JP2007297124A - Lidded container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve design performance by molding a lid and a container section with an inorganic material, to manufacture a hinge member separately manufactured from the container and the lid at highly dimensional accuracy, and to lessen a time and labor for assembling. <P>SOLUTION: A lidded container has the container section 1 formed of a ceramic material, and the lid 2 for opening and closing an opening of the container section 1 formed of the ceramic material. The first hinge member 3, a shaft member 33 supported by the first hinge member 3, the second hinge member 5 rotatably combined with the first hinge member 3 by the shaft member 33 and forming cam surfaces at two locations in a turning direction, a push member 4 arranged between the first and second hinge members 3 and 5, and a coil spring 6 which is arranged between the first and second hinge members 3 and 5 and urges the push member 4 toward the first hinge member 3 and gives a moderate feeling when the push member 4 is turned by bringing into contact with the cam surface are integrally assembled. Further, the first hinge member 3 is fixed at the edge of the opening of the container section 1, and the second hinge member 5 is fixed on the lower surface of the outer periphery of the lid 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container with a lid, and more particularly to a container with a lid in which a container body is made of an inorganic material such as ceramic or glass.

As a container with a lid, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 disclose an ashtray that can be attached to a vehicle console and a portable butt case.
6-36965 Registered utility model No. 3082990

  In both the ashtray and the butt case, a hinge for opening and closing the lid is formed integrally with the container and the lid. By the way, there is a demand for molding an ashtray to be mounted on a vehicle console with an inorganic material such as a high-quality ceramic. In this case, the hinge part is integrally formed with the container part and the lid part. There is a problem that it is difficult to manufacture the upper hinge portion with high dimensional accuracy, and there is a problem that the manufacturing labor is greatly increased and the cost is increased. On the other hand, when the hinge part is separated from the container part and the lid part, a spring member is often attached to this type of ashtray to give a feeling of moderation when the lid is opened and closed. There was a problem that it took time and effort.

  Therefore, the present invention solves such problems, and it is possible to improve the designability by molding the lid and the container with an inorganic material, and to manufacture the container and the lid separately. An object of the present invention is to provide a lidded container that can improve the dimensional accuracy of the hinge member and can reduce the labor of assembly.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a container part (1) made of an inorganic material and a lid part (2) for opening and closing the opening of the container part (1) made of an inorganic material, and a first hinge. The member (3), the shaft member (33) supported by the first hinge member (3), and the shaft member (33) are rotatably coupled to the first hinge member (3) and rotated. A second hinge member (5) having cam surfaces (523, 524) formed at two locations in the direction, and a push member (4) disposed between the first hinge member (3) and the second hinge member (5). ) And the first hinge member (3) and the second hinge member (5), and the pushing member (4) is urged toward the first hinge member (3) to cam surfaces (523, 524). The first hinge member is integrally assembled with the urging member (6) that is brought into contact with the urging member to give a sense of moderation during rotation. 3) The container portion is fixed to the opening edge of the (1), fixing the second hinge member (5) on the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion of the lid portion (2).

  In the first aspect of the invention, the pressing member biased by the biasing member is disposed between the first hinge member and the second hinge member coupled thereto by the shaft member to form an integral assembly. Since the first hinge member is fixed to the opening edge of the container portion and the second hinge member is fixed to the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion of the lid portion, the hinge member, the pushing member, and the biasing member are connected to the container portion. And the lid portion can be easily assembled.

  In the second aspect of the invention, the first hinge member (3) and the second hinge member (5) are made of a synthetic resin material, and these are respectively the outer periphery of the opening edge of the container portion (1) and the lid portion (2). It is fixed to the lower surface of the part by bonding. In the second invention, the hinge member can be manufactured with high dimensional accuracy.

  In addition, the code | symbol in the said parenthesis shows the correspondence with the specific means as described in embodiment mentioned later.

  As described above, according to the container with a lid of the present invention, it is possible to improve the designability by molding the lid part and the container part with an inorganic material, and to manufacture separately from the container part and the lid part. Thus, it is possible to improve the dimensional accuracy of the hinge member and reduce the labor of assembly.

  FIG. 1 shows an example in which the container with a lid of the present invention is applied to an ashtray container that can be mounted on a cup holder of a vehicle console. In FIG. 1, the ashtray container includes a ceramic container 1 and a ceramic lid 2. The container part 1 has a bottomed cylindrical shape that gradually opens to the upper side while gradually expanding in diameter, and a disk-shaped lid part is added to a hinge mechanism H, which will be described in detail later, at one location on the opening edge of the container part 1. 2 and one place of the circumferential direction are couple | bonded, and the opening of the container part 1 is opened and closed. FIG. 1 shows a state where the lid 2 is opened.

  FIG. 2 shows a sectional view of the ashtray container, and FIG. 3 shows an exploded perspective view thereof. The container part 1 is thick at the upper end of the peripheral wall at one place in the circumferential direction, and a rectangular storage recess 11 is formed in the container part 1 by cutting it outward in a certain range. The hinge mechanism H is located in the storage recess 11. The lid 2 has a shallow junction recess 21 having a fixed length and a rectangular shape at one location in the circumferential direction of the lower surface, and a groove 22 is formed in the outer periphery of the lower surface except for this portion. A circular rubber cushion 23 (FIG. 3) is inserted and mounted. When the lid portion 2 is closed, the rubber cushion 23 comes into contact with the opening end of the container portion 1 as shown in FIG.

  The hinge mechanism H includes a first hinge member 3, a pushing member 4, and a second hinge member 5, and is assembled in this order from below. Details of the first hinge member 3 are shown in FIGS. 5 is a front view of the first hinge member 3, FIG. 6 is a side view thereof, and FIG. 7 is a plan view thereof. The first hinge member 3 is made of a synthetic resin, and is composed of an upper half part 31 formed in a U shape in a front view and a lower half part 32 having a columnar shape with a substantially rectangular cross section. The shape is in line with the inner peripheral shape of the storage recess 11 of the container part 1. A storage recess 321 having a circular cross section that opens upward is formed at the center of the lower half 32. On the other hand, left and right standing walls 311 and 312 of the upper half 31 are horizontally provided with mounting holes 313, between which a metal shaft member 33 (FIG. 3) is installed.

  A coil spring 6 (FIG. 3) as an urging member is housed in an upright position in the housing recess 321 of the first hinge member 3, and a leg portion 41 of the push member 4 is inserted in the center thereof (FIG. 2). A front view of the pressing member 4 is shown in FIG. 8, a side view thereof is shown in FIG. 9, and a plan view thereof is shown in FIG. The pressing member 4 includes a substantially rectangular plate-shaped head portion 42, and the columnar leg portion 41 projects downward from the center of the lower surface thereof.

  A second hinge member 5 is positioned above the push member 4. A front view of the second hinge member 5 is shown in FIG. 11, a side view thereof is shown in FIG. 12, and a plan view thereof is shown in FIG. The second hinge member 5 is made of a synthetic resin, and the upper portion 51 is a substantially rectangular plate that protrudes left and right, and a groove 511 for storing an adhesive extending in the longitudinal direction is formed at the center of the upper surface in the width direction. Is formed. And the outer peripheral shape of the said upper part 51 is what followed the inner peripheral shape of the joining recess 21 (FIG. 2) of the said cover part 2. As shown in FIG.

  The body portion 52 of the second hinge member 5 is a columnar body shorter than the upper portion 51, and a through hole 521 penetrating in the longitudinal direction is formed at the center thereof, and the shaft member 33 is inserted into the through hole 521. Thus, the second hinge member 5 is rotatable around the shaft member 33 (FIG. 2). With the second hinge member 5 installed, the pressing member 4 is pressed downward while compressing the coil spring 6, and its head 42 is in pressure contact with the outer periphery of the main body 52 of the second hinge member 5.

  On the outer periphery of the main body 52 of the second hinge member 5, planar cam surfaces 523 and 524 are formed at positions approximately 90 degrees apart in the circumferential direction with the arcuate bulged portion 522 (FIG. 12) in between. When the lid 2 is opened, the head 42 of the push member 4 abuts the cam surface 523 (solid line in FIG. 2), and when the lid 2 is closed, the head 42 is camped. Contact with the surface 524 (FIG. 4) provides a feeling of moderation when opening and closing. Further, a plate-like stopper portion 525 is formed to protrude from the main body portion 52 adjacent to the cam surface 523, and the stopper portion 525 is formed on the side surface of the first hinge member 3 when the lid portion 2 is opened. Abutting (FIG. 2), further opening of the lid 2 is restricted.

  In this manner, the pressing member 4 biased by the coil spring 6 is inserted between the first hinge member 3 and the second hinge member 5 coupled thereto by the shaft member 33, so as to be integrated into an integral assembly in advance. In this state, the hinge mechanism H is supplied to the assembly line. Therefore, the upper portion 51 of the second hinge member 5 is fixed with an adhesive in the joint recess 21 of the lid portion 2, and then the lower half portion 32 of the first hinge member 3 is fixed to the storage recess 11 of the container portion 1. The hinge mechanism H is easily assembled between the container part 1 and the lid part 2 with high dimensional accuracy by being fixed inside with an adhesive.

It is the whole ashtray container perspective view to which the present invention is applied. It is sectional drawing of the ashtray container of the state by which the cover part was open | released. It is a disassembled perspective view of an ashtray container. It is sectional drawing of the ashtray container of the state by which the cover part was closed. It is a front view of the 1st hinge member. It is a side view of the 1st hinge member. It is a top view of the 1st hinge member. It is a front view of a pushing member. It is a side view of a pushing member. It is a top view of a pushing member. It is a front view of the 2nd hinge member. It is a side view of the 2nd hinge member. It is a top view of the 2nd hinge member.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container part, 2 ... Cover part, 3 ... 1st hinge part, 33 ... Shaft member, 4 ... Push member, 5 ... 2nd hinge member, 523,524 ... Cam surface, 6 ... Coil spring (biasing member).

Claims (2)

A container portion made of an inorganic material; a lid portion made of an inorganic material that opens and closes the opening of the container portion; and a first hinge member, a shaft member supported by the first hinge member, and the shaft member. A second hinge member rotatably coupled to the first hinge member and having cam surfaces formed at two locations in the direction of rotation; and a push disposed between the first hinge member and the second hinge member. A member, disposed between the first hinge member and the second hinge member, urges the push member toward the first hinge member and abuts against the cam surface to provide a sense of moderation during rotation. The lid is characterized in that a biasing member to be applied is integrally assembled, the first hinge member is fixed to the opening edge of the container portion, and the second hinge member is fixed to the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion of the lid portion. With container. The lid according to claim 1, wherein the first hinge member and the second hinge member are made of a synthetic resin material, and are fixed to the opening edge of the container portion and the lower surface of the outer peripheral portion of the lid portion by bonding. container.

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