Dispensing System

Abstract

Provided is a discharge system 100 capable of discharging a plurality of types of contents, the discharge system comprising: a first container 30a which contains a viscous first content and discharges the first content from a first nozzle; a second container 30b which contains a non-viscous second content and discharges the second content from a second nozzle; and a hole forming member 20 in which a first hole 23 through which the first nozzle is inserted and the first content passes upward and a second hole 22 to which the discharge port of the second nozzle is disposed adjacent thereto and through which the second content passes downward, are formed, wherein the first content stays around the first hole 23 after being discharged from the first nozzle by being extruded, and the second content is downwardly dropped or discharged.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a discharge system capable of discharging a plurality of types of contents, particularly a plurality of cosmetic products. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, ejection systems have been proposed that eject multiple cosmetic products simultaneously. These ejection systems allow the colors, textures, and other characteristics of the multiple cosmetic products to be customized for each ejection.

[0003] For example, Patent Document 1 proposes a discharge system X shown in FIG. 1A, which discharges a controlled amount of one or more types of contents L from among multiple types of contents L onto a hand inserted into an opening O, as shown in FIG. 1B. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2016 / 0052007 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, in the discharge system X of Patent Document 1, all contents are discharged from the top regardless of their viscosity, so when attempting to discharge highly viscous contents, the highly viscous contents remain hanging down like icicles at the bottom end of the nozzle, and there is a risk that they will dry out and solidify in that state.

[0006] Furthermore, in the discharge system X of Patent Document 1, all of the contents contained in the containers C1, C2, and C3 are discharged through a common bottom path Ch, as shown in Fig. 2. Therefore, even when a single content is discharged, there is a risk that the components of other contents that have been used previously may be mixed when passing through the bottom path.

[0007] In view of the above circumstances, the present invention aims to provide a dispensing system that is capable of discharging multiple types of contents, prevents viscous contents from solidifying and remaining hanging down like icicles below the nozzle, and prevents multiple types from mixing during dispensing. [Means for solving the problem]

[0008] In order to solve the above problem, in one aspect of the present invention, A discharge system capable of discharging a plurality of types of contents, a first container that contains a viscous first content and discharges the first content from a first nozzle; a second container that contains a non-viscous second content and discharges the second content from a second nozzle; a hole-forming member in which a first hole through which the first nozzle is inserted and through which the first contents pass upward, and a second hole through which the outlet of the second nozzle is disposed adjacent and through which the second contents pass downward, are formed; the first content is extruded and discharged from the first nozzle, and then remains around the first hole; The second content is dripped or sprayed downward. A dispensing system is provided. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to one aspect, in a discharge system capable of discharging a plurality of types of contents, it is possible to prevent the contents from remaining in icicle form below the nozzle, and to prevent the plurality of types from mixing during discharging. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1A] FIG. 10 is an overall view of a conventional discharge system. [Figure 1B] FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of a conventional discharge system with a hand inserted therein. [Figure 2] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a container and a bottom passage of a conventional dispensing system. [Figure 3]1 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is an exploded explanatory view of the discharge system according to the first embodiment, showing the front plate, the horizontally oriented tubular portion, and the container with the outer cover removed. [Figure 5A] FIG. 2 is a top perspective view of a horizontally oriented cylindrical portion of the discharge system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 5B] FIG. 2 is a bottom perspective view of a horizontally oriented cylindrical portion of the discharge system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 6] 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating the positions of a plurality of containers relative to a horizontally oriented cylindrical portion of the discharge system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 7] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a discharge system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating the pushing of the main body of the container by the driving unit of the present invention. [Figure 9A] 1 is an explanatory diagram of a container included in the present invention with a large amount of contents. [Figure 9B] FIG. 9B is an explanatory diagram showing the container of FIG. 9A with little content. [Figure 10] 10 is a flow chart showing the flow of operations when the first content is used in the discharge system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 11] 10 is a flow chart showing the flow of operations when the second content is used in the discharge system according to the first embodiment. [Figure 12] FIG. 10 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a first modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 13] FIG. 10 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a second modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 14] FIG. 11 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a third modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 15] FIG. 11 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a fourth modified example of the first embodiment. [Figure 16] FIG. 10 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a second embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 17] FIG. 10 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a first modified example of the second embodiment. [Figure 18] FIG. 10 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a second modification of the second embodiment. [Figure 19]FIG. 11 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a third modified example of the second embodiment. [Figure 20] FIG. 10 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 21] FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the internal mechanism of a discharge system according to a third embodiment, with the outer cover removed. [Figure 22] FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the internal mechanism of the discharge system according to the third embodiment, with the outer cover removed. [Figure 23] FIG. 11 is a view showing the internal mechanism of the discharge system according to the third embodiment with the outer cover removed, disassembled into a fixed part, a movable part, and a drive part. [Figure 24] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating the positions on a rotational orbit of a discharge system according to a third embodiment, in which (a) a second container is used and (b) a first container is used. [Figure 25] 10A and 10B are diagrams illustrating the movement of the position of one first container and the position of the nozzle in the discharge system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 26] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of a discharge system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 27] FIG. 10 is an enlarged view of the periphery of a position adjustment plate according to a third embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 28] FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating the movement of the position adjustment plate before and after the nozzle of one second container reaches a position facing the pilot hole in the discharge system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 29] FIG. 10 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating the movement of the position adjusting plate before and after the nozzle of one second container reaches a position facing the pilot hole in the discharge system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 30A] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a modified example in which the movement path of the axis of the container is a circular shape with upper and lower cutouts in the discharge system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 30B] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modified example in which the movement trajectory of the axis of the container is a rounded rectangle in the discharge system according to the third embodiment. [Figure 31] FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram of a discharge system according to a modified example of the third embodiment. [Figure 32] FIG. 10 is a transparent perspective view of a discharge system according to a fourth embodiment. [Figure 33] FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram of a discharge system according to a modified example of the fourth embodiment. [Figure 34] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the internal mechanism of a discharge system according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, with the outer cover removed. [Figure 35] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a discharge system according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The following describes embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following drawings, the same components are designated by the same reference numerals, and redundant explanations may be omitted.

[0012] The present invention relates to a discharge system capable of discharging a variety of contents, such as cosmetics (basic cosmetics, makeup cosmetics (base makeup cosmetics, point makeup cosmetics)), solid perfumes, seasonings, etc.

[0013] First Embodiment First, the configuration of a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 3 to 6. Figure 3 is an overall view of a discharge system according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is an exploded explanatory view of the front plate, horizontally oriented tubular portion, and container of the discharge system according to the first embodiment, with the outer cover removed.

[0014] 3, the discharge system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a discharge system capable of discharging a plurality of types of contents. The discharge system 100 has, as the external shape of its main body, a front plate 10 having an opening 11, and an outer cover 12 having a side surface and an upper surface and having a substantially semi-cylindrical shape (a shape obtained by extending a partial circle in the depth direction) with a cylindrical cross section having a linear portion, and legs 13 are provided at the lower part of the outer cover 12.

[0015] In this configuration, the opening 11 has a circular shape with a bow-shaped notch at the bottom. The back of the opening 11 in the front plate forms a cylindrical discharge space D that opens in the depth direction. In this embodiment, the discharge space D that extends beyond the opening 11 is a space that is surrounded on all four sides, above, below, left, right, and back.

[0016] In this specification, the width direction of the discharge system is defined as X, the depth direction as Y, and the height direction as Z.

[0017] In this embodiment, the front panel 10, outer cover 12, legs 13, and rear surface function as a housing 1 that houses multiple containers 30a and 30b. The outer housing 1 is made of resin, such as polyester resins such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), polybutylene terephthalate (PBS), polyacetal (POM), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), or biodegradable resins. Alternatively, some or all of the housing may be made of wood or glass. Furthermore, it is preferable that the front panel 10, located at the front, be irradiated with UV light to prevent dirt from adhering to the housing.

[0018] 3 and 4, the discharge system 100 according to the first embodiment is provided with a horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20 having a bottom and a horizontally oriented cylindrical shape that is connected to the edge of the opening 11 of the front plate 10 and extends rearward inside the outer cover 12. The inner peripheral surface (inner wall surface) of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20 defines a cylindrical discharge space D.

[0019] The discharge system 100 is provided with a plurality of containers 30a, 30b, each containing a plurality of contents. The rear ends of the containers 30a, 30b are covered by push holders 34a, 34b. Note that in Figure 4, the cartridge holder 37 (see Figure 7) that supports the push holders 34a, 34b is not shown.

[0020] Furthermore, discharge drive units 40a and 40b are provided on the rear end sides of the containers 30a and 30b and the push holders 34a and 34b.

[0021] The discharge system according to this embodiment is a cosmetic discharge system, and an example will be described in which the multiple contents are all cosmetics.

[0022] 5A and 5B are perspective views of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 20 of the discharge system 100 according to the first embodiment, with FIG. 5A being a top perspective view and FIG. 5B being a bottom perspective view.

[0023] 5A and 5B, the horizontally oriented tubular portion 20 according to this embodiment has a horizontally oriented tubular portion 21 that opens from the front toward the back and whose inner circumferential surface defines the discharge space D. The opening of the tubular portion 21 has a partially circular shape with a bow-shaped notch at the bottom end, and the tubular portion 21 has a circumferential tubular portion 21C and a flat surface 21F at the bottom end. The horizontally oriented tubular portion 20 is an example of an inner wall member that defines the discharge space (opening space) into which a hand can be inserted and seamlessly surrounds the opening space except for the front end.

[0024] An upper hole 22 is formed in the upper surface (vertex), which is the inner upper surface of the circumferential tubular portion 21C of the tubular portion 21, and a lower hole 23 is formed in the flat surface 21F on the lower end side, which is the inner lower surface. In this embodiment, the lower hole 23 functions as a first hole, and the upper hole 22 functions as a second hole. In this embodiment, the circumferential tubular portion 21C and the flat surface 21F at the lower end function as hole forming members.

[0025] The horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20 is provided with a cylindrical rear end wall 24, which is the bottom surface of the cylindrical portion 21 in the horizontal direction and defines the rear end of the discharge space D. A rear end columnar portion 26 is provided behind the cylindrical rear end wall 24.

[0026] Meanwhile, a disc 25 that protrudes outward like a flange is provided near the front end of the tubular portion 21 of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 20. The front end of the tubular portion 21 forms an annular protruding portion 21R that protrudes slightly further forward than the disc 25. The disc 25 has, for example, a partially circular shape with a bow-like notch at the bottom. The front side of the disc 25 is provided with screw fastening portions 27a, 27b, 27c, and 27d that can be connected to the front panel 10 of the housing 1.

[0027] The user's finger or cotton can be inserted into the discharge space D, which is the hollow portion of the horizontally facing tube portion 20, and the user's finger or cotton can receive the contents (especially the second contents from above) within the discharge space D.

[0028] Fig. 6 is a diagram illustrating the positions of multiple containers 30a, 30b relative to the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20 of the discharge system 100 according to the first embodiment. Fig. 6 is a diagram of the inside of the discharge system 100, excluding the discharge drive units 40a, 40b, as seen from the rear.

[0029] In this embodiment, the multiple containers include two fixed containers, one above the other, a lower first container 30a and an upper second container 30b, which are housed horizontally. As shown in Fig. 6, the second container 30b is provided such that the outlet located at the lower end of the nozzle 33b is positioned adjacent to the upper hole 22 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20. The first container 30a is provided such that the outlet located at the upper end of the nozzle 33a is positioned adjacent to the lower hole 23 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20.

[0030] Fig. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of the discharge system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Note that in Fig. 7, the rear end side of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 20 is omitted.

[0031] The configuration of the periphery of the containers will be described with reference to Figures 4, 6, and 7. Note that the configuration common to the first container 30a, the second container 30b, and the peripheral mechanisms will be described with the suffix reference numerals omitted.

[0032] Container 30 has a bottle 31, which is a container (container body), a head portion 32, and a nozzle 33, and is set sideways on the outside of the segmented cylindrical portion 21 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20, as shown in Fig. 4. Container 30 has a dispenser function in which the fixed head portion 32 is pressed by the moving bottle 31, thereby dispensing a fixed amount.

[0033] The head portion 32 extends in the same direction as the bottle 31, and a nozzle 33 extending in a direction perpendicular to the extension direction of the bottle 31 is integrally formed on the head portion 32.

[0034] As shown in Figures 4 and 7, in the container 30, the bottle 31 extends in the front-to-rear direction and is set so that the head portion 32 is positioned at the front end side so that the direction in which the contents in the bottle 31, which is the container, are sucked up is from the back to the front.

[0035] In the lower first container 30a, the nozzle 33a is set on the outside lower side of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20 so that the outlet thereof faces upward, and in the upper second container 30b, the nozzle 33b is set on the outside upper side of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20 so that the outlet thereof faces upward.

[0036] In the containers 30a, 30b set in this manner, when the dispensers are operated by the discharge drive units 40a, 40b described below, the contents are sucked from the rear end side to the front end side of the bottles 31a, 31b by the pump function of the dispensers.

[0037] Here, the first content (first cosmetic material) contained in the lower first container 30a is a viscous fluid. Referring to Figure 7, the nozzle 33a of the upper first container 30a extends upward from near the front end and is inserted into the lower hole 23 of the horizontally oriented tube portion 20. Therefore, in the lower first container 30a, the first content discharged from the upward outlet of the nozzle 33a passes through the lower hole 23 of the horizontally oriented tube portion 20 and remains in the discharge space D around the lower hole 23.

[0038] On the other hand, the second contents (second cosmetic material) contained in the upper second container 30b is a non-viscous fluid. Referring to Figures 4 and 6, the nozzle 33b of the second container 30b extends downward from near the front end and is disposed close to the upper hole 22 of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 20. Therefore, in the upper second container 30b, the contents discharged from the downward-facing outlet of the nozzle 33b pass through the upper hole 22 of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 20 and drip or spray into the discharge space D. Details of the discharge of the contents will be described later with reference to Figures 10 and 11.

[0039] (Configuration of the container) 8A and 8B are diagrams illustrating the pushing of the main body of the container by the discharge drive unit of the present invention. In Fig. 8, (a) shows a state in which the discharge drive unit is not pushing the bottle of the container during standby, and (b) shows a state in which the discharge drive unit is pushing the bottle of the container during use.

[0040] In this embodiment, in the discharge drive unit 40, the eccentric cam 43 rotates, causing the rod shaft 46 to protrude forward, pushing down the push holder (bottle holder) 34, and causing the head unit 32 to sink into the bottle 31, thereby discharging the contents.

[0041] More specifically, in each container 30, the rear end of the bottle 31 is pressed toward the front end by the discharge drive unit 40, which causes the head unit 32 to be pushed into the bottle 31, causing the dispenser to function and discharge the respective contents. The mechanism for discharging the contents from the container will be described below.

[0042] 7 and 8, the bottle 31 of the container 30 is supported by a push holder 34, and the outside of the push holder 34 is supported by a cartridge holder 37. The push holder 34 and the cartridge holder 37 form a container cover.

[0043] The bottle 31 of the container 30 can move toward the front end together with the push holder 34. In contrast, the head portion 32 of the container 30 is fixed in the front-to-rear direction (±Y direction). Therefore, when the bottle 31 of the container 30 is pushed toward the front end and the head portion 32 is pushed toward the bottle 31, the dispenser functions and the content is dispensed.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 7, the front end of the bottle 31 of the container 30 is provided with a flange 31P that extends outward in an annular shape, and behind the flange 31P is provided an annular recess 31R that is recessed inward in an annular shape.

[0045] The push holder 34 is a horizontally oriented cylindrical holder with a bottom, and has a cylindrical portion 35 and a rear end wall 36. The push holder 34 can move toward the front end side relative to the cartridge holder 37 when the rear end wall 36 is pressed by the discharge drive unit 40.

[0046] The bottle 31 and the push holder 34 are connected so that their forward and backward movements are restricted, so that the bottle 31 of the container 30 also moves together with the movement of the push holder 34.

[0047] As shown in Figure 7, the rear end wall 36 of the push holder 34 comes into contact with the bottom of the rear end of the bottle 31, and the front end of the tubular portion 35 of the push holder 34 hits the rear end surface of the flange portion 31P of the bottle 31, so that when the push holder 34 moves toward the front end, the bottle 31 is also pushed and moved along with it.

[0048] On the other hand, the inner peripheral protrusion 35P provided on the cylindrical portion 35 of the push holder 34 fits into the annular recess 31R of the bottle 31, so that when the push holder 34 returns to the rear end side, the bottle 31 is not left behind but moves to the rear end side together.

[0049] The cartridge holder 37 is a holder (container holder) that holds the container 30 and the push holder 34 from the outside, and has a tubular portion 38 and a front end surface 39. The tubular portion 38 of the cartridge holder 37 has a small diameter tube at the front end and a large diameter tube at the rear end, with a step 38S at the boundary between them. As shown in Figure 8(b), the flange 31P of the bottle 31 of the container 30 abuts against the step 38S of the cartridge holder 37, thereby determining the frontmost positions of the push holder 34 and the bottle 31 when pressed.

[0050] The front end surface 39 of the cartridge holder 37 abuts against the front end surface of the head portion 32 of the container 30. With the front end surface of the head portion 32 abutting (pressed against) the front end surface 39 of the cartridge holder 37, the bottle 31 is moved so as to be pushed toward the head portion 32, causing the head portion 32 to sink into the bottle 31, thereby enabling the contents to be dispensed.

[0051] 7, in this embodiment, a nozzle hole 38Na, which is an opening, is formed at the upper end of the front end of the cylindrical portion 38 of the lower cartridge holder 37a, and the nozzle 33a of the container 30a protrudes upward from the nozzle hole 38Na. Furthermore, the nozzle 33a of the lower first container 30a protrudes above the lower hole 23 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20.

[0052] As described above, in the discharge system 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, there is no discharge path between the nozzle 33a, which discharges the viscous first contents, and the lower hole 23. Furthermore, as shown in S12 of FIG. 10 (described later), when the viscous first contents are wiped with a finger, the nozzle 33a protruding from the lower hole 23 is also wiped away. Therefore, after the viscous first contents are wiped away, almost no viscous first contents remain around the lower hole 23, and almost no viscous first contents remain outside the nozzle 33a. Furthermore, in the container 30a, the first contents are pushed out from the upper end of the nozzle 33a in the amount to be used. Even immediately after use, the contents to be next discharged are present inside the nozzle 33a without any gaps, so solidification of the contents inside the nozzle is unlikely to occur. Therefore, since there is no discharge path outside the nozzle, the viscous contents do not remain in that path, and blockage of the path by air and contents outside the nozzle and deterioration of the quality of the contents are unlikely to occur.

[0053] The viscous fluid that constitutes the first content is a non-Newtonian fluid for which Newton's law of viscosity does not hold true and the influence of viscosity cannot be ignored. Therefore, the first cosmetic material is preferably a highly viscous material such as a thick lotion, emulsion, or cream.

[0054] Specifically, the viscous fluid that is the first component has a viscosity of 4500 mPa·s or more, more preferably 10000 mPa·s or more, and even more preferably 25000 mPa·s or more, as measured at 25°C, 12 rpm, and 60 seconds using a Toki Sangyo B-type viscometer (TVB-10M).

[0055] On the other hand, the non-viscous fluid that will become the second ingredient is a Newtonian fluid for which Newton's law of viscosity generally holds true and the effects of viscosity can be ignored. Therefore, it is preferable that the second cosmetic material be a low-viscosity liquid, such as a primer or lotion.

[0056] Specifically, the non-viscous fluid that is the second component has a viscosity of 25,000 mPa·s or less, more preferably 10,000 mPa·s or less, and even more preferably 4,500 mPa·s or less, as measured at 25°C, 12 rpm, and 60 seconds using a Toki Sangyo B-type viscometer (TVB-10M).

[0057] "Dripping" the second cosmetic material means that the lotion is made into droplets and allowed to fall with little force, while "squirting" the second cosmetic material includes spraying droplets of the lotion with force, spraying the cosmetic material in a mist, and spraying the cosmetic material in a foam form.

[0058] 7, the upper cartridge holder 37b has a nozzle hole 38Nb formed at the lower end on the front end side, and the nozzle 33b of the container 30b protrudes downward from the nozzle hole 38Nb. As shown in FIG. 7, the nozzle 33b of the upper second container 30b is located above the upper hole 22 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20, and there is no path or the like between the nozzle 33b and the upper hole 22.

[0059] Since the second content discharged from the upper second container 30b is a non-viscous fluid, the trajectory of the discharged droplets during free fall is unlikely to be bent due to the influence of viscosity during discharge. Therefore, even without providing a discharge path, the second content can be dripped or sprayed into the discharge space D through the upper hole without coming into contact with the upper hole.

[0060] As described above, in the discharge system according to the first embodiment of the present invention, there is no discharge path between the nozzle that discharges the non-viscous second contents and the upper hole, so the quality of the contents is less likely to deteriorate due to the contents remaining on the discharge path.

[0061] In the present invention, by not providing a discharge path as described above, it is possible to prevent the contents from remaining in the discharge path. Furthermore, by discharging the first contents, which are viscous fluids, upward and wiping the holes before use, it is possible to prevent the formation of icicle-like solids due to the solidification of the viscous contents.

[0062] (Discharge drive unit) 8, (a) shows the container and the discharge mechanism in a standby state, and (b) shows the state during discharge. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the discharge drive units 40a and 40b have an eccentric cam mechanism 41, a rod member 44, and a rod support unit 47.

[0063] More specifically, the eccentric cam mechanism 41 has an eccentric shaft 42 and an eccentric cam 43 .

[0064] The rod member 44 has an elliptical frame 45 and a rod shaft 46. The elliptical frame 45 is in contact with the eccentric cam 43 of the eccentric cam mechanism 41, and the rod shaft 46 is formed with a slide hole 46H.

[0065] The rod support portion 47 has a shaft support portion 48 and a slide pin 49. The shaft support portion 48 is a member that supports the rod shaft 46 of the rod member 44. As shown in FIG. 8(b), the support rear end 48R of the shaft support portion 48 opens outward during discharge, allowing the elliptical frame 45 of the rod member 44 to move toward the front end. The slide pin 49 is slidably fitted into the slide hole 46H of the rod shaft 46 of the rod member 44, but is fixed.

[0066] In the standby state shown in Fig. 8(a), the long side of eccentric cam 43 is located below eccentric shaft 42. When discharging the contents from container 30, eccentric shaft 42 receives a driving force and rotates, and as shown in Fig. 8(b), the long side of eccentric cam 43 is located on the front end side of eccentric shaft 42.

[0067] The rotation of this eccentric cam 43 moves the position of the oval frame 45 of the rod member 44 toward the front end, so that the rod shaft 46 of the rod member 44 presses the rear end of the push holder 34, pressing the push holder 34 toward the front end. Then, the bottle 31 of the container 30 is pushed together with the push holder 34, and the bottle 31 is pushed toward the head part 32, which operates the dispenser and causes the content to be discharged from the nozzle 33.

[0068] In detail, when the push holder 34 is pushed up towards the front end by a rod member 44 powered by an eccentric cam mechanism 41 arranged at the rear end side of the container cover, the bottom surface and flange 31P of the container bottle 31 are pushed, causing the bottle 31 to move, and the head portion 32 is pressed down against the bottle 31, causing the contents to be ejected.

[0069] Although Figures 4 and 7 show the discharge drive units 40a and 40b in a floating state, within the discharge system 100, the shaft support unit 48 of the discharge drive unit 40 is fixed by the housing 1 or other support unit.

[0070] (Container configuration) 9A and 9B are explanatory views of the interior of a container included in the present invention, with Fig. 9A showing a view of the container 30 with a large amount of content, and Fig. 9B showing a view of the container 30 with a small amount of content.

[0071] The bottle 31 of the container 30 has an inner tray 311, which serves as the raised bottom of the container. In the container 30 of this configuration, when the top of the head portion 32 is pressed down to dispense the contents, the pressure inside the bottle 31 is reduced, causing the inner tray 311 to rise, as shown in Figures 9A ⇒ 9B. Therefore, even if the bottle 31 is placed sideways as shown in Figures 7 and 8, the inner tray 311, which serves as the raised bottom of the container, moves toward the head portion 32 (front end) as the contents decrease. At this time, the inner tray 311 moves so as to maintain a pressure balance between the area at the front end where the contents are stored and the area where the contents are not contained.

[0072] With this configuration, even if the contents become low, the front end side of the inner tray 311 is filled with the contents, so even if the container is placed sideways, the amount of contents sucked up by the suction tube 312 does not change, and the container 30 can continue to discharge a fixed amount until the end.

[0073] In Figure 9, we have explained a configuration in which the provision of an inner plate 311 ensures airtightness and allows for dispensing to the end, but the container of the present invention may also be a container that ensures airtightness and allows for dispensing to the end by providing a contractible inner bag inside the container to create a double container structure.

[0074] (Flow of use) FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing the flow of operations when the first content is used in the discharge system according to the first embodiment.

[0075] In step S11, the user presses a switch (see arrow in FIG. 10) of the discharge system 100 to select the first cosmetic material, which is a viscous fluid.

[0076] In step S12, the first cosmetic material is pushed upward from the lower hole 23 of the discharge space D of the discharge system 100, and the first cosmetic material remains on the inner circumferential surface around the lower hole 23 of the discharge space D.

[0077] In step S13, the user puts his / her hand into the discharge space D at the back of the opening 11 of the discharge system 100, and wipes off the first cosmetic remaining on the inner circumferential surface around the lower hole 23 of the discharge space D with his / her finger or cotton.

[0078] Thereafter, the first cosmetic material is wiped off with the hands or cotton and applied to a desired area (for example, skin such as the face).

[0079] As described above, the first cosmetic material is a viscous fluid, and therefore when discharged from below, it can remain around the lower hole 23. To prevent the first cosmetic material from spreading around the lower hole 23 and leaking out of the opening 11 in the front plate 10 on the front end side, the viscosity of the first cosmetic material is preferably 4500 mPa·s or more, more preferably 10000 mPa·s or more, and even more preferably 25000 mPa·s or more, at a temperature of 25°C, a rotation speed of 12 rpm, and a viscosity after 60 seconds.

[0080] FIG. 11 is a flow chart showing the flow of operations when the second content is used in the discharge system according to the first embodiment.

[0081] In step S21, the user presses a switch to select the second cosmetic material, which is a non-viscous fluid.

[0082] In step S22, the user inserts a finger or a finger with cotton spread into the discharge space D at the back of the opening 11 of the front panel 10 of the discharge system 100.

[0083] In step S23, the second cosmetic material is sprayed (dropped) from the upper hole 22 of the ejection space D onto the hand or cotton.

[0084] Thereafter, the user applies the second cosmetic, which has been dropped or sprayed onto the hand or cotton, to a desired area (for example, the skin of the face).

[0085] Here, as described above, because the second cosmetic material is a non-viscous fluid, even when sprayed from above, it is possible to prevent the cosmetic material from hanging down like icicles at the bottom of the nozzle. To prevent icicles from forming, it is preferable that the viscosity of the second cosmetic material be 25,000 mPa·s or less, more preferably 10,000 mPa·s or less, and even more preferably 4,500 mPa·s or less, for example, at a temperature of 25°C, a rotation speed of 12 rpm, and viscosity after 60 seconds.

[0086] Here, in order to prevent the second cosmetic material from freely falling into the lower hole 23 and the lower nozzle 33a when the second cosmetic material drips or sprays, it is even more preferable that the ejection system 100 is provided with a non-contact detection unit (object detection unit) that detects the insertion of the user's hand into the ejection space D.

[0087] If the non-contact detection unit allows the second cosmetic material to be sprayed only during the period in which it detects the user's hand within the ejection space D, the second cosmetic material can be prevented from entering the lower hole and the nozzle 33a.

[0088] In the first embodiment, the upper hole 22 and the lower hole 23 face inward in the horizontally oriented tubular portion 20, which is the hole-forming member, so that the contents are discharged inward. Therefore, the first container and the second container are always arranged facing each other vertically, and the nozzle outlets also face each other vertically. That is, if the positions of the upper hole and the lower hole are the same in the depth and width directions, the upper non-viscous fluid may enter the nozzle 33a of the lower container 30a if the hand is held too late or withdrawn too quickly. Therefore, in the configuration of the first embodiment, if a non-contact detection unit is not provided, it is preferable that the positions of the upper hole and the lower hole in the depth direction (±Y direction) or width direction (±X direction) are different. For example, in the depth direction, the lower hole 23 is located on the near side (-Y side), and the upper hole 22 is located further back (+Y side) than the lower hole 23.

[0089] If a non-contact detection unit is provided, the insertion of a hand or cotton into the ejection space can be detected, and the above-mentioned problems can be prevented in advance, so there is no problem even if the positions of the upper hole 22 and the lower hole 23 in the depth direction and width direction in the ejection space D are aligned.

[0090] <Modification 1 of the First Embodiment> FIG. 12 is an overall view of a discharge system 100A according to a modified example of the first embodiment.

[0091] 3 to 6, the opening 11 in the front plate at the front end of the horizontally facing tubular portion 20 has a notched circular shape with the lower edge cut out in an arc shape, but the opening 11A in the front plate 10A, through which the user inserts their finger or cotton, may have a circular shape as shown in Fig. 12. In this configuration, the discharge space Da is a horizontally facing cylindrical hollow surrounded by the horizontally facing cylindrical portion 21CC, which is the hole forming member, and the cylindrical rear end wall 24A, which is the rear wall.

[0092] Furthermore, in the discharge system of the first embodiment, the opening 11 (11A) into which the hand is inserted may have other shapes such as an oval, an ellipse (a track-shaped), a rectangle, or a hexagon, in addition to the above configuration.

[0093] In this modification, the outer shape of the housing 1A is a horizontally oriented cylindrical shape similar to that of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 3, except for the shape of the front panel 10A.

[0094] <Modification 2 of the First Embodiment> 13 is an overall view of a discharge system 100B according to Modification 2 of Embodiment 1. The housing of the discharge system of the present invention may have an outer shape that matches the shape of the discharge space into which a hand can be inserted.

[0095] In this embodiment, the opening 11B of the front plate 10B has a rectangular shape, and in this configuration, the discharge space Db is a hollow rectangular parallelepiped. The inner walls that define the discharge space Db are composed of an upper wall 211 and a lower wall 212 that are hole-forming members, side walls 213 and 214, and a cylindrical rear end wall 24B that is a rear wall, which surround the discharge space Db from above, below, left, and right.

[0096] The outer cover 12B of the discharge system 100B has a box-like outer shape that can accommodate multiple containers within a single common housing. Therefore, the housing 1B has a horizontally oriented rectangular cylindrical shape that surrounds the discharge space (opening space) Db that extends behind the opening 11B of the front plate 10B in a continuous box-like (rectangular) shape on all four sides, and at the back.

[0097] In addition, the outer shape of the discharge system and the shape of the discharge space in the first embodiment may be other shapes such as an ellipse, an oval (a track-shaped), a rectangle, a semicircle, or a hexagon.

[0098] <Modification 3 of the First Embodiment> FIG. 14 is an overall view of a discharge system 100C according to a third modification of the first embodiment.

[0099] In the configurations of the first embodiment and its modified examples 1 and 2 shown in Figures 3, 12, and 13, the opening space (discharge space) is surrounded continuously except for the front end, and the first container and the second container are housed between the inner wall members (the horizontally facing cylindrical portion and the horizontally facing rectangular cylindrical portion) and the outer casing. However, the first container and the second container do not have to be housed in a single common casing.

[0100] In this modified example, the first container 30a is housed in a lower support 101, and the second container 30b is housed in an upper support 104. The inner wall member constituting the hole-forming member is composed of an upper inner wall 105, which is the lower surface of the upper support 104, and a lower inner wall 102, which is the upper surface of the lower support 101. The upper inner wall 105, the lower inner wall 102, and the rear stand 107 define an open space (discharge space) Dc that is discontinuous in the left-right direction. The lower support 101 and the upper support 104 are supported on their rear sides by the rear stand 107, so that the position of the discharge space Dc in the up-down direction is defined and a distance is maintained.

[0101] In this modified example, the first hole is a lower hole 103 formed in a lower inner wall (inner lower surface) 102, which is the upper surface of the lower support 101, and the second hole is an upper hole 106 formed in an upper inner wall (inner upper surface) 105, which is the lower surface of the upper support 104.

[0102] In the case of the modified ejection system 100C thus housed separately in the two supports 101, 104, two types of contents, a viscous fluid and a non-viscous fluid, can be discharged, as in the first embodiment, and by configuring the nozzle 33a that ejects the viscous fluid in the container 30a located below the lower inner wall 102, which is the upper surface of the lower support 101, to eject the contents upward, it is possible to prevent the contents from hanging down like icicles and remaining below the nozzle.

[0103] Furthermore, in the first container 30a that discharges a viscous fluid upward, the nozzle 33a extending from bottom to top discharges the fluid in a state where it is pushed out from the lower hole (first hole) 103 of the lower support 101, thereby preventing the mixing of multiple fluids during discharge. Also, in the second container 30b that discharges a non-viscous fluid downward, no discharge path is provided between the nozzle 33b and the upper hole (second hole) 106 of the upper support 104, so there is no possibility of the fluids mixing during discharge.

[0104] (Other variations) 14 illustrates an example in which the first container 30a is housed in a housing-like lower support 101 and the second container 30b is housed in a housing-like upper support 104. However, the first container 30a and the second container 30b do not have to be housed in box-like housings. In the discharge system of the present invention, as long as there are at least a lower inner wall (lower plate) 102 and an upper inner wall (upper plate) 105, which are opposed inner walls at the top and bottom and have holes 103 and 106 through which the contents discharged from the nozzle pass, the containers 30a and 30b may be exposed to the outside. In this case, the exposed longitudinal surface of the container 30a is disposed adjacent to the lower surface of the lower inner wall 102, and the exposed longitudinal surface of the container 30b is disposed adjacent to the upper surface of the upper inner wall 105.

[0105] <Fourth Modification of the First Embodiment> FIG. 15 is an overall view of a discharge system 100D according to a fourth modification of the first embodiment.

[0106] In the configurations of the first embodiment and its variants 1, 2, and 3 shown in Figures 3, 12, 13, and 14, each of the first container 30a and the second container 30b is placed sideways so that the direction in which the contents in the bottle 31 are suctioned up faces forward, and has a nozzle 33 extending from near the front end of the bottle 31 in a direction perpendicular to the suctioning direction. However, the extension direction of the nozzle does not have to be perpendicular to the suctioning direction.

[0107] For example, in a modified example shown in Fig. 15, in container 300a, tray-equipped nozzle 330b, which is an example of a nozzle, may extend in the same direction as the suction direction of bottle 310b and pump unit 320b. In this case, as shown in Fig. 15, multiple bottles 310a, 310b are set vertically, i.e., the contents in bottle 310a are sucked upward, and the contents in bottle 310b are sucked downward.

[0108] When the container 300a is arranged as shown in FIG. 15, the discharge drive unit 400a, which drives the container 300a to discharge the contents upward, is provided below the container 300a. In this modification, the discharge drive unit 400a pushes the bottom end of the bottle 310a upward, causing the pump unit 320a and the bottle 310a to move upward while the tray-equipped nozzle 330a is pressed against the lower surface of the inner wall 20D that defines the discharge space Dd. As a result, the tray-equipped nozzle 330a sinks into the pump unit 320a, causing the dispenser to function and the container 300a to discharge the contents. The discharged contents are pushed out above the lower hole 23D formed in the inner wall 20D.

[0109] Meanwhile, the discharge drive unit 400b, which drives the container 300b to discharge the contents downward, is provided above the container 300b. In this modification, the discharge drive unit 400b pushes the upper end of the bottle 310b downward, causing the pump unit 320b and the bottle 310b to move downward while the tray-equipped nozzle 330b is pressed against the upper surface of the inner wall 20D that defines the discharge space Dd. As a result, the tray-equipped nozzle 330b sinks into the pump unit 320b, causing the dispenser to function and the container 300b to discharge the contents. The discharged contents drip or spray downward from the upper hole 22D formed in the inner wall 20D.

[0110] Furthermore, when an upward-facing container 300a and a downward-facing container 300b are housed in a single housing 1D, arranged vertically with the ejection space Dd in between, the housing 1D of the modified example has an approximately rectangular parallelepiped shape with a hole in the center.

[0111] (Other variations) In Figure 15, an example is described in which vertically oriented containers 300a and 300b are stored side by side vertically inside the housing 1D, but even when the containers are vertically oriented, the two housings may be stored by separate supports, top and bottom, as shown in Figure 14.

[0112] (Other variations) Furthermore, the multiple containers 300a, 300b do not need to be surrounded by a housing or support, and the containers 300a, 300b may be exposed to the outside as long as the discharge system is provided with at least a lower inner wall (lower plate) 102, which are vertically opposing inner walls having holes 103, 106 through which the contents discharged from the nozzle pass, and an upper inner wall (upper plate) 105. In this case, the surface of the tray for the nozzle 330a of the exposed container 300a is disposed adjacent to the lower surface of the lower inner wall 102, and the surface of the tray for the nozzle 330b of the exposed container 300b is disposed adjacent to the upper surface of the upper inner wall 105.

[0113] In addition, the placement of the container included in the discharge system in the first embodiment is not limited to horizontal or vertical orientation, and may be tilted. In either case, it is preferable that the extension direction of the nozzle is set at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottle so as to be approximately perpendicular to the hole.

[0114] Second Embodiment FIG. 16 is a perspective overall view of a discharge system 500 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0115] In the first embodiment, a configuration was described in which a horizontally oriented tubular portion has an opening that opens from the front end to the rear and serves as the discharge space. However, in the system of the present invention capable of discharging multiple types of contents, the horizontally oriented tubular portion, which is the housing, does not need to have an opening that serves as the discharge space.

[0116] As shown in Fig. 16, in this embodiment, the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9 has an axis extending in the front-rear direction, and a front end surface 94 is closed. A plurality of containers 30c, 30d are arranged inside the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9. In this embodiment, the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9 is an example of an outer member that houses a plurality of containers, and the peripheral surface 91 is a hole-forming member. The following description will focus on the differences from the first embodiment.

[0117] In this embodiment, an upper hole 92 that is visible from the outside is formed in the apex portion, which is the outer upper wall, of the peripheral surface 91 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9, and a lower hole 93 that penetrates to the outside is formed in the bottom portion, which is the outer lower wall. In this embodiment, the upper hole 92 functions as a first hole, and the lower hole 93 functions as a second hole.

[0118] In addition, in this embodiment, the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9 is supported by a rear stand (support member) 15 that rises from the rear end of the case bottom 14L, and the space between the lower end of the peripheral surface 91 of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9 and the case bottom 14L forms a lower space L into which a hand can be inserted.

[0119] The first container 30c containing the viscous first content is provided at the upper part of the inside of the circumferential surface 91 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9. On the other hand, the second container 30d containing the non-viscous second content is provided at the lower part of the inside of the circumferential surface 91 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9.

[0120] The first container 30c is placed on the upper inside of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9 so that the first contents in the bottle 31c, which is the container, are drawn up from the rear to the front, and has a nozzle 33c that extends upward from near the front end and can be inserted into the upper hole 92 of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9.

[0121] The second container 30d is placed on the lower inside of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9 so that the second contents in the container bottle 31d are drawn up from the rear to the front, and has a nozzle 33d that extends downward from near the front end and can be inserted into the lower hole 93 of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9.

[0122] In this embodiment, when the viscous first contents are discharged from the first container 30c, the first contents are pushed up from the nozzle 33c to the upper side of the upper hole 92, which is the first hole of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9, and remain on the outer peripheral surface around the upper hole 92 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9.

[0123] Then, the user wipes off the viscous first contents remaining around the upper hole 92 when using the device.

[0124] On the other hand, when the non-viscous second contents are discharged from the second container 30d, the second contents drip or spray from the nozzle 33d downward of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9 without coming into contact with the lower hole 93, which is the second hole of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 9.

[0125] The second content is non-viscous, and is therefore dispensed when a hand or cotton is inserted into the space between the lower end of the circumferential surface 91 of the horizontally oriented tube portion 9 and the case bottom 14D. For this reason, it is preferable to provide a non-contact object detection unit 16 that detects when the user's finger or cotton is inserted into the space.

[0126] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the upper hole 92 and the lower hole 93 are provided so as to face outward from the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9, so that even if, for example, the timing of ejecting a viscous fluid upward from the upper hole 92 and the timing of ejecting a non-viscous fluid downward from the lower hole 93 are simultaneous, it is possible to avoid mixing of the two types of contents.

[0127] Therefore, the timing at which the first container 30c discharges the first content and the timing at which the second container 30d discharges the second content may be different from each other or may be the same.

[0128] In this embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, a first container 30c for discharging a viscous fluid is provided on the upper side, and a second container 30d for discharging a non-viscous fluid is provided on the lower side. Although not shown, the push holder 34c and the first container 30c are supported by an upper cartridge holder (not shown), and the push holder 34d and the second container 30d are supported by a lower cartridge holder (not shown). Therefore, when discharging a viscous fluid, the upper discharge drive unit (not shown) presses and drives the bottle 31c of the upper first container 30c forward, and when discharging a non-viscous fluid, the lower discharge drive unit (not shown) presses and drives the bottle 31d of the lower second container 30d forward.

[0129] The discharge system of this embodiment is capable of discharging two types of contents: a viscous fluid and a non-viscous fluid. By orienting the nozzle 33c that discharges the viscous fluid on the upper surface of the horizontally oriented tube portion 9 so that the nozzle 33c faces upward, it is possible to prevent the contents from remaining as solid icicles hanging down below the nozzle. Furthermore, in the first container 30c that discharges the upper viscous fluid, the nozzle 33c extending from bottom to top discharges the viscous fluid in a state where it is pushed out from the discharge hole (upper hole) 92, which makes it possible to avoid mixing of multiple types of fluids during discharge. Furthermore, in the second container 30d that discharges the lower non-viscous fluid, no discharge path is provided between the nozzle 33d and the lower hole 93, so there is no possibility of the fluids mixing during discharge.

[0130] <Modification 1 of the Second Embodiment> FIG. 17 is an overall view of a discharge system 500A according to a first modified example of the second embodiment.

[0131] In Figure 16, an example is described in which the outer member 9 is a horizontally oriented cylindrical portion, but the outer member (outer housing) 9A that houses multiple containers may also be a horizontally oriented square cylindrical shape that surrounds the multiple containers in a box-like shape, as shown in Figure 17.

[0132] Alternatively, the outer shape of the outer member 9A in the second embodiment may be other shapes such as an ellipse, an oval (a track-shaped), a semicircle, or a hexagon.

[0133] In this modified example, the rear end of the horizontally oriented rectangular cylindrical outer member 9A is supported at a predetermined height by a support member 15, and a lower space La into which a hand can be inserted is formed below the lower surface of the outer member 9A.

[0134] <Modification 2 of the Second Embodiment> 18 is an overall view of a discharge system 500B according to Modification 2 of Embodiment 2. In this embodiment, too, the first container 30c and the second container 30d do not have to be housed in a single common housing.

[0135] In this modified example, the first container 30c is housed in an upper support 904, and the second container 30d is housed in a lower support 901. The lower support 901 and the upper support 904 are supported by a rear stand (support member) 15 that stands up from the rear end of the case bottom 14L, and a lower space Lb is formed between the lower end of the lower support 901 and the case bottom 14L, into which a hand can be inserted.

[0136] In this modified example, the first hole is an upper hole 906 formed in an outer upper wall 905, which is the upper surface of the upper support 904, and the second hole is a lower hole 903 formed in an outer lower wall 902, which is the lower surface of the lower support 901. In this configuration, the outer upper wall 905 and the outer lower wall 902 each function as a hole forming member.

[0137] Even in the case of the modified ejection system 500B in which the contents are housed separately in the two supports 901, 904, two types of contents, a viscous fluid and a non-viscous fluid, can be ejected, and by orienting the nozzle 33c that ejects the viscous fluid in the container 30c located below the outer upper wall 905, which is the upper surface of the upper support 904, facing upward, it is possible to prevent the contents from hanging down like icicles and remaining below the nozzle.

[0138] (Other variations) 18 illustrates an example in which the first container 30c is housed in a housing-like upper support 904 and the second container 30d is housed in a housing-like lower support 901, but the first container 30d and the second container 30d do not have to be housed in a box-like housing. As another variation of the discharge system in this embodiment, the containers 30c and 30d may be exposed to the outside as long as they are provided with at least an outer upper wall (upper plate) 905, which is an outer wall member having an upper hole 906 formed therein and through which the contents discharged from the nozzle pass, and an outer lower wall (lower plate) 902 having a lower hole 903 formed therein.

[0139] That is, the outer member (hole-forming member) in this embodiment may be two plate-like members that sandwich the first container 30c and the second container 30d from above and below. In this case, the first container 30c is disposed on the lower side, adjacent to the lower side of the upper plate 905, in the longitudinal direction, and the second container 30d is disposed on the upper side, adjacent to the upper side of the lower plate 902, in the longitudinal direction.

[0140] In this way, even when the outer member is composed of only the upper plate 905 and the lower plate 902, the upper plate 905 and the lower plate 902 are supported at a predetermined height by the rear stand (support member) 15, and a lower space Lb into which a hand can be inserted is formed below the lower surface of the lower plate 902, as shown in Fig. 18. In this way, even in a discharge system in which the container is exposed, the same effect as the configuration in Fig. 16 can be achieved.

[0141] <Modification 3 of the Second Embodiment> FIG. 19 is an overall view of a discharge system 500C according to a third modification of the second embodiment.

[0142] 16, 17, and 18, the first container 30c and the second container 30d are placed sideways so that the contents of the bottles 31c and 31d are drawn up from the rear to the front, and each of the bottles 31c and 31d has a nozzle extending from the front end of the bottle in a direction perpendicular to the drawing direction. However, the extension direction of the nozzle does not have to be perpendicular to the drawing direction.

[0143] For example, as in a modified example shown in Fig. 19, the nozzles 330c and 330d may extend in the same direction as the suction direction of the bottles 310c and 310d. In this case, as shown in Fig. 19, the containers 300c and 300d are set so that the suction direction in the bottles 310c and 310d is vertical.

[0144] In this modification, the lower end of the bottle 310c is pushed upward by the discharge drive unit 400c provided in the lower part of the outer housing 9C, and the pump unit 320c and the bottle 310c move upward with the nozzle 330c with the tray pressed against the lower surface of the top surface of the outer housing 9C. This causes the dispenser to function in the container 300a, and the contents (viscous contents) sucked from the bottom up are discharged from the upper hole 92C, which is a first hole, formed in the top surface (outer upper wall) of the outer housing 9C.

[0145] Meanwhile, the upper end of bottle 310d is pushed downward by discharge drive unit 400d provided in the upper part of outer casing 9C, and pump unit 320d and bottle 310d move downward with nozzle 330d with a tray pressed against the upper surface of the bottom surface of outer casing 9C. This causes the dispenser in container 300b to function, and the content (non-viscous content) sucked from bottom to top is discharged from lower hole 93C, which is a second hole, formed in the lower surface (outer lower wall) of outer casing 9C.

[0146] In this modification, it is sufficient that the liquid is discharged outward through the upper hole 92C and the lower hole 93C, and the positions of the upper hole 92C and the lower hole 93C do not have to coincide in the width direction or the depth direction in the outer housing 9C whose upper and lower wall surfaces serve as hole-forming members. Therefore, the device can be made smaller by arranging multiple vertically oriented containers 300c, 300d adjacent to each other upside down, as shown in Fig. 19. Note that Fig. 19 shows an example in which the containers 300c, 300d are adjacent to each other in the width direction, but multiple containers may also be arranged adjacent to each other in the depth direction.

[0147] Even in the case of the discharge system 500C in which the containers 300c, 300d are set vertically inside the outer housing 9C, the rear end of the outer housing is supported at a predetermined height by the rear stand (support member) 15, and a lower space Lc into which a hand can be inserted is formed below the lower surface of the outer member 9C.

[0148] (Other variations) In Figure 19, an example is described in which vertically oriented containers 300c and 300d are placed side by side horizontally and housed in one outer housing 9C, but even when the containers are vertically oriented, the two containers 300c and 300d may be housed on separate supports on the left and right.

[0149] (Other variations) Furthermore, the multiple containers 300c, 300d do not need to be surrounded by a housing or a support, and as another modification of the discharge system according to this embodiment, the containers 300c, 300d may be exposed to the outside as long as they are provided with at least an outer upper wall formed with an upper hole (first hole) through which the contents discharged from the nozzle pass, and an outer upper wall formed with a lower hole (second hole). In this case, the surface of the tray for the nozzle 330c of the exposed container 300c is positioned adjacent to the lower surface of the outer upper wall, and the surface of the tray for the nozzle 330d of the exposed container 300d is positioned adjacent to the upper surface of the outer lower wall.

[0150] In addition, the placement of the container included in the discharge system in the second embodiment is not limited to horizontal or vertical orientation, and may be tilted. In either case, it is preferable that the extension direction of the nozzle is set at a predetermined angle with respect to the bottle so as to be approximately perpendicular to the hole.

[0151] Third Embodiment Fig. 20 is an overall view of a discharge system 200 according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 21 is a perspective view of the internal mechanism of the discharge system 200 according to the third embodiment, with the outer cover 12E removed. Fig. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the internal mechanism of the discharge system 200 according to the third embodiment, with the outer cover removed.

[0152] The discharge system according to this embodiment includes a rotation mechanism RM that rotates the plurality of containers in the vertical direction outside the peripheral wall of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E. Therefore, the plurality of containers are not fixed in the circumferential direction, but can rotate in the vertical direction.

[0153] 20, 21, and 22, the number of containers mounted on the discharge system 200 can be greater than the number of holes (two holes: an upper hole and a lower hole) in the horizontally oriented tube portion 20E. Specifically, in this embodiment, the number of first containers that discharge viscous contents upward from the lower hole may be one or more, and the number of second containers that discharge non-viscous contents downward from the upper hole may also be one or more. In this example, a configuration example in which five containers can be mounted as the number of containers is shown.

[0154] Furthermore, in the discharge system 200 according to this embodiment, the lower hole is not formed directly in the horizontally facing tube portion 20E, but a hole portion 711 serving as the lower hole (discharge hole) is provided in a position adjustment plate 71, which is a position adjustment portion capable of adjusting the position of the lower hole.

[0155] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the external shape of the system has a case bottom 14 (see FIG. 21) which is the bottom surface, instead of the leg parts 13 in FIG.

[0156] Fig. 23 is a view showing a discharge system 200 according to the third embodiment with the outer cover 12E removed, disassembled into a fixed part α, a movable part β, and a discharge drive part γ. The configuration according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 20 to 23, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment.

[0157] The interior of the discharge system 200 according to the third embodiment shown in Figures 21 to 23 can be broadly divided into a fixed part α, a movable part β, a discharge drive part γ, a position adjustment part δ, and a rotation drive part ε (see Figure 26).

[0158] The fixed part α has a front panel 10E, a front case 51, an outer disk 52, a horizontally oriented cylindrical part 20E, a case bottom 14, a rotating base 53, and a case rear 54. The rotation drive part ε is connected to the case rear 54 of the fixed part α. The configuration of the rotation drive part ε will be described later with reference to FIG. 26.

[0159] The movable part β has two or more containers 30 supported by a cartridge holder 37 and a push holder 34, a rotating base 61 that supports these, two rotating sleeves 62e, 63e, and rotating caps 64e, 65e, two of which are provided for each container.

[0160] The ejection drive unit γ has a lower ejection drive unit 40a and an upper ejection drive unit 40b, similar to the first embodiment.

[0161] The position adjustment section δ has a position adjustment plate 71 and a push-up mechanism (not shown).

[0162] The front case 51, the outer disk 52, the disk 25 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E, the rotation base 61, the rotation sleeves 62e and 63e, and the rotation caps 64e and 65e, two of which are provided for each container, function as the rotation mechanism RM.

[0163] Here, the details of the configuration of each part will be described with reference to Figures 22 and 23. Figure 23 is a rear perspective view of the fixed part α, the movable part β, and the ejection drive part γ.

[0164] At the fixed portion α, the front panel 10E is a plate that becomes the front surface of the housing 2, and is formed with an opening 11E that is a partial circle with a lower end that is notched in an arch shape.

[0165] The front case 51 is provided behind the front panel 10E and has an upper plate-shaped ring and a lower plate-shaped leg. The lower end of the front case 51 is fixed to the case bottom 14, the front panel 10E is fitted to the front side, and the outer disk 52 and the disk 25 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E are fastened to the rear side with screws. The front case 51 has screw holes (511a, 511b, 511c, 511d), (512a, 512b, 512c, 512d), 513, and 514 used for fastening.

[0166] The outer disc 52 has a diameter larger than the outer peripheral edge of the disc 25 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E, and after assembly, is provided at approximately the same position in the front-rear direction as the disc 25. In addition, screw fastening portions 521a, 521b, 521c, and 521d are formed on the front side of the outer disc 52.

[0167] 23, the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E has a horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 21E that opens from the front to the back and whose inner circumferential surface defines the discharge space De. The opening of the cylindrical portion 21E has a partially cut-out circular shape with a bow-shaped notch at the bottom end, and the cylindrical portion 21E has a circumferential cylindrical portion 21C and a flat surface 21FE at the bottom end.

[0168] An upper hole 22 is formed in the upper surface (vertex) of the circumferential cylindrical portion 21C of the cylindrical portion 21E of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E, similarly to the first embodiment.

[0169] On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 22, a notch 28 extending rearward from the front end is formed in the flat surface 21FE at the lower end of the tube portion 21E of the horizontally oriented tube portion 20E, rather than a pilot hole. A tongue-shaped position adjustment plate 71, which serves as a position adjustment portion, is fitted into the notch 28 of the horizontally oriented tube portion 20E. A hole 711 is formed in the position adjustment plate 71, which functions as a pilot hole for the discharge space De in the assembled state. Details of the operation of the position adjustment portion, including the position adjustment plate 71, will be described later with reference to Figs. 27 to 29.

[0170] The horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E is provided with a cylindrical rear end wall 24 that is the horizontal bottom surface of the cylindrical portion 21E and defines the rear end of the discharge space De, and a cylindrical rear end portion 26E that is located behind the cylindrical rear end wall 24. The cylindrical rear end portion 26E has its outer periphery inserted into the central hole PO of the rotary base 61, and its inner periphery is fitted with a shaft protrusion 531 (see FIG. 22) on the front end side of the rotary seat 53.

[0171] Meanwhile, near the front end of tubular portion 21E of horizontally oriented tubular portion 20E, disk 25 is provided, projecting outward like a flange. Disk 25 has a partially cut-out circular shape with a bow-shaped notch at the bottom. Screw fastening portions 27a, 27b, 27c, and 27d are provided on the front side of disk 25, which can be connected to front case 51 (see FIG. 22).

[0172] The screw fastening portions 27a, 27b, 27c, and 27d of the disk 25 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E are fastened with screws to screw holes 512a, 512b, 512c, and 512d formed on the inner periphery of the upper plate-shaped ring of the front case 51. The screw fastening portions 521a, 521b, 521c, and 521d of the outer disk 52 are fastened with screws to screw holes 511a, 511b, 511c, and 511d formed near the periphery of the plate-shaped ring of the front case 51.

[0173] This fastening allows assembly so that the distance from the front case 51 to the disc 25 and the distance from the front case 51 to the outer disc 52 are approximately equal. This allows the outer disc 52 and the disc 25 to be located at approximately the same position in the front-to-rear direction, thereby forming the track rail RR, which will be described later.

[0174] The case bottom 14 is the bottom surface of the discharge system 200 and is a part that supports the fixed part α. With reference to Figures 22 and 23, screw-fastening protrusions 141, 142 into which screws are inserted laterally are provided on the upper surface of the front end of the case bottom 14, and these are fastened with screws into screw holes 513, 514 in the plate-like legs on the lower side of the front case 51 so that the front case 51 maintains an upright state. A fastening recess 143 is provided on the rear end side of the case bottom 14, and the lower end of a support column 541 of the case rear 54 is inserted into this fastening recess 143 and fixed.

[0175] Furthermore, a track regulating plate 144 stands upright on the case bottom 14, forward of the fastening recess 143. The upper end of the track regulating plate 144 is composed of a horizontal upper end 145 in the center in the width direction and two inclined upper ends 146, 147 on both ends that are higher than the horizontal upper end 145. The upper end of the track regulating plate 144 comes into contact with the cartridge holders 37e to 37i, thereby adjusting the lower track of the containers 30e to 30i during vertical rotation.

[0176] The case rear 54 has a support pillar 541 extending vertically and a cylindrical shaft 542 extending from the upper end of the support pillar 541 toward the front end side, and the cylindrical shaft 542 is provided with fastening portions 543 (not shown), 544. The lower end of the support pillar 541 of the case rear 54 is fixed to the case bottom 14, and the cylindrical shaft 542 and the fastening portions 543, 544 support the rear end side of the rotating base 53.

[0177] The rotating base 53 has a vertically oriented circular disk 532 with a circular arc-shaped cutout at the bottom edge, and a shaft protrusion 531 is provided on the front side of the disk 532. The shaft protrusion 531 is fitted into a central hole PO of the rotating base 61 and into the hollow portion of the rear end cylindrical portion 26E of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E from the rear end side, and rotatably supports the rotating base 61 together with the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E.

[0178] A rear end tubular portion 533 and a pair of left and right screw fastening portions 534 (not shown), 535 are provided on the rear end side of the disk 532 of the rotating base 53. The rotating base 53 is fastened to the rear case 54 by fastening the screw fastening portions 534 (not shown) and 535 to the fastening portions 543, 544 in a state where an upper cylindrical shaft 542 of the rear case 54 is fitted into the rear end tubular portion 533. The rotating base 53 serves as a rotating base through which a rotating shaft 502 that rotates together with a rotary motor 501 (see FIG. 26) is inserted and which guides the rotating shaft 502.

[0179] 22, in the movable portion β, the container (cartridge) 30e is a dispenser having a nozzle 33e perpendicular to the bottle 31e, which is the container body described above. The container 30e, which is a cartridge, has a head portion 32e including the nozzle 33e fixed in the front-rear direction, and the contents are dispensed by pushing the bottle 31e toward the front end. The configuration of the container 30e is similar to that of the containers 30a and 30b of the first embodiment, and a flange portion 31P is provided on the outer periphery of the bottle 31e of the container 30e.

[0180] The push holder 34e is a cylindrical holder with a bottom that covers the bottle 31e, which is the container body of the container 30e. The push holder 34e can move together with the bottle 31e. The configuration of the push holder 34e is the same as that of the first embodiment.

[0181] The cartridge holder 37e holds the entire container 30e and the push holder 34e from the outside, and is a holder that keeps the bottle 31e and the push holder 34e fixed in the front-rear direction even when they move in the push direction.

[0182] As shown in FIG. 22, the front end surface of the cartridge holder 37e in this embodiment is provided with two front end protrusions 391e and 392e extending toward the front end.

[0183] The cartridge holder 37e is held by one of the annular support portions 611-615 of the star-shaped rotating base 61. When the cartridge holder 37e, and the container 30e and push holder 34e supported by the cartridge holder 37e, receive a rotational force from the rotation drive portion ε (see FIG. 26), they rotate together with the rotating base 61.

[0184] In the rotating base 61, a plurality of annular support portions 611, 612, 613, 614, and 615 are arranged in a flower shape to surround a central cylinder 616. Each of the plurality of annular support portions 611, 612, 613, 614, and 615 is capable of supporting a cartridge holder 37e in a horizontal position. Although only one container is shown in FIGS. 21, 22, and 23, up to five containers, the same number as the number of annular support portions, can be mounted in this configuration. In the case where five containers are mounted, the containers will be referred to as 30e, 30f, 30g, 30h, and 30i.

[0185] The central cylinder 616 of the rotating base 61 is a rotation shaft and has a central hole PO that penetrates from front to back. The shaft protrusion 531 of the rotating pedestal 53 and the rear end cylindrical portion 26E of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E are inserted into the central hole PO, so that the rotating base 61 is rotatably supported by the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20E from the front and the rotating pedestal 53 from the rear.

[0186] 22 and 23, two rotating sleeves 62e, 63e are provided to surround the outer peripheries of two front end protrusions 391e, 392e on the front end surface of the cartridge holder 37e. The rotating sleeves 62e, 63e are movable along a track rail RR (see FIGS. 23 and 24) formed by the outer periphery of the disc 25 and the inner periphery of the outer disc 52.

[0187] In the container 30e, the movement trajectory is determined at the front end by two front end protrusions 391e, 392e moving on the track rail RR, and at the rear end, the horizontal upper end 145 in the center of the track regulating plate 144 comes into contact with the side of the cartridge holder 37e to 37i and lifts it up at the lower rotation end position (see Figures 24 and 29), so that the container 30e rotates in the trajectory of a notched circle in the vertical rotation direction without being distorted in the front-to-rear direction.

[0188] Since two rotating sleeves 62e, 63e are provided for one cartridge holder 37e, when five containers 30e, 30f, 30g, 30h, 30i are mounted, ten rotating sleeves (62e, 63e), (62f, 63f), (62g, 63g), (62h, 63h), (62i, 63i) are provided to match the number of front end protrusions 391, 392.

[0189] The rotating caps 64e, 65e are provided on the front end sides of the rotating sleeves 62e, 63e and fit into the tips (front ends) of the two front end protrusions 391e, 392e of the cartridge holder 37e to determine the position of the head portion 32e in the front-to-rear direction. The rotating caps 64e, 65e are provided in accordance with the number of front end protrusions 391, 392, two of which are provided for one cartridge holder 37. Therefore, when five containers 30e, 30f, 30g, 30h, and 30i are mounted, ten rotating caps (64e, 65e), (64f, 65f), (64g, 65g), (64h, 65h), and (64i, 65i) are provided in accordance with the number of front end protrusions.

[0190] The discharge drive unit γ has a lower discharge drive unit 40a and an upper discharge drive unit 40b. The lower discharge drive unit 40a is a drive unit used when discharging viscous contents, and the upper discharge drive unit 40b is a drive unit used when discharging non-viscous contents. The configuration of the discharge drive units 40a and 40b is the same as in the first embodiment, and the discharge drive units 40a and 40b push the push holder toward the front end at different times.

[0191] <Rotation orbit> FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating the movement of the positions of a plurality of containers relative to the horizontally oriented tube portion 20E by the rotation mechanism in the discharge system according to the third embodiment.

[0192] 24, the rotation mechanism is configured to be able to mount five containers, and two of the containers, one first container and one second container, are shown in use. That is, in FIG. 24, (a) shows a state in which the nozzle of the second container 30e faces the upper hole 22 of the horizontally oriented tube portion 20E and the second container 30e is ready to discharge, and (b) shows a state in which the nozzle of the first container 30g faces the lower hole 711 of the horizontally oriented tube portion 20E and the first container 30g is ready to discharge.

[0193] In FIG. 24, only two containers are shown to more clearly explain the containers used, but five containers may be mounted in this configuration.

[0194] 21 to 24, the rotating sleeves (62e, 63e), (62g, 63g) of the movable part β are movably sandwiched in the space between the outer peripheral edge of the disk 25 of the horizontally oriented cylindrical part 20E and the inner peripheral edge of the outer disk 52, and are fastened from the front end side by the rotating caps (64e, 65e), (64g, 65g). With this configuration, the groove-like space surrounded by the outer peripheral edge of the disk 25 and the inner peripheral edge of the outer disk 52 becomes a track rail RR for the vertical rotational movement of the cartridge holders 37e, 37g.

[0195] In the first embodiment, the non-contact detection unit is provided to prevent the second content, which is located above and discharged by dripping from the upper hole, from entering the first container 30a via the lower hole, but if a malfunction occurs in the non-contact detection unit, this may occur. Also, if the nozzles of the upper and lower containers are always facing the holes (upper hole, lower hole) of the discharge space, the content in the nozzles may dry out.

[0196] Therefore, it is more preferable that the position of the nozzle of the container is movable between a position facing the hole and a position not facing the hole.

[0197] Furthermore, in order to prevent the non-viscous contents discharged from the upper second container from mixing with the lower first container, it is preferable that the annular support parts 611-615 sandwiching the central tube 616 on the rotating base 61 are not provided at positions 180 degrees apart. For example, in the example of Fig. 24, the annular support parts 611-615 on the rotating base 61 are provided at intervals of 72 degrees.

[0198] With this configuration, when the second container 30e is positioned directly above to use the upper hole 22, as in Figure 24(a), none of the nozzles of the lower first container face the lower hole 711, and when the first container 30g is positioned directly below to use the lower hole 711, as in Figure 24(b), none of the nozzles of the upper second container face the upper hole 22.

[0199] Furthermore, when the nozzles 33e to 33i of either the upper or lower containers 30e to 30i face the hole (upper hole, lower hole) 22,711 of the discharge space, there is a possibility that the contents in the nozzles 33e to 33i may be dried out from the discharge outlet via the hole 22,711. Therefore, it is more preferable that the nozzles of both the upper and lower containers are placed on standby in a position where they do not face the hole 22,711.

[0200] In this embodiment, three or more containers can be accommodated by rotating the container vertically. For example, by discharging a series of cosmetics that are easily mixed up in the correct order, the user can use the cosmetics in the appropriate order and in the appropriate amount.

[0201] Furthermore, in this discharge system 200, multiple containers (up to five in this example, but more than five) can be mounted horizontally in a three-dimensional manner, thereby consolidating the storage area and making the bathroom or other storage area look neat and tidy.

[0202] FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating the movement of the position of one container and the position of the nozzle in the discharge system according to the third embodiment.

[0203] The track rail RR has a segmented circular shape with a bow-shaped notch at the bottom, similar to the front shape of the opening 11E of the front panel 10E. Therefore, when the rotating sleeves 62g, 63g, which move together with the container 30g, move along the track rail RR and reach the flat part at the bottom of the segmented circular shape, as shown in Figure 25(c), the nozzles 33g face upward.

[0204] By flattening the bottom of the track rail RR, which is the rotation track (movement track) of the container, in this way, it becomes possible to orient the nozzle of the container, which moves vertically along the track, upward in advance before it reaches the lower hole, and the nozzle 33g can be reliably oriented upward when facing the lower hole 711. This ensures that the nozzle 33g is approximately perpendicular to the lower hole (hole portion) 711 before discharge, and prevents the nozzle 33g from tilting with respect to the lower hole 711 and leaking the viscous first contents below the lower hole 711 during discharge.

[0205] FIG. 26 is a cross-sectional view of the main parts of a discharge system 200 according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[0206] 26, a rotary shaft 502 protrudes as the rotary drive unit ε from the hollow inside of the cylindrical shaft 542 of the case rear 54 of the fixed unit α, and a rotary motor 501 is provided to rotate the rotary shaft 502. A rotation transmission rod 503 and a flanged rotation transmission cylinder 504 that rotate together with the rotary shaft 502 are provided on the front end side of the rotary base 53.

[0207] In this embodiment, the discharge drive units 40a and 40b can also press the rear end side (one end side) of the opposing discharge containers. The function and structure of the discharge drive units are the same as in the first embodiment, and two discharge drive units 40a and 40b are provided, one above the other.

[0208] However, in the discharge system 200 of this embodiment, the containers are not in a one-to-one relationship with the discharge drive units 40a and 40b, but three or more containers can be mounted and can be moved vertically. In this configuration, of the multiple containers, the second container 30e that discharges a non-viscous fluid, whose nozzle is positioned facing the upper hole, can be pressed by the upper discharge drive unit 40b. Figure 26 shows a state in which the nozzle 33e of one second container 30e is positioned facing the upper hole 22 and can be pressed by the discharge drive unit 40b.

[0209] On the other hand, although not shown in Figure 26, the lower discharge drive unit 40a can press the first container among the multiple containers that discharges the viscous fluid, the container whose nozzle is positioned opposite the lower hole (for example, the first container 30g in the state of Figure 24(b)).

[0210] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, the ejection drive units 40a and 40b are fixed to the case rear 54 of the fixing unit α.

[0211] The amount of contents discharged from the container by the discharge drive unit may be a fixed amount, or the amount of discharge may be adjusted depending on the type of contents and the user's operation by adjusting the number of times or the amount of pressure applied to the push holder in the discharge drive unit.

[0212] The ejection system of this embodiment is also capable of ejecting multiple types of contents, preventing viscous contents from remaining as solid icicles hanging below the nozzle, and preventing multiple types from mixing during ejection.

[0213] (Position adjustment mechanism for pilot holes) FIG. 27 is an enlarged view of the periphery of a position adjusting plate according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

[0214] In the assembled state, a hole 711 that constitutes a lower hole of the discharge space defined by the horizontally facing cylindrical portion 20E is formed in the tongue-shaped position adjustment plate 71. A dish-shaped recess 712 that is recessed in a hemispherical shape is formed around the hole 711, and a leaf spring 713 is provided below the rear end (base portion) of the position adjustment plate 71.

[0215] In this configuration, an example is shown in which a position adjustment plate 71 that fits into the cutout 28 is provided in the horizontally facing tubular portion 20E, but in a configuration in which the container is rotatable as in the third embodiment, a position adjustment plate 71 may not be provided, and a pilot hole may be formed directly in the horizontally facing tubular portion 20E, which is the hole forming member, as in the first embodiment.

[0216] Fig. 28 is a diagram (part 1) illustrating the movement of the position adjustment plate 71 before and after facing the pilot hole in the discharge system according to the third embodiment. Fig. 29 is a diagram (part 2) illustrating the movement of the position adjustment plate 71 before and after facing the pilot hole in the discharge system according to the third embodiment.

[0217] The movement of the position of the lower container around the lower hole will be described using Figures 28 and 29. Figures 28 and 29 are diagrams showing the positions indicated by the dashed circle in Figure 27(c), before and after the state of Figure 27(c), in which the container faces the lower hole from below. In detail, Figure 28 shows (a) the state in which the nozzle 33 begins to contact the dish-shaped recess 712 before discharge, (b) the state in which the nozzle 33 pushes up the dish-shaped recess 712, (c) the state in which the nozzle 33 is fitted into the hole 711, (d) the state in which the viscous first content has been discharged from the nozzle 33, (e) the state in which the nozzle 33 contacts the dish-shaped recess 712 after discharge, and (f) the state in which the nozzle 33 is separated from the position adjustment plate 71.

[0218] In Figure 29, (a) corresponds to Figure 28(a) and shows the state in which the nozzle 33g begins to contact the dish-shaped recess 712 before ejection, (b) corresponds to Figure 28(b) and shows the state in which the nozzle 33g pushes up the dish-shaped recess 712, and (c) corresponds to Figure 29(c) and shows the state in which the nozzle 33g is fitted into the hole portion 711.

[0219] As described above, the portion that supports the dish-shaped (tongue-shaped) position adjustment plate 71 is the leaf spring 713. Note that this may not be a leaf spring, but a compression coil spring may be separately provided.

[0220] Here, we will explain the movement of the position adjustment plate when the lower first container moves along the notched circular flat portion. First, the back surface of the dish-shaped recess 712 comes into contact with the nozzle 33(g) (Figures 28(a) and 29(a)).

[0221] Then, the nozzle 33 pushes up the dish-shaped recess 712 (FIG. 28(a), FIG. 29(a)).

[0222] Thereafter, when the nozzle 33 fits into the hole 711, which is the lower hole, the position adjustment plate 71 returns to its original position due to the spring property of the leaf spring 713. This action causes the upper end periphery of the nozzle 33 to protrude above the hole 711, as shown in Fig. 28(c). In this state, the viscous first content is pushed upward from the upper end of the nozzle 33, as shown in Fig. 28(d).

[0223] When the discharge is completed, the nozzle 33 pushes up the dish-shaped recess 712 on the opposite side due to the movement of the container (Figure 28(e)), and when the nozzle 33 moves away from the dish-shaped recess 712, the position adjustment plate 71 returns to its original position due to the spring property of the plate spring 713 (Figure 28(f)).

[0224] In short, when multiple containers are moving and one container is positioned below the hole 711, which is the discharge hole, the position adjustment plate 71 is moved in a lifting manner, and then the nozzle is pushed up so that it pops out of the discharge hole of the position adjustment plate 71, and the viscous contents of the one container are pushed out and discharged.

[0225] In this example, the container moves along a linear path at the bottom end of the segmented circular shape, and the position adjustment plate 71, which is located lower than the surrounding area, is lifted and lowered by the elastic force of the leaf spring 713. However, the position adjustment plate 71 may also be lifted by machine operation (not shown).

[0226] When moving up and down by machine operation (1) When the bottle is in a vertical position in the pilot hole, the machine operates to lower the tray like an elevator to a position where the nozzle can fit. (2) The machine lifts the bottle vertically and inserts the nozzle into the plate. The following operation is performed.

[0227] By performing such a position adjustment operation, even if the container moves, the viscous contents can be ejected with the upper end of the nozzle pushed out from the lower hole, thereby preventing the viscous contents from accumulating below the lower hole 711.

[0228] (Modification of movement trajectory) 30A and 30B are diagrams showing modified examples of the movement trajectory of the axis of the container in the discharge system according to the third embodiment.

[0229] The movement track with which the rotating sleeves 62e, 63e, which serve as the axes of the containers, come into contact is not limited to the aforementioned partial circle shape with the lower end missing, but may be an elliptical (track-shaped) track RRA, which is a circular shape with upper and lower notches missing in the shape of a bow at the top and bottom of an arc of a circle as shown in Fig. 30A, a rounded rectangular track RRB as shown in Fig. 30B, or another elliptical shape, etc. In a configuration in which multiple containers can rotate vertically, as in this embodiment, it is preferable that the lower end of the movement track be flat in order to stabilize at least the upward-facing state of the nozzle extending through the pilot hole, i.e., the movement of the first lower container as it moves around the pilot hole.

[0230] <Modification of the third embodiment> FIG. 31 is a conceptual diagram of a discharge system 200A according to a modified example of the third embodiment.

[0231] 21 and 26, each of the one or more first containers 30g and one or more second containers 30e is placed sideways so that the bottle suctions up the contents from the back to the front, and has a nozzle extending from near the front end of the bottle in a direction perpendicular to the suction direction. However, the extension direction of the nozzle does not have to be perpendicular to the suction direction.

[0232] For example, as in this modification, the nozzles 330e-330i may extend in the same direction as the suction direction of the bottles 310e-310i, in which case the bottles 310e-310i are set to extend in the substantially radial direction of the housing 2F, which is the same as the extension direction of the nozzles 330e-330i, as shown in Fig. 31. Although not shown in Fig. 31, in this configuration, the rotation mechanism has multiple annular support parts on the rotation base that holds each container configured to be oriented in accordance with the extension direction of the bottle.

[0233] Also in this modification, each of the at least one first container and at least one second container (300e-300i) can rotate inside the housing 2F with the trays serving as outlets of the nozzles 330e-330i facing the inside of the horizontally oriented cylindrical portion 20F, which is the inner member. Therefore, in this configuration, the discharge drive units 400a, 400b that drive the bottles to discharge are located at the upper and lower ends of the housing 2F.

[0234] In this modification, the discharge drive unit 400a provided in the lower part of the housing 2F pushes the lower end of any of the bottles 310e-310i containing the first content (viscous content) upward, and the pump unit 320e-320i and the bottle 310e-310i move upward with the corresponding nozzle 330e-330i with a tray pressed against the lower surface of the inner wall (horizontal cylindrical part) 20F that defines the discharge space Df. As a result, the dispenser functions in any of the containers 300e-300i located below, and the content (viscous content) sucked up from below is discharged from the lower hole 23F, which is the first hole formed in the inner wall 20F.

[0235] Meanwhile, when the upper end of any of the bottles 310e-310i containing the second content (non-viscous content) is pushed downward by the discharge drive unit 400b provided in the upper part of the housing 2F, the pump unit 320e-320i and the bottle 310e-310i move downward with the corresponding nozzle 330e-330i with a tray pressed against the upper surface of the inner wall (horizontal cylindrical portion) 20F that defines the discharge space Df. This causes the dispenser to function in the container 300e-300i, and the content (non-viscous content) sucked from above downward is discharged from the upper hole 22F, which is the second hole formed in the inner wall 20F.

[0236] In this modified example, as in the third embodiment, three or more containers can be accommodated by rotating the container vertically, and by ejecting a series of cosmetics in the correct order, the user can use the cosmetics in the appropriate order and in the appropriate amount.

[0237] 31 shows an example in which the vertical rotation trajectory of containers 300e-300i and the shape of inner wall 20F viewed from the front are circular for simplicity of explanation, but in this modification as well, the vertical rotation trajectory and the shape of inner wall 20F viewed from the front may be a notched circular shape with a bow-shaped notch on the lower side of the arc of a circle as shown in FIG. 25, or a notched circular shape with top and bottom cutouts or a rounded rectangular shape as shown in FIGS. 30A and 30B. In this case, the movement trajectory near pilot hole 23F is flat, so it is preferable to provide a position adjustment mechanism for pressing the nozzle into pilot hole 23F as shown in FIGS. 27 to 29.

[0238] <Fourth embodiment> FIG. 32 is a see-through perspective view of a discharge system 600 according to the fourth embodiment.

[0239] In the above third embodiment, similar to the first embodiment, a configuration was described in which there is an opening space into which a hand can be inserted and multiple containers 30e to 30i are rotated vertically in a configuration in which discharge is directed inward. However, similar to the second embodiment, multiple containers 30j, 30k, and 30l may also be configured to be rotatable vertically in a configuration in which multiple containers are housed inside a horizontally oriented cylindrical portion and discharge is directed outward.

[0240] In the fourth embodiment shown in Figure 32, as in the second embodiment, the first hole is an upper hole 92G formed in the top surface, which is the outer upper wall of the circumferential surface 91G of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9G, which is the outer member (outer housing), and the second hole is a lower hole 93G formed in the bottom surface, which is the outer lower wall of the circumferential surface 91G of the outer housing.

[0241] Also in this embodiment, the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9G is supported by a rear stand 15G, which is a support member that rises from the rear end of the case bottom 14G, and the space between the lower end of the peripheral surface 91G of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9G and the case bottom 14G is a lower space Lg into which a hand can be inserted.

[0242] In this embodiment, the viscous first contents are discharged from the nozzle (first nozzle) 33j, 33k, 33l of any of the containers 30j, 30k, 30l containing the first contents into the upper hole 92G and then wiped off by the user's hand while remaining on the outer upper wall of the horizontally oriented tubular portion 9G, which is the outer member. On the other hand, the non-viscous second contents are discharged by dripping or spraying from the nozzle (second nozzle) 33j, 33k, 33l of any of the containers 30j, 30k, 30l containing the second contents through the lower hole 93G while the user's hand is inserted into the lower space Lg.

[0243] Furthermore, in this embodiment, three or more containers 30j, 30k, 30l including at least one first container and at least one second container can rotate inside horizontally oriented tubular portion G, which is the housing, with the outlets of nozzles 33e-33i positioned on the outside. Therefore, the diameter of rotation of bottles 31j, 31k, 31l of containers 30j, 30k, 30l when vertically rotating is smaller than in the third embodiment in which nozzles 33e-33i are positioned inside bottles 31e-31i in the rotation direction, and horizontally oriented tubular portion 9G can be made smaller than housing 2, allowing the entire device to be compact.

[0244] In this embodiment as well, multiple containers can be mounted horizontally in a three-dimensional manner, further consolidating the storage area and making the bathroom or other storage area appear neater.

[0245] Furthermore, in this embodiment, nozzles 33j to 33l eject outward, and upper hole 92G and lower hole 93G do not face each other on the inside, so the multiple containers to be accommodated may be arranged so that the containers face each other at 180° to the center, and the number of containers that can be mounted may be an even number.

[0246] In this embodiment, too, three or more containers can be accommodated, and by ejecting a series of cosmetics in the correct order, the user can use the cosmetics in the appropriate order and in the appropriate amounts.

[0247] Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the upper hole 92G and the lower hole 93G face outward, the timing at which the first container discharges the first contents and the timing at which the second container discharges the second contents may be different from each other or may be simultaneous.

[0248] 32 shows an example in which the vertical rotation trajectory of containers 30j-30l and the shape of the side surface of horizontally oriented tubular portion 9G, which is the housing, as viewed from the front are circular, but in this embodiment, the vertical rotation trajectory and the shape of the housing (horizontally oriented tubular portion 9G) as viewed from the front may also be a notched circular shape with a bow-shaped notch at the top of the arc of a circle, as shown in FIG. 25 upside down, or a notched circular shape at the top and bottom, or a rounded rectangular shape, as shown in FIGS. 30A and 30B. In this case, the movement trajectory near upper hole 92G will be flat, so it is preferable to provide a position adjustment mechanism that presses the nozzle into the hole (upper hole 92G) as shown in FIGS. 27 to 29.

[0249] <Modification of the Fourth Embodiment> FIG. 33 is a conceptual diagram of a discharge system 600H according to a modified example of the fourth embodiment.

[0250] In the configuration of the fourth embodiment shown in Figure 32, each of the one or more first containers and one or more second containers 30e-30i is placed sideways so that the contents in the bottles 31e-31i are drawn up from the back to the front, and has a nozzle extending from near the front end of the bottle in a direction perpendicular to the drawing-up direction. However, the extension direction of the nozzle does not have to be perpendicular to the drawing-up direction.

[0251] For example, nozzle 330j may extend in the same direction as the suction direction of bottle 310j. In this case, as shown in Fig. 33, for five outward-facing containers 300j, 300k, 300l, 300m, and 300n, bottles 310j-310n are set so that they extend in the radial direction of a circle, which is the same direction as the nozzle extension direction. Although not shown in Fig. 33, in this configuration, in the rotation mechanism, multiple annular support parts on the rotation base that holds each container are configured to be oriented in accordance with the extension direction of the bottle.

[0252] In this modification, at least one first container and at least one second container can move around inside the outer housing with the nozzle outlets facing outward from the outer housing. Therefore, in this configuration, the discharge drive units 400c and 400d that drive the bottles to discharge are disposed near the center of the housing 9H.

[0253] In this modified example, as shown in Figure 33, an upper hole 92H formed on the top surface is formed as a first hole on the peripheral surface 91H of a horizontally oriented cylindrical housing (outer housing) 9H, and a lower hole 93H formed on the bottom surface is formed as a second hole.

[0254] Also in this embodiment, the housing 9H is supported by a rear stand 15H that rises from the rear end of the case bottom 14H, and the space between the lower end of the peripheral surface 91H of the housing 9H and the case bottom 14H is a lower space Lh into which a hand can be inserted.

[0255] In this modification, the discharge drive unit 400c provided on the upper center side of the housing 9H pushes the lower end of any of the bottles 310j-310n containing the first content (viscous content) upward, causing the pump unit 320j-320n and the bottle 310j-310n to move upward with the corresponding nozzle 330j-330n with a tray pressed against the top surface of the housing 9H from below. This causes the dispenser to function in the upper container 300j-300n, and the content (viscous content) sucked up from below is discharged from the upper hole 92H, which is a first hole, formed in the top surface of the housing 9H.

[0256] Meanwhile, when the upper end of any of the bottles 310j-310n containing the second content (non-viscous content) is pushed downward by the discharge drive unit 400d provided at the lower center of the housing 9H, the pump unit 320j-320n and the bottle 310j-310n move downward with the corresponding nozzle 330j-330n with a tray pressed against the lower surface of the housing 9H from above. This causes the dispenser to function in the container 300j-300n, and the content (non-viscous content) sucked from above downward is discharged from the lower hole 93H, which is a second hole formed in the lower surface of the housing 9H.

[0257] In this modified example, three or more containers 300j to 300n can be accommodated, and by discharging a series of cosmetics in the correct order, the user can use the cosmetics in the appropriate order and in the appropriate amounts.

[0258] Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the upper hole 92H and the lower hole 93H face outward, the timing at which the first container discharges the first contents and the timing at which the second container discharges the second contents may be different from each other or may be simultaneous.

[0259] 33 shows an example in which the vertical rotation trajectory of containers 300j-300n and the shape of the side surface of housing 9H viewed from the front are circular for simplicity of explanation, but in this modified example, the vertical rotation trajectory and the shape of housing 9H viewed from the front may also be a notched circular shape with a bow-shaped notch at the top of the arc of a circle, as shown in FIG. 25 turned upside down, or a notched circular shape at the top and bottom, or a rounded rectangle, as shown in FIGS. 30A and 30B. In this case, since the movement trajectory near upper hole 92H is flat, it is preferable to provide a position adjustment mechanism that presses the nozzle into the hole (upper hole 92H) near the bottom, as shown in FIGS. 27-29.

[0260] Fifth Embodiment In the above third embodiment, an example was described in which the container can be rotated vertically and two holes, one at the top and one at the bottom, are formed in the horizontally oriented tubular portion. However, in order to eject multiple types of contents without the viscous fluid solidifying and generating dangling icicle-like solids, the horizontally oriented tubular portion, which is the hole-forming member, may be configured to have only a lower hole and no upper hole.

[0261] FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the internal mechanism of a dispensing system 300 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, with the outer cover removed.

[0262] In this embodiment, no upper hole is provided at the top of the circumferential cylindrical portion 21CI of the horizontally facing cylindrical portion 20I, and a tongue-shaped notch 28 is formed in the flat surface 21FI on the lower end side of the segmented circle. The following describes the fifth embodiment, focusing on the differences from the third embodiment.

[0263] In this embodiment, a dish-shaped position adjustment plate 71 is provided which fits into the cutout 28 formed in the flat surface 21FI, which is the ejection surface at the lower end of the circular segment shape of the ejection space of the horizontally facing cylindrical portion 20I, and has a hole 711 formed therein.

[0264] In this embodiment, while the containers are positioned below the flat surface 21FI of the discharge space, each of the multiple containers is movably placed so that the direction in which the contents of the bottles serving as the containers are drawn up is approximately horizontal (see the dotted circle in Figure 25(c) above). While positioned below the flat surface FI, each of the containers has a nozzle that extends upward from near one end of the bottle in a direction perpendicular to the drawing up direction.

[0265] In this embodiment, too, since a rotation mechanism RM is provided, the multiple containers can be moved in a direction perpendicular to the notch direction (Y direction) of the notch 28, approximately horizontally (±X direction), with the nozzles facing up, below the flat surface 21FI of the ejection space Di, which is the ejection surface.

[0266] In this embodiment, as in Figure 28 described above, when multiple containers are moving and one container is positioned below the hole 711 that serves as the discharge hole, the position adjustment plate 71 is moved in a lifting manner, and then the discharge outlet at the upper end of the nozzle is pushed up so as to protrude upward from the hole 711 in the position adjustment plate 71, and the viscous contents of the one container are pushed out and discharged.

[0267] In this embodiment, all of the contents are ejected from the bottom up with the nozzles protruding upward from the hole 711 in the position adjustment plate 71, so even when a maximum of five containers are mounted, all of the containers contain viscous fluid as their contents, although this is not shown in Figure 34.

[0268] In this embodiment, each container is used by pushing it with its nozzle facing upward into the hole 711 in the position adjustment plate 71 below the ejection space, so only one ejection drive unit 40a is provided, on the lower side.

[0269] Here, in the third and fourth embodiments, when three or more containers are mounted, and in the fifth and sixth embodiments, when multiple viscous fluids are contained in different containers as multiple contents, one viscous fluid is selectively ejected, or two or more viscous fluids are ejected in sequence.

[0270] The viscous fluid contained in the container in this embodiment, like the first content in the first and second embodiments, preferably has a viscosity of 4500 mPa·s or more, more preferably 10000 mPa·s or more, and even more preferably 25000 mPa·s or more, at a temperature of 25°C, a rotation speed of 12 rpm, and a viscosity of 60 seconds.

[0271] The multiple viscous fluids in this embodiment may be, for example, different types of high-viscosity skin care products (lotions, serums), multiple high-viscosity makeup products, or even a combination of a skin care product and a makeup product.

[0272] In the case of multiple types of basic cosmetics, for example, different cosmetic combinations such as emulsions and serums may be used, or different types of emulsions (or serums) with the same purpose may be used. For example, emulsions with different purposes and textures, such as "refreshing," "moisturizing," "normal," "sensitive," "whitening," "anti-acne," and "mask," may be selectable depending on the skin condition, the outside temperature and humidity, and the user's mood.

[0273] Furthermore, in makeup cosmetics, the viscous fluid may be, for example, a combination of different types of high-viscosity base makeup, liquid foundation, liquid eye shadow, liquid lipstick, etc., or a combination of multiple types of cosmetics for the same purpose (for example, liquid foundation).

[0274] As described above, multiple types of makeup cosmetics for the same purpose may have different uses and textures, such as "refreshing," "moisturizing," "normal," "sensitive," "whitening," "anti-acne," and "mask," depending on the skin condition, the outside temperature and humidity, and the mood of the user.

[0275] Alternatively, multiple types of makeup cosmetics for the same purpose may be cosmetics of different colors (for example, liquid eye shadow, liquid lipstick, liquid foundation, etc.) Furthermore, the above makeup cosmetics (for example, liquid foundation) may be cosmetics with different light reflectances on the skin, such as "natural," "glossy (sparkling)," and "matte."

[0276] In the discharge system of this embodiment, it is possible to discharge a plurality of types of viscous contents, and by directing the nozzle that discharges the viscous fluid upward, it is possible to prevent the contents from hanging down like icicles and remaining below the nozzle. In addition, since the nozzle that extends from bottom to top discharges the contents in a state that is pushed out from the discharge hole (discharge hole), it is possible to prevent the plurality of types of viscous contents from mixing during discharge.

[0277] Sixth Embodiment In the fifth embodiment shown in Figure 34, a configuration has been described in which a horizontally oriented tubular portion that opens from front to rear is used in the same manner as in the first and second embodiments. However, in the present invention, a configuration such as that shown in Figure 35 may also be used, which is capable of suppressing the formation of icicle-like solids that solidify and hang down due to viscous contents and is capable of discharging multiple contents.

[0278] FIG. 35 is a perspective overall view of a discharge system 400 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention.

[0279] In this configuration, the housing 8 of the discharge system 400 is a box-shaped housing. In this embodiment, no horizontally facing cylindrical portion is provided.

[0280] An upper surface 8U of the housing is the ejection surface, and a tongue-shaped notch 81 is formed in the upper surface 8U so as to be cut out from the front end to the rear.

[0281] In this configuration as well, a dish-shaped position adjustment plate 72 having holes 721 that are ejection holes formed therein is fitted into a notch 81 in the ejection surface (upper surface) 8U.

[0282] In this embodiment, a hole 721 having the same function as the discharge hole (hole) 711 of the position adjustment plate 71 fitted into the horizontal cylinder shown in Fig. 34 is formed in the position adjustment plate 72. In the discharge system 400, the contents stored in the multiple containers 30o, 30p are all viscous fluids, since the contents are discharged by being pushed upward through the hole 721.

[0283] In this configuration, each of the plurality of containers 30o, 30p located below the upper surface 8U is placed so that the direction in which the contents of the bottles 31o, 31p that serve as containers are drawn up is approximately horizontal, and each of the bottles 31o, 31p has a nozzle 33o, 33p that extends upward from near one end of the bottle 31o, 31p in a direction perpendicular to the drawing up direction.

[0284] The multiple containers 30o, 30p can be moved below the upper surface 8U, which is the ejection surface, with the nozzles 33o, 33p facing up, in a direction perpendicular to the cutout direction and approximately horizontal (width direction (+X direction) in the figure).

[0285] When multiple containers 30o, 30p are moving and one container (for example, container 30o) is positioned below hole 721, the position adjustment plate 72 is moved to lift it up, and then the nozzle 33o is pushed up so as to pop out of the hole 721 of the position adjustment plate 72, and the viscous contents of the one container 30o are pushed out and ejected.

[0286] 35, in this embodiment, each of the containers 30o, 30p is used by pushing it upward from the nozzles 33o, 33p into the holes 721. Although not shown, the push holder 34o and the container 30o are supported by a cartridge holder, and the push holder 34p and the second container 30p are supported by a cartridge holder. Therefore, only one discharge drive unit 40J is provided.

[0287] In this modified example, multiple types of viscous contents can also be discharged, and by facing the nozzles that discharge the viscous fluid upward, it is possible to prevent the contents from solidifying and remaining below the nozzles in the form of icicles. Furthermore, by providing a position adjustment plate, the nozzles 33o and 33p that extend from bottom to top discharge the contents while being pushed upward from the hole 721, so even if the containers 30o and 30p used are switched, it is possible to prevent multiple types of contents from mixing during discharge.

[0288] In the above first to fourth embodiments, as examples of two or more types of cosmetics with different viscosities, lotion or cream has been described as a viscous fluid (first contents) with high viscosity, and lotion has been described as a non-viscous fluid (second contents) with low viscosity. However, the first contents and the second contents may both be lotion (or lotion) and may have different textures.

[0289] The contents with different textures are those with ingredient compositions that affect viscosity. Examples of contents with different textures include different compositions of basic ingredients, thickening ingredients (moisturizing ingredients), astringent ingredients, whitening ingredients (vitamin C, etc.), and acne treatment ingredients. For example, even in the case of lotions, types such as "moisturizing" and "refreshing" can be selected, with the "moisturizing" lotion being made viscous by increasing the thickening ingredients, and the "refreshing" lotion being made non-viscous by decreasing the thickening ingredients. The above example is just one example, and contents with different textures of lotions may be selected from "refreshing," "moisturizing," "normal," "sensitive," "whitening," "acne treatment," "pack," etc., depending on the skin condition, outside temperature and humidity, and the user's mood.

[0290] Furthermore, while the above description has been given of cosmetic products that provide visual changes as examples of contents, the contents may also contain liquid or viscous scented items (perfume, body cream or hand cream as a solid perfume, etc.). By using perfume or solid perfume as the contents, the user can use the scents in the appropriate order.

[0291] Furthermore, while cosmetics have been described as an example of the contents above, liquid or viscous seasonings may also be stored as the contents. Storing seasonings allows the user to customize the flavor or prepare the amount of seasoning to be used in cooking in advance without using a measuring tool. When storing seasonings, if a low-viscosity, non-viscous fluid is to be discharged, a spoon or dish may be inserted into the discharge space (the space above the case bottom 14D in the fourth embodiment) instead of cotton, and if a high-viscosity, viscous fluid is to be discharged, a spatula, spoon, or the like may be used to wipe the area around the lower hole in the discharge space (the area around the upper hole in the second and fourth embodiments, and the area around the discharge hole in the sixth embodiment).

[0292] Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the gist of the embodiments of the present invention described in the claims.

[0293] This international application claims priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-203055, filed on December 7, 2020, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. [Explanation of symbols]

[0294] 1,1A,1B,1D housing 2,2F Cabinet 9,9G Horizontal cylinder part (outer member, casing, outer casing, hole forming member) 9A,9B,9H Outer housing 10, 10E, 10I front panel 16 Object detection unit 20, 20D, 20E, 20F Horizontally facing cylindrical portion (inner wall member, hole forming member) 21C, 21CC Circumferential cylindrical portion (hole forming member, inner upper surface) 21F, 21FB, 21FC Flat surface (hole forming member, inner bottom surface) 211 Upper wall (hole forming member) 212 Lower wall (hole forming member) 213,214 side wall 22 Upper hole (second hole) 23, 23A, 23B Pre-hole (first hole) 24,24A,24B Back side (rear end of cylinder) 28 Cutout 30a, 30c, 30f, 30o First container (container, cartridge) 30b, 30d, 30p Second container (container, cartridge) 31 (31a, 31b) Container body (bottle) 32(32a, 32b) Head part 33(33a, 33b) Nozzle 34(34a,34b) Push holder 35 Cylinder part 36 Back end wall 37 Cartridge holder 38 Cylinder part 38S Step 39 Front end surface 39P protrusion 71,72 Position adjustment plate 91, 91G, 91H Peripheral surface (hole forming member) 92, 92G, 92H Upper hole (first hole) 93, 93G, 93G pilot hole (second hole) 100, 100A, 100B, 100C, 100D Discharge System 102 Lower inner wall (inner lower surface, hole forming member) 103 Pre-hole (first hole) 105 upper inner wall (inner upper surface, hole forming member) 106 Upper hole (second hole) 200,200F Discharge System 300 Dispensing System 400 Dispensing System 500, 500A, 500B, 500C Dispensing System 600,600H Discharge System 711 Hole portion (discharge hole, first hole, lower hole) 721 Hole (discharge hole) 902 Outer lower wall (hole forming member) 903 Pre-hole (second hole) 905 Outer upper wall (hole forming member) 906 Upper hole (first hole) D,Da,Db,Dc,Dd,De,Df,Di Discharge space (opening space) L,La,Lb,Lc,Lg,Lh Lower space RM rotation mechanism RR, RRA, RRB Moving rail (rotating track)

Claims

1. A dispensing system capable of discharging a plurality of contents, At least one first container that contains a viscous first content and dispenses the first content from a first nozzle; At least one second container that contains a non-viscous second content and dispenses the second content from a second nozzle; a hole-forming member in which a first hole through which the first contents pass upward when any one of the first nozzles is inserted, and a second hole through which the second contents pass downward when any one of the outlets of the second nozzles is disposed adjacent to the hole-forming member; a rotation mechanism capable of vertically rotating the at least one first container and the at least one second container, the first content is extruded and discharged from the first nozzle, and then remains around the first hole; The second content is dripped or sprayed downward. Discharge system.

2. the hole-forming member is a horizontally oriented cylindrical or box-shaped inner wall portion that continuously surrounds an opening space into which a hand can be inserted, the first hole is a pilot hole formed in a bottom surface of the inner wall portion, the second hole is an upper hole formed in a top surface of the inner wall portion, the lower hole and the upper hole face each other vertically in the opening space, The at least one first container and the at least one second container can rotate around the outside of the inner wall portion with the nozzle outlet of each container facing the inside of the inner wall portion. The dispensing system of claim 1 .

3. The opening at the front end of the opening space is a partially circular shape with a bow-shaped cutout at the bottom. The dispensing system of claim 2 .

4. a slide rail on the outside of the notched circular opening, the slide rail having a straight line on the lower side and an arc-shaped portion other than the straight line; During a period in which the at least one first container and the at least one second container move along an arc-shaped slide rail when rotating, the outlet of the nozzle of each container faces the center of the arc; During a period in which the at least one first container and the at least one second container move along the lower linear slide rail when rotating, the nozzle outlet of each container faces upward. The dispensing system of claim 3 .

5. the hole-forming member is a cylindrical or box-shaped outer housing that accommodates the at least one first container and the at least one second container therein; the first hole is an upper hole formed in an outer upper wall that is an upper surface of the outer housing, the second hole is a lower hole formed in an outer lower wall that is a lower surface of the outer housing, The at least one first container and the at least one second container can rotate around the inside of the outer housing with the nozzle outlet facing the outside of the outer housing. The dispensing system of claim 1 .

6. The rear end of the outer housing is supported by a support member at a predetermined height from the bottom end, A lower space into which a hand can be inserted is formed below the outer lower wall of the outer housing. The dispensing system of claim 5 .

7. Each of the at least one first container and the at least one second container is placed so that the direction of suction of the contents in the bottle serving as the container is from rear to front, and has a nozzle extending from the vicinity of the front end of the bottle in a direction perpendicular to the suction direction. A dispensing system according to any one of claims 2 to 6.

8. a slide rail is provided at a front end of the vertical rotation track of the at least one first container and the at least one second container; Each container is held by a container holder having a plurality of protrusions protruding from a front end surface toward the front end, a plurality of projection caps, the number of which is equal to the number of the projections, for restricting the positions of the projections from the front end side; The portions of the plurality of protrusions sandwiched between the protrusion caps and the front end surface of the container holder slide along the slide rail, so that each container can rotate while maintaining the bottle in a horizontal position. The dispensing system of claim 7 .

9. The rotation mechanism includes: A rotary drive source; a rotation base having a plurality of annular support parts that annularly support the rear end sides of the plurality of containers relative to the nozzles, and a rotation center part that is located at the center of the plurality of annular support parts, and that transmits a rotational force to the plurality of containers; A dispensing system according to any one of claims 2 to 8.

10. The viscous fluid that becomes the first content has a viscosity of 4500 mPa·s or more at a temperature of 25°C, a rotation speed of 12 rpm, and a time lapse of 60 seconds, and the non-viscous fluid that becomes the second content has a viscosity of 25000 mPa·s or less at a temperature of 25°C, a rotation speed of 12 rpm, and a time lapse of 60 seconds. A dispensing system according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

11. A dispensing system capable of discharging contents of a plurality of types of viscosity, a plurality of horizontally oriented containers each containing a plurality of types of viscous contents; a discharge surface having a tongue-shaped notch formed thereon; a dish-shaped position adjustment plate that fits into the notch and has a discharge hole formed therein, Each of the plurality of containers is placed below the discharge surface so that the direction in which the contents in the bottle serving as a container are drawn up is approximately horizontal, and the container has a nozzle extending from the vicinity of one end of the bottle in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the contents are drawn up, the plurality of containers are movable below the ejection surface with the nozzles facing up in a direction perpendicular to the cutout direction and substantially horizontally, When one of the containers is positioned below the discharge hole while the plurality of containers are moving, the position adjustment plate is moved to lift it, and then the nozzle is pushed up so as to protrude upward from the discharge hole of the position adjustment plate, and the viscous content of the one of the containers is pushed out and discharged. Discharge system.

12. a horizontally oriented cylindrical portion that opens from the front to the back and has a hollow portion that serves as a discharge space, When viewed from the front, the opening of the discharge space has a partially circular shape with a bow-shaped cutout at the bottom, The discharge surface is a flat surface on the lower side of the horizontally facing cylindrical portion. The dispensing system of claim 11.

13. The ejection surface is the top surface of a box-shaped housing. The dispensing system of claim 11.

14. Each container has a bottle for accommodating the contents, a head portion that is pressed so as to enter a part of the front end side of the bottle, and a nozzle portion that is integrated with the head portion, When one end of the bottle is pressed toward the other end, the head portion is pressed, and a fixed amount of content is discharged from each container. A dispensing system according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

15. a push holder for supporting the outside of the bottle of the container; a container holder that movably supports the push holder and defines the other end position of the head portion of each of the containers; a drive mechanism for pressing one end of each of the bottles; When one end of the bottle is pressed, the head portion, which does not change position, is pressed into a part of the other end of the bottle, and each of the containers sucks up the contents and discharges them from each nozzle.

15. The dispensing system of claim 14.

16. Each bottle of each of the plurality of containers is provided with an inner tray that moves toward the other end in conjunction with the suction of the contents.

16. A dispensing system according to claim 14 or 15.

17. The multiple types of contents are cosmetics. A dispensing system according to any one of claims 1 to 16.

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