Liquid evaporator container
The liquid volatilization container addresses the issue of volatile liquid spraying and visual confirmation of remaining liquid by using a container body with a porous volatile body and a shutter mechanism, ensuring stability and usability in vehicles.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2021194633
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Patents
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2021-11-30
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-11
- Estimated Expiration
- 2041-11-30
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Abstract
Description
[Technical Field]
[0001] The present invention relates to a liquid volatilizing container suitable for use in a vehicle, which can withstand severe temperature changes without problems such as volatile liquid spraying out of the container, and which also makes it easy to visually check the amount of remaining liquid. [Background technology]
[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, liquid volatilizing containers that contain liquid deodorizing fragrances and the like and that can be attached to a predetermined location in an automobile are known to have a wide variety of shapes and structures. A direct liquid type liquid volatilization container that directly stores a liquid deodorizer is composed of at least a container that directly stores a volatile liquid such as a liquid deodorizer, and a porous body that promotes evaporation.
[0003] Conventional direct liquid type liquid volatilization containers for vehicles, etc. include, for example: 1) A deodorant container that can be easily and optimally attached to the louvers of an automobile air conditioner or the like, prevents the deodorant container from falling off the louvers, or prevents the deodorant from volatilizing away too quickly due to the direction of the air from the louvers, and makes it easy to check the amount of deodorant remaining in the container body, the deodorant container having a container body that stores the deodorant through an opening at the top, and a manual pump attached to the opening at the top of the container body, and the deodorant inside the container body is discharged from a discharge nozzle of the manual pump by operating the manual pump, the deodorant container being characterized in that a cap member is attached to the discharge nozzle of the manual pump, a cylindrical part that fits into the volatilization hole and the discharge nozzle is formed in the cap member, an impregnated body is attached to the outside of the cylindrical part, and the deodorant discharged from the discharge nozzle is impregnated into the impregnated body, and the container body is housed in a cover case (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
[0004] 2) A volatilization container capable of efficiently volatilizing a volatilization agent, comprising: a container body in which a volatilization agent is stored; a support member that supports the container body in an inverted position with the mouth portion facing downward so as to be movable up and down; a stopper body that is disposed on the support member and fitted liquid-tightly into the mouth portion of the container body; and an impregnated body that is disposed on a portion of the support member located below the stopper and is impregnated with a volatilization agent, in order to provide a volatilization container capable of efficiently volatilizing a volatilization agent, the container body being arranged so as to be movable up and down between an advanced position in which the stopper body opens the mouth portion and the impregnated body is exposed inside the container body, and a retracted position in which the stopper body closes the mouth portion and the impregnated body is exposed outside the container body. (See, for example, Patent Document 2)
[0005] 3) In order to provide a medicine volatilizer that allows a user to easily control the opening amount of a vent hole formed in a housing, a medicine volatilizer that is installed near an air outlet comprises: a container that stores medicine and has a hole through which the medicine seeps out; a first case that holds the container so as to cover it from the outside; and a second case that holds the first case so as to cover it from the outside and is configured to be rotatable relative to the first case about a rotation axis that extends in the front-to-rear direction, wherein a vent hole is formed in the first case, and the second case rotates about the rotation axis relative to the first case to switch between a closed position that closes the vent hole of the first case and a closed position that closes the vent hole of the first case. a medicine volatilizer (see, for example, Patent Document 3) that can be switched between a closed position in which the mouth is open and an open position in which the mouth is open, one of a first locking element and a plurality of second locking elements arranged around the rotation axis is provided on the first case and the other is provided on the second case, the first locking element is configured to be locked to the plurality of second locking elements in sequence as the second case rotates around the rotation axis relative to the first case, and the first locking element is locked to one of the plurality of second locking elements when the second case is in the closed position, and is locked to another one of the plurality of second locking elements when the second case is in the open position;
[0006] 4) A scent tester that provides a scent tester that can maintain a scent for a long time without having to worry about securing installation space, the scent tester comprising a flat body portion that defines an internal space and has an opening that connects the internal space to an external space, a scent holder that is housed in the internal space and retains scent components, and a handle that is at least partially located outside the internal space and connected to the scent holder, for pulling the scent holder out of the internal space through the opening (see, for example, Patent Document 4); etc. are known.
[0007] However, in the case of the deodorant air freshener containers and the like for vehicles described in Patent Documents 1 to 4, the temperature inside the vehicle changes drastically during the day on sunny days, for example, rising to around 80°C on the dashboard and around 60°C near the air conditioner vent. Furthermore, because the liquid deodorant air freshener composition is a volatile liquid, there is a problem that the volatile liquid may spray out of the container due to severe temperature changes, and at present, there are still insufficient countermeasures to address this problem. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]
[0008] [Patent Document 1] JP 2000-202014 A (Claims, Figures 1 to 4) [Patent Document 2] JP 2016-190670 A (Claims, Figure 1) [Patent Document 3] JP 2020-104920 A (claims, Figure 1, etc.) [Patent Document 4] JP 2021-104108 A (claims, Figure 1, etc.) Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]
[0009] The present disclosure is intended to solve the above-mentioned problems and current state of the prior art, and aims to provide a liquid volatilizing container that can withstand severe temperature changes without problems such as volatile liquid spraying out of the container, and that is suitable for use in vehicles, etc., and that makes it easy to visually check the amount of remaining liquid. [Means for solving the problem]
[0010] In view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, the inventors have attempted to solve these problems and have discovered that a liquid volatilization container having at least a container body for containing a volatile liquid in a liquid state and a porous volatile body having capillary force for volatilizing the volatile liquid contained in the container body, and allowing the remaining amount of volatile liquid in the container body to be visually confirmed, can be obtained by providing a specific structure or the like at the tip of the container body, and have thereby completed the present disclosure.
[0011] In other words, the liquid volatilization container disclosed herein comprises at least a container body that contains volatile liquid in a neat state, and a porous volatile body that has capillary force and volatilizes the volatile liquid contained in the container body, and the container body is a liquid volatilization container that allows the remaining amount of volatile liquid to be visually confirmed, and is characterized in that a liquid storage section is provided at the tip of the container body that stores volatile liquid that sprays out from the porous volatile body in response to pressure changes within the container body. The liquid volatilizing container preferably has a shutter mechanism that can freely open and close the volatilization of the volatile liquid from the container. It is preferable that the porous volatile material penetrates the liquid storage portion, and the volatile liquid stored in the liquid storage portion by the ejection returns into the container body in response to a pressure change within the container body. The liquid volatilizing container preferably has an injection hole for refilling the volatile liquid. Furthermore, by making it possible to visually check the remaining amount, the liquid volatilizing container can be replaced when it runs out. [Effects of the Invention]
[0012] According to the present disclosure, a liquid volatilizing container is provided that can withstand severe temperature changes without problems such as volatile liquid spraying out of the container, and also makes it easy to visually check the amount of remaining liquid, making it suitable for use in vehicles, etc. The objects and advantages of the invention will be realized and attained by means of the elements and combinations particularly pointed out in the claims. Both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of a liquid vaporizer container are exemplary and explanatory only and are not intended to be limiting of the invention as claimed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]
[0013] [Figure 1] This shows an example of an embodiment of a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, where (a) is an oblique view showing a liquid volatilizing container equipped with a clip when not in use (cap ON), and (b) is an oblique view showing the liquid volatilizing container of (a) when in use (cap OFF). [Figure 2] 1(a) to 1(f) are respectively a plan view, a plan view, a front view, a partially enlarged right side view, and a right side view of the liquid volatilizing container without the clip in FIG. 1(a). [Figure 3] 1(a) to 1(d) are respectively a plan view, a plan vertical cross-sectional view, a front vertical cross-sectional view, and a front view of the liquid volatilizing container of FIG. 1(b) without the clip. [Figure 4] This shows an example of a state in which a liquid storage section component constituting a liquid storage section is attached to the container body of the liquid volatilizing container of the present invention without the tail plug, and (a) to (h) are, respectively, an oblique view from the front side, a plan view, an oblique view from the rear side, a cross-sectional view, a left side view, a front view, a right side view, and a longitudinal cross-sectional view. [Figure 5] 1 shows an example of a tail plug provided on a container body of the present invention, and (a) to (d) are, respectively, a perspective view seen from the front side, a plan view, a perspective view seen from the rear side, and a front view. [Figure 6] 1A and 1B show an example of an inner plug of a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, where FIG. 1A is a perspective view and FIG. 1B is a front view. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an example of a porous volatile material of the liquid volatilizing container of the present invention. [Figure 8] This shows an example of a cap for a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, and (a) to (f) are, respectively, a perspective view from the front, a perspective view from the rear, a left side view, a front view, a longitudinal cross-sectional view, and a right side view. [Figure 9] This is a drawing showing an example of an opening adjustment member that forms the shutter mechanism of the liquid volatilization container of the present invention, and is a component diagram (retracted state diagram) when the cap is in the ON state, with (a) to (e) being, respectively, a perspective view from the front, a perspective view from the rear, a left side view, a front view, and a right side view. [Figure 10] This is a drawing showing an example of an opening adjustment member that forms the shutter mechanism of the liquid volatilization container of the present invention, and is a component diagram (extended state diagram) when the cap is in the OFF state, with (a) to (e) being, respectively, a perspective view from the front, a perspective view from the rear, a left side view, a front view, and a right side view. [Figure 11] 1 shows an example of a clip for a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, in which (a) to (c) are a perspective view seen from the front side, a perspective view seen from the rear side, and a plan view, respectively. [Figure 12] This shows another embodiment of the liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, where (a) is an oblique view showing the liquid volatilizing container equipped with a clip when not in use (cap slide ON), and (b) is an oblique view showing the liquid volatilizing container of (a) when in use (cap slide OFF). [Figure 13] 1(a) to 1(e) are respectively a plan view, a plan view, a front view, a front view, and a right side view of the liquid volatilizing container without the clip of FIG. 1(a). [Figure 14] 1(a) to 1(d) are respectively a plan view, a plan vertical cross-sectional view, a front vertical cross-sectional view, a front view, and a right side view of the liquid volatilizing container of FIG. 1(b) without the clip. [Figure 15] 13 is a rear perspective view showing a state in which the liquid container part of the liquid volatilizing container of FIG. 12 has been replaced. FIG. [Figure 16] 13 shows an example of a liquid storage portion constituent that constitutes the container body of the liquid volatilizing container of FIG. 12, and (a) to (g) are, in order, a perspective view seen from the front side, a plan view, a perspective view seen from the rear side, a left side view, a front view, a right side view, and a vertical cross-sectional view. [Figure 17]This shows an example of a cartridge body (tail plug) provided in the container body of the present invention, and (a) to (h) are, respectively, a perspective view seen from the front side, a plan view, a perspective view seen from the rear side, a plan longitudinal cross-sectional view, a left side view, a front view, a right side view, and a front longitudinal cross-sectional view. [Figure 18] 1A to 1C show an example of an inner plug of a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, where (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a cross-sectional view. [Figure 19] This shows an example of a cap body of a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, and (a) to (h) are, respectively, a perspective view from the front side, a plan view, a perspective view from the rear side, a plan longitudinal cross-sectional view, a left side view, a front view, a right side view, and a front longitudinal cross-sectional view. [Figure 20] This shows an example of the cap top of a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, and (a) to (e) are, respectively, a perspective view from the front, a perspective view from the rear, a left side view, a front view, and a right side view. [Figure 21] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an opening adjustment member constituting a shutter mechanism of a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, and is a component diagram (retracted state diagram) when the cap is in an ON state, and is a perspective view seen from the front side. [Figure 22] 1 shows an example of a clip for a liquid volatilizing container of the present invention, where (a) and (b) are respectively a perspective view seen from the front side and a front view. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0014] Each embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. However, it should be noted that the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the respective embodiments described in detail below, but extends to the inventions set forth in the claims and their equivalents. Note that the reference numerals commonly used in the drawings represent the same configurations or components even if not specifically mentioned in the description of each drawing.
[0015] (First embodiment, overall configuration) Figure 1 shows an example of a liquid volatilizing container of the first embodiment, where (a) is an oblique view showing a liquid volatilizing container with a clip when not in use (cap ON), and (b) is an oblique view showing the liquid volatilizing container of (a) when in use (cap OFF). Figures 2(a) to (f) are, respectively, a plan view, a front vertical cross-sectional view, a front view, a partially enlarged right side view, and a right side view of the liquid volatilizing container of Figure 1(a) without the clip, and Figures 3(a) to (d) are, respectively, a plan view, a plan vertical cross-sectional view, a front vertical cross-sectional view, and a front view of the liquid volatilizing container of Figure 1(b) without the clip. As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the liquid volatilization container A of this embodiment comprises at least a container body 10 that contains a volatile liquid in a neat state, and a porous volatile material 20 that has capillary force and volatilizes the volatile liquid H contained in the container body 10, and the container body 10 is a liquid volatilization container that allows the remaining amount of volatile liquid H to be visually confirmed, and is characterized in that a liquid storage section 30 is provided at the tip of the container body 10 that stores the volatile liquid that sprays out from the porous volatile material 20 in response to pressure changes within the container body 10.
[0016] A liquid storage part constituent 40, which constitutes a part (approximately half) of the liquid storage part 30, is attached to the tip side of the container body 10, and a cap 50 is slidably attached to the outer periphery of the liquid storage part constituent 40. In addition, this container body 10 has a shutter mechanism 60 between the liquid storage part constituent 40 and the cap 50 that controls the evaporation of volatile liquid from the container body 10, etc. to the outside of the container by opening and closing (ON / OFF) the cap 50. Reference numeral 25 in the figure denotes an inside plug that is attached inside the container body 10, and clip 80 is a clip that can be attached to the louvers of an automobile air conditioner, etc.
[0017] (Component configuration) As shown in Figures 2, 3, and 4(a) to (h), the container body 10 has a main body 11 consisting of an elliptical cylindrical body, a circular opening 13 opened in an elliptical tip surface portion 12 at the tip side of the main body 11, triangular supports 15, 15 on the left and right inner wall surfaces 14a, 14b at the tip side of the opening 13, and an elliptical opening 16 on the rear side and a tail plug 17 that is fixed to the opening 16 by fitting. 5(a) to 5(d), the tail plug 17 has a tail plug portion 18 having a fitting portion 18a that fits into the opening 16 on the rear end side of the container body 11, and the inner wall portion of the bottom surface of the tail plug portion 18 is integrally formed with a recessed fastening hole 19 for fastening by fitting the rear end portion 21 of the porous volatile material 20 to be attached inside the container body 10, and a side wall portion 19b having a slit 19a on the side of the fastening hole 19. In the above embodiment, the container body 10 and the tail plug 17 are made up of two parts, but they may also be made up of one part. If the container body 10 is made of a visible material (transparent or translucent material), the remaining amount of volatile liquid H in the container body 10 can be easily visually confirmed.
[0018] As shown in Figures 6(a) to (f), the inner plug 25 is composed of an elliptical thin plate 26, which has an insertion hole 27 in the center for inserting the porous volatile material 20, and a slit portion 28 for air replacement formed inward from one end of the outer surface of the thin plate 26. The inside plug 25 is configured to be sandwiched between the mounting surfaces 15a, 15b of the supports 15, 15 of the container body 10 and the elliptical front end surface 17a of the fitting portion 17 of the tail plug 16. As a result, a space 29 between the inside plug 25 and the tail plug 17, which is on the rear side within the container body 10, serves as a liquid carrying portion that contains (carries) the volatile liquid H. The porous volatile body 20 is inserted into the insertion hole 27 of the inside plug 25 and has its rear end 21 fixed to the fixing hole 19 of the tail plug 17, so that its front end 22 is held at the front end side within the container body 10.
[0019] 1 to 4, the liquid storage part constituent 40 has a circular cylindrical main body 41, and the rear end side of the cylindrical main body 41 has a fitting portion 42 that fits into the opening 12 of the main body portion 11 of the container body 10, and a flange portion 43 that comes into close contact with the tip surface 12 of the main body portion 11. The cylindrical main body 41 also has a protruding portion 44 on the outer periphery on the rear side, and a circular frame portion 71 of an opening adjustment member 70 that constitutes the shutter mechanism 60, which will be described later, is attached to a circumferential recessed portion 45 between the protruding portion 44 and the flange portion 43. The liquid storage part constituent 40 also has an injection hole 46 for refilling the volatile liquid on the upper surface side thereof, and a tip opening 48 in a circular tip opening surface portion 47 on the tip side thereof. In this embodiment, the liquid reservoir 30 that stores the volatile liquid that is ejected from the porous volatile material 20 in response to pressure changes in the liquid mounting portion 29 in the container body 10 is configured by the front space 31 separated by the inner plug 25 inside the container body 10 and the space 41 inside the liquid reservoir constituent 40. The internal volume of this liquid reservoir 30 is equal to or smaller than the capacity of the liquid mounting portion 29 of the container body 10. Furthermore, as will be described later, the volatile liquid that is ejected from the porous volatile material 20 in response to pressure changes in the liquid reservoir 30 and stored in the liquid reservoir 30 can automatically return to the liquid mounting portion 29 through the air replacement slit 28 of the inner plug 25 or the like in response to subsequent pressure changes.
[0020] The cap 50 is configured to be able to freely cover the liquid storage portion constituent 40 attached to the container body 10, and is configured to be linked with a shutter mechanism 60 that can arbitrarily adjust the size of the approximately elliptical opening 55 formed on the tip side of the cap 50 in conjunction with the opening and closing movement (sliding movement) of the cap 50. 6(a) to (f), the cap 50 has an elliptical cylindrical body 51, and the inside of the elliptical cylindrical body 51 has a fitting body 52 that allows the circular cylindrical main body 41 of the liquid storage part constituent 40 to slide freely, and the tip side of the fitting body 52 has an abutment portion 53 that abuts against the tip opening surface portion 47 of the liquid storage part constituent 40. Also, as shown in FIGS. 6(e) and (f), an opening adjustment member 70 that constitutes the shutter mechanism 60 can be freely inserted into an attachment hole 54 provided between the outer periphery of the fitting body 52 of the cap 50 and the inner periphery of the elliptical cylindrical body 51, and the size of the opening 55 of the cap 50 can be changed from zero (the opening is closed) to the maximum (the opening of the opening 55 is fully opened) by the opening adjustment member 70 that constitutes the shutter mechanism 60.
[0021] 9 and 10 (a) to (e), the aperture adjustment member 70 that constitutes this shutter mechanism 60 is integrally formed of a circular frame portion 71, a connecting portion 72 that connects to the frame portion 71, a main body portion 73, and an aperture adjustment portion 74 that closes the opening 55, and the widthwise lengths of the connecting portion 72, main body portion 73, and aperture adjustment portion 74 are the same as the widthwise length of the opening 55 of the cap 50. The aperture adjustment member 70 is made of a stretchable material, for example, a thermoplastic elastomer such as polystyrene, polyolefin, vinyl chloride, polyurethane, or polyester, or a rubber material such as silicone rubber, and in this embodiment, it is made of a polyester-based thermoplastic elastomer.
[0022] As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the opening adjustment member 70 that constitutes this shutter mechanism 60 has a circular frame portion 71 attached to the recess 45 of the above-mentioned liquid storage portion constituent 40, and a main body portion 73 and opening adjustment portion 74 connected to a connecting portion 72 that is connected to the frame portion 71 are inserted into the mounting hole 54 of the cap 50 and are attached between the cap 50 and the liquid storage portion constituent 40. 2(a) to 2(f) are drawings showing the state in which the cap 50 of the liquid volatilization container A is closed (cap-on state), and FIGS. 9(a) to 9(e) are drawings showing the state in which the opening adjustment member 70 constituting the shutter mechanism is contracted when the cap 50 is closed (the state shown in FIG. 2(a) before it is extended). When the cap 50 of this liquid volatilization container A is closed (cap-on state), as shown in FIGS. 1(a) and 2(a) to 2(f), the opening 55 of the cap 50 is closed by the opening adjustment portion 74 of the opening adjustment member 70 constituting the shutter mechanism 60, and in this state, a slight fragrance of the volatile liquid occluded in the porous volatile material 20 is released to the outside of the container through a concave through-groove (slight gap) 56 formed on the bottom side of the opening 55. When the cap 50 of the liquid volatilization container A is slid forward (when the cap is in the OFF state), the opening adjustment member 70 is extended, and as shown in FIG. 1(b) and FIGS. 3(a) to 3(e), the opening 55 of the cap 50 opens, allowing the aroma of the volatile liquid occluded in the porous volatile material 20 to escape from the container. When the cap is in the OFF state, the injection hole 46 also opens, allowing the volatile liquid to be refilled through the injection hole 46. The shutter mechanism 60 is removable; that is, when the cap 50 is removed from the liquid storage portion constituent 40, the opening adjustment member 70 can also be easily removed. The shutter mechanism 60 allows the size of the opening 55 of the cap 50 to be adjusted as desired, and is configured to operate in conjunction with the opening and closing (sliding) operation of the cap 50, as described above.
[0023] 1(a) and 1(b) and 11(a) to 11(c), clip 80 has curved holding bodies 81a and 81b at both ends of clip main body 81 for holding the upper side of container A in the width direction, and also has a pair of clamping bodies 82 and 83 at the upper center of clip main body 81 for clamping and attaching to louvers of an automobile air conditioner or the like. Pressing portions 82a and 83a are provided at the upper ends of the pair of clamping bodies 82 and 83.
[0024] The materials for the container body 10, tail plug 17, inner plug 25, liquid storage portion constituent body 40, cap 50, etc. are not particularly limited as long as they do not affect the physical properties of the volatile liquid to be stored, and can be formed from at least one of, for example, metal, thermoplastic resin such as polyacetal resin, polyethylene resin, acrylic resin, polyester resin, ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer resin (EVOH), polyamide resin, polyurethane resin, polyolefin resin, polyvinyl resin, polycarbonate resin, polyether resin, polyphenylene resin, thermosetting resin, etc., and preferably, they are formed from a material containing a high air barrier property. Examples of materials with high air barrier properties include the above-mentioned EVOH, metal foil, metal vapor deposition tank, carbon material, etc. Materials with high air barrier properties include composite materials of at least two layers obtained by bonding or vapor-depositing a metal foil, metal vapor deposition, or carbon material (including diamond-like carbon material) that also has air barrier properties and moisture barrier properties to the inner and / or outer surfaces of the above-mentioned EVOH alone or a container body made of at least one of the above-mentioned thermoplastic resin and thermosetting resin, and these composite materials are molded into the desired specified container body 10 and other parts by various molding methods such as coextrusion, multilayer injection molding, multilayer blow molding, etc. The material is also made of a material with high solvent resistance, such as PEN (polyethylene naphthalate) or a composite of PP and PEN. Each part of this embodiment, including the container body 10, is constructed from a multilayer structure in which the outer and inner layers are formed from polypropylene (PP) resin, and the middle layer sandwiched between the outer and inner layers is formed from nylon or ethyl vinyl alcohol (EVOH) resin by blow molding.
[0025] The volatile liquid to be filled (stored) in the container body 10 is not particularly limited, but may be any of a variety of fragrant synthetic fragrances, natural fragrances, and the components that make up these compositions, as well as volatile fragrant deodorizing liquid components that have deodorizing properties, effective effects such as forest bathing effects, sedative effects, or stimulating effects such as waking people up from drowsiness, either alone or in combination of two or more of these. Examples of aromatic deodorizing components include hydrocarbons such as aliphatic hydrocarbons, terpene hydrocarbons, and aromatic hydrocarbons; alcohols such as aliphatic alcohols, terpene alcohols, and aromatic alcohols; ethers such as aliphatic ethers and aromatic ethers; oxides such as aliphatic oxides and oxides of terpenes; aldehydes such as aliphatic aldehydes, terpene aldehydes, aliphatic cyclic aldehydes, thioaldehydes, and aromatic aldehydes; ketones such as aliphatic ketones, terpene ketones, aliphatic cyclic ketones, non-benzene aromatic ketones, and aromatic ketones; acetals, ketals, phenols, phenol ethers, fatty acids, and terpene carboxylic acids. One or more of the following can be used in combination: acids such as aliphatic cyclic carboxylic acids and aromatic carboxylic acids; acid amides; lactones such as aliphatic lactones, macrocyclic lactones, terpene lactones, aliphatic cyclic lactones and aromatic lactones; esters such as aliphatic esters, furan carboxylic acid esters, aliphatic cyclic carboxylic acid esters, cyclohexyl carboxylic acid esters, terpene carboxylic acid esters and aromatic carboxylic acid esters; synthetic fragrances such as nitro musks, nitriles, amines, pyridines, quinolines, pyrrole, indole and other nitrogen-containing compounds; natural fragrances derived from animals and plants; and compound fragrances containing natural fragrances and / or synthetic fragrances. For example, synthetic fragrances that can be used include those described in "Synthetic Fragrances: Chemistry and Product Knowledge" by Genichi Indo, published by The Chemical Daily in 1996, and "Perfume and Flavor Chemicals" by Stephen Arctander, published in Montclair, NJ in 1969. Natural fragrances that can be used include those described in "Encyclopedia of Fragrance" edited by the Japan Fragrance Association.
[0026] The main fragrance ingredients are: aldehydes C6-C12, anisaldehyde, acetal R, acetophenone, acetyl cedrene, adoxal, allyl amyl glycolate, allyl cyclohexane propionate, α-damascone, β-damascone, δ-damascone, ambroxan, amyl cinnamic aldehyde, amyl cinnamic aldehyde dimethyl acetal, amyl valerianate, amyl salicylate, isoamyl acetate, isoamyl salicylate, auranthiol, acetyleugenol, bacdanol, benzyl acetate Benzyl alcohol, benzyl salicylate, bergamial acetate, bornyl acetate, butyl butyrate, pt-butylcyclohexanol, pt-butylcyclohexyl acetate, ot-butylcyclohexanol, ot-butylcyclohexyl acetate, benzaldehyde, benzyl formate, caryophyllene, cashmeran, carvone, cedroamber, cedryl acetate, cedrol, celestride, cinnamic alcohol, cinnamic aldehyde, cis-jasmone, citral, citral dimethyl acetate Al, citrasal, citronellal, citronellol, citronellyl acetate, citronellyl formate, citronellyl nitrile, cyclacet, cyclamen aldehyde, cyclaprop, chalon, coumarin, cinnamyl acetate, δ-C6 to C13 lactone, dimethylbenzyl carbinol, dihydrojasmone, dihydrolinalool, dihydromyrcenol, dimetol, dimyrcetol, diphenyl oxide, ethyl vanillin, eugenol, fruitate, fenchyl alcohol, phenylethyl phenylacetate, galaxoli , γ-C6~C13 lactone, α-pinene, β-pinene, limonene, myrcene, β-caryophyllene, geraniol, geranyl acetate, geranyl formate, geranyl nitrile, hedione, helional, heliotropin, cis-3-hexenol, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, cis-3-hexenyl salicylate, hexyl cinnamic aldehyde, hexyl salicylate, hyacinth dimethyl acetal, hydrotropic alcohol, hydroxycitronellal, indole, ionone, isobornyl acetate,Isocyclocitral, Iso E Super, Isoeugenol, Isononyl Acetate, Isobutylquinoline, Jasmal, Jasmolactone, Jasmophillan, Koavon, Ligustral, Lilial, Lime Oxide, Linalool, Linalool Oxide, Linalyl Acetate, Lyral, Manzanate, Mayol, Menthanyl Acetate, Menthonate, Methyl Anthranilate, Methyl Eugenol, Menthol, α-Methyl Ionone, β-Methyl Ionone, γ-Methyl Ionone, Methyl Isoeugenol, Methyl Lavender Ketone, Methyl Tyl salicylate, muguet aldehyde, mugol, musk TM-II, musk 781, musk C14, muscone, civetone, cyclopentadecanone, cyclohexadecenone, cyclopentadecanolide, ambredolide, cyclohexadecanolide, 10-oxahexadecanolide, 11-oxahexadecanolide, 12-oxahexadecanolide, ethylene brassylate, ethylene dodecanedioate, oxahexadecen-2-one, 14-methyl-hexadecanolide, 14-methyl-hexadecanolide, musk ketone, musk tibetine, nopyralkone ol, nopyr acetate, neryl acetate, nerol, methyl phenyl acetate, mirac aldehyde, neobergamate, oakmoss No. 1, oribone, oxyphenylone, p-cresyl methyl ether, pentalid, phenylethyl alcohol, phenylethyl acetate, rubafuran, damascenone, raspberry ketone, dimethylbenzyl carbovinyl acetate, jasmacyclene, methyl naphthyl ketone, rosephenone, rose oxide, sandalore, sandera, Santarex, styraryl acetate, styraryl propionate cereal, terpineol, terpinyl acetate, tetrahydrolinalool, tetrahydrolinalyl acetate, tetrahydrogeraniol, tetrahydrogeranyl acetate, tonalid, traseolide, triplal, thymol, vanillin, verdox, yara yara, anise oil, bay oil, bois rose oil, cananga oil, cardamom oil, cassia oil, cedarwood oil, orange oil, mandarin oil, tangerine oil, basil oil, nutmeg oil, citronella oil, clove oil, coriander oil, elemi oil, eucalyptus oil, fennel oil, galbanum oil, geranium oil,These include cypress oil, Japanese cypress oil, jasmine oil, lavandin oil, lavender oil, lemon oil, lemongrass oil, lime oil, neroli oil, oakmoss oil, ocotia oil, patchouli oil, peppermint oil, perilla oil, petitgrain oil, pine oil, rose oil, rosemary oil, camphor oil, aromatic oils, clary sage oil, sandalwood oil, spearmint oil, spike lavender oil, star anise oil, thyme oil, tonka bean tincture, turpentine oil, wanilla bean tincture, vetiver oil, ylang-ylang oil, grapefruit oil, yuzu oil, benzoin, Peru balsam, tolu balsam, tuberose oil, musk tincture, castoreum tincture, civet tincture, and ambergris tincture.
[0027] Also, diethyl phthalate, dipropylene glycol, benzyl benzoate, isopropyl myristate, hercolin, isopentane, orange terpene, etc. can be used as a solvent or retainer for perfume. The blending amount of these liquid deodorizing fragrance components is usually selected appropriately from the range of 0.1 to 10% by mass, preferably 1 to 8% by mass, based on the total amount of volatile liquid (composition). If the blending amount of this liquid deodorizing fragrance component is less than 0.1% by mass, adequate effect cannot be obtained, and if it exceeds 10% by mass, the amount of surfactant required becomes too large, making it difficult to maintain the sustainability of the fragrance and deodorization. It is also uneconomical in terms of cost.
[0028] The volatile liquid used in the present invention uses water (purified water, distilled water, ion-exchanged water, pure water, ultrapure water, etc.) as a solvent, and other surfactants or other components that have traditionally been used may be added as needed within a range that does not impair the effects of the present disclosure. Specific preferred examples of the anionic surfactants in the other surfactants include alkyl sulfates, polyoxyethylene alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl allyl ether sulfates, alkyl benzene sulfonates, alkyl naphthalene sulfonates, α-sulfofatty acid salts, alkyl sulfonates, alkyl sulfosuccinates, α-olefin sulfonates, fatty acid soaps, alkyl ether carboxylates, acyl alaninates, acyl taurates, amino acid-based anionic surfactants typified by N-alkyliminodicarboxylic acids or salts thereof, alkyl phosphates, alkyl ether phosphates, alkyl phenyl ether phosphates, and alkyl phosphate ester salts. Specific preferred examples of the amphoteric or semi-polar surfactants in the other surfactants include amine oxides, alkylbetaines, fatty acid amidoalkylbetaines, hydroxysulfobetaines, imidazolines, alkylglycines, and alkylalanines. Preferred examples of the nonionic surfactant include polyoxyethylene alkyl ethers, sorbitan fatty acid esters, polyoxyethylene acyl esters, alkyl polyglycosides, fatty acid glycoside esters, fatty acid methyl glycoside esters, alkyl methyl glucamides, and fatty acid alkanolamides. Other ingredients that can be added include ingredients that maintain stable evaporation (propylene carbonate), preservatives, antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers, pH adjusters, hydrotropes, inorganic salts, pigments, etc.
[0029] The volatile liquid used may be given pseudoplasticity in terms of ease of use, leakage resistance, etc. Pseudoplasticity can generally be imparted by using a thickener (gelling agent) or the like. Pseudoplasticity refers to the property of being non-fluid in a static state but becoming fluid when a shear force is applied. Examples of thickeners that can be used include at least one selected from alkali-swellable association emulsions, alkali-swellable emulsions, polyvinylpyrrolidone, cellulose derivatives, xanthan gum, succinoglycan, diutan gum, guar gum, carrageenan, pectin, or inorganic thickeners such as cellulose derivative cross-linked acrylic acid polymers, oxidized cellulose, crystalline cellulose, rheozan gum, gellan gum, and montmorillonite clay minerals.
[0030] Furthermore, the porous volatile material 20 may be of any material and shape that has capillary force and can volatilize a volatile liquid when supplied, and examples thereof include porous materials with pores, such as sponges, sintered bodies, fiber bundles, foams, spongy bodies, felt bodies, porous bodies, and structures with internal flow paths that have capillary force, and examples of shapes include cylindrical, bullet-shaped, rectangular, pen-core shaped, elliptical, and square cylinders. Materials that can be used to form these shapes, porous bodies, etc. include, for example, natural fibers, animal hair fibers, polyacetal resins, polyethylene resins, acrylic resins, polyester resins, polyamide resins, polyurethane resins, polyolefin resins, polyvinyl resins, polycarbonate resins, polyether resins, and polyphenylene resins. Examples of fiber bundle cores include parallel fiber bundles made of the above-mentioned fiber materials (for example, fibers such as 1 to 20 denier synthetic fibers, natural fibers, ..., polyphenylene resins, etc., or a combination of two or more types of fibers) that have been processed or resin-treated.
[0031] Liquid-permeable foams can be prepared by known methods, such as pouring a molten resin into a mold and foaming it, etc. Sintered bodies can be made from porous bodies (sintered cores) obtained by sintering plastic powders such as polyacetal resins, polyethylene resins, acrylic resins, polyester resins, polyamide resins, polyurethane resins, polyolefin resins, polyvinyl resins, polycarbonate resins, polyether resins, and polyphenylene resins. The pore size of the porous volatile material 20, including those formed from these sintered cores, is preferably 10 μm to 1,000 μm, more preferably 20 μm to 300 μm, and particularly preferably 20 μm to 100 μm, as measured by SEM image analysis. The porosity is preferably 20 to 90%, and even more preferably 30 to 80%. In the present disclosure, "porosity" is calculated as follows: First, an aroma-volatilizing material having a known mass and apparent volume is immersed in water, and after sufficient water permeation, the mass is measured after removal from the water. From the measured mass, the volume of water permeated into the aroma-volatilizing material is calculated. The volume of this water is considered to be the same as the pore volume of the aroma-volatilizing material, and the porosity is calculated from the following formula: Porosity (unit: %) = (volume of water) / (apparent volume of fragrance volatilizing member 30) × 100
[0032] The porous volatile material 20 can be made of a porous carbon material. The pore size of the porous carbon material, as measured by SEM image analysis, is preferably 10 μm to 1,000 μm, more preferably 20 μm to 100 μm, and the porosity, as measured by the same method, is preferably 20 to 90%. As with the above, the shape can be, for example, a cylindrical shape, a bullet shape, a rectangular pillar shape, a pen core shape, an elliptical pillar shape, or a square pillar shape. This carbon porous body may be any porous structure having fine interconnected pores, and examples thereof include a carbon composite molded body having a three-dimensional network structure or a point-sintered structure and composed of amorphous carbon and carbon powder, an isotropic high-density carbon molded body, a carbon fiber paper molded body, and an activated carbon molded body. Of these, a carbon composite molded body having the above-mentioned pore diameter and porosity and composed of amorphous carbon and carbon powder, which has fine interconnected pores, is preferred. The carbon powder used to prepare this carbon composite having a porous structure is preferably at least one selected from highly oriented pyrolytic graphite (HOPG), kish graphite, natural graphite, artificial graphite, carbon nanotubes, and fullerenes (either alone or in combination of two or more types) in order to further improve reaction efficiency. Furthermore, when the porous volatile material 20 is made of a carbon porous material, the volatilization of the porous volatile material 20 may be further enhanced by forming a liquid-passing portion impregnated with the volatile liquid and a heat-absorbing portion that is not impregnated, and / or by forming slits in the carbon porous material. The porous volatile material 20 of this embodiment is cylindrical, but the cross section may be rectangular to further improve fragrance volatilization. A rectangular shape is a polygonal shape including a square, and a rectangle with a different aspect ratio of each side is particularly preferred. The rectangular shape allows for a larger surface area compared to a circular cross-sectional shape of the same volume, thereby improving fragrance performance. The aspect ratio of the rectangular cross section is preferably 1:1 to 1:13, and more preferably 1:1.1 to 1:1.4, which ensures the rigidity of the porous volatile material 15.
[0033] In the liquid volatilizing container A of this embodiment configured as described above, the internal volume of the liquid storage section 30 is equal to the volume of the inside of the container body 10, which is a transparent container, and the liquid mounting section 29, and the stored volatile liquid can return to the liquid mounting section 29 through the air replacement slit 28, etc. Furthermore, this liquid volatilizing container A is intended to be used perpendicular to the vertical direction, and is configured to allow a tilt of ±45 degrees. In the liquid volatilizing container A of this embodiment, by opening the cap 50, at least one type of fragrant / deodorizing component contained in the volatile liquid H, such as a component that emits a fragrance, a component that has a deodorizing effect, a component that has an effective effect such as a forest bathing effect, a component that has a sedative effect, or a component that has an awakening effect such as waking up from drowsiness, is volatilized from the opening 55, etc., and by selecting the type of volatile liquid to be used, it is possible to achieve the desired fragrance or deodorization in the interior of a car, etc. When the cap 50 is closed, the evaporation of volatile liquids such as liquid fragrant / deodorizing agents is limited, so that evaporation in the porous volatile body 20 gradually ceases. The opening and closing operation of the cap 50 allows the container to be securely sealed via the shutter mechanism 60, is portable, can withstand severe temperature changes without problems such as the volatile liquid spraying out of the container, and allows the remaining liquid amount to be easily checked, making it suitable for use in a car, etc.
[0034] (Second embodiment, overall configuration, Figures 12 to 22) Figure 12 shows an example of a liquid volatilizing container of the second embodiment, where (a) is an oblique view showing a liquid volatilizing container with a clip when not in use (cap ON), and (b) is an oblique view showing the liquid volatilizing container of (a) when in use (cap OFF). Figures 13(a) to (f) are, respectively, a plan view, a front vertical cross-sectional view, a front view, and a right side view of the right side view of the liquid volatilizing container of Figure 1(a) without the clip, and Figures 14(a) to (d) are, respectively, a plan view, a plan view, a front vertical cross-sectional view, and a front view of the liquid volatilizing container of Figure 1(b) without the clip. The liquid volatilization container B of this second embodiment differs significantly from the first embodiment described above in that, as shown in Figure 15, the container body that stores the volatile liquid is a cartridge-type container 100 that can be attached and detached from the cap side, an outer casing 130 is provided for attaching this cartridge-type container 100 and cap 170, and this outer casing 130 and cartridge-type container 100 are separable, the cap 170 and outer casing 130, which are made up of two parts, are formed with position adjustment portions 156, 156 by protrusions on each other, making it possible to easily adjust the sliding position of the cap 170, and as in the first embodiment described above, the shutter mechanism 60 makes it possible to widen or narrow the volatilization opening area, thereby easily adjusting the amount of volatilization of the volatile liquid. In this second embodiment of the liquid volatilizing container B, the components and configurations that have the same functions, actions, etc. as the liquid volatilizing container of the first embodiment described above will be described as such for brevity, and the same reference numerals will be used in the drawings (Figures 12 to 22) to omit their explanation. The liquid volatilizing container B of the second embodiment will be described in detail below, focusing on the configuration, functions, actions, etc. that differ from those of the liquid volatilizing container of the first embodiment described above.
[0035] (Second embodiment, component configuration) In the liquid volatilizing container B of the second embodiment, the container body that contains the volatile liquid is a cartridge-type container 100. As shown in FIGS. 15, 17, 18, and the like, this cartridge-type container 100 has a container body 110 and a sealing body 120. The container body 110 has a cylindrical main body portion 112 with an elliptical bottom plate portion 111, an opening 113 at the tip side of the cylindrical main body portion 112, and a fitting portion 115 with a fitting surface portion 114 on the outer peripheral surface of the bottom plate portion 111. As shown in Figures 17(a) to (g), within the cylindrical main body 112, the inner wall of the bottom plate 111 is provided with a concave fastening hole 116 for fastening the rear end 21 of the porous volatile material 20 to be attached within the container attachment main body 150 by fitting, and four reinforcing ribs 117 for reinforcing the cylindrical main body are integrally formed at predetermined intervals on the inner wall of the cylindrical main body 112. A sealing body 120, which functions similarly to the inside plug 25 of the first embodiment, is fixed to the opening 113 of the cylindrical main body 112. As shown in Figures 18(a) to 18(c), the sealing body 120 is composed of an elliptical sealing portion 121 and a cylindrical portion 122 for fixing to the inside of the opening 113 of the cylindrical main body 112. The sealing portion 121 has an insertion hole 123 formed below the center for inserting the porous volatile material 20 therethrough, and a slit portion 124 for air replacement formed inward from one end of the outer peripheral surface of the sealing portion 121. By fixing the sealing body 120 to the opening 113 of the cylindrical main body 112 with a sealing O-ring 125 interposed therebetween, a cartridge-type container 100 containing (loading) a volatile liquid and equipped with a porous volatile body 20 is formed. If the container body 110 of this cartridge-type container 100 is made of a visible material (transparent or translucent material), the remaining amount of volatile liquid in the container can be easily visually confirmed.
[0036] In the liquid volatilizing container B of the second embodiment, an outer box 130 is configured to allow the cartridge-type container 100 having the above-described configuration to be freely attached, and to allow the attachment of a cap similar to that of the first embodiment. As shown in Figures 16(a) to (g), this outer box body 130 has an elliptical cylindrical body portion 140 for allowing the cartridge-type container 100 of the above configuration to be freely attached, a cap attachment portion 150 for attaching a cap to the front side of this cylindrical body portion 140, and an engagement recess 160 consisting of four pillars on the upper surface of the cap attachment portion 150 for attaching a clip 80 by engagement or the like to be attached by clamping to a louver or the like of an automobile air conditioner or the like.
[0037] The cylindrical body portion 140 of this outer box body 130 accommodates the cartridge-type container 100 of the above-mentioned configuration within the cylindrical body portion 140 so that it can be freely attached, and a contact step portion 141 is formed on the circumferential surface on the front side of the interior to contact the outer edge portion of the front side of the cartridge-type container 100, and approximately semicircular opening portions 142, 142 are formed on both sides of the rear side for removing the cartridge-type container 100, etc., and fitting protrusions 143, 143 are formed on the inside upper and lower surfaces of the rear side to fit into the fitting portion 115 of the cartridge-type container 100 described above. The front side of the cap attachment part 150 is a lid part 151, which has a circular insertion part 152 through which the porous volatile material 20 is inserted. Six ribs 153 are formed inside the insertion part 152 at predetermined intervals to hold the porous volatile material 20. A guide groove 154 is integrally formed on one end side of the insertion part 152, and the frame part 71 of the opening adjustment member 70 that constitutes the shutter mechanism 60 is attached to the outer periphery of the insertion part 152 and the outer periphery of the guide groove 154. Furthermore, the outer peripheral surface of the cap mounting portion 150 forms a mounting recess 155, and position adjustment portions 156, 156 consisting of concave and convex portions for adjusting the mounted position of the cap 170 are formed on the upper surface, and slide-type guide rail bodies 157, 157 are formed on both side surfaces of the mounting recess 155. Protrusions 155a, 155a on the front side of the position adjustment portions 156, 156 are protrusions for preventing slipping out.
[0038] In this embodiment, the cap 170 attached to the cap attachment portion 150 of the outer box body 130 is made up of two parts, as shown in Figures 13, 14, 19, and 20, and has a cylindrical cap main body portion 180 and a lid body 190 having an opening for covering the cap main body 180. 19(a) to 19(g), cap main body 180 has partition wall 181 in the center inside, the rear side of partition wall 181 is a pouring hole-type opening 182 for pouring a volatile liquid on the upper surface side, sliding pieces 183, 183 that slide against position adjustment parts 156, 156 of cap attachment part 150 are provided on the rear side of pouring hole-type opening 182, and guide grooves 184, 184 that guide guide rail bodies 157, 157 are formed on the inner side surface. Also, a cylinder 186 having a circular opening 185 is provided inside the front side of partition wall 181, and an insertion hole 187 for inserting lid body 190 is formed on one side of opening 185, and a flat guide part 188 is formed on the other side. The lid body 190 is configured to fit onto the cap main body 180, and to interlock with the shutter mechanism 60, which can arbitrarily adjust the size of the opening area of the opening 185, using the cap attachment part 150 and the cap main body 180. The lid body 190 has an opening 191 of the same size as the circular opening 185, and a fitting cylinder 192 is formed with a guide groove 193 and a guide part 194 that guide the opening adjustment member 70 that constitutes the shutter mechanism 60.
[0039] The opening adjustment member 70 that constitutes the shutter mechanism 60 is made of the same stretchable material as in the first embodiment described above, and as shown in Figure 21, is integrally formed with a circular frame portion 71, a connecting portion 72 that is connected to the frame portion 71, a main body portion 73, and an opening adjustment portion 74 that closes the opening 55. As shown in Figures 13(a) and 14(a), the opening adjustment member 70 that constitutes this shutter mechanism 60 has a circular frame portion 71 attached to the outer periphery of the insertion portion 152 and the guide groove 154, and the main body portion 73 and opening adjustment portion 74 connected to the connecting portion 72 that is connected to the frame portion 71 are attached so as to be able to slide freely on the guide portion 188 of the cap main body portion 180 and the guide groove 193 and guide portion 194 of the lid body 190.
[0040] In the liquid volatilization container B of this second embodiment, when the position adjustment parts 156, 156 of the cap attachment part 150 are slid forward (when the cap is in the OFF state), the guide rail bodies 157, 157 slide smoothly along the guide grooves 184, 184 with a clicking sound, and the opening adjustment member 70 is extended, and as shown in Figures 12(b) and 14(a) to (e), the opening 185 (191) of the cap 170 opens, allowing the fragrance of the volatile liquid occluded in the porous volatile material 20 to be released outside the container. Furthermore, when the cap is in the OFF state, the opening 182, which serves as an injection hole, also opens, allowing the volatile liquid to be refilled through the opening 182. This shutter mechanism 60 allows the size of the opening 185 (191) of the cap 170 to be adjusted as desired (from zero: the opening is closed to maximum: the opening is fully open), and as described above, is configured to be linked to the opening and closing operation (sliding operation) of the cap 170.
[0041] The liquid storage portion constituent of the liquid volatilizing container B of this second embodiment is the internal space 158 of the cap attachment portion 150 that is created when the cartridge-type container 100 and the outer box body 130 are attached. In this embodiment, the internal space 158 constitutes a liquid storage section that stores the volatile liquid that is ejected from the porous volatile material 20 in response to a pressure change within the container body 110 of the cartridge-type container 100. The internal volume of this liquid storage section is equal to or less than the internal volume of the container body 110. Furthermore, as will be described later, the volatile liquid that is ejected from the porous volatile material 20 in response to a pressure change into the internal space 158 and stored in the internal space 158 can automatically return to the container body 110 through the air replacement slit 124 of the sealing body 120 or the like in response to subsequent pressure changes.
[0042] As shown in Figures 12 to 16 and Figures 22(a) to (c), the clip 80 has a peripheral convex portion 85a that fits into a fitting recess 160 consisting of four pillars formed on the inner surface of the container 10, a spherical fitting convex portion 85 having the peripheral convex portion 85a, a pillar body portion 86 connected to this, and a clamping base portion 87 integrally formed on the pillar body portion 86, which has scissors-shaped elastic clamping pieces 88, 88 integrally formed on this clamping base portion 87 for clamping and attaching to louvers of an automobile air conditioner or the like, and uneven clamping pieces 89, 89 on the inner surface side of the elastic clamping pieces 88, 88.
[0043] The materials for the cartridge-type container 100, outer box 130, cap 170, etc. can be the same as those in the first embodiment. Furthermore, the volatile liquid filled (stored) in the cartridge-type container 100 can be the same as that in the first embodiment.
[0044] In the liquid volatilizing container B of this embodiment configured as described above, the internal space 158 serving as the liquid storage section has the same capacity as the inside of the container body 110 of the cartridge-type container, and the stored volatile liquid can return through the air replacement slit 124, etc. Furthermore, the liquid volatilizing container B is intended to be used perpendicular to the vertical direction, while the liquid volatilizing container A is configured to allow a tilt of ±45 degrees. As shown in Figure 15, the liquid volatilization container B of this second embodiment has a cartridge-type container 100 as the container body for storing the volatile liquid, and is provided with an outer box body 130 for attaching this cartridge-type container 100 and a cap 170, and this outer box body 130 and the two-part cap 170 are separable, and this cap 170 and the outer box body 130 are formed with position adjustment portions 170 using uneven protrusions, etc., so that the sliding position of the cap 170 can be easily adjusted, and the opening area of the volatilization opening can be widened or narrowed to easily adjust the amount of volatilization of the volatile liquid. In the liquid volatilizing container B of this embodiment, as in the first embodiment described above, by sliding the cap 170, at least one type of fragrant / deodorizing component contained in the volatile liquid is volatilized from the opening 185 or the like, such as a component that emits a fragrance, a component that has a deodorizing effect, a component that has an effective effect such as a forest bathing effect, a component that has a sedative effect, or a component that has an awakening effect such as waking up from drowsiness. As a result, by selecting the type of volatile liquid to be used, it is possible to achieve the desired fragrance or deodorization in the interior of a car or the like. When the cap 170 is closed, the evaporation of the volatile liquid such as a liquid fragrant / deodorizing agent is limited, so that evaporation in the porous volatile body 20 gradually ceases. The container can be reliably sealed via the shutter mechanism 60 by opening and closing the cap 170, is portable, can withstand severe temperature changes without problems such as the volatile liquid spraying out of the container, and if the container body is made to be visible, the remaining liquid amount can be easily checked, thereby providing a liquid volatilizing container that is suitable for use in a car or the like. [Example]
[0045] Next, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to examples, but the present invention is not limited to the following examples.
[0046] (Example 1: Liquid volatilization container A conforming to Figs. 1 to 11) A direct liquid volatilization container conforming to Figures 1 to 11 was fabricated using a container body 10, tail plug 17, inner plug 25, liquid storage portion constituent 40, cap 50, opening adjustment member 60, etc., each having the following configuration. A volatile liquid having the following composition was used.
[0047] (Main components of direct-flow deodorizer container A) Container body 10, tail plug 17, inner plug 25, liquid storage portion constituent body 40, cap 50: Both are made of polyethylene naphthalate, opening area 55: approx. 80cm 2 Porous volatile material 20: Porous carbon material made by firing amorphous carbon and carbon powder, size: φ10 × 20 mm, porosity 60% Opening adjustment member 70 (shutter mechanism 60): Polyester thermoplastic elastomer, thickness: 2 mm
[0048] (Volatile liquid composition) Volatile liquids having the following composition (total 100% by mass) were used. Fragrance: 1.5% by weight Surfactant (polyoxyethylene styryl phenyl ether): 3% by mass Deodorant (mixture of betaine compounds, amine compounds, and organic acid compounds): 0.2% by mass Preservative (2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one): 0.03% by mass Ion-exchanged water: 95.27% by mass Viscosity (25°C): 3 mPa·s (E-type viscometer, Toki Sangyo TV-25)
[0049] When the liquid volatilizing container A obtained in Example 1 was used, it was confirmed that, with the liquid volatilizing container A of Example 1, opening the cap 50 caused the aromatic and deodorizing components contained in the volatile liquid to volatilize, creating a comfortable atmosphere. It was also confirmed that closing the cap 50 gradually stopped the volatilization of the volatile liquid. Furthermore, it was confirmed that the liquid storage section provided in the liquid volatilizing container A, which serves as a temporary storage section, can be used to prevent the volatile liquid from spraying out of the container even in the event of severe temperature changes, and the remaining liquid level can be easily checked because the container body is made of a visible material, making it possible to obtain a liquid volatilizing container suitable for use in vehicles, etc. [Industrial Applicability]
[0050] This provides a liquid volatilizing container suitable for use in a vehicle, which can withstand severe temperature changes without problems such as the volatile liquid spraying out of the container, and also makes it easy to visually check the remaining liquid amount. [Explanation of symbols]
[0051] A Liquid evaporating container 10 Container body 20 Porous volatiles 30 Liquid reservoir 40 Liquid storage component 46 Injection hole 50,170 caps 60 Shutter mechanism 70 Opening adjustment member 80 clips 100 cartridge containers 130 outer box
Claims
1. The liquid volatilization container comprises at least a container body for storing volatile liquid in a liquid-free state, and a porous volatile body having capillary force for volatilizing the volatile liquid stored in the container body, the container body being a liquid volatilization container in which the remaining amount of volatile liquid can be visually confirmed, and a liquid storage section is provided at the tip of the container body for storing volatile liquid that is sprayed out from the porous volatile body in response to pressure changes within the container body, and the internal volume of the liquid storage section and the liquid volatilization container are equal, The container body is formed of a transparent or translucent material, The liquid volatilizing container is installed vertically or so as to allow a tilt of ±45 degrees from the vertical, and is characterized in that the liquid volatilizing container is equipped with a cap and has a shutter mechanism that allows the evaporation of the volatile liquid from the container to be opened and closed by sliding the cap back and forth.
2. The liquid volatilizing container described in claim 1, characterized in that the porous volatile material penetrates the liquid storage section, and the volatile liquid stored in the liquid storage section by the ejection returns to the container body through a slit section formed inward from one end of the outer surface of an inner stopper provided in the container body in response to pressure changes within the container body.
3. A liquid volatilizing container as described in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the liquid volatilizing container has an injection hole on the upper surface of the container body, and when the cap is in the OFF position, the volatile liquid can be refilled through the injection hole.
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