JP7344736B2 - Application container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a coating container equipped with an applicator for applying a content liquid.

Conventionally, as containers for storing liquids such as manicures, pedicures, liquid lip balms, mascara, etc., applicator containers equipped with brush-like or brush-like applicators, such as those shown in Patent Documents 1 and 2, have been known. It is being Such a dispensing container is equipped with a container that stores a liquid inside an opening opening at the top, and a cap with an applicator provided with an applicator at the tip of a shaft-like part extending inside the opening. Therefore, when the cap with applicator is attached to the container, the applicator provided at the tip of the shaft-shaped portion is located near the bottom of the container. That is, according to such a coating container, even if the remaining amount of the liquid contained in the container decreases to a certain extent, it is possible to attach the liquid contained to the applicator.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2012-30822 Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2003-175961

By the way, if the remaining amount of the liquid contained in the container becomes even smaller, the liquid will no longer adhere to the tip of the applicator. On the other hand, even in such a case, when the container is tilted, the content liquid remains to the extent that it collects around the outer edge of the bottom of the container. However, in conventional applicator containers, the shaft extends straight through the center of the mouth, and the tip of the applicator is located near the center of the bottom of the container. Even if the liquid content accumulates around the outer edge of the bottom, it is difficult to make it adhere to the applicator. For this reason, there is a problem in that the liquid contained in the container cannot be used up to the end.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve these problems, and when the amount of liquid contained in the container decreases to such an extent that it accumulates around the outer edge of the bottom when the container is tilted. Another object of the present invention is to provide a coating container that allows the content liquid to adhere to an applicator.

The present invention provides a coating container comprising a container that stores a liquid inside a mouth opening at the top, and a cap with an applicator extending from the inside of the mouth and having an applicator at the tip,
The container includes a container main body having the mouth and a storage space for the liquid content, a through hole provided inside the mouth and through which the applicator can be inserted, and an inner peripheral edge of the through hole. and a squeezing part capable of scraping off the content liquid adhering to the applicator,
The cap with an applicator includes a lid part that is attached to the mouth part, a shaft part that has one end held by the lid part, and a shaft part that holds the applicator and the other end of the shaft part. a tilting part attached to be tilted relative to the axis of the shaft-like part; a sliding portion that allows the tilting portion to tilt when slid toward the other end of the shaft-like portion, and surrounds the tilting portion and restricts the tilting of the tilting portion when sliding toward the other end of the shaft-shaped portion;
the inner circumferential edge of the squeezing part has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the sliding part, and is located above the sliding part when the cap with applicator is attached to the mouth part; As the cap with applicator is removed from the mouth, the cap with applicator comes into contact with the upper end of the slide part and slides towards the other end of the shaft-like part, and the cap with applicator is removed from the opening. When the application container is attached to the mouth portion, the slide portion is slid toward the one end portion of the shaft portion .

Preferably, the tilting portion is attached to the shaft portion via a spherical connecting portion.

It is preferable that the shaft-like part has a first holding part that holds the sliding part that is slid toward the one end of the shaft-like part.

It is preferable that at least one of the shaft-like part and the tilting part has a second holding part that holds the sliding part that has slid toward the other end of the shaft-like part.

According to the application container of the present invention, the tilting part provided on the cap with applicator is attached to the other end of the shaft part so as to be tilted with respect to the axis of the shaft part, so that the container cannot be tilted. In some cases, the tilting part can be tilted to direct the applicator near the outer edge of the bottom of the container. Therefore, even if the amount of the contained liquid is reduced, the liquid can be attached to the applicator.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view in an upright position showing one embodiment of a coating container according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the coating container shown in FIG. 1 in a tilted posture. It is a figure which shows the state in which the cap with an applicator is loosened with respect to a container, and the inner edge part of the squeezing part is in contact with the slide part. (a) is a diagram showing a state in which the cap with applicator is pulled up and the sliding part is held by the second holding part, and (b) is a diagram showing a state in which the cap with applicator is further pulled up and the tilting part is aligned with the inner edge of the squeezing part. FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the liquid content is applied with a cap with an applicator. It is a figure which shows the state where the cap with an applicator is inserted into the squeezing part, and the inner edge part of the squeezing part is in contact with the slide part. (a) is a diagram showing a state in which the cap with applicator is further inserted into the squeezing part and the slide part is held by the first holding part, and (b) is a diagram showing the cap with applicator attached to the container. It is a figure which shows the tightened state.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of a coating container (coating container 100) according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this specification, etc., the "up" direction and the "down" direction refer to the state in which the coating container 100 is in an upright position as shown in FIG. This refers to the orientation when the main body (code 3) is positioned upward.

The coating container 100 of this embodiment includes a container body 1 and a squeezing member 2, which constitute a "container" in this specification and the like. Further, the application container 100 includes a lid main body 3, an inner lid 4, a shaft-like member 5, a slide member 6, a tilting member 7, and an applicator 8, which constitute a "cap with applicator" in this specification etc. It is equipped with Note that the lid main body 3 and the inner lid 4 are members that constitute a “lid portion” in this specification and the like. Further, the shaft-like member 5 is a member corresponding to a "shaft-like part" in this specification etc., the sliding member 6 is a member corresponding to a "sliding part" in this specification etc., and the tilting member 7 is This is a member corresponding to the "tilting part" in this specification and the like.

The container body 1 is shaped like a cylinder with a bottom. Specifically, the bottom part 1a has a disk shape, the cylindrical body part 1b rises upward from the edge of the bottom part 1a, the upper part is open, the lower end is connected to the body part 1b, and the outer diameter It is provided with a cylindrical mouth part 1c whose diameter is smaller than that of the body part 1b, and a male threaded part 1d provided on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth part 1c. Further, inside the mouth portion 1c, a storage space S is defined in which a liquid content L such as nail polish, for example, is stored. In this embodiment, the content liquid L remaining in the storage space S is such that the liquid level is located below the tip of the applicator 8 when the applicator container 100 is in an upright position as shown in FIG. Suppose it is a quantity.

The ironing member 2 includes a flange portion 2a extending in the horizontal direction, and a cylindrical portion 2b extending downward from the inner edge of the flange portion 2a and having a lower end portion extending radially inward. ing. A through hole is provided in the center of the cylindrical portion 2b. Note that the periphery of the through hole provided in the cylindrical portion 2b is referred to as an inner edge portion 2c. The straining member 2 is made of a soft material such as rubber or elastomer, and the cylindrical portion 2b has flexibility. Such a squeezing member 2 is inserted into the inside of the mouth part 1c, and the flange part 2a is in contact with the upper end of the mouth part 1c, and the cylindrical part 2b is in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mouth part 1c. It is held in the main body 1.

The lid main body 3 has a cylindrical shape with a lid. The lid main body 3 of this embodiment includes a disk-shaped top wall 3a and a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 3b extending downward from the outer edge of the top wall 3a.

The inner lid 4 has a cylindrical shape with a lid and is slightly smaller than the lid main body 3, and includes a disk-shaped top wall 4a and a wall extending downward from the outer edge of the top wall 4a. It has an extending cylindrical inner circumferential wall 4b. Furthermore, a female threaded portion 4c corresponding to the male threaded portion 1d is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall 4b. The outer peripheral surface of the inner peripheral wall 4b is formed to fit into the inner peripheral surface of the outer peripheral wall 3b, and the inner lid 4 is held inside the lid body 3 as shown in FIG.

The shaft member 5 includes an upper annular wall 5a having a circular cylindrical shape at one end (upper end). A disk-shaped wall 5b is connected to the lower end of the upper annular wall 5a, and a cylindrical shaft 5c extending downward is provided at the center of the disk-shaped wall 5b. The cylindrical shaft 5c has an annular seal protrusion 5d with a larger diameter than the inner edge 2c of the squeezing member 2, and a first annular seal provided below the seal protrusion 5d with a smaller diameter than the seal protrusion 5d. A protrusion 5e is provided. Further, below the first protrusion 5e, as shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. is provided. Note that a plurality of rib-shaped first holding portions 5f are provided at intervals in the circumferential direction with respect to the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical shaft 5c. The other end of the shaft member 5 (lower end of the cylindrical shaft 5c) is provided with a support portion 5g formed in a concave spherical shape. In such a shaft member 5, the outer circumferential surface of the upper annular wall 5a is formed to fit into the inner circumferential surface of the inner circumferential wall 4b of the inner lid body 4. Thereby, the shaft-like member 5 is held by the inner lid 4 by inserting the upper annular wall 5a into the inner lid 4.

The slide member 6 has a generally cylindrical shape. The slide member 6 of this embodiment is formed so that its inner diameter is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the cylindrical shaft 5c, and can slide along the axis O with respect to the cylindrical shaft 5c. Note that the inner diameter of the slide member 6 is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the first holding portion 5f. As a result, the slide member 6 is held on the shaft-like member 5 by the first holding portion 5f.

The tilting member 7 includes a columnar upper wall 7a and a cylindrical retaining wall 7b connected to the lower end of the upper wall 7a and having an outer diameter larger than that of the upper wall 7a. The outer diameter of the upper wall 7a is approximately the same as the outer diameter of the cylindrical shaft 5c. Further, on the outer peripheral surface of the upper wall 7a, as shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 1, a second holding part 7c formed in a rib shape like the first holding part 5f described above is provided. Note that the outer diameter of the second holding portion 7c is also approximately the same as that of the first holding portion 5f. A cylindrical connecting portion 7d extending upward is provided at the center of the upper wall 7a, and a spherical connecting portion 7e is provided above the cylindrical connecting portion 7d. The spherical connecting portion 7e is formed so as to be slidably held on the support portion 5g formed in a concave spherical shape. That is, the tilting member 7 attached to the shaft-like member 5 such that the spherical connecting part 7e is held by the support part 5g can tilt with respect to the axis O of the cylindrical shaft 5c.

The applicator 8 includes an applicator 8 a for applying the liquid content, and an applicator holding part 8 b that is inserted into the holding wall 7 b and holds the applicator 8 on the tilting member 7 . The applicator 8a is provided in the shape of, for example, a brush, a sponge, or a brush, and the most suitable one is selected depending on the type of liquid content and the area to which the liquid content is to be applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the tilting member 7 of the coating container 100 in such a configuration is in an upright position with the female threaded portion 4c of the inner lid 4 screwed into the male threaded portion 1d of the container body 1. , it is oriented along the axis O of the cylindrical shaft 5c due to its own weight and that of the applicator 8. On the other hand, when the applicator container 100 is moved to a tilted position as shown in FIG. can be done. Therefore, even if the amount of liquid L is too large to adhere to the tip of the applicator 8 in the upright position as shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to tilt the applicator container 100 as shown in FIG. , the content liquid L can be attached to the applicator 8. Further, in the state shown in FIG. 2, the tip of the applicator 8 is in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the body portion 1b. That is, when the lid main body 3 is rotated in this state to release the threaded engagement between the male threaded portion 1d and the female threaded portion 4c, the tip of the applicator 8 is pulled up while remaining in contact with the inner circumferential surface of the body portion 1b. become. Therefore, the liquid content L that has adhered to the inner circumferential surface of the body portion 1b can also be made to adhere to the applicator 8, so that the amount of the liquid content L that remains in the container body 1 can be further reduced.

By the way, when the lid main body 3 is rotated to release the threaded engagement between the male threaded part 1d and the female threaded part 4c, it is held on the cylindrical shaft 5c as shown in FIG. 3 (as shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 1). The inner edge 2c of the squeezing member 2 comes into contact with the upper end of the slide member 6 (held by the first holding portion 5f). Then, when the lid main body 3 is further rotated to release the screw engagement between the male threaded part 1d and the female threaded part 4c, and the lid main body 3 is pulled up, the slide member 6 that has come into contact with the inner edge 2c is moved as shown in FIG. As shown in a), it detaches from the first holding part 5f, slides relatively toward the lower end of the cylindrical shaft 5c, and attaches to the second holding part 7c provided on the upper wall 7a of the tilting member 7. Retained. In addition, although the content liquid L may adhere to the cylindrical shaft 5c, such content liquid L can also be scraped off by sliding the slide member 6 on the cylindrical shaft 5c. Further, since the retaining wall 7b of the tilting member 7 has a larger diameter than the upper wall 7a, the sliding member 6 that has slid relatively toward the lower end of the cylindrical shaft 5c stops at the position where it abuts against the retaining wall 7b. . That is, the slide member 6 will not fall off from the tilting member 7.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4(b), when the lid main body 3 is further pulled up, since the squeezing member 2 has flexibility, the sliding member 6 comes off the inner edge 2c, and the tilting member 7 and the coating The tool 8 can be pulled out from the squeezing member 2. Note that if there is a large amount of the liquid content L adhering to the applicator 8, the excess liquid L can be scraped off by rubbing the applicator 8 against the squeezing member 2. An appropriate amount of the content liquid L can be attached to the container.

Here, when the tilting member 7 and the applicator 8 are pulled out from the squeezing member 2, the sliding member 6 surrounds the support portion 5g and the spherical connecting portion 7e, and also connects the cylindrical shaft 5c and the upper wall 7a. It is held so that it straddles both. That is, since the applicator 8 does not tilt when applying the liquid content L to the application destination, it can be used like a conventional applicator container.

After applying the content liquid L with the applicator 8, as shown in FIG. 6, the tip of the applicator 8 is inserted into the through hole of the squeezing member 2, and the lid main body 3 is pushed down. At this time, since the lower end of the slide member 6 comes into contact with the inner edge 2c of the ladder member 2, the slide member 6 comes off from the second holding part 7c and the upper end of the cylindrical shaft 5c The first holding portion 5f provided on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical shaft 5c holds the holding portion 5f. Note that since the first protrusion 5e is provided above the first holding portion 5f, the slide member 6 does not slip upward from the position where the first holding portion 5f is provided.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7(b), the container body 1 is closed by further pushing the lid body 3 downward and rotating it to screw the male threaded part 1d and the female threaded part 4c together. I can do it. In addition, when the male threaded part 1d and the female threaded part 4c are screwed together, the flange part 2a of the squeezing member 2 is held between the mouth part 1c and the disc-shaped wall 5b, and the seal convex part 5d is attached to the upper surface of the inner edge part 2c. Since it presses against the housing space S, it is possible to prevent outside air from entering the housing space S.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiment, and unless specifically limited by the above explanation, the gist of the present invention described in the claims Various modifications and changes are possible within the range. Furthermore, the effects of the embodiments described above are merely illustrative of the effects resulting from the present invention, and do not mean that the effects of the present invention are limited to the above effects.

For example, in the present embodiment, the shaft member 5 is provided with the support portion 5g formed in a concave spherical shape, and the tilting member 7 is provided with the spherical connection portion 7e. 7e may be provided on the shaft-like member 5. Further, although it is possible to tilt the tilting member 7 three-dimensionally by the spherical connecting portion 7e, the tilting member 7 may be tilted within a plane. The second holding portion 7c provided on the tilting member 7 may be provided at the lower end of the shaft-like member 5, or may be provided on both the tilting member 7 and the shaft-like member 5. Further, the shape and combination of the members constituting the coating container 100 can be changed as appropriate. For example, the cylindrical shaft 5c may be configured as a shaft-shaped shaft having a polygonal cross-sectional shape, or it may be constructed by using two members. The configured lid main body 3 and inner lid 4 may be configured as one integrally formed member.

1: Container main body 1a: Bottom part 1b: Body part 1c: Mouth part 1d: Male thread part 2: Straining member 2a: Flange part 2b: Cylindrical part 2c: Inner edge part 3: Lid body body (lid body part)
3a: Top wall 3b: Outer peripheral wall 4: Inner lid body (lid body part)
4a: Top wall 4b: Inner peripheral wall 4c: Female threaded part 5: Shaft-shaped member (shaft-shaped part)
5a: Upper annular wall 5b: Disc-shaped wall 5c: Cylindrical shaft 5d: Seal convex portion 5e: First protrusion 5f: First holding portion 5g: Support portion 6: Slide member (slide portion)
7: Tilting member (tilting part)
7a: Upper wall 7b: Retaining wall 7c: Second holding part 7d: Cylindrical connecting part 7e: Spherical connecting part 8: Applicator 8a: Applicator part 8b: Applicator holding part 100: Application container L: Content liquid O: Axis line S: Accommodation space

Claims (4)

A coating container comprising a container that stores a liquid inside a mouth opening at the top, and a cap with an applicator extending from the inside of the mouth and having an applicator at the tip,
The container includes a container main body having the mouth and a storage space for the liquid content, a through hole provided inside the mouth and through which the applicator can be inserted, and an inner peripheral edge of the through hole. and a squeezing part capable of scraping off the content liquid adhering to the applicator,
The cap with an applicator includes a lid part that is attached to the mouth part, a shaft part that has one end held by the lid part, and a shaft part that holds the applicator and the other end of the shaft part. a tilting part attached to be tilted relative to the axis of the shaft-like part; a sliding portion that allows the tilting portion to tilt when slid toward the other end of the shaft-like portion, and surrounds the tilting portion and restricts the tilting of the tilting portion when sliding toward the other end of the shaft-shaped portion;
the inner circumferential edge of the squeezing part has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the sliding part, and is located above the sliding part when the cap with applicator is attached to the mouth part; As the cap with applicator is removed from the mouth, the cap with applicator comes into contact with the upper end of the slide part and slides towards the other end of the shaft-like part, and the cap with applicator is removed from the opening. The application container is configured to slide the slide portion toward the one end portion of the shaft-like portion when the application container is attached to the mouth portion . The coating container according to claim 1, wherein the tilting portion is attached to the shaft portion via a spherical connecting portion. The application container according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the shaft-like part has a first holding part that holds the sliding part that is slid toward the one end of the shaft-like part. 4. At least one of the shaft-like part and the tilting part has a second holding part that holds the slide part slid toward the other end of the shaft-like part. Application container as described.

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