JPH107159A - Container with cap - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] The present invention relates to a container with a cap having a tubular container, which can be self-standing during normal use and has a small volume at the time of disposal to facilitate handling. And In a container with a cap constituted by a container body (11) and a cap (12), a container body (11) is loaded into a loading chamber (16) into which a content (21) is loaded, and a support chamber (22) is filled with a support medium (22) for standing up. 17, 18 and loading room 1
6 and an opening 19 for taking out the contents, and a discharge unit 29 used for discharging the support medium 22 filled in the support chambers 17 and 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container with a cap, and more particularly to a container with a cap having a container body formed of a flexible material.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, containers for storing liquids and fluids have been
Its uses range from eating and drinking or cosmetics,
In each case, various types have been developed to meet the needs of consumers. In particular, recent cosmetic containers have a wide variety of forms and types of materials due to diversification and individualization of consumers or advances in technology.

[0003] The most important function of a container is to maintain and protect the contents of the container, but also important functions are multifunctionality at the time of use, manufacturing cost, and sales promotion when viewed as a product. I can say. In recent years, from the viewpoint of environmental protection, it has become increasingly important to consider the form of a container. For example,
When the container is discarded after using the contents, it is preferable that the volume of the container is as small as possible for storage and handling of the container. Therefore, after using the container, the container can be handled easily by crushing the container to reduce the volume.

[0004] As a material of the cosmetic container, generally, there are many materials formed of glass. However, in the case of a cosmetic container made of glass, the container cannot be crushed, and the volume cannot be reduced at the time of disposal. Therefore, containers using a flexible resin or film as a material for cosmetic containers have been attracting attention.

FIG. 5 shows a conventional container with a cap using a resin or a film as a material of the cosmetic container. Container 1 with cap shown in FIG. 5 (A)
Uses a resin-made tubular container 2 as a cosmetic container. The container 3 with a cap shown in FIG. 5B uses a film pack 4 made of a film in which an aluminum foil and a resin film are laminated as a cosmetic container.

[0006]

Incidentally, a container with a cap as a cosmetic container, when displayed or used on a mirror stand or the like, is set up for reasons such as improving the installation space and visibility. It is often desired to place them.

The above-mentioned flexible containers 1 and 3 have the advantage that the volume can be reduced after use, but it is difficult to make the containers 1 and 3 stand alone by themselves, There is a disadvantage that it must be placed. On the other hand, there is a problem that the container made of a hard material such as glass can be placed in an upright state, that is, self-standing, but the volume cannot be reduced after use as described above.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and even when a container main body made of a flexible material is used, it can be made to stand alone during normal use and at the time of disposal. It is an object of the present invention to provide a container with a cap capable of reducing the size of the container.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems The above-mentioned problems can be solved by taking the following means. In the container with the cap according to the first aspect of the present invention, the loading chamber in which the content is loaded, the support chamber in which the supporting medium for self-supporting is filled, and the content are taken out from the loading chamber. A container body made of a flexible material, comprising: an opening; and a discharge unit used to discharge the support medium filled in the support chamber; and a structure detachable from the opening. And a cap to be attached with the cap.

In the invention according to a second aspect, in the container with a cap according to the first aspect, a plurality of support chambers are formed in the container body, and each of the support chambers is communicated with a communication hole. It is characterized by the following.

Further, according to a third aspect of the present invention, in the container with a cap according to the first or second aspect, any one of a gas and a liquid is used as the supporting medium.

The above means operates as follows. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the container body includes the loading chamber, the support chamber, the opening, and the discharge section. The loading chamber is loaded with contents. The support chamber is filled with a support medium for making the container body self-supporting.

The opening communicates with the loading chamber, and the contents are taken out from the opening. The cap is removably attached to the opening to prevent the contents from leaking from the container body in the mounted state, and to take out the contents in the removed state. Further, the discharge unit is used when discharging the support medium filled in the support chamber. That is, the support medium filled in the support chamber is discharged from the discharge section.

Here, the contents filled in the loading chamber are reduced by being used, and the space of the loading chamber is increased as the contents are used. Therefore, in the case of a flexible container body formed solely from the loading chamber, even if the container can be self-supported in a state where the contents are fully filled, it cannot be self-supported as the contents decrease.

However, by providing a supporting chamber in addition to the loading chamber, and filling the supporting chamber with a supporting medium for making the container body self-supporting, the container body can be made to stand alone irrespective of the use state of the contents. Can be maintained. on the other hand,
When the container body is discarded, the support medium loaded in the support chamber is discharged using the discharge unit. Thus, the container body formed of the flexible material can be flexibly deformed, and can be disposed of in a state where the volume is reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by forming a plurality of support chambers in the container main body, even if the container main body has a complicated shape, the support chamber is formed therein. It can be formed. In addition, since the plurality of support chambers are configured to communicate with each other through the communication hole, the support medium loaded in all the support chambers from one discharge unit can be discarded.

As described in the third aspect, it is desirable to use either a gas or a liquid as the supporting medium.

[0018]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show a container 10 with a cap according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the capped container 10, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a state diagram of the capped container 10 at the time of disposal, and FIG. It is an external view of the container 10 with a cap at the time.

The container 10 with a cap generally comprises a container body 11 and a cap 12. In this embodiment, the container body 11 has a substantially conical shape, and is made of, for example, a resin such as polyethylene (PE) to have flexibility.

Since the container body 11 has a substantially conical shape as described above, the area of the bottom portion 13 is wider than that of the upper portion, so that the container body 11 is easily self-standing. Further, the container body 11 is configured such that the inner wall 15 also formed of a flexible resin is formed inside the outer wall 14 formed of a flexible resin such as PE as described above.

As described above, by providing the outer wall 14 and the inner wall 15, the inside of the container body 11 has a configuration defined by a plurality of rooms. This embodiment shows an example in which one loading chamber 16 and two supporting chambers 17 and 18 are formed inside the container body 11. The loading chamber 16 is a chamber in which contents 21 such as cosmetics are loaded, and has a larger capacity than the supporting chambers 17 and 18. The loading chamber 16 has an inner wall 15
And an opening 19 for taking out the contents 21 is formed at the upper part thereof.

In the position where the opening 19 of the container main body 11 is formed, the cap mounting portion 2 to which the cap 12 is mounted is removed.
0 is formed. In the present embodiment, the cap 12 and the cap mounting portion 20 are configured to be screw-fitted.
Therefore, when the cap 12 is mounted on the cap mounting portion 20, the contents 21 can be prevented from leaking from the opening 19, and the contents can be removed by removing the cap 12 from the cap mounting portion 20 at the time of use. 19 can be taken out.

On the other hand, the support chambers 17 and 18 are
Is a room filled with a supporting medium 22 (indicated by satin) for self-supporting, and is formed by being surrounded by an outer wall 14 and an inner wall 15. As described above, in the present embodiment, two support chambers 17 and 18 are formed in the container main body 11, the support chamber 17 is located on the side of the container main body 11, and the support chamber 18 is It is located at the bottom of the container body 11. The support chamber 17 and the support chamber 18 are configured to communicate with each other through a plurality of (six in this embodiment) communication holes 23 to 28.

In this embodiment, air is used as the support medium 22 loaded in the support chambers 17 and 18. However, the support medium 22 is not limited to air, but may be another gas such as nitrogen or a liquid such as water. The support medium 22 is provided in the support chambers 17 and 1.
No. 8 is filled. Therefore, the support medium 2
2 is filled in the support chambers 17 and 18, so that the loading chamber 16 is in a state where the floating ring is filled with air, for example.
The structure has a predetermined strength. Therefore, the support medium 22
Of the container body 1 by filling
1 is maintained in a self-supporting shape (conical shape in this embodiment).

The contents 21 filled in the loading chamber 16 are
Although the amount decreases with use, the container body 11 maintains a self-supporting shape irrespective of the decrease in the filling amount of the contents 21. Therefore, when the container 10 with a cap is used as a cosmetic container, the container 10 with a cap can be placed upright in an installation space such as a display stand or a mirror stand, so that the storage property and the visibility can be improved. .

When the volume of the support chambers 17 and 18 increases, the container body 11 increases in size and the volume of the loading chamber 16 decreases. Therefore, it is desirable that the volumes of the support chambers 17 and 18 be the smallest in a range where the strength of the container main body 11 can be realized.

The strength of the support chambers 17 and 18 also changes depending on the support medium 22 to be filled. Specifically, when a gas such as air is used as the support medium 22, the strength of the support chambers 17 and 18 is low, but the weight of the container body 11 can be reduced. When a liquid such as water is used as the support medium 22, the weight of the container body 11 increases,
The strength of the support chambers 17 and 18 can be increased. Therefore, by appropriately selecting the volumes of the support chambers 17 and 18 and the material of the support medium 22, it is possible to realize a container main body 11 that is optimal for the use of the container 10 with a cap.

On the other hand, a discharge portion 29 is formed in a portion of the container main body 11 that is inconspicuous in appearance (the lower part of the container main body 11 in this embodiment). The discharge section 29 is provided in the support chamber 1
This is used when discharging the supporting medium 22 filled in 7, 8. In the present embodiment, a discharge hole 30 communicating with the communication hole 23 is formed inside the discharge portion 29, and in a normal state (meaning other than when the container 10 with a cap is discarded), the discharge hole 30 is heated. It is closed by a seal or the like. Therefore, the support medium 22 does not leak from the discharge unit 29 in the normal state.

When the support medium 22 is discharged, the discharge portion 29 is cut to open a discharge hole 30. Thereby, the support medium 22 can be discharged from the support chambers 17 and 18. In addition, this discharge part 29 is a container 1 with a cap.
Since it is not preferable in terms of the design of 0, it is necessary to provide the container main body 11 at a portion that is not noticeable in appearance. In the illustrated example, the discharge portion 29 is provided at the lower portion of the container main body 11 so that the discharge portion 29 is inconspicuous in appearance.

However, the position at which the discharge portion 29 is formed is not limited to this. For example, a configuration may be employed in which a concave portion that is depressed inward is formed at the bottom of the container body 11 and the discharge portion 29 is provided within this concave portion. . Thereby, it is possible to adopt a configuration in which the discharge unit 29 is not exposed to the outside in a state where the container 10 with the cap is self-standing.

Next, the function of the container 10 having the above-described configuration will be described. As described above, in the normal use state, the support chambers 17 and 18 formed in the container body 11 are filled with the support medium 22, so that the support chambers 17 and 18 have a predetermined strength. . Also,
The container main body 11 has a substantially conical shape that is easy to stand on its own.

For this reason, the container body 11 is supported by the support chambers 17 and 1.
8, the container 10 with the cap is placed in the filling chamber 16
It can be made independent irrespective of the residual amount of the contents 21 in the inside. Therefore, in the case of display or installation on a mirror base or the like, installation space is not required and visibility can be improved.

On the other hand, when the contents 21 in the filling chamber 16 are exhausted and the container 10 with the cap is discarded, the discharging section 29 is cut off to open the discharging hole 30 and the supporting chambers 17 and 18 are opened.
From the support medium 22. When the support medium 22 is discharged from the support chambers 17 and 18, the container main body 11 is in a state capable of being flexibly deformed.

Therefore, by crushing the container body 11,
As shown in FIG. 3, the volume of the container 10 with a cap can be reduced. Thereby, at the time of disposal, the container 10 with the cap can be easily disposed.
The process of discharging the support medium 22 from the support chambers 17 and 18 and the process of crushing the container body 11 can be performed simultaneously.

In the above embodiment, the container body 11
Although an example is shown in which only one loading chamber 16 is formed, a plurality of loading chambers can be formed in the container body. Therefore, for example, the present invention can be applied to a two-color mixing container or the like. Also, as described above, the support chamber 1
Since a harmless gas or liquid such as air or water is selected as the support medium 22 to be filled into the tubes 7 and 18, no inconvenience occurs even if the support medium 22 is discarded.

[0036]

According to the present invention as described above, the following various effects can be realized. According to the first aspect of the present invention, the supporting chamber is provided in addition to the loading chamber, and the supporting chamber is filled with a supporting medium for making the container body self-supporting. Can be maintained in a self-sustainable shape.

When the container body is discarded, the support medium loaded in the support chamber is discharged using the discharge section, so that the container body formed of a flexible material can be flexibly deformed. This makes it possible to dispose of the battery in a reduced volume. Thus, the container with the cap can be easily disposed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, even if the shape of the container main body has a complicated shape, it is possible to form a support chamber inside the container body, and to form a plurality of support chambers. By adopting a configuration in which communication is performed by the communication holes, the support medium loaded in all the support chambers can be discarded from one discharge unit.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a container with a cap according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a state at the time of disposal of the container with a cap according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an external view of a container with a cap according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view showing an example of a conventional container with a cap.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Container with cap 11 Container main body 12 Cap 13 Bottom part 14 Outer wall 15 Inner wall 16 Loading chamber 17, 18 Support chamber 19 Opening 20 Cap mounting part 21 Contents 22 Supporting medium 23-28 Communication hole 29 Discharge part 30 Discharge hole

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A loading chamber into which contents are loaded, a supporting chamber into which a supporting medium for self-supporting is filled, an opening communicating with the loading chamber to take out the contents, and It has a discharge part used when discharging the filled support medium, and has a container body formed of a flexible material, and a cap attached to the opening in a detachable configuration. A container with a cap. 2. The container with a cap according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of support chambers are formed in the container main body, and each of the support chambers is communicated with a communication hole. 3. The container with a cap according to claim 1, wherein one of a gas and a liquid is used as the support medium.