JPH0558366U - Wick storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] To open and close the lead outlet of the lead storage container with one-touch operation with one hand. A container main body having a wick storage part and a wick discharge port that allows the wicks to come out of the storage part one by one, and a wick storage part and a wick mounted on the container main body. A gate member that is moved between a position that shuts off the core passage between the outlets and a position that opens it, and this gate member is always attached so that the gate member is located at a position that shuts off the core passage. A biasing member for biasing,
When the core is taken out from the container body, the gate member is moved to a position where the core passage is opened by operating a finger or the like.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial application]

 The present invention relates to a lead storage container for storing a mechanical pencil, a lead for writing such as a drawing tool, and the like.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As this kind of wick storage container, as shown in FIG. 4, a container having a simple tea-tube type structure is known. The container 1 is composed of, for example, a rectangular box-shaped cylinder body 2 and a lid 3 that is fitted into and removed from the cylinder body 2. However, in this structure, when the user opens the lid 3 in order to take out a desired number of cores, all the cores are scattered from the cylinder body 2 to the outside.

A proposal for solving this problem is made in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-34156. The device proposed in this publication is a tea canister type container, but the lid is rotatably fitted to the barrel body, and a narrow core discharge port is provided in the lid, so that the lid is fixed to the barrel body. Only a certain number of cores in the cylinder body can be taken out to the outside through the core outlet of the lid only when it is rotated at an angle. With this configuration, the number of parts is small and the structure is simple. Therefore, the problem that all the cores in the cylinder body are scattered to the outside is avoided, but it is necessary to return the original position again after rotating the lid to a predetermined angle when taking out the core. In addition, there has been a strong demand for reducing the time required to open and close the lead outlet.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lead storage container capable of opening and closing the lead outlet with one-touch operation of one hand.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems A wick storage container according to the present invention comprises a container main body having a wick storage part and a wick discharge port that allows the wicks to come out of the storage part one by one. A gate member mounted on the container body and moved between a position for blocking a core passage between the accommodating portion of the core and the core outlet and a position for opening the core passage; An urging member that constantly urges the gate member so that the gate member is positioned so as to block the passage, and the gate member is operated by operating a finger or the like when taking out the core from the container body. It is moved to the position where the passage is opened.

[0006]

[Action]

 When taking out the lead from the lead storage container of the present invention, it is sufficient to hold the lead storage container with, for example, one hand and move the gate member to the lead passage opening position with a thumb or the like. When is released, the gate member automatically returns to the core passage blocking position.

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of this invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, a lead storage container 10 according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a container body 11. The container body 11 is composed of an outer case 12 having a rectangular tubular shape and an inner case 13 having a box-like container shape that is detachably fitted into the outer case 12. A storage portion 15 for the lead 14 is provided in the inner case 13, and a lead outlet 16 is provided in the outer case 12 to allow the lead 14 to move one by one. The lead outlet 16 is provided in the cylindrical protrusion 16 a of the outer case 12.

Further, in the inner case 13 and the outer case 12, the core passages 17, which are linearly aligned along the fitting direction of the outer case 12 and the inner case 13, up to the core discharge port 16 of the inner case 13, 18 are provided. Between the core passage 18 of the inner case 13 and the core passage 17 of the outer case, a gate member 19 for blocking and opening the core passages 17 is arranged. The gate member 19 is integrally provided with a finger operation unit 20 that faces the outside from an opening 12a on a side portion of the outer case 12, and the finger operation unit 20 includes the gate member 19 at the core of the inner case 13. An elastic arm (biasing member) 21 that constantly urges the passage 18 and the core passage 17 of the outer case 12 so as to move to a position that blocks the passage 18 is integrally provided. The elastic arm portion 21 is integrally connected to the inner case 13.

The gate member 19 is reciprocated in a direction intersecting the core passages 17 and 18, and has a through hole 19 a corresponding to the core passages 17 and 18. That is, the lead 14 can be taken out when the through hole 19a is aligned with the core passages 17 and 18, and the lead 14 can be taken out when the through hole 19a is displaced from the alignment position with the core passages 17 and 18. It will be blocked and the lead outlet 16 will be closed. The inner case 13 is fitted into the outer case 12 after accommodating the core 14, and the inner case 13 and the outer case 12 are fitted with the fitting protrusions 22 and 22 so that the inner case 13 does not easily come off in this state. A corresponding fitting recess 23 is provided.

According to this embodiment, as is apparent from FIG. 1, when the lead 14 is taken out from the lead storage container 10, the finger operation portion 20 is pushed into the outer case 12 as indicated by an arrow. It suffices to insert it, and as a result, the gate member 19 connects the core passages 18 and 17 to open the core discharge port 16. After taking out the desired number of the cores 14 in this state and then releasing the finger operation part 20, the gate member 19 shuts off the core passages 18 and 17 by the force of the elastic arm part 21 and closes the core discharge port 16. It is automatically returned to the position as an arrow. Therefore, the opening / closing operation of the lead outlet 16 can be performed by one-touch operation with one hand.

FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the container body 11 is composed of a lower half container 31 and an upper half container 32 covering the lower half container 31. At least one of the lower half container 31 and the upper half container 32 (mainly the lower half container 31 in this embodiment) has a storage portion 15 for the lead 14, a lead outlet 16, a lead storage portion 15, and A core passage 17 that communicates the core outlet 16 and a mounting recess 31a for the gate member 19 and an elastic body (biasing member) 21a that biases the gate member 19 are provided.

In this embodiment, the gate member 19 is formed separately from the container body 11, that is, the upper half container 31 and the lower half container 32. Further, the elastic body 21a is integrally formed with the gate member 19 and is composed of, for example, a hollow elastic ball or the like, but it may be formed as a separate body replacing a normal spring. Further, the upper half container 31 and the lower half container 32 are provided with a concave-convex fitting portion (fixing means) so that when the lower half container 32 is covered with the upper half container 31, they are detachably fixed to each other. 33 and 34 are provided. Further, the upper half container 31 and the lower half container 32 may be connected to each other by a PP hinge (thin hinge) 35, or may be separately formed.

In this embodiment, after the wick 14 is packed in the wick storage portion 15, the lower half container 32 is placed over the upper half container 31 and fitted. The removal of the core 14 is performed in the same manner as in the first embodiment by operating the gate member 19.

[0014]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the container body is provided with the gate member for opening and closing the lead discharge port, and the gate member is moved to a position where the lead discharge port is opened by fingers or the like. At the same time, after removing the force of the fingers, etc., the elastic body will automatically return to the position that closes the lead outlet, so the lead can be taken out from the container body with one-touch operation with one hand. It is possible to do.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 is a cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the container of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view, partly in section, of the developed state of the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a conventional container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 core storage container 11 container body 12 outer case 13 inner case 14 core 15 core storage part 16 core discharge port 17, 18 core passageway 19 gate member 19a through hole 20 finger operation part 21 elastic arm part (biasing member) 21a elastic body (Biasing member) 31 Upper half container 32 Lower half container 33, 34 Fixing means 35 PP hinge

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container body (11) communicating with an internally formed wick storage portion (15) and having a wick discharge port (16) for discharging wicks one by one, and to the container body (11). A gate member (19) which is mounted and is displaceable to a position for blocking and opening the core passage between the wick accommodating portion (15) and the wick discharge port (16), and the gate member (19) for displacing the core passage (1).
7, 18) urging member (21) for urging toward the shutoff position,
(21a) and a lead storage container. 2. An inner case (1) having a lead storage part (15).
3), a container body (11) that is detachably attached to the inner case (13) and has an outer case (12) having a lead discharge port (16) communicating with the lead storage portion (15);
The gate member (19) is provided with a gate member (19) which is displaceable to a position for blocking and opening the core passages (17, 18) between the inner case (13) and the outer case (12). Is a finger operation part (20) facing the outside from the opening of the outer case (12), and the gate member (19).
Is the core passage of the inner case (13) and the outer case (1
2. A core storage container, characterized in that the urging member (21) for constantly urging so as to move to the position of blocking the core passage of 2) is integrally connected to the inner case (13). 3. The container body (11) comprises an upper half container (3).
1) and a lower half container 32 covering the same, and at least one of the upper half container (31) and the lower half container (32) is provided with the lead storage part (15) and a lead outlet. (16), the lead storage portion (15) and the lead outlet (1
6) A core passage (17) for communicating with each other, a mounting portion for the gate member (19) and a biasing member (21a) for biasing the gate member (19) are provided, and the upper half container and the lower half container (32). The lower half container (32) is the upper half container (3
The wick storage container according to claim 1, further comprising fixing means (33, 34) for fixing the both to each other in a separable manner when covered with 1).