JP2002306235A - Compact casing - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact casing capable of easily detaching a mirror and facilitating segregation for disposal. SOLUTION: This compact casing is characterized in having a lock member 13 slide-contacting a rear end part of an upper lid 3 with its opposite side and pivotally supported by a pivot pin, an engagement part in a side face where the lock member slidingly contacts, an engagement part detachably engaged in the rotating direction with the engagement part and the pivot pin set to a fulcrum in the rear end part of the upper lid, an inward lock piece 18 locking the rear edge of the mirror 7 with the both engagement parts engaged with the upper end of the lock member 13, and an operation part piece inserting groove part 20 releasing the engagement of the both engagement parts and relatively rotating the lock member and the rear end part of the upper lid so as to detach the lock piece from the rear edge of the mirror formed between the lock member and the rear end part of the upper lid.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact container, and more particularly, to a compact container in which a mirror can be easily removed when discarded as garbage and the mirror can be easily separated.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a rear end of an upper lid and a rear end of a lower lid in which a mirror is fitted and mounted in a recess formed on an inner surface thereof are pivotally supported by a pivot pin and can be opened and closed. Compact containers are generally known. Such compact containers are usually
The upper and lower lids may be made of resin, and the mirror may be made of glass.Conventionally, when manufacturing this, this glass mirror was bonded to the concave surface of the upper lid using an adhesive applied to the back surface The fact is that it is attached. However,
When a mirror is attached by such adhesion, when used separately as a compact container and separated into resin and glass as garbage and disposed of, this mirror must be removed from the top lid, but the work of removal is complicated, There was a problem that it took time to separate.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and provides a compact container in which a mirror can be easily removed and which can be easily separated at the time of disposal. With the goal.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is directed to a rear end of an upper lid and a rear end of a lower lid in which a mirror is fitted and mounted in a recess formed on an inner surface. In a compact container that can be opened and closed by being pivotally supported by a pivot pin, a locking projection that locks the front edge of the mirror inwardly protrudes from the inner surface of the recess at the front end side thereof, And a locking member pivotally supported by the pivot pin by slidingly contacting the rear end portion and the opposing side surfaces thereof. An engaging portion is provided on a side surface of the locking member slidingly contacting, and the engaging portion is pivotally connected to the engaging portion. An engaging portion is provided at the rear end of the upper lid so as to be removably engaged in the rotational direction with the support pin as a fulcrum, and the rear end edge of the mirror is engaged with both engaging portions at the upper end of the locking member. A locking piece for locking is provided inward, and the locking member and the rear end of the upper lid are aligned so that the engagement pieces are disengaged and the locking piece is disengaged from the rear edge of the mirror. Characterized in that formed between the specific locking member a groove for operation piece inserted for rotating the rear end portion of the upper cover.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the rear end of the upper lid and the rear end of the lower lid, in which the mirror is fitted and mounted in the recess formed on the inner surface, can be opened and closed by being pivotally supported by a pivot pin. In the compact container, the locking projection that locks the front edge of the mirror is provided inwardly on the inner surface of the upper lid front end side of the recess so that it can slide in the front-rear direction and is prevented from falling off. A locking member is provided at the rear end of the upper lid. An engaging portion is provided on an upper surface of the locking member which is in sliding contact with the rear end of the upper lid, and is engaged with the engaging portion so as to be detachable in the front-rear direction. An engagement portion is provided at a rear end portion of the upper lid, and a locking piece for locking a rear end edge of the mirror in a state where both engagement portions are engaged with an upper end of the locking member is provided inward, The operation part piece insertion groove for sliding the locking member so that the engagement piece is disengaged and the locking piece is disengaged from the rear edge of the mirror is formed between the locking member and the rear end of the lower lid. Characterized by being formed by the lower end opening to.

[0006]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view of a closed state of a compact container, and FIG. 2 is a side view of a rear end side of the compact container. In both figures, 1 is a compact container, which comprises a resin lower cover 2 and a resin upper cover 3 respectively. I have. The inner surface of the lower lid 2 is formed with a recess 5 for accommodating a cosmetic such as a foundation or a cosmetic such as a puff. A shallow recess 6 is formed on the inner surface of the upper lid 3 at a position corresponding to the recess 5, and a glass mirror 7 is fitted and mounted in the recess. Recess 5
A locking projection 8 for locking the front edge of the mirror 7 is provided on the inner surface of the upper lid 3 on the front end side thereof inwardly.

At the rear end of the lower cover 2, pivot portions 11a and 11b are formed on both side edges at an interval, and at the rear end of the upper lid 3, pivot portions 12a and 12b are provided at opposing side surfaces at an interval. They are formed so that they come into sliding contact with each other. Pivot 12 of top lid 3
A locking member 13 is further disposed at the interval between the a and 12b so that both side surfaces thereof are in sliding contact with the side surfaces of the pivot portions 12a and 12b.
a and 12b are connected by pivot pins 15a and 15b so that they can be opened and closed. Engaging recesses 16 are provided on both side surfaces of the locking member 13 in sliding contact. Engaging projections 17 are provided on both sides of the upper lid 3 where the pivot portions 12a and 12b are in sliding contact. The engaging concave portion 16 and the engaging convex portion 17 are engaged with each other so as to be detachable in the rotational direction with the pivot pins 15a and 15b as fulcrums. In this example, the engaging concave portion 16 is provided on the locking member 13 side and the engaging convex portion 17 is provided on the upper lid 3 side. However, this is merely an example, and the engaging concave portion 16 and the engaging convex portion 17 are provided.
May be reversed as above. At the upper end of the locking member 13, a locking piece 18 for locking the rear end edge of the mirror 7 in the state of FIG. 1 in which the engaging concave portion 16 and the engaging convex portion 17 are engaged is provided inward. Reference numeral 20 denotes a groove for inserting a coin 21 as an operation piece, which is formed by notching the locking member 13 between the locking member 13 and the rear end of the upper lid 3.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 23 denotes a hook member housed in the front end recess of the lower cover 2 so as to be movable back and forth. When this is pressed rearward, a locking projection provided on the front end of the lower cover 2 is provided. The locking of the locking projection 25 provided on the front end of the upper lid 3 is released from the locking of the upper lid 3, and the upper lid 3 is opened with respect to the lower lid 2.

In a normal use state, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the mirror 7 has its front edge locked by a locking projection 8 and its rear edge locked by a locking piece 18 of a locking member 13. It is fitted and mounted in the recess 6 of the upper lid 3. In this state, the engaging concave portion 16 of the locking member 13 and the engaging convex portion 17 of the upper lid 3 are engaged with each other, and the locking member 13 is opened and closed with respect to the lower lid 2 integrally with the upper lid 3. When separating and discarding the compact container 1 after use, the coin 21 is inserted into the groove 20 with the upper lid 3 slightly opened as shown in FIG. 3, and the coin 21 is pressed in the direction of the arrow. Then, the locking member 13 and the upper lid 3 are
, The rear end of the upper lid 3 rotates relative to the locking member 13 in the drawing, and the engaging projection 17 of the upper lid 3 is disengaged from the engaging recess 16 of the locking member 13. . When the upper lid 3 is further opened in this detached state, the locking piece of the locking member 13
18 comes off the rear edge of the mirror 7. Then, the upper lid 3 is fully opened as shown in FIG. 4, the mirror 7 is lifted from the rear end side, and the front end edge of the mirror 7 is released from the engagement with the engagement projection 8, so that the mirror 7 can be removed. In this manner, the mirror 7 can be easily removed from the upper lid 3 using the coin 21.

FIGS. 5 to 8 show another embodiment. FIG. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional front view of a main part of the compact container in a closed state, and FIGS.
Is a side view of the rear end of the compact container, and FIG. 7 is a drawing showing the inner surface of the rear end of the upper lid. Reference numeral 51 denotes a compact container having a lower lid 52 and an upper lid 53 made of resin, respectively. 55 is the lower lid
52 is a recess for accommodating cosmetics and the like formed on the inner surface of 52;
A concave portion 57 formed on the inner surface of the lens is a glass mirror fitted and mounted in the concave portion, and the front end edge is locked by a locking projection (not shown) as in the above embodiment. . 61a and 61b are pivot portions formed at the rear end of the lower lid 52, and 62a and 62b are upper lids 53.
Pivots 61a and 61b formed at the rear end of the
The pivot portions 62a and 62b are connected to be openable and closable by pivot pins 65a and 65b.

In the space between the pivot portions 62a and 62b of the upper lid 53, an engaging member 66 is provided with engaging projections 66 provided on both sides of the pivot portions 62a and 62b.
It is slidably provided in the front-rear direction by engaging with an engagement recess 67 provided on the side surface of 62b. The locking member 63 is also movably engaged with the guide projection 68 provided on the upper surface thereof and the guide groove 69 provided on the lower surface of the rear end portion of the upper cover 53 so that the locking member 63 can be disengaged rearward from the upper cover 53 during sliding. And is attached to the rear end of the upper lid 53. This mechanism for preventing falling off is merely an example, and it goes without saying that another mechanism may be used. An engaging concave portion 71 is provided on the upper surface of the locking member 63 in front of the guide convex portion 68, and an engaging convex portion 72 that removably engages with the engaging concave portion is provided on the lower surface of the rear end portion of the upper lid 53. ing. The engaging concave portion 71 and the engaging convex portion 72 are engaged so as to be detachable in the front-rear direction. In this example, the engaging concave portion 71 is provided on the locking member 63 side, and the engaging convex portion 72 is provided on the upper lid 53 side. However, this is an example, and as an installation place of the engaging concave portion 71 and the engaging convex portion 72. May be the reverse of the above. At the upper end of the locking member 63, a locking piece 73 that locks the rear end edge of the mirror 57 in the state of FIG. 5 in which the engaging concave portion 71 and the engaging convex portion 72 are engaged is provided inward.
Reference numeral 75 denotes a groove for inserting a coin 76 as an operation piece, which is formed by cutting out the locking member 63 by opening the lower end between the locking member 63 and the rear end of the lower lid 52. I have. Although not shown in this embodiment, a hook member, a locking protrusion, and the like for opening the cover are provided as in the above embodiment.

In a normal use state, as shown in FIG.
The front edge is locked by a locking projection (not shown), the rear edge is locked by a locking piece 73 of a locking member 63, and fitted into the recess 56 of the upper lid 53. In this state, the engaging concave portion 71 of the locking member 63 and the engaging convex portion 72 of the upper lid 53 are engaged, and the locking member 63 is opened and closed with respect to the lower lid 52 integrally with the upper lid 53. When separating and discarding the compact container 51 after use, the coin 76 is inserted into the groove 75 from the lower end opening side, and the coin 76 is pressed in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. Then, the locking member 63 slides rearward with respect to the rear end of the upper lid 53 by the leverage principle, and the engaging concave portion 71 of the locking member 63 is disengaged from the engaging convex portion 72 of the upper lid 53. At this time, since the guide protrusion 68 moves from one end of the guide groove 69 of the upper lid 53 to the other end while being locked at the other end, the sliding locking member 63 comes out of the rear end of the upper lid 53. Never fall off. Mirror 57
The rear end edge of the locking member 73 of the locking member 63 is unlocked,
When the upper lid 53 is opened and the front edge of the mirror 57 is unlocked from the locking projection, the mirror 57 can be removed. In this way, the coin
The mirror 57 can be easily removed from the upper lid 53 by using 76.

In each of the above embodiments, the coins 21 and 76 are shown as the operation unit pieces. However, this is also an example, and the coins are not necessarily required as long as similar effects can be expected other than coins.

[0014]

According to the first and second aspects of the present invention, the mirror is easily peeled off from the upper lid only by operating the operation piece such as a coin when separating and discarding as garbage after use. Has an excellent effect that it is very easy to separate when discarding.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional front view of a closed state of a compact container showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a rear end side of the compact container.

FIG. 3 is an operation explanatory view showing only a main part.

FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory view showing only a main part.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical sectional front view of a main part of a compact container according to another embodiment in a closed state.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the rear end side of the compact container.

FIG. 7 is a view showing an inner surface on a rear end side of the upper lid.

FIG. 8 is an operation explanatory view showing only main parts.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Compact container 2 Lower lid 3 Upper lid 5, 6 Depression 7 Mirror 8 Locking projections 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b Pivot 13 Locking members 15a, 15b Pivot pin 16 Engagement recess 17 Engagement projection 18 Stop piece 20 Groove part 21 Coin (operating piece) 51 Compact container 52 Lower lid 53 Upper lid 55, 56 recess 57 Mirror 61a, 61b, 62a, 62b Pivot part 63 Lock member 65a, 65b Pivot pin 66 Engagement ridge 67 Engagement concave shape 68 Guide convexity 69 Guide groove 71 Engagement concave 72 Engagement convexity 75 Groove 76 Coin (operation piece)

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A compact container in which a rear end of an upper lid and a rear end of a lower lid in which a mirror is fitted and mounted in a recess formed on an inner surface thereof is pivotally supported by a pivot pin so as to be openable and closable. At
A locking protrusion for locking the front edge of the mirror is provided inwardly on the inner surface of the upper lid front end side of the recess, and the rear end of the upper lid is slid in contact with the opposing side surfaces to pivot with the pivot pin. An engaging portion provided with a supported locking member, an engaging portion provided on a side surface of the locking member which slides, and an engaging portion which is removably engaged with the engaging portion in a rotational direction with the pivot pin as a fulcrum. Is provided at a rear end of the upper lid, and a locking piece for locking a rear end edge of the mirror in a state where the two engaging portions are engaged with the upper end of the locking member is provided inward, and The engaging member is disengaged from the rear end of the mirror so that the locking piece is disengaged from the rear edge of the mirror. A compact container formed between the rear end and the rear end. 2. A compact container which can be opened and closed by pivotally supporting a rear end of an upper lid and a rear end of a lower lid in which a mirror is fitted and mounted in a recess formed on an inner surface thereof by a pivot pin. At
A locking projection for locking the front edge of the mirror is provided on the inner surface of the upper lid front end side of the recess so as to protrude inward, so that it is slidable in the front-rear direction and is prevented from falling off, and is provided at the rear end of the upper lid. An engaging portion is provided on the upper surface of the engaging member, which is in sliding contact with the rear end of the upper cover, and the engaging portion is detachably engaged with the engaging portion in the front-rear direction. A locking piece for locking the rear end edge of the mirror in a state where the two engaging portions are engaged with the upper end of the locking member is provided inward, and An operating part piece insertion groove for disengaging and sliding the locking member so that the locking piece is disengaged from the rear end edge of the mirror has a lower end opening between the locking member and the rear end of the lower lid. A compact container characterized by being formed.