Content receiving device, opening/closing mechanism, and container mechanism comprising the same

Abstract

The present invention relates to a content receiving device, an opening/closing mechanism, and a container mechanism comprising the same, the content receiving device comprising: a housing which opens to both sides applied to a container body; and an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content provided on the housing to move and guide contents, wherein the operating mechanism has an opening formed to communicate with a storage portion of the container body such that contents of the storage portion are moved. The present invention not only secures a content passage space, but also adjusts the passage space and a receiving space, thereby limiting reception of contents; passage of the demand amount of contents is stably induced within a predetermined range; and contents are prevented from remaining more than is needed, together with interlocked limitation of the content receiving space, such that the amount of received contents is adjusted.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A content receiving device comprising:
 an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content configured to guide movement of content,   wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content comprises a content passage unit allowing the content to move therethrough.   
     
     
         2 . The content receiving device according to  claim 1 , wherein the content is moved through the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content by deformation of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         3 . The content receiving device according to  claim 2 , wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content prevents a demand amount of the content transferred from a storage portion to the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content from returning to the storage portion. 
     
     
         4 . The content receiving device according to  claim 2 , further comprising a receiving portion configured to receive the content passed through the content passage unit, wherein the receiving portion is configured to receive the content passed through the content passage unit while to prevent an excess of the content exceeding a demand amount from remaining in the receiving portion. 
     
     
         5 . The content receiving device according to  claim 4 , wherein the receiving portion comprises at least one of an upper resistance plate disposed at an upper portion in a content passage direction and a side resistance plate disposed at a side portion perpendicular to the content passage direction to resist the content having passed through the content passage unit, allows the content to contact at least one of the upper resistance plate and the side resistance plate, and restricts a remaining amount of the content to a demand amount therein. 
     
     
         6 . The content receiving device according to  claim 4 , wherein the receiving portion comprises a partition member for partitioning a space of the receiving portion and for restricting an amount of the content to be received by the receiving portion by adjusting a content receiving space of the receiving portion partitioned by the partition member. 
     
     
         7 . The content receiving device according to  claim 2 , wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content comprises an opening through which the content passes and a stationary member connected to the content passage unit. 
     
     
         8 . The content receiving device according to  claim 7 , wherein the content passage unit comprises one or more opening members, one side of the opening member is secured to the stationary member, and the other side of the opening member is a deformable free end side, wherein the opening member defines a passage space formed at a portion thereof such that the content passes through the passage space. 
     
     
         9 . The content receiving device according to  claim 7 , wherein the content passes through the opening by deformation of the content passage unit, wherein the content passage unit comprises an opening member movably connected to the stationary member so as to allow the content to pass therethrough the opening. 
     
     
         10 . The content receiving device according to  claim 7 , wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content opens or closes at least a portion of the opening by deformation of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         11 . The content receiving device according to  claim 2 , wherein the content passage unit disposed in the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content guides the content of a demand amount to pass through the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content. 
     
     
         12 . The content receiving device according to  claim 2 , wherein the content passage unit is deformed to guide passage of the content by the weight of the content passage unit or compressive force of the content. 
     
     
         13 . The content receiving device according to  claim 2 , wherein the content passage unit is deformed by movement of at least one member of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         14 . The content receiving device according to  claim 1 , wherein the content passage unit comprises an opening member movably disposed in the direction of content passage so as to allow the content to pass through the opening. 
     
     
         15 . The content receiving device according to  claim 14 , wherein the content passage unit comprises a movement securing portion to which the opening member or a moving member connected to the opening member is movably connected. 
     
     
         16 . The content receiving device according to  claim 14 , wherein the opening is opened to form a passage space for the content when the opening member is pushed by a weight of the content, when the housing is shaken, or when the opening member is opened by a weight thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The content receiving device according to  claim 14 , wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content comprises stationary member forming the opening to allow only a demand amount of the content to pass through the opening. 
     
     
         18 . The content receiving device according to  claim 14 , wherein the opening member is provided singularly or in plural. 
     
     
         19 . The content receiving device according to  claim 14 , wherein the content passage unit further comprises a blocking plate for closing at least a part of the opening in association with the opening member so as to prevent the content from passing through the opening portion. 
     
     
         20 . The content receiving device according to  claim 19 , wherein the blocking plate prevents an excess of the content from passing therethrough by rotational movement of the blocking plate. 
     
     
         21 . The content receiving device according to  claim 19 , wherein the blocking plate closes at least a portion of the opening in association with the opening member to prevent an excess of the content exceeding a demand amount to pass through the opening. 
     
     
         22 . The content receiving device according to  claim 14 , wherein the content passage unit allows the content to pass through the content passage unit by rotational movement of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         23 . The content receiving device according to  claim 14 , wherein the opening member is rotatably provided to the content passage unit. 
     
     
         24 . The content receiving device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: a housing of a container body of the container mechanism wherein the housing comprises a temporary receiving portion in which the content is on standby for withdrawal, wherein the storage portion partially communicates with the temporary receiving portion through the opening formed in the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content, and the content in the storage portion is moved to the temporary receiving portion through the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content. 
     
     
         25 . The content receiving device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: an inflow guide member configured to guide the content to move towards the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content wherein the inflow guide member forms a guide opening that opens toward the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content and an inclined surface along at least a portion of an edge of the guide opening. 
     
     
         26 . The content receiving device according to  claim 1 , further comprising: a content guide member for guiding the content to move to a portion at which a user can easily obtain the content having passed through the content passage unit, and the content guide member is formed with an inflow portion into which the content having passed through the content passage unit flows, and has an inclined surface having an inclination gradually increasing from the inflow portion to an edge thereof. 
     
     
         27 . The content receiving device according to  claim 1 , wherein the content passing through the content passage unit is at least one of solid, powder and liquid phases. 
     
     
         28 . An opening and closing mechanism applied to a container body, comprising:
 a temporary receiving portion in which a content is on standby for withdrawal;   a body having the temporary receiving portion; and   an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content formed with an opening such that a storage portion of the container body at least partially communicates with the temporary receiving portion through the opening to allow the content to be moved from the storage portion to the temporary receiving portion.   
     
     
         29 . The opening and closing mechanism according to  claim 28 , wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content prevents a demand amount of the content having moved to the temporary receiving portion therethrough from moving into the storage portion. 
     
     
         30 . The opening and closing mechanism according to  claim 28 , wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content comprises a content passage unit for allowing the content to pass through the opening, and the content of the storage portion is allowed to move an opening and closing mechanism by deformation of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         31 . A container mechanism comprising:
 a content receiving device provided to an open side of a storage portion for storing content and guiding the content to be received in the content receiving device,   the content receiving device comprising:
 a housing open towards at least one side thereof; and 
 an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content disposed inside the housing and guiding the content to be received therein, 
 wherein the housing comprises a temporary receiving portion in which the content is on standby, and 
 wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content is formed with an opening through which the storage portion at least partially communicates with the temporary receiving portion through the opening to allow the content to be moved from the storage portion to the temporary receiving portion, and comprises a content passage unit through which the content passes. 
   
     
     
         32 . The container mechanism according to  claim 31 , wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content allows the content in the storage portion to move into the temporary receiving portion by deformation of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         33 . The container mechanism according to  claim 32 , wherein the temporary receiving portion comprises a receiving portion configured to receive only a demand amount of the content passed through the opening, and wherein the receiving portion comprises at least one of an upper resistance plate disposed at an upper portion in a content passage direction and a side resistance plate disposed at a side portion perpendicular to the content passage direction to resist the content having passed through the opening, allows the content to contact at least one of the upper resistance plate and the side resistance plate, and restricts a remaining amount of the content after passing through the opening to a preset amount. 
     
     
         34 . A container mechanism comprising:
 a content receiving device provided to a container body configured to receive content and to guide passage of the content; and   a housing at least partially open towards at least one side thereof,   wherein the content receiving device comprises an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content configured to guide movement of the content, the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content comprising a content passage unit configured to allow the content to move therethrough   
     
     
         35 . The container mechanism according to  claim 34 , wherein the content passage unit comprises a variable operation plate movably disposed and moving to allow the content to pass therethrough. 
     
     
         36 . The container mechanism according to  claim 35 , wherein the content passage unit comprises a blocking plate closing the opening in association with the opening member to prevent the content from passing through the opening portion. 
     
     
         37 . The container mechanism according to  claim 34 , wherein the content is allowed to move by deformation of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         38 . The container mechanism according to  claim 37 , wherein the content passage unit is deformed to guide passage of the content by the weight of the content passage unit or compressive force of the content 
     
     
         39 . The container mechanism according to  claim 37 , further comprising an opening member comprises an opening member that is movable so as to allow the content to pass through the opening, wherein the opening member allows passage of the content therethrough in a state that the content passage unit does not contact or is resisted by an opening and closing mechanism, a cover, a member connected to the opening and closing mechanism, or a member connected to the cover at a side of the content passage unit of the housing provided with the content passage unit. 
     
     
         40 . The container mechanism according to  claim 37 , further comprising an opening member comprises an opening member that is movable so as to allow the content to pass through the opening, wherein the opening member allows passage of the content therethrough in a state that the housing provided with the content passage unit is open in a content passage direction of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         41 . The container mechanism according to  claim 37 , further comprising an opening member comprises an opening member that is movable so as to allow the content to pass through the opening, wherein the content passage unit allows the content to pass therethrough only by operation of tilting, overturning or shaking the housing provided with the content passage unit 
     
     
         42 . The container mechanism according to  claim 37 , further comprising:
 an opening member comprises an opening member that is movable so as to allow the content to pass through the opening, wherein the opening member;   a receiving portion receiving the content having passed through the content passage unit,   wherein the receiving portion receives the content having passed through the content passage unit while preventing an excess of the content exceeding a demand amount from remaining therein.   
     
     
         43 . A container mechanism comprising:
 an opening and closing mechanism provided to a container body and opening or closing the container body,   the opening and closing mechanism comprising:   a temporary receiving portion in which content is on standby for withdrawal; and   an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content guiding movement of content,   wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content is formed with an opening such that a storage portion of the container body at least partially communicates with the opening to allow the content to be moved from the storage portion to the temporary receiving portion.   
     
     
         44 . The container mechanism according to  claim 43 , wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content comprises a content passage unit allowing the content to pass through the opening portion, and the content of the storage portion is allowed to move by deformation of the content passage unit. 
     
     
         45 . A container mechanism including a housing that allows a content to pass therethrough as needed, the container mechanism comprising:
 a content passage unit configured to guide passage of a demand amount of the content,   wherein the content passage unit forms a passage space through opening or closing by rotation thereof such that the content passes to an outside of the housing through the passage space, comprises an opening member and a movement securing portion to which the opening member is rotatably connected, and guides passage of the content upon formation of the passage space by rotation of the opening member   
     
     
         46 . The container mechanism according to  claim 45 , wherein the opening member has one side contacting and secured to the movement securing portion, and is movable at the other side thereof such that the opening member is opened or closed by rotation thereof, and the content passage unit forms the passage space to allow the content to pass therethrough 
     
     
         47 . The container mechanism according to  claim 45 , wherein the opening member allows passage of the content therethrough by formation of the passage space through movement of a free end thereof. 
     
     
         48 . A passage device comprising:
 an operating mechanism for controlling passage of content configured to guide movement of content and provided to a housing that opens towards at least one side thereof wherein the operating mechanism for controlling passage of content comprises a content passage unit configured to be opened or closed by rotation thereof to guide the content to exit the housing, wherein the content passage unit comprises an opening member configured to move and to open in the direction of content passage and a movement securing portion configured to rotatably securing the opening member.