Dispenser

Abstract

To provide a dispenser on which containers having different sizes can be easily mounted.SOLUTION: A dispenser 1 includes a base body 2, a placement part 3 where a container is placed, and a discharge operation part capable of discharge-operating a discharge part of the container. The placement part 3 is mounted so as to move up / down with respect to the base body 2. The base body 2 includes a plurality of parts 24 to be engaged provided along the lifting direction of the placement part 3. The placement part 3 includes: an engagement part 32 provided so as to be engaged with respect to the plurality of parts 24 to be engaged; and an engagement part operation part 33 which operates so as to allow the engagement part 32 to move between an engagement position engageable with the part 24 to be engaged and an engagement release position in which engagement is released with respect to the part 24 to be engaged.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a dispenser.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 discloses a liquid discharge assisting device that discharges liquid from a container with a manual pump. This liquid discharge assisting device includes a manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism that discharges the liquid inside the container by pressing down the operation unit of the manual pump provided on the container with a manual pump from above, and a power supply unit for operating the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism. The power supply unit is provided below the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism. When the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism is driven by the power supply unit, the operation unit of the manual pump is pressed down by a crank provided on the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism. Further, in the liquid discharge assisting device of Patent Document 1, the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism is configured to be able to change its position relative to the power supply unit so as to be able to cope with different container sizes. Specifically, in Patent Document 1, after adjusting the vertical position of the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism, the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism is fixed by tightening a bolt.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in the liquid discharge assisting device of Patent Document 1, in order to change the position of the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism relative to the power supply unit, first, the bolt needs to be loosened and removed, then the position of the manual pump operation unit pressing mechanism is adjusted, and then the bolt is inserted and tightened. Therefore, the adjustment when coping with different container sizes is very complicated.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a dispenser that can easily attach containers of different sizes.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The dispenser of the present invention is a dispenser configured to be able to place a container having a container body containing a content and a discharge part, and to discharge the content from the discharge part of the container. The dispenser includes a base body, a placement part on which the container is placed, and a discharge operation part capable of operating the discharge part of the container. The placement part is attached to the base body so as to be movable up and down. The base body includes a plurality of engaged parts provided along the up and down direction of the placement part. The placement part includes an engaging part provided so as to be engageable with the plurality of engaged parts, and an engaging part operation part that operates the engaging part so as to be movable between an engaging position where the engaging part can be engaged with the engaged part and an engagement release position where the engaging part is disengaged from the engaged part.

Effects of the Invention

[0007] According to the dispenser of the present invention, containers of different sizes can be easily attached.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Embodiments for Carrying Out the Invention

[0009] Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. Note that the embodiments shown below are merely examples, and the dispenser of the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

[0010] In this specification, expressions such as "perpendicular to A" and similar expressions do not refer only to a direction that is completely perpendicular to A, but include a direction that is substantially perpendicular to A. Also, in this specification, expressions such as "parallel to B" and similar expressions do not refer only to a direction that is completely parallel to B, but include a direction that is substantially parallel to B. Further, in this specification, expressions such as "C shape" and similar expressions do not refer only to a complete C shape, but include a shape that visually reminds one of a C shape (substantially C shape).

[0011] As shown in Fig. 1, the dispenser 1 of this embodiment is capable of placing a container C having a container body C1 containing contents and a discharge part C2. The dispenser 1 is configured to be able to discharge the contents from the discharge part C2 of the container C. As shown in Figs. 1 to 3, the dispenser 1 includes a base body 2, a placement part 3 on which the container C is placed, and a discharge operation part 4 capable of operating the discharge of the discharge part C2 of the container C.

[0012] As described above, the dispenser 1 is configured to be able to discharge the contents of the container C having the container body C1 and the discharge part C2. For example, the dispenser 1 can be configured to discharge alcohol for disinfection. However, the discharge target (the contents of the container C) by the dispenser 1 is not particularly limited, and it may be a liquid other than alcohol. Further, the discharge target by the dispenser 1 may be a gel-like substance, a cream-like substance, etc., rather than a liquid. Also, the discharge form is not particularly limited, and for example, it may be in the form of the contents as they are, spray-like, foam-like, etc.

[0013] In this embodiment, the container C placed on the dispenser 1 is a liquid bottle that contains liquid, as shown in Fig. 1. The shape and structure of the container body C1 are not particularly limited as long as it can contain the contents and can be directly or indirectly connected to the discharge part C2. In this embodiment, the container body C1 is in the shape of a rectangular tube, but it may have other shapes such as a cylindrical shape. In this embodiment, the discharge part C2 has a pump head C22 (see Fig. 6) provided with a nozzle C21. The pump head C22 is biased upward by a biasing member such as a spring. When the pump head C22 is pushed downward, the contents in the container body C1 are discharged from the nozzle C21 by a pump mechanism (not shown). Note that the container C is not limited to the illustrated structure, and it may have other structures as long as the contents can be discharged by the dispenser 1.

[0014] In this embodiment, the dispenser 1 is an automatic dispenser. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the dispenser 1 includes a sensor unit 5 and a drive unit 6 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) configured to operate the discharge operation unit 4. Further, in this embodiment, the dispenser 1 includes a power supply unit 7 (see FIG. 3) that serves as a power source for operating the drive unit 6. The sensor unit 5, the drive unit 6, and the power supply unit 7 are all provided on the base 2.

[0015] The sensor unit 5 is configured to detect the proximity of a part of the body such as a finger of a user of the dispenser 1. The dispenser 1 of this embodiment is configured to operate the drive unit 6 and the discharge operation unit 4 based on the detection signal of the sensor unit 5.

[0016] The drive unit 6 drives the discharge operation unit 4 so that the content can be discharged from the discharge part C2. The shape and structure of the drive unit 6 are not particularly limited as long as the discharge operation unit 4 can be driven so that the content can be discharged from the discharge part C2. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the drive unit 6 includes a cam 61 that rotates around a predetermined rotation axis 61a. The cam 61 is configured to rotate by power being transmitted through a gear box (not shown) when a motor (not shown) powered by the power supply unit 7 rotates. When the cam 61 rotates, as shown in FIG. 6, the discharge operation unit 4 is operated downward. By this downward movement of the discharge operation unit 4, the discharge part C2 of the container C is pressed downward, and the content is discharged from the discharge part C2.

[0017] The power supply unit 7 is not particularly limited as long as it is configured to supply power so that the drive unit 6 operates. In this embodiment, the power supply unit 7 is configured to be able to accommodate a plurality of batteries and to be able to connect an external power source.

[0018] In addition, in this embodiment, the dispenser 1 is an auto-dispenser configured such that based on the detection signal from the sensor unit 5, the cam 61 of the drive unit 6 rotates and moves downward, thereby operating the discharge operation unit 4 downward and automatically discharging the contents from the discharge unit C2. However, the dispenser may be configured to mechanically operate the discharge operation unit 4, for example, by stepping on a pedal mechanically connected to the discharge operation unit 4 to discharge the contents. Note that it is preferable that the discharge operation unit 4 is defined to be located at the uppermost position when not operating. Thereby, the container C can be easily placed on the placement unit 3 without moving the discharge operation unit 4.

[0019] In this specification, regarding the dispenser 1 (and the components of the dispenser 1), the upper side or the upper portion of the container C with the container C placed thereon is referred to as the upper side or the upper portion of the dispenser 1, and the bottom side or the lower portion of the container C is referred to as the lower side or the lower portion of the dispenser 1. Also, the elevating direction of the placement unit 3 described later is the same direction as the direction connecting the upper side and the bottom side of the container C (the vertical direction D1 of the container C). Further, regarding the dispenser 1 (and the components of the dispenser 1), the front side of the placed container C is referred to as the front side. Also, regarding the dispenser 1 (and the components of the dispenser 1), the direction from the back side to the front side of the placed container C is referred to as the front direction. Regarding the dispenser 1 (and the components of the dispenser 1), the back side of the placed container C is referred to as the back side. Also, regarding the dispenser 1 (and the components of the dispenser 1), the direction from the front side to the back side of the placed container C is referred to as the back direction. Regarding the dispenser 1 (and the components of the dispenser 1), the side of the side portion of the placed container C (the portion connecting the front and the back) is referred to as the side portion or the side of the dispenser 1. Note that the direction connecting the front and the back of the container C is referred to as the front-back direction D2, and the direction connecting a pair of side portions of the container C is referred to as the width direction D3.

[0020] The base body 2 is the main body part of the dispenser 1. In the present embodiment, the base body 2 supports the placement part 3 so as to be movable in the vertical direction (lifting direction) D1 (refer to the solid lines and two-dot chain lines in FIGS. 2 and 3). Further, the base body 2 supports the discharge operation part 4 so as to be movable in the vertical direction D1 (refer to FIG. 6). Further, a sensor part 5 is provided on the base body 2, and it functions as a housing for housing the drive part 6 and the power supply part 7.

[0021] The shape and structure of the base body 2 are not particularly limited. In the present embodiment, the base body 2 extends in the vertical direction D1. A discharge operation part 4 is provided on the upper part 21 of the base body 2, and a placement part 3 is provided on the lower part 22. The base body 2 has a standing part 23 extending in the vertical direction D1 between the upper part 21 and the lower part 22, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the present embodiment, the upper part 21 of the base body 2 has a roof part 21a that covers the upper part of the discharge operation part 4 in a roof shape, and the sensor part 5 is provided on the roof part 21a. By providing the roof part 21a, it is possible to prevent the discharge operation part 4 and the pump head C22 of the container C from being accidentally pressed downward by a user or the like.

[0022] The base body 2 (standing part 23) has a front wall part 23a (refer to FIG. 2) that faces the back side of the container C when the container C is placed on the placement part 3. In the present embodiment, the battery housing part of the power supply part 7 is provided in the standing part 23 that is the central part in the vertical direction D1 of the base body 2, and has a lid member L for opening and closing the battery housing part on the front wall part 23a. In this case, as shown in FIG. 1, when the container C is placed on the dispenser 1, it is located in front of the lid member L, and it is possible to prevent the battery of the dispenser 1 from being removed due to mischief or theft. In the present embodiment, the base body 2 is provided with a plurality of engaged parts 24 provided along the lifting direction of the placement part 3, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. More specifically, a plurality of engaged parts 24 are provided on the front wall part 23a of the base body 2 along the movable range of the placement part 3. The engaged part 24 will be described later.

[0023] In the lower part 22 of the base body 2, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the container C is disposed on the placement part 3, the base body 2 has a pair of side walls 22a extending from the front wall part 23a toward the front side of the container C. In the present embodiment, the pair of side walls 22a extend in a wall shape along the movable range in the vertical direction D1 of the placement part 3. The pair of side walls 22a are spaced apart by an interval corresponding to the dimension in the width direction D3 of the placement part 3 (an interval slightly larger than the width of the placement part 3). In the present embodiment, the space between the pair of side walls 22a and on the front side of the placement part 3 is open. This facilitates access to the engagement part operation part 33 of the user, which will be described later. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, when the container C is placed on the placement part 3, since the front is open, the front of the container C is not covered including the bottom side, and it becomes easy to confirm the remaining liquid amount in the container C.

[0024] Although it is an arbitrary configuration, as shown in FIG. 7, the base body 2 may have an enclosure part 25 that surrounds the outer periphery of the container body C1 of the container C together with the front wall part 23a. By providing the enclosure part 25, it is possible to suppress theft of the container C and dropping of the container C from the dispenser 1. Further, a tray 26 that serves as a tray for receiving the discharged content may be provided in front of the lower part of the base body 2.

[0025] The discharging operation part 4 is a part that presses the discharging part C2 of the container C. The shape and structure of the discharging operation part 4 are not particularly limited as long as it can press the discharging part C2 of the container C. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the discharging operation part 4 includes a pressing part 41 that presses down the discharging part C2, and a pressed part 42 that is provided integrally with the pressing part 41 and is pressed by the cam 61. The pressing part 41 is formed in a cap shape having a contact surface that extends horizontally so as to contact the upper part of the pump head C22 of the discharging part C2, and a side surface that extends downward from the outer peripheral edge of the contact surface and is provided so as to surround the side surface of the pump head C22. The front of the pressing part 41 is partially cut out so that the nozzle C21 can extend forward. The pressed part 42 is connected to the rear end of the pressing part 41 and has a planar member 42a that extends in the vertical direction D1 and the width direction D3. Near the central part of the planar member 42a, there is a contact surface 42b that extends horizontally rearward from the planar member 42a and against which the cam 61 can abut. As described above, when the cam 61 rotates around the rotation axis 61a, the contact surface 42b is pressed downward by the cam 61, and the pressed part 42 and the pressing part 41 move downward. As a result, the pump head C22 is pushed down, and the content is discharged from the container C.

[0026] As shown in FIG. 1, the placement part 3 is a part on which the container C is placed. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the placement part 3 is attached to the base body 2 so as to be able to move up and down. Although details will be described later, as shown in FIGS. 8 to 10, the placement part 3 has an engaging part 32, and is held at a predetermined position by the engaging part 32 engaging with the engaged part 24 of the base body 2. In the present embodiment, in order to correspond to containers C of different sizes, instead of moving the base body 2 up and down, the placement part 3 is made operable to move up and down. As a result, there is no part that moves relative to the base body 2 inside the base body 2, so the degree of freedom in arranging the members arranged inside the base body 2 is increased, and damage caused by the operation of the members housed inside the base body 2, such as a substrate and a conducting wire, can be suppressed.

[0027] The shape of the placement part 3 is not particularly limited as long as the container C can be placed thereon. In the present embodiment, it is substantially rectangular when viewed in the vertical direction D1, but it may have other shapes other than substantially rectangular. In the present embodiment, the placement part 3 has a placement surface 31 that contacts the bottom of the container C. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the placement part 3 does not have a part that protrudes upward with respect to the placement surface 31 in front of the placement surface 31. In this case, the container C can be easily placed on the placement part 3 from the front of the dispenser 1. Note that the front part of the placement part 3 has an inclined surface that is inclined so that the height in the vertical direction D1 decreases as it goes forward (see FIG. 9). Thereby, when attaching the container C, the bottom of the container C and the placement part 3 are less likely to interfere with each other, and the attachment of the container C becomes easier.

[0028] Next, the engagement structure between the base body 2 and the placement part 3 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the base body 2 includes a plurality of engaged parts 24 provided along the elevating direction of the placement part 3, and the placement part 3 has an engaging part 32 provided so as to be engageable with the plurality of engaged parts 24. Further, the placement part 3 includes an engaging part operation part 33 that operably moves the engaging part 32 between an engaging position (see FIG. 9) where it can be engaged with the engaged part 24 and a disengaged position (see FIG. 10) where it is disengaged from the engaged part 24. In this way, by operating the engaging part operation part 33 provided on the placement part 3, the engaging part 32 can be moved from the engaging position to the disengaged position. Thereby, the placement part 3 can move in the elevating direction with respect to the base body 2, and it is possible to move the placement part 3 by a simple operation to adjust the height of the placement part 3. Therefore, by changing the position of the placement part 3 according to the size of the container C placed on the placement part 3, it is possible to easily attach containers of different sizes to the dispenser 1.

[0029] In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the plurality of engaged portions 24 are constituted by a plurality of continuous uneven portions provided on the lower side (lower portion 22 of the base body 2) in the lifting direction in the front wall portion 23a. In this case, the position of the mounting portion 3 in the vertical direction D1 can be adjusted substantially steplessly. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the base body 2 may have a plurality of positioning indicators P1, P2 provided at intervals in the vertical direction D1 (in FIG. 11, in addition to P1 and P2, there are other positioning indicators between P1 and P2, and there are also other positioning indicators (not shown) below the mounting surface of the mounting portion 3). The positioning indicators P1 and P2 are portions that serve as marks indicating the vertical position of the mounting portion 3 corresponding to the size of the container C to be mounted. When the base body 2 has these positioning indicators P1 and P2, the user can accurately grasp to which position the mounting portion 3 should be moved, and the positioning of the mounting portion 3 becomes easy. In this embodiment, the positioning indicators P1 and P2 are lines extending in the horizontal direction (width direction D3) provided on the front wall portion 23a, and a plurality of lines are color-coded and displayed corresponding to a plurality of containers C having different sizes. For example, the user can easily and accurately position the mounting portion 3 by moving the mounting portion 3 to the line of the color associated with the size (type) of the container C according to a color-coded table attached to the dispenser 1 or the like. When the engaged portion 24 is constituted by fine uneven portions as in this embodiment, it is difficult to accurately adjust the position of the mounting portion 3 in the vertical direction D1. Even if the position of the mounting portion 3 in the vertical direction D1 is slightly deviated from a position suitable for a certain container C, it is possible to attach the container C to the dispenser 1. However, in that case, the distance between the mounting portion 3 and the discharge operation portion 4 becomes larger or smaller than the distance suitable for a certain container C. In that case, the stroke amount of the pump head C22 of the container C becomes smaller and the discharge amount decreases, or it may cause damage due to excessive pushing of the pump head C22. As described above, since the base body 2 has the positioning indicators P1 and P2, such problems do not occur, and it is possible to suppress damage to the pump head C22 with an ideal discharge amount.Note that in the present embodiment, the positioning displays P1 and P2 are colored horizontal lines. However, any other display such as different patterns or numbers may be used as long as they are distinguishable to correspond to different containers C. <o000136> The shape and structure of the engaging portion operating portion 33 are not particularly limited as long as the engaging portion 32 can be moved between the engaged position and the disengaged position. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, when the engaging portion operating portion 33 is operated in a predetermined direction, the engaging portion 32 is configured to move from the engaged position to the disengaged position via a mechanical movement mechanism. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the engaging portion 32 is biased to the engaged position by a biasing member S1. When the engaging portion operating portion 33 is operated, the engaging portion 32 is configured to move to the disengaged position. When the operation of the engaging portion operating portion 33 is released, the engaging portion 32 is configured to move to the engaged position and engage with the engaged portion 24. In this case, by operating the engaging portion operating portion 33, the position of the mounting portion 3 can be adjusted. After the position adjustment is completed and the operation of the engaging portion operating portion 33 is released (for example, the user releases the hand), the mounting portion 3 is held at the position after the position adjustment, so that the position adjustment operation of the mounting portion 3 is simplified. Further, when the engaging portion operating portion 33 is not operated, the engaging portion 32 and the engaged portion 24 are engaged with each other, and the mounting portion 3 is held at a predetermined position. Thus, when the user forgets to perform the fixing operation, (for example, when replacing with a new container C), it is possible to prevent the container C and the mounting portion 3 from dropping downward when the heavy container C is placed on the mounting portion 3. Further, the engaging portion 32 is preferably composed of a plurality of concavo-convex portions that engage with the engaged portion 24. Thereby, it is further possible to prevent the mounting portion 3 from dropping downward.

[0031] It should be noted that there is a misspelling in the original text where "<o000136>" should probably be "

[0030] ". This has been corrected in the translation as much as possible while maintaining the integrity of the original text for the purpose of translation.In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the engagement portion operation unit 33 is provided below the mounting portion main body 34 having the mounting surface 31 in the mounting portion 3. The engagement portion operation unit 33 is disposed below the plate-shaped mounting portion main body 34 and is configured to move the engagement portion 32 from the engaged position to the disengaged position by being operated so as to approach the lower surface of the mounting portion main body 34. In this case, when moving the mounting portion 3, the user can release the engagement of the engagement portion 32 by placing a finger on each of the mounting surface 31 and the engagement portion operation unit 33 and operating them so as to sandwich them, and can move the mounting portion 3 up and down as it is by the fingers placed on the mounting surface 31 and the engagement portion operation unit 33. Therefore, the user can operate the mounting portion 3 with one hand, improving the operability.

[0032] In this embodiment, the engaging portion operating portion 33 is pivotally supported by a pair of side walls 22a and is configured to be swingable about a rotation axis X (see the dashed line in FIGS. 9 and 10) extending in the width direction. The engaging portion operating portion 33 includes a gripping portion 33a provided on the front side with respect to the rotation axis X and operable by a user, and a power transmission portion 33b provided on the rear side with respect to the rotation axis X and connected to an engaging member E having an engaging portion 32. In this embodiment, the engaging member E having the engaging portion 32 is guided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the mounting portion main body 34. The engaging member E includes an engaging portion 32 provided at the rear end portion and a connecting portion 35 configured to receive a force on the front side by the power transmission portion 33b when the engaging portion operating portion 33 is operated. Further, the engaging member E has an insertion portion 36 inserted inside a biasing member S1 which is a coil spring on the front side, and the biasing member S1 is disposed between a spring seat 34a provided at the lower portion of the mounting portion main body 34 and a front wall portion 35a of the connecting portion 35. When the engaging portion operating portion 33 is operated to swing about the rotation axis X, the rotational movement of the power transmission portion 33b about the rotation axis X is converted into a linear movement of the engaging member E in the front-rear direction D2. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, the power transmission portion 33b is constituted by a horizontal bar extending in the width direction D3, and the power transmission portion 33b is sandwiched in the front-rear direction D2 by a pair of wall portions (front wall portion 35a and rear wall portion 35b) extending in the vertical direction and provided on the connecting portion 35 of the engaging member E. The engaging member E is restricted from moving in the vertical direction D1 and is guided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction D2. When the engaging portion operating portion 33 is operated from the state shown in FIG. 9 to the state shown in FIG. 10, the power transmission portion 33b rotates about the rotation axis X, thereby slightly moving downward and shifting forward. Due to this forward shift of the power transmission portion 33b, the front wall portion 35a of the engaging member E receives a force forward. As a result, the engaging member E moves forward, the engaging portion 32 is disengaged from the engaged portion 24, and the mounting portion 3 can move in the vertical direction D1. When the operation of the engaging portion operating portion 33 is released, the engaging member E moves to the engaging position by the biasing force of the biasing member S1 and engages with the engaged portion 24. In this embodiment, the engaging portion operating portion 33 is biased by a second biasing member S2 so as to return to the initial position.Specifically, the second biasing member S2 is constituted by a coil spring that biases the gripping portion 33a downward between the gripping portion 33a of the engaging portion operation portion 33 and the lower surface of the mounting portion main body 34.

[0033] When the mounting portion 3 moves up and down in the vertical direction D1, it is preferably guided by the base body 2 so that it can move up and down stably. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 12, in the mounting portion 3, in the first end region (rear region) on the side of the front wall portion 23a, a first guided portion 37a that is guided in the up-and-down direction with respect to the front wall portion 23a or the side wall 22a, and in the second end region (front region) on the side opposite to the front wall portion 23a, a second guided portion 37b that is guided in the up-and-down direction with respect to the side wall 22a. Further, the front wall portion 23a or the side wall 22a includes a first guide portion G1 that extends along the up-and-down direction so as to guide the first guided portion 37a, and the side wall 22a includes a second guide portion G2 that extends along the up-and-down direction so as to guide the second guided portion 37b. In this way, by the first guide portion G1 and the second guide portion G2 that extend in the vertical direction D1, the first guided portion 37a and the second guided portion 37b of the mounting portion 3 are respectively guided, so that the mounting portion 3 can move stably in the up-and-down direction. Note that the first end region includes the rear edge of the mounting portion 3 and is a predetermined region (for example, a range from the rear edge of the mounting portion 3 to 1 / 4 of the length of the mounting portion 3 in the front-rear direction D2) in the front-rear direction D2 of the mounting portion 3. Further, the second end region includes the front edge of the mounting portion 3 and is a predetermined region (for example, a range from the front edge of the mounting portion 3 to 1 / 4 of the length of the mounting portion 3 in the front-rear direction D2) in the front-rear direction D2 of the mounting portion 3. In the present embodiment, each of the first guided portion 37a, the second guided portion 37b, the first guide portion G1, and the second guide portion G2 is provided in a pair on the left and right in the width direction D3.

[0034] In this embodiment, the second guiding part G2 is formed in a slot shape that penetrates the side wall 22a on the front side of the side wall 22a and extends along the lifting direction. The second guided part 37b is constituted by a screw member TH that penetrates the slot-shaped second guiding part G2 and is fastened to the mounting part 3. In this case, the screw member TH not only functions as a guiding member for the second guiding part G2, but also by being fastened to the nut member N, the mounting part 3 can be securely fixed at a predetermined height position.

[0035] Further, when the screw member TH is inserted into the slot-shaped second guiding part G2 provided on the front side of the side wall 22a, even when the screw member TH is in a loose state, as shown in FIG. 13, the shaft part TH1 of the screw member TH abuts against the inner edge ED of the slot-shaped second guiding part G2, so that the mounting part 3 can be prevented from rotating such that the front side of the mounting part 3 moves downward with the engagement part between the engaging part 32 and the engaged part 24 as a fulcrum. Therefore, even if the screw member TH is in a loose state (when the auxiliary fixing means is not functioning), and a heavy container C filled with contents is placed on the mounting part 3, and a large downward force is applied to the mounting part 3 so that a force causing the front side of the mounting part 3 to rotate downward is applied to the mounting part 3, the rotation of the mounting part 3 is restricted by the shaft part TH1 of the screw member TH abutting against the inner edge ED of the second guiding part G2. That is, when the screw member TH is not inserted into the second guiding part G2, if the front side of the mounting part 3 rotates downward, the shaft part TH1 of the screw member TH moves to the position of the dashed-two-dot line in FIG. 13, but the rotation of the mounting part 3 is restricted by the shaft part TH1 of the screw member TH abutting against the second guiding part G2. Therefore, the downward descent of the mounting part 3 is surely restricted, and accidents and damages due to the fall of the container C or the like can be surely prevented.

Explanation of Reference Numerals

[0036] 1 Dispenser 2 Base 21 Upper part 21a Roof part 22 Lower part 22a Side wall 23 Standing part 23a Front wall portion 24 Engaged portion 25 Enclosing portion 26 Tray 3 Placing portion 31 Placing surface 32 Engaging portion 33 Operating portion of engaging portion 33a Gripping portion 33b Power transmission portion 34 Main body of placing portion 34a Spring seat 35 Connecting portion 35a Front wall portion 35b Rear wall portion 36 Insertion portion 37a First object-containing portion 37b Second object-containing portion 4 Ejection operating portion 41 Pushing portion 42 Pressed portion 42a Planar member 42b Contact surface 5 Sensor portion 6 Driving portion 61 Cam 61a Rotation shaft 7 Power supply portion C Container C1 Container main body C2 Ejection portion C21 Nozzle C22 Pump head D1 Vertical direction D2 Front-rear direction D3 Width direction E Engaging member ED Inner edge of the second object-containing portion G1 First object-containing portion G2 Second object-containing portion L Cover member N Nut member P1, P2 Positioning display S1 Biasing member S2 Second biasing member TH Screw member TH1 Shaft portion of the screw member X Rotation shaft

Claims

1. A dispenser configured to be able to place a container having a container body containing a content and a discharge part, and to discharge the content from the discharge part of the container, the dispenser comprising: a base body; a placement part on which the container is placed; a discharge operation part capable of discharging the discharge part of the container and is provided with; the placement part is attached to the base body so as to be movable up and down; the base body includes a plurality of engaged parts provided along the up and down direction of the placement part; the placement part is provided with an engaging part that can be engaged with the plurality of engaged parts, and an engaging part operation part that operates the engaging part so as to be movable between an engaging position where it can be engaged with the engaged part and an engaging release position where it is disengaged from the engaged part. Dispenser.

2. The engaging part is biased to the engaging position by a biasing member, and when the engaging part operation part is operated, the engaging part is configured to move to the engaging release position, and when the operation of the engaging part operation part is released, the engaging part is configured to move to the engaging position and engage with the engaged part. The dispenser according to claim 1.

3. The base body has a front wall part facing the back side of the container when the container is disposed on the placement part, and the plurality of engaged parts are constituted by a plurality of continuous concavo-convex parts provided on the lower side in the up and down direction of the front wall part. The dispenser according to claim 1.

4. The base body has a pair of side walls extending from the front wall part toward the front side of the container when the container is disposed on the placement part, the placement part is in a first end region on the front wall part side, a first guided part guided in the up and down direction with respect to the front wall part or the side wall, in a second end region on the side opposite to the front wall part, a second guided part guided in the up and down direction with respect to the side wall and is provided with; The dispenser according to claim 3.

5. The front wall part or the side wall is provided with a first guiding part extending along the up and down direction so as to guide the first guided part, the side wall is provided with a second guiding part extending along the up and down direction so as to guide the second guided part, the second guiding part is formed in a slot shape that penetrates the side wall on the front side of the side wall and extends along the up and down direction, The second object case interior is constituted by a screw member that passes through the slot-shaped second guiding portion and is fastened to the placement portion. Even when the screw member is in a loosened state, the shaft portion of the screw member is configured to prevent the placement portion from rotating such that the front side of the placement portion moves downward by abutting against the inner edge of the slot-shaped second guiding portion with the engagement portion between the engagement portion and the engaged portion as a fulcrum. The dispenser according to claim 4.

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