KR20220158514A - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a container which can provide convenience in use is provided. The container comprises an inner container and an outer container. The inner container includes: a first accommodating portion in which at least one content is accommodated; and at least one inner opening portion in which one area of the first accommodating portion is opened. The outer container is rotatably coupled to the inner container and includes at least one second accommodating portion in which the content is accommodated, an outer opening portion formed by opening an area of the second accommodating portion, and a discharge portion formed by opening another area of the second accommodating portion. The inner container and the outer container communicate with each other through the inner opening portion and the outer opening portion, so the content can be moved from the first accommodating portion to the second accommodating portion.

Description

Content container {CONTAINER}

The present invention relates to a content container.

In many cases, cosmetics, health supplements, and medicines need to be taken or used regularly and continuously. For example, medicines can be effective only when they are taken on the exact date and time. In order to take such an accurate dose, there was an inconvenience in that the dosing state had to be recorded or memorized separately.

In order to solve this problem, a contents container having a display means for displaying a date or time so that contents can be checked while storing contents in one receiving space has been proposed. However, in such a content container, the display means must be appropriately changed every time the content is used, and when the user omit or mistakenly change it, there is a problem in that the taking state or record of the content cannot be accurately confirmed.

In addition, a content container has been proposed that includes a plurality of accommodating spaces to separate and pack contents and individually use the contents packed in each accommodating space. However, in such a content container, after the contents packed in each accommodation space are exhausted, it is inconvenient to directly refill the contents in each accommodation space.

An object of the present invention is to provide a content container for solving the above problems.

The technical problems of the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a content container is provided. The content container may include a first accommodating portion in which at least one content is accommodated; and an inner container including at least one inner opening portion in which one area of the first accommodating portion is opened. and at least one second accommodating portion rotatably coupled to the inner container and accommodating the contents. an outer opening portion formed by opening a region of the second accommodating portion; and an outer container including a discharge portion formed by opening another area of the second accommodating portion, wherein the inner container and the outer container communicate with each other by the inner opening portion and the outer opening portion so that the contents are stored in the first container. It may be movable from the first accommodating part to the second accommodating part.

In addition, each of the contents may be accommodated in each of the second accommodating parts.

In addition, the outer opening portion is formed along the longitudinal direction of the outer container, and the inner opening portion is formed to correspond to the outer opening portion, so that the second receiving portion may communicate with or be blocked at the same time.

In addition, at least one outer cap for opening and closing the discharge unit may be further included.

In addition, the outer cap may be made of a transparent or translucent material.

In addition, rotation of at least one of the inner container and the outer container may cause a change in relative position of the outer opening and the inner opening, thereby communicating or blocking communication between the inner container and the outer container.

In addition, the inner container may further include a control unit formed to rotate the inner container.

In addition, the inner container may further include a guide portion protruding inward adjacent to the inner opening portion and moving the contents to the outer container when the inner container rotates.

In addition, the inner container is formed along the circumference on the upper side of the inner opening, the lower coupling portion rotatably coupled to the outer container; And it is formed along the circumference on the upper side of the lower coupling portion may further include an upper coupling portion to which the inner cap for opening and closing the inner container is screwed.

In addition, an inner cap for opening and closing the inner container may be further included.

According to the present invention, a plurality of contents are stored in the first accommodating unit, but some of them are moved to at least one second accommodating unit, and in this process, an amount of contents suitable for one time use is stored in each of the second accommodating units. Convenience of use can be improved by being accommodated in and provided to the user.

In addition, according to the present invention, a plurality of contents can be easily filled in each accommodation space at once by rotating the contents container, and hygiene problems such as hand contact with the contents can be prevented.

According to the present invention, the contents of the inner container are individually filled in the outer container, making it easy to use the contents, and it is possible to check the contents through the transparent cap.

In order to more fully understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the present invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.
1 is a perspective view of a content container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded perspective view of a content container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a content container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining an operating state of a content container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings. In addition, a method of configuring and using an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the contents described in the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals or numerals in each drawing indicate parts or components that perform substantially the same function. For convenience described below, directions of up, down, left, and right are based on the drawings, and the scope of the present invention is not necessarily limited to the corresponding directions.

Terms including ordinal numbers, such as first and second, may be used to describe various elements, but elements are not limited by the terms. Terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. For example, a first element may be termed a second element, and similarly, a second element may be termed a first element, without departing from the scope of the present invention. The terms and/or include a combination of a plurality of related items or any one of a plurality of related items.

Terms used in this specification are used to describe embodiments, and are not intended to limit and/or limit the present invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, the terms include or have are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features, numbers, or steps However, it should be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of existence or addition of operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be connected to another part, this includes not only the case where it is directly connected but also the case where it is indirectly connected with another element interposed therebetween. In addition, when a part includes a certain component, this means that it may further include other components without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

1 is a perspective view of a container of contents according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a container of contents according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the container of contents according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3 , the content container 1000 may include an inner container 100 and an outer container 200 .

The inner container 100 may include a first accommodating part 110 and an inner opening part 120 . Here, the upper side of the first accommodating part 110 is open, and may form an accommodating space in which at least one content is accommodated. Here, the content may be, for example, liquid content or solid content. Also, for example, the contents may have dosage forms such as tablets, granules, and powders. Also, for example, the contents may be cosmetic, health supplementary, or medical contents. However, it is not limited thereto.

In addition, the inner opening 120 is formed by opening one area of the first accommodating part 110, and may be composed of at least one. Contents accommodated in the first accommodating part 110 may move to the outer container 200 through the inner opening part 120 .

In the embodiment, the inner container 100 may further include a control unit 130. The control unit 130 can be rotated by a user, and through this, the inner container 100 can be rotated relative to the outer container 200 . That is, while the inner container 100 is rotated by the rotation of the control unit 130, communication or blocking between the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 may be adjusted while the inner opening 120 rotates.

In the embodiment, the control unit 130 protrudes outward from the top of the first accommodating unit 110, and can be easily manipulated by the user.

In the embodiment, the control unit 130 may have a shape corresponding to the second accommodating portion 210 of the outer container 200, and thus may be positioned on the second accommodating portion 210 to form a continuous aesthetic sense. can

In the embodiment, the inner container 100 may further include a guide part 140 . The guide portion 140 may be formed adjacent to the inner opening portion 120 so that at least one area of the first accommodating portion 110 protrudes inward. When the inner container 100 rotates, the guide part 140 pushes the contents toward the outer container 200 so that the contents can be stably accommodated in the outer container 200 . In particular, the second accommodating portion 210 is formed in a size and/or shape corresponding to the content, and thus the guide portion 140 pushes the content into the second accommodating portion 210 so that the content is stored in the second accommodating portion 210. ) can be accommodated.

In the embodiment, the inner container 100 may further include a lower coupling part 150 . The lower coupling part 150 is formed along the circumference on the upper side of the inner opening part 120 and can be rotatably coupled with the outer container 200 . The lower coupling part 150 may be bent downward to engage with the outer container 200 formed to surround the inner container 100 . At this time, a fastening groove is formed to the inside and can be rotatably coupled with a locking protrusion formed at the top of the first accommodating part 110 of the inner container 100.

In an embodiment, the inner container 100 may further include an upper coupling part 160 . The upper coupling part 160 is formed along the circumference on the upper side of the lower coupling part 150 and has a screw thread formed to the outside so that the inner cap 400 can be screwed together.

In an embodiment, the inner container 100 is rotatably coupled with the outer container 200 and may also be screwed with the inner cap 400 . Therefore, when the inner container 100 (eg, the control unit 130) is rotated, communication or blocking between the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 can be adjusted, and when the inner cap 400 is rotated The inner cap 400 may be coupled or separated from the inner container 100 .

In an embodiment, the inner container 100 may be composed of a plurality of pieces. At this time, some of the inner containers of the inner container 100 may have the same or different shapes from other inner containers. That is, the user can replace the inner container 100 by reflecting the type of contents or the supply cycle. For example, the inner containers 100 may have different numbers and/or locations of the inner openings 120 . For example, the first inner container may be formed with three inner openings, and the second inner container may be formed with seven inner openings. However, it is not limited thereto.

The outer container 200 may be formed on one side of the inner container 100 and rotatably coupled to the inner container 100 . Specifically, the outer container 200 may include a second accommodating part 210 , an outer opening part 220 and a discharge part 230 .

The second accommodating part 210 may form an accommodating space in which at least one content is accommodated, and may be composed of at least one. The contents accommodated in the first accommodating part 110 of the inner container 100 may move to the second accommodating part 210 and be accommodated therein. That is, the contents may be primarily accommodated in the inner container 100 and then moved to the outer container 200 to be secondarily accommodated and then provided to the user.

The outer open portion 220 may be formed by opening one area of the second accommodating portion 210 . Through the outer opening 220, the second accommodating part 210 may communicate with the inner container 100 (in particular, the inner opening 120).

In an embodiment, the outer opening 220 may be formed along the length direction of the outer container 200 . The inner opening 120 may also be formed to correspond to the outer opening 220 . Therefore, since the outer opening part 220 and the inner opening part 120 face each other or are offset from each other at the same time, the second accommodating part 210 can communicate with or be blocked from the first accommodating part 110 at the same time.

The discharge part 230 may be formed by opening another area of the second accommodating part 210 . Contents accommodated in the second accommodation unit 210 may be provided to the user through the discharge unit 230 . At this time, the discharge unit 230 may be opened and closed by the outer cap 300 .

In the embodiment, each content may be accommodated in each second accommodating part 210 . That is, the contents are collectively accommodated in the first accommodating part 110 of the inner container 100, and when moved to the outer container 200 later, the respective contents are separated into the respective second accommodating parts 210. and can be individually accepted. For example, the second accommodating part 210 consists of 7 pieces, and each of the 7 contents may be accommodated in the second accommodating part 210 .

In an embodiment, at least one second accommodating part 210 may be continuously formed. For example, the second accommodating portion 210 may be continuously formed along the longitudinal direction of the outer container 200 . Through this, the user can check the contents accommodated in the outer container 200 even by looking at only one side of the content container 1000, and also allows the outer container 200 to be communicated or blocked simultaneously through rotation of the inner container 100. Thus, at least one second accommodating part 210 can be filled with contents at the same time.

In an embodiment, the outer container 200 may further include an outer wall 240 . The outer wall 240 may be formed to surround the inner container 100 (in particular, the first accommodating portion 110), and may accommodate at least a portion of the inner container 100 into the outer wall 240. The second accommodating part 210 may be formed on the side of the outer wall 240, and a locking protrusion may be formed along the circumference to the upper side of the outer wall 240. It can be rotatably coupled with the lower coupling part 150 of the inner container 100 through the protrusion. However, it is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the outer container 200 may be composed of a plurality of pieces. At this time, some of the external containers 200 may have the same or different shapes from other external containers. That is, the user can replace the external container 200 by reflecting the type of contents or the supply cycle. For example, the outer containers 200 may have different numbers and/or locations of the outer openings 220 . For example, the first outer container may be formed with three outer openings, and the second outer container may be formed with seven outer openings. However, it is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 may be in communication with or blocked from each other. Specifically, when the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 communicate, the contents can move from the inner container 100 to the outer container 200. In contrast, the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 When the are blocked from each other, the movement of the contents may be blocked. Such communication or blocking may be achieved by rotation of at least one of the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 . However, it is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, rotation of at least one of the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 may cause a change in the relative positions of the inner opening 120 and the outer opening 220 . That is, when the inner opening 120 and the outer opening 220 face each other by rotation, the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 can communicate, and the inner opening 120 and the outer container 200 communicate with each other by rotation. When the outer openings 220 are displaced from each other, the inner container 100 and the outer container 200 may be blocked from each other.

In an embodiment, the content container 1000 may further include at least one outer cap 300 . The outer cap 300 may open and close the discharge part 230 of the outer container 200 . When the discharge part 230 is shielded by the outer cap 300, the contents can be stored in the outer container 200, and when the discharge part 230 is opened by the outer cap 300, the contents are provided to the user. It can be.

In the embodiment, at least one outer cap 300 is formed to correspond to each discharge part 230, and thus each outer cap 300 can individually open and close each discharge part 230.

In an embodiment, the outer cap 300 may be made of a transparent or translucent material. Through this, it is possible to check the contents accommodated in the second accommodating part 210 without opening the outer cap 300 .

In the embodiment, the outer cap 300 includes a connecting portion 310 coupled to the outer container 200; and at least one wing portion 320 extending from the connection portion 310 toward the discharge portion 230 . The discharge unit 230 may be opened and closed by the wing unit 320 . At this time, the wing portion 320 may be formed with a bent end to facilitate gripping. However, it is not limited thereto.

In the embodiment, the content container 1000 may further include an inner cap 400 that opens and closes the inner container 100 . The inner cap 400 may be detachably coupled to the top of the inner container 100, particularly the upper coupling part 160. At this time, the inner cap 400 may be screwed to the inner container 100. However, it is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, predetermined characters and/or figures may be formed on the contents container 1000 . In this case, the text and/or figure may relate to a day of the week, time, date, number of times, and the like. Also, characters and/or figures may be formed on at least one surface of the outer container 200 , the outer cap 300 and the inner container 100 . For example, the outer container 200 is composed of 7 pieces, and days of the week such as Monday and Tuesday may be displayed on the outer cap 300 . However, it is not limited thereto.

The content container 1000 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is exemplary, and various configurations may be applied according to embodiments to which the present invention is applied.

4 and 5 are diagrams for explaining an operating state of a content container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to (a) of FIG. 4 and (a) of FIG. 5 , contents (C) in the form of pills may be accommodated in the first accommodating part 110 of the inner container 100 . The control unit 130 is located above the second accommodating portion 210 of the outer container 200, and in this case, the inner opening 120 and the outer opening 220 are displaced from each other, so that the first accommodating portion 110 and the second accommodating portion 210 may be blocked from each other.

4 (b) and 5 (b), while rotating the control unit 130 in a counterclockwise direction, when the inner opening 120 and the outer opening 220 face each other, the first The first accommodating part 110 and the second accommodating part 210 may communicate with each other. At this time, the contents C accommodated in the first accommodating part 110 may move to the second accommodating part 210 .

Referring to FIGS. 4(c) and 5(c) , when the control unit 130 is rotated clockwise, the inner opening 120 and the outer opening 220 may rotate in opposite directions. At this time, the guide part 140 of the inner container 100 can push the contents (C) toward the second accommodating part 210 side. That is, even if the content (C) moves toward the second accommodating portion 210 through communication, the content (C) is the second accommodating portion (C) as if a part of the content (C) is located in the first accommodating portion (110). 210) may not be completely settled. However, the guide portion 140 may allow the content C to be seated in the second accommodating portion 210 by pushing the content C toward the second accommodating portion 210 .

4(d) and 5(d) , when the control unit 130 is continuously rotated in a clockwise direction, the inner opening 120 and the outer opening 220 are dislocated and the first accommodation is performed. The part 110 and the second accommodating part 210 may be blocked from each other. Through this, the contents (C) accommodated in the first accommodating part 110 do not move to the second accommodating part 210, and similarly, the contents (C) accommodated in the second accommodating part 210 also move to the first accommodating part 110. no longer move to In particular, the second accommodating portion 210 is formed in a size corresponding to the content C, and the content C is pushed into the second accommodating portion 210 by the guide portion 140, so that the content C It may be fitted and accommodated in the second accommodating part 210 .

The content container 1000 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is exemplary, and various configurations may be applied according to embodiments to which the present invention is applied.

In addition, in the above, the coupling between the components has been described as screw coupling, fit coupling, engagement coupling, etc., but this is exemplary, and various coupling methods can be applied depending on the embodiment. For example, in the fit coupling, the protrusions and the grooves may be replaced with each other, or other coupling methods such as screw coupling may be applied instead of the fit coupling.

As described above, although the embodiments have been described with limited examples and drawings, those skilled in the art can make various modifications and variations from the above description. For example, even if the described techniques are performed in a different order from the described method, and/or each component is combined or combined in a different form from the described method, or substituted or substituted by other components or equivalents, appropriate results can be achieved. In addition, each embodiment can be operated in combination with each other as needed. Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents of the claims are within the scope of the following claims.

100: inner container 110: first accommodating part
120: inner opening 130: control unit
140: guide part 150: lower coupling part
160: upper coupling part 200: outer container
210: second accommodating portion 220: outer opening portion
230: discharge unit 240: outer wall
300: outer cap 310: connection
320: wing part 400: inner cap
1000: Courage

Claims (10)

As a content container,
a first accommodating portion in which at least one content is accommodated; and an inner container including at least one inner opening portion in which one area of the first accommodating portion is opened. and
at least one second accommodating portion rotatably coupled to the inner container and accommodating the contents; an outer opening portion formed by opening a region of the second accommodating portion; And an outer container including a discharge part formed by opening the other area of the second accommodating part,
A content container in which the contents can move from the first accommodating portion to the second accommodating portion by communicating the inner container and the outer container through the inner opening and the outer opening. According to claim 1,
Wherein each of the contents is accommodated in each of the second accommodating portions. According to claim 1,
The outer opening portion is formed along the longitudinal direction of the outer container, and the inner opening portion is formed corresponding to the outer opening portion, so that the second accommodating portion communicates with or is blocked at the same time. According to claim 1,
Further comprising at least one outer cap opening and closing the discharge portion, the content container. According to claim 4,
The outer cap is made of a transparent or translucent material, the content container. According to claim 1,
Rotation of at least one of the inner container and the outer container causes a change in relative position of the outer opening portion and the inner opening portion to communicate or block communication between the inner container and the outer container. According to claim 1,
The inner container further comprises a control unit configured to rotate the inner container. According to claim 1,
The inner container further includes a guide portion protruding inward adjacent to the inner opening portion and moving the contents to the outer container when the inner container rotates. According to claim 1,
The inner container may include a lower coupling portion formed along a circumference of the upper side of the inner opening and rotatably coupled to the outer container; and an upper coupling portion formed along a circumference of the upper side of the lower coupling portion to which an inner cap for opening and closing the inner container is screwed. According to claim 1,
Further comprising an inner cap that opens and closes the inner container, the content container.

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