Abstract:
The present invention relates to a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container in which, when a button part rotates, guide protrusions move along a bottom surface of a pumping guide formed on an inner peripheral surface of the button part and then an ascending and descending member ascends and descends, whereby a pumping action is conducted. Therefore, the container of the present invention discharges contents in a fixed state in which the height of the button part is not changed, and is thereby capable of preventing contents from unnecessarily leaking due to pressing a button by means of an external pressure.

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS 
       [0001]    This U.S. utility patent application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. §371 of international application PCT/KR2014/003715, filed Apr. 28, 2014, and claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2013-0057210, filed May 21, 2013, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. 
     
    
     TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD 
       [0002]    The present disclosure relates to a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container in which, when a button part rotates, guide protrusions move along a bottom surface of a pumping guide formed on an inner peripheral surface of a button part and then an ascending and descending member ascends and descends, whereby a pumping action is conducted. Therefore, the container presently described discharges contents in a fixed state in which the height of the button part is not changed, and is thereby capable of preventing contents from unnecessarily leaking caused by unintentionally pressing a button by means of an external pressure. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0003]    Generally, cosmetics containers having a function of discharging cosmetics have a structure wherein cosmetics are pumped by pressing a valve such as a CV valve. 
         [0004]    However, in such a structure of those existing cosmetics containers, there arises a problem when cosmetics to be discharged have high viscosity. In other words, the problem is difficulty in use because considerably strong pressing is needed to discharge cosmetics with high viscosity. 
         [0005]    Furthermore, to restore a valve to its original position after pumping, generally restoring force of a spring which is installed in a pump or attached at the exterior should be used. In this case, when high viscosity cosmetics are used, restoration of these springs does not go smoothly. 
         [0006]    If increasing elasticity of the spring to resolve difficulty of restoring a valve, as much pressing force as the elasticity of the spring increases is required so that cosmetics should be discharged; therefore, it leads to further inconvenience in use. 
         [0007]    To resolve these problems, registered patent no. 10-1219009 was proposed by the present inventor. 
         [0008]    The registered patent has a feature in that, when a rotating collar 140 rotates, guide protrusions 162 are guided upwards and downwards in a state of keeping guide protrusions 162 positioned to sideway by a upper and lower guide grooves 123, and descends along a rotating guide groove 141, and therefore, a button 160 descends and presses the check valve 130, thereby discharging contents. 
         [0009]    However, there arises a problem that since the registered patent has a structure wherein a button 160 ascends and descends when a rotating collar 140 rotates, a separated space is formed between the rotating collar 140 and the button 160 for the ascent and descent of the button 160, causing not only the button 160 to shake when the button 160 ascends and descends but foreign material to flow in and adhere, and thereby the problem arises that the button 160 does not work smoothly. 
         [0010]    Furthermore, there arises another problem that when a button is pressed by external pressure in a bag, a rotation collar is rotated, and thereby results in unnecessary spilling of contents. 
       SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE 
       [0011]    The present disclosure is devised to solve the said problems above, and its goal is to provide a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container in which, when a button part rotates, guide protrusions move along a bottom surface of a pumping guide formed on an inner peripheral surface of a button part and then an ascending and descending member ascends and descends, whereby a pumping action is conducted. Therefore, the presently described container discharges contents in a fixed state in which the height of the button part is not changed, and is thereby capable of preventing contents from unnecessarily leaking caused by unintentionally pressing a button by means of an external pressure. 
         [0012]    To solve the above problems, it is featured that a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to the present disclosure comprises a container body which contains contents, equipped with a piston that ascends according to the use of contents therein; a housing which is combined to the container body, comprising a contents inflow part which forms a contents inflow hole in the center of a lower end so that contents held in the container body may flow in, and forming a multitude of vertical guide grooves formed with fixed distance apart along an outer circumferential surface; a button part which is combined at an upper portion of the housing to be rotatable, comprising a rotation guide which is combined and forms a flexure portion upwards and downwards alternatively, encasing an inner circumferential surface, and a discharging hole on an upper portion of the button part where contents are discharged; and an ascending and descending member which ascends and descends by rotation of the button part, comprising a multitude of guide grooves which move along a bottom surface of the rotation guide in a state of being inserted into the vertical guide grooves at an outer circumferential surface and therein ascend and descend inside the vertical guide grooves. 
         [0013]    Furthermore, it is featured that at an inner side of the ascending and descending member is combined a piston rod moving along the movement of the ascending and descending member, and at a lower portion of the piston is combined a seal cap which closely and tightly encases an inner circumferential surface of the content inflow part, thereby changing inner pressure of the contents inflow part according to the ascent and descent of the piston rod and guiding the contents held in the container body to the contents inflow part. 
         [0014]    Furthermore, it is featured that the housing comprises a combining ring which makes the button part combined so as to be rotatable to the housing. 
         [0015]    Furthermore, it is featured that at an inner side of the button part is equipped a combining tube which extends downwards, encasing the discharging hole, and guides a vertical movement of an ascending and descending member. At the ascending and descending member is equipped a contents movement tube which is combined to the combing tube, ascends and descends along an inner surface of the combining tube, and therein forms a passage where contents move. 
         [0016]    Furthermore, it is featured that at the discharging hole is combined a nozzle tip which opens when contents are discharged, and at an inner circumferential surface are formed a multitude of support protrusions which form a nozzle-tip combining hole so as to support the nozzle tip. 
         [0017]    Furthermore, it is featured that the nozzle tip comprises an opening and closing plate which covers an upper end of the discharging hole, and a support bar which extends from a center to an lower portion of the opening and closing plate, is combined to the nozzle-tip combining hole, and supports the opening and closing plate. Wherein at a lower portion of the support bar, the nozzle tip moves upward encasing an outer circumferential surface and forms a fixing protrusion. 
         [0018]    Furthermore, it is featured that an upper end of the fixing protrusion is positioned, detached from a lower end of the support protrusion, and then moves to an upper portion by the pressure and meets to a lower end of the support protrusion when contents are discharged. 
         [0019]    As mentioned above, the presently described embodiments have an advantage that when a button part rotates, guide protrusions move along a bottom surface of a pumping guide formed on an inner peripheral surface of a button part and then an ascending and descending member ascends and descends, whereby a pumping action is conducted. Therefore, the presently described container discharges contents in a fixed state in which the height of the button part is not changed, and is thereby capable of preventing contents from unnecessarily leaking caused by unintentionally pressing a button by means of an external pressure. 
         [0020]    Furthermore, the presently described container has an advantage that when contents are discharged, a nozzle tip moves upwards by a narrow margin and then direction of discharging is changed by an opening and closing plate in a state of a discharging hole being opened, thereby resulting in a side way discharging. Additionally, it prevents contents from being discharged and shot abruptly. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0021]      FIG. 1  is a perspective view illustrating a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment. 
           [0022]      FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment. 
           [0023]      FIG. 3  is an explanatory drawing illustrating a moving state of guide protrusions of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment. 
           [0024]      FIG. 4  is an explanatory drawing illustrating the operational state of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
       [0025]    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. 
         [0026]    FIG . 1  is a perspective view illustrating a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment.  FIG. 2  is a cross-sectional view illustrating a configuration of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment.  FIG. 3  is an explanatory drawing illustrating a moving state of guide protrusions of the rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         [0027]    Referring to  FIGS. 1 to 3 , a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment includes a container body  100 , a housing  200 , a button part  300 , and an ascending and descending member  400 . 
         [0028]    The container body  100  that contains contents comprises a piston which ascends inside the container body according to the use of contents. 
         [0029]    The housing  200 , which is combined to an upper portion of the container body  1100  and sucks in contents contained in the container body  100  by pumping action according to the ascent and descent of an ascending and descending member  400 , comprises a contents inflow part  210  which forms a contents inflow hole  211  at the center of a lower end of the housing  100  so that contents contained in the container body  100  may flow in. 
         [0030]    At the contents inflow hole  211  is installed a check valve  212  which opens and closes a contents inflow part  210  by the pressure generated in the interior of the contents inflow part  210  when a piston rod  430  and a seal cap  440  ascend and descend inside the contents inflow part  210 . 
         [0031]    On the other hand, according to the present disclosure, at an outer circumferential surface of the housing  200  is longitudinally installed a vertical guide groove so that a guide groove  410  to be described later is inserted and guided upwards and downwards. The vertical guide grooves  220  are preferred to be installed in a way that three of the grooves are formed with a fixed distance apart in an interval of  120  degree as in  FIG. 1  so as for an ascending and descending member  400  to function stably. 
         [0032]    In the presently described embodiments, the vertical guide grooves  220  is viewed as three grooves are formed with a fixed distance apart in an interval of 120 degree; however, it is possible to install a variety of exemplary embodiments such as installing two of the grooves on both sides. 
         [0033]    Meanwhile, an over cap  700 , encasing a button part  300 , is combined at an outer side of the housing  200  so as to be attached and detached easily. 
         [0034]    The button part  300  is rotatably combined to an upper portion of the housing  200 , comprising a discharging hole  320  on the upper end where contents are discharged. 
         [0035]    At the discharging hole  320  is combined a nozzle tip  600  which opens when contents are discharged, wherein at an inner circumferential surface are installed a multitude of support protrusion  321  so as to support the nozzle tip  600 , as protrusively forming a nozzle-tip combining hole  322  with a fixed distance detached. The multitude of the support protrusions  321  makes contents move upwards through a space separated with a fixed distance. 
         [0036]    The nozzle tip  600  comprises an opening and closing plate  610  in a circular shape which is positioned in a state that a discharging hole  320  is closed when in ordinary condition and then positioned in a state that a discharging hole  320  is opened by the pressure of contents, and a support bar  620  which is extended from the center of a lower end of the opening and closing plate  610  and combined to the nozzle-tip combining hole  322 , thereby supporting the opening and closing plate  610 . It is desired that a fixing protrusion  621  should be installed, encasing an outer circumferential surface at a lower portion of the support bar  620 , so as to prevent the nozzle tip  600  from moving upwards and being detached from a discharging hole  320 . 
         [0037]    An upper end of the fixing protrusion  621  is positioned, detached from a lower end of the support protrusion  321 , and moves upwards by the pressure generated when contents are discharged, thereby meeting a lower end of the support protrusion  321 . Therefore, contents are not discharged as an opening and closing plate  610  is being overturned upwards. Instead, contents moving upwards are discharged to a sideway by an opening and closing plate  610  in a state that a nozzle tip  600  moves upwards with as small a margin as a detached space between a support protrusion  321  and a fixing protrusion  621  and thereby opens a discharging hole  320 , as a result, preventing contents from being shot outwards. 
         [0038]    Furthermore, the nozzle tip  600  is closely contacted to an inner surface of a combining tube  330  and closes a discharging hole  320  when a contents movement tube  420  which ascends and descends, is ascending, thereby preventing contents discharged to an upper end of a button part  300  from being sucked to a contents movement tube  420 . 
         [0039]    Meanwhile, it is featured that at an inner surface of the button part  300  is installed a rotation guide  310  which forms a flexure portion upwards and downwards alternatively, encasing an inner circumferential surface. The rotation guide  310 , as viewed in  FIG. 3 , guides the movement of guide protrusions  410  along a bottom surface when the button  300  rotates, wherein the guide protrusions  410  are descended by pressurization of the rotation guide  310  while the guide protrusions  410  are ascended by elastic force of springs. 
         [0040]    Meanwhile, at an inner surface of the button part  300  is installed a combining tube  330  which encases the discharging hole  320 , and extends downwards, wherein the combining tube  330  guides the movement of a contents movement tube  420  which moves along an inner wall of the combining tube  330 , moving vertically without distortion when the ascending and descending member  400  ascends and descends. 
         [0041]    Meanwhile, between the button part  300  and the housing  200  is installed a combining ring  500  which rotatably combines the button part  300  to the housing  200 . 
         [0042]    The ascending and descending member  400  is ascended an descended by rotation of the button part  300 , and causes a pumping action for moving contents held in the container body  100  to the discharging hole  320 , wherein at an inner surface is combined a piston rod  430  which moves along the movement of the ascending and descending member  400 . And at a lower portion of the piston rod  430  is combined a seal cap  440  which closely encases an inner circumferential surface of the contents inflow part  210  and changes the pressure of an interior of the contents inflow part  210  by the ascent and descent of the piston rod  430  and guides contents held in the container body  100  to flow into the interior of the contents inflow part  210 . 
         [0043]    It is featured that at an outer circumferential surface of the ascending and descending member  400  are installed a multitude of guide protrusions  410  which move along a bottom surface of the rotation guide  310  in a state of being inserted into the vertical guide groove  220  and ascend and descend inside the vertical guide groove  220 . The guide protrusions  410  are pressed by the surface of the rotation guide  310  when the button part  300  rotates, and then moves downwards inside of the vertical guide groove  220 , and thereby, descends the ascending and descending member  400 , making it possible that contents flowing into the contents inflow part  210  can move to an upper portion according to the change of pressure of the contents inflow part  210 ; meanwhile, when pressurization by the rotation guide  310  is released, in other words, when the guide protrusions  410  move up from the lowest point of the flexure portion formed alternatively, the guide protrusions  410  ascend along a bottom surface of the rotation guide  310  by elastic force of springs and moves upwards inside the vertical guide groove  220 , thereby ascending the ascending and descending member  400  and making it possible that contents held in the container body  100  can be sucked into a contents inflow part  210  according to the change of pressure of the contents inflow part  210 . 
         [0044]    Meanwhile, at the ascending and descending member  400  is combined a contents movement tube  420  which is combined to the combining tube  330  and ascends and descends along an inner wall of the combining tube  330 , therein forming a passage where contents move. 
         [0045]    In the following, referring to  FIG. 4 , an operational procedure of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment will be explained.  FIG. 4  is an explanatory drawing illustrating an operational state of a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment. 
         [0046]    Referring to  FIG. 4 , as for a rotary dispenser-type cosmetics container according to an exemplary embodiment, when a user rotates a button part  300  in a state that contents flow into the interior of a contents inflow part  210 , guide protrusions  410  of an ascending and descending member  400  move along a rotation guide  310  formed at an inner surface of the button part  300 ; at this moment, due to the shape of the rotation guide  310 , the guide protrusions  410  move downwards inside the vertical guide groove  220  as descending the ascending and descending member  400 . 
         [0047]    When the ascending and descending member  400  descends as the above, the pressure inside the contents inflow part  210  changes as a piston rod  430  and a seal cap  440  descend together, which leads contents flowing into the contents inflow part  210  is discharged through a contents movement tube  420 ; at the moment, contents moving upwards move to a sideway by an opening and closing plate  610 , in a state that a nozzle tip  600  moves upwards with as small a margin as a detached space between a support protrusion  321  and a fixing protrusion  621  and thereby opens a discharging hole  320 , and are discharged at an upper end of the button part  300 . 
         [0048]    In the presently described embodiments, contents are not discharged directly to a upward direction, but to a sideway after the discharging direction is changed by an opening and closing plate  610  in a state that a nozzle tip  600  moves upward with a small margin and firstly opens a discharging hole  320 , and therefore prevents contents from being shot abruptly. 
         [0049]    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 the disclosed embodiments and are not intended to limit the meanings of the terms or to restrict the scope recited in the accompanying claims. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible from the above embodiments. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be defined by the technical spirit of the accompanying claims.