JP2014166265A - Compact container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact container achieving the attachment/detachment of an inner dish by a simple structure.SOLUTION: An insertion hole h in which an inner dish 40 can be inserted towards an inner dish storage part A is formed in a partition part C of the inner dish storage part A and elastic bodies 50, 60 making the inner dish 40 get over by elastically deforming are provided in the partition part C.

Description

  The present invention relates to a compact container in which a lid is connected to a container body, and a container body and an inner frame body form an inner dish storage portion that detachably stores an inner dish filled with cosmetics. Therefore, it is intended to realize the attachment / detachment of the inner dish with a simple structure.

  Conventionally, as this type of compact container, for example, one described in Patent Document 1 is known. In Patent Document 1, in order to make the replaceable refill-type intermediate dish detachable from the intermediate dish storage part, the partition between the intermediate dish storage part and the applicator storage part that stores the applicator for applying cosmetics is provided. Can be slid between a holding position where the part is engaged with the middle dish and the middle dish is held, and a release position where the middle dish is separated from the applicator storage part and released. This is a simple slide member.

JP2012-249675A

However, as described in Patent Document 1, when the partition portion is configured as a slide member, there is a problem that the structure becomes complicated.
The present invention has been developed to solve the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to propose a compact container that can be attached and detached with a simple structure.

That is, the gist configuration of the present invention is as follows.
1. A lid is connected to the container main body, and an intermediate frame is fitted to the container main body, and the intermediate dish storing the intermediate dish filled with cosmetics is detachably stored between the container main body and the intermediate frame. A compact container forming part,
An insertion hole into which the intermediate plate can be inserted toward the intermediate tray storage portion is formed in the partition portion of the intermediate tray storage portion,
The partition is provided with an elastic body that is elastically deformed to get over the inner plate.

2. 2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the elastic body includes a pair of side elastic bodies that respectively get over the opposite side walls of the inner dish and a lower elastic body that gets over the bottom wall of the inner dish.

3. The pair of side elastic bodies is a plate-like member that has a curved portion that bulges toward the side wall of the inner dish and is supported at both ends by the inner frame body or the container body,
2. The compact container according to 2, wherein the lower elastic body is a plate-shaped member that has a curved portion that bulges toward the bottom wall of the inner dish and is cantilevered on the bottom wall of the container body.

4). The pair of side elastic bodies is insert-molded with the middle frame body or the container main body, and the lower elastic body is insert-molded with the container main body.

  According to the present invention, through the insertion hole formed in the partition portion of the intermediate tray storage portion, the intermediate tray is inserted toward the intermediate tray storage portion, and the elastic body provided in the partition portion is elastically deformed to get over. Thus, it can be mounted in the inner tray storage section, and the inner tray can be removed from the inner tray storage section by the reverse operation. Therefore, there is no need to provide a slide member as in the prior art, and the attachment and detachment of the inner tray can be realized with a simple structure.

It is a top view which shows the compact container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention in the state which opened the cover body. It is XX sectional drawing of FIG.

  Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1-2, the compact container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention is illustrated and demonstrated in detail. In the following description, front, rear, left, and right are based on the time seen from the opposite side of the hinge of the lid along the bottom surface of the compact container, the forward direction being the downward direction in FIG. 1, and the backward direction being in FIG. The upward direction and the right direction mean the right direction in FIG. 1, and the left direction means the left direction in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the compact container 1 of this example includes a container body 20, an inner frame body 30, an inner dish 40, a pair of side elastic bodies 50, a lower elastic body 60, and a lid body 70. Consists of. The container main body 20 is fitted with an intermediate frame 30 from above, and the container main body 20 and the intermediate frame 30 form an intermediate dish storage portion A. In the middle tray storage section A, a replaceable refill type middle tray 40 filled with cosmetics is detachably stored. On the right side of the middle dish storage portion A, in this example, there is an applicator storage portion B for storing an applicator such as a puff (not shown) for applying cosmetics. And is formed. Further, a partition portion C formed by the container main body 20 and the intermediate frame body 30 and extending in the front-rear direction is provided between the middle dish storage portion A and the applicator storage portion B.

  In the present embodiment, the inner tray storage portion A stores an inner tray 40 having a substantially square shape in plan view, and an opening 31 that exposes the cosmetic filled in the inner tray 40 upwards is an inner frame. 30 top wall surfaces 32 are formed. The left and right two portions of the peripheral portion of the opening 31 are respectively formed with flanges 33 that face the upper end surface of the peripheral wall 41 of the inner tray 40 and prevent the inner tray 40 from coming out of the opening 31.

  Positioning pieces 21 having a substantially L-shape in plan view are erected from the bottom wall 22 of the container main body 20 at the left front and left rear corners of the middle dish storage portion A, respectively. Is in contact with the peripheral wall 41.

  A pair of guide pieces 23 are formed at positions facing each other across the opening 31 in the front-rear direction. Each guide piece 23 has a base end portion 23a connected to the side wall 24 or the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20, and a distal end portion 23b is a spring body having a free end. The end portions 23 b of the guide pieces 23 are in pressure contact with the peripheral walls 41 on the front and rear sides of the inner tray 40.

  In addition, the lid side latching which latches to the main body side latching piece 25 provided in the container main body 20 in the peripheral part on the opposite side to the hinge 71 of the lid 70 connected with the container main body 20 via the hinge 71 is carried out. A piece (not shown) is provided. The lid side latching piece is configured to release the lid 70 by releasing the latch to the main body side latching piece 25 by pressing the operation piece S rearward.

  In the applicator storage part B, an opening 34 into which the inner tray 40 can be inserted into the applicator storage part B from above is formed in the top wall 32 of the middle frame 30 with the applicator (not shown) removed. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the partition part C has an insertion hole h into which the intermediate dish 40 can be inserted from the applicator storage part B toward the intermediate dish storage part A, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. And is formed. Further, the partition portion C is provided with a pair of side elastic bodies 50 that respectively get over the front and rear side walls 41 of the inner tray 40 and a lower elastic body 60 that gets over the bottom wall 42 of the inner tray 40. .

  The pair of side elastic bodies 50 has a curved portion 51 that bulges toward the side wall 41 of the inner tray 40, and in this example, is softly supported, for example, by rubber or elastomer, supported by the inner frame body 30. It is a plate-shaped member made of a material. Specifically, each of the pair of side elastic bodies 50 is supported at both ends by a column portion 35 that is suspended from the top wall 32 of the middle frame 30. Further, the side elastic body 50 can be supported by the container main body 20 in place of the middle frame 30. In this case, for example, the column portion 35 is not the top wall 32 of the middle frame 30. It can be connected to the side wall 24 of the container body 20 and can be supported at both ends by the column portion 35 thus provided. The side elastic body 50 is preferably formed by insert molding with the middle frame body 30 or the container body 20.

  The lower elastic body 60 is a plate-like member that has a curved portion 61 that bulges toward the bottom wall 42 of the inner tray 40 and is cantilevered by the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20. The lower elastic body 60 is also preferably formed of a soft material such as rubber or elastomer, as in the case of the pair of side elastic bodies 50. The lower elastic body 60 is cantilevered in a recess formed in the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20. The lower elastic body 60 is preferably formed by insert molding with the container body 20.

  According to this configuration, with the lid 70 opened and the applicator removed, the inner tray 40 is disposed in the applicator storage portion B, and the intermediate tray 40 is inserted through the insertion hole h formed in the partition portion C. Can be inserted from the applicator storage part B toward the middle dish storage part A. At this time, the left front and left rear corners of the inner plate 40 can be guided into the front and rear positioning pieces 21 by the front and rear guide pieces 23.

  Then, the curved portions 51 of the pair of side elastic bodies 50 are respectively elastically deformed on the side walls 41 on the front and rear sides of the inner tray 40, and at the same time, the lower elastic body is placed on the bottom wall 42 of the inner tray 40. By elastically deforming and overcoming the curved portion 61 of 60, the left side wall 41 of the middle plate 40 can be abutted into the positioning piece 21, and the middle plate 40 can be mounted in the middle plate storage portion A. Moreover, the middle tray 40 can be removed from the middle tray storage part A by the reverse operation.

  Therefore, according to the compact container 1 of this example, the attachment and detachment of the inner tray 40 can be realized with a simple structure. Further, in this example, since the pair of side elastic bodies 50 and the lower elastic body 60 are plate-like members having curved portions, the elastic bodies can be formed with a small amount of material, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. .

  The above description shows only one embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, although it has been described that the applicator storage part B is provided on the opposite side of the partition part C of the inner tray storage part A, the configuration is not necessarily limited to such a configuration. It is also possible to provide a second intermediate tray storage section for storing other intermediate trays. Further, the elastic body has been described as having the pair of side elastic bodies 50 and the lower elastic body 60, but is not necessarily limited to such a configuration. For example, the pair of side elastic bodies 50 is omitted. It is also possible to provide only the lower elastic body 60, or conversely, omit the lower elastic body 60 and provide only the pair of side elastic bodies 50.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Compact container 20 Container main body 21 Positioning piece 22 Bottom wall 23 Guide piece 23a Base end part 23b Terminal part 24 Side wall 25 Main body side locking piece 30 Middle frame 31 Opening part 32 Top surface wall 33 Gutter part 34 Opening 35 Pillar part 40 Middle dish 41 Peripheral wall 42 Bottom wall 50 Side elastic body 51 Bending part 60 Lower elastic body 61 Bending part 70 Lid 71 Hinge A Middle dish storage part B Applicator storage part C Partition part S Operation piece h Insertion hole

Claims (4)

A lid is connected to the container main body, and an intermediate frame is fitted to the container main body, and the intermediate dish storing the intermediate dish filled with cosmetics is detachably stored between the container main body and the intermediate frame. A compact container forming part,
An insertion hole into which the intermediate plate can be inserted toward the intermediate tray storage portion is formed in the partition portion of the intermediate tray storage portion,
The partition is provided with an elastic body that is elastically deformed to get over the inner plate.   2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the elastic body is provided with a pair of side elastic bodies that respectively get over the opposite side walls of the inner dish and a lower elastic body that gets over the bottom wall of the inner dish. . The pair of side elastic bodies is a plate-like member that has a curved portion that bulges toward the side wall of the inner dish and is supported at both ends by the inner frame body or the container body,
The compact container according to claim 2, wherein the lower elastic body is a plate-like member that has a curved portion that bulges toward the bottom wall of the inner dish and is cantilevered on the bottom wall of the container body. .   The compact container according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the pair of side elastic bodies are insert-molded with the middle frame body or the container main body, and the lower elastic body is insert-molded with the container main body.

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