EP2351692B1 - Freely opened/closed container - Google Patents

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EP2351692B1
EP2351692B1 EP09826028.4A EP09826028A EP2351692B1 EP 2351692 B1 EP2351692 B1 EP 2351692B1 EP 09826028 A EP09826028 A EP 09826028A EP 2351692 B1 EP2351692 B1 EP 2351692B1
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opening
closing lid
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Hiroo Hayashi
Takeshi Bandoh
Takahiro Ueda
Masaho Hayashi
Hiroshi Uematsu
Toshihiko Uenishi
Norio Ochi
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • B65D83/0805—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession through an aperture in a wall
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/16—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement
    • B65D43/163—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately
    • B65D43/164—Non-removable lids or covers hinged for upward or downward movement the container and the lid being made separately and connected by interfitting hinge elements integrally with the container and the lid formed respectively
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/22—Devices for holding in closed position, e.g. clips
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D43/00—Lids or covers for rigid or semi-rigid containers
    • B65D43/14—Non-removable lids or covers
    • B65D43/24—Devices for retaining in open position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D83/00—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents
    • B65D83/08—Containers or packages with special means for dispensing contents for dispensing thin flat articles in succession
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/06—Devices for limiting the opening movement of hinges
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05D—HINGES OR SUSPENSION DEVICES FOR DOORS, WINDOWS OR WINGS
    • E05D11/00—Additional features or accessories of hinges
    • E05D11/10—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts
    • E05D11/1028—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open
    • E05D11/105—Devices for preventing movement between relatively-movable hinge parts for maintaining the hinge in two or more positions, e.g. intermediate or fully open the maintaining means acting perpendicularly to the pivot axis
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05F—DEVICES FOR MOVING WINGS INTO OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION; CHECKS FOR WINGS; WING FITTINGS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, CONCERNED WITH THE FUNCTIONING OF THE WING
    • E05F1/00—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass
    • E05F1/08—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings
    • E05F1/10—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance
    • E05F1/1083—Closers or openers for wings, not otherwise provided for in this subclass spring-actuated, e.g. for horizontally sliding wings for swinging wings, e.g. counterbalance with a leaf or similar spring
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05Y—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES E05D AND E05F, RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS, ELECTRIC CONTROL, POWER SUPPLY, POWER SIGNAL OR TRANSMISSION, USER INTERFACES, MOUNTING OR COUPLING, DETAILS, ACCESSORIES, AUXILIARY OPERATIONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, APPLICATION THEREOF
    • E05Y2999/00—Subject-matter not otherwise provided for in this subclass

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  • the present invention relates to an openable and closable container including, for example, a main body having a take-out opening, and an opening-closing lid openable and closable with respect to the main body.
  • an openable and closable container for storing wet tissue paper or the like therein includes a container body and an opening-closing lid.
  • the container body stores therein wet tissue paper or the like and has a take-out opening for taking out the wet tissue or the like.
  • the opening-closing lid seals the take-out opening in an openable and closable manner.
  • the opening-closing lid is opened with respect to the take-out opening of the container body and the wet tissue paper or the like is taken out one by one from the take-out opening of the container body.
  • Patent Document 1 JP-A-2003-170950
  • the conventional openable and closable container includes the container body and the opening-closing lid swingably attached to the container body.
  • the opening-closing lid is swung and the wet tissue paper or the like is taken out from the take-out opening of the container body.
  • biasing means for biasing the opening-closing lid in the opening direction is provided between the container body and the opening-closing lid.
  • a push button used to open the opening-closing lid is provided on the front side of the container body. When the push button is operated, the opening-closing lid is opened by the biasing means.
  • the opening-closing lid is opened at once without deceleration until the opening-closing lid is fully opened and comes into contact with a stopper at a fully opened position for sudden stopping.
  • the opening-closing lid unstably vibrates until it stops completely.
  • the present invention has been made in view of such drawbacks and aims to provide an openable and closable container that can decelerate an opening-closing lid and moderately stop the same before the opening-closing lid is fully opened.
  • an openable and closable container as recited in Claim 1.
  • the present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein the spring body is composed of an arcuate member bending outward from a base end edge portion of the opening-closing lid.
  • the present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein the spring body is composed of a generally turned square U-shaped member projecting outward from a base end edge portion of the opening-closing lid.
  • the present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein the spring body is composed of a linear member extending horizontally along a base end edge portion of the opening-closing lid.
  • the present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein the spring body is partially cut away to form a cut-away portion, the cut-away portion communicating with the opening portion.
  • the present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein a cover is provided at part of base end edge portion of the opening-closing lid for covering a space between the opening-closing lid and the main body, wherein the spring body is not formed at the part of the base end edge portion.
  • the present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein the braking portion is composed of a rib having an arcuate inner surface bending inward, as viewed from the side.
  • the mechanism is simple for moderately stopping the opening-closing lid at the opening-closing lid at the fully opened position. Therefore, such a mechanism can be realized at low cost.
  • Figs. 1 to 18 illustrate a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the opening and closing container 10 includes a downward opening container body (a main body) 11 for storing therein e.g. wet tissue paper 41 as contents; and a bottom lid 12 for sealing the downward opening of the container body 11.
  • the container body 11 includes an upper plate 27 that is formed with a take-out opening 24 adapted to take out the wet tissue paper 41, and a lateral plate 13 extending downward from the upper plate 27.
  • An opening-closing lid 23 sealing the take-out opening 24 of the upper plate 27 is attached to the lateral plate 13 of the container body 11 so as to be swingable around a swing axis X-X on a base end 23a side.
  • the lateral plate 13 is formed with a flange 14 at its lower portion.
  • the flange 14 is in contact with the bottom lid 12 and projects outward.
  • the bottom lid 12 is provided with a finger-putting piece 12d which projects outward from the lateral plate 13 and on which a finger is put.
  • a pair of opposite lateral plates 13a, 13b projects outward in an Rounded-shape.
  • the upper plate 27 of the container body 11 includes a first upper plate (a first thin plate) 27a and a second upper plate (a second thin plate) 27b.
  • the first upper plate 27a is located at a generally central portion of the upper plate 27.
  • the second upper plate 27b is provided on the outside of the first upper plate 27a via a central step portion 28 and located at a position higher than the first upper plate 27a.
  • the take-out opening 24 described above is provided in the first upper plate 27a.
  • the first upper plate 27a is formed with a recessed portion 94, in which an annular rib 95 is provided.
  • the take-out opening 24 described above is disposed within the annular rib 95.
  • the opening-closing lid 23 is provided with a frame 37 on the rear surface thereof. The frame 37 is set inside the recessed portion 94 and outside the annular rib 95 when the opening-closing lid 23 is closed.
  • a retaining piece 32 is further provided at a free end 23e of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a denting step portion 58 denting from the upper plate 27 is formed in the container body 11 at a position on the free end 23e side of the opening-closing lid 23 and in the vicinity of the upper end of the lateral plate 13.
  • An operating body (an operation button) 55 is provided in the denting step portion 58.
  • the operation button 55 is next described.
  • the operation button 55 is attached to the denting step portion 58 of the container body 11.
  • Fig. 6 is an enlarged plan view illustrating an attachment portion of the operation button 55 in the container body 11.
  • Figs. 7 to 10 illustrate details of the operation button 55.
  • the operation button 55 has a top plate portion 65.
  • the top plate portion 65 is formed with an operation surface 65a on which a user's finger is put.
  • the operation surface 65a is formed to draw a centrally dented curve.
  • An outer circumference 65b, on a rear end side (on the upper side in Fig. 7 ), of the top plate portion 65 is curved arcuately.
  • An outer circumference 65c, on a front end side, of the top plate portion 65 is formed linearly.
  • the top plate portion 65 is formed at the center of the rear end portion with a claw portion 66, which comes into engagement with the retaining piece 32 of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a pair of attachment ribs 67, 67 is provided to project from the rear surface of the top plate portion 65.
  • the attachment ribs 67, 67 are formed with respective hinge shafts 68, 68, which are coaxial with each other.
  • an arcuate spring portion 69 is formed on the front end side of the rear surface of the top plate portion 65.
  • the denting step portion 58 of the container body 11 is surrounded by a bottom plate 71, a lateral plate 72 disposed between the bottom plate 71 and the recessed portion 94, and a lateral plate 73 disposed between the bottom plate 71 and the second upper plate 27b.
  • a pair of step portions 74, 74 projecting inward is formed in the vicinity of both corresponding ends of the lateral plate 73.
  • the step portions 74, 74 are formed with respective hinge-receiving holes 78, 78 adapted to receive the corresponding hinge shafts 68, 68 of the operation button 55.
  • the bottom plate 71 is provided with a spring-receiving groove 79 adapted to receive the spring portion 69 of the operation button 55.
  • a rib 80 is provided in the spring-receiving groove 79 in order to hold the center of the spring portion 69 at a predetermined position in a vertical direction.
  • the spring portion 69 of the operation button 55 is fitted to the spring-receiving groove 79 and the hinge shaft 68 is fitted to each of the hinge-receiving holes 78, 78.
  • the operation button 55 is attached to the inside of the denting step portion 58 turnably around the hinge shaft 68.
  • the claw portion 66 of the operation button 55 is biased, by the resilience of the spring portion 69, around the hinge shaft 68 in a direction (downward) in which the claw portion 66 approaches the recessed portion 94.
  • the operation button 55 turns in such a manner as to yield to the retaining piece 32 of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the operation button 55 turns based on the force exerted by the spring portion 69.
  • the retaining piece 32 and the claw portion 66 come into engagement with each other to keep the opening-closing lid 23 in the closed state.
  • elongated plate rubber (an elastic member) 50 biasing the opening-closing lid 23 in the opening direction is provided between the container body 11 and the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the container body 11 is provided with a housing portion 75 horizontally and insertably housing one end of the plate rubber 50 and the opening-closing lid 23 is provided with a securing portion 76 horizontally securing the other end of the plate rubber 50.
  • the container body 11 and the opening-closing lid 23 described above are each obtained by injection molding by use of polypropylene (PP). However, they may be molded by use of another material, such as PE, PS, ABS, elastomer, PET, PVC, or polycarbonate.
  • the bottom lid 12 preferably uses linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). Further, the plate rubber 50 uses silicon rubber.
  • the securing portion 76 is made of polypropylene.
  • Fig. 11 is a partial perspective view of the openable and closable container 10 as viewed from the rear side with the openable and closable lid 23 removed from the container body 11 for convenience.
  • the opening-closing lid 23 is provided with a rear wall 23c on the base end 23a side thereof.
  • a columnar projection 26 is provided to project from each of both lateral portions 23b, on the base end 23a side, of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the rear wall 23c of the opening-closing lid 23 is formed with two opening portions 31 each having a long and thin shape.
  • a spring body 34 is formed at a lower portion of each of the opening portions 31.
  • the spring body 34 is composed of an arcuate member formed of an outer circumferential portion of the opening portion 31 and bending outwardly from a base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a cover 35 is provided between a pair of the spring bodies 34 and on the outside (on each of both the lateral portion 23b sides) of each of the spring bodies 34 so as to cover between the opening-closing lid 23 and the container body 11.
  • the provision of the cover 35 described above can seal the gap between the opening-closing lid 23 and the container body 11 and make satisfactory the external appearance, on the rear side, of the openable and closable container 10.
  • the container body 11 is formed with a rear step portion 25 on the base end 23a side of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the rear step portion 25 houses the rear wall 23c of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the rear step portion 25 extends generally parallel to the swing axis X-X.
  • Both the lateral surfaces of the rear step portion 25 are each provided with an insertion hole 29.
  • the swing axis X-X corresponds to a straight line connecting the two insertion holes 29 together.
  • the columnar projections 26 of the opening-closing lid 23 are inserted into the corresponding insertion holes 29, so that the opening-closing lid 23 is connected to the container body 11 swingably around the swing axis X-X.
  • a stopper 30 is provided in the vicinity of each of both ends of the rear step portion 25 so as to project upward from the bottom surface of the rear step portion 25.
  • the stopper 30 is adapted to retain the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23 when the opening-closing lid 23 is brought into the fully opened state. With this, the opening-closing lid 23 biased by the plate rubber 50 is stopped at a given position.
  • a sloping portion (a braking portion) 43 is provided in the rear step portion 25 at a position corresponding to the spring body 34 of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the sloping portion 43 is such that the spring body 34 is slid thereon while being brought into contact with the sloping portion 43 when the opening-closing lid 23 is brought from the open position to the closed position.
  • Fig. 12 is a partial cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view vertical to the swing axis X-X) of the openable and closable container 10 encountered when the opening-closing lid 23 is at the fully closed position.
  • Fig. 13 is a partial cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view vertical to the swing axis X-X) of the openable and closable container 10 encountered when the opening-closing lid 23 is at the fully opened position.
  • Fig. 14 illustrates a state where the spring body 34 moves along the sloping portion 43 (a cross-sectional view vertical to the swing axis X-X).
  • the sloping portion 43 is composed of a rib having an arcuate inner surface 43a curved toward the inside (the left direction in Figs. 12 and 13 ) of the container body 11 as viewed from the lateral surface direction.
  • the sloping portion 43 is formed such that the distance between the inner surface 43a and the swing axis X-X is gradually reduced from the state where the opening-closing lid 23 is closed toward the state where the opening-closing lid 23 is opened.
  • a distance between a lower end portion 43b of the sloping portion 43 and the swing axis X-X is assumed as d 1 .
  • Reference numeral 43c denotes a position (hereinafter, also called the fully opened point 43c) where the sloping portion 43 comes into contact with the spring body 34 when the opening-closing lid 23 is in the fully opened state (see Fig. 13 ).
  • a distance between the fully opened point 43c and the swing axis X-X is assumed as d 2 .
  • the distance between the inner surface 43a of the sloping portion 43 and the swing axis X-X is gradually reduced from the lower end portion 43b to the fully opened point 43c.
  • a distance between the position 43d located between the lower end portion 43b and the fully opened point 43c and the swing axis X-X is assumed as d 3 , the relationship of d 1 > d 3 > d 2 is established.
  • the sloping portion 43 may be shaped so that the spring body 34 does not come into contact with the inner surface 43a until immediately before the fully opened point 43c. With such a shape, when the opening-closing lid 23 is brought to the opened state from the closed state, the opening-closing lid 23 can be prevented from stopping in the middle of moving toward the fully opened position (the fully opened point 43c).
  • the inner surface 43a of the sloping portion 43 may be formed arcuately as illustrated in Fig. 15 .
  • the shape of the take-out opening 24 (the mouth portion) is not limited to that illustrated in Fig. 1 .
  • flaps 39 may be provided around the take-out opening 24 in the recessed portion 94 provided in the first upper plate 27a.
  • the opening-closing lid 23 is biased by the plate rubber 50 and pivots about the swing axis X-X in the opening direction (in the clockwise direction in Fig. 12 ).
  • the operation of the spring body 34 and of the sloping portion 43 are as below.
  • the spring body 34 is at a position away from the rear step portion 25 and sloping portion 43 of the container body 11.
  • the opening-closing lid 23 then pivots in the opening direction by the resilience of the plate rubber 50. Along with this turning, also the spring body 34 is shifted toward the sloping portion 43 side and brought into contact with the inner surface 43a of the sloping portion 43 (see Fig. 14 ).
  • the opening-closing lid 23 further pivots and thereby the spring body 34 is raised toward the fully opened point 43c along the inner surface 43a of the sloping portion 43.
  • the distance between the inner surface 43a of the sloping portion 43 and the swing axis X-X is gradually reduced from the lower end portion 43b to the fully opened portion 43c as described above.
  • the spring body 34 is gradually compressed as it is raised along the sloping portion 43 (see Fig. 14 ). Since the spring body 34 is compressed as described above, the turning speed of the opening-closing lid 23 can be suppressed against the biasing force of the plate rubber 50.
  • the opening-closing lid 23 reaches the fully opened position, the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23 is retained by the stopper 30 to stop the opening-closing lid 23 (see Fig. 13 ).
  • the actual shape (denoted with a solid line) of the spring body 34 is more compressed than the original shape (reference numeral 34X) of the spring body denoted with an imaginary line.
  • the spring body 34 applies the resilience to the sloping portion 43. This can suppress the turning speed of the opening-closing lid 23, whereby the opening-closing lid 23 can moderately be stopped at the fully opened position.
  • the wet tissue paper 41 is pinched with fingers and pulled upward out of the take-out opening 24 of the container body 11 for use.
  • the spring body 34 of the opening-closing lid 23 is gradually compressed along the inner surface 43a of the sloping portion (the braking portion) 43 of the container body 11. This can decelerate the opening-closing lid 23 little by little and gradually stop it at the fully opened position.
  • the opening-closing lid 23 comes into contact with the stopper 30, the opening-closing lid 23 can stand still immediately without vibration.
  • the mechanism is simple for allowing the opening-closing lid 23 to moderately stop at the fully opened position.
  • the spring body 34 can be formed integrally with the opening-closing lid 23 and the sloping portion 43 can be formed integrally with the container body 11.
  • FIGs. 16(a) to (d) and 17(a) and (b) Modified examples of the present embodiment are next described with reference to Figs. 16(a) to (d) and 17(a) and (b) .
  • the modified examples illustrated in Figs. 16(a) to (d) and 17(a) and (b) are each different from the present embodiment in a configuration, on the base end 23a side, of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the other configurations are the same as those of the embodiment illustrated in Figs. 1 to 15 .
  • Modified example 1 of the opening-closing lid 23 is first described with reference to Fig. 16(a) .
  • rectangular opening portions 31 are formed on the base end 23a side of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a spring body 34A is composed of the outer circumferential portion of the opening portion 31.
  • the spring body 34A is composed of a generally turned square U-shaped member projecting outward from the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the spring body 34A includes a horizontal portion 34a 1 parallel to the swing axis X-X, and a pair of connecting portions 34a 2 , 34a 3 vertically extending from both corresponding ends of the horizontal portion 34a 1 .
  • Modified example 2 of the opening-closing lid 23 is next described with reference to Fig. 16(b) .
  • rectangular opening portions 31 are formed on the base end 23a side of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a spring body 34B is composed of the outer circumferential portion of the opening portion 31.
  • the spring body 34B is composed of a linear member extending horizontally along the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23. In other words, the linear spring body 34B is formed flush with the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • Modified example 3 of the opening-closing lid 23 is next described with reference to Fig. 16(c) .
  • rectangular opening portions 31 are formed on the base end 23a side of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a spring body 34C is composed of the outer circumferential portion of the opening portion 31.
  • the spring body 34C is composed of a linear member extending horizontally along the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23 and partially cut away to form cut-away portions 34c 1 , which communicate with the corresponding opening portions 31.
  • Modified example 4 of the opening-closing lid 23 is next described with reference to Fig. 16(d) .
  • rectangular opening portions 31 are formed on the base end 23a side of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a spring body 34D is composed of the outer circumferential portion of the opening portion 31.
  • the spring body 34D is composed of a generally L-shaped member projecting outward from the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the spring body 34D includes a horizontal portion 34d 1 parallel to the swing axis X-X, and connecting portion 34d 2 vertically extending from one end of the horizontal portion 34d 1 .
  • the other end side of the horizontal portion 34d 1 is cut away to form a cut-away portion 34d 3 , which communicates with the opening portion 31.
  • FIG. 17(a) Modified example 5 of the opening-closing lid 23 is next described with reference to Fig. 17(a) .
  • Fig. 17(a) generally leaf-shaped opening portions 31 are formed on the base end 23a side of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a spring body 34 is composed of the outer circumferential portion of the opening portion 31.
  • the spring body 34 is composed of an arched member bending outward from the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a cover 35 that covers between the opening-closing lid 23 and the container body 11 is provided in the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23 at a portion not provided with the spring body 34, specifically, between a pair of the spring bodies 34.
  • the provision of the cover 35 described above can seal the gap between the opening-closing lid 23 and the container body 11. This can make the external appearance of the rear side of the openable and closable container 10 satisfactory.
  • the cover 35 may be provided on the outside (on each of both the lateral portion 23b sides) of each of the spring bodies 34.
  • Modified example 6 of the opening-closing lid 23 is next described with reference to Fig. 17(b) .
  • Fig. 17(b) similarly to the configuration of modified example 1 described above and illustrated in Fig. 16(a) , rectangular opening portions 31 are formed on the base end 23a side of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a spring body 34A is composed of the outer circumferential portion of the opening portion 31.
  • the spring body 34A is composed of a generally turned square U-shaped member projecting outward from the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • a cover 35 that covers between the opening-closing lid 23 and the container body 11 is provided in the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23 at a portion not provided with the spring body 34A, specifically, between a pair of the spring bodies 34A.
  • the provision of the cover 35 as described above can seal the gap between the opening-closing lid 23 and the container body 11. This can make the external appearance of the rear side of the openable and closable container 10 satisfactory.
  • the cover 35 may be provided on the outside (on each of both the lateral portion 23b sides) of each of the spring bodies 34A.
  • the two spring bodies 34 are provided along the base end edge portion 23d of the opening-closing lid 23.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • One or three or more spring bodies 34 may be provided.
  • the openable and closable container 10 includes the container body (the main body) 11 having the take-out opening 24 and the opening-closing lid 23 opening/closing the take-out opening 24.
  • the present invention is not limited to this.
  • the openable and closable container may include a container body, a lid body (a main body) attached to the container body and having a take-out opening, and an opening-closing lid swingably provided on the lid body to open and close the take-out opening of the lid body.

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