JP2000175734A - Airtight cosmetics container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airtight cosmetics container excellent in portability and improved in change operability of an airtight refill container for storing cosmetics. SOLUTION: An outer cover 30 is pivotally and closably fixed by a hinge to the rear end of a container body 10 with a storage part 12 formed by peripheral sidewalls, and the front end is provided with a hook means 5 for keeping the outer cover 30 and the container body 10 in the closed state. The hinge 3 side peripheral sidewall of the storage part 12 is provided with an upward cutout 24 piercing the peripheral sidewall. Fitting parts 10c, 10d for fitting an airtight refill container 50 are formed at the peripheral sidewall on the side with the cutout 24, and near the peripheral sidewall on the opposed face side to the cutout 24, and the fitting part 10d on the opposed face side to the cutout 24 is elastically supported to be longitudinally movable together with the airtight refill container 50.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an airtight cosmetic container having an airtight refill container for accommodating a cosmetic in a container body, which is detachably provided, and an inner lid for keeping the inside airtight in the airtight refill container. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As this kind of airtight cosmetic container, there is a container disclosed in, for example, JP-A-10-33259.

[0003] In this airtight cosmetic container, the rear end of an outer lid having a mirror on the container body and the inner surface is hinged so as to be openable and closable with a hinge, and a hook means is provided on the front end side. The inside of the container body is divided into two right and left parts by a partition wall at the approximate center,
On the right side is provided a cosmetic storage unit such as a puff, and on the left side is provided a storage unit for an airtight refill container for storing cosmetics. Engaging pieces protruding inward of the storage portion are provided on left and right inner peripheral walls of the left storage portion, and a hole is provided at a bottom portion for a finger to pass through.

[0004] The airtight refill container comprises a dish for accommodating cosmetics and an inner lid for sealing the dish, and a hinge for pivotally attaching the inner lid to the dish is provided on the upper surface of the left side wall of the dish. Have been. In order to hold the dish and the inner lid in a closed state, an engagement means is provided at the right end of both of them.
On the upper surface of the inner lid, a projection is provided, and in the closed state of the outer lid,
The mirror on the inner surface of the outer lid presses the protrusion of the inner lid to securely close the inner lid. In addition, a concave portion is provided on the outer peripheral wall of the dish body to be engaged with the engaging piece of the left storage portion when the airtight refill container is stored in the left storage portion.

[0005] That is, the airtight refill container for accommodating the cosmetic is accommodated in the container main body by the engagement of the concave portion provided on the outer peripheral wall with the engaging piece of the left accommodating portion.

When replacing the airtight refill container,
Into the hole provided at the bottom of the container body, insert a finger from below the container body to push up the airtight refill container, and release the engagement between the airtight refill container and the container body by the pushing force,
Remove the airtight refill container from the container body.

[0007]

However, in such a conventional hermetic cosmetic container, since the hinge of the inner lid for sealing the inside of the hermetic refill container is provided on the upper surface of the dish, the height of the hermetic refill container is high. And the overall thickness of the hermetic cosmetic container in which it is stored is increased, resulting in poor portability.

Further, when the airtight refill container is sunk into the container body with emphasis on portability and the airtight cosmetic container is made thinner, the hermetic refill container has few protruding portions, making it difficult to replace the airtight refill container. For example, even in the case of the above-described conventional example, when the airtight refill container is replaced, it is necessary to push up the airtight refill container from a hole provided at the bottom of the container body to release the engagement between the container body and the airtight refill container.

However, at this time, if the airtight refill container is pressed from below through the hole at the bottom of the container body with the outer lid opened, the hole cannot be visually inspected and the workability is poor. Furthermore, since the airtight refill container is fitted to the container body, it is necessary to strongly push the airtight refill container in order to disengage the airtight refill container from the container body, and the airtight refill container is released by force. It may fall off the body.

[0010] The replacement of the airtight refill container not only replaces the internal cosmetics with new ones when they have been used, but also changes the color of the cosmetics to be carried according to the mood, and changes the components of the cosmetics depending on the season. Since it is frequently performed even during use, such as when carrying a different thing, there is a problem that an airtight cosmetic container having poor exchangeability of the airtight refill container is difficult to use.

[0011] In view of the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide an airtight cosmetic container having improved portability while improving the operability of replacing an airtight refill container for accommodating a cosmetic. .

[0012]

In order to achieve this object, an airtight cosmetic container according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a container body having a storage section formed therein by being partitioned by a peripheral side wall. An outer lid pivotally attached to the rear end of the container body via a hinge so as to be openable and closable, a hook means provided at both front ends of the outer lid to close the container body with the outer lid, An airtight refill container detachably fitted to the storage portion, wherein the airtight refill container is mounted on a container having a cosmetic storage portion, and an inner lid for hermetically closing the inside of the storage portion is openably and closably attached. A concave portion for inserting the hinge of the hermetic refill container is formed on a side edge of a peripheral side wall forming the storage portion, and the peripheral side wall is formed on a hinge side peripheral side wall of the storage portion. In addition to providing an upward notch that penetrates, the notch A fitting portion for fitting the hermetic refill container is provided on the peripheral side wall on the side to be cut and the vicinity of the peripheral side wall on the side opposite to the notch, and the fitting portion on the opposite side of the notch is arranged in the front-rear direction together with the hermetic refill container. It is configured to be elastically movably supported.

Further, in the hermetic refill container according to the present invention, the notch in the peripheral side wall on the hinge side is provided in front of the hinge, and the rotation fulcrum of the hinge for pivotally attaching the outer lid is located below the notch. The configuration was provided.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an airtight cosmetic container according to the first aspect, wherein a hinge-side peripheral side wall of the storage portion is provided with an upward cutout penetrating the peripheral side wall, and a peripheral side wall having the cutout. And a fitting portion for fitting the airtight refill container to the vicinity of the peripheral side wall on the side facing the notch,
The fitting portion on the side facing the notch is elastically supported movably in the front-rear direction together with the airtight refill container, so that the airtight refill container pushes the airtight refill container inward from the notch side so that the airtight refill container moves inside the storage portion. It moves and the fitting portion provided on the side opposite to the notch and elastically supported is also pressed and moved, and the engagement of the peripheral side wall having the notch is released, and the airtight refill container is pulled upward as it is. Thereby, the airtight refill container can be removed from the storage section.

That is, when the airtight refill container is removed, the notch serving as a pressing position for sliding the airtight refill container forward can be visually observed, and not only is it easy to operate, but also
Press and slide the airtight refill container to release the rear engagement, then pull up the airtight refill container,
It does not require a strong force as when simply pulling up and disengaging the airtight refill container, and there is no excessive force to remove and damage the airtight refill container, and anyone can easily replace the airtight refill container. be able to.

Further, a concave portion is provided in the peripheral side wall of the container main body on the side of the storage portion, and the hinge of the airtight refill container is inserted into the concave portion, so that the hinge is projected onto the container main body by an amount inserted into the concave portion. Because the height of the hinge can be reduced, the thickness of the entire hermetic cosmetic container can be reduced,
Portability can be improved.

Further, in the airtight cosmetic container according to the second aspect, the notch in the peripheral side wall on the hinge side is provided in front of the hinge, and the rotation fulcrum of the hinge for pivotally attaching the outer lid is located below the notch. Since the outer lid is located below the notch when the outer lid is opened, and does not cover the notch, when removing the airtight refill container, the airtight refill container is visually confirmed from the notch side. Can be pressed to slide, and the airtight refill container can be easily removed.

Further, since the outer lid is provided below the notch with the rotation fulcrum for opening and closing the outer lid, when the outer lid is closed, the notch provided just before the hinge is covered with the outer lid, and the outer lid is covered by the outer lid. It has an excellent effect of not being visible and not impairing the appearance of the hermetic cosmetic container.

[0019]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the cosmetic container 1 of the present embodiment comprises a container body 10, an outer lid 30, and an airtight refill container 50 as main components.

The container body 10 has a storage portion 12 formed by a peripheral side wall portion 10a having a substantially square horizontal cross section and a bottom portion 10b having an opening 10e at a substantially central portion.

At the center of the front end side of the container body 10, there is provided a concave portion 14 which is open forward and upward, and on the front wall surface of the concave portion 14, an engaging protrusion 16 is provided forward, and In the center of the end side, a concave portion 18 opened rearward and vertically is provided. Further, an upward cutout 24 narrower than the concave portion 18 is provided in the front peripheral side wall portion 10 a of the concave portion 18. The notch 24 penetrates in the front-rear direction through the rear peripheral side wall portion 10 a forming the storage portion 12, and is located on both sides of the notch 24 on the inner surface of the rear peripheral side wall portion 10 a. A fitting projection 10c is provided toward the inside of the projection 12.

Further, a concave portion 12a which is open toward the inside of the storage portion 12 is provided at a position of the front peripheral side wall portion 10a facing the fitting protrusion 10c.
A rectangular opening 12b penetrating downward is provided in a bottom portion 10b below 2a. A flexible plate 26 is provided on the rear edge of the opening 12b. The flexible plate 26 is provided at the upper end of the flexible plate 26. Is provided. Therefore, the flexible plate 26 bends and deforms so that the upper end provided with the fitting protrusion 10d moves in the front-rear direction with the end on the bottom 10b side serving as a fulcrum.

Further, on the left peripheral side wall 20 of the storage section 12,
Recess 2 opened upward and inward of storage unit 12
2 are provided.

The outer lid 30 is composed of a side wall portion 30a which is vertically overlapped with the container body 10 and has substantially the same shape, and a top portion 30b on which a mirror 42 is mounted on the inner surface.

At the rear end of the outer lid 30, there is provided a projection 32 which enters the concave portion 18 of the container body 10 to form the hinge 3, and enters the concave portion 14 of the storage body 10 at the front end side to engage therewith. An engaging portion 34 that constitutes the hook means 5 together with the projection 16 is provided.

An engagement piece 36 is provided on a rear surface of the engagement portion 34 so as to be detachable from the engagement protrusion 16.

The hermetic refill container 50 has an outer shape substantially the same as the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the peripheral side wall portion 10a of the container body 10, and has a container 50a having a cosmetic accommodating portion 52, and the accommodating portion 52 can be opened and closed. An inner lid 70 is hermetically sealed and holds the inside in an airtight state, and a projection 56 rotatably supports the inner lid 70.

At substantially the center of the container 50a, there is provided a receiving portion 52 which is formed in a circular recess for receiving the cosmetic, and a groove 54 is provided on the outer periphery of the receiving portion 52 along the outer periphery. On the outer peripheral wall 54a of the groove 54, three hook pieces 62 are provided at regular intervals along the outer peripheral wall 54a toward the inside thereof, and one of them is provided on the opposite side of the protrusion 56. Have been. Further, an annular seal member 60 is attached from the peripheral edge of the housing portion 52 to the inner peripheral wall of the groove portion 54.

A recess 58 is provided on the outer periphery of the container 50a. The recess 58 is fitted to the fitting projections 10c and 10d of the container main body 10 to store the airtight refill container 50 in the container main body 10 and a housing 52. At the upper end of the outer periphery of the container 50a located on the left side of the main body 50, two projections 56 forming a hinge 64 for hingedly opening and closing the inner lid 70 are provided at a distance.

The inner lid 70 is formed of a substantially circular flat lid 7.
2 and the cylindrical side wall 74 projecting therefrom and the projection 5
6 and a supporting portion 76 forming a hinge 64.

On the lower surface of the lid portion 72, the side wall portion 74 is provided which is inserted into the groove portion 54 provided in the container 50a when the inner lid 70 is closed, and protrudes inside thereof so as to face the seal member 60. In addition, a seal member pressing portion 78 for pressing the seal member 60 is provided. Further, a support portion 76 is provided on the side of the lid portion 72 and enters between the protrusions 56 of the container 50a to form a hinge 64. On the opposite side of the support portion 76, a support portion 76 is provided. A handle portion 80 is formed to extend outward from the body portion 72.

A protruding piece 74a is provided on the outer periphery of the side wall 74 at a position where it engages with the hook 62 of the groove 54 when the inner lid 70 is closed.

These components are combined as follows to form the hermetically sealed cosmetic container 1.

A projection 32 at the rear end of the outer cover 30 enters the concave portion 18 at the rear end of the container body 10, and straddles the container body 10 and the outer cover 30, and is hinged at a position lower than the notch 24. The pin 88 is inserted, and the hinge 3 is formed.

When the container body 10 and the outer lid 30 are in the closed state, the engaging projections 16
And the engaging piece 36 of the outer lid 30 are engaged with each other to form the hook means 5 and hold the container body 10 and the outer lid 30 in a closed state.

The fitting projections 10c and 10d of the peripheral side wall 10a and the recess 58 of the hermetic refill container 50 are engaged with the storage portion 12 of the container body 10, and the container body 1
The hinge 64 of the airtight refill container 50 is arranged in the concave portion 22 provided on the left peripheral side wall 20 of the “0”, and the airtight refill container 50 is fitted.

That is, the airtight refill container 50 is
4 is disposed on the left side, and from the upper rear side to the lower front side of the container body 10 such that the fitting protrusion 10d provided on the flexible plate 26 of the container body 10 enters the recess 58 on the front side of the container body 50a. The rear side of the airtight refill container 50 is inserted into the storage portion 12 while the flexible plate 26 is bent while being pressed, and the fitting protrusion 10 of the peripheral side wall portion 10a on the rear side of the storage portion 12 is inserted.
The recess 58 of the hermetic refill container 50 is engaged with c.

When the airtight refill container 50 is to be removed, first, the airtight refill container 50 is pressed forward from the notch 24 of the container body 10 just before the hinge 3 and moved forward. As a result, the flexible plate 26 is bent to release the engagement between the recess 58 on the rear side of the airtight refill container 50 and the fitting protrusion 10c. Thereafter, the airtight refill container 50 is pulled up and removed from the container body 10.

Further, the inner lid 70 is rotatably pivoted by a hinge 64, and when the inner lid 70 is closed, the inner lid 7 is closed.
The protrusions 74a on the outer periphery of the side wall 74 on the lower surface engage with the hook pieces 62 of the airtight refill container 50, so that the inner peripheral surface of the side wall 74 contacts the seal member 60 on the inner peripheral surface of the groove 54 and the lid The seal member pressing portion 78 on the lower surface of the portion 72 presses the seal member 60 from above to hold the housing portion 52 in an airtight state.

That is, in the airtight cosmetic container 1, the hook means 5 on the front end side is released, and the outer lid 30 is hinged by the hinge 3 on the rear end side.
Is rotated to the rear to open, and then the inner lid 70 is rotated leftward by the hinge 64 arranged in the concave portion 22 of the left peripheral side wall 20 to move the inner lid 70 to the outside of the container body 10 so that the inner lid 70 is opened. Open to expose cosmetics.

With the above configuration, in the airtight cosmetic container 1 of the present embodiment, the peripheral side wall portion 10a on the hinge 3 side of the storage portion 12 is provided.
An upward notch 2 penetrating the peripheral side wall portion 10a.
4 and a fitting projection 10c for fitting the airtight refill container 50 is provided on the peripheral side wall portion 10a on the side having the notch 24 and the facing surface side of the notch 24, respectively. The fitting projection 10d is elastically supported so as to be movable in the front-rear direction together with the airtight refill container 50, so that the airtight refill container 50 is pushed into the storage portion 12 from the notch 24 side so that the airtight refill container 50 is 12, the elastically supported fitting protrusion 10d provided on the side opposite to the notch 24 is pressed and moved, and the engagement between the recess 58 on the rear side of the hermetic refill container 50 and the fitting protrusion 10c. Is released, and the airtight refill container 50 is pulled upward as it is, whereby the storage unit 1 is
2, the airtight refill container 50 can be removed.

That is, when removing the airtight refill container 50,
The notch 24 serving as a pressing position for sliding the hermetic refill container 50 forward can be visually observed, and is not only easy to operate, but also presses and slides the hermetic refill container 50 to release the rearward engagement. After that, since the airtight refill container 50 is pulled up, a strong force is not required as when the airtight refill container 50 is simply pulled up and disengaged, and the excessive force may cause the airtight refill container 50 to be dropped or damaged. The airtight refill container 50 can be easily replaced by anyone.

Further, the recess 22 is provided in the peripheral side wall 10a of the container body 10 at the side edge of the storage portion 12 and the hinge 64 of the airtight refill container 50 is inserted into the recess 22.
Since the height of the hinge 64 protruding above the container body 10 can be reduced by an amount corresponding to the insertion of the 4 into the concave portion 22, the thickness of the whole hermetic cosmetic container 1 can be reduced, and portability is improved. Can be done.

The notch 24 of the peripheral side wall 10a on the hinge 3 side is provided in front of the hinge 3 and the outer lid 30
Is provided below the notch 24, so that when the outer lid 30 is opened, the outer lid 30 is located below the notch 24 and does not cover the notch 24, so that the airtightness is achieved. When removing the refill container 50, the airtight refill container 50 can be reliably pushed and slid from the notch 24 side while being visually observed, and the airtight refill container 50 can be more easily removed.

Further, since the outer lid 30 is provided below the notch 24 with its rotation fulcrum positioned to open and close, the notch 24 provided just before the hinge 3 is closed when the outer lid 30 is closed. The airtight cosmetic container 1 is covered with 30 and is not visible from the outside.

In the airtight cosmetic container 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a dish-shaped cosmetic storage unit 90 is provided on the side of the storage unit 12 of the airtight refill container 50 of the container body 10. It is formed integrally.

According to this configuration, not only the above-mentioned effects are obtained, but also a space for accommodating necessary cosmetics such as puffs when using the cosmetic is provided in the same container as the cosmetic. Therefore, since the cosmetic and the makeup tool are stored inside the hermetic cosmetic container 1, the cosmetic can be used immediately. Further, a cosmetic container adheres to the used cosmetic device, and if the cosmetic device is put into a bag or the like after use, the inside of the bag may be stained. Therefore, a special container for storing the cosmetic device is required. However, as described above, by providing the cosmetics container 90 in the hermetic cosmetic container 1, the cosmetics can be stored together in the hermetic cosmetics container 1. Therefore, a separate container for the cosmetics is provided. There is no need to do so, and it is possible to reduce the amount of luggage when carrying, and since there is only one container to be taken out, it can be used easily with one hand.

In the airtight cosmetic container 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the notch 24 which is a pressing position of the airtight refill container 50 when the airtight refill container 50 provided in the container body 10 is removed. The hinge 64 of the hermetic refill container 50 is disposed on the airtight refill container 50.

According to this configuration, in addition to the above-described effects, the shape of the container body 10 is simplified, the molding is facilitated, and the aesthetic appearance when the outer lid 30 is opened is improved.

[0051]

As described above, in the cosmetic container according to the first aspect of the present invention, the hinge-side peripheral side wall of the storage section is provided with an upward cutout penetrating the peripheral side wall. A fitting portion for fitting the airtight refill container is provided on each of the peripheral side wall having the notch and the vicinity of the peripheral side wall on the opposite surface side of the notch, and the fitting portion on the opposite surface side of the notch is provided with the airtight refill container. With the elastic support movably in the front-rear direction, the hermetic refill container was moved in the storage portion by pushing the hermetic refill container inward from the notch side, and was provided on the opposite side of the notch and elastically supported. The fitting portion is also pressed and moved, and the engagement of the peripheral side wall having the notch is released, and the airtight refill container can be removed from the storage portion by pulling the airtight refill container upward as it is. That.

That is, when the airtight refill container is removed, the notch serving as a pressing position for sliding the airtight refill container forward can be visually observed, and not only is it easy to operate, but also
Press and slide the airtight refill container to release the rear engagement, then pull up the airtight refill container,
The airtight refill container does not require a strong force as in the case of simply pulling up the airtight refill, so that the airtight refill container can be easily replaced by anyone without having to remove or damage the airtight refill container with excessive force.

Further, a concave portion is provided in the side wall portion of the storage portion on the peripheral side wall of the container body, and the hinge of the airtight refill container is inserted into the concave portion, so that the hinge is protruded above the container body by the amount inserted into the concave portion. Because the height of the hinge can be reduced, the thickness of the entire hermetic cosmetic container can be reduced,
Portability can be improved.

Further, in the airtight cosmetic container according to the second aspect, the notch in the hinge-side peripheral side wall is provided in front of the hinge, and the rotation fulcrum of the hinge for pivotally attaching the outer lid is located below the notch. Since the outer lid is located below the notch when the outer lid is opened, and does not cover the notch, when removing the airtight refill container, the airtight refill container is visually confirmed from the notch side. Can be pressed to slide, and the airtight refill container can be easily removed.

Further, since the outer lid is provided below the notch with the rotation fulcrum for opening and closing the outer lid, when the outer lid is closed, the notch provided in front of the hinge is covered with the outer lid, and is provided from outside. It has an excellent effect of not being visible and not impairing the appearance of the hermetic cosmetic container.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a first embodiment of the present invention with an outer lid and an inner lid opened.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing main components of the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention when broken from the center in the front-rear direction.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view when the airtight refill container according to the first embodiment of the present invention is broken in the front-rear direction at a fitting portion between the container main body.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation of removing the hermetic refill container in the first embodiment of the present invention, and showing a state where the hermetic refill container is moved forward.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an operation of removing the hermetic refill container in the first embodiment of the present invention, and showing a state where the hermetic refill container is pulled up.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of the second embodiment of the present invention with an outer lid and an inner lid opened.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing main components of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a plan view of the third embodiment of the present invention with an outer lid and an inner lid opened.

FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing main components of a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hermetic cosmetic container 3 Hinge 5 Hook means 10 Container main body 10a Peripheral side wall part 10b Bottom part 10c, 10d Fitting protrusion (fitting part) 12 Storage part 12a Depression 12b Opening 20 Left peripheral side wall 22 Depression 24 Notch 26 Flexure Plate 30 Outer lid 30a Side wall part 30b Top part 32 Projection part 50 Airtight refill container 50a Body 52 Housing part 54 Groove part 64 Hinge 70 Inner lid 72 Lid part 74 Side wall part 76 Support part 90 Makeup equipment storage part

Continued on the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification symbol FI Theme coat II (reference) A45D 33/24 A45D 33/24

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container body partitioned by a peripheral side wall and having a storage portion formed therein, an outer lid pivotally connected to a rear end of the container body via a hinge so as to be openable and closable, and the outer lid A hook means provided at the front ends of both of them to close the container body with the airtight refill container which is detachably fitted to the storage portion of the container body. A hinge for opening and closing an inner lid for hermetically closing the inside of the housing portion in a container having the housing portion, and a side edge of a peripheral side wall forming the housing portion has the hinge of the airtight refill container. A concave portion for inserting a hinge is formed, and an upward cutout penetrating the peripheral side wall is provided in a hinge side peripheral side wall of the storage portion, and the peripheral side wall having the cutout is opposed to the notch. Airtight refill containers near the peripheral side wall An airtight cosmetic container comprising: a fitting portion for fitting; and a fitting portion on an opposite surface side of the notch is elastically supported so as to be movable in the front-rear direction together with the airtight refill container. 2. A notch in a peripheral side wall on the hinge side is provided in front of the hinge, and a rotation fulcrum of the hinge for pivotally connecting the outer lid is provided below the notch. An airtight cosmetic container according to item 1.