JP2001146247A - Openable/closable container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an openable/closable container in which an opening/closing lid can be opened or closed easily and positively against a container main body and it has a child proof function. SOLUTION: An openable/closable container 10 is comprised of a container main body 11, an opening/closing lid 23 oscillatably attached to the container main body 11, and a plate rubber 50 arranged at an oscillating segment between the container main body 11 and the opening/closing lid 23. An engagement piece 32 of the opening/closing lid 23 is engaged with an engagement protrusion 33 arranged at an operator 55 of the container main body 11. A moving member 60 is slidably arranged at the container main body 11, a fitting notch 51 is arranged at the lower end of the operator 55, and a fitting protrusion 61 is arranged at the moving member 60. The moving member 60 is slid to cause the fitting notch 51 and the fitting protrusion 61 to be displaced and descending of the operator 55 is prevented and even if a child plays a trick play, the opening/closing lid 23 is not opened.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an openable container which can be easily opened and closed, and more particularly to an openable container having a function of preventing mischief.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container for storing therein a content, for example, a wet tissue, has an outlet for a wet tissue, and this outlet is opened and closed by an opening / closing lid.

That is, such a container stores a wet tissue, and has a container body having an outlet,
An opening / closing lid for closing the outlet is provided.

[0004] In use, an opening / closing lid is opened to an outlet of the container body, and wet tissues are taken out one by one from the outlet of the container body.

[0005]

As described above, a conventional container includes a container body and an opening / closing lid that is swingably attached to the container body. Moved and open. By the way, in recent years, there are cases where a child opens the opening / closing lid with half of play and takes out a large amount of wet dish.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of such a point, the opening and closing lid can be easily and reliably opened,
It is another object of the present invention to provide an openable and closable container having a tamper-proof function.

[0007]

According to the present invention, there is provided a container body having an outlet formed therein, and the container body is swingably mounted on the container body.
An opening / closing lid for closing the opening, and a resilient biasing means provided on a swinging portion between the container body and the opening / closing lid for biasing the opening / closing lid toward the opening direction; provided at a free end of the opening / closing lid. A locking portion is provided, and an operating body that has an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion is provided on the container body and that is pressed from the outside and is nipped, and an operating body locking mechanism that locks the operation of the operating body is provided. An openable and closable container characterized in that: The present invention provides a container body having an outlet formed therein, an opening / closing lid that is swingably attached to the container body, and seals the opening, and a swing unit provided between the container body and the opening / closing lid. Resilient biasing means for biasing the lid in the opening direction, a locking portion is provided at a free end of the opening / closing lid, and the container body has an engaging portion for engaging with the locking portion. An openable and closable container provided with an operating body which is pressed and sandwiched and an opening and closing lid locking mechanism for locking the opening and closing lid to the container body.

According to the present invention, by pressing and bending the operating body in a state where the operating body locking mechanism or the opening / closing lid locking mechanism is released, the locking portion provided on the opening / closing lid and the operating body are provided. By releasing the engagement of the engaged portion, the opening / closing lid can be opened by the elastic urging means. By locking the operation of the operating body by the operating body locking mechanism, the operating body does not bend even when the operating body is pressed. Further, the lid is not opened by locking the lid to the container body by the lid locking mechanism.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS First Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the openable and closable container according to the present invention.
It is a figure showing an embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the openable and closable container 10 seals a lower opening type container main body 11 in which a wet tissue 41 (see FIG. 6) is stored and a lower opening of the container main body 11. And a bottom lid 12. The container body 11 includes an upper plate 27 having an outlet 24 and an upper plate 2.
7, a side plate 13 extending downward from the opening 7, and the side plate 13 of the container body 11 is provided with an opening / closing lid 2 for sealing an outlet 24 of an upper plate 27.
3 is swingably mounted.

The upper plate 27 of the container body 11 is provided with a first upper plate (first thin plate) 27a at a substantially central portion thereof and a step portion 28 outside the first upper plate 27a. And a second upper plate (second thin plate) 27b at a position higher than 27a. The first upper plate 27a is provided with an outlet 24 for taking out the wet tissue 41.

On the other hand, the first upper plate 27a is provided with an engagement rib 94, and the outlet 24 is arranged inside the engagement rib 94. A frame 37 is provided on the inner surface of the opening / closing lid 23 so as to enter an engaging rib 94 provided on the first upper plate 27a. Then, the opening / closing lid 23 is rotated, and the engagement rib 94 is rotated.
The opening / closing lid 23 hermetically seals the outlet 24 by fitting the frame 37 into the inside. Note that a reinforcing rib 81 is provided on the inner surface of the opening / closing lid 23.

Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a tip rib 36 is protruded from the free end of the opening / closing lid 23, and the locking piece 32 is provided on the tip rib 36.

In the container body 11, near the free end of the opening / closing lid 23 and near the upper end of the side plate 13, there is formed a step 58 which falls from the upper plate 27, and a vertical plate 55a is formed in the step 58. Is provided. A thin portion 52 that is easily bent is formed on the vertical plate 55a, and a horizontal plate 55b that extends outward in the horizontal direction is attached directly below the thin portion 52 of the vertical plate 55a. The locking piece 32 of the opening / closing lid 23 is provided on the inner surface of the vertical plate 55a.
Are held.

A cover plate 55c is connected to an upper end of the vertical plate 55a via a hinge 53. This cover plate 55c
As shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 3, an L-shape is formed above the vertical plate 55a via the hinge 53, and the cover plate 55
A connecting rib 56 having a fitting groove 56a is fixed to the inner surface of the connector c. Then, the cover plate 55c is rotated around the hinge 53, and the horizontal plate 55b is inserted into the fitting groove 56a of the connecting rib 56.
The cover plate 55c covers the vertical plate 55a and the horizontal plate 55b from outside, and the vertical plate 55a
And the horizontal plate 55b. These vertical plates 55
a, the horizontal plate 55b and the cover plate 55c
(Solid line in FIG. 3).

As shown in FIG. 1, an elongated plate rubber 50 is provided between the container body 11 and the opening / closing lid 23 to urge the opening / closing lid 23 in the opening direction. That is, the container body 11 is provided with a storage portion 75 for inserting and storing one end of the rubber plate 50, and the opening / closing lid 23 is provided with the container body 11.
And a fixing portion 76 for fixing the other end of the plate rubber 50 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, the rubber plate 50 is disposed at the center between the container body 11 and the opening / closing lid 23.

The container body 11 and the opening / closing lid 23 are both obtained by injection molding using polypropylene (PP).
You may shape | mold using S, ABS, an elastomer, PET, PVC, and polycarbonate. The bottom cover 12 is preferably made of linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), and the plate rubber 50 is made of silicon rubber. The fixing portion 76 is made of PP.

Next, the operating body 55 will be further described. The operating body 55 includes a vertical plate 55a and a horizontal plate 55b as described above.
And a cover plate 55c for covering the vertical plate 55a and the horizontal plate 55b from outside. Also, the vertical plate 55
a between the vertical plate 55a and the cover plate 5c.
A right-angle rib 57 for keeping the angle between the right-angle rib 5c and the right-angle rib 5c is provided.

For this reason, by pushing down the cover plate 55c from above, the force from the cover plate 55c is transmitted to the vertical plate 55a and the horizontal plate 55b via the right-angled rib 57 and the connecting rib 56, respectively. For this reason, the vertical plate 55a
Can be easily bent in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 via the thin portion 52, and the horizontal plate 55b can be bent in the same direction.

As described above, the vertical plate 55a bends clockwise in FIG.
And the engagement with the engagement protrusion 33 provided on the vertical plate 55a is released.

When the pressing force of the cover plate 55c is released, the horizontal plate 55b returns to the horizontal direction.
Plate 55c connected to the cover plate 55c via a connecting rib 56, and a vertical plate 5 connected to the cover plate 55c via a right-angle rib 57.
5a returns to the original position.

As shown in FIG. 5, the width L ₁ of the horizontal plate 55b is smaller than the width L ₂ of the vertical plate 55a and the cover plate 55c. The horizontal plate 55b does not have a thin portion and is formed to be relatively rigid. Therefore, the horizontal plate 5
By relatively narrow width L ₁ of 5b, it is possible to deflect the horizontal plate 55b which is formed into a relatively rigid easily.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, a sliding surface 65 located below the step 58 is formed outside the step 58 of the container body 11. A moving body 60 is slidably mounted on the moving body 60.

The moving body 60 is, as shown in FIG.
The moving body 60 moves while sliding on the sliding surface 65 with the lower end of the cover plate 55c stored in the storage groove 62. A fitting projection 61 projects upward in the storage groove 62 of the moving body 60, and a fitting recess 51 into which the fitting projection 61 fits is provided at the lower end of the cover plate 55c. .

That is, the moving body 60 is moved, and the moving body 6 is moved.
When the fitting protrusion 61 of 0 is brought to a position corresponding to the fitting recess 51 of the cover plate 55c, the fitting protrusion 61 is fitted into the fitting recess 51 by pressing the cover plate 55c from above. The cover plate 55c can be moved down to that point.

On the other hand, when the fitting convex portion 61 of the moving body 60 and the fitting concave portion 51 of the cover plate 55c are shifted from each other, the fitting convex portion 61 of the moving body 60 is other than the fitting concave portion 51 of the cover plate 55c. It will touch the part. Therefore, even if the cover plate 55c is pressed, the cover plate 55c cannot be lowered, and the opening operation of the opening / closing lid 23 becomes impossible.

Therefore, by appropriately sliding the movable body 60 on the sliding surface 65, the movable body 60 can be provided with a function of preventing children's mischief, and the movable body 60 operates to lock the operation of the operating body 55. It becomes a body locking mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 1, the upper plate 27 of the container body 11 is provided with an engagement rib 94 for engaging the frame 37 of the opening / closing lid 23 on the inner surface side. A chamfer 94a is provided on an upper portion of the engagement rib 94 so that the opening / closing lid 23 can be easily opened even when the wet tissue 41 is sandwiched between the frame body 37 and the engagement rib 94. The chamfer 94a is provided over the entire periphery of the engagement rib 94 except for the vicinity of the plate rubber 50. The opening operation force of the plate rubber 50 is strong in the vicinity of the plate rubber 50, and the chamfer 94a is not particularly required, so that the engagement between the frame body 37 and the engagement rib 94 is made airtight.

Next, the structure of the outlet 24 provided in the upper plate 27 of the container body 11 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of first flaps 82, 82 extending toward the outlet 24 on the first upper plate 27 a of the upper plate 27, and each of the first flaps 82, 82 are provided.
A pair of second flaps 83, 83 opposing to 82 are provided.

Each of the pair of first flaps 82, 82 and the pair of second flaps 83, 83 has a wavy cross-sectional shape from the base end to the front end. By having a corrugated cross-sectional shape in this manner, the pair of first flaps 8
2, 82 and the pair of second flaps 83, 83 have their bending directions determined in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the flaps 82, 82, 83, 83, respectively.
82, 83, 83 can be flexed stably and reliably.

Each of the pair of first flaps 82, 82 and the pair of second flaps 83, 83 extend divergently toward the leading end, and extend between the first flaps 82, 82 and between the second flaps 83, 83. Is expanding toward the tip.

Next, the wet tissue 41 stored in the container body 11 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
As shown in (a), the wet tissue 41 is folded and laminated in a closed bag 40 made of a flexible sheet, and is sealed by the closed bag 40. Each wet tissue 41 forms a bent portion 42 and is substantially folded in two,
The bent portions 42 of each wet tissue 41 are alternately replaced. The folded lower half 41b of the wet tissue 41 is inserted between the upper half 41a of the wet tissue 41 disposed below and the upper half 41a of the wet tissue 41 located further below.
Therefore, when the wet tissue 41 is picked out one by one and taken out, the lower half 4 of the taken out wet tissue 41 is taken out.
1b pulls up the upper half 41a of the wet tissue 41 located below. The method of folding the wet tissue 41 is not particularly limited as long as the wet tissue 41 can be continuously taken out, and is not particularly limited. For example, the folding method as shown in FIG. Good. An opening 40a is provided at the upper end of the sealed bag 40, and the opening 40a is sealed by a lid piece 45 that is detachably attached to the upper surface of the sealed bag 40.

As a material of the wet tissue 41,
For example, water-soluble materials are used, and other non-woven fabrics, paper,
A fiber material such as gauze, a sheet-like foam, or a paper-based soft material may be used. Examples of the liquid to be impregnated in the wet tissue include a wetting agent containing a bactericide, a disinfectant, a cleaning agent, and the like, and cosmetics such as lotion and emulsion.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described. First, one end of the plate rubber 50 is inserted and stored in the storage portion 75 of the lid main body 21, and the other end of the plate rubber 50 has a projection (not shown) provided with a positioning hole (not shown) at a predetermined position of the opening / closing lid 23. (Not shown), and is fixed by a fixing portion 76.

Next, from the lower opening in the container body 11,
Wet tissue 41 sealed by airtight bag 40
Is stored.

Next, the opening / closing lid 23 moves in the closing direction with respect to the container body 11 and the locking piece 32 of the opening / closing lid 23 is
Of the container body 11 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 33 of the container body 11.
Is closed by the opening / closing lid 23. At this time, the opening / closing lid 23
Frame body 37 enters the engagement rib 94 of the container main body 11 to maintain the inside of the frame body 37 in a sealed state.

When using the wet tissue 41, the moving body 60 is first slid on the sliding surface 65 to bring the fitting convex portion 61 of the moving body 60 to a position corresponding to the fitting concave portion 51 of the cover plate 55c. . Next, the vertical plate 55a is bent around the thin portion 52 by pressing the cover plate 55c of the operating body 55 to descend, and at the same time, the horizontal plate 55b is bent. Thus, the engagement between the locking piece 32 and the engagement protrusion 33 can be released. In this case, due to the restoring force of the rubber plate 50, the opening / closing lid 23 rotates about the swing shaft 77, and the opening / closing lid 23 is opened.

Next, the wet tissue 41 is pinched by a finger from the outlet 24 of the container body 11 and pulled upward. afterwards,
By continuously pulling the wet tissue 41, the first wet tissue 41 is placed in the container body 11
Can be taken from inside. In this case, the upper half 41a of the second wet tissue 41 is pulled by the lower half 41b of the first wet tissue 41. Then, the upper half 41 a of the second wet tissue 41 is moved from the center of the outlet 24 to the first flap 8.
2 and the front edge of the second flap 83, and is stopped by being sandwiched between the first flap 82 and the second flap 83.

As described above, according to this embodiment, the vertical plate 55
Since the horizontal plate 55a and the horizontal plate 55b bend, the engagement between the engaging projection 33 provided on the vertical plate 55a and the locking piece 32 of the opening / closing lid 23 can be directly and reliably released. Further, the vertical plate 55a and the horizontal plate 55b can be covered from outside by the cover plate 55c, and the aesthetic appearance of the openable and closable container 10 can be maintained.

Further, the moving body 60 is moved to displace the fitting projection 61 of the moving body 60 and the fitting recess 51 of the cover plate 55c from each other, thereby preventing the cover plate 55c from lowering and locking the opening / closing lid 23. can do. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the opening and closing cover 23 from being opened by a child's mischief and to remove the wet tissue 41 inside.

As described above, according to the present invention, the moving body is slid on the container body so that the fitting concave portion and the fitting convex portion correspond to each other. In this case, the vertical plate is flexed only by pressing and lowering the operating body to release the engagement between the locking portion of the opening / closing lid and the engaging portion of the vertical plate, whereby the opening / closing lid has elasticity. Opened by biasing member. In addition, it is impossible to open the opening / closing lid by shifting the fitting concave portion and the fitting convex portion, and it is possible to prevent mischief of a child.

The moving body 60 is used as an operating body locking mechanism.
However, the swinging arm inserted into the opening and closing cover may be rotatably provided on the operating body 55 to lock the operation of the operating body 55 by the swinging arm. Alternatively, a stopper that contacts the container body 11 may be rotatably provided on the operating body 55, and the operation of the operating body 55 may be locked by this stopper.

Further, the operating body 55 may be provided separately from the container body 11, and the operating body may be slid with respect to the container body 11 to have an operating body locking function.

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The second embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 11 has an opening / closing lid locking function for locking the opening / closing lid 23 to the container body 11 instead of providing the operating body locking function. The other components are substantially the same as those of the first embodiment shown in FIGS.

In the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the same parts as those in the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, a lock body 95 having a projection 95a and a rotation shaft 95b is rotatably provided on the upper plate 27 of the container body 11. By rotating the lock body 95 and inserting the projection 95 a into the groove 23 a of the lid 23, the lid 23 can be securely locked to the container body 11. In this case, the lock body 95 functions as an opening / closing lid locking mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 8, a lock member 96 inserted into the opening / closing lid 23 is used instead of the lock member 95 which rotates.
May be slidably provided on the upper plate 27.

As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the container body 1
A lock piece 97 that engages with the first projection 98 may be provided, and this lock piece 97 may function as an opening / closing lid locking mechanism. The lock piece 97 is slidably provided on the opening / closing lid 23.

As shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b),
3 is provided slidably with a lock piece 99 having a protrusion 99a, and the protrusion 99a of the lock piece 99 is
00 and the opening / closing lid may be locked.

As shown in FIGS. 11 (a) and 11 (b), a lock piece 101 is slidably provided on the opening / closing lid 23, and the lock piece 101 is stored in the groove 103 of the container body 11, and The protrusion 101 may be engaged with the protrusion 102 in the groove 103.

Further, the operating body locking mechanism disclosed in the first embodiment or the opening / closing lid locking mechanism disclosed in the second embodiment may be provided with an upper opening type for storing an internal wet tissue. The present invention may be applied to an openable and closable container (not shown) including a container body and a canopy that seals an upper opening of the container body. In this openable and closable container, an opening for taking out the wet tissue is formed in the canopy, and an opening and closing lid is swingably provided at this opening, and the opening and closing lid is attached to the opening direction by elastic urging means. It is being rushed.

[0054]

As described above, according to the present invention, the operation of the operating body can be locked by the operating body locking mechanism, and the opening / closing lid is locked to the container body by the opening / closing lid locking mechanism. Can be. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the child from mischievously operating the operating body, and to prevent the opening and closing cover from being opened and taking out the wet tissue.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an openable and closable container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the openable container when closed.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing an opening / closing lid and an operating body of a container body.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing a moving body.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an operating body and a moving body.

FIG. 6 is a side sectional view showing a sealed bag storing wet tissues.

FIG. 7 is a view showing a rotating lock body according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a view showing a sliding lock body.

FIG. 9 is a view showing a lock piece provided on the opening / closing lid.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a modification of the lock piece provided on the opening / closing lid.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a modification of the lock piece provided on the opening / closing lid.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Openable / closable container 11 Container main body 12 Bottom lid 13 Side plate 23 Opening / closing lid 24 Outlet 27 Upper plate 28 Step part 32 Locking piece 33 Engagement projection 37 Frame body 40 Sealing bag 41 Wet tissue 50 Plate rubber 51 Fitting recess 52 Thin Part 53 Hinge 55 Actuator 55a Vertical plate 55b Horizontal plate 55c Cover plate 60 Moving body 61 Fitting projection 95,96 Lock body 97,101 Lock piece

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kenji Bando 1531-7 Wadahama Takasuka, Toyohama-cho, Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa Prefecture Unicharm Corporation Technical Center (72) Inventor Hiroki Ishikawa Mitoyo-gun, Kagawa Prefecture 1531-7 Wadahama Takasuka, Toyohama-cho Unicharm Corporation Technical Center (72) Inventor Masaho Hayashi 1-1-1 Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Dai-Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Ue Yutaka Matsu Inside 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Noriyoshi Shinoki 1-1-1, Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Inside Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. 72) Inventor Toshihiko Uenishi 1-1-1 Ichigaya-Kaga-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo F-term in Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (reference) 3E014 LB08 3E084 AA05 AA13 AA24 AB10 CA03 EA10 EB03 FA06 FC08 GA06 GB06 GB26 KA16

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A container body having an outlet formed therein, an opening / closing lid attached to the container body so as to be swingable and hermetically closing the outlet, and a swinging part provided between the container body and the opening / closing lid, An elastic urging means for urging the opening / closing lid toward the opening direction, wherein a locking portion is provided at a free end of the opening / closing lid, and the container body has an engaging portion for engaging with the locking portion. An openable and closable container, comprising: an operating body that is sandwiched by being pressed from above; and an operating body locking mechanism that locks the operation of the operating body. The operating body locking mechanism includes a movable body movably provided near a lower end of the operating body in the container body, and a fitting recess is provided in one of the lower end of the operating body and the moving body. 2. The openable and closable container according to claim 1, wherein a fitting projection is provided on the other side. 3. The operating body comprises a vertical plate for holding the engaging portion, and a cover plate connected to the vertical plate for covering the vertical plate and pressing the external plate to bend the vertical plate. The openable container according to claim 1. 4. The openable and closable container according to claim 3, further comprising a horizontal plate extending horizontally outward from the vertical plate, wherein the cover plate is connected to the horizontal plate and covers the horizontal plate. 5. The openable and closable container according to claim 4, wherein the horizontal plate has a width smaller than the width of the vertical plate. 6. The openable and closable container according to claim 3, wherein the vertical plate has a thin portion which can be easily bent. 7. A container main body having an outlet formed therein, an opening / closing lid attached to the container main body so as to be swingable, and hermetically closing the outlet, provided on a swinging part between the container main body and the opening / closing lid, An elastic urging means for urging the opening / closing lid toward the opening direction, wherein a locking portion is provided at a free end of the opening / closing lid, and the container body has an engaging portion for engaging with the locking portion. An openable and closable container, comprising: an operating body that is pressed from above to clamp the container; and an opening and closing lid locking mechanism that locks the opening and closing lid to the container body. 8. The openable / closable container according to claim 7, wherein the opening / closing lid locking mechanism is provided on the container main body, and comprises a lock body that engages with the opening / closing lid. 9. The openable and closable container according to claim 8, wherein the lock body is rotatably provided on the container body. 10. The openable and closable container according to claim 8, wherein the lock body is slidably provided on the container body. 11. The openable / closable container according to claim 7, wherein the opening / closing lid locking mechanism is provided on the opening / closing lid and comprises a lock piece engaged with the container body.