US20040065671A1 - Article takeout container - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B65D83/04—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills
- B65D83/0409—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation
- B65D83/0418—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing annular, disc-shaped, or spherical or like small articles, e.g. tablets or pills the dispensing means being adapted for delivering one article, or a single dose, upon each actuation the articles being substantially flat and stacked one upon the other and the dispensing-closing device sliding the article to be dispensed along the flat side of the next article
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
- B65D2583/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
- B65D2583/04—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets
- B65D2583/0472—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action
- B65D2583/0477—For dispensing annular, disc-shaped or spherical or like small articles or tablets characterised by the dispensing action the container is maintained in the same position during the dispensing of several successive articles or doses
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- the present invention relates to an article takeout container in which articles such as solid sweets stored therein in a stacked state can be taken out sequentially from one end thereof.
- Examples of such known containers include a tablet dispenser (JP 07-114793 B) and a tablet-like chewing gum dispenser (JP 2000-025854 A), in which solid sweets, such as tablet-like chewing gums or tablets, stored therein can be taken out one by one.
- a tablet dispenser JP 07-114793 B
- a tablet-like chewing gum dispenser JP 2000-025854 A
- Such a sweet dispenser has a containing section formed as a vertical box-like tube and having therein a movable bottom plate on which articles such as tablet-like chewing gums or tablets are stacked together, and is equipped with a mechanism for pushing up the movable bottom plate by a spring member. Further, a hook mechanism operationally connected with an ornamental member in a form of the head of a doll pushes the uppermost one of the stacked articles outwardly, causing it to partly stick out of an opening provided in the head of the doll.
- the conventional dispenser has a rather complicated structure in which an outlet communicating with the interior of the containing section is covered with an elongated plate provided separately. Thus, after the article is taken out, an extra operation of closing the cover is required.
- the containing section and the takeout section are formed individually, and the takeout section is mounted to the containing section.
- the takeout section is mounted to the containing section.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems in the prior art. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article takeout container which completely discharges articles stacked together and stored therein one by one by means of a rotary member and in which a member constituting a part of the rotary member and serving to push out the articles closes the discharge port to thereby prevent intrusion of dirt and dust into the container.
- an article takeout container according to a first aspect of the present invention is characterized by having the following features. That is,
- the article takeout container has an article containing section and an article takeout section
- the article containing section is capable of containing a plurality of stacked articles and has urging means which is in contact with one end of the plurality of stacked articles and adapted to urge them in a direction toward the other end;
- the article takeout section includes a rotary member for pushing out an article located at the other end of the plurality of stacked articles and a discharge port for discharging the article being pushed out;
- an outer peripheral surface of the rotary member is equipped with a pushing member which is brought into contact with a back surface of the article located at the other end of the plurality of stacked articles to forwardly push out the article, the pushing member having a pressing face adapted to push out the article and capable of closing the discharge port from the inside.
- an article takeout container according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized by having the following features. That is, the invention according to the first aspect, wherein;
- the rotary member is equipped with an operating member for rotating the rotary member
- the operating member is an ornamental member, such as a doll member.
- an article takeout container according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized by having the following features. That is, the invention according to the first or second aspect, wherein;
- a surface of the urging means which is held in contact with the plurality of stacked articles has an inclined surface inclined downwardly from a discharge port side toward a rear side.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an article takeout container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of an article takeout container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing how an article is taken out of an article takeout container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an article takeout container 1 according to the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of the article takeout container 1 of the present invention
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing how an article consisting of a solid sweet is taken out of the article takeout container 1 of the present invention.
- reference numeral 3 indicates articles consisting of disc-like solid sweets or the like having a diameter of approximately 1.5 cm and a thickness of approximately 0.4 cm
- reference numeral 5 indicates an article takeout section for taking out the articles 3
- reference numeral 7 indicates an article containing section for containing the articles 3 vertically stacked together.
- the article takeout section 5 is a hollow member provided on top of the containing section 7 .
- the article take out section 5 contains a rotatably supported rotary member 11 , and has in the front surface thereof a discharge port 13 . Further, above the discharge port 13 , there is provided a lever hole 15 , which is a vertically elongated hole.
- the article takeout section 5 is formed of a synthetic resin that is harmless to the human body, such as polypropylene or polyethylene.
- a left-hand container 9 a and a right-hand container 9 b are formed individually, and the left-hand container 9 a and the right-hand container 9 b are joined together to form the article takeout section 5 .
- the article takeout section 5 has the rotary member 11 adapted to rotate therein, and the left-hand container 9 a and the right-hand container 9 b , forming the article takeout section 5 , are respectively equipped with axle members for rotatably supporting the rotary member 11 .
- the left-hand container 9 a has a cylindrical outer shaft 17 having a joint hole 19 . Further, engagement holes 21 are provided in a part of the periphery of the outer shaft 17 .
- the right-hand container 9 b is equipped with an inner shaft 23 to be inserted into the joint hole 19 of the outer shaft 17 for connection.
- This inner shaft 23 has at its center a horizontal notch, whereby it is divided into an upper portion 23 a and a lower portion 23 b having engagement claws 24 to be engaged with the engagement holes 21 of the outer shaft 17 .
- the inner shaft 23 is inserted into the joint hole 19 of the outer shaft 17 .
- the inner shaft 23 is divided into the upper portion 23 a and the lower portion 23 b , which are adapted to be inwardly deflected so as to allow the inner shaft to be inserted without being obstructed by the engagement claws 24 .
- the engagement claws 24 engage the engagement holes 21 of the outer shaft 17 from within to thereby fix the inner shaft 23 to the outer shaft 17 .
- the rotary member 11 is a cylindrical member having a pushing member protruding from the outer peripheral surface thereof and a horizontally elongated pressing face 25 for pushing out the articles 3 .
- the pressing face 25 not only pushes out the articles 3 but also serves as a cover for closing the discharge port 13 from within after pushing out the article 3 .
- the rotary member 11 is equipped with an insertion hole 27 which has an opening on either side and into which the outer shaft 17 provided in the takeout section container 9 ( 9 a , 9 b ) is rotatably fitted.
- the lever protrusion 29 which is in the form of a substantially columnar protrusion, is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the rotary member 11 . As stated above, the lever protrusion 29 is used to rotate the rotary member 11 .
- An operating member 31 is mounted to the lever protrusion 29 , and serves as an operating rod for moving the lever protrusion 29 . Further, by forming the operating member 31 as a model of an animal, an animation character or the like, the operating member 31 also serves as an ornamental member.
- this operating member 31 detachable with respect to the lever protrusion 29 , it can be replaced by a desired model.
- the article containing section 7 is provided under the article takeout section 5 so as to be integral therewith, and is composed of a containing frame 33 for containing the articles 3 vertically stacked together, and a cover member 35 containing the containing frame 33 .
- the containing frame 33 is a bottomed member with a U-shaped sectional configuration with its front side open. Further, the containing frame 33 is formed by connecting together a right-hand frame 33 a and the a left-hand frame 33 b , the connection being effected by an engagement hole 37 a provided at the bottom of the right-hand frame 33 a and an engagement claw 37 b provided at the bottom of the left-hand frame 33 b.
- a push-up member 39 for urging the articles 3 toward the side where the article takeout section 5 is provided.
- the push-up member 39 is a box-like member with its lower side open, and has an upper surface 41 which is slightly inclined from the front side (the discharge port 13 side) toward the rear side. Due to this inclination, the pressing face 25 of the rotary member 11 is prevented from being caught by the push-up member 39 , and it is possible to push out the contained articles reliably to the last one.
- the push-up member 31 is urged upwards from below by a spring member 47 described below.
- the cover member 35 is pulled downwards, and the push-up member 31 is pulled downwards, with a guide protrusion 43 formed thereon being caught by an end of a guide groove 49 formed in the cover member 35 .
- the push-up member 31 urged by the spring member 47 , is biased so as to rotate using the guide protrusion as the fulcrum, and its rear portion is raised within the containing frame 33 .
- the member is prevented from being inclined toward the opening side even when its rear portion is raised as described above.
- this spring member 47 for urging from below the push-up member 39 contained therein as described above.
- this spring member 47 consists of a spiral coil spring, one end of which is in contact with the bottom of the containing frame 33 and the other end of which is in contact with the bottom of the push-up member 39 . By urging the push-up member 39 , it urges the articles 3 upwards from below.
- the containing frame 33 is contained in the cover member 35 , which covers the entire containing frame 33 and which is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the containing frame 33 .
- this cover member 35 is formed of synthetic resin or the like as an integral cylinder with its upper and lower ends open.
- the cover member 35 has substantially at the center of its front surface a longitudinal protrusion, in which there is provided the guide groove 49 with the upper end thereof closed.
- this guide groove 49 locks the guide protrusion 43 so as to prevent further upward sliding of the push-up member.
- pulling the cover member 35 downwards results in the guide protrusion 43 of the push-up member 39 being caught by the upper end of the guide groove 49 to cause the push-up member 39 to move downwards following the downward movement of the cover member 35 .
- the cover member 35 when the cover member 35 is pulled downwards, the opening of the containing frame 33 is exposed, which means pulling the push-up member 39 downwards makes it possible to put the articles 3 in the containing frame.
- the cover 35 accommodates the containing frame 33 and, at the same time, serves as the cover for closing the opening of the containing frame 33 containing the articles 3 .
- the pressing face 25 of the rotary member 11 covers from within the discharge port 13 provided in the article takeout container 1 , thus serving as a cover to prevent intrusion of dirt and dust into the article takeout container 1 .
- the pressing face 25 moves rearwards, the pressing face 25 is brought into a state in which it can come into contact with the back surface of the article 3 , and the article 3 is urged from below by the push-up member 39 to rise until it abuts the peripheral surface of the rotary member 11 , and is arranged at a position opposed to the discharge port 13 .
- the operating member 31 is rotated upwards from the front side. Then, with the movement of the operating member 31 , the pressing face 25 of the rotary member 11 moves toward the discharge port 13 while pushing forward the rear side portion (back surface) of the article 3 .
- the pressing face 25 With this movement of the pressing face 25 , the article 3 is gradually discharged through the discharge port 13 .
- the pressing face 25 functions as a cover closing from within the discharge port 13 provided in the article takeout container 1 . In this condition, the next article 3 to be discharged is urged upwards together with the push-up member 39 and pressed against the rotary member 11 by the spring member 47 .
- the present invention provides a technique applicable to an article container, and has the following advantages.
- the rotary member which pushes out each article to discharge it completely, closes the discharge port, thus serving as a cover. Therefore, intrusion of dirt and dust is prevented, which is advantageous from the hygienic point of view. Further, there is no need to separately provide a cover for closing the discharge port, nor is it necessary to provide a mechanism for operating such a cover, thus realizing a simplified structure which is not subject to breakage and which does not take a lot of production man-hours.
- the operating member also serving as an ornament is mounted to the lever protrusion, whereby the mounting of the operating member is facilitated. Further, since the operating member itself is not equipped with an article takeout mechanism or the like, it is easy to prepare the operating member in the form of some other character. Thus, it is advantageously easy to change the operating member according to use.
- the upper surface of the article push-up member is formed as a surface inclined downwardly toward the rear side, whereby it is possible to prevent the pressing face of the rotary member from being caught by the push-up member.
- the push-up member which is biased so as to rotate using its protrusion as the fulcrum due to the urging force of the spring member, can be advantageously prevented from being inclined downwardly as it moves toward the opening side.
Abstract
An article takeout container for discharging articles, e.g. cakes, stored while being stacked sequentially by means of a rotary member in which a part of the rotary member serves as a cover for closing a discharge port and preventing intrusion of dirt or dust into the container. The article takeout container (1) includes an article containing section (7) and an article takeout section (5), wherein the article containing section (7) can store a plurality of stacked articles. Means for urging one end of a stacked article (3) toward the other end thereof is also provided and the article takeout section (5) comprises a rotary member (11) for pushing out the article (3), and a port (13) for discharging an article thus pushed out, wherein a member abutting against the back part of the stacked article and pushing out the article is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the rotary member (11). The pushing member is arranged to push out the article and closing the discharge port (13) with the pressing face (25) thereof.
Description
- The present invention relates to an article takeout container in which articles such as solid sweets stored therein in a stacked state can be taken out sequentially from one end thereof.
- Conventionally, containers for accommodating sweets liked by children, such as tablet chewing gums or tablet solid sweets, have been known.
- Examples of such known containers include a tablet dispenser (JP 07-114793 B) and a tablet-like chewing gum dispenser (JP 2000-025854 A), in which solid sweets, such as tablet-like chewing gums or tablets, stored therein can be taken out one by one.
- Such a sweet dispenser has a containing section formed as a vertical box-like tube and having therein a movable bottom plate on which articles such as tablet-like chewing gums or tablets are stacked together, and is equipped with a mechanism for pushing up the movable bottom plate by a spring member. Further, a hook mechanism operationally connected with an ornamental member in a form of the head of a doll pushes the uppermost one of the stacked articles outwardly, causing it to partly stick out of an opening provided in the head of the doll.
- However, in the conventional tablet dispenser (JP 07-114793 B) and tablet-like chewing gum dispenser (JP 2000-025854 A), described above, the uppermost one of the articles is not discharged completely. It is necessary to cause a part of the article to pop out of the dispenser, and to pull it out by hand.
- Further, the conventional dispenser has a rather complicated structure in which an outlet communicating with the interior of the containing section is covered with an elongated plate provided separately. Thus, after the article is taken out, an extra operation of closing the cover is required.
- Further, in the conventional dispenser, the containing section and the takeout section are formed individually, and the takeout section is mounted to the containing section. Thus, there is a gap between the containing section and the takeout section, and dirt or dust is allowed to enter through this gap to adhere to the articles.
- The present invention has been made in view of the above problems in the prior art. It is an object of the present invention to provide an article takeout container which completely discharges articles stacked together and stored therein one by one by means of a rotary member and in which a member constituting a part of the rotary member and serving to push out the articles closes the discharge port to thereby prevent intrusion of dirt and dust into the container.
- In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an article takeout container according to a first aspect of the present invention is characterized by having the following features. That is,
- (a) the article takeout container has an article containing section and an article takeout section;
- (b) the article containing section is capable of containing a plurality of stacked articles and has urging means which is in contact with one end of the plurality of stacked articles and adapted to urge them in a direction toward the other end;
- (c) the article takeout section includes a rotary member for pushing out an article located at the other end of the plurality of stacked articles and a discharge port for discharging the article being pushed out; and
- (d) an outer peripheral surface of the rotary member is equipped with a pushing member which is brought into contact with a back surface of the article located at the other end of the plurality of stacked articles to forwardly push out the article, the pushing member having a pressing face adapted to push out the article and capable of closing the discharge port from the inside.
- Also, an article takeout container according to a second aspect of the present invention is characterized by having the following features. That is, the invention according to the first aspect, wherein;
- (a) the rotary member is equipped with an operating member for rotating the rotary member; and
- (b) the operating member is an ornamental member, such as a doll member.
- Also, an article takeout container according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized by having the following features. That is, the invention according to the first or second aspect, wherein;
- a surface of the urging means which is held in contact with the plurality of stacked articles has an inclined surface inclined downwardly from a discharge port side toward a rear side.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an article takeout container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of an article takeout container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing how an article is taken out of an article takeout container according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
- FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an
article takeout container 1 according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a side sectional view of thearticle takeout container 1 of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing how an article consisting of a solid sweet is taken out of thearticle takeout container 1 of the present invention. - In FIGS. 1 and 2,
reference numeral 3 indicates articles consisting of disc-like solid sweets or the like having a diameter of approximately 1.5 cm and a thickness of approximately 0.4 cm,reference numeral 5 indicates an article takeout section for taking out thearticles 3, andreference numeral 7 indicates an article containing section for containing thearticles 3 vertically stacked together. - The
article takeout section 5 is a hollow member provided on top of the containingsection 7. The article take outsection 5 contains a rotatably supportedrotary member 11, and has in the front surface thereof adischarge port 13. Further, above thedischarge port 13, there is provided alever hole 15, which is a vertically elongated hole. - The
article takeout section 5 is formed of a synthetic resin that is harmless to the human body, such as polypropylene or polyethylene. In this embodiment, a left-hand container 9 a and a right-hand container 9 b are formed individually, and the left-hand container 9 a and the right-hand container 9 b are joined together to form thearticle takeout section 5. - As stated above, the
article takeout section 5 has therotary member 11 adapted to rotate therein, and the left-hand container 9 a and the right-hand container 9 b, forming thearticle takeout section 5, are respectively equipped with axle members for rotatably supporting therotary member 11. - That is, in its portion where the
rotary member 11 is accommodated, the left-hand container 9 a has a cylindricalouter shaft 17 having ajoint hole 19. Further,engagement holes 21 are provided in a part of the periphery of theouter shaft 17. - Further, the right-hand container9 b is equipped with an
inner shaft 23 to be inserted into thejoint hole 19 of theouter shaft 17 for connection. Thisinner shaft 23 has at its center a horizontal notch, whereby it is divided into anupper portion 23 a and alower portion 23 b havingengagement claws 24 to be engaged with theengagement holes 21 of theouter shaft 17. - By joining together the left-
hand container 9 a and the right-hand container 9 b, theinner shaft 23 is inserted into thejoint hole 19 of theouter shaft 17. As stated above, theinner shaft 23 is divided into theupper portion 23 a and thelower portion 23 b, which are adapted to be inwardly deflected so as to allow the inner shaft to be inserted without being obstructed by theengagement claws 24. Theengagement claws 24 engage theengagement holes 21 of theouter shaft 17 from within to thereby fix theinner shaft 23 to theouter shaft 17. - When the left-
hand container 9 a and the right-hand container 9 b are thus joined together, there are formed in the front surface thereof adischarge port 13 having an opening area that is large enough to allow asingle article 13 to pass therethrough, and alever hole 15 in the form of an elongated hole which allows rotation of therotary member 11 as described in detail below and through which alever protrusion 29 for regulating the rotation range of the rotary member sticks out. - In this embodiment, the
rotary member 11 is a cylindrical member having a pushing member protruding from the outer peripheral surface thereof and a horizontally elongatedpressing face 25 for pushing out thearticles 3. Thepressing face 25 not only pushes out thearticles 3 but also serves as a cover for closing thedischarge port 13 from within after pushing out thearticle 3. - Further, the
rotary member 11 is equipped with aninsertion hole 27 which has an opening on either side and into which theouter shaft 17 provided in the takeout section container 9 (9 a, 9 b) is rotatably fitted. - The
lever protrusion 29, which is in the form of a substantially columnar protrusion, is provided on the outer peripheral surface of therotary member 11. As stated above, thelever protrusion 29 is used to rotate therotary member 11. - That is, when the
lever protrusion 29 is at the upper end of thelever hole 15, thepressing face 25 of therotary member 11 is positioned so as to cover thedischarge port 13. When thelever protrusion 29 is rotated from above toward the lower end of thelever hole 15, therotary member 11 is also rotated in the same direction. In this way, by rotating thelever protrusion 29 by approximately 90 degrees from the upper position to the front side, thepressing face 25 of therotary member 11 can be rotated backwards by approximately 90 degrees from the position where it faces thedischarge port 13. Conversely, when thelever protrusion 29 is rotated to its former position, therotary member 11 is rotated, and thepressing face 25, which has been at its rear position, is moved forwards again, pushing out an article and closing thedischarge port 13 as described below. - An
operating member 31 is mounted to thelever protrusion 29, and serves as an operating rod for moving thelever protrusion 29. Further, by forming theoperating member 31 as a model of an animal, an animation character or the like, theoperating member 31 also serves as an ornamental member. - Further, by making this
operating member 31 detachable with respect to thelever protrusion 29, it can be replaced by a desired model. - Next, the
article containing section 7 will be described. Thearticle containing section 7 is provided under thearticle takeout section 5 so as to be integral therewith, and is composed of a containingframe 33 for containing thearticles 3 vertically stacked together, and acover member 35 containing the containingframe 33. - In this embodiment, the containing
frame 33 is a bottomed member with a U-shaped sectional configuration with its front side open. Further, the containingframe 33 is formed by connecting together a right-hand frame 33 a and the a left-hand frame 33 b, the connection being effected by anengagement hole 37 a provided at the bottom of the right-hand frame 33 a and anengagement claw 37 b provided at the bottom of the left-hand frame 33 b. - Slidably provided inside the containing
frame 33 is a push-upmember 39 for urging thearticles 3 toward the side where thearticle takeout section 5 is provided. The push-upmember 39 is a box-like member with its lower side open, and has anupper surface 41 which is slightly inclined from the front side (thedischarge port 13 side) toward the rear side. Due to this inclination, thepressing face 25 of therotary member 11 is prevented from being caught by the push-upmember 39, and it is possible to push out the contained articles reliably to the last one. - Further, the push-up
member 31 is urged upwards from below by aspring member 47 described below. In this condition, when an article is to be supplied, thecover member 35 is pulled downwards, and the push-upmember 31 is pulled downwards, with aguide protrusion 43 formed thereon being caught by an end of aguide groove 49 formed in thecover member 35. In this process, the push-upmember 31, urged by thespring member 47, is biased so as to rotate using the guide protrusion as the fulcrum, and its rear portion is raised within the containingframe 33. In this embodiment, however, due to the configuration in which the upper surface of the push-upmember 33 is inclined toward the rear side, the member is prevented from being inclined toward the opening side even when its rear portion is raised as described above. - Substantially at the center of the front surface of the push-up
member 39, there is provided the above-mentionedengagement protrusion 43 for locking thecover member 35. On either side of thisguide protrusion 43, there is provided aslit 45 cut upwards from below, theslits 45 imparting elasticity to theguide protrusion 43 portion. This arrangement is adopted for the purpose of preventing theguide protrusion 43 constituting an obstacle when thecover 35 is attached so as to cover the containingframe 33. - Provided inside the containing
frame 33 is thespring member 47 for urging from below the push-upmember 39 contained therein as described above. In this embodiment, thisspring member 47 consists of a spiral coil spring, one end of which is in contact with the bottom of the containingframe 33 and the other end of which is in contact with the bottom of the push-upmember 39. By urging the push-upmember 39, it urges thearticles 3 upwards from below. - Further, the containing
frame 33 is contained in thecover member 35, which covers the entire containingframe 33 and which is slidable in the longitudinal direction of the containingframe 33. In this embodiment, thiscover member 35 is formed of synthetic resin or the like as an integral cylinder with its upper and lower ends open. - The
cover member 35 has substantially at the center of its front surface a longitudinal protrusion, in which there is provided theguide groove 49 with the upper end thereof closed. When the push-upmember 39 has been raised to a predetermined position in the upper portion of thecover member 35, thisguide groove 49 locks theguide protrusion 43 so as to prevent further upward sliding of the push-up member. Further, when thearticles 3 are put in the containingframe 33, pulling thecover member 35 downwards results in theguide protrusion 43 of the push-upmember 39 being caught by the upper end of theguide groove 49 to cause the push-upmember 39 to move downwards following the downward movement of thecover member 35. Further, when thecover member 35 is pulled downwards, the opening of the containingframe 33 is exposed, which means pulling the push-upmember 39 downwards makes it possible to put thearticles 3 in the containing frame. In this way, thecover 35 accommodates the containingframe 33 and, at the same time, serves as the cover for closing the opening of the containingframe 33 containing thearticles 3. - Next, the way the articles (solid sweets)3 contained in the
article takeout container 1, constructed as described above, are taken out one by one will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. - As shown in FIGS.2(a) and 3(a), in the normal article containing state of the
article takeout container 1, thelever protrusion 29 and the operatingmember 31 provided on therotary member 11 are situated on top of thearticle takeout container 1. - In this condition, the
pressing face 25 of therotary member 11 covers from within thedischarge port 13 provided in thearticle takeout container 1, thus serving as a cover to prevent intrusion of dirt and dust into thearticle takeout container 1. - When one of the
articles 3 is to be taken out of thisarticle takeout container 1, the operatingmember 31 is first rotated forwards from above. Then, with the movement of the operatingmember 31, thepressing face 25 of therotary member 11 moves backwards while being in contact with the upper surface of thearticle 3, with the result that thedischarge port 13 is brought into an open state (See FIG. 2(b)). - Further, when the
pressing face 25 moves rearwards, thepressing face 25 is brought into a state in which it can come into contact with the back surface of thearticle 3, and thearticle 3 is urged from below by the push-upmember 39 to rise until it abuts the peripheral surface of therotary member 11, and is arranged at a position opposed to thedischarge port 13. - Next, the operating
member 31 is rotated upwards from the front side. Then, with the movement of the operatingmember 31, thepressing face 25 of therotary member 11 moves toward thedischarge port 13 while pushing forward the rear side portion (back surface) of thearticle 3. - With this movement of the
pressing face 25, thearticle 3 is gradually discharged through thedischarge port 13. When thearticle 3 has been completely discharged, thepressing face 25 functions as a cover closing from within thedischarge port 13 provided in thearticle takeout container 1. In this condition, thenext article 3 to be discharged is urged upwards together with the push-upmember 39 and pressed against therotary member 11 by thespring member 47. - In this way, in the
article takeout container 1 of the present invention, it is possible to take out one by one thearticles 3 stacked together and contained in thearticle takeout section 7. - While in the above-described embodiment, when the
articles 3 are to be put in thearticle containing section 7, thecover member 35 is pulled downwards to allow the articles to be put in from the front side, it is also possible to put the articles from the back side. Further, it is also possible to put in the articles from below. There are no particular limitations regarding the construction of the article containing section as long as it is possible to stack together thearticles 3 in an orderly fashion in thearticle containing section 7 and to urge them from below. - As described above, the present invention provides a technique applicable to an article container, and has the following advantages.
- That is, according to the invention as claimed in
claim 1, the rotary member, which pushes out each article to discharge it completely, closes the discharge port, thus serving as a cover. Therefore, intrusion of dirt and dust is prevented, which is advantageous from the hygienic point of view. Further, there is no need to separately provide a cover for closing the discharge port, nor is it necessary to provide a mechanism for operating such a cover, thus realizing a simplified structure which is not subject to breakage and which does not take a lot of production man-hours. - Further, according to the invention as claimed in claim 2, the operating member also serving as an ornament is mounted to the lever protrusion, whereby the mounting of the operating member is facilitated. Further, since the operating member itself is not equipped with an article takeout mechanism or the like, it is easy to prepare the operating member in the form of some other character. Thus, it is advantageously easy to change the operating member according to use.
- Further, according to the invention as claimed in
claim 3, the upper surface of the article push-up member is formed as a surface inclined downwardly toward the rear side, whereby it is possible to prevent the pressing face of the rotary member from being caught by the push-up member. - Further, the push-up member, which is biased so as to rotate using its protrusion as the fulcrum due to the urging force of the spring member, can be advantageously prevented from being inclined downwardly as it moves toward the opening side.
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article takeout container 3 . . .article 5 . . .article takeout section 7 . . .article containing section 9 . . .takeout section container 9 a . . . right-hand container 9 b . . . left-hand container 11 . . .rotary member 13 . . .discharge port 15 . . .lever hole 17 . . .outer shaft 19 . . .joint hole 21 . . .engagement hole 23 . . .inner shaft 23 a . . .upper portion 23 b . . .lower portion 24 . . .engagement claw 25 . . . pressingface 27 . . .insertion hole 29 . . .lever protrusion 31 . . . operatingmember 33 . . . containingframe 33 a . . . right-hand frame 33 b . . . left-hand frame 35 . . .cover member 37 a . . .engagement hole 37 b . . .engagement claw 39 . . . push-upmember 41 . . .upper surface 43 . . . guideprotrusion 45 . . . slit 47 . . .spring member 49 . . . guide groove
Claims (3)
1. An article takeout container characterized by comprising the following features:
(a) the article takeout container has an article containing section and an article takeout section;
(b) the article containing section is capable of containing a plurality of stacked articles and has urging means which is in contact with one end of the plurality of stacked articles and adapted to urge them in a direction toward the other end;
(c) the article takeout section includes a rotary member for pushing out an article located at the other end of the plurality of stacked articles and a discharge port for discharging the article being pushed out; and
(d) an outer peripheral surface of the rotary member is equipped with a pushing member which is brought into contact with a back surface of the article located at the other end of the plurality of stacked articles to forwardly push out the article, the pushing member having a pressing face adapted to push out the article and capable of closing the discharge port from the inside.
2. An article takeout container according to claim 1 , characterized by comprising the following features:
(a) the rotary member is equipped with an operating member for rotating the rotary member; and
(b) the operating member is an ornamental member, such as a doll member.
3. An article takeout container according to one of claims 1 and 2, characterized by comprising the following feature:
a surface of the urging means which is held in contact with the plurality of stacked articles has an inclined surface inclined downwardly from a discharge port side toward a back side.
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