JPS588194Y2 - liquid container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] The present invention relates to a liquid container such as a thermos flask.

In recent years, there has been a trend in the industry to adopt medium liquid containers and so-called side large bottles with a large diameter bottle body and a low bottle height.

In a liquid container employing such an inner container, a large space is formed above the shoulder of the inner container within the main body case, and the height of the entire liquid container is reduced.

The present invention focuses on the above points, and utilizes the surplus space above the shoulder of the medium container to create a structure in which an auxiliary spout pipe is installed that communicates with the liquid spout pipe for drawing out the liquid content. The purpose is to make the liquid injection operation easier while reducing the size of the device.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body case, 2 a middle container disposed inside the main case 1, and 3 a hinge pin 4 pivotally connected to the upper edge of the main case 1 so as to be rotatable in an arc. 5 is a stainless steel lower mouth member fixed to the upper part of the main body case 1; 6 is a bellows-type air pump disposed inside the lid 3; 7 is a presser lid that presses and drives the air pump 6; 8
10 and 11 indicate a liquid pumping pipe and a pouring pipe connected to the middle stopper 8, respectively. .

As the medium container 2, in this embodiment, a so-called side large bottle having a large bottle body diameter and a low bottle height is adopted.

Therefore, the height of the main body case 1 is also reduced.

The spout 12 of the liquid spouting pipe 11 is opened downward in the upper part of the main body case 1 .

On the other hand, an opening 39 is formed in the peripheral edge of the lower mouth member 5 on the side opposite to the hinge pin, and the opening 39 includes the spout 1.
2 is coming.

A vertically elongated cutout hole 13 is formed in the upper end of the main body case 1 at a position corresponding to the spout 12 of the liquid spouting tube 11 .

A fitting step 13a is formed on the edge of the cutout hole 13, as shown in FIG.

In the notch hole 13, a pipe cover 14 having an abbreviated gutter groove 15 is provided with a flange portion 16 protruding from both ends and the lower surface of the pipe cover 14.
It is fitted by fitting the step part 13a to the step part 13a.

At this time, most of the vertical portion of the pipe cover 14 is made to protrude into the space S formed above the shoulder of the inner container 2 in the main case 1.

The pipe cover 14 is secured to a rib 17 provided in the middle of the cutout hole 13 with screws 18 to prevent it from falling off outward.

The spout 12 faces inside the upper end opening 19 of the gutter groove 15, while the lower end opening 20 of the gutter groove 15 has a horizontal distance d from the side surface of the main case 1 and a vertical distance from the bottom surface of the main case 1. The radius is slightly larger than the radius and height of the liquid receiving container 21 such as a pot.

A pair of upward L-shaped protrusions 22, 22 are integrally provided at appropriate locations on the bottom surface of the vertical groove 15a of the gutter groove 15.
A holder 24 for holding the is fixed (see FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 3, the holder 24 has a plate-shaped mounting portion 2
4a and a pair of arm parts 24b and 24b having arcuate inner surfaces integrally protruding from the mounting part 24H, and the mounting part 24a is constructed and fixed on the projection 22.22. , the auxiliary pouring tube 23 is held between the arm portions 24b, 24b.

Further, at the outer edge of the upper end opening 19 of the gutter groove 15, there is a hole 27 into which a locking protrusion 26 protruding from the upper end of the lid 25, which will be described later, is inserted.
On the other hand, a protrusion 29 is formed on the inner surface of the lower end opening 20 of the gutter groove 15 to engage a claw piece 28 protruding from the lower end of the lid 25.

The auxiliary pouring tube 23 is composed of a tube body 23a having an abbreviated shape and a trumpet-shaped seal tube 23b made of an elastic material such as rubber and connected to the upper end of the tube body 23a.

This pouring auxiliary pipe 23 is constructed by bringing the seal pipe 23 b into contact with the periphery of the upper end opening 19 of the gutter groove 15 and by pressing the pipe body 23 a against the bottom surface of the horizontal groove portion 15 b of the gutter groove 15.
It is removably disposed within the gutter groove 15.

At the same time, the tube body 23a is attached to the arm portion 24b of the holder 24.
, 24b to prevent swinging in the left-right and front-back directions.

Therefore, the spout 12 of the liquid spouting pipe 11 is exposed to the upper end opening 32 of the auxiliary spouting pipe 23 through an annular gap.

Further, the lower end opening 33 of the auxiliary pouring pipe 23 is located slightly below the lower end opening 20 of the gutter groove 15.

Further, the lid 25 is formed in an abbreviated shape to match the shape of the front opening of the gutter groove 15, and has an upwardly directed protrusion 26 at its upper end and an inwardly directed claw piece at its lower end. 28 is formed, and furthermore, a side wall 30.3 of the gutter groove 15 is formed on the inner surface thereof.
Projections 31, 31 are formed which are pressure-fitted to the inner surface of the holder.

Thus, this lid 25 is constructed by engaging the protrusion 26 in the hole 27 on the outer edge of the upper end opening 19 of the gutter groove 15, and then press-fitting the protrusions 31, 31 into the inner surface of the gutter side wall 30, 30, and attaching the claw piece 28. By engaging with the protrusion 29 on the side of the gutter groove 15, the front opening of the gutter groove 15 is removably covered.

In the above installation state, the front side of the auxiliary pouring pipe 23 has
A gap U is interposed between the pipe cover 14 and the inner surface of the lid body 25, and the gap U has a shock-absorbing effect on the pouring auxiliary pipe 23 when an external force is applied to the pipe cover 14. There is.

Next, to explain the operation of the illustrated liquid container, when pressurized air is forced into the inner container 2 from the air pump 6 through the inner stopper 8 by pressing the presser lid 7, the content liquid is blown by the pressurized air. The liquid passes through the liquid pumping pipe 10 and the spouting pipe 11, and is poured into a liquid receiving container 21 such as a pot via the spouting auxiliary pipe 23.

In this case, since the lower end opening 33 of the pouring auxiliary pipe 23, which serves as the outlet of the liquid content W, opens at a position close to the liquid receiving container 21 placed on the floor surface on which the liquid container is placed, the liquid receiving container The liquid injection work can be performed while the device 21 is placed on the floor.

Furthermore, when the content liquid W decreases, a so-called splash phenomenon occurs in which gas and liquid are mixed and ejected from the spout 12 at the tip of the liquid spouting tube 11. Since the spout 12 of the pipe 11 is exposed through the annular gap, the above-mentioned splash phenomenon can be eliminated.

4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention, in which the pipe cover 14 has a plate-shaped mounting portion 14 a attached to the side surface of the main body case 1 with screws 36 and 36. An abbreviated lid 14 that is detachable from the mounting portion 14a.
It is composed of b.

That is, the auxiliary pouring tube 23 is attached to and removed from the holder 24 integrally provided on the attachment part 14a, and the elastic support 37. 37, the lid portion 14b having a U-shaped cross section is attached and detached by force fitting.

Furthermore, in the case of this embodiment, an annular recess 38 is formed on the outer periphery of the pouring auxiliary pipe 23 corresponding to the holder 24, and the arms 24b, 24b of the holder 24 are engaged with the annular recess 38. This makes it possible to prevent displacement of the auxiliary pouring tube 23 in the front-rear, left-right, and up-down directions.

Furthermore, a pipe cover 14 is provided on the front side of the auxiliary pouring pipe 23.
A gap U for shock absorption is interposed between the inner surface of the lid portion 14b and the inner surface of the lid portion 14b.

Note that the holder 24 may be provided protruding from the inner surface of the lid 14b so that it can be attached to and removed from the attachment 14a attached to the main body case 1 with the auxiliary pouring tube 23 attached to the lid 14b. can.

Next, the effects of the liquid container of the present invention will be listed below.

That is, according to the present invention, (1) Since the auxiliary pouring pipe 23 is housed within the pipe cover 14 with a gap U provided on the front side, the auxiliary pouring tube 23 is protected by the pipe cover 14 and is protected from external forces. As a result of the positional relationship between the pipe cover 14 and the pouring auxiliary pipe 23 being determined through a certain gap U, the shock-absorbing effect of the gap U is ensured, and the pouring aid The pipe 23 can be attached and detached accurately; (2) Since the auxiliary pouring tube 23 is made detachable, the auxiliary pouring tube 23 can be easily cleaned. .

Also, as in each of the illustrated embodiments, when attaching the auxiliary spout pipe 23 to the side surface of the main case 1, the lower end opening 33 of the auxiliary spout pipe 23 is set at a horizontal and vertical distance d from the side surface and bottom surface of the main case 1. If h is positioned so that it is slightly larger than the radius and height of the liquid receiving container 21 such as a pot, there is an advantage that the liquid pouring operation can be performed more reliably and easily.

Furthermore, as in each of the illustrated embodiments, if the spout 12 of the liquid spouting pipe 11 is exposed to the upper end opening 32 of the spouting auxiliary pipe 23 through the annular gap, when the liquid in the bottle becomes low, Another advantage is that the splash phenomenon that occurs can be eliminated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a liquid container according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a top perspective view of the liquid container in Figure 1, and Figure 3 is a perspective view of the liquid container in Figure 1.
4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a liquid container according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the liquid container of FIG. 4. 1...Main case, 2...Medium container, 1
1...Liquid spout pipe, 12...Spout, 2
3... Pour auxiliary pipe.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A spout 12 of a liquid outlet pipe 11 for discharging the liquid content is opened downward in the upper part of the main body case 1 in which the inner container 2 is housed, and a spout 12 for guiding the liquid content downward is provided below the spout 12. This is a liquid container provided with an auxiliary outlet pipe 23, in which the auxiliary outlet pipe 23 is housed within the pipe cover 14 with a gap U provided on the front side, and the auxiliary outlet pipe 23 is disposed in the pipe cover 14. A liquid container characterized by being detachably attached.