JP5881996B2 - Take-out container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a take-out container that can take out contents in a state where the container body is inverted.

  In the conventional take-out container, a measuring recess is provided inside the main body covered with a lid, and the container main body is turned upside down while being tilted, and then upright again (standing up the mouth tube portion of the main body of the container), Some contents such as tablets can be taken out quantitatively by holding the contents in a measurement recess and sliding the lid with respect to the main body (for example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-166959 A

  However, in the conventional take-out container, since the container needs to be erected after being inverted, the take-out operation becomes complicated and there is room for improvement.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a new take-out container which can take out contents while the container is inverted and is excellent in operability and easy to use.

The present invention comprises a container body having a mouth tube portion and a passage leading to a content filling space formed therein, and a discharge plug for taking out the contents from the container body,
The extraction plug has a plug body that is detachably screwed to the mouth tube portion, a measuring member that is slidably disposed in a space formed in the plug body, and a spring member that biases the measuring member. ,
The plug body has an intake port and an extraction port that are arranged shifted in the front-rear direction on the upstream side and the downstream side across the space where the measurement member is arranged,
The measuring member has a measuring chamber penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side on the inner side thereof. The measuring member is biased via the spring member so that the inlet of the measuring chamber is aligned with the inlet of the plug body and the spring. A member in which the outlet of the measuring chamber is aligned with the outlet of the stopper body by pushing against the member,
The measuring member and the stopper main body are provided with a flange portion for preventing the removal stopper from falling out of the hand when the take-out stopper is gripped in an inverted state together with the container main body.

  In this invention, it is preferable to comprise the said flange part with a curve.

  The measuring section forming the measuring chamber has a narrower width than the measuring section and includes a bulging section for hooking a finger, and the bulging section can include the flange section.

  In the present invention, an arrangement space for the metering member is formed in the plug body, and the intake port formed on the upstream side and the extraction port formed on the downstream side are arranged to be shifted in the front-rear direction with the arrangement space interposed therebetween, and In the arrangement space, a transparent measuring member having a measuring chamber penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side is slidably arranged, and a spring member is provided so that the inlet of the measuring chamber is aligned with the inlet of the plug body. Therefore, the contents from the container main body can be filled into the measuring chamber by a simple operation of inverting the container main body.

  In addition, in the present invention, when the flange portion provided on the measuring member is gripped in an inverted state together with the container body, the flange portion provided on the stopper main body is inverted together with the container body by being caught on the index finger. When gripping with, the finger is caught on the crotch portion between the index finger and the thumb (so-called water scraping portion), so that it is prevented from falling out of the hand and the metering member is easily pushed. For this reason, it is excellent in operability and easy to use.

  Further, by providing a flange portion, stable handling is possible, and therefore, it is possible to perform a delicate push-in for fine measurement.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to take out the contents while keeping the container upside down, and it is possible to provide a new take-out container that is excellent in operability and easy to use.

It is a side view which shows the powder detergent container which is one form of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the principal part of the same form, and its principal part top view. It is XX sectional drawing of FIG. It is an exploded view which shows the measuring member, the spring member, and the stopper main body which comprise the extraction stopper which concerns on the same form with the top view. (a) is a main part side view showing the state of being inverted together with the container body in order to quantify the powder detergent in the same form, (b) is a state when taking out the quantitative powder detergent in the same form It is a principal part side view which shows this by a partial cross section. It is a perspective view which shows the state which inverted the same form and hold | gripped the housing | casing wall with the measuring member.

  Hereinafter, with reference to drawings, a powder detergent container which is one form of the present invention is explained in detail.

  Reference numeral 1 denotes a bottle-shaped container main body having a mouth tube portion 1a (see FIG. 2), a shoulder portion 1b, a body portion 1c, and a bottom portion 1d, which is a blow molded product made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 2, a passage R is formed on the inner side of the mouth tube portion 1a to allow the filling space S1 of the powder detergent as the contents to communicate with the outside. Further, on the outer side of the mouth tube portion 1a, a screw portion 1s for mounting an outlet plug 2 described later is formed.

  The take-off plug 2 has a measuring member 3 made of a synthetic resin for measuring the contents from the container body 1 and a plug body 4 made of a synthetic resin that holds the measuring member 3 so as to be slidable.

  The plug body 4 includes a mounting portion 4a, and a screw portion 4s that is screwed into a screw portion 1s formed in the mouth tube portion 1a is formed inside the mounting portion 4a.

  An intake A1 for taking in the contents from the passage R is formed inside the mounting portion 4a. In addition, an annular peripheral wall 4b that seals the inner peripheral surface of the mouth tube portion 1a is provided inside the mounting portion 4a. Further, an annular inclined surface f is formed inside the annular peripheral wall 4b so as to surround the intake port A1. The inclined surface f is inclined toward the inlet A1 so as to guide the contents from the passage R to the inlet A1. In the present embodiment, the intake surface A1 is eccentric with respect to the axis O, so that the inclined surface f constitutes inclined surfaces f1 and f2 having different inclination angles.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the housing wall 4c stands up integrally from the mounting portion 4a. As shown in FIG. 3, the housing wall 4c is located on the rear side of the intake port A1 when the side on which the intake port A1 is disposed is located on the front side. It consists of two side walls 4c1 arranged so as to be sandwiched in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction and a rear wall 4c2 arranged behind these side walls 4c1.

  The side wall 4c1 and the rear wall 4c2 function as a pinch portion that the user sandwiches between four fingers such as an index finger and the thumb. For this reason, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear wall 4c2 is formed of a curved surface to improve the fit between the four fingers and the thumb.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an extraction wall 4c3 as a lid is provided at the extending end of the housing wall 4c. As shown in FIG. 4, a rectangular outlet A2 for taking out the contents from the passage R is formed in the outlet wall 4c3. Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a space (hereinafter referred to as “arrangement space”) S2 for arranging the measuring member 3 is formed between the inlet A1 and the outlet A2. As shown in FIG. 2, the outlet A2 is arranged behind the inlet A1, so that the inlet A1 and the outlet A2 are not arranged on the same axis with respect to the front-rear direction. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the measuring member 3 has a measuring part 3a, and a measuring chamber S3 is formed inside thereof. The measuring chamber S3 is a rectangular through-hole through which an inlet A3 for taking in the contents formed on the upstream flat surface 3b and an outlet A4 for taking out the contents formed on the downstream flat surface 3c. Thereby, the contents from the inlet A3 can be taken out as it is through the outlet A4.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the plug body 4 is taken out so that the outlet A4 of the measuring member 3 is sealed when the inlet A3 of the measuring member 3 is in a position aligned with the inlet A1. A wall 4c3 is provided. Thus, the contents filled in the measuring chamber S3 are not taken out through the take-out port A2 even when the contents are filled by aligning the intake A1 with the intake A3.

  Reference numeral 5 shown in FIG. 4 is a spring member interposed between the measuring member 3 and the rear wall 4c2. As shown in FIG. 2, the spring member 5 is held by a mount portion 3m provided on the rear wall 3e of the measuring portion 3a and a mount portion 4m provided on the rear wall 4c2 of the housing wall 4c. The measuring member 3 is urged so that the intake A3 of the portion 3a is positioned on the same axis as the intake A1 of the plug body 4.

  In this embodiment, the stopper main body 4 is provided with the takeout port A2 so that the takeout port A4 of the metering member 3 coincides with the takeout port A2 against the urging force of the spring member 5. Thus, if the measuring member 3 is pushed in and the outlet A4 is aligned with the outlet A2, the contents can be taken out through the outlet A2.

  When quantitatively removing the contents from the container main body 1, the container main body 1 is vertically held by holding the extraction plug 2 (housing wall 4 c) with a reverse hand so as not to push the measuring member 3 from the upright state shown in FIG. 1. When the extraction plug 2 is inverted so as to be inverted, it can be gripped as shown in FIG. As a result, the contents can be taken into the measuring chamber S3 from the inlet A1 of the plug body 4 through the inlet A3 (see the state in which FIG.

  After the entire contents are filled in the measuring chamber S3, the measuring member 3 is moved from the state of FIG. 5 (a) to the plug body 4 against the urging force of the spring member 5 as shown in FIG. 5 (b). When pushed in, the outlet A4 of the metering member 3 coincides with the outlet A2 of the plug body 4, so that the content can be taken out quantitatively through the outlet A2 by the amount filled in the measuring chamber S3. .

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 3, the measuring member 3 is provided with a bulging portion 3d for gripping together with the plug body 4 (housing wall 4c) and pushing it into the arrangement space S2. In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, the bulging portion 3d is configured such that the fingertip can be hooked more easily by making the lateral width narrower than that of the measuring portion 3a. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the bulging portion 3 d is integrally provided with a flange portion 3 f that is caught by the inner portion of the index finger when gripped in an inverted state together with the container body 1.

  Similarly, as shown in FIG. 5, the stopper main body 4 has a flange portion 4 f that is caught by a finger crotch portion (so-called a water scraping portion) between the index finger and the thumb when gripped in an inverted state together with the container main body 1. However, as shown in FIG. 3, they are provided integrally while spreading in the lateral direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the measuring portion 3 a has a side wall 3 h that extends rearward from the rear wall 3 e and is slidably held on the side wall 4 c 1 of the housing wall 4. The side wall 3h is integrally provided with an elastic tongue piece 3t. The elastic tongue 3t is formed by a slit 3s penetrating the side wall 3h, and an outward projection 3p is provided at the tip.

  On the other hand, a long hole 4n is formed in the side wall 4c1 of the housing wall 4 so as to extend in the front-rear direction so that the protrusion 3p is engaged inside. Thereby, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), the long hole 4n guides the movement of the measuring member 3 in the front-rear direction, and the front edge 4n1 and the rear edge 4n2 are respectively provided with protrusions 3p. , It functions as a stopper that restricts the movement of the measuring member 3 in the front-rear direction.

  In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the long hole 4n is arranged in the side wall 4c1 so as to sandwich the long hole 4n in the flow direction (axis O direction) and extends along the front-rear direction. A slit 4L having a width smaller than 4n is formed. The slit 4L extends in the front-rear direction in parallel with the long hole 4n, thereby forming an elastically deformable portion 4r that can be deformed and restored between the long hole 4n.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5 (a), protrusions 4p for locking the protrusions 3p are provided at positions where the two elastic deformation portions 4r face each other. As shown in the figure, each protrusion 4p locks the protrusion 3p so that the intake A3 of the measuring portion 3a coincides with the intake A1 of the spout main body 4 as shown in FIG. The measuring member 3 is positioned in the position. As shown in FIG. 1, the projections 3p and 4p are locked until the projection 3p pushes open the projection 4p provided on the elastic deformation portion 4r and gets over when the user pushes the measuring member 3 with a certain force or more. It cannot be released. For this reason, it is easy to carry and easy to use.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, an arrangement space S2 for the measuring member 3 is formed in the plug body 4, and an intake port A1 formed on the upstream side with the arrangement space S2 interposed therebetween, and an intake formed on the downstream side. The outlet A2 is shifted in the front-rear direction, and the measuring chamber S3 penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side is slidably arranged in the arrangement space S2 of the measuring member 3, and the inlet A3 of the measuring chamber S3 is provided. Since the urging is performed via the spring member 5 so as to align with the intake port A ₁ of the stopper main body 4, the contents can be filled into the measuring chamber S 3 by a simple operation of inverting the container main body 1.

  Then, after filling the measuring chamber S3 with the contents, if the measuring member 3 is pushed in by holding the bulging portion 3d provided on the measuring member 3 together with the plug main body 4, the outlet A4 of the measuring chamber S3 is connected to the plug main body 4. By aligning with the take-out port A2, it is possible to take out only the content filled in the measuring chamber S3 without bringing the container body 1 upright again.

  Further, by providing the flange portions 3f and 4f, the measuring member 3 can be gripped together with the plug body 4 as shown in FIG. As a result, stable handling is possible, so that it is possible to perform a delicate push-in for fine weighing, for example, when filling the weighing chamber S3 with a desired amount corresponding to the push-in. As a result, as described above, not only the total amount measurement in which the entire content of the measurement chamber S3 is filled, but also the arbitrary measurement in which the desired amount is filled in the measurement chamber S3 is possible.

  As optional weighing, for example, the container body 1 is inverted in a state inclined at a desired angle without pushing the measuring member 3, so that the contents can be appropriately transferred with the inclined surface f 1 or the inclined surface f 2 as a guide. Taking in and passing through the measuring chamber S3 and confirming that the desired amount has been taken in, the metering member 3 is completely pushed in to shut off the taking in of the content from the inlet A3. A method of quantitatively taking out only the content required by the user, or by inverting the container body 1 with the weighing member 3 pushed in a certain amount in advance, appropriately incorporating the contents, and passing through the weighing chamber S3, When it is confirmed that the desired amount of content has been taken in, the metering member 3 is completely pushed in to block the intake of the content from the intake A3, thereby quantitatively determining the content required by the user. How to take out And the like.

  Further, if the measuring member 3 is transparent as in this embodiment, the contents in the measuring chamber S3 can be visually recognized, which is suitable for quantitative removal.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the flange portion 3f provided on the measuring member 3 is caught by the index finger when gripped in an inverted state together with the container body 1, thereby preventing the measuring member 3 from falling off the hand. Make checking easier. For this reason, it is excellent in operability and easy to use.

  Similarly, in this embodiment, when the flange portion 4f provided on the stopper body 4 is gripped with the container body 1 in an inverted state, the flange portion 4f is hooked on the finger crotch portion between the index finger and the thumb, so that it falls out of the hand. This makes it easy to check the measuring member 3. For this reason, it is excellent in operability and easy to use.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to take out the contents while keeping the container upside down, and it is possible to provide a new take-out container that is excellent in operability and easy to use.

  In addition, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5 and the like, the flange portion 3f is configured by a curve connected to the bulging portion 3d. For this reason, in this embodiment, the fit feeling with the index finger is improved, and the usability is further improved.

  Similarly, in this embodiment, the flange portion 4f is formed of a convex curved surface as shown in the side view of FIG. The curved surface of the flange portion 4f is curved in a convex shape toward the outlet A2 as shown in the side view. As a result, the curved surface of the flange portion 4f is combined with the depression formed in the finger crotch portion between the index finger and the thumb, so that the fit feeling at the finger crotch portion is improved, and the usability is further improved.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the bulging portion 3d provided on the measuring member 3 is configured to be narrower than the horizontal width of the measuring portion 3a, and the flange portion 3f is provided on the bulging portion 3d, so that the fingertip can be hooked and checked. Easy to hesitate. For this reason, the metering member 3 can be easily checked.

  In this embodiment, the inclined surface f inclined toward the inlet A1 is formed so as to surround the inlet A1 of the plug body 4, so that the contents taken out through the passage R of the mouth tube portion 1a can be removed. It can be efficiently introduced into the measuring chamber S3.

  In addition, in this embodiment, the tongue 3t having the protrusion 3p is provided on the side wall 3h of the measuring member 3, and the protrusion 3p is slidably engaged through the long hole 4n formed in the side wall 4c1 of the housing wall 4c. By stopping, the elongated hole 4n guides the pushing and returning of the measuring member 3, so that the backlash generated when the measuring member 3 is slid back and forth can be kept small. For this reason, the operation of pushing and returning the measuring member 3 can be performed smoothly. In addition, the elongated hole 4n formed in the side wall 4c1 of the extraction plug 4 has its longitudinal end edges 4n1, 4n2 in contact with the projections 3p provided on the measuring member 3, respectively, so that the plug body 4 (the measuring member 3) The outlets A1 and A3 of the plug body 4 (metering member 3) can be positioned in an open state while the outlets A2 and A4 are closed, while the inlets A1 and A3 of the plug body 4 (metering member) 3 are opened. With the A3 closed, the outlets A2 and A4 of the plug body 4 (metering member 3) can be positioned in an open state.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, the take-out wall 4c3 of the plug body 4 is connected to be openable and closable via the hinge 4c4. According to such a configuration, even if the takeout port A2 is clogged, the takeout wall 4c3 can be opened and cleaned, which is convenient.

  In this embodiment, frame walls 4c5 are formed on both sides of the take-out wall 4c3. The frame walls 4c5 are formed with recesses 4e that are detachably engaged with the protrusions 4d formed on the side walls 4c1. According to such a configuration, the extraction wall 4c3 can be appropriately opened and closed as necessary.

  The above description only shows one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, the shape of the measuring portion 3a is not limited to a rectangular shape as long as the measuring member 3 can slide in the arrangement space S2 of the plug body 4, and various cross-sectional shapes can be adopted. The same applies to the inlet and outlet of the metering member and the plug body. Moreover, the container main body 1 can also be manufactured by various methods, without being limited to a blow molded product. Further, the container body 1 is not limited to its shape, and the material thereof is not limited to the synthetic resin container, and can be made of various materials such as glass.

  The present invention can be applied not only to powders such as powder detergents but also to contents such as granules such as tablets.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 1a Mouth part 1b Shoulder part 1c Body part 1d Bottom part 1s Screw part 2 Outlet plug 3 Measuring member 3a Measuring part 3b Upstream flat surface 3c Downstream flat surface 3d Swelling part 3f Flange part 3s Slit 3e Back wall 3h Side wall 3p Protrusion 3t Elastic tongue 4 Plug body 4a Mounting portion 4b Peripheral wall 4c Housing wall 4c1 Side wall 4c2 Rear wall 4c3 Extraction wall 4f Flange 4L Slit 4n Long hole 4n1 Front edge 4n2 Front edge 4p Projection 4r Projection 4r Threaded part A1 Plug body inlet A2 Plug body outlet A3 Measuring chamber inlet A4 Measuring chamber outlet f Inclined surface S1 Content filling space S2 Measuring member placement space S3 Measuring chamber

Claims (3)

A container body having a mouth tube portion and having a passage leading to a content filling space formed therein, and a discharge plug for taking out the contents from the container body;
The extraction plug has a plug body that is detachably screwed to the mouth tube portion, a measuring member that is slidably disposed in a space formed in the plug body, and a spring member that biases the measuring member. ,
The plug body has an intake port and an outlet port that are arranged shifted in the front-rear direction on the upstream side and the downstream side across the space where the measurement member is arranged,
The measuring member has a measuring chamber penetrating from the upstream side to the downstream side on the inner side thereof. The measuring member is biased via the spring member so that the inlet of the measuring chamber is aligned with the inlet of the plug body and the spring. A member in which the outlet of the measuring chamber is aligned with the outlet of the stopper body by pushing against the member,
An extraction container comprising a flange portion for preventing the measuring member and the stopper body from coming off from a hand when the extraction stopper is gripped in an inverted state together with the container body.   The take-out container according to claim 1, wherein the flange portion is configured by a curve.   In Claim 1 or 2, the measuring part forming the measuring chamber has a narrower width than the measuring part and includes a bulging part for hooking a finger, and the bulging part includes the flange part. Take out the container.

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