JP7809332B2 - Discharge container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a dispenser container for applying a cleaning agent to a surface.

The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare recommends careful hand washing with soap to prevent infectious diseases such as norovirus and influenza, as well as food poisoning. According to the results of a "Correct Hand Washing Test" (Infectious Disease Prevention Information Research Site), the 723 bacteria present before washing hands were reduced to 98 after 30 seconds of washing. A major soap manufacturer also recommends washing hands with soap for around 30 seconds, and has even created an original "hand washing song" to encourage children to wash their hands.
Therefore, the present patent applicant has previously filed a patent application for a water-based ink for skin that can erase an impression made on the palm of the hand with a stamp or the like after washing with commercially available soap for about 30 seconds (e.g., Patent Document 1). Although the ink can be used as an indicator or standard for hand-washing, in actual use, after marking the palm, it is necessary to supply a cleanser to the palm using a conventional cleanser dispensing container (e.g., Patent Document 2) before starting hand-washing, which involves more steps and is more troublesome than normal hand-washing.

Patent No. 6763329 Patent No. 6975753

The present invention was made to solve the above problems, and provides a dispenser container that maintains the same operability as normal hand washing by simultaneously marking the palm and dispensing detergent, while also reliably preventing the detergent from entering the marking area and causing contamination of the marking area when the detergent is dispensed.

The present invention, which was completed to solve the above problems, is a dispensing container for dispensing the cleaning agent toward a surface to be adhered, comprising a storage section for storing the cleaning agent and a discharge section for dispensing the cleaning agent, wherein the discharge section comprises a mark forming section impregnated with ink, a sealing section that abuts against the surface to be adhered along the entire periphery of the mark forming section, a discharge hole that is provided on the outside of the sealing section and discharges the cleaning agent, and a spacer that maintains a constant distance between the discharge hole and the surface to be adhered.

In the above configuration, it is preferable that the side surface of the sealing portion further has a guide groove that communicates with the discharge hole and extends in the direction of detergent discharge.

This invention provides a dispenser container for dispensing the detergent toward a surface, comprising a storage section for storing the detergent and a discharge section for dispensing the detergent. The discharge section comprises a marking section impregnated with ink, a sealing section that abuts the entire periphery of the marking section against the surface, a discharge hole provided on the outside of the sealing section for dispensing the detergent, and a spacer that maintains a constant distance between the discharge hole and the surface. Therefore, by simultaneously marking the palm and dispensing the detergent, the device maintains the same operability as regular hand washing, while reliably preventing the detergent from entering the marking section.

The side of the seal portion further has a guide groove that communicates with the discharge hole and extends in the direction of detergent discharge. Therefore, the detergent discharged from the discharge hole travels down the guide groove and is expelled onto the surface to which it is attached. After contacting the palm of the hand, the discharged detergent flows radially outward from the guide groove, minimizing the amount of detergent that adheres to the side of the spacer and keeping the discharge portion clean.

1 is a perspective view of a discharge container according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a discharge container according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 5A to 5C are diagrams for explaining the operation of the discharge container according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a discharge portion according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a discharge portion according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cleaning agent has been discharged and marked onto the surface to be treated.

First Embodiment
First, a discharge container according to a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.
In the present invention, the terms "lower" and "lower end" refer to the side from which the cleaning agent is discharged, and the terms "upper" and "upper end" refer to the opposite side.

The dispensing container 1 according to the first embodiment is composed of a storage section 2 that stores the detergent C, a marking section 3e for applying markings to the surface H (palm) to serve as indicators and standards for hand washing, and a dispensing section 3 consisting of a discharge hole 3c for dispensing the detergent C. By pressing the storage section 2, the dispenser container dispenses the detergent C and makes the markings simultaneously.

As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the storage unit 2 is a cylindrical member with a bottom that can hold the cleaning agent C. It is a transparent member made of an elastically deformable thermoplastic resin and has a storage space 2a that can hold the cleaning agent C and an opening 2b at the bottom of the storage space 2a. The storage unit 2 also functions as a handle when dispensing and marking the cleaning agent onto the surface H. A male thread 2c is formed on the outer periphery of the opening 2b, and the discharge unit 3, described below, is threadedly attached to the male thread 2c. A cap (not shown) is attached to the storage unit 2 to cover the discharge unit 3.

Any conventionally known cleaning agent C can be used as long as it has fluidity. In particular, when the dispensed cleaning agent C is to be adhered to the surface H, it is preferable to use a hard, gel-like cleaning agent C with high adhesiveness. Furthermore, by making it gel-like, the cleaning agent C dispensed from the discharge hole 3c can be formed into the desired shape.

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the discharge part 3 is a thermoplastic resin member comprising a cylindrical main body 3a, which has an opening 3b at its upper end for connecting to the storage part 2 and a discharge hole 3c at its lower end for discharging the cleaning agent C, as well as a mark forming part 3e and a seal part 3f provided on the main body 3a. A female thread 3d is formed on the inner periphery of the opening 3b, and threads onto the male thread 2c of the storage part 2 to connect the discharge part 3 to the storage part 2. The mark forming part 3e (described below) is attached to the center of the bottom surface of the lower end of the main body 3a, and a cylindrical seal part 3f (described below) is formed around the mark forming part 3e and protrudes downward, making contact with the surface H along its entire circumference. The lower end surface of the seal part 3f has a flat surface 3h for surface contact with the surface H, and the flat surface 3h is formed on the same plane so as to simultaneously make contact with the surface H along its entire circumference. Furthermore, if the flat surface 3h is made of an elastic material such as rubber, it will adhere more firmly to the attachment surface H, and better sealing properties can be expected.

1, a plurality of circular discharge holes 3c are formed at equal intervals on the bottom surface of the lower end of the main body 3a outside the seal portion 3f for discharging the cleaner C. The seal portion 3f also functions as a spacer 3g for maintaining a constant distance between the discharge holes 3c and the surface H to be marked during marking.
In this embodiment, multiple discharge holes 3c are formed to evenly dispense the cleaner C around the imprint M, but the number can be changed as needed, and even one discharge hole 3c may be used. In this case, a circular discharge hole 3c may be provided along the outer periphery of the seal portion 3f.
The shape of the discharge hole 3c can be changed appropriately to a triangle, a square, an ellipse, etc. other than a circle, and the same goes for the size.

The mark forming section 3e is composed of a printing body and an ink reservoir, and as shown in Figure 2, the lower end surface of the printing body is housed and fixed within the cylindrical body of the sealing section 3f, with the lower end surface slightly protruding from the flat surface 3h of the sealing section 3f. The printing body has a printing surface formed at one end (lower end) of a printing material such as sponge rubber with countless continuous pores. An ink reservoir is layered on top of this printing body, and as the amount of ink impregnated into the printing body decreases with repeated marking, ink is supplied from the ink reservoir to the printing body.

The ink impregnated into the marking area 3e serves as an indicator and standard for hand washing, and the marking image M left on the surface H disappears after washing for approximately 30 seconds with commercially available detergent C. Specifically, an example of such an ink is a water-based ink for skin that is composed of at least a dye, water, a polyhydric alcohol, and a phosphoprotein.

The polyhydric alcohol used in the water-based ink for skin may be ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, butylene glycol, pentyl glycol, hexyl glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, tripropylene glycol, glycerin, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, or the like, taking into consideration volatility, dye solubility, bleeding prevention, and the like, and any of these may also be used in combination.
The phosphoprotein may be one or more selected from the group consisting of skim milk powder, casein, sodium caseinate, calcium caseinate, potassium caseinate, and magnesium caseinate. By adding the phosphoprotein, even if it adheres to human skin, it can be easily washed off.
The ink is not limited to the above inks as long as it can be used as an indicator or standard for hand washing. For example, inks that change color after a predetermined period of hand washing can also be used without any problems.

Next, the operation and effects of the discharge container 1 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
When the holder 2 is held with the mark forming portion 3e facing downward and pressed against the receiving surface H, the lower end surface of the print body protrudes slightly from the flat surface 3h of the seal portion 3f. This causes the printing surface to first come into contact with the receiving surface H to apply the mark, and then the printing surface is compressed, causing the flat surface 3h of the seal portion 3f to abut against the receiving surface H along its entire periphery (FIG. 3(a)). Pressing the holder 2 with a finger in this state causes the storage space 2a to elastically deform, causing the cleaner C to be discharged from the discharge hole 3c. However, the seal portion 3f prevents the cleaner C from entering the mark forming portion 3e, reliably preventing the mark forming portion 3e from being soiled (FIG. 3(b)). In addition, since the distance between the attachment surface H and the discharge hole 3c can be kept constant by the spacer 3g, the discharge hole 3c is not blocked by the attachment surface H, and the detergent C can be discharged smoothly. Furthermore, when the detergent C is shaped into a predetermined target shape and discharged, it becomes easier to form the detergent C in the target shape more accurately on the attachment surface H.

When the mark forming portion 3e is moved upward from the state shown in Figure 3(b) to separate it from the surface H to be adhered to, an impression M is formed on the surface H to be adhered to, and the cleaning agent C is formed three-dimensionally around the impression M, as shown in Figure 6.
Furthermore, by changing the size, number, and shape of the discharge holes 3c, the shape of the discharged detergent C can be changed, which adds an entertainment element to hand washing and encourages children to wash their hands.

As described above, in this embodiment, by simultaneously marking the surface H and supplying the detergent C, it is possible to maintain the same operability as normal hand washing, and it is also possible to reliably prevent the detergent C from entering the mark forming section 3e when supplying the detergent C, thereby preventing the mark forming section 3e from being soiled.

Second Embodiment
Next, a discharge container 1 according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 4 and 5. Only the differences from the first embodiment will be described here.
Guide grooves 3i are formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical seal portion 3f (spacer 3g), each of which communicates with the discharge holes 3c and extends in the direction of discharging the cleaning agent C. The guide grooves 3i are formed linearly from the discharge holes 3c to the lower end of the seal portion 3f (spacer 3g), and their diameter is the same as that of the discharge holes 3c.

Next, the operation and effect of the second embodiment of the present invention will be described, focusing on only the differences from the first embodiment.
When the storage section 2 is pressed with a finger, the detergent C is ejected along the guide groove 3i. After coming into contact with the surface H to be adhered to, the ejected detergent C flows radially outward from the guide groove 3i. This minimizes the amount of detergent C that adheres to the outer surface of the sealing section 3f (spacer 3g), and keeps the ejection section 3 clean.

While the above describes a preferred embodiment of the dispensing container according to the present invention, the technical concept of the present invention should not be interpreted as being limited to the embodiment described here. Those skilled in the art can modify or improve this embodiment as appropriate without departing from the spirit or technical concept of the present invention. Dispensing containers and related peripheral technologies incorporating such modifications or improvements should be understood to be encompassed within the technical scope of the present invention.

1 Discharge container 2 Storage portion 2a Storage space 2b Opening 2c Male thread portion 3 Discharge portion
3a Main body 3b Opening 3c Discharge hole 3d Female thread 3e Mark forming portion 3f Sealing portion 3g Spacer 3h Flat portion 3i Guide groove C Cleaning agent H Adhered surface M Imprint

Claims (2)

a storage section for storing a cleaning agent;
a discharge unit that discharges the cleaning agent;
A dispenser for discharging the cleaning agent toward a surface to be adhered, comprising:
The ejection section includes a mark forming section impregnated with ink;
a seal portion that is in contact with the surface to be attached around the entire periphery of the mark forming portion;
a discharge hole provided on the outside of the seal portion and configured to discharge the cleaning agent;
a spacer that maintains a constant distance between the discharge hole and the target surface;
A discharge container comprising: The dispensing container according to claim 1, further comprising a guide groove on the side of the sealing portion that communicates with the discharge hole and extends in the direction of dispensing the detergent.