Diffusion device

Abstract

To provide a volatilization device capable of reducing a width of a device in a depth direction, improving appearance of a device and enhancing a volatilization effect of an agent.SOLUTION: A volatilization device comprises: a flat and hexagonal shaped bottom part 22 which includes the longest side 1a longest in a plurality of sides, and two sides 4a which are arranged at an obtuse angle to the side 1a on both ends of the side 1a, in which a width in a longitudinal direction in the side 1a is longer than a width in a short direction orthogonal to the side 1a; a trunk 24 in which six side walls 24a, 24f connected to respective sides 1a, 4a of the bottom part and vertically provided to the bottom part, are arranged in a cylindrical state; a container 20 comprising integrally, an opening 21 provided on an opposite side of the bottom part of the trunk, and shoulder parts 26a-26f connecting the trunk and the opening, and storing an agent Y having volatility; and a plurality of rod-shaped volatilization bodies 30 which is inserted into and arranged in the container through the opening in a state in which, parts thereof are radially protruded to outside of the container and partially immersed in the agent stored in the container.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a vaporization device that vaporizes a volatile agent such as a fragrance. [Background technology]

[0002] A known example of a vaporizer for vaporizing an aromatic substance is a vaporizer in which a plurality of rod-shaped vaporizers are inserted into the opening of a container containing a liquid aromatic substance. In this type of vaporizer, the liquid aromatic substance is sucked up by the rod-shaped vaporizers, and the aromatic substance is vaporized from the protruding portions of each vaporizer that protrude outward from the opening of the container.

[0003] The multiple volatilizers are inserted into the container with the portions that protrude outward from the opening of the container spread out radially. By arranging the volatilizers in a radially spread pattern, the appearance of the volatilizer can be improved. Furthermore, by spreading the volatilizers, the surface area of ​​each volatilizer exposed to the air can be increased, thereby improving the efficiency of volatilization of the aromatic substance.

[0004] On the other hand, if multiple volatilizers are inserted into a container with the volatilizers spread out radially, the width of the volatilizer will exceed the width of the container, requiring a relatively large space to install the volatilizer. For example, if the volatilizer is placed next to a wall, the protruding parts of the volatilizers spread out radially will likely come into contact with the wall.

[0005] For this reason, a drug volatilizer is known in which the diameter of the bottom of the container, the inclination angle of the volatilizer, and the length of the volatilizer are adjusted so that the extension of the protruding part of the volatilizer is kept within the width of the container. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-8799 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] However, while the above-mentioned conventional chemical volatilizers can reduce the installation space of the chemical volatilizer and prevent the volatilizer from coming into contact with the wall, they also reduce the spread of the volatilizer. As a result, the above-mentioned conventional chemical volatilizers have an unattractive appearance and cannot sufficiently improve the chemical volatilization efficiency.

[0008] The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and aims to provide a vaporization device that can reduce the depth width of the device, improve the appearance of the device, and increase the vaporization efficiency of the drug. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] One aspect of the volatilization device of the present invention is 6 The first, longest side of , th At both ends of side 1, against the first side At a 120 degree angle Placed same length Two second sides a third side parallel to the first side and of the same length, and two fourth sides of the same length as the second side, connecting both ends of the third side to the ends of the two second sides opposite to the first side, respectively. a flat surface having a width in a first direction along a first side greater than a width in a second direction perpendicular to the first side; 6 The square-shaped bottom and the connecting rods on each side of the bottom 6 a container for containing a volatile chemical solution, the container having a body with a cylindrically arranged side wall and an opening provided on the opposite side of the body from the bottom; the container is inserted into the container through the opening with its rear end in the insertion direction protruding radially outward from the container, and its front end in the insertion direction is partially immersed in the chemical solution contained in the container, and its front end in the insertion direction is positioned at the bottom 6 and a plurality of rod-shaped volatilizers that can be placed at the corners of the container. The bottom has a bulged portion that bulges out in the center toward the inside of the container.

[0010] Further, one aspect of the volatilization device of the present invention is 6 The first, longest side of , th At both ends of side 1, against the first side At a 120 degree angle Placed same length Two second sides a third side parallel to the first side and of the same length, and two fourth sides of the same length as the second side, connecting both ends of the third side to the ends of the two second sides opposite to the first side, respectively.a flat surface having a width in a first direction along a first side greater than a width in a second direction perpendicular to the first side; 6 The square-shaped bottom and the connecting rods on each side of the bottom 6 a container for containing a volatile chemical solution, the container having a body with a cylindrically arranged side wall and an opening provided on the opposite side of the body from the bottom; the container is inserted into the container through the opening with its rear end in the insertion direction protruding radially outward from the container, and its front end in the insertion direction is partially immersed in the chemical solution contained in the container, and its front end in the insertion direction is positioned at the bottom 6 The device comprises a plurality of rod-shaped volatilizers that can be placed at the corners of the container, and a container that houses the container and the plurality of volatilizers as a set. The bottom has a bulging portion that bulges out in the center toward the inside of the container. [Effects of the Invention]

[0011] According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a vaporization device that can reduce the depth width of the device, improve the appearance of the device, and increase the vaporization efficiency of the drug. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0012] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a volatilization device according to one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container of the volatilization device of FIG. 1 as seen from the bottom side. [Figure 3] FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the container of FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the container of the volatilization device of FIG. 1 taken along F4-F4. [Figure 5] FIG. 5 is a plan view of the volatilization device of FIG. 1 as seen from above. [Figure 6] 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the container, volatilizer, liquid medicine bottle, and blister container of the volatilization device of FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is a side view of the volatilization device of FIG. 1 as seen from the direction of arrow F7 (horizontally). [Figure 8]FIG. 8 is a front view of the volatilization device of FIG. 1 as seen from the direction of arrow F8 (front). [Figure 9] FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing a first modified example of the container of the volatilization device of FIG. [Figure 10] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a second modified example of the container of the volatilization device of FIG. [Figure 11] FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a third modified example of the container of the volatilization device of FIG. [Figure 12] FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing a first reference example of a container of a volatilization device. [Figure 13] FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view showing a second reference example of the container of the volatilization device. [Figure 14] FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a third embodiment of the container of the volatilization device. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Hereinafter, a volatilization device 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the volatilization device 10 has a container 20 that contains a liquid medicine Y such as a liquid aromatic, and a plurality of rod-shaped volatilization bodies 30 (six in this embodiment).

[0014] The container 20 can be made of a translucent material such as glass or resin. The container 20 of this embodiment was formed by blow molding transparent glass. That is, a lump of molten glass material was placed in a mold (not shown), and air was pumped into the glass material to inflate it, so that the outer surface of the glass material conformed to the inner shape of the mold, thereby forming the container 20. As a result, the thickness of the container 20 between its outer and inner surfaces is non-uniform.

[0015] The container 20 integrally comprises a substantially hexagonal plate-like bottom 22, a tubular body 24 having a substantially hexagonal cross section, a substantially cylindrical neck 28 having an opening 21 at one end, and a shoulder 26 connecting the body 24 and the neck 28. The neck 28 is not an essential component of the present invention, and the opening 21 may be provided at the upper end of the shoulder 26. The shoulder 26 is also not an essential component of the present invention, and the opening 21 may be provided at the upper end of the body 24, as in the modified example shown in FIG. 11 .

[0016] The connection between the outer periphery of the bottom 22 and the lower edge of the body 24, the connection between the upper edge of the body 24 and the lower edge of the shoulder 26, and the connection between the upper edge of the shoulder 26 and the lower edge of the neck 28 are formed by gently curved surfaces without corners on both the inner and outer surfaces of the container 20. The container 20 has a liquid-tight structure except for the opening 21. The opening 21 is approximately circular.

[0017] The volatilizer 30 is inserted into the container 20 through the opening 21. A predetermined amount of the medicinal liquid Y is contained in the container 20. As shown in FIG. 1, the portion of the volatilizer 30 on the front end 31 side in the insertion direction is immersed in the medicinal liquid Y, and the portion on the rear end 32 side protrudes so as to spread radially outward from the container 20.

[0018] The volatilizer 30 is formed in the shape of a long, thin rod with a substantially circular cross section. The cross-sectional shape of the volatilizer 30 is not limited to a circle and may be any shape. The volatilizer 30 may be made of any material that can absorb and volatilize the medicinal solution Y, such as polyester, polyacetal, rattan, or reed. The volatilizer 30 of this embodiment is made of polyester.

[0019] The volatilizer 30 has a diameter sufficiently smaller than the opening 21 of the container 20. In this embodiment, the diameter of the volatilizer 30 is about 1 / 10 of the diameter of the opening 21 of the container 20, and the length of the volatilizer 30 is more than two times but less than three times the height along the axis from the bottom 22 of the container 20 to the opening 21.

[0020] The structure of the container 20 will be described in detail below. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the bottom 22 of the container 20 is formed in the shape of a generally hexagonal plate having three sets of parallel sides on its periphery. The six corners of the bottom 22 are rounded. All angles formed by two adjacent sides of the bottom 22 are 120 degrees. Of the three sets of sides of the bottom 22, one set of sides 1a, 2a are the same length and longer than the other two sets of sides 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a. Two sets of four relatively short sides 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a are the same length. In other words, the bottom 22 has a flattened hexagonal shape in which the six corners of a regular hexagon are rounded and one set of parallel sides 1a, 2a is longer than the other sides 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a.

[0021] Of the six sides, side 1a (first side) is the longest side located on the front side of container 20. Side 2a (third side) opposite side 1a is the side located on the back side of container 20. Sides 3a and 4a (second sides) connected to both ends of side 1a are each arranged at an obtuse angle (120 degrees in this embodiment) with respect to side 1a. The remaining two sides 5a and 6a (fourth sides) connect both ends of side 2a to the ends of the two sides 3a and 4a opposite to side 1a, respectively. Therefore, bottom 22 is formed into a flat hexagonal shape in which the length of an imaginary line (not shown) connecting corner 15a between sides 3a and 5a and corner 16a between sides 4a and 6a is longer than the distance between sides 1a and 2a.

[0022] Because the container 20 is formed by glass blow molding as described above, the six corners 11a, 12a, 13a, 14a, 15a, and 16a of the bottom 22 are rounded and have no corners. In the claims and this specification, hexagonal and polygonal shapes include shapes with rounded corners. In the following description, the direction along one pair of sides 1a and 2a is defined as the longitudinal direction (first direction) of the flat bottom 22.

[0023] A recess 22a is provided on the outer surface of the bottom 22 (i.e., the bottom surface of the container 20) with a depth shallower than half the thickness of the bottom 22. The recess 22a is slightly smaller than the outer periphery of the bottom 22. The recess 22a is formed in a flat hexagonal shape that is approximately similar to the shape of the bottom 22.

[0024] A plurality of semicylindrical ridges 23 are provided within the recess 22a. The plurality of ridges 23 protrude outward from the bottom of the recess 22a and are integral with the bottom 22. The protruding height of the ridges 23 does not exceed the depth of the recess 22a. The ridges 23 have a shape like a cylinder cut along its axis at a position off the central axis (such a shape is referred to as a semicylindrical shape here). The plurality of ridges 23 extend in a lateral direction (second direction) perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bottom 22 and are arranged side by side in the longitudinal direction of the bottom 22. The plurality of ridges 23 are arranged parallel to one another.

[0025] 4, a bulging portion 25 is provided on the inner surface of the bottom 22, where the center of the bottom 22 bulges toward the inside of the container 20. The bulging portion 25 has a surface that slopes downward from the center of the bottom 22 toward six corners 11b, 12b, 13b, 14b, 15b, and 16b on the inner surface of the bottom 22 and six sides 1b, 2b, 3b, 4b, 5b, and 6b on the inner surface of the bottom 22.

[0026] The six corners 11b to 16b and six sides 1b to 6b referred to here are the corners and sides on the inner surface of the bottom 22 surrounded by the body 24, and the corners 11a to 16a and sides 1a to 6a of the bottom 22 are the corners and sides on the outer periphery of the bottom 22.

[0027] The six corners 11b to 16b on the inner surface of the bottom 22 are arranged on the same horizontal plane as the six sides 1b to 6b on the inner surface of the bottom 22. Therefore, the medicinal liquid Y remaining on the bottom of the container 20 flows along the surface of the bulging portion 25 of the bottom 22 to the six corners 11b to 16b and the six sides 1b to 6b.

[0028] As shown in Figures 1, 2, and 5, the body 24 of the container 20 is formed into a generally hexagonal cylindrical shape by connecting six generally rectangular plate-shaped side walls 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d, 24e, and 24f. Two of the side walls 24a and 24d, which are arranged parallel to each other, are connected to a pair of relatively long sides 1a and 2a of the bottom 22, respectively, and extend in a direction perpendicular to the bottom 22. The other four side walls 24b, 24c, 24e, and 24f are connected to two pairs of relatively short sides 3a, 5a, 6a, and 4a of the bottom 22, respectively, and extend in a direction perpendicular to the bottom 22. The six side walls 24a to 24f are connected to adjacent side walls in the circumferential direction of the container 20, thereby constituting the cylindrical body 24.

[0029] The six side walls 24a to 24f do not necessarily have to be rectangular, but may have a rectangular shape that narrows with increasing distance from the bottom 22. In this case, the body 24 has a shape that converges upward from the bottom 22. Furthermore, the six side walls 24a to 24f do not necessarily have to be rectangular, but may have a rectangular shape that widens with increasing distance from the bottom 22. In this case, the body 24 has a shape that widens upward from the bottom 22.

[0030] In either case, the line where the inner surface of side wall 24a intersects with the inner surface of bottom 22 is side 1b, the line where the inner surface of side wall 24b intersects with the inner surface of bottom 22 is side 3b, the line where the inner surface of side wall 24c intersects with the inner surface of bottom 22 is side 5b, the line where the inner surface of side wall 24d intersects with the inner surface of bottom 22 is side 2b, the line where the inner surface of side wall 24e intersects with the inner surface of bottom 22 is side 6b, and the line where the inner surface of side wall 24f intersects with the inner surface of bottom 22 is side 4b. Also, on the inner surface of bottom 22, angle 11b is the angle between side 1b and side 3b, angle 12b is the angle between side 1b and side 4b, angle 13b is the angle between side 2b and side 5b, angle 14b is the angle between side 2b and side 6b, angle 15b is the angle between side 3b and side 5b, and angle 16b is the angle between side 4b and side 6b.

[0031] Because the bottom 22 has a flat hexagonal shape, the body 24 also has a flat hexagonal cross section. Each of the six side walls 24a-24f of the body 24 is a flat rectangular plate, and therefore their outer surfaces form a cylindrical surface. A cylindrical surface is a surface formed when a line where the outer surface of the body 24 intersects with a horizontal plane is moved vertically. The relatively wide side walls 24a, 24d connected to a relatively long pair of sides 1a, 2a of the bottom 22 have a larger surface area than the relatively narrow side walls 24b, 24c, 24e, 24f. Therefore, the outer surfaces of this relatively wide pair of side walls 24a, 24d serve as the front and back surfaces of the container 20, and a relatively large label (not shown) can be attached to the front surface of the side wall 24a connected to side 1a.

[0032] 1 and 4, the shoulder 26 of the container 20 slopes upward from the upper end of the body 24 toward the lower end of the neck 28. The upper end of the body 24 has a flattened hexagonal shape with the upper ends of the six side walls 24a to 24f arranged in a ring shape. Therefore, the shoulder 26 has six approximately trapezoidal portions 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d, 26e, and 26f connected to the upper ends of the six side walls 24a to 24f. Of the six approximately trapezoidal portions 26a to 26f, adjacent approximately trapezoidal portions in the circumferential direction of the container 20 are connected to form the shoulder 26.

[0033] Neck 28 is formed in a generally cylindrical shape, and has opening 21 of container 20 at its upper end. An annular flange 28a is provided on the outer upper end of neck 28. As shown in Fig. 4, the inner surface of neck 28 is gently curved toward flange 28a at its upper end, and gently curved toward the inner surface of shoulder 26 at its lower end.

[0034] As shown in Figure 6, the volatilization device 10 includes, in addition to the container 20 and volatilizer 30 described above, a liquid medicine bottle 40 containing a predetermined amount of liquid medicine Y and a blister container 50 (container). The blister container 50 contains the liquid medicine bottle 40 in the upper storage section 51 shown in the figure, the container 20 in the lower storage section 52 shown in the figure, and contains a predetermined number of volatilizers 30 (six in this embodiment) in a bundled state on the back side opposite the storage sections 51 and 52. The volatilization device 10 is distributed by placing the liquid medicine bottle 40, the container 20, and the blister container 50 containing the volatilizer 30 in a box (not shown).

[0035] When using the volatilization device 10, the container 20 and the liquid medicine bottle 40 are removed from the blister container 50, and the entire amount of the liquid medicine Y contained in the liquid medicine bottle 40 is transferred into the container 20. Then, the multiple volatilizers 30 stored on the back side of the blister container 50 are inserted through the opening 21 of the container 20, and a portion of the volatilizers 30 is immersed in the liquid medicine Y, and the rear end 32 of the volatilizers 30 protruding from the opening 21 is expanded. This state is shown in Figure 1. As a result, the liquid medicine Y is sucked up by the multiple volatilizers 30, and volatilization of the liquid medicine Y begins from the portion of the volatilizers 30 protruding upward from the opening 21 of the container 20.

[0036] At the start of use of the volatilization device 10, the amount of chemical liquid Y contained in the container 20 is fixed. In other words, the chemical liquid bottle 40 contains a fixed amount of chemical liquid Y in a liquid-tight state. Therefore, when the entire amount of chemical liquid Y in the chemical liquid bottle 40 is transferred to the container 20 at the start of use of the volatilization device 10, the liquid level Ya of the chemical liquid Y in the container 20 at the start of use is below the upper edge of the body 24 of the container 20, as shown in Figures 1 and 4.

[0037] The action and effect of the volatilization device 10 described above will be explained below. When the volatilizer 30 is inserted through the opening 21 of the container 20 containing a predetermined amount of medicinal liquid Y, as shown in Figures 1 and 4, the volatilizer 30 assumes an inclined (fallen) position with respect to an imaginary central axis (not shown) extending vertically through the center of the bottom 22 of the container 20.

[0038] That is, when the volatilizer 30 is inserted into the container 20, the volatilizer 30 is immersed in the chemical solution Y, and the tip 31 in the insertion direction abuts against the inner surface of the bottom 22. Then, due to the weight of the volatilizer 30, the tip 31 slides along the surface of the bulge 25 of the bottom 22 and moves toward one corner of the inner surface of the bottom 22. Figure 4 illustrates the volatilizer 30 with the tip 31 positioned at the corner 16b of the inner surface of the bottom 22. In this state, the volatilizer 30 is tilted with respect to the central axis of the container 20, and the protruding portion of the volatilizer 30 protruding outward from the opening 21 spreads radially.

[0039] In this embodiment, six volatilizers 30 are inserted into the container 20, and the protruding portions of the volatilizers 30 inserted into the container 20 are spread radially, so that the tip 31 of each volatilizer 30 can be positioned at each of the six corners 11b to 16b on the inner surface of the bottom 22. By positioning the tip 31 of each volatilizer 30 at each of the six corners 11b to 16b, the protruding portions on the rear end 32 side of the volatilizers 30 can be spread evenly radially as shown in FIG.

[0040] If seven or more volatile materials 30 are inserted into a container 20 having a hexagonal bottom 22, the tips 31 of two volatile materials 30 will be arranged at at least one corner, resulting in the volatile materials 30 becoming crowded together. For this reason, as in this embodiment, it is desirable to insert the same number of volatile materials 30 as the number of corners of the bottom 22 of the container 20. Alternatively, five or fewer volatile materials 30 may be inserted into the container 20, which can prevent the problem of the tips 31 of multiple volatile materials 30 gathering at one corner.

[0041] As shown in Figure 6, when six volatilizers 30 are distributed as a set, there is a possibility that a user may not use all six volatilizers 30 and insert fewer than six volatilizers 30 into the container 20 depending on their preference. For example, if it is desired to reduce the amount of volatilization of medicinal solution Y, five volatilizers 30 may be inserted into the container 20. However, when six volatilizers 30 are distributed as a set, seven or more volatilizers 30 will never be inserted into the container 20, and the problem of overcrowding described above will not occur.

[0042] In any case, when multiple volatilizers 30 are inserted into the container 20 so that the protruding portions on the rear ends 32 of the multiple volatilizers 30 expand radially, the way the protruding portions of the volatilizers 30 expand will have characteristics that depend on the inner surface shape of the bottom 22 of the container 20. For example, if the tips 31 of six volatilizers 30 of the same length are placed at the six corners 11b, 12b, 13b, 14b, 15b, and 16b of the bottom 22, respectively, and the protruding portions on the rear ends 32 of the volatilizers 30 expand radially, a hexagon connecting the rear ends 32 of the six volatilizers 30 is formed, as shown in Figure 5. In this case, the hexagon connecting the rear ends 32 of the six volatilizers 30 tends to be approximately similar in shape to the flat hexagonal bottom 22.

[0043] Therefore, when the volatilization device 10 is installed next to a wall with the side wall 24a connected to one relatively long side 1a of the bottom 22 facing forward and the side wall 24d connected to the other relatively long side 2a of the bottom 22 facing the wall W, the width of the volatilization device 10 in the depth direction (the direction from the side wall 24a to the side wall 24d) can be made relatively narrow, thereby preventing the rear end 32 of the volatilization body 30 from coming into contact with the wall.

[0044] 7, when the volatilization device 10 is viewed from the side along the wall W, the volatilization bodies 30-1 and 30-2 extending in front and behind the volatilization device 10 are volatilization bodies 30 inclined in the short direction of the bottom 22. In this way, the volatilization body 30 inclined in the short direction of the bottom 22 has a small ratio of the width of the short direction of the bottom 22 to the height of the container 20, so the angle of inclination is relatively small and the extension of the protruding portion on the rear end 32 side is small.

[0045] More specifically, the volatilizer 30-2 that extends at an angle toward the rear of the volatilizer 10 has a tip 31 located at the corner 11b between sides 1b and 3b on the inner surface of the bottom 22, or at the corner 12b between sides 1b and 4b, and as shown in Figure 5, is inclined not only in the short direction but also in the long direction of the bottom 22. Therefore, compared to a volatilizer that is inclined only in the short direction of the bottom 22 (such a volatilizer does not actually exist), the angle of inclination of the volatilizer 30-2 toward the rear of the device is even smaller, and the problem of the rear end 32 of the volatilizer 30-2 coming into contact with the wall W can be more reliably prevented.

[0046] On the other hand, when the volatilization device 10 is viewed from the front, as shown in Figure 8, the volatilization body 30-3, whose tip 31 is located at the corner 15b between the sides 3b and 5b on the inner surface of the bottom 22, and the volatilization body 30-4, whose tip 31 is located at the corner 16b between the sides 4b and 6b on the inner surface of the bottom 22, are the volatilization bodies that spread the most in the horizontal direction of the volatilization device 10. Because the ratio of the longitudinal length of the bottom 22 to the height of the container 20 (i.e., the distance from the corner 16b between the sides 4b and 6b to the corner 15b between the sides 3b and 5b) is large, the inclination angle of these two volatilization bodies 30-3 and 30-4 becomes large, and the lateral spread of the protruding portions on the rear end 32 side of the volatilization bodies 30-3 and 30-4 becomes large.

[0047] The lateral spread of the volatilizer 30 can be increased by making the angles of the side walls 24b and 24f adjacent to the front side wall 24a of the body 24 of the container 20 obtuse with respect to the side wall 24a, and by positioning the corner 15a between the side wall 24c adjacent to the side wall 24b opposite the side wall 24a of the side wall 24b and the corner 16a between the side wall 24e adjacent to the side wall 24f opposite the side wall 24a of the side wall 24f outside the width direction of the side wall 24a. In other words, by increasing the distance between the corners 15a and 16a of the bottom 22 of the container 20, the lateral spread of the volatilizer 30 can be increased.

[0048] As described above, according to the volatilization device 10 of this embodiment, the plurality of volatilization bodies 30 can be widely spread radially in the longitudinal direction of the bottom 22 of the container 20, improving the appearance of the volatilization device 10 when viewed from the front and enhancing the presence of the volatilization device 10. By making the bottom 22 of the container 20 polygonal as in this embodiment, the tip 31 of each volatilization body 30 can be positioned at each of the plurality of corners of the bottom 22, and the plurality of volatilization bodies 30 can be spread radially not only in the longitudinal direction of the bottom 22 of the container 20 but also in the lateral direction.

[0049] According to this embodiment, as described above, by spreading the multiple volatilizers 30 radially, the contact area between the volatilizers 30 is reduced, and the area of ​​the volatilizers 30 exposed to the outside air is increased, thereby improving the volatilization efficiency of the chemical solution Y. Furthermore, by spreading the multiple volatilizers 30 radially, the chemical solution Y volatilized from each volatilizer 30 is more easily diffused into the outside air, improving the volatilization efficiency of the chemical solution Y.

[0050] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the depth direction width of the volatilization device 10 can be made relatively narrow, so when the volatilization device 10 is placed against a wall, the angle of inclination of the volatilization body 30 that spreads out at an angle toward the back side of the volatilization device 10 can be made small, preventing the rear end 32 of the volatilization body 30 from coming into contact with the wall W. Furthermore, according to this embodiment, the body 24 of the container 20 has a flattened hexagonal cross section, so that when a predetermined amount of chemical solution Y is placed in the container 20, the position of the liquid level Ya can be raised, improving the aesthetic appearance of the volatilization device 10.

[0051] Furthermore, according to this embodiment, even if vibrations are applied to the volatilization device 10 when the installation location of the volatilization device 10 is moved, the tip 31 of the volatilization body 30 can be held at the corner of the bottom 22, and the posture of the volatilization body 30 can be maintained. That is, as shown in Figure 4, the container 20 has pocket-like depressions at the positions of the corners 11b to 16b on the inner surface of the bottom 22 around the bulge 25 provided on the bottom 22, and therefore the tip 31 of the volatilization body 30 can be held by placing the tip 31 in this pocket.

[0052] Furthermore, as in this embodiment, by arranging the tip 31 of each volatilizer 30 at each of the corners 11b to 16b on the inner surface of the bottom 22, the chemical solution Y remaining at the bottom of the container 20 can be used without waste when the volatilizer 10 is finished being used. That is, the chemical solution Y flows into the corners 11b to 16b along the surface of the bulge 25 provided on the bottom 22, and the tip 31 of the volatilizer 30 can suck up the chemical solution Y at the corners 11b to 16b. Even if less than six volatilizers 30 are inserted into the container 20 and used, the chemical solution Y that flows into a corner where the tip 31 of the volatilizer 30 is not located flows to the adjacent corner via the two sides that form the corner, so that the chemical solution Y can be used to the end without waste.

[0053] Next, a description will be given of a modified example of the container 20 of the above-described volatilization device 10. Note that, here, the same reference numerals will be used to designate components that function in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

[0054] As shown in Fig. 9, the cross section of the container 60 according to the first modification, taken along a plane perpendicular to its central axis (not shown), is formed into a substantially pentagonal shape. That is, the bottom of the container 60 is substantially pentagonal, and the body of the container 60 has five side walls. Of the five side walls, side wall 61, which is the widest, serves as the front wall of the container 60, and can be used to attach a label or the like. Two side walls 62 and 63 adjacent to side wall 61 are arranged at an obtuse angle relative to side wall 61.

[0055] Five volatilizers 30 are inserted into this container 60, and the tips 31 of each volatilizer 30 in the insertion direction are positioned at five corners on the inner surface of the bottom of the container 60. If the container bottom had fewer than five corners (for example, a square shape), the number of volatilizers inserted into the container would also be less than five, which would make the volatilizer look unattractive. Therefore, it is desirable for the container bottom to have five or more corners.

[0056] As shown in Fig. 10, the cross section of container 70 according to the second modification, taken along a plane perpendicular to its central axis (not shown), is formed in a substantially octagonal shape. That is, the bottom of container 70 is substantially octagonal, and the body of container 70 has eight side walls. Of the eight side walls, a pair of side walls 71 that are the widest form the front wall of container 70, and can be used to attach a label or the like. Two side walls 72 and 73 adjacent to side wall 71 are arranged at an obtuse angle relative to side wall 71.

[0057] Eight volatilizers 30 are inserted into this container 70, with the tips 31 of each volatilizer 30 in the insertion direction positioned at eight corners on the inner surface of the bottom of the container 70. If the container had more than eight corners at its bottom, the angles of each corner would increase, approaching a circle, and the function of holding the tips 31 of the volatilizers 30 would be reduced. Therefore, it is desirable that the container have eight or fewer corners at its bottom.

[0058] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and their modifications, and it goes without saying that various modifications and applications are possible within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

[0059] For example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, first variant, and second variant, the case where a container having five, six, or eight corners on the bottom is used is described, but this is not limited to this, and the number of corners on the bottom of the container can be set arbitrarily, as long as the bottom is polygonal.

[0060] Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment (FIGS. 1 to 5), the container 20 has been described as having a body 24 in which six side walls 24a-24f are connected in a cylindrical shape and form a cylindrical surface perpendicular to the bottom 22. However, as in a third modified example shown in FIG. 11, for example, the body 24' may converge toward the opening 21 so that the widths of the side walls 24a'-24f' of the body 24' narrow toward the opening 21. The container 20' of this modified example has the opening 21 at the upper end of the body 24' and does not have a shoulder 26 or a neck 28. Alternatively, the body may widen toward the opening so that the widths of the six peripheral walls widen toward the opening.

[0061] Here, a reference example of a container that can narrow the depth direction width of the volatilization device will be described. A container 110 of a first reference example shown in Fig. 12 has a substantially elliptical cross section and is used with the long axis of the ellipse extending left and right. A container 120 of a second reference example shown in Fig. 13 has a substantially diamond cross section and is used with one side of the diamond extending left and right. A container 130 of a third reference example shown in Fig. 14 has a substantially trapezoidal cross section and is used with the longer of the two parallel sides of the trapezoid positioned at the front side of the container and extending left and right.

[0062] The containers of these reference examples have a flat shape in which the width in the horizontal direction when viewed from the front is greater than the width in the depth direction.Therefore, when multiple volatile materials are inserted into the container, the volatile materials can be prevented from spreading toward the back side, and when the container is placed against a wall and used, the problem of the rear end of the volatile material coming into contact with the wall can be prevented. The inventions described in the claims of the present application as originally filed are as follows: [1] a container for containing a volatile medicinal liquid, the container having a flat polygonal bottom including a first side that is the longest among a plurality of sides and two second sides that are disposed at both ends of the first side at obtuse angles to the first side, the width in a first direction along the first side being greater than the width in a second direction perpendicular to the first side, a body having a plurality of side walls disposed in a cylindrical shape and connected to each side of the bottom, and an opening provided on the body opposite the bottom; a plurality of rod-shaped volatilizers that are inserted into the container through the opening with portions of the volatilizers protruding radially outward from the container and that are partially immersed in the chemical solution contained in the container; A volatilization device having the above structure. [2] The bottom of the container further includes a third side parallel to the first side and having approximately the same length as the first side, and two fourth sides connecting both ends of the third side to ends of the two second sides opposite to the first side, respectively, and is formed into a flat hexagonal shape in which the lengths of lines connecting two corners between the two second sides and the two fourth sides are longer than the distance between the first side and the second side. [1] Evaporation device. [3] The number of the volatile bodies is 6 or less. [2] Evaporation device. [4] a container for containing a volatile medicinal liquid, the container having a flat polygonal bottom including a first side that is the longest among a plurality of sides and two second sides that are disposed at both ends of the first side at obtuse angles to the first side, the width in a first direction along the first side being greater than the width in a second direction perpendicular to the first side, a body having a plurality of side walls disposed in a cylindrical shape and connected to each side of the bottom, and an opening provided on the body opposite the bottom; a plurality of rod-shaped volatilizers that are inserted into the container through the opening with portions of the volatilizers protruding radially outward from the container and that are partially immersed in the chemical solution contained in the container; a container that contains the container and the plurality of volatilizers as a set; A volatilization device having the above structure. [5] The bottom of the container further includes a third side parallel to the first side and having approximately the same length as the first side, and two fourth sides connecting both ends of the third side to ends of the two second sides opposite to the first side, respectively, and is formed into a flat hexagonal shape in which the lengths of lines connecting two corners between the two second sides and the two fourth sides are longer than the distance between the first side and the second side. [4] Evaporation device. [6] The number of the volatile bodies is 6 or less. [5] Volatilization device. [7] The container accommodates a liquid medicine bottle containing the liquid medicine. Any of the evaporation devices [4] to [6]. [Explanation of symbols]

[0063] 10...volatilization device, 20...container, 21...opening, 22...bottom, 24...body, 24a, 24b, 24c, 24d, 24e, 24f...side wall, 25...bulge, 26...shoulder, 28...neck, 30...volatilization body, 31...tip, 32...rear end, 40...medicinal solution bottle, 50...blister container, Y...medicinal solution.

Claims

1. A container for containing a volatile medicinal liquid, comprising: a first side that is the longest of six sides; two second sides of the same length arranged at both ends of the first side at an angle of 120 degrees to the first side; a third side that is parallel to the first side and of the same length; and two fourth sides that connect both ends of the third side to the ends of the two second sides opposite to the first side and have the same length as the second side, the fourth sides having the same length as the second side, the fourth sides having the same width as the second side and connecting the ends of the third side to the ends of the two second sides opposite to the first side, the container having a flat hexagonal bottom whose width in a first direction along the first side is greater than the width in a second direction perpendicular to the first side, a body having six side walls arranged in a cylindrical shape and connected to each side of the bottom, and an opening provided on the body opposite the bottom; a plurality of rod-shaped volatilizers that are inserted into the container through the opening with their rear ends in the insertion direction protruding radially outward from the container, their front ends in the insertion direction being partially immersed in the medicinal solution contained in the container, and whose front ends in the insertion direction can be positioned at six corners of the bottom; The bottom portion has a bulging portion whose central portion bulges toward the inside of the container. Volatilization device.

2. The number of the volatile bodies is 6 or less. The volatilization device according to claim 1.

3. A container for containing a volatile medicinal liquid, comprising: a first side that is the longest of six sides; two second sides of the same length arranged at both ends of the first side at an angle of 120 degrees to the first side; a third side that is parallel to the first side and of the same length; and two fourth sides that connect both ends of the third side to the ends of the two second sides opposite to the first side and have the same length as the second side, the fourth sides having the same length as the second side, the fourth sides having the same width as the second side and connecting the ends of the third side to the ends of the two second sides opposite to the first side, the container having a flat hexagonal bottom whose width in a first direction along the first side is greater than the width in a second direction perpendicular to the first side, a body having six side walls arranged in a cylindrical shape and connected to each side of the bottom, and an opening provided on the body opposite the bottom; a plurality of rod-shaped volatilizers that are inserted into the container through the opening with their rear ends in the insertion direction protruding radially outward from the container, their front ends in the insertion direction being partially immersed in the medicinal solution contained in the container, and whose front ends in the insertion direction can be positioned at six corners of the bottom; a container that contains the container and a set of the plurality of volatilizers; The bottom portion has a bulging portion whose central portion bulges toward the inside of the container. Volatilization device.

4. The number of the volatile bodies is 6 or less. The volatilization device according to claim 3.

5. The container accommodates a liquid medicine bottle containing the liquid medicine. The volatilization device according to claim 3 or claim 4.

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