JP2006263188A - Sliding compact container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sliding compact container capable of realizing the high airtightness of a cosmetic housing part in a closed state. <P>SOLUTION: In the sliding compact container 1, a slide tray 3 with the cosmetic housing part 6 is provided freely slidably to a frame body and the upper surface of the slide tray is brought into press contact with annular packing 12 on the inner side of the top plate 8 of the frame body so as to keep the cosmetic housing part airtight in the state of housing the slide tray in the frame body. An engaging projection part 18 projected downwards is formed on the lower surface of the slide tray, a guide groove 15 for guiding the slide movement of the slide tray by freely slidably engaging the engaging projection part is formed on the upper surface of a frame body bottom plate 11, and the guide groove is provided with an inclined part 16 for pushing up the slide tray toward the annular packing as the slide tray is pushed in to the inner part of the frame body. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a slide-type compact container capable of realizing high airtightness of a cosmetic container in a closed state.

  Conventionally, as a technique related to a slide-type compact container, for example, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known. In this technique, a slide-type inner tray having a cosmetic storage part is stored in a box-shaped frame so as to be freely drawn out. Concave portions are formed so as to protrude from the central portion and the rear portion of the bottom surface of the frame body, and projections are formed at the central portion and the rear portion of the lower surface of the slide dish so as to correspond to the respective concave portions. When the container is closed by pushing the slide plate into the frame and completely storing it in the frame, the protrusions ride on the concave parts, and the protrusions and the concave parts fit together. By sliding, the slide plate and the frame are locked to each other. In the fitting state between these protrusions and the recessed portion, that is, in the closed state of the slide type compact container, the annular ridge formed on the upper edge of the cosmetic storage portion is pressed against the packing provided inside the top plate of the frame body. The airtightness of the cosmetic container is achieved.

Each of the two concave portions has a top section formed in an approximately M shape, and includes a concave portion formed in the center and convex portions formed so as to protrude from both sides of the concave portion. In addition, the rear end of the frame is opened, and when the slide plate is pulled out from the frame, particularly when the engagement state between the slide plate and the frame is released at the start of the slide plate pull-out operation. Then, the slide dish is pushed forward from the opening at the rear end with a finger to release the fitting between the protrusions and the recessed portions. After releasing these fittings, the slide plate can be easily pulled out from the frame while grasping the front end portion thereof.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 61-38493

  By the way, in the conventional slide type compact container, when the slide plate is pushed into the frame body, the both projections are located at the uppermost position when they ride on the respective convex portions of the both concave portions, and then get over this. When the lower end of the protrusion is within the lowest point of the recess, the fitting state is established. Therefore, the upper edge of the cosmetic storage portion is most strongly pressed against the packing when the protrusion rides on the convex portion, and then the pressure contact force slightly relaxes when the protrusion is fitted into the concave portion. It was.

  What should be noted here is that when the pressure contact force between the upper edge of the cosmetic container and the packing is too strong in the fitted state (closed state of the container), Since a stronger pressure contact force is generated, it becomes too difficult for the protrusion to get over the convex portion of the concave portion. As a result, when pulling out the slide dish from the frame body, it becomes difficult to release the fitting between the protrusion and the recessed portion and to push the slide dish into the frame body so as to be in a completely closed state. Therefore, inevitably, the pressure contact force between the cosmetic storage part and the packing in the closed state must be moderately weakened, and as a result, the airtightness of the cosmetic storage part in the closed state must be slightly sacrificed. Thus, there is a problem that sufficient airtightness cannot be ensured in the closed state, and particularly in the case of a cosmetic containing a large amount of volatile components, it tends to deteriorate.

  In addition, in the above prior art, since the rear end of the frame is opened, the rear side of the slide dish is completely exposed to the atmosphere in the closed state, so that the airtightness of the cosmetic container is further increased. There was a problem in terms of sex.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slide-type compact container capable of realizing high airtightness of a cosmetic container in a closed state.

  The slide-type compact container according to the present invention is provided with a slide tray having a cosmetic storage portion that is slidably movable with respect to the frame body. When the slide tray is stored in the frame body, the cosmetic storage portion is airtight. A slide type compact container in which the upper surface of the slide plate is pressed against an annular packing inside the top plate of the frame body, and an engagement convex portion protruding downward is formed on the lower surface of the slide plate. And a guide groove for slidably engaging the engagement convex portion to guide the slide movement of the slide dish on the upper surface of the frame bottom plate, and the slide dish is attached to the frame in the guide groove. An inclined portion is provided that pushes the slide dish toward the annular packing as it is pushed into the body.

  Further, the engaging convex portion is disposed near the center of the annular packing, and the lower end portion thereof is formed in a curved surface.

  Further, between the slide plate and the frame body, when the slide plate is housed in the frame body, a lock mechanism that engages and disengages them both in a locked state, and the lock state is An unlocking mechanism for releasing is provided.

  In the slide type compact container according to the present invention, it is possible to realize high airtightness of the cosmetic container in the closed state.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a sliding compact container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. A slide-type compact container (hereinafter simply referred to as a container) 1 according to the present embodiment is basically a rectangular parallelepiped frame 2 having an open end face on the front end side, and is slidable relative to the frame 2. The slide plate 3 is provided and can be inserted and removed from the front end side opening 2 a of the frame 2.

  The slide plate 3 basically includes a slide plate main body portion 4 that is put in and out of the frame 2 and a lid portion 5 that is integrally formed at the front end of the slide plate main body portion 4. The rectangular plate-shaped lid portion 5 has a size larger than the longitudinal section of the slide dish main body portion 4. More specifically, it protrudes vertically and horizontally from the slide dish main body 4 and has substantially the same shape as the longitudinal section of the frame body 2. As a result, in the state in which the slide plate 3 is completely stored in the frame body 2, that is, in the closed state of the slide-type compact container 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as the closed state), It seals tightly and restricts the slide tray 3 from being pushed further into the frame 2.

  The slide dish main body 4 is provided with two cosmetic storage parts 6 in parallel in the left and right sides in the middle in the front-rear direction (sliding movement direction). Further, at the position closer to the front end than these cosmetic storage parts 6, a concave cosmetic tool storage part 7 is formed in which the planar shape is a rectangular shape that is laterally longer (longitudinal in the left-right direction) than each cosmetic storage part 6. ing. Of course, the shapes of the frame 2, the slide plate 3, the cosmetic container 6, and the like are not limited to the rectangular parallelepiped shape and the planar rectangular shape as in the present embodiment, but may be other shapes such as a planar circular shape. It is.

  The frame 2 is formed by joining an approximately rectangular plate-shaped top plate 8 and a main body portion in which other portions, that is, the left and right side walls 9, the rear wall 10, and the bottom plate 11 are integrally formed. An approximately rectangular annular packing 12 is provided on the inner side of the top plate 8 of the frame body 2, and in the closed state, the upper surface of the slide plate 3, more specifically, the four cosmetic storage portions 6 of the slide plate 3 are arranged on the four sides. The upper surface of the surrounding peripheral wall 13 is in pressure contact with the annular packing 12.

  The annular packing 12 projects downward and protrudes inward (center direction of the frame 2) from the annular bulging portion 12a, which is a portion projecting downward and pressed against the slide plate 3, and the top plate 8 and a flange portion 12b in close contact with 8. A packing presser plate 14 is provided at the center of the top plate 8 and inside the annular packing 12. The central portion of the packing pressing plate 14 is directly joined to the top plate 8 by means such as ultrasonic bonding, and the peripheral portion of the packing pressing plate 14 is in close contact with the flange portion 12 b of the annular packing 12. Thus, the annular packing 12 is fixed to the top plate 8 of the frame 2.

  On the upper surface of the bottom plate 11 of the frame body 2, a planar rectangular guide groove 15 extending from the front end side opening 2 a to a position slightly ahead of the vicinity of the center of the bottom plate 11 is formed at the center in the left-right direction. ing. An inclined portion 16 is provided at the rear end portion of the guide groove 15. The inclined portion 16 is inclined so as to gradually rise from the bottom surface of the guide groove 15, and is formed so as to be at the same level as the upper surface of the bottom plate 11 at the rear end of the guide groove 15.

  On the left and right ends of the rear end surface 3a of the slide plate 3, a flexible rear protruding piece 17 on a thin plate protruding rearward is integrally formed. Further, on the lower surface of the slide plate 3, an engaging convex portion 18 projecting downward is formed in the vicinity of the center of the region where the cosmetic storage portions 6 are combined, that is, in the vicinity of the center of the annular packing 12. Yes. The engaging projection 18 is always engaged with the guide groove 15 and slides in the guide groove 15 to guide the slide movement of the slide plate 3.

  The lower end portion of the engaging convex portion 18 is formed in a curved surface having a shape close to a part of a spherical surface. The lower surface side of the slide dish main body 4 is supported on the bottom plate 11 by only one point at the lower end of the engaging convex portion 18. On the other hand, the upper surface side of the slide dish main body portion 4 is in pressure contact with the annular packing 12 only on the upper surface of the peripheral wall 13 surrounding both the cosmetic material storage portions 6 in the closed state. On both the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the slide dish main body 4, a gap is provided between the frame body 2 and all other portions. As a result, the slide dish main body 4 is pivotably supported on the bottom plate 11 of the frame 2 with the lower end of the engaging projection 18 as a fulcrum. As a result, even in the closed state, even if non-uniformity of the pressure contact state in the circumferential direction of the annular packing 12 occurs due to variations in dimensional accuracy of each part during manufacture and assembly, it is uniform over the entire circumference of the annular packing 12. The slide dish main body 4 swings so as to be pressed by force, and the unevenness can be absorbed.

  At the front end portion of the left and right side walls 9 of the frame body 2, a notch portion 19 described later is formed. Further, on the inner side of the left and right side walls 9 and at a position slightly closer to the rear end than the notch 19, a slide restricting protrusion 20, which will be described later, is formed integrally with the side wall 9.

  When the slide plate 3 is gradually pushed into the frame body 2 and is completely stored in the frame body 2 and the slide type compact container 1 is in a closed state (see FIGS. 2 and 3), the slide plate 3 and the frame body 2 By the lock mechanism 21 provided between the two, they are engaged with each other and become locked. On the other hand, when releasing the locked state of the slide plate 3 and the frame body 2 in order to pull out the slide plate 3, a lock release mechanism 22 provided between the two is used.

  The locking mechanism 21 is integrally formed with a locking protrusion 21 a integrally formed near the rear ends of the left and right side walls 9 of the frame body 2 and the rear end portions of the left and right rearward protruding pieces 17 of the slide plate 3. The hook portion 21b is formed so as to protrude in a key shape toward the outside and engages with the locking projection 21a.

  The unlocking mechanism 22 is provided on one side of the frame body 2 and the slide plate 3, provided on the first inclined surface 22 a inclined with respect to the slide movement direction of the slide plate 3, and on the other side. In the closed state, the lock release button 22c has a second inclined surface 22b that slidably contacts the first inclined surface 22a.

  More specifically, in the present embodiment, the first inclined surface 22a of the unlocking mechanism 22 is provided at the rear end portion of the notch portion 19 formed on each of the left and right side walls 9 of the frame body 2, and the vertical surface It is formed as a plane disposed inside and also as a plane that forms an angle of approximately 45 degrees with the slide movement direction of the slide plate 3.

  On the other hand, the lock release button 22c is formed in a thin plate shape projecting rearward from the left and right end portions of the lid portion 5 of the slide plate 3 so as to be elastically deformable. The second inclined surface 22b of the unlock button 22c is provided on the inner side of the rear end of the unlock button 22c, and has an angle and surface contact with the first inclined surface 22a when the sliding compact container 1 is closed. It is formed into a shape. On the opposite side (that is, outside) of the second inclined surface 22b of the lock release button 22c, there is provided an operation portion 22d that is a portion that is pressed by a finger when releasing the locked state. The operation portion 22d is formed to be slightly thicker than other portions of the lock release button 22c in order to facilitate the pressing operation, and a plurality of anti-slip grooves 22e are formed on the surface thereof.

  When the operation portion 22d of each of the left and right lock release buttons 22c is pressed inward in the width direction of the slide plate 3, each lock release button 22c is elastically deformed, and the rear end side in this direction is based on the connection portion with the lid portion 5. And slightly bent. At that time, the left and right second inclined surfaces 22b slide on the first inclined surfaces 22a of the frame body 2 in the direction from the rear end side edge of the first inclined surface 22a toward the front end side edge. Due to the sliding between the first inclined surface 22a and the second inclined surface 22b, the force in the width direction of the slide plate 3 applied by the pressing operation pulls the frame body 2 and the slide plate 3 away from each other in the front-rear direction. This force is converted to a force to be transmitted, and this is transmitted to the lock mechanism 21 to disengage the lock projection 21a from the hook portion 21b.

  Further, the inner side of the first inclined surface 22 a of the frame body 2 has a shape protruding slightly inward from the other part of the side wall 9 of the frame body 2. As a result, the front edge side edge of the first inclined surface 22a projects forward and inward of the side wall 9 of the frame 2 as compared with the case where there is no protrusion. Due to this overhang, even when the lock release button 22c is strongly pressed inward, the second inclined surface 22b does not easily exceed the front edge of the first inclined surface 22a.

  Moreover, the protrusion part inside the 1st inclined surface 22a is functioning also as the drop-off prevention part 23 for preventing the drop-off of the slide plate 3 from the frame 2. That is, the sliding movement of the slide plate 3 forward is normally stopped at a position where the hook portion 21 b of the slide plate 3 hits the slide restriction projection 20 provided on the inner side of the side wall 9 of the frame body 2. However, when the slide plate 3 is pulled out excessively strongly, the hook portion 21b slides over the slide restricting projection 20, but the slide plate 3 comes into contact with the drop-off preventing portion 23 and is locked. 3 is prevented from falling off the frame 2.

  The operation of the sliding compact container 1 according to the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described. First, when the slide plate 3 is pushed into the frame 2 and stored, the slide plate 3 is held with the fingers of one hand while the slide plate 3 is pushed with the finger of the other hand against the lid 5 at the front end. Put it on the inside of the frame 2. At that time, the engaging projection 18 on the lower surface of the slide plate 3 slides in the guide groove 15 on the upper surface of the frame body 2 bottom plate 11, so that the slide plate 3 is guided to be positioned at the center in the left-right direction with respect to the frame body 2. While being pushed, it is pushed inward of the frame 2.

  When the slide plate 3 is gradually pushed inward of the frame body 2, the slide plate 3 is gradually pushed up by the inclined portion 16 provided at the end portion of the guide groove 15, and the upper surface of the slide plate 3 is the frame body. The two annular packings 12 are gradually pressed strongly. When the slide plate 3 is pushed into the end and completely stored in the frame 2, the upper surface of the slide plate 3 is most strongly pressed against the annular packing 12, and the locking protrusion 21 a of the lock mechanism 21 and the hook portion 21b is engaged with each other, and the frame body 2 and the slide plate 3 are locked.

  On the contrary, in order to pull out the slide plate 3 from the frame body 2, the operation unit 22 d of the left and right lock release buttons 22 c is simultaneously pressed with either one of the left and right hands, for example, the thumb and the index finger. Alternatively, the left and right hands, for example, the index fingers may be pressed simultaneously. Then, the frame body 2 and the slide plate 3 are pulled apart so as to be separated from each other in the front-rear direction, and the engagement between the locking projection 21a and the hook portion 21b of the locking mechanism 21 is released. After the lock state of the lock mechanism 21 is released, the slide plate 3 can be easily pulled out from the frame body 2 while gripping the front end lid portion 5 and the like.

  As described above, in the slide type compact container 1 according to the present embodiment, the engaging convex portion 18 protruding downward is formed on the lower surface of the slide plate 3, and the upper surface of the bottom plate 11 of the frame body 2 is formed. As the guide projection 15 is formed to slidably engage the engaging projection 18 to guide the slide movement of the slide plate 3 and the slide plate 3 is pushed into the guide groove 15 inward of the frame 2, Since the inclined portion 16 that pushes up the slide plate 3 toward the annular packing 12 is provided, in the state where the slide plate 3 is housed in the frame body 2, it is necessary to moderately reduce the pressure contact force as in the prior art. The upper surface of the slide dish 3 is strongly pressed against the annular packing 12 provided inside the top plate 8 of the frame 2. As a result, in the closed state of the slide-type compact container 1, it is possible to achieve high airtightness of the cosmetic material storage unit 6.

  Further, since the engaging convex portion 18 is disposed near the center of the annular packing 12 and its lower end portion is formed in a curved surface, the slide plate 3 is engaged on the bottom plate 11 of the frame body 2. Since the projection 18 is pivotally supported by the fulcrum and is pressed against the annular packing 12, the pressure contact force in the circumferential direction of the annular packing 12 due to variations in dimensional accuracy during manufacturing and assembly of each component It is possible to appropriately absorb the non-uniformity and maintain the hermeticity of the cosmetic container 6 at a higher level.

  Further, between the slide plate 3 and the frame body 2, when the slide plate 3 is stored in the frame body 2, the lock mechanism 21 that engages and disengages both of them and locks them, and the lock state Since the lock release mechanism 22 for releasing is provided, it is reliably prevented that the slide plate 3 is automatically slid and pulled out in the closed state of the slide type compact container 1.

  In particular, the lock release mechanism 22 of the present embodiment includes a first inclined surface 22a provided in the notch 19 and inclined with respect to the slide movement direction of the slide plate 3, and the slide compact container 1 provided in the slide plate 3. Since the lock release button 22c having the second inclined surface 22b that slidably contacts the first inclined surface 22a in the closed state is used, the conventional technique uses both hands to remove the slide dish from the frame. This is necessary because the locked state needs to be released by pulling out, that is, supporting the frame with one hand while pushing the rear end of the slide pan forward from the rear end opening of the frame with the other hand. In the embodiment, it is easy to press the unlock button 22c with one hand, for example, with the left or right hand while the slide type compact container 1 is placed on a flat surface. It is possible to release the lock state. Furthermore, in the prior art, since the rear end of the frame body is opened for unlocking, the rear side of the slide dish is exposed to the atmosphere in the closed state, and the airtightness of the cosmetic storage part is prevented. Although there was a problem of having an adverse effect, in this embodiment, the rear end portion of the frame body 2 is not opened, so that the hermeticity of the cosmetic container 6 in the closed state can be maintained at a higher level. Is possible.

  In particular, in the present embodiment, the lock mechanism 21 and the lock release mechanism 22 are configured to fit within the outer dimensions of the frame body 2 without being configured to protrude outward from the special container. In addition, while the frame body 2 and the slide plate 3 can be locked and released from each other easily, the overall size of the slide type compact container 1 can be kept small.

It is a perspective view which shows suitable one Embodiment of the slide type compact container concerning this invention. It shows a state in which the slide pan is pulled out halfway. It is a sectional side view of the sliding compact container of FIG. The state which fully accommodated the slide plate in the frame is shown. It is a plane sectional view of the slide type compact container of FIG. The state which fully accommodated the slide plate in the frame is shown.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slide-type compact container 2 Frame 3 Slide plate 6 Cosmetic storage part 8 (Frame body) Top plate 11 (Frame body) Bottom plate 12 Annular packing 15 Guide groove 16 Inclination part 18 Engagement convex part 21 Lock mechanism 22 Lock Release mechanism

Claims (3)

In a state where a slide tray having a cosmetic storage portion is slidably movable with respect to the frame and the slide tray is stored in the frame, the top surface of the slide tray is held in an airtight manner to hold the cosmetic storage portion. Is a slide-type compact container that is pressed against the annular packing inside the top plate of the frame body,
A guide that guides the sliding movement of the slide dish by forming a downwardly protruding engagement convex part on the lower surface of the slide dish and slidably engaging the engagement convex part on the upper surface of the frame bottom plate. A sliding compact container characterized in that a groove is formed, and an inclined portion is provided in the guide groove to push up the slide dish toward the annular packing as the slide dish is pushed into the frame body.   The sliding compact container according to claim 1, wherein the engaging convex portion is disposed near the center of the annular packing, and a lower end portion thereof is formed into a curved surface.   Between the slide plate and the frame body, when the slide plate is housed in the frame body, a lock mechanism that engages and disengages them both in a locked state, and releases the lock state. A sliding compact container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising an unlocking mechanism for the purpose.

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