Title of invention: Coated product
Technical field
[0001]
　The present invention relates to a coated product in which a coated product having a polygonal cross section is contained in a container.
Background technology
[0002]
　BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, there is known a coated product including a coated product having a quadrangular cross section and a container in which a container body having an extrusion mechanism accommodates the coated product so as to be extrudable (for example, see Patent Document 1).
[0003]
　However, in the device described in Patent Document 1, since the entire container body is in the shape of a quadrangular prism, the holding region held by the user's fingers so as to be pinched from both sides is also quadrangular in cross section. Therefore, it is possible to take only a certain holding posture, and no consideration has been given to an application mode other than applying by pressing one side of the application object having a quadrangular cross section against the application object. That is, there was no idea of ​​changing the coating width.
Prior art documents
Patent literature
[0004]
Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-211192
Summary of the invention
Problems to be Solved by the Invention
[0005]
　The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to realize a coated product that can easily change the holding posture and can coat a coated product with various coating widths.
Means for solving the problem
[0006]
　The coated product according to the invention of claim 1 is a coated product including a coated product having a polygonal cross section and a container in which a container body having an extrusion mechanism accommodates the coated product in an extrudable manner. The holding region provided on the front end side of the main body and held by the user has a circular cross section and has a certain front-back dimension, and the rear end side has a cross sectional shape corresponding to the applied material.
[0007]
　A coated product according to a second aspect of the present invention is the product of the first aspect, wherein the coated article has a quadrangular cross section.
[0008]
　A coated product according to a third aspect of the invention is the coated product according to the first or second aspect, wherein the container has the same sectional shape as that of the container body and the holding region attached to the front end of the container body. The shape of the container gradually changes from the rear end side to the front end side, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the front end is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the rear end.
[0009]
　A coated product according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the coated product according to the third aspect, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the container body gradually changes from the rear end side toward the holding region.
[0010]
　A coated product according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the coated product according to the third or fourth aspect, wherein the container body is a main body of the container body and is integrally formed of synthetic resin, The push-out mechanism is provided adjacent to the rear end of the body and has an operating portion, and the operating portion is continuous with the outer periphery of the rear end portion of the body.
[0011]
　A coated product according to a sixth aspect of the present invention has the structure according to the first, second, third, fourth or fifth aspect, wherein the coated article is a paste having a polygonal shape in cross section.
[0012]
　In the present invention, the “polygonal shape in cross section” is not limited to a regular polygon in a narrow sense, and is a concept including a shape with rounded corners.
[0013]
　Further, “the shape gradually changes” is a concept including not only the shape changing continuously but also the shape changing gradually.
The invention's effect
[0014]
　According to the present invention, it is possible to realize a coated product in which the holding posture can be easily changed and the coated product can be coated with various coating widths.
Brief description of the drawings
[0015]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a coated product according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view showing the coated product according to the same embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a coated product according to the same embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing the coated product according to the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG.
FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG.
FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view showing a coated product according to the same embodiment.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a usage pattern of the coated product according to the embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a usage mode of the coated product according to the embodiment.
MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
[0016]
　One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 11.
[0017]
　The present embodiment is a case where the present invention is applied to a coated product 1 called stick glue or the like.
[0018]
　As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the coated product 1 includes a coated product 2 having a polygonal cross section, and a container 3 in which a container body 4 having an extrusion mechanism 7 accommodates the coated product 2 in an extrudable manner. ing.
[0019]
　As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the coating material 2 is solid glue having a polygonal cross section, specifically, a quadrangular cross section, and is accommodated in the container body 4 so as to be extrudable forward. ..
[0020]
　As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7 to 9, the container 3 includes a container body 4 on the rear end side of which an operating portion 8 of the pushing mechanism 7 is provided, and a front end portion of the container body 4. And a cap 5 to be attached.
[0021]
　As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIGS. 7 to 9, the container body 4 includes a body 6 which is a main part of the container body 4 and which is integrally formed of synthetic resin, and a rear end of the body 6. The push-out mechanism 7 having the operation portion 8 provided adjacently is provided.
[0022]
　As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6 to 9, the body 6 of the container body 4 has a front end side 6a having a circular cross section and a holding region 9 to be held by a user. There is. The holding area 9 has a certain dimension in the front-rear direction. More specifically, the dimension of the holding region 9 in the front-rear direction is at least half the width of the average adult index finger, more preferably the average, so that the holding region 9 can be held stably with fingers. It is set to be more than the width of the index finger of a typical adult. On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 5, and 9, the rear end side 6b has a sectional shape corresponding to the coating material 2, that is, a rectangular sectional shape. Here, the cross-sectional shape of the body 6 is set so as to gradually and smoothly change from the rear end side 6b toward the holding region 9 as shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 7 to 9. .. The front end side 6a of the body 6 is, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, an outer wall 11 having a circular cross section in which the holding region 9 is formed on the outer periphery, and a cross section disposed inside the outer wall 11. The inner wall 13 has a double wall structure including a rectangular inner wall 13, and the inner periphery of the inner wall 13 is continuous with the inner periphery of the rear end side 6b of the container body 4. That is, the inner peripheries thereof have a rectangular cross section corresponding to the coating material 2. The inner wall 13 extends forward of the outer wall 11, and the applied material 2 is sequentially pushed forward from the tip of the inner wall 13. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a cap mounting step 15 into which the cap 5 is fitted is formed on the outer periphery of the tip of the outer wall 11. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a bearing portion 17 for holding the pushing mechanism 7 is provided at the rear end of the body 6.
[0023]
　As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the pushing mechanism 7 includes a main shaft 19 held by the bearing portion 17, a screw rod 21 extending from a front end of a central portion of the main shaft 19 into the body 6, and The operating portion 8 is provided at the rear end of the main shaft 19, and the advancing / retreating member 23 is located inside the body 6 and is screwed to the screw rod 21 to be screwed back and forth as the screw rod 21 rotates. The rear end of the coating material 2 is held by the advancing / retreating member 23.
[0024]
　As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the operation section 8 includes an operation section main body 25 having an opening 25a at a rear end thereof, and an operation section cover 27 covering the opening 25a of the operation section main body 25. .. The operation portion main body 25 has a shape that is continuous with the outer periphery of the rear end portion of the body 6, and has a bottom plate 29 integrated with the main shaft 19 and extends rearward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom plate 29. And a peripheral wall 31. The operation portion main body 25, the main shaft 19, and the screw rod 21 are integrally formed of synthetic resin. On the other hand, the operation portion cover 27 is a separate body from the operation portion main body 25, and includes a cover plate 33 and a peripheral wall 35 formed on the outer peripheral edge of the cover plate 33. The cover plate 33 is configured to close the opening 25a of the operation portion main body 25 in a state where the peripheral wall 35 is fitted to the inner circumference of the peripheral wall 31 of the operation portion main body 25. An engagement concave portion 37 is formed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall 31 of the operation portion main body 25, and an engagement convex portion 39 is provided on the outer surface of the peripheral wall 35 of the operation portion cover 27. By pushing the cover 27 into the operation portion main body 25, the engagement convex portion 39 engages with the engagement concave portion 37 and the operation portion cover 27 is fixed to the operation portion main body 25. In this embodiment, the outer peripheral surface 8a of the operating portion 8 and the outer peripheral surface 6b1 of the rear end side 6b of the body 6 described above are each square in cross section, and the operating portion 8 is rotated by 90 degrees. The outer peripheral surface 8a of the operating portion 8 and the outer peripheral surface 6b1 of the body 6 are continuous with each other. That is, the cross-sectional shape of the container body 4 gradually and smoothly changes from the rear end side 6b toward the holding region 9. It should be noted that an illustration for stopping the operating portion 8 in a moderating manner each time the outer peripheral surface 8a of the operating portion 8 and the outer peripheral surface 6b1 of the body 6 are continuous between the bearing portion 17 of the body 6 and the main shaft 19. A moderation concavo-convex portion may be provided.
[0025]
　The cap 5 is detachably attached to the front end of the container body 4 described above.
[0026]
　The cap 5 covers the front end portion of the container body 4 in which the front end portion of the coating material 2 is exposed, and as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 7, and 8, the container body 4 Has the same cross-sectional shape as the holding region 9. That is, as shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2, FIG. 4, FIG. 7, and FIG. 8, this cap 5 is a cup-shaped one having a mounting surface 5a at the front end, and a front wall forming the mounting surface 5a. 41 and a cylindrical peripheral wall 43 extending rearward from the vicinity of the outer periphery of the front wall 41, so that the outer peripheral surface 43a of the peripheral wall 43 is continuous with the outer peripheral surface 9a of the holding region 9. Has been formed. On the other hand, on the outer peripheral surface 43a of the peripheral wall 43, a mounting step portion 45 that is engageable with the cap mounting step portion 15 provided on the body 6 of the container body 4 is formed. The diameter of the disc-shaped front wall 41 is set larger than the outer diameter of the peripheral wall 43, and the outer peripheral portion of the front wall 41 forms a flange portion 47. That is, the cap 5 has the flange portion 47 having the largest outer diameter at the front end, and the front end surface of the flange portion 47, that is, the mounting surface 5a described above is faced down to stabilize the coated product 1 in a standing state. So that it can be placed. In other words, the shape of the container 3 gradually changes from the rear end side toward the front end side, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the front end side is set to be larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the rear end side. The container 3 can be stably stood upright.
[0027]
　With such a configuration, by rotating the operation unit 8, the tip end portion of the coating material 2 housed in the container body 4 can be projected from the front end of the container body 4 by a desired amount. Therefore, with the cap 5 removed, the holding area 9 of the container body 4 is pinched and held by, for example, the thumb and the index finger from both sides, and the tip end of the applied material 2 is pressed against an applied object such as paper to move. By doing so, the coating material 2 can be applied to a desired portion of the application object. Since the coating material 2 of this embodiment has a prismatic shape, as shown in FIG. 10, the tip corner portion 2a of the coating material 2 is pressed against the coating object to coat the coating material 2 on a thin linear region. As shown in FIG. 11, the front end side portion 2b of the coating material 2 can be pressed against the coating object to coat the coating material 2 on a wide band-shaped region. At this time, the holding region 9 which the user holds with the thumb T and the forefinger F is constituted by a cylindrical surface having a circular cross section, and since the holding region 9 has a constant front-rear direction dimension, the holding region 9 has a certain size depending on the usage form. Even when performing a coating operation, it can be held without a feeling of strangeness. Moreover, even when the first usage pattern shown in FIG. 10 is switched to the second usage pattern shown in FIG. 11, the thumb body T and the index finger F are finely moved without separating from the container body 4 to move the container body 4 to the axis L. Since it only needs to rotate around, various coating operations can be performed efficiently. Further, since the container body 4 can be rotated around the axis L to change the coating angle during the coating operation, it is possible to apply the coating material 2 to the margin of the envelope which is the coating object without gaps. It is possible. Further, it is easy to take a use form intermediate between the use form shown in FIG. 10 and the use form shown in FIG. 11, and it becomes possible to proceed with the coating work while finely adjusting the coating width. In addition, when applying the coating material 2 to the wide band-shaped region, not only the mode of pressing the tip side portion 2b of the coating material 2 as shown in FIG. 11 but also the tip of the coating material 2 is applied. It is also possible to press the object to be coated two-dimensionally and apply the object 2 to the object to be coated with the width of the diagonal line of the object 2 to be coated. Furthermore, the applied material 2 The coating width can be changed in a plurality of steps or can be changed continuously by devising the cross-sectional shape. Moreover, since the rear end side of the container body 4, more specifically, the rear end side 6b of the body 6 has a polygonal cross-section corresponding to the cross-sectional shape of the coating product 2, the coating product is attached even when the cap 5 is attached. Not only can the shape of No. 2 be suggested to the user, but the coated product 2 can be accommodated therein without any gaps, and the dead space can be minimized to make the entire coated product 1 compact.
[0028]
　The applied material is not limited to glue and may be any applied material as long as it is applied, and examples thereof include a core material for writing and cosmetics.
[0029]
　Further, the shape of the container is not limited to that of the above-described embodiment, but as in the above-described embodiment, the shape gradually changes from the rear end side toward the front end side. If the cross-sectional area of ​​is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the rear end, it is possible to stably stand upright with the front end side down. In particular, if the cross-sectional shape of the container body changes gradually and smoothly from the rear end side toward the holding region, it is possible to realize a cross-sectional shape suitable for each location without causing discomfort in the outer shape. it can.
[0030]
　In addition, the shape of the applied material and the rear end side of the container body is not limited to the quadrangular shape in cross section, and may be any shape such as a triangular shape in cross section or a hexagonal shape in cross section as long as it has a polygonal cross section.
[0031]
　In addition, various modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
Explanation of symbols
[0032]
　DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Coating product
　2 ... Coating material
　3 ... Container
　4 ... Container body
　5 ... Cap
　7 ... Extrusion mechanism
　9 ... Holding area
The scope of the claims
[Claim 1]
A coated product comprising a coated product having a polygonal cross-section and a container in which the coated body is extrudably housed in a container body provided with an extrusion mechanism, which
is provided on the front end side of the container body and held by a user. A coated product in which the holding region has a circular cross-section and has a certain dimension in the front-rear direction, and the rear end side has a cross-sectional shape corresponding to the coated product.
[Claim 2]
The coated product according to claim 1, wherein the coated product has a rectangular cross section.
[Claim 3]
The container is provided with the container body and a cap that is attached to the front end of the container body and has the same cross-sectional shape as the holding region, and the
container is from the rear end side to the front end side. The coated product according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the shape gradually changes, and the cross-sectional area of ​​the front end is larger than the cross-sectional area of ​​the rear end.
[Claim 4]
The coated product according to claim 3, wherein the cross-sectional shape of the container body gradually and smoothly changes from the rear end side toward the holding region.
[Claim 5]
The container body includes a body that forms a main part of the container body and is integrally formed of a synthetic resin, and the pushing mechanism that is adjacent to the rear end of the body and has an operating portion, and the operating portion is the body. The coated product according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the coated product is continuous with the outer periphery of the rear end portion.
[Claim 6]
The coated product according to claim 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, wherein the coated product is a paste having a polygonal shape in cross section.