JP2010100325A - Magnetic container and lid - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container and a lid for a container which even an aged person, a weak person or a person who has a problem with hand can close by simply placing the lid on the container and can open by slightly moving the lid in any direction as to the container and the lid for the container. <P>SOLUTION: This storing container comprises a container body 5 and a lid 6 for covering the opening of the container body. The body is provided with at least one first permanent magnet group 8 buried in its opening/fitting part. The outside fitting part of the lid which is tightly brought into contact with the opening/fitting part of the body is provided with at least one second permanent magnet group 9 buried to face the first permanent magnet group. All S poles and N poles of the magnets face the same direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container and a lid of the container.

    Currently, the container and the container lid are screw type, cork stopper, hook type, etc., and the screw type one is when the container and the container lid are properly meshed and rotated clockwise. When the lid is closed and rotated counterclockwise, the lid opens, and the cork stopper, etc. must be pushed in and closed with a considerable force and pulled up with a considerable force. The lid has to be engaged and hooked, which is a very difficult task for the elderly, weak, or handicapped.

1 (a) shows a general container 2 and lid 1, and FIG. 1 (b) shows a general bottle 4 and cork stopper 3.
It is a side view which shows the external appearance shape.
Utility Model Registration Gazette No. 3040209

    The problem to be solved by the present invention is a container and a lid of the container, and the container is closed by simply placing the lid of the container on the container, and the lid of the container is clockwise or counterclockwise and in any direction It is another object of the present invention to provide a container which can be opened with a slight movement and a lid for the container.

  The present invention is a storage container comprising a container main body and a lid that shields the opening of the same main body, and has at least one first permanent magnet group embedded in the opening fitting portion of the container main body. The outer joint portion of the lid that is in close contact with the opening fitting portion of the container body has at least one second permanent magnet group embedded so as to face the first permanent magnet group, The storage container and the lid are characterized in that the directions of the S pole and the N pole of all the permanent magnets are the same.

    According to the present invention, the first permanent magnet group embedded in the container and the second embedded in the container lid can be placed on the container by simply placing the container lid on the container at any angle even if the center is shifted. The permanent magnet group attracts each other so that it can be closely attached and closed. In addition, the first permanent magnet group and the second permanent magnet group repel each other and are opened just by moving the lid of the container clockwise, counterclockwise or in any direction. Even the old, weak, and handicapped people could easily remove the container lid.

    Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the examples shown in FIGS.

FIG. 2A is a plan view showing an embodiment in which the second permanent magnet group 9 is embedded in the lid 6 of the container having a circular shape, which is in close contact with the container opening, according to the present invention. (b) is a side view showing an external shape showing a fitting state of the container 5 and the lid 6 of the container.
In the present embodiment, the shape of the container opening is a circular container 5, but the shape of the container opening is not limited to a regular polygon but can be applied to an ellipse or a rectangle as necessary. In addition, when the 1st permanent magnet group 8 embedded in the container 5 and the 2nd permanent magnet group 9 embedded in the lid | cover 6 are embedded so that it may become the vertex of a congruent regular polygon, a regular polygon The higher the number of corners and the greater the number of permanent magnets arranged, the higher the sealing performance. In addition, the first permanent magnet group 8 embedded in the container 5 and the second permanent magnet group 9 embedded in the lid 6 are embedded so as to be the vertices of a similar regular polygon and are opposed to each other. In the range where the polarities of the magnets 8 and 9 do not change, a higher sealing performance was obtained as the first and second permanent magnet groups 8 and 9 became closer to congruence.
Furthermore, when the container opening is not circular or regular polygonal, the first permanent magnet group embedded in the container and the second permanent magnet group embedded in the lid are arranged at opposite positions. Is done. In that case, the higher the number of permanent magnets arranged, the higher the sealing performance. Further, in the case where the first and second permanent magnet groups embedded in the container have similar shapes and the polarities of the opposing permanent magnets do not change, the closer the shape is to congruent, the higher the sealing performance. The number of permanent magnets of the first permanent magnet embedded in the container and the second permanent magnet embedded in the lid may be one depending on the shape of the joint between the opening of the container and the lid.

FIG. 3A is a vertical cross-sectional view of the container 5 and the lid 6 of the container taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 3B is an enlarged view of a portion C in FIG. 3A, and the container 5 and the container lid 6 are also embedded in the packing 7 and the opening fitting portion of the container 5 in this embodiment. Permanent magnet group 8 and a second permanent magnet group 9 embedded in the fitting portion of the lid 6 are formed, and the first permanent magnet group 8 and the second permanent magnet group 9 are congruent regular hexagonal vertices. The directions of the S poles and N poles of all the permanent magnets 8 and 9 are all the same.

4A is a plan view of a state in which the first permanent magnet 8 is embedded in the lid 6 of the container, and FIG. 4B is a plan view of the first permanent magnet 8 embedded in the mouth of the container 5; The S and N poles of the second permanent magnet 9 embedded in the container lid 6 are schematic side views showing the state in which the container 6 can be placed on the container 5 at any angle and with the center shifted. 5 and lid 6 overlapped in place and adhered. FIG.4 (c) is an enlarged view of the D section of FIG.4 (b).
FIG. 5A is a schematic plan view of the arrangement of the first permanent magnet 8 and the two permanent magnets 9 with the container lid 6 slightly moved clockwise, and FIG. It is a schematic side view which shows the state where the 1st permanent magnet 8 embedded in the opening | mouth of the container 5 and the S pole and N pole of the 2nd permanent magnet 9 embedded in the cover 6 of the container repel each other. FIG.5 (c) is an enlarged view of the E section of FIG.5 (b), and the container 5 and the cover 6 of the container were moved slightly clockwise in the present Example. At that time, the permanent magnet 8 embedded in the mouth of the container 5 and the permanent magnet 9 embedded in the lid 6 of the container come to a position where they repel each other, so that they could be easily opened.

  The present invention can be used for almost all containers and container lids, and can be an indispensable invention particularly for elderly people, weak people, or people with disabilities. The present invention can be applied not only to a container and a lid of the container, but also as an opening / closing / detaching means by attaching a magnetic body to a door or the like.

Outside view of a typical container and lid and bottle and cork stopper The top view which shows the Example which concerns on this invention, and the side view which shows external appearance shape AA sectional view of FIG. 2 and C section sectional enlarged view of FIG. The top view which shows the Example which concerns on this invention, a side view, and the D section enlarged view of FIG.4 (b) FIG. 6 is a plan view, a side view, and an enlarged view of part E in FIG. 5B in a state where the container and the lid of the container are slightly moved clockwise.

Explanation of symbols

1 General container lid
2 General container 3 General cork stopper 4 General bottle
5 containers
6 Container lid
7 Packing 8 First permanent magnet group embedded in the container 9 Second permanent magnet group embedded in the lid

Claims (1)

      A storage container comprising a container main body and a lid that shields an opening of the same main body, the container main body having at least one first permanent magnet group embedded in an opening fitting portion of the container main body, The outer fitting portion of the lid that is in close contact with the opening fitting portion of the lid has at least one second permanent magnet group embedded so as to be opposed to the first permanent magnet group, and all the permanent magnets A storage container and a lid characterized in that the S and N poles have the same orientation.

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