JP2003118763A - Pattern changeable cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a pattern changeable cover for easily obtaining a cosmetic container with novel, superior design and decorative characteristics by providing the container with decoration having a great deal of personality and individuality. SOLUTION: This pattern changeable cover 10 comprising an inner cover 19 having a recessive fitting part 14 on the inside and an outer cover 22 mounted covering the top face 20 and the side face 21 of the cover 19 is mounted on the neck part 13 of a cream container 11. The top face 25 of the outer cover 22 is provided with a clear outside plate 24 having an outside design pattern 23 made of many regularly distributed lines. The top face 20 of the inner cover 19 is provided with an inside plate 27 having an inside design pattern 26 made of many regularly distributed lines. A rotation guiding means comprising a guide rib 28 and a guide groove 29 for guiding the clear outside plate 24 and the inside plate 27 to rotate and slide relatively to each other is provided.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a variable pattern lid, and more particularly to a variable pattern lid which is attached to the mouth of a container for containing cosmetics to improve the design and decoration of the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, a cosmetic container such as a cream container or a bottle container for containing cosmetics has a screw-type lid or a fit-type lid that is attached to the mouth of the container. The cosmetics stored inside are opened and closed to be used. Further, since the lid of the cosmetics container is attached to a place where the container can be easily seen, it greatly affects the design and decoration of the container. On the other hand, it is necessary for the cosmetics container to enhance its design and decoration so that the product image of the content is improved at the time of sale or use and the product is not tired.

Various measures have been taken to improve the aesthetics of cosmetic containers, but in view of the diversification of products in recent years, the individuality and characteristics of the container are improved for the purpose of improving the brand image of the product. It is desired to add a decorative decoration to the container.

[0004] The present invention provides a variable pattern lid which can give a unique and distinctive decoration to a container to easily obtain a new cosmetic container having excellent design and decoration. With the goal.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises an inner lid having a concave fitting portion on the inner side, and an outer lid which is attached to cover at least the upper surface portion of the inner lid, and is attached to the neck portion of a container. A variable pattern lid, wherein the outer lid is provided with a transparent outer plate provided with an outer design pattern of a large number of regularly distributed lines or dots on the upper surface of the outer lid, and the inner lid is regularly distributed. Rotation that includes an inner plate provided with an inner design pattern formed by a number of lines or dots formed on the upper surface of the inner lid, and guides the transparent outer plate and the inner plate to relatively rotate and slide. The above object has been achieved by providing a variable pattern lid provided with guide means.

According to the variable pattern lid of the present invention, the outer design pattern provided on the transparent outer plate on the upper surface of the outer lid and the inner design pattern provided on the inner plate on the upper surface of the inner lid are overlapped. If the transparent outer plate and the inner plate are slid relative to each other while being guided by the rotation guide means, a large number of regularly distributed lines or points forming the outer design pattern and the inner design. Overlapping of many regularly distributed lines or points that make up the pattern will be displaced, which allows you to enjoy the changing pattern of the outer design pattern and the inner design pattern. By attaching to a cosmetics container, it is possible to easily improve the design and decoration of the cosmetics container. It becomes possible.

Further, if the inner plate is spaced apart from the transparent outer plate, a parallax occurs between the image of the right eye and the image of the left eye when the variable pattern lid is viewed through the transparent outer plate. As a result, it becomes possible to obtain a three-dimensional pattern having a depth by the outer design pattern and the inner design pattern. Also, depending on the angle at which the variable pattern lid is viewed, the overlap between the outer design pattern and the inner design pattern is shifted, and it is possible to enjoy a pattern that slightly changes depending on the viewing direction.

Further, if one or both of the outer design pattern and the inner design pattern is formed by making the surface of the transparent outer plate or the inner plate uneven, refraction, reflection, or transmission of light through the unevenness. As a result, a moire pattern due to interference fringes is generated, and it is possible to enjoy a unique decoration rich in design characteristics due to such a moire pattern, and it is also possible to enjoy a change in the moire pattern depending on the viewing direction.

The transparent outer plate in the above description does not necessarily have to be completely transparent as long as the upper surface of the inner plate can be seen through the transparent outer plate. It may be one that has been created.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A variable pattern lid 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is detachably attached to a cream container 11 as a cosmetic container, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. . According to this embodiment, the cream container 11
Is a cylindrical container having a circular cross section for containing a creamy cosmetic such as skin care cream as the content,
A container main body 12 and a variable pattern lid 10 that is screwed onto the mouth 13 of the container main body 12 to open and close the cream container 11.
Consists of.

The container body 12 is made of, for example, synthetic resin or glass, and has a lower half portion having a circular cross section with a diameter of about 60 mm and an upper half portion having a circular cross section with a diameter of about 50 mm. It has a cylindrical shape and has a height of about 50 mm as a whole.

The variable pattern lid 10 is made of, for example, a synthetic resin and has a circular cross section with a diameter of about 60 mm.
It has a height of about mm. The container body 12 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the concave fitting portion 14 that opens downwardly of the variable pattern lid 10.
A female threaded ridge 17 to be screwed into a male threaded ridge 16 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the mouth portion 13 is formed, and a packing 18 is attached to the top surface of the concave fitting portion 14.

According to this embodiment, the variable pattern lid 10 includes an inner lid 19 and an upper surface portion of the inner lid 19 (upper surface portion of the inner lid).
20 and an outer lid 22 attached to cover the side skirt portion (inner lid side skirt portion) 21.
Is provided with a transparent outer plate 24 provided with an outer design pattern 23 composed of a large number of regularly distributed lines on the upper surface portion (outer lid upper surface portion) 25 of the outer lid 22,
The inner lid 19 includes an inner plate 27 provided on the inner lid upper surface portion 20 with an inner design pattern 26 formed by a large number of regularly distributed lines.

Further, according to this embodiment, as the rotation guide means for guiding the transparent outer plate 24 and the inner plate 27 so as to relatively rotate and slide, as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, the guide rib 28 is provided so as to project from the outer peripheral surface of the inner lid side surface skirt portion 21, and the guide groove 29 is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the side surface skirt portion (outer lid side surface skirt portion) 30 of the outer lid 22. Is formed in the circumferential direction. Then, according to the rotation guide means including the guide rib 28 and the guide groove 29, the guide rib 28 is guided along the guide groove 29.
The outer lid 22 can be rotated and slid with respect to the inner lid 19 while moving the.

The outer lid 22 comprises an outer lid upper surface portion 25 and an outer lid side surface skirt portion 30 which is bent downward and extends from the peripheral edge of the outer lid upper surface portion 25. Substantially the entire area is not the transparent outer plate 24 provided with the outer design pattern 23. The outer lid skirt portion 30 is arranged so as to be rotatable and slidable along the outer peripheral surface of the inner lid side surface skirt portion 21, and the guide rib 2 is provided in the guide groove 29.
8 is slidably locked, so that the outer lid 22 is joined and integrated with the inner lid 19 while maintaining a gap s having a thickness of about 0.5 mm between the transparent outer plate 24 and the inner plate 27. To be done. Further, the inner surface of the transparent outer plate 24 is provided with an outer design pattern 23, which will be described later, formed by a large number of regularly distributed lines, by providing unevenness. According to the present embodiment, the portion of the outer lid 22 excluding the transparent outer plate 24 is made opaque by coloring or the like.

The inner lid 19 comprises an inner lid upper surface portion 20 and an inner lid side surface skirt portion 21 which is bent and extends downward from the peripheral edge of the inner lid upper surface portion 20. As the concave fitting portion 14, an internal thread protrusion 17 is formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof, and a packing 18 is attached to the lower surface of the inner lid upper surface portion 20. The inner lid upper surface portion 20 constitutes an inner plate 27 in substantially the entire area thereof, and the inner plate upper surface portion 20 has an inner design pattern formed on the upper surface of the inner plate 27 by a large number of regularly distributed lines as described later. 26 is provided by giving unevenness.

According to the present embodiment, the transparent outer plate 24 of the upper surface 25 of the outer lid, which is obtained by making unevenness, is provided.
The outer design pattern 23 provided on the inner cover 27 and the inner design pattern 26 provided on the inner plate 27 of the inner lid upper surface portion 20 are regularly distributed in parallel as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). It is composed of lines. As a design pattern by a large number of lines, for example, by forming a large number of concave grooves having an arcuate cross section in parallel at a pitch of about 0.2 to 1.0 mm, a large number of lines can be regularly formed by the ridge lines where adjacent concave grooves join. Examples thereof include those distributed in parallel, and those in which a large number of cut lines are formed in parallel at a pitch of about 0.5 to 1.0 mm and regularly distributed. It should be noted that the "line" that constitutes the design pattern does not mean a line that does not have an area, but a line that has a size that is visually recognizable like a line that constitutes a striped pattern. To do. The many lines do not necessarily have to be straight lines, but may be curved lines, bent lines, or the like.

Further, according to the present embodiment, the cream container 11 has the variable pattern lid 10 which is uniquely and characteristically decorated, so that the cream container 11 has a new and excellent designability and decorativeness. It will be. That is, in the variable pattern lid 10, the outer design pattern 23 provided on the transparent outer plate 24 of the outer lid upper surface portion 25 and the inner design pattern 26 provided on the inner plate 27 of the inner lid upper surface portion 20 are overlapped. When the transparent outer plate 24 is relatively slid relative to the inner plate 27 while being guided by the guide ribs 28 and the guide grooves 29, the outer design pattern 23 is formed as shown in FIG. The number of regularly distributed lines and the number of regularly distributed lines forming the inner design pattern 26 are deviated from each other, which allows the outer design pattern 23 and the inner design pattern 26 to enjoy changing patterns. Since it is possible to apply such a variable pattern lid 10 to the cream container 11 By wearing, design of the cream container 11, it is possible to easily improve the decorativeness.

Further, according to the present embodiment, since the transparent outer plate 24 is provided at a distance s from the inner plate 27, the variable pattern lid 10 is inserted through the transparent outer plate 24.
When looking at, a parallax occurs between the image of the right-eye viewpoint and the image of the left-eye viewpoint, which makes it possible to obtain a deep three-dimensional pattern by the outer design pattern 23 and the inner design pattern 26. become. Further, the overlapping of the outer design pattern 23 and the inner design pattern 26 is deviated depending on the angle at which the variable pattern lid 10 is viewed, so that it is possible to enjoy the pattern that slightly changes depending on the viewing direction.

Further, according to this embodiment, both the outer design pattern 23 and the inner design pattern 26 are
If the transparent outer plate 24 and the inner plate 27 are formed by forming irregularities on the surface thereof, a moire pattern due to interference fringes is generated due to refraction, reflection, or transmission of light through the irregularities. While it is possible to enjoy unique decoration rich in design,
It is possible to enjoy the change in the moire pattern depending on the viewing direction.

Furthermore, according to the present embodiment, the outer design pattern 23 formed on the transparent outer plate 24.
Is provided on the inner surface of the transparent outer plate 24, it is possible to effectively prevent the outer design pattern 23 from being damaged or soiled when the cream container 11 is used. As a result, it becomes possible to maintain the form of the variable pattern lid 10 with excellent design for a long period of time.

FIG. 7 shows a variable pattern lid 33 according to another embodiment of the present invention. The variable pattern lid 3 of this embodiment is shown in FIG.
According to 3, the inner design pattern 3 has a striped pattern of a large number of regularly distributed lines on the upper surface of the inner lid upper surface portion 20.
The thin sheet material printed as 2 has an inner plate 31
Is installed as. Even with the variable pattern lid 31, the outer design pattern 23 provided on the transparent outer plate 24 of the outer lid upper surface portion 25 and the inner design pattern 32 provided on the inner plate 31 of the inner lid upper surface portion 20.
When the transparent outer plate 24 is relatively slid relative to the inner plate 31, a large number of regularly distributed lines forming the outer design pattern 23 and the inner design pattern are arranged. Since the overlapping of a large number of regularly distributed lines forming 32 is displaced, the same effect as that of the variable pattern lid 10 of the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

The variable-pattern lid of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and various modifications can be made. For example, the outer design pattern may be provided on the outer surface of the transparent outer plate, or the inner plate may be formed of a transparent member. It is also possible to enjoy a tasteful three-dimensional pattern by drawing a color or pattern on the upper surface of the inner lid and covering it with a transparent inner plate. Furthermore, if the inner design pattern is provided on the surface of the inner plate on which a metal film or the like having a high light reflectance is vapor-deposited, it is possible to obtain a more beautiful three-dimensional pattern with a moire pattern. Further, the transparent outer plate may be, for example, a part of the entire outer lid formed of a transparent material, or the transparent outer plate may be attached so as to be fitted into the upper surface portion of the outer lid. good.

Further, both or one of the outer design pattern and the inner design pattern may be composed of a large number of regularly distributed points. As the design pattern of such a large number of points, spherical convex points are used. Can be regularly distributed, or concave concave spherical points can be regularly distributed. The “dots” that make up the design pattern do not mean points that do not have an area, but those that have an area of a size that can be visually perceived, such as the points that make up a polka dot pattern. To do. The many points do not necessarily have to be circular points, and may be points drawn flat without forming an uneven shape.

Furthermore, the rotation guide means does not necessarily have to be a guide rib and a guide groove, and
For example, by using a guide groove formed so as to cut along the side surface of the outer lid as a guide, by sliding a guide protrusion protruding laterally from an inner plate rotatably slidably provided on the upper surface of the inner lid, For example, the plate may be rotationally slid relative to the transparent outer plate. Further, the variable pattern lid does not necessarily have to be a screw type lid, but may be a fitting type lid. Furthermore, the outer lid may cover at least the upper surface portion of the inner lid,
It is not always necessary to attach the inner lid so as to cover the side surface portion.

[0026]

According to the variable pattern lid of the present invention,
By adding a characteristic decoration to the container, a new and excellent design,
A cosmetic container having a decorative property can be easily obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cream container (a cosmetic container) equipped with a variable pattern lid according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 1, showing the cream container with the variable pattern lid opened.

FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a rotation guide unit including guide ribs and guide grooves.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of a variable pattern lid in which a transparent outer plate on the upper surface of the outer lid and an inner plate on the upper surface of the inner lid overlap each other.

5A is a plan view showing an upper surface portion of an outer lid provided with an outer design pattern, and FIG. 5B is a plan view showing an upper surface portion of an inner lid provided with an inner design pattern.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cream container illustrating a state where the outer design pattern and the inner design pattern are displaced by rotating and sliding the outer lid.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a variable pattern lid according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

10,33 variable pattern lid 11 Cream containers (cosmetics containers) 12 container body 13 Mouth 14 Recessed part 19 Inner lid 20 Upper surface of inner lid 21 Inner lid side skirt 22 Outer cover 23 outer design pattern 24 Transparent outer plate 25 Upper surface of outer lid 26,32 inner design pattern 27,31 Inner plate 28 Guide rib (rotation guide means) 29 Guide groove (rotation guide means) 30 Outer lid side skirt s Clearance between transparent outer plate and inner plate

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Sachi Yuzuhara             5-29-10 Tachibana, Sumida-ku, Tokyo Yoshida Industry Co., Ltd.             Inside the company F-term (reference) 3E084 AA04 AA12 AA24 AA32 AB09                       BA02 CA01 CC03 DA01 DB12                       DB17 DC03 FA09 FB01 GA04                       GB04 HA01 HB03 HD01 JA19

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A variable pattern lid, which comprises an inner lid having a concave fitting portion inside and an outer lid attached to cover at least an upper surface portion of the inner lid, the lid being attached to a neck portion of a container. The outer lid is provided with a transparent outer plate on the upper surface of the outer lid provided with an outer design pattern of a large number of regularly distributed lines or points, and the inner lid is made of a large number of regularly distributed lines or points. An inner plate provided with an inner design pattern is provided on an upper surface portion of the inner lid, and rotation guide means for guiding the transparent outer plate and the inner plate to relatively rotate and slide is provided. Patterned lid. 2. The rotation guide means includes a guide rib protruding from an outer peripheral surface of a side surface portion of the inner lid or an inner peripheral surface of a side surface portion of the outer lid, and an inner peripheral surface of the side surface portion of the outer lid or the inner rib. A guide groove formed in the circumferential direction along the outer peripheral surface of the side surface of the lid, and the outer lid is rotatably slid with respect to the inner lid while moving the guide rib along the guide groove. The variable pattern lid according to claim 1, which guides. 3. The variable pattern lid according to claim 1, wherein the variable lid is a screw lid in which a female thread protrusion is provided on an inner peripheral surface of a side surface portion of the inner lid. 4. A gap is maintained between the transparent outer plate of the outer lid and the inner plate of the inner lid.
The variable pattern lid according to any one of 3 to 3. 5. The variable according to claim 1, wherein one or both of the outer design pattern and the inner design pattern are obtained by making unevenness on a surface of the transparent outer plate or the inner plate. Patterned lid. 6. The outer design pattern is provided on an inner surface of the transparent outer plate.
Variable pattern lid according to any one of.