DISPENSER CONTAINER HAVING RETRACTABLE BUTTON

A dispenser container includes a retractable button, more particularly, the dispenser container includes a retractable button in which a button part is configured to ascend/descend in a state of a container body being fixed when the button part moves up and down by the rotation of a rotating body, such that it is possible to enhance the stability of the products, and also to reduce the production cost by composing the container body of a single container.

TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a dispenser container having a retractable button, wherein a button part is configured to ascend/descend in a state of a container body being fixed when the button part moves up and down by the rotation of a rotating body, such that it is possible to enhance the stability of the products, and also to reduce the production cost by composing the container body of a single container.

BACKGROUND

Generally, a dispenser container is a device which is coupled to the upper side of a sealing container filled with gas, liquid or other types of contents, and discharges a predetermined amount of contents stored in the interior thereof by pressurization, and now is widely utilized in a variety of sealing containers for packing cosmetics, perfume, medicine, food, etc.

This dispenser container, configured to include a container body receiving contents, a pumping member coupled to the upper portion of the container body and drawing contents through pumping operation by making the interior of the container body vacuous, and a button member disposed at the upper portion of the pumping member and moving up and down according to user's pressurization, is configured to cause the pumping member to perform a pumping operation and to cause contents to be discharged when the button member is pressurized. When a user carries around the container in a bag, it is likely that the button member of the container can be unintentionally pressurized, which may cause an unnecessary discharge of the contents.

To solve the problems described in the above, “a cosmetic discharge equipment”, configured to have a button exposed only when the contents are being used, is disclosed in the registered utility model No. 20-0347811. (Hereafter, called as ‘the registered utility model’).

The registered utility model is related to a cosmetic container, wherein, according to pressing operation, a container which discharges contents stored in the container, and a guide protrusion of a pump body, placed at a guide hole of an outer container which is disposed at the exterior of the container, are guided along a spiral groove of a rotation tube body, such that the button can be retracted from the rotation tube body,

characterized in that a guide tube body (100) having a spiral groove (101) at both sides at the upper portion of the outer container (30) is equipped; a guide tube body (100) formed at a pump body (10) is penetrated and coupled at the spiral groove (101) of the guide tube (100); a rotation tube body (200), forming at both inner surfaces a vertical guide groove (201) where the dead end of the guide protrusion (11) of the pump body (10) is penetrated towards the spiral groove (101) of the guide tube body (100), is equipped with a undercut as being covered to the exterior of the guide tube body (100); and the button (20) is equipped at the stem (24) of the pump body (10).

The registered utility model, configured in a way that the button (20) ascends/descends according to rotation of the rotation tube body (200) and is retracted from the rotation tube body (200), is able to move up the button only while being used, such that the problem that contents are discharged by user's unintended pressurization of the button (20) can be prevented. However, since the container (20) is configured to ascends and descends along together in a process of the button (20) ascending/descending, the production cost will be increased due to the structure of double containers. In addition, in case the container is dropped due to user's carelessness in a state of the button (20) ascending, there arise problems, such as the defects of the product, and the separation of the container due to the weight of the product.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure is directed to solving such problems described in the above, and the objectives of the disclosed embodiments are to provide a dispenser container having a retractable button wherein only the button part ascends and descends in a state that a container body is fixed when a button part ascends and descends by rotation of a rotation body. Therefore, it is possible to enhance the stability of the product and also to provide a dispenser container having a retractable button which can lower the production cost by composing the container into a single container.

Furthermore, the present disclosure is configured in a way that the contents remaining at a discharge outlet fore-end of the button part as the space formed by the outer circumferential surface of the pumping guide member and the inner circumferential surface of the ascending/descending member gets expanded in a process of the button part descending by rotation of the rotation body, such that it is possible to provide a dispenser container having a retractable button which can prevent the leakage of contents.

To solve such problems in the above, a dispenser container having a retractable button according to the disclosed embodiments include: a container body storing contents and provided with a discharge part at the upper portion thereof; a pumping member disposed at the upper portion of the container body and discharging the contents to the outside by means of pumping operation; a fixation body coupled to the discharge part and formed with a pair of spiral grooves which correspond to each other towards both sides of the outer circumferential surface; a pumping guide member coupled to the upper portion of the pumping member, delivering pressure through user's pressurization to the pumping member and guiding pumping operation of the pumping member, and provided with a contents movement hole such that contents can be moved to the upper portion thereof by means of pumping operation of the pumping member; a rotation body rotatably coupled as encasing the fixation body at the upper portion of the container body, provided with a hollow, and equipped with a vertical guide groove longitudinally at the inner circumferential surface; an ascending/descending member encasing the pumping guide member, provided with a guide protrusion inserted to the spiral groove and the vertical guide groove at both sides of the outer circumferential surface capable of ascending and descending by rotation of the rotation body, and provided with a communication hole connected with the contents movement hole; and a button part coupled as encasing the ascending/descending member and moving along with the ascending/descending member, and provided with a contents discharge outlet at the side thereof such that contents can be discharged to the outside.

Furthermore, it is characterized in that a pumping guide groove extending downwards from the top end point of the spiral groove is provided such that the guide protrusion can ascend and descend by the pressurization and release of the button part in a state of the button part ascending.

Furthermore, it is characterized in that a contents movement hole is provided longitudinally on the side of the ascending/descending member such that the contents discharged through the communication hole can move to the contents discharge hole.

Furthermore, it is characterized in that a pressurization protrusion which pressurizes the pumping guide member is provided at the upper inner side of the ascending/descending member, and a pressurization plate which is pressurized by the pressurization protrusion is provided at the pumping guide member, wherein the pressurization protrusion is configured to be secured at the upper end of the pressurization plate in a state that the ascending/descending member ascends to the dead end, and to deliver the pressure to the pumping guide member by user's pressurization of the button part.

Furthermore, it is characterized in that at the pumping guide member is provided a contents movement tube which is coupled to the upper portion of the pumping member and moves contents, and at the inner side of the pressurization plate of the pumping guide member is provided a contents movement passage for connecting the contents movement tube and the contents movement hole.

Furthermore, it is characterized in that in a process that the button part moves down by rotation of the rotation body, as the space formed by the outer circumferential surface of the pumping guide member and the inner circumferential surface of the ascending/descending member gets expanded, the contents remaining at the top end portion of the contents discharge outlet can be absorbed.

Furthermore, it is characterized in that a coupling protrusion coupled to the ascending/descending member is provided at both lower sides of the button part, and a coupling groove coupled to the coupling protrusion is provided at the ascending/descending member.

As described in the above, the presently described embodiments are configured in a way that only the button part moves up and down in a state of the container body being fixed when the button part moves up and down by rotation of the rotation body. Therefore, it is possible not only to enhance the stability of the product but also to decrease the production cost by composing the container body to a single container.

Furthermore, it is possible that, as the space formed by the outer circumferential surface of the pumping guide member and the inner circumferential surface of the ascending/descending member gets expanded in a process that the button part moves down by rotation of the rotation body, in a process that the button part moves down by rotation of the rotation body, the contents remaining at the top end portion of the contents discharge outlet is absorbed, such that it is possible to prevent the contents from being leaked.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals provided in the drawings indicate the same members.

FIG. 1is an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of a dispenser container having a retractable button according to an exemplary embodiment.FIG. 2is an assemble perspective view illustrating a configuration of a dispenser container having a retractable button according to an exemplary embodiment.FIG. 3is an assembled cross-sectional view illustrating an operational state of a dispenser container having a retractable button according to an exemplary embodiment.

Referring toFIGS. 1 to 3, a dispenser container having a retractable button according to an exemplary embodiment includes a container body100, a pumping member200, and a fixation body300, a pumping guide member400, a rotation body500, an ascending/descending member600, and a button part700.

The container body100, where contents are stored, is provided with a discharge part110coupled with a fixation body300and discharge contents at the upper portion thereof, and is provided with a piston120moving up according to the contents use at the inner side thereof.

The pumping member200is fixed by the fixation body300at the upper portion of the container body100, and discharges the contents stored in the container body100by means of pumping operation according to the pressurization of the button part700. Since the pumping member200disclosed in the described embodiments belongs to the well-known art, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The fixation body300, coupled to the discharge part110of the container body100and guiding the ascending/descending member600to ascend and descend, is provided with a coupling part310which has a hollow at the inner center portion thereof for being coupled to the discharge part110.

In the presently described embodiments, it is characterized in that at the outer circumferential surface of the fixation body300is formed a spiral groove320which moves an ascending/descending member600up and down. A guide protrusion610of the ascending/descending member600is coupled at the spiral groove320and moves. it is preferable that the spiral groove320should be formed with a pair which correspond to each other at both sides for a guide protrusion610for being capable of moving stably.

In addition, a protrusion321is provided at the top end point of the spiral groove320such that a user can recognize this when the guide protrusion610enters the direct part of the pumping guide groove330in a state of the guide protrusion610moving up along the spiral groove320.

Meanwhile, in the presently described embodiments, it is characterized in that at the dead end of the spiral groove320is formed a pumping guide groove330which extends downwards from the top end point of the spiral groove320. As the pumping guide groove330is formed, a space formed by a guide protrusion610moves up and down by the pressure and release of the button part700in a state of the button part700ascending, thereby making the pumping operation of the pumping member200possible.

The pumping guide member400is coupled to the upper portion of the pumping member200and delivers the pressure by user's pressurization to the pumping member200, thereby guiding the pumping operation of the pumping member200. The pumping member200is provided with a contents movement tube420which is coupled to the upper portion of the pumping member200and moves the contents such that the contents can be moved to a contents discharge out710by the pumping operation of the pumping member200, and at the side surface thereof is provided a contents movement hole410which is connected to the contents movement tube420.

In the presently described embodiments, at the pumping guide member400is provided a pressurization plate430pressurized by a pressurization protrusion650of the ascending/descending member600, wherein the pressurization plate430extends to both sides, with the contents movement tube420as the center, for being able to be pressurized by a pair of the pressurization protrusion650. A contents movement passage431is provided at the inner side of the pressurization plate430extending to the direction, where the contents movement hole410is formed, so as to connect the contents movement tube420and the contents movement hole410.

The rotation body500, encasing the fixation body300and rotatably coupled at the upper portion of the container body100, is provided with a hollow520such that the button part700can be inserted and moved up and down.

In the presently described embodiments, it is characterized in that a vertical guide groove510, formed longitudinally from the upper portion to the lower portion thereof at the inner circumferential surface of the rotation body500, can guide a guide protrusion610of the ascending/descending member600to move vertically by means of the vertical guide groove510, thereby performing a vertical movement of the ascending/descending member600.

The ascending/descending member600is configured to be disposed as encasing the pumping guide member400at the inner side of the rotation body500and to move up and down by rotation of the rotation body500. In the presently described embodiments, at both sides of the outer circumferential surface of the ascending/descending member600is formed a guide protrusion610which is inserted into the spiral groove320and the vertical guide groove510for guiding the ascent and descent of the ascending/descending member600.

The guide protrusion610is configured to move up the ascending/descending member600as ascending along the spiral groove320and the vertical guide groove510when the rotation body500rotates to the one side, and to move down the ascending/descending member600as descending along the spiral groove320and the vertical guide groove510when the rotation body500rotates to the other side.

Meanwhile, it is characterized in that at the side of the ascending/descending member600is formed a communication hole630which is connected with the contents movement hole410of the pumping guide member400. The communication hole630is cornerwise disposed to the contents movement hole410in a state of the ascending/descending member600descending, and is connected with the contents movement hole410in a state of the ascending/descending member600ascending. Due to this, it is possible that contents discharged through the contents movement hole410can move to the contents discharge outlet710only when the ascending/descending member600ascends, therefore capable of basically preventing the contents, while being stored, from being discharged.

Furthermore, it is characterized in that a contents movement groove640which guides for the contents to move to the contents movement outlet710is formed at the ascending/descending member600, wherein the contents movement groove640is configured to form a space where contents move longitudinally along the side surface of the ascending/descending member600from the upper portion of the communication hole630.

Furthermore, at the inner upper side of the ascending/descending member600is provided a pressurization protrusion650pressurizing the pumping guide member400. In the presently described embodiments, it is characterized in that the pressurization protrusion650, as illustrated inFIG. 4, is disposed at the lower portion of the pressurization plate430in a state of the ascending/descending member600descending, and is secured to the upper end of the pressurization plate430in a state of the ascending/descending member600ascending to the top end by rotation thereof. When a user pressurizes the button part700in a state of the ascending/descending member600ascending, the pressurization protrusion650pressurizes the pressurization plate430and then, the pumping guide member400descends, thereby causing the pumping member200to perform a pumping operation.

A reinforcement piece660is provided at the inner side of the ascending/descending member600for preventing deformation caused by the persistent pressurization of the pressurization plate430by the pressurization protrusion650.

Meanwhile, a coupling groove620which is coupled with a coupling protrusion720of the button part700is formed at the ascending/descending member600.

The button part700, coupled as encasing the ascending/descending member600and moving along with the ascent and descent of the ascending/descending member600, is provided with a coupling protrusion720coupled to the coupling groove620of the ascending/descending member600.

The button part700is provided with a contents discharge outlet710formed with a contents discharge hole711at the side surface thereof for the contents to be discharged to the outside.

Hereinafter, an operational process of a dispenser container having a retractable button according to an exemplary embodiment will be described with reference toFIGS. 4A-Cthrough7.

Referring toFIGS. 4A-Cthrough7, when the rotation body500is rotated to one side in a state of the button part700descending, the guide protrusion610of the ascending/descending member600moves along the spiral groove320and the vertical guide groove510, and makes the ascending/descending member600ascend. Due to this, the button part700coupled with the ascending/descending member600moves up together and is withdrawn to the upper end of the rotation body500, thereby making the contents discharge outlet710exposed to the outside.

As described in the above, in a state of the ascending/descending member600and the button part700ascending, the contents movement hole410of the pumping guide member400and the communication hole630of the ascending/descending member600are connected to each other, and the pressurization protrusion650is disposed in a state of being secured at the upper end of the pressurization plate430. In this state, if a user pressurizes the button part700, the pressurization protrusion650pressurizes the pressurization plate430, and then, the pumping guide member400descends, thereby making the pumping member200perform the pumping operation.

As described in the above, when the pumping member200performs the pumping operation, contents pass through, in order, the contents movement tube420, the content movement passage431, the contents movement hole410, the communication hole630, the contents movement groove640, and the contents discharge outlet710, and finally, then, are discharged through the contents discharge hole711to the outside.

Hereafter, the process of absorbing contents that remain in the top end portion of a discharge outlet of the dispenser container having a retractable button according to an exemplary embodiment will be described with a reference ofFIG. 8.

ReferringFIGS. 8A and 8B, when contents are completely used up, the button part700descends by rotating the rotation body500to the other side. In the presently described embodiments, it is characterized in that, when the button part700descends by rotation of the rotation body500, a space formed by the outer circumferential surface of the pumping guide member400and the inner circumferential surface of the ascending/descending member600gets expanded from S1to S2, such that the contents remaining in the top end portion of the contents discharge outlet710are absorbed as much as the space expanded.

In the presently described embodiments, it is characterized in that, by configuring to absorb the contents remaining in the top end portion of the contents discharge outlet710when the button part700descends, the contents remaining in the top end portion of the contents discharge outlet710can be discharged to the outside, thereby preventing the contents from being discharged to the outside and keeping the container from being contaminated.

As described above, optimal embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Although specific terms have been used herein, these are only intended to describe certain embodiments and are not intended to limit the meanings of the terms or to restrict the scope of the accompanying claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible from the above embodiments. Accordingly, the scope of the claims should be defined by the technical spirit of the description above.