Roll-on-type applicator

Abstract

To provide a roll-on-type applicator capable of easily sorting coating balls.SOLUTION: According to a roll-on-type applicator 1 capable of coating a content of a content body 3 by a coating ball 2, the roll-on-type applicator 1 comprises: the coating ball 2; and a holding part 4 for rotatably holding the coating ball 2, that is attached to a mouth part 3a of the container body 3. The holding part 4 comprises a base end side member 4a, and a tip side member 4b attachable to the base end side member 4a. The tip side member 4b comprises an engagement holding part 4b1 capable of rotatably holding the coating ball 2 via engagement. The holding part 4 comprises a regulation part 4d for regulating that the coating ball 2 slips off from the engagement holding part 4b1 onto a base end side in a state of attaching the tip side member 4b to the base end side member 4a. The engagement holding part 4b1 can release engagement with the coating ball 2 by a pressing operation onto the base end side with respect to the coating ball 2 in a state of non-attaching the tip side member 4b to the base end side member 4.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a roll-on type applicator. [Background technology]

[0002] A roll-on applicator is known that has an applicator ball and a holder that is attached to the mouth of a container body and rotatably holds the applicator ball, and that can apply the contents of the container body by the applicator ball (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2023-35194 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] From the viewpoint of recyclability, it is preferable that the roll-on type applicator as described above has easy separation of the application balls.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT An object of the present invention is to provide a roll-on type applicator which allows easy separation of application balls. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] One aspect of the present invention is as follows.

[0007] [1] A roll-on applicator having an application ball and a holder that is attached to a mouth of a container body and rotatably holds the application ball, and capable of applying the content of the container body with the application ball, the holding portion has a base end side member and a tip end side member that can be attached to the base end side member, the tip side member has a fitting holding portion that can rotatably hold the application ball by fitting thereto, the holding portion has a restricting portion that restricts the application ball from slipping out of the fitting holding portion toward the base end side when the tip side member is attached to the base end side member, The fitting holding portion is capable of releasing the fitting with the application ball by pressing the application ball toward the base end side when the tip side member is not attached to the base end member.

[0008] [2] The fitting and holding portion is configured by an elastically deformable protruding portion protruding toward the base end, the restricting portion is configured by the protruding portion and a supporting portion that is arranged to face an outer surface of the protruding portion when the non-worn state is changed to the worn state, The roll-on applicator described in [1], wherein in the attached state, the protrusion can prevent the application ball from slipping out of the fitting holding portion toward the base end side by support from the support portion to the outer surface of the protrusion and contact of the inner surface of the protrusion with the application ball, and in the non-attached state, the fitting with the application ball can be released by pressing the application ball toward the base end side.

[0009] [3] The roll-on applicator described in [1] or [2], wherein the regulating portion is constituted by a ball support portion that is provided on the base-end member and that can regulate the application ball from slipping out of the fitting-holding portion to the base-end side in the attached state by contacting the application ball.

[0010] [4] the restricting portion is composed of the protruding portion, the support portion, and a ball support portion that can restrict the application ball from coming out of the fitting-and-holding portion toward the base end side in the attached state by contacting the application ball, the tip side member has an annular body and an elastically deformable protruding piece that protrudes from an inner peripheral edge of the annular body toward the base end and constitutes the protruding portion, the base end side member has a cylindrical wall and a convex portion that protrudes radially inward from the cylindrical wall and that, in the attached state, can prevent the application ball from coming out of the fitting-and-holding portion to the base end side by contacting the application ball, and that constitutes the ball support portion; The roll-on type applicator according to [2], wherein the cylindrical wall has an annular wall constituting the support portion at a tip end. Effect of the Invention

[0011] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a roll-on type applicator which allows easy separation of application balls. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an applicator container having a roll-on type applicator according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a side view of the roll-on type applicator shown in FIG. [Diagram 3] FIG. 3 is a top view of the roll-on type applicator shown in FIG. 2. [Figure 4] 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a state of the roll-on type applicator shown in FIG. 1 when separated. [Figure 6] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a roll-on type applicator according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a top view of the roll-on type applicator shown in FIG. 6. [Figure 8] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a roll-on type applicator according to a third embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0013] Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[0014] As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the roll-on type applicator 1 has an application ball 2 and a holding part 4 that is attached to the mouth part 3a of a container body 3 and rotatably holds the application ball 2, and can apply the contents of the container body 3 with the application ball 2. The holding part 4 has a base end side member 4a and a tip side member 4b that can be attached to the base end side member 4a. The tip side member 4b has an engagement holding part 4b1 that can rotatably hold the application ball 2 by engagement. The holding part 4 has a restriction part 4d that restricts the application ball 2 from slipping out of the engagement holding part 4b1 to the base end side when the tip side member 4b is attached to the base end member 4a (the state shown in FIG. 1). When the tip side member 4b is not attached to the base end member 4a (the state shown in FIG. 5), the engagement of the engagement holding part 4b1 with the application ball 2 can be released by pressing the application ball 2 toward the base end side (see the white arrow in FIG. 5). In this embodiment, the direction along the central axis O of the roll-on type applicator 1 (cylindrical wall 4a1) is referred to as the up-down direction, the direction from the base end to the tip end of the roll-on type applicator 1 along the up-down direction is referred to as the upward direction, the opposite direction is referred to as the downward direction, the direction perpendicular to the central axis O is referred to as the radial direction, and the direction going around the central axis O is referred to as the circumferential direction.

[0015] According to the above configuration, application can be performed by rotating the application ball 2 while the restricting portion 4d restricts the application ball 2 from slipping out in the attached state. Furthermore, when the tip side member 4b is removed from the base side member 4a for disposal after use, the application ball 2 follows the tip side member 4b by fitting into the fitting retaining portion 4b1, preventing the application ball 2 from accidentally falling off. Thereafter, the application ball 2 can be released from the fitting by pressing it toward the base side, and the application ball 2 can be separated. Therefore, a roll-on type applicator 1 that allows easy separation of the application ball 2 can be realized.

[0016] The application ball 2 is made of a material different from the base end member 4a and the tip end member 4b. With the above-mentioned configuration, the application ball 2 can be easily separated and disposed of, thereby realizing good recyclability. The application ball 2 is made of, for example, metal or resin, and the base end member 4a and the tip end member 4b are made of, for example, resin.

[0017] The fitting and holding portion 4b1 is constituted by an elastically deformable protruding portion 4c (see FIG. 4) that protrudes toward the base end, and the restricting portion 4d is constituted by the protruding portion 4c and a support portion 4a2 (see FIG. 4) that is arranged to face an outer surface 4c1 of the protruding portion 4c when the non-attached state is changed to the attached state, and the protruding portion 4c can restrict the application ball 2 from slipping out of the fitting and holding portion 4b1 toward the base end side by support from the support portion 4a2 contacting the outer surface 4c1 of the protruding portion 4c and contacting the inner surface 4c2 of the protruding portion 4c with the application ball 2 in the attached state, and the fitting with the application ball 2 can be released by pressing the application ball 2 toward the base end side in the non-attached state. According to the above configuration, the fitting and holding portion 4b1 can be efficiently constituted by the protruding portion 4c that constitutes the restricting portion 4d.

[0018] The restricting portion 4d is configured by a ball support portion 4a3 (see FIG. 1) that is provided on the base end side member 4a and that, in the attached state, can restrict the application ball 2 from slipping out from the fitting-and-holding portion 4b1 to the base end side by contacting the application ball 2. According to the above configuration, the ball support portion 4a3, which can be provided independently of the fitting-and-holding portion 4b1, can efficiently restrict the application ball 2 from slipping out.

[0019] The restricting portion 4d is composed of a protrusion 4c, a support portion 4a2, and a ball support portion 4a3, the tip side member 4b has an annular body 4b2 and an elastically deformable protruding piece 4b3 (see FIG. 4) protruding from the inner peripheral edge of the annular body 4b2 to the base end side and constituting the protrusion 4c, the base end side member 4a has a cylindrical wall 4a1 and a convex portion 4a4 (see FIG. 1) constituting the ball support portion 4a3 that protrudes radially inward from the cylindrical wall 4a1 and can restrict the application ball 2 from coming out of the fitting holding portion 4b1 to the base end side in the attached state by contacting the application ball 2, and the cylindrical wall 4a1 has an annular wall 4a5 constituting the support portion 4a2 at the tip portion (see FIG. 4). According to the above configuration, the restricting portion 4d composed of the protrusion 4c, the support portion 4a2, and the ball support portion 4a3 can be realized with a simple structure.

[0020] The protrusion 4c is composed of a pair of protruding pieces 4b3 facing each other, and the ball support portion 4a3 is composed of a pair of convex portions 4a4 facing each other. With the above configuration, the protrusion 4c and the ball support portion 4a3 can function well. The convex portions 4a4 are protrusions, but are not limited to this, and may be composed of, for example, ribs extending in an elongated manner in the vertical direction.

[0021] The distal end member 4b has an annular outer peripheral wall 4b4 that hangs down from the annular body 4b2 so as to fit onto the outer peripheral surface of the annular wall 4a5 when attached, and the outer peripheral wall 4b4 is rotatably connected to a portion of the cylindrical wall 4a1 below the annular wall 4a5 via a hinge portion 4e. According to the above configuration, the distal end member 4b can be easily removed from the proximal end member 4a by rotating the distal end member 4b via the hinge portion 4e during separation.

[0022] The cylindrical wall 4a1 has an inner cylindrical portion 4a6 that fits into the inner peripheral surface of the mouth 3a when the mouth 3a is attached to the mouth 3a of the container body 3 that forms a storage space S for storing contents inside, and a flange portion 4a7 that contacts the upper end surface of the mouth 3a when the mouth 3a is attached, and the tip side member 4b has an operating piece 4b5 that hangs down from the annular body 4b2 on the opposite side of the hinge portion 4e when viewed from the central axis O, and the operating piece 4b5 is hooked and locked on the flange portion 4a7 when attached, and can be operated to release the lock. According to the above configuration, the tip side member 4b can be easily removed from the base side member 4a by operating the operating piece 4b5 during separation.

[0023] The portion of the holding part 4 that is closer to the tip than the flange 4a7 is tapered toward the tip, and the operation piece 4b5 is disposed flush with the cylindrical wall 4a1 on the outer circumferential surface of this portion in the attached state. In this embodiment, the operation piece 4b5 is configured to be disposed so as to protrude from the outer surface (upper surface and outer circumferential surface) of the flange 4a7 in the attached state as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, but may be configured to be disposed flush with the outer surface of the flange 4a7 in the attached state as in the second embodiment shown in Figs. 6 and 7. This configuration allows the appearance of the roll-on type applicator 1 to be neat.

[0024] In this embodiment, the outer peripheral wall 4b4 of the tip side member 4b is configured to be rotatably connected to the cylindrical wall 4a1 via a hinge portion 4e as shown in Fig. 1, but may be configured to be attached to the cylindrical wall 4a1 by a circumferential rotation operation via a screw portion 4f as shown in the figure, as in the third embodiment shown in Fig. 8. According to the above configuration, the tip side member 4b can be easily removed from the base side member 4a by a circumferential rotation operation during separation.

[0025] As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the fitting and holding portion 4b1 has a tip-side restricting portion 4b6 that restricts the application ball 2 from coming out of the fitting and holding portion 4b1 toward the tip side by contacting the application ball 2, and the tip-side restricting portion 4b6 is formed of an annular protrusion 4b7 that protrudes radially inward from the inner circumferential surface of the annular body 4b2 on the tip side of the application ball 2, and the annular protrusion 4b7 has a groove 4b8 that extends from the base end side toward the tip side and forms a flow path for the contents. According to the above configuration, the fitting and holding portion 4b1 can be provided with the tip-side restricting portion 4b6 by a simple structure. Note that the number of grooves 4b8 provided in the annular protrusion 4b7 is four in this embodiment, but is not limited to this, and may be, for example, one.

[0026] The contents are not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, they are liquid. The ingredients of the contents are not particularly limited, but in this embodiment, they are cosmetics such as sunscreen cream.

[0027] In this embodiment, the application container 5 has a container body 3, a roll-on type applicator 1, and an overcap 6. The overcap 6 has a peripheral wall portion 6a that is detachable from the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 3a, and a top wall portion 6b that is continuous with the upper end of the peripheral wall portion 6a. The top wall portion 6b has a seal portion 6b1 that is in close contact with the annular body 4b2 of the tip side member 4b over the entire circumference. According to the above configuration, by attaching the overcap 6 to the mouth portion 3a, the seal portion 6b1 can prevent the contents from leaking from the roll-on type applicator 1. The overcap 6 is composed of an outer cap member 6c and an inner cap member 6d that is fixed to the inside of the outer cap member 6c by fitting, but is not limited to this. The overcap 6 is also configured to be detachable from the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 3a by rotating it in the circumferential direction, but is not limited to this.

[0028] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and the above-described embodiment can be modified in various ways without departing from the gist of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0029] 1 Roll-on applicator 2 Application ball 3 Container body 3a Mouth 4 Holding part 4a Base end member 4a1 Cylindrical wall 4a2 Support part 4a3 Ball support 4a4 Convex 4a5 Circular Wall 4a6 Inner cylinder part 4a7 Tsubabe 4b Tip side member 4b1 Fitting holding part 4b2 Cyclic body 4b3 Projecting piece 4b4 Outer wall 4b5 Operation piece 4b6 Tip side restriction part 4b7 Annular protrusion 4b8 Groove 4c protrusion 4c1 External surface 4c2 inner surface 4d regulatory department 4e Hinge part 4f Threaded part 5. Application container 6 Overcap 6a Peripheral wall 6b Top wall 6b1 Seal part 6c Outer cap member 6d Inner cap member O center axis S Storage space

Claims

1. A roll-on applicator having an application ball and a holder that is attached to a mouth of a container body and rotatably holds the application ball, and capable of applying the content of the container body with the application ball, the holding portion has a base end side member and a tip end side member that can be attached to the base end side member, the tip side member has a fitting holding portion that can rotatably hold the application ball by fitting thereto, the holding portion has a restricting portion that restricts the application ball from slipping out of the fitting holding portion toward the base end side when the tip side member is attached to the base end side member, The fitting holding portion is capable of releasing the fitting with the application ball by pressing the application ball toward the base end side when the tip side member is not attached to the base end member.

2. The fitting and holding portion is configured by an elastically deformable protruding portion protruding toward the base end, the restricting portion is configured by the protruding portion and a supporting portion that is arranged to face an outer surface of the protruding portion when the non-worn state is changed to the worn state, 2. The roll-on applicator according to claim 1, wherein in the attached state, the protrusion can prevent the application ball from slipping out of the fitting holding portion toward the base end side by support from the support portion to the outer surface of the protrusion and contact of the inner surface of the protrusion with the application ball, and in the non-attached state, the fitting with the application ball can be released by pressing the application ball toward the base end side.

3. 2. The roll-on applicator according to claim 1, wherein the regulating portion is configured by a ball support portion that is provided on the base end member and that, in the attached state, can regulate the application ball from slipping out of the fitting holding portion toward the base end side by contacting the application ball.

4. the restricting portion is composed of the protruding portion, the support portion, and a ball support portion that can restrict the application ball from coming out of the fitting-and-holding portion toward the base end side in the attached state by contacting the application ball, the tip side member has an annular body and an elastically deformable protruding piece that protrudes from an inner peripheral edge of the annular body toward the base end and constitutes the protruding portion, the base end side member has a cylindrical wall and a convex portion that protrudes radially inward from the cylindrical wall and that, in the attached state, can prevent the application ball from coming out of the fitting-and-holding portion to the base end side by contacting the application ball, and that constitutes the ball support portion; The roll-on type applicator according to claim 2 , wherein the cylindrical wall has an annular wall constituting the support portion at a tip end thereof.

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