JP2002177045A - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic container capable of enhancing the operability of attachment/detachment of a cosmetic tray by enabling elasticity of a pawl to be set properly and capable of properly preventing damage to the pawl during the attachment/detachment of the cosmetic tray or the like. SOLUTION: An engaging groove 24a is formed on the outer periphery of the cosmetic tray. The first engaging protrusions 28 capable of being engaged with the engaging groove 24a are formed in a bulkhead 15a serving as the first wall part of the peripheral wall of a container body. U-shaped slits 30a are formed vertically in a rear wall 15b serving as the second wall part of the peripheral wall facing the bulkhead 15a, for the purpose of forming the plurality of leaf spring-shaped pawls 30, the lower ends of which are taken as free ends 30d and the upper ends of which are taken as fixed ends 30e. The free end 30d of the pawl 30 is formed with the second engaging protrusion 32 capable of being engaged with the engaging groove 24a. Additionally, a horizontal slit 38 is formed so as to have a width approximately equal to that of the pawl 30 in an appropriate position from above the fixed end 30e of each pawl 30 to a top face 15c thereof in a rear wall.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a cosmetic container having a replaceable cosmetic dish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A makeup dish filled with cosmetics can be detached from a container body, and used makeup dishes can be replaced with new makeup dishes, or a plurality of kinds of makeup can be replaced as desired. As a cosmetic container prepared as described above,
The one proposed at 00-308517 is known.

[0003] More specifically, this cosmetic container comprises a container body and a lid hinged to the container body so as to be openable and closable, and a makeup dish is stored in the container body.
An engaging groove is formed on the outer periphery of the decorative dish, and a first engaging protrusion engageable with the engaging groove of the decorative dish is formed on a first inner surface of the decorative dish storage portion of the container body. A vertical slit extending vertically is formed on both sides of the second inner surface of the decorative dish storage portion facing the first inner surface to form a plurality of claws having a lower end as a free end. A second engaging projection that can be engaged with the engaging groove of the decorative dish is formed, and a second inner surface between the claws is a holding wall that is flexible with a lower end being a free end and having a greater spring force than the claws. On the inner surface of the holding wall, a projection is formed on the inner surface of the holding wall, the projection being set to a smaller amount than the second engagement protrusion and pressing the decorative dish in the direction of the first engagement protrusion, and the holding wall of the second inner surface and A horizontal slit is formed over the entire width of the formation area above the claw, It was.

[0004] In the cosmetic container, the decorative dish is mounted on the decorative dish storage portion of the container body with the deformation of the nail formed on the second inner surface and provided on the second inner surface. The retaining wall is configured to be removed from the dish storage portion with the deformation of the retaining wall, and a horizontal slit is formed over the entire width of the formation region above the retaining wall and the nail on the second inner surface. Therefore, when the makeup dish is attached or detached or when the cosmetic container is dropped, the stress is not concentrated on the bending deformation portion of the nail or the holding wall, and the curved deformation accompanied by the twisting of the portion below the horizontal slit on the second inner surface. By dispersing the stress, it is possible to prevent the nail and the holding wall from being damaged,
The durability of the cosmetic container can be increased.

[0005]

Incidentally, in the above-mentioned conventional cosmetic container, a horizontal slit for dispersing stress to prevent breakage of the nail and the holding wall is provided above the holding wall and the nail. Since it is formed over the entire width of the formation region, the second inner surface itself including the claws and the holding wall acts as a leaf spring as a whole, affecting the elastic characteristics set for the claws and the holding wall, respectively. Had become.

For this reason, when setting the elasticity of the claws and the holding walls for holding the cosmetic dish in the cosmetic dish storage section while securing the detachability of the cosmetic dish, it is necessary to consider the spring property of the second inner surface as well. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to appropriately adjust the elastic characteristics of the claws and the holding wall in consideration of the elastic characteristics of the second inner surface. Especially nails,
It directly affects the detachability of the makeup dish, and is unnecessarily softened by the second inner surface that shows considerable springiness. There is a problem that the operability is not good due to being damaged.

In view of the foregoing, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to appropriately set the elastic characteristics of the nails and improve the detachability of the decorative dish, and
An object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container that can appropriately prevent a nail from being damaged when a makeup dish is attached or detached.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a decorative dish storing portion for storing a decorative dish with a bottom wall and a peripheral wall is formed inside the lid. In a cosmetic container having a container body, an engaging groove is formed on the outer periphery of the decorative dish, and a first wall of the peripheral wall of the container body is engageable with the engaging groove of the decorative dish. An engagement protrusion is formed, and a U-shaped slit is formed in a vertical direction on the second wall of the peripheral wall opposed to the first wall, so that the lower end is a free end and the upper end is a fixed end. A plurality of leaf spring-shaped claws are formed, and at the free ends of these claws, second engaging projections engageable with the engaging grooves of the decorative dish are formed, and each of the claws is formed on the second wall portion. A horizontal slit of approximately the width of the nail is formed at an appropriate position from above each fixed end to its top surface And it features.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 6 show one embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the cosmetic container in a state where a cosmetic dish is taken out and a lid is opened,
2 is a plan view of the cosmetic container with the lid opened, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line AA in FIG. 2 in a state where the lid is closed, and FIG. 4 is a view in a state where the lid is closed. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the middle BB line, FIG.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a state in which the makeup dish is detached.

The cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment is basically opened and closed by a lid 14 and has a bottom plate 13 and a peripheral wall 15 inside which a decorative dish storage section 20 for storing a decorative dish 24 is formed. Container body 12
An engagement groove 24a is formed on the outer periphery of the
A first engaging projection 28 that can be engaged with the engaging groove 24a of the decorative dish 24 is formed on the partition wall 15a as the first wall portion of No. 5, and the rear wall that is the second wall portion of the peripheral wall facing the partition wall 15a. Wall 15b
By forming a U-shaped slit 30a in the vertical direction, a plurality of leaf spring-shaped claws 30 having a lower end as a free end 30d and an upper end as a fixed end 30e are formed. A second engaging projection 32 engageable with the engaging groove 24a of the decorative dish 24, and the top surface 1 of the claw 30 is formed on the rear wall 15b from above the fixed end 30e of each claw 30.
At the appropriate position up to 5c, the width of the lateral slit 3
8 is formed.

That is, the cosmetic container 10 according to the present embodiment
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a lid 14 is hinged to a rear end portion of the container body 12 (in FIG. 1, the X direction is forward and the Y direction is rearward) via a hinge 16. Is done. The container body 12 includes a bottom wall 13 forming the bottom thereof,
An outer peripheral wall 15d which is raised and formed integrally along the outer peripheral edge of the outer peripheral wall of the outer peripheral wall 15d, and which is raised from the bottom wall 13 inside the outer peripheral wall 15d and is laterally spanned between the outer peripheral walls 15d. And a molded partition wall 15a,
In particular, the rear wall 15b provided with the hinge 16, which is a part of the outer peripheral wall 15d, is folded further downward at the top surface 15c to form a double wall structure. The peripheral wall 15 of the container body 12 includes an outer peripheral wall 15d and a partition wall 15a. The partition wall 15a partitions the inside of the container body 12 into two front and rear storage sections, one of which (rear in FIG. 1) is formed as a decorative dish storage section 20, and the other (front in FIG. 1).
Is used as the accessory box 22 for storing puffs and the like. The decorative dish 24 shown in FIG. 1 and formed separately from the container body 12 is detachably stored in the decorative dish storage section 20.

The decorative dish 24 is formed in a rectangular shape along the inner peripheral shape of the decorative dish storage portion 20, and the inside thereof is filled with a cosmetic material 26. A groove 24a is formed. On the other hand, a pair of first engagement protrusions 28, 2 that can be engaged with the engagement grooves 24a of the makeup dish 24
8 are formed. A pair of claws 30, 30 are formed on the rear wall 15b facing the partition wall 15a so as to face the first engagement protrusions 28,28. These claws 30, 30
Is formed in the rear wall 15b by forming U-shaped slits 30a, 30a extending vertically while separating the lower end from the bottom wall 13, and the bases of the upper ends are fixed ends 30e, 30e. It can be elastically deformed like a spring, so that its lower end is formed as a free end 30d. Then, the free ends 30d, 30d of the claws 30, 30
Are formed with second engagement projections 32, 32 which can be engaged with the engagement grooves 24a of the decorative dish 24, respectively. The partition 15
A concave portion 18 for pressing the mounted decorative dish 24 toward the rear wall 15b is formed at a central portion of a.

Each of the claws 30, 3 of the rear wall 15b
0, and just above the fixed ends 30e, 30e,
A horizontal slit 38 extending in the horizontal direction with a width of 0, 30 is formed.

The cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment has a lid 14.
The vanity mirror 40 is attached to the back of the
As shown in FIG. 4, a hook 42 protruding from the center of the front end of the lid 14 is
By being locked to 4, the closed state of the lid 14 is maintained. When the lid 14 is opened, the hook 42 is pushed up to release the engagement with the projection 44.

In the cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the makeup dish 24 is mounted, the makeup dish 24 is inserted into the makeup dish storage section 20 from above, so that the makeup dish 24 is inserted. The lower end of the plate 24 is the second engagement protrusion 32, 3
2, and by further pushing the makeup dish 24 from this abutted state, the pair of claws 30, 30 are brought into contact with the rear wall 15 b.
5, the engaging groove 24a of the decorative dish 24 engages with the pair of first engaging projections 28 formed on the partition wall 15a as shown in FIG. With this, the nail 30,
The second engaging projections 32 formed on the engaging groove 24a
At the point of time, the claws 30, 30 are elastically restored, and the second engagement protrusions 32, 32 are engaged with the engagement grooves 24a. By engaging the first and second engagement protrusions 28 and 32 with the engagement grooves 24a in this manner, detachment of the decorative dish 24 is prevented, and the mounting is completed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the decorative dish 24
Is simply pushed into the decorative dish storage section 20 from above, the engaging grooves 24a are respectively engaged with the first and second engaging projections 28 and 32, and the decorative dish 24 can be mounted. The work can be performed extremely easily.

Next, the makeup dish 24 is placed in the makeup dish storage section 20.
When detaching the nail from the recessed portion 18 of the partition wall 15a, the makeup dish 24 is pressed toward the rear wall 15b and moved, so that the nails 30, 30 are moved by the makeup dish 24 as shown in FIG. The engagement groove 24a is disengaged from the first engagement protrusions 28, 28 while bending. Then, the decorative dish 24 is tilted so that the first engaging projections 28, 28 side of the decorative dish 24 face upward, and the decorative dish 24 is lifted upward, and the second engaging projections 32, 3 are lifted.
2, the engagement groove 24a is disengaged.

By the way, when the makeup dish 24 is detached and attached as described above, the claws 30, 30 are pushed into the rear wall 15b by the lower end thereof.
The horizontal slits 38 above the fixed ends 30e, 30e of 30
38, these fixed ends 30e, 3
0e is in a state where its both ends are elastically deformably connected to the rear wall 15b. Therefore, when the claws 30, 30 are pushed in, the fixed ends 30e, 30e themselves have their center portions centered on both ends as fulcrums. The rear wall 15b can be bent inward and deformed. Thus, the fixed end 30
e and 30e are allowed to be elastically deformed.
The nails 30, 30 can be prevented from being broken by dispersing the stress acting on the fixed ends 30e, 30e at the time of attachment / detachment of the container 4, and the durability of the cosmetic container 10 can be improved.
In addition, the elastic properties of the nails 30, 30 around the fixed ends 30e, 30e can be determined only by the relationship between the nails 30, 30 and the lateral slits 38, 38.
It is possible to separately and appropriately set the elastic characteristics required for the device itself, it is easy to set the click operation feeling and the like, and it is possible to improve the detachability of the decorative dish 24.

When the cosmetic container 10 is dropped and an impact is input, the nail 30,
A similar shock acts on the nail 30, but as described above, the nail 3
Since the fixed ends 30e, 30e of the reference numerals 0, 30 are also elastically deformable, the impact stress can be dispersed and the nails 30, 30 can be prevented from being damaged, and the durability of the cosmetic container 10 is also improved from this aspect. be able to.

7 to 9 show a cosmetic container 10 according to another embodiment, in which the same components as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. 7 is a perspective view of the cosmetic container in a state where the cosmetic dish is taken out and the lid is opened, FIG. 8 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG.

That is, in the cosmetic container 10 of this embodiment, the horizontal slits 38, 38 are formed on the top surface 15c of the rear wall 15b.
Is formed. Of course, even in this embodiment, the horizontal slits 38, 38 are formed with the width of the claws 30, 30 substantially.

Therefore, even in this embodiment, as shown in the above embodiment, the transverse slits 38, 38 are formed in the rear wall 1.
Similarly to the case where the cosmetic dish 10 is formed at the upper end portion facing the cosmetic dish storage section 20, the stress acting on the fixed ends 30e, 30e can be dispersed when the makeup dish 24 is attached and detached and when the cosmetic container 10 falls. At the same time, independently of the configuration for dispersing such stress, the elastic properties required for the claws 30, 30 themselves can be appropriately set independently.

By the way, the horizontal slits 38, 38 shown in each of the above embodiments have been disclosed as being formed in a straight line in the horizontal direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It can be formed as a free shape or can be formed to be inclined.

Also, in each of the above embodiments, the cosmetic container 10 having the container body 12 in which the bottom wall 13 and the peripheral wall 15 are integrally formed is described as an example. The frame is stored, and the U
The slit 30a, the claw 30, the horizontal slit 38, and the like may be formed.

[0024]

As described above, in the cosmetic container of the present invention, the engaging groove is formed on the outer periphery of the decorative dish, and the engaging groove of the decorative dish is formed on the first wall of the peripheral wall of the container body. First engageable with
A plate having a lower end as a free end and an upper end as a fixed end by forming an engagement projection and forming a U-shaped slit in a vertical direction in a second wall portion of a peripheral wall opposed to the first wall portion. A plurality of spring-like claws are formed, and at the free ends of these claws, a second engaging projection that can be engaged with the engaging groove of the decorative dish is formed. A horizontal slit is formed approximately at the width of the nail at an appropriate position from the top to the top surface, so that the fixed end of the nail can be elastically deformed, and the nail can be removed when the makeup dish is removed or the cosmetic container is dropped. It is possible to prevent the nail from being broken by dispersing the stress acting on the periphery.

Further, the elastic characteristics required of the nail itself can be appropriately set, the click operation feeling can be easily set, and the operability of attaching and detaching the makeup dish can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a cosmetic dish is taken out and a lid is opened.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention with a lid opened.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to line AA in FIG. 2 in a state in which a lid according to the embodiment of the present invention is closed.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line BB in FIG. 2 in a state in which a lid according to the embodiment of the present invention is closed.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part of the mounted state of the decorative dish according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of a state in which a makeup dish according to an embodiment of the present invention is detached.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container according to another embodiment of the present invention, in which a cosmetic dish is taken out and a lid is opened.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. 3, showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating another embodiment of the present invention and corresponding to FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cosmetic container 12 Container main body 13 Bottom wall 14 Lid 15 Peripheral wall 15a Partition wall 15b Back wall 15c Top surface 20 Decorative dish storage part 24 Decorative dish 24a Engagement groove 28 First engagement protrusion 30 Claw 30a U-shaped slit 30d Free End 30e Fixed end 32 Second engaging projection 38 Lateral slit

Continued on the front page F term (reference) 3E067 AA11 AB81 AC04 BA05C BA10B BC02B BC06C BC07C EA18 EA22 EA32 EB11 EC07 EC12 EC31 FA02 FC01

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cosmetic container having a container body which is opened and closed by a lid and in which a decorative dish storage portion for storing a decorative dish with a bottom wall and a peripheral wall is formed. An engaging groove is formed, and a first engaging protrusion engageable with the engaging groove of the decorative dish is formed on a first wall of the peripheral wall of the container body, and the first wall is opposed to the first wall. By forming a U-shaped slit in the vertical direction in the second wall portion of the peripheral wall, a plurality of leaf spring-shaped claws having a lower end as a free end and an upper end as a fixed end are formed. At the end, a second engaging projection engageable with the engaging groove of the decorative dish is formed, and the second wall portion is provided at an appropriate position from above the fixed end of each claw to the top surface thereof. A cosmetic container characterized in that a horizontal slit is formed approximately in the width of a nail.