JP2002034652A - Paying-out case - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To propose a paying-out case with which a mount would neither comes off nor falls from a main body even when the mount is paid out most. SOLUTION: A measure to prevent a product such as lip cream from coming off and falling together with a mount where the product is attached is taken for the paying-out case used for lip cream or a stick-type glue. A part without a thread is formed on an axis placed in a case to raise and lower the mount, and a thread where the mount is caught is formed at the end of the axis so that the mount will not be raised too much on the axis by idely rotating.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dispensing container used for lip balm, stick paste and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an example of such a dispensing container. The illustrated container 1 has a substantially cylindrical base 2, a hollow cylindrical main body 3 disposed on the base so as to be relatively rotatable upright, and an erect body provided at the center of the base 2, and the inside of the main body 3 is provided. A shaft portion 5 having a thread 4 penetrating therethrough, and a substantially cylindrical saucer 7 having a screw portion 6 formed in the center portion to engage with the thread 4 of the shaft portion 5 are provided.

A bar-shaped product 8 such as lip balm, glue or the like is mounted on a saucer 7, and when used, the base 2 and the main body 3 are used.
Are relatively rotated in one direction, the thread 4 of the shaft portion 5 and the thread portion 6 of the pan 7 are engaged with each other, and the pan 7 is raised (forward), whereby the product 8 accommodated in the main body 3 is moved. Is delivered. After use, the tray 2 is lowered (retracted) by relatively rotating the base 2 and the main body 3 in opposite directions, and the product 8 is stored in the main body 3 again. In addition, on the inner wall of the main body 3, elongated ribs 9, 9 are provided in the longitudinal direction thereof.
The receiving tray 7 is provided with grooves 10, 10 to be fitted with the ribs 9, 9 to prevent the receiving tray 7 from idling in the main body 3.

In such a container 1, a thread 4 is usually provided on the entire shaft portion 5. Therefore, if the tray 7 is continuously raised, the thread 4 of the shaft portion 5 and the screw portion 6 of the tray 7 are finally disengaged, and if the container 1 is turned upside down in this state, the tray 7 falls. That is, FIG.
When the tray 7 is further moved in the feeding direction from the state shown in (a) and is turned upside down in a state where the screw portion 6 and the thread 4 of the shaft portion 5 are disengaged, the tray 7 together with the product 8 falls. It will be.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to propose a feeding container in which a receiving tray does not fall off from a main body.

[0006]

That is, the present invention provides a substantially cylindrical base, a hollow cylindrical main body disposed on the base so as to be relatively rotatable upright, and provided upright at the center of the base. A shaft having a threaded portion penetrating through the inside of the main body, and a substantially cylindrical saucer formed with a threaded portion at the center portion for meshing with the thread of the shaft, the outer periphery of the saucer or the inner wall of the body. In any one, at least one rib extending in the center axis direction is provided, and the other is provided with at least one groove for inhibiting rotation of the pan by fitting with the rib, and the base or the In a feeding container in which the pan rises or descends inside the main body by relatively rotating the main body, a tip screw thread is provided on an outer periphery of a portion slightly closer to a base end than a tip of the shaft portion, and Towards from the end threads to the base side it is characterized in the provision of the portion not forming a predetermined distance above the threads.

[0007] In the feeding container according to the present invention, in order to raise and lower the pan, the thread of the shaft that meshes with the thread provided on the pan is not provided on the entire shaft, but from the tip to the base. A portion having no thread is provided by a predetermined length, and at the same time, a tip thread is provided near the tip portion. As a result, even if the pan is raised, if the screw is raised by a predetermined height, the threads are disengaged from each other, and the pan idles. In addition, the tray is caught by the thread at the tip, and cannot be detached from the shaft portion. Therefore, even if the container is turned upside down, the saucer does not drop.

[0008] In a preferred embodiment of the feeding container according to the present invention, at least one rib extending in the center axis direction is provided on one of the outer periphery of the tray and the inner wall of the main body, and the other is provided with the rib. At least one groove for preventing rotation of the tray by fitting is provided, and a rib or a groove formed on the inner wall of the main body is slightly smaller than a portion where a thread of the shaft is not formed from a base side end. May be provided so as to extend to the position on the base side.

[0009] Even with such a configuration, the tray is not caught by the thread at the tip and does not come off the shaft portion. Therefore, even if the container is turned upside down, the tray can be prevented from coming off and falling.

[0010]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an embodiment of the feeding container according to the present invention.

The illustrated container 21 has a substantially cylindrical base 22, a hollow cylindrical main body 23 disposed on the base 22 so as to be relatively rotatable upright, and is provided upright at the center of the base 23. A shaft portion 25 having a screw thread 24 penetrating through the inside of the main body 23, and a substantially cylindrical saucer 27 having a screw portion 26 formed in the center portion to engage with the screw thread 24 of the shaft portion 25 are provided.

A bar-shaped product 28 such as lip balm or glue is mounted on a saucer 27, and in use, the base 22 and the main body 23 are used.
Are relatively rotated in one direction, the screw thread 24 of the shaft portion 25 and the screw portion 26 of the tray 27 mesh with each other, and the tray 27 rises (forwards), whereby the product accommodated in the main body 23 is moved. 28 is paid out. After use, the tray 27 is lowered (retracted) by relatively rotating the base 22 and the main body 23 in opposite directions, and the product 28 is stored in the main body 23 again. On the inner wall of the main body 23, elongated ribs 29, 29 in the longitudinal direction are provided.
The receiving tray 27 is provided with grooves 30, 30 to be fitted with the ribs 29, 29 to prevent the receiving tray 27 from rotating in the main body 23.

In the present container 21, a thread 24 is provided on a shaft 25 which stands upright on the base 22, but the thread 24 is provided on the entire shaft 25 as shown in detail in FIG. Rather than slightly from the tip, i.e. the base of the shaft 25
In the part of the predetermined length in the direction toward the end (base end) on the 22 side,
There is a portion 31 where no thread is provided, and a tip thread 32 is provided near the tip. Next, the functions of the portion 31 not provided with the thread and the tip thread 32 will be described.

FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b) both show a state in which the pan 27 is raised (advanced) to the maximum, and in particular, FIG. 2 (b)
Shows a case where the container 21 is inverted, that is, turned upside down. As shown in FIG. 2A, the pan 27 rises and the shaft 25
When the screw portion 26 of the tray 27 is disengaged from the thread portion 24 of the shaft portion 25, the thread portion 26 of the tray 27 is disengaged from the thread portion 24 of the shaft portion 25. Contact. Therefore, even if the base 22 and the main body 23 are relatively rotated in the direction in which the product 28 is fed out, that is, in the direction in which the
Since there is no thread that meshes with the thread 26 of the
27 will not rise any further.

In this state, when the container 21 is inverted, FIG.
(b). Here, the screw portion 26 of the saucer 27 is
The thread is not caught by the tip thread 32 provided near the tip of the shaft part 25, so that the tray 27 does not come off and drop.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 2 (a), and shows the relationship between the main body 23 and the receiving tray 27. FIG.
Then, as described above, the ribs 29, 29
The grooves 30 are provided on the side of the main body 23 and the grooves 3 are provided on the side of the pan 27 as shown in FIG.
4, 34 may be provided.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing another embodiment of the feeding container according to the present invention. The illustrated container 21 also has basically the same configuration as the container 21 of FIG. 2, but the ribs 49, 49 provided on the inner wall of the container 43 are short, that is, the threads of the shaft portion 45 are provided. It is provided only to a position lower than the non-portion 51, that is, to a position closer to the base 22.

In this case, when the pan 47 is raised to the maximum as shown in FIG. 6 (a), the pan 47 does not rise any more, as in the case of the container 21, and the ribs 49, The grooves 50, 50 on the tray 47 side are removed from 49, and the tray 47 can idle. However, even if the container 41 is inverted as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the feeding container according to the present invention, even if the container is inverted while the pan is raised to the maximum, the pan does not come off and fall.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a conventional feeding container.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing one embodiment of a feeding container according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a view showing an appearance of a shaft portion of the feeding container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the main body and the tray in the feeding container according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the feeding container according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1,21,41 Feeding container 2,22,42 Base 3,23,43 Body 4,24,44 Thread 5,25,45 Shaft 6,26,46 Thread 7,27,47 Receiving tray 8,28, 48 Products 9, 29, 49 Ribs on the inner wall of the body 10, 30, 50 Grooves on the outer wall of the tray 31, 51 Part where the thread of the shaft is not provided 32, 52 Thread at the tip 33 Grooves on the inner wall of the bowl 34 Grooves on the outer wall of the tray

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A substantially cylindrical base, a hollow cylindrical body disposed on the base so as to be relatively rotatable upright, and provided upright at a center of the base to penetrate the inside of the body. A shaft portion having a thread, and a substantially cylindrical saucer formed with a threaded portion that meshes with the thread of the shaft portion in the center portion, either on the outer periphery of the saucer or on the inner wall of the main body,
At least one rib extending in the center axis direction is provided, and at least one groove for preventing rotation of the tray is provided on the other by fitting with the rib, and the base or the main body is relatively rotated. In the feeding container in which the tray rises or descends inside the main body, a tip thread is provided on the outer periphery of a portion slightly closer to the base end than the tip of the shaft, and the tip thread is directed toward the base from the tip thread. Wherein the screw thread is not formed by a predetermined distance. 2. At least one rib extending in the central axis direction is provided on one of the outer periphery of the tray and the inner wall of the main body, and the other is fitted with the rib to inhibit rotation of the tray. Along with providing at least one groove, a rib or a groove formed on the inner wall of the main body extends from the base side end to a position on the base side slightly more than a place where the thread of the shaft is not formed. The feeding container according to claim 1, wherein the feeding container is provided.