JP2010162194A - Stick-shaped cosmetic container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a stick-shaped cosmetic container facilitating replacement of a refill stored inside, and having no risk of losing a cap covering the tip of the refill. <P>SOLUTION: A cylindrical refill cover 1 including the cap 11 at the upper end is rotatably fitted to an upper opening 2d of a refill holder 2 storing a refill 24, and an adapter 3 for fixing a turning operation portion 27b of the refill 24 is unrotatably fitted into a lower opening 2e of the refill holder 2. The outside diameter of an outer cylinder 25 at the upper part of the refill 24 is inserted into and fitted to the inner periphery 1c of the refill cover 1, and the turning operation portion 27b of the lower part of the refill 24 is pushed into and fixed to the inner peripheral surface 3e of the adapter 3 fitted to the inner periphery 2c of the refill holder 2. The stick-shaped cosmetic container has no risk of losing the cap 11, and the refill 24 stored in the refill holder 2 can be simply replaced by removing a lower bottom member 4. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a container in which stick-shaped cosmetics such as lipsticks and lip balms are fed out and used, and is particularly suitable for stick-shaped cosmetic testers such as lipstick testers that are displayed in stores and can be used by users. It relates to the container.

  Conventionally, when a color sample of sticky cosmetics such as lipstick is displayed at a storefront, as shown in FIG. 3, a color sample 21 (dummy, color plate, seal, etc.) is provided above the refill holder 22. A stick-shaped cosmetic container (tester 20) is prepared for each color, which is attached and provided with a sample cylindrical cartridge (sample refill 24) on the lower side. A method of arranging and displaying on the display stand 30 provided with the holes 30a is used (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the sample refill (or refill) 24 includes an outer cylinder 25, a spiral cylinder 26 having a spiral groove, and a small-diameter guide having a longitudinal (axial) guide groove. It is composed of an inner cylinder (guide cylinder 27) composed of a portion 27a and a large-diameter rotation operation section 27b, and a feeding cylinder 28 having a projection engaging with the guide groove on the outer periphery, and is assembled as a cylindrical body. In this state, the lower end portion is held by the feeding cylinder 28 by relatively rotating the outer cylinder 25 and the rotation operation portion 27b of the guide cylinder 27 exposed like a hook from the lower portion of the outer cylinder 25. The stick-shaped cosmetic can be moved up and down in the axial direction of the cylindrical body (see Patent Documents 3 and 4).

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the refill 24 is fitted into the adapter 23 with the opening of the cylindrical body (feeding port for the bar-shaped cosmetic material) facing downward, and the lower end opening of the refill holder 22 together with the adapter 23. And is held downward inside the refill holder 22. The adapter 23 is provided with a plurality of ribs (not shown) for fixing only the rotation operation portion 27b of the guide tube 27 on the inner periphery (near the bottom of the tube portion). When held downward inside the holder 22, the refill holder 22, the adapter 23, and the rotation operation portion 27 b of the refill 24 are integrated and rotate relative to the outer cylinder 25.

  When the user uses a trial, the tester 20 is extracted from the display stand 30, the refill 24 for the sample is turned up, and in this state, the portion exposed (protruded) from the refill holder 22 in the refill 24 By rotating the (outer cylinder of the cylindrical cartridge) and the refill holder 22 relative to each other, it is possible to feed out the bar-shaped cosmetic and perform trial coating.

  In the method for displaying the lipstick tester 20 as described above, if the tester 20 is displayed for a long period of time, it may be used up for repeated trial coating, or may be worn out and look bad. In such a case, it is necessary to replace the refill with a new one. However, since the refill 24 for the sample is limitedly produced for sales promotion and is difficult to obtain again, as shown in FIG. In addition, a cylindrical cartridge (commercial product refill 29) used for a commercial product (commercial product) is held in the refill holder 22 and displayed.

  However, since the refill 29 for a commercial product is usually formed with a larger outer diameter than the refill 24 for a sample, the outer diameter of the portion corresponding to the rotational operation portion 29a is usually lower. A method of pushing in as it is from the opening and fixing it, or fixing through a dedicated adapter is adopted.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-117069 JP-A-9-322820 JP 2008-183211 A JP 2006-204415 A

  By the way, in such a lipstick display method, as shown in FIG. 3, the tester 20 is placed so that the color sample 21 at the upper part can be seen by the user, and the lower part (part of the sample product) is the display table 30. Therefore, a cover member such as a cover or a cap is not particularly provided at the opening of the refill (24, 29) facing downward.

  In recent years, however, oil-rich and low-melting bar-shaped cosmetics such as lipsticks with improved adhesion and gloss have been commercialized. It has been found that the stick-shaped cosmetic material may be softened due to a temperature rise caused by illumination light. If the softening of the bar-shaped cosmetics is extreme, the drops of the melted bar-shaped cosmetics may fall from the refills displayed with the opening down. In the worst case, the bar-shaped cosmetics themselves may fall out of the refills, etc. May cause problems.

  Therefore, it is conceivable to display the refills upward, but unlike cosmetic products, the bar-shaped cosmetic tester used for trial use is used by an unspecified number of people. Etc. need to be provided. However, in this case as well, 1) The refill can be easily exchanged and can be used for sample and commercial refills. 2) The lid and cap can be opened and closed easily and intuitively. 3) It is required that the structure is such that the opened lid, cap, etc. are not lost.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a rod-shaped cosmetic container in which the refill accommodated therein can be easily exchanged and there is no risk of losing the cap covering the tip of the refill. And

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention raises and lowers the bar-shaped cosmetic material accommodated in the inner cylinder with relative rotation between the outer cylinder and the rotating operation portion of the inner cylinder protruding from the lower end opening of the outer cylinder. And a cylindrical refill holder for holding the refill.The upper end of the refill holder is provided with a circular upper opening, and in the upper opening, A refill cover having an outer peripheral surface formed with engaging means for engaging with an edge portion is rotatably fitted to the refill holder, and a cap that covers an upper end opening of the refill cover is provided at an upper end of the refill cover. However, a lower opening is provided at the lower end of the refill holder, and a cylindrical adapter is inserted into the refill holder from the lower opening. A bottom member that seals the opening is disposed in the lower opening, and the refill fits the outer cylinder into the inner periphery of the refill cover, and the rotation operation portion of the inner cylinder is placed inside the adapter. The first gist is a rod-shaped cosmetic container that is held in a replaceable manner while being fitted around the circumference and that rotates the refill cover and the refill holder relative to each other to feed the rod-shaped cosmetic from the refill.

  In addition, the present invention includes, in particular, a circumferential step whose diameter is reduced stepwise toward the bottom member side on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical adapter that is fitted to the refill rotation operation portion. The stick-shaped cosmetic container in which the part is formed is a second gist.

  In the present invention, an adapter that can hold a rotating operation portion of various thicknesses (outer diameters) is disposed near the bottom portion in the refill holder that accommodates the refill upward, and the adapter corresponds to one side of the members that rotate relative to each other. While supporting the lower end portion (rotating operation portion) of the refill with the refill holder through this adapter, the upper end portion (outer cylinder) of the refill on the other side of the relative rotation is rotatable with respect to the refill holder. By inserting and supporting the refill cover with cap attached to it, the refill cover and refill holder can be rotated smoothly and the refill holder can be easily replaced via the lower opening of the refill holder. Work.

  That is, the stick-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention is configured such that a cylindrical refill cover having a cap at the upper end is rotatably attached to the upper opening of the refill holder, and the refill is rotated inside the lower opening of the refill holder. The adapter for fixing the operation part is inserted in a non-rotatable manner, and the outer cylinder outer diameter of the refill upper part is inserted into the inner periphery of the refill cover to be fitted. By pressing and fixing inside the adapter fitted to the inner periphery of the refill holder, the relative rotation of the refill cover and the refill holder that are directly operated by the user is transmitted to the outer cylinder and the rotation operation portion in the refill, Replaced by these relative rotations. Therefore, the stick-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention can be used intuitively by the same operation as the conventional stick-shaped cosmetic container.

  Moreover, the stick-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention can easily remove the adapter disposed therein by removing the bottom member disposed in the lower opening of the refill holder. Therefore, the stick-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention can easily replace the refill accommodated in the refill holder.

  Furthermore, the stick-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention is provided with a cap on the refill cover that covers the outer cylinder at the top of the refill. However, the stick-shaped cosmetic can be protected from heat such as lighting.

  And since the said cap is attached to the refill cover via the hinge, the stick-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention has no risk of losing this cap away, its structure is simple, and anyone can easily It has the advantage that it can be operated intuitively.

  Even when this stick-shaped cosmetic container is used as a tester for stick-shaped cosmetics, it can be used for trial only by opening the upper cap and relatively rotating the refill cover and the refill holder. It is suitable because it can be used immediately without feeling uncomfortable with the container.

  Further, in the bar-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention, in particular, on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical adapter that fits with the refill rotation operation portion, a circumference that decreases in a stepped manner toward the bottom member side. In the case where the step portion is formed, when holding the rotation operation portion below the refill, it is possible to easily cope with refills of various sizes (outer diameters). Therefore, the stick-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention is a stick-shaped cosmetic container that uses refills having different outer diameters of the rotation operation part, such as for sample products and commercial products, in particular, a stick-shaped cosmetic tester such as lipstick. Suitable for.

It is sectional drawing of the stick-shaped cosmetics container in embodiment of this invention. It is an assembly drawing which shows the structure of the stick-shaped cosmetic container in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the display method of a lipstick tester. It is an assembly drawing which shows the structure of the conventional lipstick tester. It is an assembly drawing which shows the structure of the sample refill used for the conventional lipstick tester.

  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 is a longitudinal sectional view of a stick-shaped cosmetic tester (hereinafter referred to as “tester”) according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an assembly view showing the configuration of this tester. In consideration of the user's operation, the feeding direction (vertical direction in the figure) of the bar-shaped cosmetic is set to the upper side and the lower side as it is, the rotation shaft center direction of the refill 24 for storing the bar-shaped cosmetic is set to the inner side, and the opposite direction is set to the opposite direction. This will be described as the outside. Moreover, since the refill 24 which accommodates rod-shaped cosmetics is the structure similar to the prior art example of FIG. 4, FIG. 5, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The tester 10 in the present embodiment is used when displaying a color sample of a stick-shaped cosmetic material such as lipstick at a storefront, etc., and includes a refill 24 for a sample, a cylindrical refill holder 2, A bottom cylindrical adapter 3, a bottom member 4 that seals the lower opening 2 e of the refill holder 2, and a cylindrical refill cover 1 including a cap 11 are configured. The members (parts) constituting the tester 10 are all made of resin except for the bar-shaped cosmetic.

  Further, unlike the conventional lipstick tester 20 (see FIG. 5), the tester 10 is provided with a large opening 2e below the refill holder 2 as shown in FIG. The refill holder 2 is inserted into the refill holder 2 from the lower opening 2e, and is configured to hold the refill 24 with the opening (feeding port for the bar-shaped cosmetic material) facing upward, that is, in the same direction as the use direction of the user. ing. Therefore, the tester 10 can be used even when the bar-shaped cosmetics filled in the refill 24 are placed in an environment where the refill 24 is easily softened, such as a rise in air temperature in summer or the like, or a temperature rise due to store lighting. There are no problems such as drops of the material falling or the stick-shaped cosmetic itself falling off the refill 24.

  The refill holder 2 is a hollow cylindrical member whose outer periphery is formed in a polygonal shape (in the present embodiment, a quadrangular shape), and has a square columnar side wall (tubular portion) having an outer peripheral surface 2b and an inner peripheral surface 2c. 2a and a flange portion 2f (engaging means) projecting inward from the vicinity of the upper end of the side wall 2a. An upper opening 2d and a lower opening 2e are formed at the upper and lower ends of the side wall 2a. The lower opening 2e has the same shape as the peripheral surface of the side wall 2a, but the upper opening 2d can be attached by engaging a cylindrical refill cover 1 described later. A flange portion 2f provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the side wall 2a has an edge portion formed in a circular shape (round shape) slightly larger than the refill 24, and constitutes one side of the engaging means.

  The refill cover 1 is a cylindrical hollow member, and includes a cylindrical portion 1a having an outer peripheral surface 1b and an inner peripheral surface 1c, and ribs 1f protruding outward from the vicinity of the lower end of the cylindrical portion outer peripheral surface 1b. 1f (engagement means) and a decorative cylinder 1h formed on the outer side of the cylindrical part 1a so as to cover the cylindrical part 1a. The upper end and the lower end of the cylindrical part 1a have upper end openings. 1d and a lower end opening 1e are formed. The two ribs 1f and 1f are provided so as to be parallel to each other in the circumferential direction and constitute the other side of the engaging means.

  Then, by fitting the edge of the upper opening 2d of the refill holder 2 (the tip of the flange 2f) into the circumferential groove 1g formed between the two ribs 1f, 1f, the refill cover 1 is The refill holder 2 is slidably rotated.

  In addition, the cylindrical part inner peripheral surface 1c of the refill cover 1 is formed to have substantially the same diameter as the outer diameter of the outer cylinder 25 of the refill 24 accommodated in the refill holder 2. Further, on the outer side of the outer peripheral surface 1b of the tubular portion, a decorative tube 1h for extending the tubular portion 1a to improve the appearance (look) of the refill cover 1 is formed. A cap 11, which will be described later, is attached to the upper end of the cylinder 1h via a hinge 12.

  The cap 11 includes a side wall having substantially the same outer peripheral shape as the refill cover 1 and a lid portion 11a, and is attached so as to seal the upper end opening 1d of the refill cover 1 via the hinge 12 as described above. ing.

  On the other hand, the adapter 3 disposed below the refill holder 2 has a bottomed tube whose outer periphery is formed in a shape (in the present embodiment, a quadrangular shape) along the inner peripheral surface 2c of the refill holder 2. A side wall 3a having an outer peripheral surface 3c having the above-mentioned shape, and a bottom portion 3b. Inside the side wall 3a, inner peripheral surfaces (3d, 3e) having stepped portions (3f) are formed. , And is formed so as to open upward.

  The inner peripheral surface (3d, 3e) of the adapter 3 is composed of an upper large-diameter inner peripheral surface 3d and a lower small-diameter inner peripheral surface 3e. Is formed. Further, the inner diameter of the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 3d and the inner diameter of the small-diameter inner peripheral surface 3e are respectively the outer diameter of the rotation operation portion 29a of the above-mentioned commercial refill 29 (see FIG. 4) and the above-mentioned sample. The diameter corresponds to the outer diameter of the rotation operation portion 27b of the product refill 24. And, on the surfaces of these inner peripheral surfaces 3d, 3e, the ribs 3g, 3g,... In the vertical direction for ensuring the fitting (fixing) of the refills 24, 29 with the rotating operation portions 29a, 27b. .. are provided at regular intervals in the circumferential direction.

  The bottom member 4 has a bottom plate 4a having an outer periphery substantially the same shape as the outer peripheral surface 2b of the refill holder 2 (in this embodiment, a quadrangular shape), and an upper surface (refill holder 2 side) of the bottom plate 4a. ) Projecting from the inner peripheral surface 2c in the vicinity of the lower opening 2e of the refill holder 2 with the convex portion provided on the outer surface of each engaging piece 4b. The adapter 3 is fixed to the lower opening 2e of the refill holder 2 in a state where the adapter 3 is pushed upward.

  A cylindrical dummy 5 is formed on the lower surface side of the bottom member 4, and this dummy 5 is inserted into the tester insertion hole 30a of the display table 30 described in the prior art (see FIG. 3). Thus, the tester 10 can be placed stably.

  As described above, the tester 10 according to the present embodiment is characterized in that the upper end portion (2d) of the refill holder 2 is provided with the cap 11 at the upper end in order to hold the refill 24 with the opening facing upward. The cylindrical refill cover 1 is rotatably attached, and the adapter 3 for fixing the rotation operation portion 27b of the refill 24 is fitted in the refill holder 2 so as not to rotate.

  Further, the refill 24 is supported by the above-described configuration with the upper portion of the outer cylinder 25 at the upper end fitted into the inner periphery of the refill cover 1 with the opening (feeding opening for the bar-shaped cosmetic material) facing upward. The rotation operation portion 27b at the lower end is fitted and supported on the inner periphery (3e) of the circumferential step portion 3f formed inside the adapter 3, and the outer cylinder 25 and the rotation operation portion are supported. 27b is held so as to be capable of relative rotation with respect to 27b.

  Therefore, when the user uses the tester 10 as a trial, when the refill cover 1 and the refill holder 2 that are directly touched by the user are rotated relative to each other, the rotation of the refill cover 1 is transmitted to the outer cylinder 25 of the refill 24 together. And the rotation of the refill holder 2 is transmitted to the inner cylinder rotating operation portion 27b of the refill 24 via the adapter 3 and rotated together. As a result, the refill holder 2 rotates with the outer cylinder 25 of the refill 24. The portion 27b rotates relative to the portion 27b. In this way, the tester 10 in the present embodiment can feed the bar-shaped cosmetic housed in the refill 24 upward by rotating the refill cover 1 and the refill holder 2 relative to each other.

  In addition, since the tester 10 in the present embodiment has the cap 11 attached to the refill cover 1, dust and the like are prevented from entering the refill cover 1 and the refill 24, and is exhibited at a storefront or the like. Even when performed, the internal stick-shaped cosmetics can be protected from heat such as lighting. Moreover, since the cap 11 is attached via the hinge 12, there is no possibility that the cap 11 will be lost during use.

  Furthermore, the tester 10 in the present embodiment can easily remove the adapter 3 disposed therein by removing the bottom member 4 disposed in the lower opening 2e of the refill holder 2. Therefore, the tester 10 can easily replace the refill 24 accommodated in the refill holder 2.

  In the above-described embodiment, the tester 10 using the sample refill 24 is described as an example of the stick-shaped cosmetic container according to the present invention. However, instead of the sample refill 24, a normal commercial product is used. A refill 29 (see FIG. 5) used for a product (product) can be used. In that case, the rotation operation portion 29a of the refill 29 may be held by being fitted to the large-diameter inner peripheral surface 3d.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example of the tester 10 which formed the internal peripheral surface (3d, 3e) of the 2 step | paragraph structure which has a different internal diameter by providing the circumferential step part 3f inside the adapter 3 was shown, In the present invention, it is also possible to use an adapter 3 having a stepped inner peripheral surface in which multi-stage circumferential step portions are formed.

  Furthermore, as another means corresponding to refills with various outer diameters, a method may be adopted in which a plurality of adapters having different inner peripheral surface diameters are prepared in advance and used while exchanging these adapters. Even if it does in this way, it can respond easily to the refill from which the outer diameter dimension of a rotation operation part differs, and the advantage that a refill can be replaced | exchanged easily does not change.

  Further, the means for fixing the bottom member 4 to the lower opening 2e of the refill holder 2 is not particularly limited, and in addition to engagement with the holder inner peripheral surface, engagement with the holder outer peripheral surface, or Further, press-fitting into the inner and outer peripheral surfaces and other methods may be used. The shape of the dummy 5 and the presence or absence of the dummy 5 are not limited. However, in consideration of the fact that the removal of the bottom member 4 is easy, it is better to form a convex object like the dummy 5 in the refill. It is preferable because exchange is facilitated.

  Further, in the above embodiment, as means for engaging the refill cover 1 with the refill holder 2, the upper opening 2d on the refill holder side is formed in the groove 1g between the two ribs 1f, 1f provided on the refill cover 1 side. Although an example in which the edge portion is engaged has been shown, these may be reversed, and the engaging means between the refill cover 1 and the refill holder 2 in the present invention can be appropriately changed according to these shapes. That's fine.

  Further, the configuration of the cap 11 covering the refill cover 1 is not particularly limited, and the cap 11 alone or together with the refill cover 1 may be colored in the same color as the bar-shaped cosmetic in the refill 24. Good. By coloring, these can be used as color samples for stick-shaped cosmetics. Moreover, you may attach color samples, such as a dummy, a color plate, and a seal | sticker, on the upper surface of the cap cover part 11a instead of coloring.

  And in said embodiment, although the lipstick tester used for a customer's trial was demonstrated to the example, the structure of the stick-shaped cosmetic container of this invention is not only this over-the-counter tester but the usual sold to a customer. Applicable to commercial products (commodities).

  Therefore, the stick-shaped cosmetic material filled in the refill (cartridge) may be other stick-shaped cosmetics such as lip cream and ticks in addition to the lipstick, and the refill holder 2, the refill cover 1, the adapter 3, and the bottom member 4. The materials of the members constituting the stick-shaped cosmetic container of the present invention, such as the dummy 5 and the cap 11, and the shapes thereof may be appropriately changed according to the product.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is suitable for a stick-shaped cosmetic tester that can be used by an unspecified number of people, such as a lipstick tester and a lip balm tester that can be displayed on a storefront and used by users. Moreover, it can also be used for the rod-shaped cosmetic container of the commercial item (product) sold to a customer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Refill cover 1c Inner peripheral surface 2 Refill holder 2c Inner peripheral surface 2d Upper opening 2e Lower opening 3 Adapter 3d Large diameter inner peripheral surface 3e Small diameter inner peripheral surface 4 Bottom member 5 Dummy 10 Tester 11 Cap 12 Hinge 24 Refill 25 Outer cylinder 27b Rotation operation part

Claims (2)

  A refill that raises and lowers the bar-shaped cosmetic material housed inside the outer cylinder and a rotation operation portion of the inner cylinder that protrudes from the lower end opening of the outer cylinder, and a cylindrical shape that holds the refill. It is a stick-shaped cosmetic container provided with a refill holder, and a circular upper opening is provided at the upper end of the refill holder, and engaging means for engaging with the edge is formed in the upper opening. A refill cover having an outer peripheral surface is rotatably fitted to the refill holder, and a cap that covers the upper end opening of the refill cover is attached to the upper end of the refill cover via a hinge. A lower opening is provided at the lower end of the holder, and from this lower opening, a cylindrical adapter is non-rotatably fitted to the refill holder, and the opening is sealed in the lower opening. A bottom member is arranged, and the refill is held exchangeably in a state where the outer cylinder is fitted into the inner circumference of the refill cover and the rotation operation portion of the inner cylinder is fitted into the inner circumference of the adapter. And the refill cover and the refill holder are rotated relative to each other to feed out the bar-shaped cosmetic material from the refill.   2. The rod-like shape according to claim 1, wherein a circumferential step portion is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical adapter that fits with the refill rotation operation portion, and the diameter of the step is reduced stepwise toward the bottom member. Cosmetic container.

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