12 may be provided with a lid that covers the outlet 12.

The peripheral surface portion 20 of the container body 1 includes a small diameter portion 21 that forms the upper portion of the peripheral surface portion 20, a lower portion of the peripheral surface portion 20, a large diameter portion 22 that is larger in diameter than the small diameter portion 21, a small diameter portion 21, and The large diameter part 22 is connected, and the inclined part 23 which inclines inside upward is provided.
Further, the upper edge and the lower edge of the inclined portion 23 (that is, the boundary portion between the inclined portion 23 and the small diameter portion 21 and the boundary portion between the inclined portion 23 and the large diameter portion 22) have a thickness compared to other regions. Thin thin portions 24 and 25 are formed.
The thin portions 24 and 25 are formed so that the upper edge and the lower edge of the inclined portion 23 can be obtained from the inside of the container body 1.
The small diameter portion 21, the large diameter portion 22, and the inclined portion 23 are continuously formed over the entire circumference of the circumferential surface of the container body 1, and thus the thin portions 24 and 25 are also circumferential surfaces of the container body 1. It is formed continuously over the entire circumference.

Such a peripheral surface portion 20 of the container main body 1 is folded when pressed from the upper surface portion 10 side. Specifically, when a pressure is applied in the direction from the top surface 10 to the bottom 30, the thin portions 24 and 25 at the upper and lower edges of the inclined portion 23 are bent and the inclined portion 23 is a storage space inside the container body 1. Fall into part 40. For this reason, the container main body 1 is folded so that the small diameter part 21 fits inside the large diameter part 22, and the height of the container main body 1 becomes low.
Further, the folded peripheral surface portion 20 can be returned to the original state by pulling the upper surface portion 10 from the upper side or pushing up the upper surface portion 10 from the lower side.
Therefore, when the remaining amount of the household thin paper P is reduced, the user can fold the peripheral surface portion 20 of the container body 1 as described above. When the peripheral surface portion 20 of the container main body 1 is folded, the distance between the outlet 12 and the household thin paper P can be reduced within the container main body 1 even when the remaining amount of the household thin paper P is small. The household thin paper P can be easily removed from the outlet 12.
Further, when the use of the household thin paper P in the storage space 40 and the filling of the new thin paper laminated body 200 is completed, the user can return the peripheral surface portion 20 of the folded container body 1 to the original state. .
Thus, the inclined portion 23 and the thin portions 24 and 25 function as a folding mechanism that makes the height of the container body 1 variable in the peripheral surface portion 20 of the container body 1.

As described above, the bottom 30 of the container body 1 includes the bottom opening 31 serving as an insertion port for filling the thin paper laminate 200 into the storage space 40.
An annular member 32 to which four leaf springs 32 a to 32 d are attached is fitted into the bottom opening 31.
Specifically, the annular member 32 is formed of, for example, a hard material such as metal or various resins, and has a substantially elliptical annular shape that matches the inner periphery of the bottom opening 31 of the container body 1 in plan view. Yes.
The annular member 32 is provided with a standing wall 32e that abuts against the inner wall of the bottom surface opening 31. By fitting the standing wall 32e to the bottom surface opening 31, the annular member 32 is formed on the bottom surface opening 31. It is attached.
The annular member 32 is provided with four substantially square plate springs 32 a to 32 d with chamfered corners so as to protrude toward the center of the annular member 32.
The four leaf springs 32a to 32d are arranged at equal intervals on the circumference of the ellipse of the annular member 32, and are provided, for example, at positions intersecting the major axis and the minor axis of the ellipse of the annular member 32. .

The four leaf springs 32 a to 32 d are for preventing the thin paper laminate 200 stored in the storage space 40 of the container body 1 from being separated (dropped) downward from the container body 1.
Specifically, when the thin paper laminate 200 is packed in the storage space 40 from below the container main body 1, the upper surfaces of the leaf springs 32 a to 32 d of the thin paper stack 200 stored in the storage space 40 of the container main body 1 are used. Since the sheet is in contact with the lower surface and biased upward against the weight of the thin paper laminate 200, the thin paper laminate 200 is favorably supported, and the thin paper laminate 200 can be maintained in the storage space 40.
In addition, when the leaf springs 32a to 32d are bent downward due to the weight of the thin paper laminate 200 when the thin paper laminate 200 is initially placed in the storage space 40, the thin paper laminate 200 is used in accordance with the use of the household thin paper P. As the weight decreases, the leaf springs 32a to 32d gradually push the thin paper laminate 200 upward.
Thus, the leaf springs 32a to 32d protrude from the edge of the bottom 30 and function as support members that support the thin paper laminate 200 stored in the storage space 40 from below.
In addition, you may attach the leaf | plate springs 32a-32d directly to the edge of the container main body 1 without the annular member 32. FIG.

Next, the operation of the household thin paper storage container 100 of this embodiment will be described.
In use, the user packs the thin paper laminate 200 into the storage space 40 from the bottom opening 31 of the bottom 30 of the household thin paper storage container 100.
Then, the upper surfaces of the leaf springs 32a to 32d are in contact with the lower surface of the thin paper laminate 200, urged upward against the weight of the thin paper laminate 200 from above, and support the thin paper laminate 200. Become. At this time, depending on the weight of the thin paper laminate 200, the leaf springs 32a to 32d may bend downward.
In this state, the household thin paper P is pulled out one by one from the outlet 12 by the user and used.
Therefore, in the household thin paper storage container 100 of the present embodiment, an operation such as opening and closing a part of the container main body 1 is not necessary, and the thin paper laminate 200 can be easily packed.

When the thin paper laminate 200 becomes lighter as it is used, if the initial leaf springs 32a to 32d in which the thin paper laminate 200 is placed in the storage space 40 are bent downward, the light weight of the thin paper laminate 200 is reduced. The leaf springs 32a to 32d gradually return to the initial position according to the change, so that the thin paper laminate 200 is pushed up.
Further, when the remaining amount of the household thin paper P is reduced by a predetermined amount or more, when the user pushes the upper surface portion 10 of the container main body 1 downward, the inclined portion 23 of the container main body 1 becomes the storage space portion. It falls down with respect to 40, the surrounding surface part 20 is folded, and the whole height of the container main body 1 can be made low. That is, the volume of the storage space 40 can be reduced.
Therefore, in the household thin paper storage container 100 of the present embodiment, even when the remaining amount of the household thin paper P is reduced, the outlet 12 and the uppermost household thin paper P in the storage space 40 are close to each other. Therefore, the household thin paper P does not fall into the inside from the take-out port 12, and the trouble of taking out does not occur.
After all the household thin paper P has been used, the user puts the new thin paper laminate 200 from the bottom opening 31 into the storage space 40 with the height of the container body 1 restored. pack.

As described above, according to the household thin paper storage container 100 of the present embodiment, the bottom 30 of the container main body 1 is formed with the bottom opening 31 for inserting the thin paper laminate 200 into the storage space 40. The leaf springs 32 a to 32 d that protrude from the edge of the bottom 30 and support the thin paper laminate 200 stored in the storage space 40 from below are provided.
For this reason, it is not necessary to open and close part of the container body 1 in order to pack the thin paper laminate 200 in the storage space 40, and the work of filling the thin paper laminate 200 can be simplified.
Further, the peripheral surface portion 20 of the container body 1 is provided with a folding mechanism (inclined portion 23, thin-walled portions 24, 25) that makes the height of the container body 1 (the volume of the storage space portion 40) variable.
For this reason, since the volume of the storage space part 40 can be changed according to the remaining amount of the household thin paper P, the outlet 12 and the household thin paper P are brought close to each other regardless of the remaining amount of the household thin paper P. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the problem of taking out from occurring.

Further, according to the household thin paper storage container 100 of the present embodiment, the peripheral surface portion 20 of the container main body 1 is formed of a flexible material, and the folding mechanism is provided on the entire periphery of the peripheral surface portion 20 of the container main body 1. An inclined portion 23 that is continuously formed and is inclined inwardly upward, and thin portions 24 and 25 that are formed on the upper and lower edges of the inclined portion 23, from the upper surface portion 10 side. The inclined portion 23 falls into the storage space portion 40 due to the pressing, and the height of the container body 1 changes.
For this reason, in order to change the height of the container body 1 (the volume of the storage space 40), the user only has to push the household thin paper storage container 100 downward from above, and adjust the height with a simple operation. be able to.

In addition, about the detailed structure of the household thin paper storage container 100 in the said embodiment, it can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the height of the inclined portion 23 can be changed in two stages by one is described, but two or more inclined portions 23 may be provided. Thereby, the height can be changed in any number of steps.

Moreover, the leaf | plate springs 32a-32d should just support the thin paper laminated body 200, and there is no limitation in particular in the number and shape.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the four leaf springs 32a to 32d are provided is described as an example. However, only two opposing leaf springs 32a and 32c (or 32b and 32d) may be provided. Further, four leaf springs (not shown) may be provided so as to be positioned between the four leaf springs 32a to 32d.
Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the leaf springs 32a-32d demonstrated and demonstrated the structure which is substantially square, besides this, leaf | plate springs are polygons other than a rectangle, trapezoid, a rectangle, or half, for example. A shape such as a circle may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 10 Upper surface part 11 Flat surface part 12 Outlet 20 Peripheral surface part 21 Small diameter part 22 Large diameter part 23 Inclination part (folding mechanism)
24, 25 Thin part (folding mechanism)
30 Bottom 31 Bottom opening (opening)
32 annular members 32a to 32d leaf spring (support member)
32e Standing wall 40 Storage space 100 Household thin paper storage container 200 Thin paper laminate P Household thin paper

Claims (3)

A household thin paper storage container comprising a container main body for storing a thin paper laminate in which household thin paper is laminated in an inner storage space,
The upper surface of the container body is provided with an outlet for taking out household thin paper from the storage space,
At the bottom of the container body, an opening for filling the storage space with the thin paper laminate is formed, and the thin paper stack that protrudes from the edge of the bottom and is stored in the storage space A support member for supporting from,
The peripheral surface portion of the container body is provided with a folding mechanism that makes the height of the container body variable ,
The folding mechanism is
An inclined portion that is continuously formed over the entire circumference of the peripheral surface portion and is inclined inwardly upward, and a thin portion formed at the upper and lower edges of the inclined portion,
A thin paper storage container for home use, wherein the inclined portion falls into the storage space portion by pressing from the upper surface side and the height of the container body changes .   The household thin paper storage container according to claim 1, wherein the support member is a spring plate. It said peripheral surface of said container body, household thin paper container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it is formed by a flexible material.

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