JP2020179902A - Volatilization container - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to create a volatilization container that enables adjustment of the volatilization amount with a smaller number of parts than conventional ones. SOLUTION: A container main body 2 for containing a volatilized liquid P, a mounting cylinder 10 mounted on a mouth cylinder part 2a of the container main body 2, and a volatilized liquid P sucked up by hanging down from the mounting cylinder 10 into the container main body 2. A volatilization container having a suction core 3, a volatilization member 4 for volatilizing the volatilization liquid P sucked up by the suction core 3, and a cap body 20 attached to the container body 2, wherein the cap body 20 is a volatilization It has a top wall 21 with a hole 23 formed therein and a side wall 22. The side wall 22 has a deformable portion 25 partially deformable in the direction of the container axis O, and the deformed state of the deformable portion 25 is maintained. As a result, the locking portions 27b and 28b forming the volatilization openings Q through which the volatilization liquid P volatilizes to the outside are integrally formed. [Selection drawing] Fig. 3

Description

The present invention relates to a volatilization container in which the amount of volatilization can be adjusted.

In the volatilization container described in Patent Document 1, the upper end portion is fitted into the window hole 22 for penetrating the suction core formed in the top plate portion 21 that closes the upper end opening of the container body mouth neck portion 12, and the lower end portion is a container. It is configured to include a suction core B2 that hangs down in the body A and a volatilization plate B3 on the suction core B2 that volatilizes the liquid from the suction core B2 from the volatilization window, with respect to the cap body B1. The amount of volatilization can be adjusted by sliding the lid B4 on which the volatilization window 42 is formed upward to change the opening area of the volatilization window 42.

JP-A-2010-195445

In order to adjust the amount of volatilization in the volatilization container described in Patent Document 1, it was necessary to separately form the cap body B1 and the lid body B4 provided with the volatilization window 42.
However, in recent years, it has been required to promote cost reduction by reducing the number of parts, and for that purpose, it is required to develop a volatilization container capable of adjusting the amount of volatilization with a configuration having a smaller number of partial points than before. ..

An object of the present invention is to create a volatilization container capable of adjusting the volatilization amount with a smaller number of partial points than in the prior art in order to solve the above-mentioned problems in the prior art.

Among the means for solving the above problems, the main means of the present invention is
The container body that houses the volatilized liquid, the mounting cylinder that is attached to the mouthpiece of the container body, the suction core that hangs down from the mounting cylinder into the container body and sucks up the volatilized liquid, and the suction core. A volatilization container having a volatilization member for volatilizing the volatilization liquid and a cap body attached to the container body.
The cap body has a top wall and a side wall in which a volatilization hole is formed, and the side wall has a deformed portion formed so that a part thereof can be deformed in the direction of the container axis and a deformed state of the deformed portion is maintained. It is said that the locking portion forming the volatilization opening through which the volatilization liquid is volatilized to the outside is integrally formed.

In the main means of the present invention, when the deformed portion provided on the side wall is pressed, the deformed portion is set in a depressed state to form a large volatilization opening, and the volatilization liquid can be volatilized through the volatilization opening. Therefore, the amount of volatilization can be increased.

The other means of the present invention is obtained by adding a means that the deformable portion is configured to be deformable at least to a position inside the outer peripheral surface of the volatilizing member, in addition to the main means.

In the above means, the lower surface of the volatilization member on the outer peripheral surface side is arranged to face the volatilization opening formed by the depressed deformation of the deformed portion, facilitating volatilization through the volatilization opening, particularly the cap body. Since the vaporized liquid in the vaporized state can be easily volatilized to the outside, the amount of volatilization can be increased.

In the other means of the present invention, the cap body is provided with deformed portions on the front side wall and the rear side wall for deforming a part thereof, and is provided at a position orthogonal to the front side wall and the rear side wall. It is said that the right side wall and the left wall have an unlocking function for restoring the deformed portion to the initial shape before deformation.
In the above means, when the right wall and the left wall are pressed, the deformed portion is released from the locking portion and the deformed portion is restored to the initial shape before deformation, so that the amount of volatilization is reduced to the original initial state. Can be done. Therefore, the amount of volatilization can be adjusted by selectively locking the deformed portion by pressing the front side wall and the rear side wall and unlocking the deformed portion by pressing the right side wall and the left side wall. It becomes.

Another means of the present invention is a locking release function for restoring the deformed portion to the initial shape before deformation, in which a finger hook portion is formed at one end and the deformed portion is pressed at the other end to release the locking by the locking portion. It is said that a swinging member is provided so that a pressing portion is formed and swingable.
In the above means, when the rocking member is operated, the deformed portion is easily unlocked by the locking portion and the deformed portion is restored to the initial shape before deformation, so that the amount of volatilization is reduced to the original initial state. Can be done. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the amount of volatilization by selectively locking the deformed portion by the pressing operation and unlocking the deformed portion by the swinging member.

In the volatilization container of the present invention, since the deformed portion for forming the volatilization opening can be integrally formed on the cap body, the volatilization amount can be adjusted with a smaller number of partial points than before.

It is a top view of the volatilization container which shows 1st Example of this invention. It is a half sectional view which shows the volatilization container of 1st Example from the front. It is sectional drawing which shows the volatilization container of 1st Example from the side. It is a cross-sectional view in line IV-IV of FIG. 2 which shows the opening state after deformation. It is a top view of the volatilization container which shows the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a half sectional view which shows from the front of the volatilization container of 2nd Example. The state before deformation of the volatilization container of the second embodiment is shown by cutting along the line VII-VII in FIG. 5, where A is a cross-sectional view and B is a vertical cross-sectional view. The deformed state of the volatilization container of the second embodiment is shown by being cut along the line VII-VII in FIG. 5, where A is a cross-sectional view and B is a vertical cross-sectional view. FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 5 showing an unlocked state of the volatilization container of the second embodiment.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
The volatilization container of the present invention is a container for containing a volatilizing liquid (hereinafter referred to as volatilization liquid P) such as an air freshener, a deodorant or an insect repellent and volatilizing it in an air atmosphere such as indoors or a car. Is.

The volatilization container of the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.
The volatilization container 1 vaporizes the container body 2 in which the volatilization liquid P is housed, the rod-shaped suction core 3 that sucks up the volatilization liquid P, and the volatilization liquid P sucked up by the suction core 3 to the outside of the container body 2. A volatilizing member 4 that volatilizes toward the surface, a mounting cylinder 10 that holds the suction core 5 and impregnates the lower end of the suction core 5 into the volatilizing liquid P in the container body 2, and a cap that is mounted on the container body 2 in an overcap shape. It has a main body 20 and is configured. The container body 2, the mounting cylinder 10, and the cap body 20 are each made of a synthetic resin material.

The container body 2 has a structure in which a mouth tube portion 2a having a male screw engraved on the outer peripheral surface is erected via a shoulder portion 2b formed in a reduced diameter on a bottomed tubular body portion 2c. is there. In this embodiment, the body 2c is a container body 2 having a substantially elliptical shape in a plan view, but the shape of the container body 2 is not limited to this.
A mounting cylinder 10 is mounted on the mouth cylinder portion 2a of the container body 2, and a screw cap type lid 30 is screwed onto the mounting cylinder 10 to be fitted. The lid 30 is removed from the mouthpiece 2a when the volatilization container 1 is started to be used.

The mounting cylinder 10 has an inner seal portion 12 on the outside of the lower surface of the annular flange 11, a mortar-shaped tapered portion 13 is formed inside the inner seal portion 13, and a long cylinder portion 14 extending downward is formed at the lower end thereof. It is extended integrally. A through hole 15 for air replacement is formed in the tapered portion 13.
In the mounting cylinder 10, the lower surface of the flange 11 is placed on the upper surface of the mouth cylinder portion 2a, the inner seal portion 12 is brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the mouth cylinder portion 2a, and the tapered portion 13 and the long cylinder portion 14 are further attached to the container body. It is mounted in a state of being hung down toward the bottom (not shown) of 2.

The suction core 3 is formed of a rod-shaped member made of a porous material such as felt, a synthetic fiber bundle, a natural fiber bundle, or a foamed synthetic resin, and is inserted inside the tapered portion 13 and the long cylinder portion 14. It is held in a state. The upper end of the suction core 3 projects upward from the flange 11 so that it can come into contact with the lower surface of the volatilization member 4, which will be described later. Further, the lower end of the suction core 3 reaches the bottom of the container body 2, and it is possible to suck up the volatilized liquid P filled in the container body 2.

The volatilizing member 4 has a thick and wide area due to, for example, papers such as natural paper and synthetic paper, or a porous material such as felt, synthetic fiber bundle, natural fiber bundle, and foamed synthetic resin, and has a large surface area as a whole. It is possible to efficiently volatilize in the air atmosphere in a state where the suction core 3 is impregnated with the volatilized liquid P sucked up.

As shown in FIG. 2, the cap body 20 is formed in an eclipsed tubular shape (overcap shape) with the bottom side open, and has a top wall 21 formed in a substantially elliptical shape in a plan view and a side wall 22 on the short axis side. A plurality of volatilization holes 23 are formed in a front side wall 22A and a rear side wall 22B.
Further, the front side wall 22A and the rear side wall 22B provided on the short axis side, and the right side wall 22C and the left side wall 22D provided on the long axis side are vertically and intermittently parallel to the circumferential direction with predetermined intervals. A pair of elongated holes 24A and elongated holes 24B are formed. Pillar portions 24a are formed at four positions in the circumferential direction of the upper elongated hole 24A, and similarly, pillar portions 24b are formed at four positions in the circumferential direction of the lower elongated hole 24B. .. Then, it is sandwiched between a part of the front side wall 22A and the rear side wall 22B, that is, two pillar portions 24a provided in the upper elongated hole 24A and two pillar portions 24b provided in the lower elongated hole 24B. A deformed portion 25 having a substantially rectangular shape is provided in the area to be formed. In the front side wall 22A or the rear side wall 22B, the deformed portion 25 starts from the pillar portions 24a provided on the upper left and right and the pillar portions 24b provided on the lower left and right, respectively, and the central portion of the deformed portion 25 is the container shaft O. It is configured to be depressed and deformable in the direction approaching. Therefore, when the central portion of the deformed portion 25 is pressed toward the container shaft O, the deformed portion 25 can be deformed into a depressed state.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, four positions inside the cap body 20 located above the elongated hole 24A are located from the inner surface of the front side wall 22A or the rear side wall 22B toward the container shaft O side, respectively. The protruding convex wall portions 26 are integrally formed. Each convex wall portion 26 is arranged in a notch portion 4a formed in a volatilization member 4 provided in the cap main body 20, and is arranged in the vertical direction at the end portion of each convex wall portion 26 on the container shaft O side. An extending long plate-shaped locking member 27 is integrally connected.

Support pieces 27a formed in a substantially J shape upward are formed on the inner surface of each support member 27, and the lower surface of the volatilization member 4 is supported by the support pieces 27a provided at four positions. Has been done. Further, at the lower end of the locking member 27, a locking portion 27b extending to a position slightly lower than the upper end of the deformed portion 25 is provided.
Holes 28 for injection molding are formed at each position of the top wall 21 facing the upper ends of the support members 27 provided at the four locations, and the volatilized liquid P is volatilized in the holes 28. It also functions as a hole.
Further, an engaging projection 22a protruding in the container shaft O direction is formed at the lower end of the side wall 22 of the cap body 20, and is configured to be able to engage with the engaging recess 2d formed in the body 2c of the container body 2. Has been done.

Next, a method of using the volatilization container 1 will be described.
When the cap body 20 is lifted with respect to the container body 2, the engagement protrusion 22a and the engagement recess 2d are disengaged, so that the cap body 20 can be removed from the container body 2. In this state, the upper end of the suction core 3 can be exposed by screwing the lid body 30 off and removing the lid body 30 on which the mouthpiece portion 2a is fitted.

Alternatively, in the case where the suction core 3 is not provided in the mounting portion 10 from the beginning, the suction core 3 is placed in the tapered portion 13 and the long cylinder portion 14 of the mounting portion 10 with the lid 30 removed. It is inserted and the lower end of the suction core 3 is settled in the volatilized liquid P in the container body 2.

Next, the cap body 20 is attached to the upper part of the container body 2 again to engage the engaging protrusion 22a with the engaging recess 2d, and the upper end surface of the suction core 3 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the volatilizing member 4.
As a result, the volatilization member 4 can be impregnated with the volatilization liquid P that has penetrated into the suction core 3 and is sucked upward. The volatilized liquid P vaporized from the surface of the volatilizing member 4 is volatilized to the outside through a plurality of volatilizing holes 23 and opening portions 28 formed in the cap body 20.

Next, in a state where the front side wall 22A and the rear side wall 22B are sandwiched and gripped with one hand, the vicinity of the central portion of each deformed portion 25 is pressed toward the container shaft O to be depressed and deformed. Then, the upper end of each deformed portion 25 gets over the locking portion 27b toward the container shaft O. Since the locking portion 27b projects into the deforming region at the upper end of the deforming portion 25, the upper end of the deforming portion 25 can be locked by the locking portion 27b when the grasped hand is released. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the deformed portion 25 after the depression deformation from being restored to the initial shape before the deformation (see the broken line in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4). In this state, the deformed portion 25 is maintained in a state of being largely depressed and deformed toward the container shaft O, and a volatilization opening Q for volatilizing the volatilized liquid P can be formed in the depressed and deformed portion. In this way, the locking portion 27b functions as a locking mechanism for maintaining the deformed portion 25 in the depressed state.

Here, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the deformed portion 25 is configured to be depressed and deformable to a position inside the outer peripheral surface of the volatilizing member 4, and in the depressed and deformed state, the outer peripheral surface of the volatilizing member 4 is depressed. The lower surface on the side can be arranged to face the volatilization opening Q formed by the deformation portion 25 being depressed and deformed. As a result, the vaporized volatilization liquid P can be easily volatilized through the volatilization opening Q, so that the amount of volatilization can be increased.

Next, in a state where the deformed portion 25 is depressed and deformed, when the right side wall 22C and the left side wall 22D provided in the directions orthogonal to the front side wall 22A and the rear side wall 22B in a plan view are simultaneously pressed toward the container shaft O, the right side is pressed. A large force acts on the wall 22C and the left side wall 22D in the direction away from the container shaft O, and the deformed portion 25 bulges and deforms in the outward direction away from the container shaft O. At this time, since the upper end of the deformed portion 25 gets over the locking portion 27b in the outward direction, the locking of the upper end of the deformed portion 25 by the locking portion 27b can be easily released. As a result, the deformed portion 25 is restored to the initial shape before deformation (bulging shape that bulges outward), and the volatilization opening Q formed by the depressed deformation is closed, so that the amount of volatilization is reduced to the initial state before deformation. Can be done. That is, the right side wall 22C and the left side wall 22D constituting the cap body 20 have a locking release function for returning the depressed and deformed deformed portion 25 to the initial shape before deformation.

As described above, in the present invention, it is possible to adjust the amount of volatilization of the volatilization liquid P by depressedly deforming the deformed portion 25 provided on the cap body 20 or returning it to the initial shape (bulging shape) before deformation. It has become.

5 to 9 show a second embodiment of the present invention.
The volatilization container 1 shown in the second embodiment is different from the volatilization container 1 described in the first embodiment in the configuration of the cap body 20, and other configurations and effects are the same as those in the first embodiment. In the description, the cap main body 20 will be mainly described. The same members shall be designated by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 5, the cap body 20 shown in the second embodiment has a top wall 21, a front side wall 22A and a rear side wall 22B formed by a curved surface that bulges outward from the container shaft O, and a right side. It is an eclipsed tubular member formed by having a side wall 22 formed by a wall 22C and a left side wall 22D, and the bottom side is open.
A plurality of volatilization holes 23 are formed in the top wall 21, the front side wall 22A, and the rear side wall 22B, and the front side wall 22A and the rear side wall 22B are elongated holes 24A arranged horizontally at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. , 24B are formed.

A recess extending along the height direction between the left end of the long hole 24A and the left end of the long hole 24B and between the right end of the long hole 24A and the right end of the long hole 24B on the front side wall 22A side. Each of the strips 24c is formed. A deformed portion 25 having a substantially rectangular shape is formed in a portion surrounded by the elongated holes 24A and 24B arranged vertically and the pair of recessed portions 24c arranged on the left and right. Then, by pressing the vicinity of the central portion of the deformed portion 25, the deformed portion 25 can be depressed and deformed in the direction in which the central portion approaches the container shaft O, starting from the left and right concave portions 24c.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, an opening 28 is formed at a position closer to the front side wall 22A of the top wall 21 forming the cap body 20. The opening portion 28 includes a hanging piece portion 28a in which the front end portion of the opening portion 28 is hung downward inside the opening portion 28, and a locking portion 28b formed at the lower end of the hanging piece portion 28a. A fulcrum portion 28c formed in a thin shape in the vicinity of the locking portion 28b and a swing member 29 continuously provided to the fulcrum portion 28c are integrally formed.

The swing member 29 is formed in a long plate shape or a rod shape, and a finger hook portion 29a is provided at the upper end and a pressing portion 29b is provided at the lower end. The upper end finger hook portion 29a is arranged in the opening portion 28 through the notch portion 4a formed in the volatilization member 4 provided in the cap body 20, and the lower end pressing portion 29b is the mouth cylinder portion 2a of the container body 2. Is arranged close to the side surface 31 of the lid 30 in which the lid 30 is fitted, and in this state, it is swingably supported with respect to the fulcrum portion 28c.

Similar to the first embodiment, in the volatilization container 1 shown in the second embodiment, the lid 30 in which the mouthpiece 2a of the container body 2 is fitted is removed, and the upper end surface of the suction core 3 is the volatilization member 4. Use can be started by contacting the bottom surface. The volatilization liquid P sucked up through the suction core 3 and impregnated with the volatilization member 4 is volatilized from the volatilization member 4 into the outside air atmosphere through the volatilization holes 23 and the opening portions 28 formed in the cap body 20. To.

As shown in FIG. 8, when the deformed portion 25 provided on the front side wall 22A of the cap body 20 is manually pressed toward the container shaft O, the deformed portion 25 can be depressed and deformed into the container shaft O. At this time, the upper end of the deformed portion 25 gets over the locking portion 28b inward. Since the lower end of the locking portion 28b projects into the deforming region of the upper end of the deforming portion 25, the upper end of the deforming portion 25 can be locked by the locking portion 28b when the pressed hand is released. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the deformed portion 25 after the depression deformation from being restored to the initial shape (bulging shape) before the deformation. In this locked state, the deformed portion 25 is maintained in a state of being largely depressed and deformed toward the container shaft O, and a volatilization opening Q for volatilizing the volatilized liquid P can be formed in the depressed and deformed portion. In this way, the locking portion 28b functions as a locking mechanism for maintaining the deformed portion 25 in the depressed state.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, even in the configuration of the second embodiment, the deformed portion 25 is configured to be depressed and deformable to a position inside the outer peripheral surface of the volatilizing member 4, and is in a depressed and deformed state. Since the lower surface of the volatilization member 4 on the outer peripheral surface side can be arranged to face the position directly above the volatilization opening Q formed by the deformation portion 25 being depressed and deformed, the volatilization volatilizes through the volatilization opening Q. It is possible to increase the volatilization amount of the liquid P.

As shown in FIG. 9, when the swing member 29 is swung by inserting a fingertip between the hanging piece portion 28a and the finger hook portion 29a which is the upper end of the swing member 29 through the opening portion 28, the swing member 29 is swung. The pressing portion 29b at the lower end of 29 can push the inner surface of the deformed portion 25 toward the outside. At this time, since the upper end of the deformed portion 25 gets over the locking portion 28b toward the outside, the locking of the upper end of the deformed portion 25 by the locking portion 28b can be easily released. As a result, the deformed portion 25 returns to the initial shape (bulging shape) before the deformation, so that the amount of volatilization can be reduced to the initial state before the deformation. That is, the swing member 29 has a function as an unlocking mechanism for unlocking the deformed portion 25 by the locking portion 28b.

As described above, also in the second embodiment, the volatilization opening Q is formed or formed by the deformed portion 25 provided in the cap body 20 by being depressed and deformed or returned to the initial shape (bulging shape) before the deformation. Since the volatilization opening Q can be closed, the volatilization amount of the volatilization liquid P can be adjusted in the same manner as described above.

Although the configuration of the present invention and its action and effect have been described above with reference to Examples, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above Examples.

For example, in the above embodiment, the screw cap type lid 30 is shown as the lid of the container body 2, but the lid 30 is not limited to this, and the mouthpiece 2a is fitted by fitting. It may be of the type that does.

Further, in the first embodiment, the case where the deformed portion 25 is provided on both the front side wall 22A and the rear side wall 22B has been described, but the configuration may be such that the deformed portion 25 is provided on only one of them.

Further, in the second embodiment, the configuration in which the deformed portion 25, the locking mechanism, and the unlocking mechanism are provided only on the front side wall 22A side has been described, but the same configuration is provided on the rear side wall 22B side as well. It is possible to further increase the amount of volatilization.

The present invention can be used in a wider range of applications in the field of volatile containers that volatilize air fresheners, deodorants, and the like.

1: Volatilization container 2: Container body 2a: Mouth cylinder 2b: Shoulder 2c: Body 2d: Engagement recess 3: Suction core 4: Volatilizer 4a: Notch 10: Mounting cylinder 11: Flange 12: Inner seal Part 13: Tapered part 14: Long cylinder part 15: Through hole 20: Cap body 21: Top wall 22: Side wall 22A: Front side wall 22B: Rear side wall 22C: Right side wall 22D: Left side wall 22a: Engagement protrusion 23: Volatilization hole 24A: Long hole 24B: Long hole 24a: Pillar part 24b: Pillar part 24c: Concave part 25: Deformed part 26: Convex wall part 27: Locking member 27a: Support piece 27b: Locking part 28: Opening part 28a : Hanging piece portion 28b: Locking portion 28c: Supporting point portion 29: Swinging member 29a: Finger hook portion 29b: Pressing portion 30: Lid body 31: Side surface O: Container shaft P: Volatilizer liquid Q: Volatilization opening

Claims (4)

A container body (2) for accommodating the volatilized liquid (P), a mounting tube (10) mounted on the mouth tube portion (2a) of the container body (2), and the container body (10) from the mounting tube (10). A suction core (3) hanging inside the suction core (P) to suck up the volatilization liquid (P), and a volatilization member (4) for volatilizing the volatilization liquid (P) sucked up by the suction core (3). A volatilization container having a cap body (20) attached to the container body (2).
The cap body (20) has a top wall (21) and a side wall (22) in which a volatilization hole (23) is formed, and a part of the side wall (22) is deformed in the container shaft (O) direction. A locking portion (Q) that forms a volatilization opening (Q) in which the volatilization liquid (P) is volatilized to the outside by maintaining the deformed portion (25) that is possibly formed and the deformed state of the deformed portion (25). A volatilization container characterized in that 27b, 28b) are integrally molded. The volatilization container according to claim 1, wherein the deformable portion (25) is configured to be deformable to a position inside at least the outer peripheral surface of the volatilization member (4). The cap body (20) is provided with a deformed portion (25) that deforms a part of the front side wall (22A) and the rear side wall (22B) with respect to the front side wall (22A) and the rear side wall (22B). The volatilization according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the right side wall (22C) and the left side wall (22D) provided at orthogonal positions have an unlocking function for restoring the deformed portion (25) to the initial shape before deformation. container. As a locking release function for restoring the deformed portion (25) to the initial shape before deformation, a finger hook portion (29a) is formed at one end, and the deformed portion (25) is pressed against the other end by the locking portion (28b). The volatilization container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a swinging member (29) in which a pressing portion (29b) for releasing the lock is formed and swingably provided.

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