JP2013013665A - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lightweight cosmetic container that has high freedom degree of arrangement in a space for housing an inner tray and a cosmetic tool and that excels in impact resistance.SOLUTION: In a refill container 2, an inner tray housing concave portion 21 is formed on the upper face thereof, cosmetic tool housing concave portions 22, 22 are formed at least on both right and left sides of the inner tray housing concave portion 21, and the upper end part of the inner tray housing concave portion 21 and the upper end part of the cosmetic tool housing concave portion 22 are connected to each other with an impact absorbing flat plate portion (connecting portion 23). The refill container is housed attachably/detachably in a refill container housing concave portion 11 of the container body 1, in a state with a gap provided between the inner tray housing concave portion 21 and the refill container housing concave portion 11. An inner tray 3 filled with a cosmetic material 4, is engaged with a convex portion 21d provided in the inner tray housing concave portion 21 of the refill container 2, and is housed attachably/detachably in the inner tray housing concave portion 21, in a state with a gap provided between the inner tray 3 and the inner tray housing concave portion 21.

Description

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

  Various cosmetic containers such as a compact container (compact case) are used as a cosmetic container that accommodates and carries an inner dish (decorative dish) filled with various solid cosmetics such as foundation, eye shadow, and lipstick. .

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a configuration of a conventional compact container. The compact container includes an inner plate 3 filled with cosmetics 4, an inner frame 20 for storing the inner plate 3 and tools used for makeup (not shown), and a container main body (for the compact case). (Outer frame) 10, a lid 5 that covers the upper surface of the container body 10, a mirror 6, and the like.

  On the upper surface of the container body 10, a middle frame housing recess 10a for housing the middle frame 20 is formed. In the middle frame housing recess 10a, a middle dish housing recess 20a and a cosmetic device housing recess 20b are formed. The middle frame 20 is accommodated, and the middle dish (refill) 3 filled with the cosmetic 4 is detachably accommodated in the middle dish accommodating recess 20a of the middle frame 20.

  A claw-like (or tongue-like) flexible plate portion 20c is provided on the inner wall surface of the inner tray accommodating recess 20a formed in the inner frame 20 so as to be paired with the opposing surfaces. In the vicinity of the distal end of the flexible plate portion 20c, a convex portion 20d that engages with a circumferential concave portion (groove 3c) formed on the outer peripheral surface of the inner plate 3 is projected. When the intermediate plate 3 is inserted into the intermediate plate accommodating recess 20a from above, the convex portion 20d fits into the groove 3c of the intermediate plate 3, so that the intermediate plate 3 It is accommodated and held in the inner tray accommodating recess 20a with a gap between the bottom and the bottom (see Patent Document 1). The recess 20e formed in a cutout shape in the center of the partition wall between the inner tray receiving recess 20a and the cosmetic device receiving recess 20b facilitates insertion of fingers and the like when the intermediate tray 3 is removed. Is for.

  In this way, the compact container used to carry the inner dish filled with the cosmetic is used with the inner dish 3 in order to prevent cracking of the solid cosmetic due to vibration or impact received from the outside during the carrying. A device that does not transmit the vibrations and shocks to the middle dish by providing a gap (air layer) between the middle dish housing recess 20a or by placing an elastic member between the middle dish and the middle dish housing recess. Has been made.

  On the other hand, as a replacement for the intermediate dish (refill) 3 stored in the compact container, the intermediate dish 3 stored in the protective cosmetic container as shown in FIG. Sold as a single unit.

  This cosmetic container (refill container) is a container used for transportation, sale, etc. of the replacement inner tray 3, and as shown in FIG. 4, the inner tray 3 filled with the cosmetic 4 and a transparent synthetic resin. The refill container 30 is made of a transparent synthetic resin cover 5 that covers the upper surface of the refill container 30.

  On the upper surface (upper side surface in use) of the refill container 30 is formed an inner dish housing recess 31 composed of a bottom portion 31b and a side wall portion 31a, and a cosmetic (solid cosmetic) 4 is provided in the recess 31. The inside dish 3 filled with is accommodated. In addition, the code | symbol 33 in a figure is an adhesive bond layer for temporarily fixing the intermediate plate 3 to the bottom part 31b (upper surface of the bottom part 31b) of the intermediate plate accommodation recessed part 31, and the code | symbol 31c is the said refill container. This is a through-hole that is used to lift the inner tray 3 by pushing a bar or the like when removing it from 30.

  According to the refill container 30, the upper end of the outer peripheral wall 30 a of the refill container 30 and the upper end of the side wall part 31 a of the inner intermediate dish receiving recess 31 are connected by the thin-walled connecting part 32, and this connecting part 32 The inner tray 3 is accommodated and held in the inner tray accommodating recess 31 supported by being separated from the bottom surface of the container, so that even if it receives vibration or impact during transportation, the inner solid cosmetic is impacted. Is not transmitted, and cracks and the like can be prevented. (See Patent Document 2).

JP 2008-93103 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-97806

  By the way, the conventional cosmetic container such as a compact container, for example, accommodates the middle dish 3 via the middle frame 20 as shown in FIG. Further, the layout such as the size and the shape of the cosmetic tool receiving recess 20b is fixed, and it is designed so that a separately purchased middle dish (refill) is packed and stored thereon. However, according to recent research, the use forms have been diversified, such as continuing to use cosmetic containers as they were at the time of purchase (refill containers) without refilling the above-mentioned inner dish into compact containers. Therefore, there is a need for a cosmetic container that can be used freely and can be used freely. There is room for improvement here.

  In addition, since cosmetic containers such as compact containers are assumed to be carried, carrying containers with a structure having as high impact resistance as possible may be required depending on cosmetic manufacturers.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lightweight cosmetic container that has a high degree of freedom in the arrangement of the inner plate and the cosmetic device storage space and is excellent in impact resistance.

  In order to achieve the above object, the cosmetic container of the present invention has an inner dish filled with the cosmetic, an inner dish accommodating recess for accommodating the inner dish, and a cosmetic tool accommodating recess for accommodating a tool used for makeup. A refill container, and a container body having a refill container receiving recess for storing the refill container, and the intermediate dish is provided with an engaged recess formed on an outer side surface of the inner dish on the side wall of the intermediate dish receiving recess. And is removably accommodated in the refill container's intermediate dish receiving recess, with a gap between the bottom of itself and the intermediate dish accommodating recess, The refill container is formed with an inner dish receiving recess composed of a bottom and a side wall on the upper surface thereof, and a cosmetic device containing an inner side wall, a bottom and an outer side wall on at least the left and right sides of the inner dish accommodating recess. A recess is formed, The upper end of the side wall portion of the inner tray housing recess and the upper end of the inner side wall portion of the cosmetic device housing recess are connected by a flexible shock absorbing flat plate portion, and the bottom of the inner tray housing recess and the above A configuration in which a gap is provided between the refill container housing recess and the refill container housing recess in the container main body so as to be detachably accommodated is a first gist.

  Moreover, the cosmetic container of the present invention is provided with a notch-shaped recess for taking out the middle dish in a part of the side wall of the middle dish housing recess of the refill container, among the cosmetic containers having the above-described configuration, A configuration in which a notch-like recess for taking out the refill container is formed in a part of the main body side wall around the refill container receiving recess of the container body is a second gist.

  That is, as a means for solving the above-mentioned problems without incurring an increase in cost and weight of the cosmetic container, the present inventors have conventionally used only the transportation of the inner plate (refill), and have taken out the content refill. We focused on the refill container that was discarded. And, devised the shape of the refill container made of a resin molded body, extending the side wall around the inner dish housing recess in the left-right direction, and making the extending part a concave shape that opens greatly toward the container upper surface, If this concave part is used as a region that serves as both a space for storing cosmetic tools and a buffer zone that reduces shocks from the left and right directions, the limited top surface space of the refill container and cosmetic container is effectively used without waste. The present invention has been found.

  As described above, in the cosmetic container of the present invention, the middle dish housing recess for housing the middle dish is formed in the central portion of the top surface of the refill container that is detachably (replaceable) housed in the container body. The cosmetic dish receiving recess is formed on both the left and right sides (the end side of the container) so as to sandwich the inner dish receiving recess, and the flexible plate flat portion connecting the inner dish receiving recess is used to It is supported in a state separated from the container body (that is, in a state of floating in the air). Furthermore, the intermediate dish filled with the cosmetic is engaged with the engagement concave part formed on the outer side surface of the intermediate dish with the engaging convex part provided on the side wall part of the intermediate dish accommodating concave part. In a state where the bottom part is separated from the bottom part of the middle dish accommodating recess (a state floating in the air), it is accommodated and held in the middle dish accommodating recess so as to be detachable (replaceable). For this reason, when receiving impact or shaking from the top and bottom (top and bottom) direction of the container body, the vibration and load are not directly transmitted to the above-described inner plate that is protected with a double gap as described above, It is absorbed and relaxed by the flexible flat plate portion. In addition, when the container body is subjected to an impact or a shake from the left-right direction (horizontal direction), the flat plate portion and the cosmetic device receiving recessed portion positioned outside the inner tray receiving recessed portion are exposed from the outside due to their flexibility. Absorb and mitigate vibration and load. Furthermore, even when an impact or a shake is received from the front-rear direction (front-back direction) of the container body, the flat plate portion and the side wall portion of the inner tray accommodating recess receive external vibration and load due to its flexibility. Absorb and relax. As a result, the cosmetic container of the present invention has improved impact resistance compared to conventional products against impacts from any direction, and even when subjected to a large impact generated during carrying or use, the refill It is possible to prevent the cosmetic material filled in the intermediate dish contained in the container from being damaged.

  Furthermore, since the cosmetic container does not need to use a separate member having a buffering action, a lightweight integrated refill container can be produced at low cost by injection molding using a resin or the like. In addition, since the buffer recesses provided on the left and right sides of the inner dish receiving recess can be used as a cosmetic tool receiving recess as described above, the layout of the upper surface of the cosmetic container can be freely set, and the refill container can be replaced. There is an advantage that the layout in the cosmetic container can be easily changed by simply doing.

  In addition, as described above, the cosmetic container of the present invention can be used by setting the refill container separately purchased in the refill container receiving recess in the container main body as it is, and only the inner plate (refill) in the refill container. Can be used in various forms, such as a method of taking out and setting the container in a compact container, or a method of using the refill container as it is at the time of purchase using the cosmetic tool receiving recess of the refill container. In addition, there is an advantage that when the cosmetic is used up or when the layout is changed, there are few parts that are wasted during replacement, and it is easy to separate garbage and waste materials.

  And among the cosmetic containers of the present invention, a notch-shaped recess for taking out the intermediate dish is provided in a part of the side wall of the intermediate dish storage recess of the refill container, and the refill container storage recess of the container body If the notch-shaped recess for taking out the refill container is formed in a part of the side wall of the body, anyone can easily take out the inner plate and the refill container without using a jig or the like. The workability at the time of replacement is improved.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the cosmetics container in embodiment of this invention. (A) is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the cosmetics container in embodiment, (b) is the P section enlarged view. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows one structural example of the conventional cosmetics container. It is sectional drawing which shows the other structural example of the conventional cosmetics container.

  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 an exploded perspective view illustrating a configuration of a cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a structure of the cosmetic container according to the present embodiment. FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a P portion in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cosmetic container according to the present embodiment includes a middle dish (refill) 3 filled with various cosmetics 4 such as a foundation, eye shadow, and lipstick, and a middle dish housing the middle dish 3. A refill container 2 having a recess 21 and a makeup tool receiving recess 22, 22 for storing a tool used for makeup (not shown), and a container body 1 having a refill container receiving recess 11 for storing the refill container 2. Has been. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 5 is a lid attached to the container main body 1 so as to be openable and closable by hinge connection, and reference numeral 6 is a mirror attached to the inner surface of the lid 5.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 2, the cosmetic container has a refill container 2 with a gap (space R) between the bottom 21 b of the inner dish housing recess 21 and the refill container housing recess 11, The refill is accommodated in the refill container receiving recess 11 of the container body 1, and the refill is made with a gap (space Q) between the bottom 3 b of the intermediate dish 3 and the intermediate tray receiving recess 11. The container 2 is accommodated and supported in the middle dish accommodating recess 21. This is a feature of the cosmetic container of the present invention.

  The above-described cosmetic container will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. The inner dish 3 is a shallow dish-shaped cosmetic dish made of resin. The inner dish bottom 3b and the edge of the inner dish bottom 3b. Are formed from a peripheral middle dish side portion 3a erected from the inside, and a solid cosmetic 4 is filled in a recess formed by these. Further, on the outer side surface of the middle dish side portion 3a, a convex portion 21d (engagement portion) for holding the middle dish 3 provided on a part of the side wall portion 21a of the middle dish accommodating recess 21 of the refill container 2 described later. ) And a concave portion (groove 3c: engaged portion) that can be engaged with each other, and the convex portion 21d is fitted into the groove 3c when the concave portion 21 is accommodated in the concave portion accommodating recess 21. As a result, the intermediate tray 3 is held in a state where a gap is left between the bottom portion 21 b (the upper surface of the bottom portion 21 b) of the intermediate tray receiving recess 21, that is, in a state where the space Q is open. [Refer FIG.2 (b)].

  The refill container 2 is formed by a molding process such as injection molding using a relatively lightweight and highly rigid resin material such as polycarbonate. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 1, the middle dish receiving recess 21 is formed at the center of the upper surface, which includes a bottom 21 b and side walls 21 a surrounding the bottom 21 b from four sides. On the left and right sides of the housing recess 21, cosmetic tool housing recesses 22, 22 are formed. The groove-like recesses 2a and 2a (engaged portions) provided on the side surfaces of the refill container 2 in the front-rear (front-rear) direction are one side wall of the refill container receiving recess 11 of the container body 1 described later. It is used for engagement with the convex portions of the flexible plate portions 11a, 11a provided in the portion and the convex portions 11b, 11b (both are engaging portions: see FIG. 1) facing them.

  A part of the side wall portion 21a of the intermediate dish receiving recess 21 has two flexible tongue pieces 21c and 21c at one location, bifurcated from the upper part (root side) to the lower part (tip side). A convex portion 21d (engagement portion) for engaging and holding the inner tray 2 is formed in the vicinity of the tip of each tongue piece 21c [see FIG. 2 (b)]. In addition, in this example (FIG. 1), the said convex parts 21d and 21d (a pair) are provided in six places by the whole tray accommodating recessed part 21 whole.

  The makeup tool receiving recess 22 is composed of an inner side wall portion 22a, a bottom portion 22b, and an outer side wall portion 22c, and as shown in FIG. 2 (b), the upper end of the side wall portion 21a of the inner tray receiving recess 21; The upper end of the inner side wall portion 22a of the cosmetic tool receiving recess 22 is connected by a thin connecting portion 23, and the inner tray receiving recess 21 is between the bottom surface of the refill container receiving recess 11 of the container body 1. It is supported in a state where a gap is left, that is, in a state where the space R is left.

  Further, a substantially U-shaped (cup-shaped) space S is formed between the side wall portion 21 a of the inner tray housing recess 21, the connecting portion 23, and the inner side wall portion 22 a of the cosmetic device housing recess 22. Absorbing vibrations in the vertical direction of the flexible connecting portion 23 and vibrations in the left-right direction of the side wall portion 21a (inner tray accommodating concave portion 21) including the convex portion 21d for engaging the inner tray 3 It is configured to be easy to do.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A, a notch-shaped refill extraction recess 24 is provided on the other side (right side in the drawing) of the connecting portion 23. The recess 24 for taking out the refill suppresses the height of the side wall portion 21a of the inner tray housing recess portion 21 and the inner side wall portion 22a of the cosmetic device housing recess portion 22, and the upper portion of the inner tray housing recess portion 21 and the cosmetic device housing recess portion 22 is located at the top. It is formed so as to communicate with each other, and is for facilitating removal of the inner tray 3 accommodated in the inner tray accommodating recess 21.

  The groove-like recesses 2a, 2a provided on the side surface of the refill container 2 are also used for attaching a cover used when the refill container 2 is transported alone or sold / displayed. The For example, in the case of a slide-type cover that covers the upper surface of the refill container 2, the groove-shaped recess 2a can be used as a guide rail for guiding the cover to slide in the left-right direction of the container. Of course, the structure of the cover is arbitrary, and a structure for attaching or covering the cover may be separately formed on the side surface of the refill container 2.

  Next, the container main body 1 is formed by injection molding using a resin or the like, and a refill container storage recess 11 for storing the refill container 2 is greatly opened on the upper surface thereof. The refill container housing recess 11 is formed by a main body bottom 1b and each main body side 1a erected around the main body bottom 1b, and one of the surfaces of the inner side surface of the main body side 1a facing the container front-rear direction (in the drawing). The tongue-like flexible plate portions 11a and 11a described above are provided on the front side), and a convex portion for engaging the refill container 2 is formed at the tip portion of the flexible plate portion 11a. ing.

  Further, on the other side (the back side in the drawing) facing the container front-rear direction, a short rib-like convex portion 11b for engaging the refill container 2 is provided at a position facing each flexible plate portion 11a. 11b is provided. Then, the refill container 2 is fitted into the refill container housing concave portion 11 from above, and the concave portions 2a and 2a formed on both side surfaces of the refill container 2 are fitted with engaging convex portions at the tip of the flexible plate portion 11a. The refill container 2 can be accommodated and held in the refill container accommodating recess 11 by pushing the short rib-shaped convex part 11b on the opposite surface.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, a notch-shaped refill container extraction recess 11c is provided in a part of the back main body side 1a constituting the refill container storage recess 11. The refill container extraction recess 11c is configured so that the refill container storage recess 11 communicates with the outside of the container at the upper part while suppressing the height of the main body side 1a, similar to the refill extraction recess 24. A device is devised so that the refill container 2 accommodated in the refill container accommodating recess 11 can be easily taken out and replaced.

  The lid 5 of the cosmetic container has a substantially plate shape made of the same resin as that of the container main body 1, and a mirror 6 is attached to the inner surface side (container main body 1 side). This lid 5 is attached to the rear end side (back side) of the container body 1 so as to be freely opened and closed by a hinge connecting portion 5a. Note that the shape and opening / closing structure of the lid 5 are appropriately changed depending on the structure and design of the container body 1.

  According to the cosmetic container as described above, the refill container 2 is accommodated in a state where a gap (space R) is left between the bottom portion 21b of the inner dish accommodating recess 21 and the refill container accommodating recess 11 of the container body 1. In the state where the inner tray 3 has a space (space Q) between the bottom portion 3b of the inner tray 3 and the intermediate tray accommodating recess 21 of the refill container 2, the inside tray accommodating recess 21 of the refill container 2 is opened. Stored and held in Therefore, when the cosmetic container of the present embodiment is subjected to an impact, a shake, or the like from the vertical (top / bottom) direction of the container body 1, the vibration and load are not directly transmitted to the inner plate 3, but the connecting portion 23 of the refill container 2. Absorbed and relaxed by (flexible flat plate portion) or the like. Further, even when an impact or a shake is received from the horizontal direction (left-right direction and front-rear direction) of the container body 1, an external portion is formed between the connecting portion 23 of the refill container 2 and the side wall portion 21 a of the intermediate dish receiving recess 21. Vibrations and loads from are absorbed and relaxed. Therefore, the cosmetic container according to the present embodiment has improved impact resistance compared to conventional products against impacts from any direction, and even when subjected to a large impact generated during carrying or use, It is possible to prevent the cosmetic 4 accommodated in the dish 3 from being damaged.

  Further, the cosmetic container according to the present embodiment uses the recesses (22) provided on the left and right sides of the upper tray receiving recess 21 on the upper surface of the refill container 2 as the cosmetic tool receiving recess 22 for storing the cosmetic tool. The refill container 2 can be taken out and used alone. Furthermore, since the replacement of the refill container 2 is simple, it is easy to replace the refill container 2 with a different design, and the layout in the cosmetic container can be easily changed. That is, it can be set as the cosmetic container with a high freedom degree of arrangement | positioning of the inner tray 3 and cosmetics tool accommodation space (22).

  In addition, as resin used for formation of the container main body 1, the refill container 2, the inner tray 3, and the cover body 5 which comprise a cosmetics container, the polycarbonate resin which is lightweight and excellent in intensity | strength is preferable. In addition, polyethylene terephthalate resin (PET), acrylonitrile-styrene copolymer resin (AS), acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin (ABS), or the like can be used.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although an example of the layout of the inner tray 3 and the cosmetics tool accommodation recessed part 22 in a cosmetics container upper surface was shown, the middle dish accommodation recessed part 21 and the cosmetics tool accommodation recessed part 22 which are formed in the said refill container 2 were shown. The shape and arrangement of the size, number, depth, etc. can be freely determined. However, in order to absorb and mitigate the impact received from the side surface (horizontal direction) of the container, at least two of the inner dish accommodating recesses 21 are formed around the inner dish accommodating recess 21 so as to be supported from both sides. It is preferable. Furthermore, the thickness of the connecting portion 23 that connects the upper end of the side wall portion 21a of the inner dish receiving recess 21 and the upper end of the inner side wall portion 22a of the cosmetic device receiving recess 22 is determined from the viewpoint of shock and vibration absorption. It is desirable to make it thin with a thickness of 0.3 to 1.0 mm.

  The engagement structure between the container body 1 and the refill container 2 is, for example, a groove-shaped recess 2a, 2a provided on the side surface of the refill container 2 and a flexible structure formed on the inner surface of the side wall of the container body 1. Although the engagement with the adhesive plate portion 11a (the convex portion thereof) and the short rib-shaped convex portion 11b has been shown, the shape (outer shape) of the inner tray 3 and the refill container 2 can be used as long as the structure can be easily attached and detached (replaced). ) Can be changed as appropriate.

  The cosmetic container of the present invention can be a lightweight cosmetic container that has a high degree of freedom in the arrangement of the inner plate and the space for storing the cosmetic device and is excellent in impact resistance. In addition, as a compact container, the refill container can be taken out and carried and used in that form.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container body 2 Refill container 3 Middle dish 4 Cosmetics 11 Refill container accommodation recessed part 21 Middle dish accommodation recessed part 21d Convex part 22 Cosmetic tool accommodation recessed part 23 Connection part

Claims (2)

  A refill container having a middle dish filled with cosmetics, a middle dish housing recess for housing the middle dish and a makeup tool housing recess for housing tools used for makeup, and a refill container housing recess for housing the refill container A container main body, and the intermediate dish has an engagement concave part formed on an outer side surface thereof engaged with an engagement convex part provided on a side wall part of the intermediate dish accommodating concave part, and a bottom part of the intermediate dish. The refill container is detachably accommodated in the refill container in a state where a gap is left between the refill container and the refill container is composed of a bottom portion and a side wall portion on the upper surface thereof. An inner dish housing recess is formed, and at least the left and right sides of the inner dish housing recess are formed with a cosmetic tool housing recess made up of an inner side wall, a bottom, and an outer side wall. Tool storage recess The container is connected to the upper end of the inner side wall portion with a flexible shock absorbing flat plate portion, and a gap is provided between the bottom portion of the inner tray housing recess and the refill container housing recess. A cosmetic container characterized in that it is detachably accommodated in a refill container accommodating recess of a main body.   A notch-shaped recess for removing the intermediate dish is provided in a part of the side wall portion of the refill container middle dish receiving recess, and the refill is provided in a part of the main body side wall around the refill container receiving recess of the container body. The cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein a cutout recess for taking out the container is formed.

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