JP7621052B2 - Shaking container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a shake-out container.

Conventionally, there has been known a shake-out container that includes a container body in which granular material is stored, and a cap body that is attached to the mouth of the container body and has a shake-out opening through which the granular material is shaken out. For example, a configuration such as that shown in Patent Document 1 below is known as an example of a cap body.

JP 2014-91524 A

However, with conventional shake-out containers, there was a risk that a large amount of granular material would be shaken out when the container was shaken.

The present invention was made in consideration of these circumstances, and aims to provide a shake-out container that can prevent a large amount of granular material from being shaken out when shaking.

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the above object, the shaking container of the present invention is a shaking container comprising a container body in which granular material is contained, and a cap body which is attached to the mouth of the container body and has a shaking opening from which the granular material is shaken out, wherein a plurality of baffle plate members each having a vertical plate portion extending downward from an inner circumferential surface of the shaking opening and a horizontal plate portion extending radially inward from a lower end of the vertical plate portion are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction, and a radial direction of each of the horizontal plate portions of the plurality of baffle plate members is determined by the following: The inner ends of the baffle members are connected to each other, the space between adjacent baffle members in the circumferential direction forms a communication port that connects the inside of the container body with the shaking outlet and through which the granular material passes, an indicating portion is provided that indicates the shaking direction in which the shaking container is tilted when the granular material is shaken out, and one of the multiple baffle members extends in the shaking direction from the center of the shaking outlet when viewed from above and below, and when the granular material is shaken out, the granular material is stored between the vertical plate portion and the inner surface of the mouth portion .

According to this invention, the radial inner ends of each horizontal plate portion of the multiple baffle plate members are connected to each other, and this connection portion is located in the center of the casting outlet when viewed from the top and bottom. Therefore, during casting, granular material moving from inside the container body toward the casting outlet is more likely to collide with the connection portion, making it possible to suppress the momentum of the granular material moving toward the casting outlet and making it easier to introduce the granular material between the vertical plate portion and the inner surface of the mouth of the container body.
Therefore, when shaking, the granular material can be stored between the vertical plate portion and the inner peripheral surface of the mouth of the container body while being shaken out of the shaking outlet with reduced momentum. As a result, when a predetermined amount of granular material is shaken out of the shaking outlet, a so-called blocking phenomenon occurs in which multiple granular material come into close contact with each other between the vertical plate portion and the inner peripheral surface of the mouth of the container body and become immobile, and these granular material can block the communication port, preventing any more granular material from passing through the communication port. As a result, even when the granular material is shaken out of the shaking outlet with great force toward a target, it is possible to prevent a large amount of granular material from being shaken out.
On the other hand, when the shaking container is simply tilted instead of shaking, since the communication openings are provided over the entire vertical length of the baffle plate members adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, the granular material can smoothly pass through the communication openings without causing a blocking phenomenon, and any amount of granular material can be taken out. Therefore, for example, any amount of granular material can be poured into a measuring cup and measured.
Since one of the multiple baffle members extends in the shaking direction from the center of the shaking outlet when viewed from the top and bottom, during shaking, the granular material is reliably stored between this baffle member and the inner surface of the mouth of the container body, making it possible to stably cause the blocking phenomenon described above and reducing variation in the amount of granular material shaken out.

Here, the vertical plate portion may be curved so as to protrude radially inward.

In this case, the vertical plate portion is curved so that it juts out radially inward, making it easier to introduce granular material between the vertical plate portion and the inner peripheral surface of the mouth of the container body when the container is shaken out.

The container body may also have a shoulder portion that extends radially outward from the mouth portion downward, and the side plate portion may be located above the lower end of the shoulder portion.

In this case, since the horizontal plate portion is located above the lower end of the shoulder portion and the vertical plate portion is located above the barrel portion of the container body, it is possible to prevent the gap between the vertical plate portion and the inner peripheral surface of the container body from becoming too wide, and this gap can be prevented from causing the blocking phenomenon described above when the container is shaken out.

The vertical plate portion may also be radially opposed to the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion over its entire vertical length.

In this case, the vertical plate portion faces radially toward the inner circumferential surface of the mouth of the container body over the entire vertical length, so it is possible to reliably prevent the gap between the vertical plate portion and the inner circumferential surface of the container body from becoming too wide, and it is possible to reliably cause the aforementioned blocking phenomenon between the vertical plate portion and the inner circumferential surface of the mouth of the container body when the container is shaken out.

The present invention makes it possible to prevent a large amount of granular material from being shaken out when shaking.

1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a shake-out container shown as one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a top view of the cap body shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which granular material is being shaken out of the shaking container shown in FIG. 1 .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A shake-out container 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1 , the shaker container 1 includes a container body 11 in which granular material W is contained, and a cap body 12 .
Examples of the granular material W include pesticides, fertilizers, laundry detergents, etc. When the granular material W is a pesticide or a fertilizer, the granular material W is shaken toward, for example, flowers or weeds, and when the granular material W is a laundry detergent, the granular material W is shaken toward, for example, the inside of a drum that opens sideways.

The container body 11 has a mouth 13, a shoulder 14, a body 15, and a bottom 16 arranged in this order from top to bottom along the container axis O. The container body 11 is integrally formed from, for example, a synthetic resin material.
Hereinafter, when viewed from the top-bottom direction along the container axis O, a direction intersecting the container axis O is referred to as a radial direction, and a direction going around the container axis O is referred to as a circumferential direction.
The inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13 extends straight in the vertical direction. A male thread is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13. The shoulder portion 14 extends radially outward as it extends downward from the mouth portion 13. The vertical size of the shoulder portion 14 is smaller than the vertical size of the mouth portion 13.

The cap body 12 is formed in a cylindrical shape and is arranged coaxially with the container axis O. The cap body 12 includes an attachment tube 17, a removal tube (indicated portion) 18, and a baffle plate member 19.

A female thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the mounting tube 17, and the mounting tube 17 is screwed into the mouth portion 13. Note that the mounting tube 17 may be modified as appropriate, for example, by fitting it onto the mouth portion 13 from the outside or by undercut fitting.
The take-out tube 18 is fitted into the mouth portion 13. The inside of the take-out tube 18 forms a shake-out opening 21 from which the granular material W is shaken out. The take-out tube 18 and the attachment tube 17 are connected via a flange portion 22. The flange portion 22 is disposed on the upper opening edge of the mouth portion 13.

A lid 24 is connected to the mounting tube 17 via a hinge portion (display portion) 23. The lid 24 is disposed rotatably around the hinge portion 23, and opens and closes the aperture 21.
Hereinafter, when viewed from the top-bottom direction, the side on which the hinge portion 23 is disposed with respect to the container axis O will be referred to as the rear side, and the opposite side will be referred to as the front side.

The front portion 18a of the upper opening edge of the removal tube 18, which is located forward of the center in the front-to-rear direction, extends upward as it moves forward and protrudes upward from the mouth 13. The rear portion 18b of the upper opening edge of the removal tube 18, which is located rearward of the center in the front-to-rear direction, has the same vertical position around the entire circumference.

At least one of the hinge portion 23 and the ejection tube 18 allows the user to recognize that the direction in which the shaking container 1 should be tilted is forward when shaking out the granular material W, as shown in Fig. 3. In other words, at least one of the hinge portion 23 and the ejection tube 18 clearly indicates the radial direction in which the granular material W is shaken out.
Instead of such an indicated portion, for example, a concave-convex arrow marking the upper surface of the lid body 24 may be used.

The baffle plate members 19 each have a vertical plate portion 25 and a horizontal plate portion 26, and are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction. When viewed from the top-bottom direction, one of the baffle plate members 19 extends forward, which is the direction of the swinging motion, from the center of the swinging port 21. When viewed from the top-bottom direction, this baffle plate member 19 has a symmetrical shape with respect to a straight line that passes through the container axis O and extends in the front-back direction.

The vertical plate portion 25 extends downward from the inner peripheral surface of the opening 21. The vertical plate portion 25 is connected to the lower end of the inner peripheral surface of the opening 21. A radial gap is provided between the vertical plate portion 25 and the inner peripheral surface of the opening 13, through which the granular material W can enter. The maximum outer diameter of the granular material W is, for example, 5 mm or more and 10 mm or less. In the illustrated example, the granular material W has a conical shape with a diameter (e.g., about 7 mm) greater than its height (e.g., about 4 mm).

The vertical plate portion 25 faces the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13 in the radial direction over the entire vertical length. The vertical size of the vertical plate portion 25 is larger than the size of the granular material W.
The vertical plate portion 25 extends radially inward as it extends downward. The vertical plate portion 25 is curved so as to protrude radially inward. The width of the vertical plate portion 25 is uniform over the entire length. Note that the width of the vertical plate portion 25 may be narrowed, for example, as it extends downward.

The horizontal plate portion 26 extends radially inward from the lower end of the vertical plate portion 25. The width of the horizontal plate portion 26 narrows as it moves radially inward. The horizontal plate portion 26 is curved so as to protrude downward. In a vertical cross-sectional view along the up-down direction, the radius of curvature of the horizontal plate portion 26 is larger than the radius of curvature of the vertical plate portion 25. The horizontal plate portion 26 is located above the lower end of the shoulder portion 14. The horizontal plate portion 26 is located inside the upper end of the shoulder portion 14.
The radially inner ends of the horizontal plate portions 26 of the multiple baffle plate members 19 are connected to each other. When viewed from the top-bottom direction, this connecting portion 19a has a circular shape that is arranged coaxially with the container axis O. The connecting portion 19a is curved so as to protrude downward.

The gap between adjacent baffle members 19 in the circumferential direction forms a communication port 27 that connects the inside of the container body 11 with the shaking outlet 21 and through which the granular material W passes. As shown in FIG. 2, the communication port 27 has a fan-shaped shape when viewed from the top-bottom direction, with the circumferential size increasing radially outward. The opening area of the communication port 27 when viewed from the top-bottom direction is smaller than the opening area of the communication port 27 when viewed from the radial direction. The circumferential size of the communication port 27 is larger than the circumferential size of the baffle members 19.

As described above, according to the shaking container 1 of this embodiment, the radial inner ends of the horizontal plate portions 26 of the multiple baffle plate members 19 are connected to each other, and this connection portion 19a is located in the center of the shaking opening 21 when viewed from the top and bottom. During shaking, the granular material W moving from inside the container body 11 toward the shaking opening 21 is more likely to collide with the connection portion 19a, making it possible to suppress the momentum of the granular material W toward the shaking opening 21 and to easily introduce the granular material W between the vertical plate portion 25 and the inner surface of the opening 13 of the container body 11.

Therefore, when shaking, the granular material W can be stored between the vertical plate portion 25 and the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13 of the container body 11 while shaking the granular material W with reduced momentum from the shaking port 21. As a result, when a predetermined amount of granular material W is shaken out from the shaking port 21, a so-called blocking phenomenon occurs in which multiple granular materials W come into close contact with each other between the vertical plate portion 25 and the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13 of the container body 11 and do not move, and it becomes possible for these granular materials W to block the communication port 27, and it is possible to prevent any more granular materials W from passing through the communication port 27. As a result, even when the granular material W is shaken out vigorously toward a target, it is possible to prevent a large amount of granular material W from being shaken out.
Since the maximum outer diameter of the granular material W is 5 mm or more, the above-mentioned blocking phenomenon can be reliably caused when the material is shaken out.

On the other hand, when the shaking container 1 is simply tilted instead of being shaken, since the communication openings 27 are provided over the entire vertical length of the baffle plate members 19 adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction, the granular material W can smoothly pass through the communication openings 27 without causing a blocking phenomenon, and any desired amount of granular material W can be taken out. Therefore, for example, any desired amount of granular material W can be poured into a measuring cup and measured.
Since the maximum outer diameter of the granular material W is 10 mm or less, the above-mentioned blocking phenomenon is unlikely to occur when the shake-out container 1 is simply tilted.

Since one of the multiple baffle members 19 extends in the shaking direction from the center of the shaking outlet 21 when viewed from the top and bottom, the granular material W is reliably stored between this baffle member 19 and the inner surface of the mouth 13 of the container body 11 during shaking, making it possible to stably cause the blocking phenomenon described above and reducing variation in the amount of granular material W that is shaken out.

The vertical plate portion 25 is curved so that it juts out radially inward, making it easier to introduce the granular material W between the vertical plate portion 25 and the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13 of the container body 11 when the container is shaken out.

The horizontal plate portion 26 is positioned above the lower end of the shoulder portion 14, and the vertical plate portion 25 is positioned above the trunk portion 15 of the container body 11, so it is possible to prevent the gap between the vertical plate portion 25 and the inner peripheral surface of the container body 11 from becoming too wide, and this gap can be prevented from causing the blocking phenomenon described above when the container is shaken out.

Since the vertical plate portion 25 faces radially the inner circumferential surface of the mouth portion 13 of the container body 11 over the entire vertical length, it is possible to reliably prevent the gap between the vertical plate portion 25 and the inner circumferential surface of the container body 11 from becoming too wide, and the aforementioned blocking phenomenon can be reliably caused between the vertical plate portion 25 and the inner circumferential surface of the mouth portion 13 of the container body 11 when shaking out.

The opening area of the communication port 27 when viewed from the top and bottom is smaller than the opening area of the communication port 27 when viewed from the radial direction, so that when shaking, a large amount of granular material W is prevented from being shaken out, and when the shaking container 1 is simply tilted, the granular material W can be reliably passed smoothly through the communication port 27.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the vertical plate portion 25 is connected to the lower end portion of the inner surface of the swing-out opening 21, but the vertical plate portion 25 may be appropriately modified, for example, to be connected to the middle portion in the vertical direction of the inner surface of the swing-out opening 21.
The vertical plate portion 25 may extend straight in the vertical direction, or the lower end portion of the vertical plate portion 25 may be positioned inside the shoulder portion 14.

Although the horizontal plate portion 26 is shown to have a curved configuration so as to protrude downward, it may be modified as appropriate, for example, to be flat.
In a vertical cross-sectional view along the up-down direction, the radius of curvature of the horizontal plate portion 26 may be equal to or smaller than the radius of curvature of the vertical plate portion 25 .
The side plate portion 26 may be positioned inside the body portion 15 .
A measuring cup may be removably provided on the lid 24 .

In addition, the components in the above-described embodiments may be replaced with well-known components as appropriate without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the above-described modifications may be combined as appropriate.

1 Shaking container 11 Container body 12 Cap body 13 Mouth portion 14 Shoulder portion 18 Removal tube (marked portion)
19 Baffle plate member 21 Swing opening 23 Hinge portion (specified portion)
25 Vertical plate portion 26 Horizontal plate portion 27 Communication port W Granular matter

Claims (4)

A container body in which granular material is contained;
a cap body attached to the mouth of the container body and having a shake-out opening from which the granular material is shaken out,
A baffle plate member including a vertical plate portion extending downward from an inner peripheral surface of the swing-out port and a horizontal plate portion extending radially inward from a lower end of the vertical plate portion is disposed at intervals in a circumferential direction;
radially inner end portions of the horizontal plate portions of the plurality of baffle plate members are connected to each other,
a space between the baffle members adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction is a communication port that communicates the inside of the container body with the shaking port and through which the granular material passes,
A display part is provided to display the shaking direction in which the shaking container is tilted when shaking out the granular material,
One of the baffle plate members extends in the swing-out direction from a center of the swing-out port when viewed from the up-down direction ,
A shaking container in which, when the granular material is shaken out, the granular material is stored between the vertical plate portion and the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion . The shake-out container according to claim 1, wherein the vertical plate portion is curved so as to protrude radially inward. The container body includes a shoulder portion extending radially outward from the mouth portion downward,
3. The shake-out container according to claim 1, wherein the side plate portion is located above a lower end portion of the shoulder portion. The shake-out container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the vertical plate portion faces the inner peripheral surface of the mouth portion in the radial direction over the entire vertical length.

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