JP3517000B2 - Aerosol container top structure - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide an aerosol container having a cover cap capable of preventing unnecessary external force from acting on a push button in nonuse and pushing down a push button and ejecting contents from a nozzle without removing a cover cap from a container body in use. CONSTITUTION: Partial spherical shells in the respective top parts of a shoulder cover 11 and a cap 12 cooperatively constitute a perfect dome shape to cover the push button 4 in nonuse. To use the container, a user rotates the cap 12 by 90 deg. to align the window opening 18 of the shoulder cover 11 and the window opening 35 of the cap 12 to expose an ejection nozzle. The rear surface part 25 of the shoulder cover 11 and the open part composed in the rear surface part 36 of the cap 12 are then superposed on each other to expose the push button 4 and, therefore, the user inserts the fingertip from the superposed open parts and pushes down the push button 4 to eject the contents from the ejection nozzle through the window opening parts superposed on each other.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aerosol container for ejecting contents in a spray form by liquefied gas pressure, and more particularly to a structure of a container top having a push button.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An aerosol container has a container body in which the contents are stored together with a liquefied gas, and a push button equipped with a spray nozzle is provided at the top of the container. The structure is such that the contents are ejected from the nozzle.

[0003]

Such an aerosol container has the convenience that the contents can be sprayed by a one-touch operation of pushing down the push button with the finger only for taking out the contents, while the push button and the ejection Since the nozzle is protruding and exposed at the top of the container, an external force may unintentionally act on the push button and the contents may be ejected when the push button is pushed down, resulting in an accident that stains the surrounding area. There is a case where dust or the like adheres to the ejection nozzle, and a normal ejection operation cannot be performed when necessary. Because of this, use the cover cap to cover the pushbutton when not in use,
An aerosol container configured to remove the cover cap and push down the push button when the contents are used has also been developed.

However, in the conventional aerosol container in which the cap thus constructed is to be removed, handling of the cover cap is troublesome, and when the cover cap is removed during use, the cover cap may be separated from the container and scattered. . Due to this, when the contents are not used, the push button of the aerosol container is covered to prevent an unnecessary external force from acting on the push button, and it is possible to prevent dust and the like from adhering to the ejection nozzle, It is desired to develop an aerosol container in which the push button can be pushed down with a finger when the contents are used without removing the cover cap from the container.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is always attached to the aerosol container body to cover the push button, and unnecessary external force acts on the push button when not in use. It is possible to prevent the dust from adhering to the ejection nozzle and to ensure the normal operation of the ejection nozzle.
An object of the present invention is to provide an aerosol container provided with a cover cap that can push down the push button and eject the contents from the nozzle without the need to remove the cover cap from the container body during use.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems] In response to this purpose, the aerosol container top structure of the invention, rectangular formed around the spray nozzle in the front portion and the ejection nozzle to the front portion
A cover cap that covers the top of the aerosol container having an aerosol push button that can be pushed down in the axial direction and that has a contact rib in the form of a top, and the shoulder cap and the cap. The shoulder cover is formed on the front surface with the ejection nozzle.
It has a cylindrical body and a head in which a window opening that is aligned with the cheek is formed, and the vertical direction is formed on the inner surface of the front surface in the vertical direction.
Has a groove that tightly and slidably receives the contact rib,
The head is a partial spherical shell whose front is closed and whose rear is open stands up from the top surface of the front surface of the body, and a positioning projection is projected in the vicinity of the top surface of the top surface,
The cap has a cylindrical body portion having a window opening formed on a front surface portion thereof that can be aligned with the ejection nozzle, and a head portion, and is coaxial with the shoulder cover and outside the shoulder cover with respect to the shaft. are rotatably disposed, the head of the cap the top surface of the cooperation with the head of the shoulder cover the cover cap is open the forward closed rear that can close like a dome
A partial spherical shell standing up from the front surface of the body of the cap, and a positioning abutting piece capable of abutting on the positioning projection of the shoulder cover is provided on the inner surface of the head of the cap ; Shoulder cover positioning protrusions and
Positioning abutment piece can be overcome by elastic deformation
It is characterized by being Noh .

[0007]

The cover cap is attached to the top of the container body, and when not in use, the partial spherical shells of the heads of the shoulder cover and the cap work together to form a complete dome shape and cover the push button. When using, rotate the cap about 180 degrees, align the window opening of the shoulder cover with the window opening of the cap to expose the ejection nozzle, and overlap the rear part of the shoulder cover with the open part formed on the rear part of the cap. Since the push button is exposed, the push button is pushed down by inserting a finger from the overlapping opening portion, and the contents are ejected from the ejection nozzle through the overlapping window opening portion. Although the ejection nozzle is displaced downward by pushing down the push button, a contact rib for guiding a rectangular displacement is formed around the ejection nozzle, and the contact rib is a rectangular guide formed on the inner surface of the shoulder cover. By sliding in close contact with the groove, air is not caught in the cover cap even when the aerosol is jetted, and a quiet jetted state can be realized.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is an aerosol container. The aerosol container 1 is provided with a cover cap 3 on the upper end of the container body 2. A push button 4 is attached to the top of the container body 2 so as to be vertically movable. Figure 1
6 and 17, a nozzle 5 is provided on the front surface of the push button 4, and a rectangular contact rib 6 is formed around the nozzle 5. The upper surface 7 of the push button 4 is a contact surface with a finger. The push button 4 is covered with a cover cap 3. The cover cap 3 includes a shoulder cover 11 and a cap 12. Shoulder cover 11
Has a shape in which a part of the dome is cut out. That is, the shoulder cover 11 includes a body portion 13 and a head portion 14 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6. The body 13 has a cylindrical shape, and is attached to the top of the container body 2 by fitting the hem 15 at the lower end of the body 13 to the winding portion 16 of the container body 2. A circular window opening 1 is provided on the front surface portion 17 of the body portion 13.
8 is formed. A groove 22 having a predetermined width is formed on the inner surface of the front surface portion 17 in the vertical direction, that is, in the direction of the central axis 21 of the body portion 13.
Are formed.

The width of the groove 22 is substantially equal to or slightly larger than the lateral width of the contact rib 6 on the front surface of the push button 4 described above, and the contact rib 6 can be closely slidably received. It has a width that allows sliding. An annular groove 10 is formed on the outer periphery of the body portion 13 by an annular rib 9 as shown in FIG. 7. Body 13
The head 14 is continuous on the top. The head portion 14 is composed of a partial spherical shell forming a part of a hemispherical dome-shaped spherical shell indicated by an imaginary line 23, and this partial spherical shell is located on the front surface portion of the shoulder cover 11 and the front surface of the body portion 13. It stands up from the top of the section. The rear surface 24 of the head 14 substantially coincides with an imaginary plane including the central axis 21. A region 26 above the rear surface portion 25 of the body portion 13 and behind the rear surface 24 of the head portion 14 is open. On the upper surface 27 of the rear surface portion 25 of the body portion 13, as shown in FIG. 8, a positioning projection 28 projects in the vicinity of the rear surface 24 of the head portion 14.

On the other hand, the cap 12 is shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 1.
As shown in FIGS. 0 to 14, a body portion 31 and a head portion 32 are provided. The body portion 31 has a cylindrical shape and is attached to the outside of the shoulder cover 11 by being fitted into the annular groove 10 of the shoulder cover 11 with an annular rib 33 (see FIG. 15) at the lower end of the body portion 31. It is coaxially rotatable about the central axis 21. A circular window opening 35 is formed in the front surface portion 34 of the body portion 31. The head 32 is continuous with the body 31. The head portion 32 is composed of a partial spherical shell that is a part of a hemispherical dome-shaped spherical shell that is one size smaller than the hemispherical shape shown by an imaginary line 23 (see FIG. 3), and this partial spherical shell is the front surface of the cap 12. Is located in the upper part and rises from the upper end of the front part of the head 32. A region 38 above the rear surface portion 36 of the body portion 31 and behind the rear surface 37 of the head portion 32 is open. The area 38 behind this opening is slightly smaller than the area 26 behind the shoulder cover 11.

From the inner surface of the head 32, a positioning abutting piece 4
1 is protruding. The positioning abutment piece 41 is arranged at a position corresponding to the positioning projection 28 of the shoulder cover 11, and the lower end thereof is slightly thin so that it can be elastically deformed. When the cap 12 is fitted on the outside of the shoulder cover 11, the positioning abutting piece 41 emits a sound (click sound) when the vehicle moves over the positioning protrusion at a predetermined rotation angle position to generate the sound (click sound). Has a function to inform the relative rotation angle positional relationship of the cap 12
It has the function of preventing unnecessary reversal of, and preventing unintentional exposure of the push button and ejection of the contents.

[0012]

EFFECT OF THE INVENTION Aerosol container 1 constructed in this way
In the case where the contents are not taken out, the cap 12 is fitted to the outside of the shoulder cover 11 and the cap 12 rotates about the central axis 21 relative to the shoulder cover 11 by 180 degrees about the front surface of the cap 12. 34 is shoulder cover 1
1 so as to overlap the rear surface portion 25. Thereby, the open rear area 38 of the shoulder cover 11 is closed by the partial spherical shell of the head 32 of the cap 12, and the open rear area 38 of the cap 12 is from the inside the head cover 1 of the shoulder cover 11.
4, the head of the shoulder cover 11, the hemispherical shell of the head of the shoulder cover 11 and the spherical shell of the head of the cap 12 cooperate to form a complete dome-shaped cover. Then, the push button 4 is covered. Therefore, in this state, the push button 4 cannot be contacted from the outside. At this time, the window opening 18 of the shoulder cover 11 is closed at the rear surface of the body of the cap 12, and the window opening 35 of the cap 12 is closed.
As a result of being closed by the rear surface portion of the body portion 13, the nozzle 5 of the push button 4 is also completely covered by the cover cap 3.

Next, when taking out the contents, the cap 12 is rotated by 180 degrees around the central axis 21. As a result, the front portions 17, 3 of the shoulder cover 11 and the cap 12 are
4 and the rear surface portions 25, 36 coincide with each other, so that the window opening 18 of the shoulder cover 11 and the window opening 35 of the cap 12 coincide with each other, and the area 26 behind the opening of the shoulder cover 11 is the same. And the rear area 38 of the opening of the cap 12 coincide with each other, the rear surface portion of the cover cap 3 is opened, and the upper surface 7 of the push button 4 is exposed. From this state, push button 4 is pushed down with a finger. When the push button 4 is pushed down by a predetermined amount, the nozzle 5 of the push button 4 is positioned at the central portion of the window openings 18 and 35 which are opened correspondingly, and in this state, the contents are discharged from the nozzle 5 to the window opening 18. , 35 will be ejected.

Whether or not the cap 12 is properly rotated by 180 degrees depends on the vibration when the positioning abutment piece 41 of the cap 12 comes into contact with the positioning projection 28 of the shoulder cover 11 by elastic deformation and elastically restores. A click sound is generated to inform the positional relationship of the cap 12 of the shoulder cover 11. As described above, in the aerosol container of the present invention, the cover cap 3 completely covers the push button 4 when it is not used, so that the push button 4 is inadvertently acted on by an external force, and the contents are ejected or the surroundings are soiled. There is no fear. Also,
The nozzle 5 of the push button 4 is also covered with the cover cap 8,
Since dust etc. do not adhere, it is always kept clean and can function properly.

Next, when ejecting the contents, the cap 1
Push button 4 is exposed only by rotating 2 and push button 4
Since it is possible to push down, it is not necessary to remove the cover cap 8 from the container body 2, there is no risk of the cover cap 8 being scattered, and the handling operation is easy.

Further, in the aerosol container top structure of the present invention, since the cover cap for covering the aerosol push button has a dome shape as a whole, the volume of the internal space is large despite the small surface area. Since a large space can be provided above the aerosol push button, when ejecting the contents, it is easy to insert a finger on the aerosol push button, and therefore the aerosol push button can be pressed down reliably and the ejection It is easy to aim in the direction.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory longitudinal sectional view showing a cover cap in a closed state.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory longitudinal sectional view showing the cover cap in an opened state.

FIG. 3 is a vertical cross-sectional explanatory view of a shoulder cover.

FIG. 4 is a partial sectional front view of a shoulder cover.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the shoulder cover.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a shoulder cover.

7 is a sectional view of a VII-VII portion in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a positioning protrusion.

9 is an enlarged view of the IX portion in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a front view of the cap.

FIG. 11 is a vertical sectional view of the cap.

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the cap.

FIG. 13 is a bottom view of the cap.

FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional rear view of the cap.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the XV section in FIG.

FIG. 16 is a front view of a button.

FIG. 17 is a side view of a push button.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 aerosol container 2 container body 3 cover cap 4 push buttons 5 nozzles 6 contact ribs 7 Upper surface 9 Annular rib 10 annular groove 11 shoulder cover 12 caps 13 torso 14 head 15 Hem 16 winding part 17 Front 18 window openings 21 central axis 22 groove 23 virtual lines 24 Rear 25 Rear 26 Rear area 27 Top 28 Positioning protrusion 31 torso 32 heads 33 annular rib 34 Front 35 window opening 36 Rear part 37 Rear 38 Rear area 41 Positioning abutment piece

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] [Claim 1, wherein the front portion and the ejection nozzle to the front portion
A cover cap that has a rectangular contact rib formed around the ejection nozzle and covers the top of the aerosol container having an aerosol push button that can be pushed down in the axial direction from above the aerosol push button. And the cover cap comprises a shoulder cover and a cap,
The shoulder cover has a window opening that is aligned with the ejection nozzle on the front surface, has a cylindrical body and a head, and
On the inner surface of the front part, the contact ribs are densely arranged in the vertical direction.
Has a groove that is slidably received and the head is closed at the front
In the immediate vicinity of the head of the part-spherical shell rear is open the barrel top surface from ramps up to and and the top surface of the front portion of the protrudes positioning projection, said cap said the front portion A cylindrical body having a window opening that can be aligned with the jet nozzle and a head, and coaxially with the shoulder cover and rotatably disposed outside the shoulder cover about the axis. cage, head of the cap is part-spherical shells front closes behind the top face may close in a dome shape of the shoulder head and in cooperation with said cover cap cover is open at the barrel of the cap Positioning abutment pieces are provided on the inner surface of the head portion of the cap that abut against the positioning protrusions of the shoulder cover, and the shoulder cover is provided.
Positioning projections for the bar and positioning for the cap
Aerosol container top structure characterized in that the piece can be overcome by elastic deformation . 2. The aerosol push button is provided with a contact rib projectingly formed on a front surface thereof, the ejection nozzle is opened inside the contact rib, and the window of the inner surface portion of the front surface of the shoulder cover is formed. 2. The aerosol container top structure according to claim 1, wherein a guide groove that slidably receives the contact rib and guides the sliding of the contact rib is formed in the axial direction at a portion of the opening.