JP2004135947A - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic container capable of meeting a request to prevent a decorated part from being partly peeled off or falling off a container body or a lid body, and capable of enhancing the flexibility to allow a purchaser to select the outer appearance as the purchaser likes. <P>SOLUTION: The cosmetic container comprises the container body and the lid body 6 for opening/closing the container body. The cosmetic container also has an interchangeable cover 7 replaceably mounted to cover the lid body 6, a slide engagement part consisting of a recess 19 and a projection 20 mounted between the lid body 6 and the interchangeable cover 7 to slidably engage the lid body 6 and the interchangeable cover 7, and a lock part consisting of a lock projection 22 mounted between the lid body 6 and the interchangeable cover 7 for locking the lid body and the interchangeable cover detachably in the sliding direction of the interchangeable cover 7 to hold the interchangeable cover 7 to the lid body 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention can respond to a request that the decorative part does not peel off even from the container body or the lid even partially, and does not fall off, and also allows the purchaser to select an appearance according to his / her preference. The present invention relates to a cosmetic container capable of increasing the degree of freedom of the cosmetics.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a cosmetic container is configured to include a container body that stores the cosmetic, and a lid that opens and closes the container body. In order to enhance the design of the container main body and the lid, which form the appearance of the cosmetic container, decorations have been conventionally applied by various methods. For example, by performing surface treatment by sputtering or the like, transferring characters or patterns using a transfer sheet, or overlaying a transparent or translucent layer on a pattern or the like, The lid was decorated.
[0003]
The present applicant has filed Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-249000 as a related prior application.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the case of conventional cosmetic containers, the decorative part is peeled off from the container body or lid partly, or drops off, in order to provide the cosmetic container as a product with high quality and high quality. In any of the above-described decorating methods, the decorating portion must be integrally formed with the container body and the lid so as to be inseparable from each other so that the decorating portion cannot be integrally formed. There was a request.
[0005]
On the other hand, such a request means that the appearance of the cosmetic container is limited to the design selected by the producer, so that the buyer can freely choose the design appearance of the cosmetic container according to his preference Was hindering that. For this reason, the purchaser could not find a cosmetic container having a favorite design, which is considered to have been a reason for restraining the purchase.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and can respond to a request that the decorative portion does not peel off even from the container body or the lid even in part, nor does it fall off. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container capable of increasing the degree of freedom in which a purchaser can select an appearance according to his / her preference.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A cosmetic container according to the present invention is a cosmetic container having a container main body and a lid for opening and closing the container main body, and is replaceably mounted on at least one of the lid and the container main body so as to cover them. A replacement cover, a slide engaging portion provided between the lid or the container body and the replacement cover, and slidably engaging the replacement cover with the lid or the container body; Between the body or the container body and the replacement cover, and in order to hold the replacement cover on the lid body or the container body, both of them are detachably engaged in the sliding direction of the replacement cover. And a locking portion for stopping. As a result, it is possible to respond to the request that the decorative part does not peel off or fall off even partially from the container body or the lid, and that the buyer can select the appearance according to his / her preference. The degree of freedom that can be achieved can be increased.
[0008]
Further, the slide engagement portion is provided on one of the lid or the container body and the replacement cover along a sliding direction, and is provided on one of the other, and is slidably provided on the other. A convex portion to be inserted, wherein the locking portion is a locking projection that is provided in the concave portion so as to be elastically deformable and engages with the convex portion in a detachable manner. The concave and convex portions can guide the sliding operation of the lid or the container body and the replacement cover, thereby ensuring stable operability and engaging and disengaging the convex portion by elastic deformation of the locking projection. Can be facilitated.
[0009]
Further, the concave portion and the convex portion are provided at appropriate positions in the sliding direction of the replacement cover, and the concave portion is provided with a cutout portion for inserting the convex portion into and out of the replacement cover. It is characterized by the following. The insertion of the protrusion into the recess for guiding the slide operation can be performed at an appropriate position in the slide direction, so that the slide operation amount can be shortened, and the replacement operation of the replacement cover can be simplified.
[0010]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the cosmetic container 1 according to the present embodiment includes a dish-shaped synthetic resin container body 3 having a storage recess 2 formed therein, and a hinge at the rear end in the front-rear length direction of the container body 3. The container body 3 is rotatably connected in the up and down direction via the opening 4 to open and close the container body 3, and is engaged with the front end of the container body 3 via a hook 5 so as to be freely disengageable, thereby maintaining the closed state of the container body 3. And a lid 6 made of a synthetic resin in the form of a plate, and at least one of the lid 6 and the container body 3. In the illustrated example, the lid 6 is detachably attached to the lid 6 so that the lid 6 can be replaced. It is mainly composed of a cover-shaped replacement cover 7 made of synthetic resin.
[0011]
The material of the replacement cover 7 is not limited to synthetic resin, but may be metal. The replacement cover 7 may be provided so as to cover the container body 3, or may be provided on both the lid 6 and the container body 3. In the illustrated example, the container main body 3, the lid 6, and the replacement cover 7 are formed in a rectangular shape in plan outline, but may be in a polygonal shape or a circular shape. A mirror 8 is attached to the back surface of the lid 6.
[0012]
The hook 5 protrudes into a recess 9 formed at the front end of the container body 3, and is hooked from the front end of the lid 6 to be detachably engaged with the hook protrusion 10. And a hook piece 11. The hinge 4 has a hinge block 13 suspended from the rear end of the lid 6 interposed between a pair of hinge pieces 12 projecting from the rear end of the container body 3. It is configured by inserting a hinge pin 14 in the left-right width direction of the container body 3.
[0013]
The replacement cover 7 is variously decorated so that the buyer can freely select the design appearance of the cosmetic container 1 and, in this embodiment, the lid 6 according to his / her preference. Is prepared. The decorative portion applied to the replacement cover 7 is integrally and inseparably separated from the replacement cover 7 by a generally known method so as not to be peeled off or to fall off even partially. It is formed integrally. The replacement cover 7 is mounted on the lid 6 so as to cover and cover the lid 6. Explaining according to the illustrated example, the replacement cover 7 is formed so as to hang down from the peripheral edge thereof toward the lid 6 except for the rear end, so that a hanging portion 15 is formed.
[0014]
On the other hand, on the lid 6 formed in a plate shape with a considerable thickness, the hanging portion 15 of the replacement cover 7 is mounted so as to protrude outward in the horizontal direction from the lower end of the outer peripheral wall 6a except for the rear end. A flange 16 to be placed is formed. At the rear end of the lid 6, an upright wall portion 17 projecting upward from the upper surface 6 b of the lid 6 is formed between the left and right flange portions 16 in the width direction of the lid 6. Is designed so that the rear end of the replacement cover 7 is abutted. Similarly, the hanging portion 15 at the front end of the replacement cover 7 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral wall 6a at the front end of the lid 6.
[0015]
Between the lid 6 and the replacement cover 7 configured as described above, a slide engaging portion for slidably engaging the replacement cover 7 with the lid 6 is provided. The slide engaging portion is sandwiched between the flange portion 16 and the eave portion 18 protruding immediately above the outer peripheral wall 6a on the left and right in the width direction of the lid 6, so that the front and rear of the lid 6 in the sliding direction can be inserted. A concave portion 19 provided at an appropriate length along the direction, and a length shorter than the concave portion 19 inwardly at the lower end of the hanging portion 15 on the left and right sides in the width direction of the replacement cover 7 so as to be slidable therein And a projection 20 to be inserted.
[0016]
In the present embodiment, the concave portion 19 and the convex portion 20 are provided at appropriate positions in the sliding direction of the replacement cover 7 with respect to the lid 6 and the replacement cover 7. In the illustrated example, the concave portion 19 and the convex portion 20 are formed at two places on the front end side and the rear end side of each of the left and right outer peripheral walls 6a and the hanging parts 15 at a considerable distance from each other. One or three or more locations may be used. In addition, the concave portion 19 and the convex portion 20 are vertically engaged with each other in such a manner that the convex portion 20 cannot be removed from the concave portion 19 in the vertical direction, and has a relationship between a cornered corner and a corner. Further, in each of the concave portions 19, a notch portion 21 for communicating the front end side and the lid upper surface 6b is formed so that the convex portion 20 can be inserted into and removed from the concave portion 19, whereby the concave portion 19 It is formed as an L-shaped recessed part in series with the notch 21. Therefore, the convex portion 20 is inserted into the concave portion 19 through the cutout portion 21, and further slides in the concave portion 19 between the eaves portion 18 and the flange portion 16 in the front-rear direction of the lid 6. I have.
[0017]
Further, between the cover 6 and the replacement cover 7, a locking mechanism is provided so that the cover 6 and the replacement cover 7 are detachably locked in the sliding direction of the replacement cover 7 in order to hold the replacement cover 7. A part is provided. In the present embodiment, the locking portion is provided with a locking projection 22 that is elastically deformable in the concave portion 19 and locks the sliding convex portion 20 in a detachable manner. The locking projection 22 is formed in the eave portion 18 by forming a slit 23 with a considerable length from the notch 21 toward the rear end side of the lid 6 so that the locking projection 22 can be elastically deformed in a vertical direction. Of the elastic piece 24 and a projection 25 formed downward at the tip of the elastic piece 24.
[0018]
The projection 20 inserted into the recess 19 pushes up the elastic piece 24 via the projection 25 so as to ride over the projection 25 in the sliding direction and be locked or removed. In the illustrated example, the locking projections 22 are provided in the recesses 19 on the front end side of the lid 6, but are provided in the recesses 19 on the rear end side, or on the left and right sides of the lid 6. It may be provided separately on the end side, or may be provided on all the concave portions 19.
[0019]
The operation of the cosmetic container 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. The purchaser who purchased the cosmetic container 1 replaces the replacement cover 7 attached to the lid 6 with a new replacement cover 7 of another design. When replacing, the replacement cover 7 is slid forward. When the replacement cover 7 is slid, the projection 20 is detached from the locking projection 22 and reaches the front end of the recess 19. In this state, if the replacement cover 7 is separated from the lid 6, the projection 20 is cut. The replacement cover 7 can be removed from the lid 6 by coming out of the recess 19 through the notch 21.
[0020]
Next, when attaching the new replacement cover 7 to the lid 6, the projection 20 is overlapped with the lid 6 with the projection 20 aligned with the notch 21, and thus the projection 20 is removed. The replacement cover 7 is inserted into the recess 19, and then the replacement cover 7 is slid rearward. When the replacement cover 7 is slid, the projection 20 slides in the recess 19 and rides over the locking projection 22 and is locked, whereby the hanging portion 15 of the replacement cover 7 is In a state where the replacement cover 7 is placed on the flange 16, the rear end of the replacement cover 7 and the front end of the hanging portion 15 abut against the upright wall portion 17 and the front end of the outer peripheral wall 6 a of the lid 6, whereby the replacement cover 7 Can be superimposed on the lid 6 for mounting.
[0021]
As described above, in the cosmetic container 1 according to the present embodiment, the replacement cover 7 that is replaceably mounted on the lid 6 so as to cover the same, and between the lid 6 and the replacement cover 7. , A sliding engagement portion comprising a concave portion 19 and a convex portion 20 for slidably engaging the replacement cover 7 with the lid 6, and a sliding engagement portion provided between the lid 6 and the replacement cover 7, In order to hold the replacement cover 7 on the cover 6, the replacement cover 7 is provided with a locking portion composed of a locking projection 22 for locking and disengaging the two in the sliding direction of the replacement cover 7. The cover 7 can be replaced, and the appearance of the cosmetic container 1 is not limited to the design selected by the producer. As the cosmetic container 1, the buyer selects the appearance with a high degree of freedom according to his / her preference. That can increase the willingness to buy Kill.
[0022]
Further, as the replacement cover 7, similarly to the conventional lid, the decorative portion may be integrally formed integrally and inseparably from each other. Therefore, even if the decorative portion is partially formed from the replacement cover 7, It is possible to provide the cosmetic container 1 as a product with high quality and high quality comparable to the conventional one without peeling or falling off.
[0023]
In addition, the replacement cover 7 can be easily attached / detached simply by mainly sliding the slide engagement portion composed of the concave portion 19 and the convex portion 20. Further, the slide engaging portion includes a concave portion 19 provided on the lid 6 along the sliding direction, and a convex portion 20 provided on the replacement cover 7 and slidably inserted into the concave portion 19. Further, the locking portion is constituted by the locking projection 22 comprising an elastic piece 24 and a projection 25 which are provided in the concave portion 19 so as to be elastically deformable and removably engage with the convex portion 20, so that the concave portion 19 The sliding operation of the lid 6 and the replacement cover 7 can be guided by the portion 20, so that stable operability can be secured, and the elastic deformation of the locking projection 22 causes the protrusion 20 to be disengaged. Operation can also be simplified.
[0024]
In addition, since the concave portion 19 and the convex portion 20 are provided at appropriate positions in the sliding direction of the replacement cover 7, and the concave portion 19 is provided with the cutout portion 21 through which the convex portion 20 can be freely inserted and removed, The protrusion 20 can be inserted into the recess 19 for guiding the slide operation at an appropriate position in the slide direction, the slide operation amount can be set short, and the replacement cover 7 can be easily attached and detached. Can be achieved.
[0025]
By the way, when the planar outer contours of the container body 3, the lid 6, and the replacement cover 7 are polygonal or circular, for example, a sliding groove is formed on the upper surface 6b of the lid 6, and the replacement cover is formed. The slide engaging portion may be formed by, for example, hanging down from 7 to form a slide ridge, and the locking portion may be incorporated into the concave groove or the ridge.
[0026]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the replacement cover 7 that covers the cover body 6 so as to be replaceable is detachably provided has been described as an example. However, when the replacement cover 7 is provided on the container body 3, In this case, a slide engagement portion or a locking portion is provided between the container body 3 and the replacement cover 7, and at this time, the concave portion 19, the locking projection 22, and the notch portion 21 are provided on the container body 3 or the replacement cover 7. 7, while the projection 20 is provided on the other.
[0027]
Further, in the present embodiment, the cosmetic container 1 provided with the hinge 4 and the hook 5 has been described as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the lid is formed on the container body 3 by a screw structure or a diameter fitting structure. Of course, the present invention may be applied to various types of containers to which the body 6 can be attached and detached.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
In short, in the cosmetic container according to the present invention, it is possible to meet the demand that the decorative portion does not peel off even from the container main body or the lid, nor does it fall off, and The degree of freedom in which the buyer can select the appearance according to his / her preference can be increased.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of a lid of the cosmetic container of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a partial front sectional view of the cosmetic container of FIG. 1;
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cosmetic container 3 Container main body 6 Lid 7 Replacement cover 19 Concave part 20 Convex part 21 Notch part 22 Locking projection

Claims (3)

In a cosmetic container having a container body and a lid that opens and closes the container body,
A replacement cover which is replaceably mounted on at least one of the lid and the container body so as to cover them, and which is provided between the lid or the container body and the replacement cover; A sliding engagement portion for slidably engaging the replacement cover with the body or the container body, and the sliding engagement portion is provided between the lid or the container body and the replacement cover, and the replacement is provided on the lid or the container body. And a locking portion for locking and disengaging the two in the sliding direction of the replacement cover in order to hold the replacement cover. The slide engagement portion is provided on one of the lid or the container body and the replacement cover along a sliding direction, and is provided on one of the other and slidably inserted into the recess. 2. The locking portion according to claim 1, wherein the locking portion is a locking projection that is provided in the concave portion so as to be elastically deformable and engages with the convex portion in a detachable manner. Cosmetic container. The concave portion and the convex portion are provided at appropriate positions in the sliding direction of the replacement cover, and the concave portion is provided with a cutout portion for inserting the convex portion so that the convex portion can be inserted and removed. The cosmetic container according to claim 2, characterized in that:

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