JP2009213696A - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cosmetic container which is excellent in an impact resistant effect and in which a buffer material can be contrived into an optimum shape according to the prescription of a cosmetic. <P>SOLUTION: The cosmetic container includes an inner tray 4 filled with a solid cosmetic 5, a container body 1 where an inner tray housing recessed part 1a for housing the inner tray 4 is formed, and a lid body 2 for covering the container body 1. Then, the buffer material 11 for elastically supporting the inner tray 4 is disposed along the bottom surface 1c of the inner tray housing recessed part 1a of the container body 1. The buffer material 11 is formed of a flexible strip-like body, a bent part 11a or a curved part for changing a direction extending in a surface direction is provided on at least a part in the middle, and thus at least two parts extending in directions different from each other are formed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a cosmetic container such as a compact.

  Conventionally, in various cosmetic containers such as refill containers that contain solid cosmetics such as foundations, if dropped on the floor or the like, the solid cosmetics in the cosmetic container are cracked by the impact at the time of dropping. Many cushioning materials are provided between the container body of the cosmetic container and the inner plate that contains the solid cosmetic material, and this shock absorbing material reduces the impact when dropped. ing.

  As such a cosmetic container, for example, a compact container shown in FIG. 10 has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The compact container includes a container main body 31, a lid 32, and an inner tray 33 filled with a solid cosmetic 34, and a cushioning material sheet 35 bonded to the inner bottom surface 31a of the container main body 31. The inner tray 33 is supported.

Moreover, the compact container shown in FIG. 11 is proposed as another example (for example, refer patent document 2). The compact container includes a container main body 41 in which an inner tray storage portion 41a and a cosmetic device storage portion 41b are formed, a lid body 42, and an inner tray 43 filled with a cosmetic material 44, and the intermediate tray storage portion 41a. The intermediate plate 43 is supported via a sheet-like shock absorbing member 45 provided across the bottom surface and the inner peripheral surface of the inner plate 43.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 3-13908 JP 2007-75542 A

  However, in these compact containers, the cushioning material sheet 35 and the shock absorbing member 45 are composed of sheets, so that the amount of lateral deflection is small, and the lateral direction that acts on the intermediate dishes 33 and 43 when the compact container is dropped. It is not possible to achieve a sufficient impact resistance effect against the impact. In addition, the buffer material sheet 35 and the shock absorbing member 45 serve to fix the inner dishes 33 and 43 to the inner bottom surface 31a and the inner dish storage portion 41a of the container main bodies 31 and 41 directly or via an adhesive. Although a relatively large area is required, silicone rubber and silicone gel, which are the most suitable materials for these cushioning materials, are expensive, and there is a problem that the cost increases when used in a sheet form as a sheet.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a cosmetic container that is excellent in impact resistance and inexpensive.

  In order to achieve the above object, a cosmetic container according to the present invention comprises an inner dish filled with a cosmetic, a container body formed with an inner dish accommodating recess for accommodating the intermediate dish, and the container body. And a cushioning material for elastically supporting the middle plate is disposed along the bottom surface of the middle plate housing recess of the container body. A belt-shaped body having a property, and having at least one bent portion or a curved portion that changes a direction extending in the surface direction at least in the middle, thereby forming at least two portions extending in different directions. Take.

  That is, in the cosmetic container according to the present invention, a cushioning material made of a flexible belt-like body is disposed along the bottom surface of the middle dish housing recess of the container body, and the middle dish is made elastic by this cushioning material. It is supposed to be supported by. In addition, since the cushioning material is a belt-like body, the amount of lateral deflection at the upper surface portion is large, and a sufficient impact resistance effect against the lateral impact acting on the inner pan when the compact container is dropped. Play. Further, the cushioning material is changed in the direction extending in the surface direction by a bent portion or a curved portion provided in at least one place in the middle thereof, thereby forming at least two portions extending in different directions. In these two portions, the inner dish can be supported stably, and this can be efficiently absorbed and relaxed regardless of the direction of impact. And since the said buffer material is not a planar shape like a prior art example but a strip | belt shape, even when it is a case where an expensive thing is used as a material of a buffer material, the material cost can be restrained low.

  In the present invention, the cushioning material is obtained by punching from one flexible sheet, and has a V shape, U shape, U shape, zigzag shape, S shape, and spiral shape. In the case of any shape, when producing a plurality of cushioning materials from one flexible sheet, a plurality of punching blades formed in the same shape as the cushioning material are brought close to each other, Alternatively, since a part of them can be punched and molded, a large number of cushioning materials can be obtained from one flexible sheet, and the yield is very good.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a container main body having an upper dish receiving recess 1a formed on the upper surface, and reference numeral 2 denotes a lid that covers the upper surface of the container main body 1 so that the upper surface can be opened and closed. 2 is connected to the rear end 2a by a connecting pin 3 so as to be rotatable. Reference numeral 6 denotes a mirror fixed to the back surface of the lid 2.

  As shown in FIG. 2, which is a plan view, the belt-like cushioning material 11 formed in a V shape in plan view is adhered to the bottom 1c of the container tray 1 in the container tray 1a. . This cushioning material 11 is made of a flexible gel material made mainly of silicone, and this gel material can sufficiently secure the amount of bending necessary to cushion the impact when the cosmetic container is dropped. It has a softness that can be produced and can exhibit an excellent buffering effect. Therefore, the intermediate dish 4 (see FIG. 1) filled with the solid cosmetic 5 is elastically supported by the buffer material 11. In FIG. 2, 11 a is a bent portion of the cushioning material 11.

  For example, the cushioning material 11 is formed by punching a rectangular sheet 12 (see FIG. 3) formed using a commercially available gel material mainly made of silicone (for example, Geltech's alpha gel) into a V shape. Can be obtained. For the punching, for example, a Thomson type in which a number of punching blades formed in the same V-shape as the V-shape of the cushioning material 11 (eight in this embodiment) are regularly arranged on the base is used. be able to. Then, as shown in FIG. 3, eight V-shaped cuts 12 a can be formed in the sheet 12 by the Thomson mold and can be punched out from the sheet 12. In this way, eight V-shaped cushioning materials 11 can be obtained.

  In addition, since the V-shape of the cushioning material 11 can be regularly and continuously arranged with the sides as close as possible as shown in FIG. 3, a large number (three or more) of V-shapes. It is possible to efficiently punch out the buffer material 11 in the form of one sheet 12, and the yield is very good.

  In the cushioning material 11, the bending angle of the portion where the V-shaped two sides intersect (bending portion of the belt-like body) 11 a is preferably set within a range of 10 to 170 °, and more preferably 45 to 120. Within the range of °. If the bending angle exceeds 170 °, the cushioning material 11 becomes a horizontally long shape, and the entire inner tray 4 cannot be supported stably, and there is a risk of lack of balance. Moreover, since the whole approaches a state extending in one direction, it is difficult to obtain a buffering effect depending on the direction of impact. When the angle is less than 10 °, the space between the V-shaped cushioning material 11 is reduced, and in this case, the directions of the two sides are close to each other and the balance of the whole dish 4 is supported stably. In addition, it is difficult to obtain a buffering effect depending on the direction of impact.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 13 denotes a double-sided tape provided at the center of the bottom surface 1 c of the above-described middle dish housing recess 1 a and both the left and right sides. . When removing the intermediate dish 4, a rod-like body (not shown) is inserted into the through hole 14 formed in the bottom wall of the intermediate dish accommodating recess 1 a and the bottom surface of the intermediate dish 4 is pushed up. The inner tray 4 can be removed. Reference numeral 15 denotes a notch formed on the front side of the container body 1, and an engagement projecting from the front side of the lid 2 on an engaging projection 15 a projecting from the inner surface of the notch 15. The claw 2b is detachably engaged (see FIG. 1).

  According to said structure, since the strip | belt-shaped buffer material 11 which consists of a flexible gel raw material is formed in the V shape at the predetermined bending angle, and has the strip | belt-shaped part extended in two directions, Can be supported stably and elastically. And since the said buffer material 11 is formed in V shape, it becomes cheap compared with what is planar. Furthermore, the amount of bending in the lateral direction is larger than that using the entire sheet, and a sufficient impact resistance effect is exerted against a lateral impact acting on the inner tray 4 when the compact container is dropped.

  In the above-described embodiment, the double-sided tape 13 is provided on the bottom surface 1c of the middle dish accommodating recess 1a. However, the double-sided tape 13 may not be provided. In this case, in order to prevent the movement of the inner tray 4, the upper surface of the inner tray 4 is pressed by the lower surface of the lid body 2, or an inner lid (not shown) for preventing the movement is provided. be able to. Moreover, you may make it provide an engaging means between the inside of the recessed part of the inner tray accommodating recessed part 1a, and the intermediate dish 4. FIG.

  Moreover, it can replace with the said double-sided tape 13, and can use the adhesive bond layer (not shown) which consists of a hot-melt-adhesive. Since this adhesive layer has a buffering effect due to the viscosity of the hot melt adhesive, it combines with the springy buffering effect of the buffer material 11 to provide an excellent buffering effect. And, the inner tray 4 can be exchanged any number of times. In addition, in consideration of the arrangement of the portion of the cushioning material 11 extending in a band shape, the adhesive layer can be provided in such an arrangement that compensates for the space therebetween, and a greater synergistic effect can be exhibited.

  FIG. 4 shows a modification of the cushioning material 11. In this example, the cushioning material 11 is formed in a substantially N shape that is bent at 90 ° at two bent portions 11a. Such a cushioning material 11 can be manufactured by using, for example, a Thomson type, and adding cuts 12a as shown in FIG. Other parts are the same as those of the cushioning material 11, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts. This embodiment also has the same operations and effects as the above embodiment. In this example, it is bent at two points, but it may be bent at three or more points, whereby the shape of the cushioning material 11 can be made zigzag.

  FIG. 6 shows another modification of the cushioning material 11. In this example, the cushioning material 11 is formed in a U-shape that is bent by 90 ° at each of the three bent portions 11a. Such a cushioning material 11 is manufactured using, for example, a Thomson type, and the sheet 12 is provided with cuts 12a as shown in FIG. Other parts are the same as those of the cushioning material 11 shown in FIG. 2, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts. This embodiment also has the same operations and effects as the above embodiment.

  Further, instead of each of the cushioning materials 11, for example, a U-shape in FIG. 8A, an S-shape in (b), a shape that folds outward at a right angle in (c), and a spiral in (d) You may use the buffer material 11 of various shapes, such as a shape. In addition, in the spiral buffer material 11 in FIG. 8D, all parts are curved portions from one end to the other end. The buffer material 11 shown in FIG. 8A is formed with a large number of buffer materials 11 from a single sheet 12 by providing the same cuts 12a as in the case of manufacturing the U-shaped buffer material 11. Can do. In addition, since the cushioning material 11 in FIGS. 8C and 8D has a gap having the same shape as the cushioning material 11 inside, the sheet 12 is produced when the cushioning material 11 is produced from the sheet 12. Another shock-absorbing material 11 can be produced by utilizing the part cut off from.

  In such a buffer material 11, when it has a curved part, it is preferable to set the curvature radius in the range of 2-40 mm, More preferably, it exists in the range of 5-20 mm.

  FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the cosmetic container of the present invention. In this embodiment, a V-shaped fixing groove 17 is formed on the bottom surface 1 c of the container body 1, and the lower part of the cushioning material 11 is fitted into the fixing groove 17. The upper portion of the cushioning material 11 protrudes upward from the upper surface of the fixing groove 17, and the upper plate 4 is elastically supported by the upper portion. Other parts are the same as those in the above embodiment, and the same reference numerals are given to the same parts. This embodiment also has the same operations and effects as the above embodiment. Moreover, since the fixing groove 17 is formed on the bottom surface 1c, the cushioning material 11 can be easily positioned and fixed in the fixing groove 17. Therefore, it is not necessary to bond the buffer material 11 to the bottom surface 1c. In addition, the buffer material 11 may not only be fitted into the fixing groove 17 but may be bonded.

  The buffer material 11 is preferably flexible in order to obtain an excellent buffer effect, and its hardness (penetration) is preferably set in the range of 10 to 120. Moreover, in the said buffer material 11, it is suitable to set the width | variety of the strip | belt-shaped body formed in V shape in the range of 1-20 mm, and set thickness in the range of 0.5-2 mm. . The material constituting the buffer material 11 may be any material having flexibility, and various synthetic resin materials such as silicone resin, various rubber materials, and elastomer materials are used. Among these, the silicone gel is preferable.

It is sectional drawing which shows one Embodiment of the cosmetics container of this invention. It is a top view of a container main body. It is a top view of the sheet | seat in which the notch was given. It is a top view which shows the modification of a buffer material. It is a top view of the sheet | seat in which the notch was given. It is a top view which shows the other modification of the said shock absorbing material. It is a top view of the sheet | seat in which the notch was given. (A)-(d) is a top view of a shock absorbing material. It is sectional drawing which shows other embodiment of the cosmetics container of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows a prior art example. It is a perspective view which shows another prior art example.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 1a Middle dish accommodation recessed part 1c Bottom face 2 Cover body 4 Middle dish 5 Solid cosmetics 11 Buffer material 11a Bending part

Claims (3)

  An intermediate dish containing recess filled with cosmetics, a container main body formed with an intermediate dish accommodating recess for accommodating the intermediate dish, and a lid for covering the container main body, the intermediate dish accommodating recess of the container main body A cushioning material for elastically supporting the inner plate is disposed along the bottom surface of the plate, and the cushioning material is made of a flexible belt-like body, and at least one place in the middle thereof, A cosmetic container comprising a bent portion or a curved portion that changes a direction extending in a surface direction, thereby forming at least two portions extending in different directions.   The cushioning material is obtained by punching from one flexible sheet, and has a V-shaped, U-shaped, U-shaped, zigzag-shaped, S-shaped or spiral shape. The cosmetic container according to claim 1.   The cosmetic container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a hot-melt adhesive layer is formed on a portion of the bottom surface of the inner dish housing recess other than the portion where the cushioning material is disposed.

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