Abstract:
A pumping-type tube container includes a suction pipe which is extended downwardly from the pumping member and has a lower end dipped into the content contained in the tube container, thus minimizing idle operation during a pumping operation of a pumping member and providing user convenience.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    The present invention relates to a pumping-type tube container, and in particular to a pumping-type tube container which makes it possible to greatly reduce an idle operation during a pumping wok of a pumping member by providing a suction pipe which extends in a downward direction of a pumping member with its end portion dipped in contents, so a user can more comfortably use the products. 
         [0002]    A pumping-type tube container is configured in such a way that a pumping member is disposed at the top of a tube body which contains contents, and the contents can be discharged to the outside through a pumping operation of a pumping member. As shown in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the above mentioned pumping-type tube container comprises a tube body  10  made in a tube type and storing contents, a tube neck  20  which is engaged to the top of the tube body  10  and supports the tube body  10  and is equipped with a discharge part through which to discharge contents, a support body  30  which is engaged to the tube neck  20  while supporting the pumping member  40 , and an over cap  60  which covers the pumping member  40  and is detachably engaged to the support body  30 . 
         [0003]    As shown in  FIG. 1 , the conventional pumping type tube container has features in that the contents are filled in the tube body  10  in a state that the tube body  10  is made upside down, and the end portion  11  is sealed, and the manufacture is finished. If the sealing work is performed after the contents are filled up to its top, the tube body  10  may overflow, and the overflowing contents may spoil the sealing surface, which makes hard to seal the end portions during the sealing work. 
         [0004]    For the above mentioned problems, the contents are filled to the extent that a certain volume can be obtained for the sake of easier sealing work. 
         [0005]    When the container stands upright after the contents are filled, and the sealing work is finished, as shown in  FIG. 2 , a space in which the contents are no more filled for the sake of sealing work is formed in the tube body  10 . For this configuration, an idle operation occurs during the operation of the pumping member  40  when discharging the contents, so the contents cannot be well discharged. For better discharge of the contents, the user needs to perform more pumping operations, which causes much inconveniences. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0006]    Accordingly, the present invention is made so as to improve the above mentioned problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pumping-type tube container which makes it possible to greatly reduce an idle operation during a pumping wok of a pumping member by providing a suction pipe which extends in a downward direction of a pumping member with its end portion dipped in contents, so a user can more comfortably use the product. 
         [0007]    To achieve the above object, there is provided a pumping-type tube container formed of a tube body which is formed in a tube shape and stores contents, a tube neck which is engaged to the top of the tube body and supports the tube body, a support body which is engaged to the tube neck and supports the pumping member, and a pumping member which is supported by the support body and performs a pumping operation so that the contents communicating with the tube body and stored in the tube body can be discharged to the outside, comprising: 
         [0008]    a suction pipe which is provided at the bottom of the pumping member and extends in a downward direction of the pumping member and sucks in contents, the lower end portion of the suction pipe being dipped in the contents. 
         [0009]    In addition, to achieve the above object, there is provided a pumping-type tube container formed of a tube body which is formed in a tube shape and stores contents, a tube neck which is engaged to the top of the tube body and supports the tube body, a support body which is engaged to the tube neck and supports the pumping member, and a pumping member which is supported by the support body and performs a pumping operation so that the contents communicating with the tube body and stored in the tube body can be discharged to the outside, comprising: 
         [0010]    an engaging part which is provided at the bottom of the pumping member and extends in a downward direction of the pumping member; and a suction pipe which is engaged to the engaging part and sucks in contents, the lower end portion of the suction pipe being dipped in the contents. 
         [0011]    In addition, the suction pipe has a length long enough for the lower end portion of the suction pipe to dip in the contents in a state that the tube body is obliquely sloped, and the length “L1” of the lower end portion of the suction pipe dipped in the contents is shorter than the length “L2” of the suction pipe which is not dipped in the contents. 
         [0012]    According to the present invention, an idle operation can be minimized during a pumping operation of a pumping member by providing a suction pipe which extends in a downward direction of a pumping member with its end portion dipped in contents, so a user can more comfortably use the product. 
         [0013]    Since the suction pipe dipped in the contents has an optimized length, it is possible to smoothly discharge contents even in a state that the tube body is sloped at a certain angle while saving manufacture materials. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         [0014]      FIGS. 1 and 2  are cross sectional views illustrating a construction of a conventional pumping type tube container. 
           [0015]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view illustrating a construction of a pumping-type tube container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0016]      FIG. 4  is a view illustrating a use state of a pumping-type tube container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0017]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view illustrating a construction of a pumping-type tube container according to another embodiment of the present invention. 
           [0018]      FIG. 6  is a view illustrating a use state of a pumping-type tube container according to another embodiment of the present invention. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0019]    The present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals in each drawing mean the same elements. 
         [0020]      FIG. 3  is a perspective view illustrating a construction of a pumping-type tube container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 4  is a view illustrating a use state of a pumping-type tube container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0021]    As shown in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the pumping-type tube container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a tube body  100 , a tube neck  200 , a support body  300 , a pumping member  400 , button part  500 , an over cap  600  and a suction pipe  700 . 
         [0022]    The tube body  100  is made in a tube shape for containing a content “a” and is equipped with a space in which to store the content “a” and a sealing part  110  the bottom of which is sealed in a state that the content “a” is filled. 
         [0023]    The tube neck  200  is engaged to the top of the tube body  100  and supports the tube body  100  and is preferably hollow in its inner center for the engagement of the pumping member  400 . 
         [0024]    The support body  300  is engaged to the tube neck  200  and supports the pumping member  400 , an over cap  600  being engaged to its outer side so as to prevent errors in the operation of the button part  500 . 
         [0025]    The pumping member  400  is supported by the support body  300  and communicates with the tube body  100  and performs a pumping operation so that the contents held in the tube body  100  can be discharged to the outside. The pumping member  400  comprises a pump housing  410  engaged to the hollow portion of the tube neck  200  and equipped with a check valve  411  at its inner lower side, a stem  420  one side of which is engaged to the inner side of the button part  500  and the other side of which is positioned at the inner side of the pump housing  410 , the stem  420  moving along with the up and down movements of the button part  500 , a piston rod  430  engaged to the bottom of the stem  420 , a seal cap  440  which is engaged covering the outer circumferential surface of the piston rod  430  at the bottom of the piston rod  430  and moves along the inner wall of the pump housing  410 , and a spring  450  which is engaged covering the surroundings of the stem  420  and provides an upward elastic force for the sake of repeated pumping of the button part  500 . 
         [0026]    The button part  500  is engaged to the top of the stem  420  of the pumping member  400  and ascends and descends based on the press of the user and allows the pumping member  400  to perform a pumping operation. 
         [0027]    The over cap  600  covers the support body  300  and the button part  500  and is detachably engaged to the support body  300 . The over cap  600  is engaged to the support body  300  when in not use, while preventing the errors of the button part  500 , and when in use, it separates from the support body  300  and allows the pumping operation to be performed based on the pressurization of the button part  500 . 
         [0028]    The suction pipe  700  extends in a downward direction of the pumping member  400  at the bottom of the pumping member  400  for thereby sucking in the contents. In the present invention, the suction pipe  700  extends downward from the bottom of the pump housing  410  so that the bottom of the suction pipe  700  is dipped in the contents. 
         [0029]    The suction pipe  700  is configured in such a way that its lower end is dipped in the contents stored in the tube body  100 , so the contents “a” can be directly sucked into the interior of the suction pipe  700  during the initial pumping of the pumping member  400 , thus minimizing idle operations. 
         [0030]    The suction pipe  700  is formed short and is not dipped in the contents “a”, idle operations occur a lot when sucking the contents into the suction pipe  700  during the pumping of the pumping member  400 . When it is formed longer, the idle operation also occurs as often as the length of the suction pipe  700  during the pumping of the pumping member  400 , so it is most preferred to provide an optimized length of the suction pipe  700 . 
         [0031]    As shown in  FIG. 4 , the suction pipe  700  is formed with a length long enough to keep the lower end of the suction pipe  700  dipped in the contents so that the contents “a” can be smoothly discharged when using the product in a state that the user slopes the tube body  100  at a certain angle. As shown in  FIG. 3 , it is preferred that the length “L1” of the lower end of the suction pipe  700  dipped in the contents is shorter than the length “L2” of the suction pipe  700  which is not dipped in the contents, more specifically, the suction pipe  700  has an optimized length, not too long, not too short. 
         [0032]    The pumping-type tube container according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 5 and 6 . 
         [0033]      FIG. 5  is a perspective view illustrating a construction of a pumping-type tube container according to another embodiment of the present invention.  FIG. 6  is a view illustrating a use state of a pumping-type tube container according to another embodiment of the present invention. 
         [0034]    As shown in  FIGS. 5 and 6 , the pumping-type tube container according to another embodiment of the present invention comprises an engaging part  412  which supports a suction pipe  700 ′ extending downward from the bottom of the pumping member  400  and sucking the contents . The engaging part  412  extends downward from the bottom of the pump housing  410  while covering and supporting the top of the suction pipe  700 ′, so the suction pipe  700 ′ is prevented from moving into the interior of the tube body  100  in the middle of engaging the suction pipe  700 ′. 
         [0035]    Since the remaining constructions are same as the earlier described constructions of the embodiments of the present invention, the detailed descriptions will be omitted. 
         [0036]    As the present invention may be embodied in several forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, it should also be understood that the above-described examples are not limited by any of the details of the foregoing description, unless otherwise specified, but rather should be construed broadly within its spirit and scope as defined in the appended claims, and therefore all changes and modifications that fall within the meets and bounds of the claims, or equivalences of such meets and bounds are therefore intended to be embraced by the appended claims.