JP2016137207A - Compact container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve an appearance.SOLUTION: A compact container 1 comprises: a container body 2 for storing a content; a lid body 4 which is coupled to the container body 2 so as to be opened and closed; and an operation body which is disposed on the lid body 4 so that it can slidably move in a slide direction X along a top wall part, in a state where at least a part of the operation body is exposed from the top wall part of the lid body 4. On one of the container body 2 and the operation body, a first magnet 41 on which different kinds of magnetic poles are arranged in the slide direction, is provided, and on the other of them, a second magnet 42 is provided. The operation body is disposed so as to slidably move between a closed position where the different kinds of magnetic poles of the first magnet 41 and the second magnet 42 approach each other, and an open position where same kinds of poles of the first magnet 41 and the second magnet 42 approach each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a compact container.

As a compact container of this type, a container main body that contains cosmetics such as eye shadow, eyeliner, foundation, etc., a lid that is openably and closably connected to the rear part of the container main body, and a container between the container main body and the lid. A device including an engagement mechanism for maintaining a closed state is conventionally known.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-228667 discloses a mechanism that uses the magnetic force of a magnet for the engagement mechanism. In this container, the first magnet arranged so that both the S and N magnetic poles are connected to the container body in the front-rear direction is disposed on the container body so as to be movable rearward and pushes the first magnet backward. Possible operation units are provided. On the other hand, the lid body is provided with a second magnet, and the magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet are brought close to each other by the pushing of the operation unit, so that the magnetic forces repelling each other between the magnets. And the lid is opened from the container body.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No.59-25283

  By the way, in the container according to Patent Document 1, there is room for improvement in improving the appearance.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object thereof is to improve appearance.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention proposes the following means.
A compact container according to the present invention is a compact container comprising a container main body that contains contents and a lid body that is openably and closably connected to the container main body, and at least a part of the lid body includes the lid An operating body arranged to be slidable in a sliding direction along the top wall portion in a state exposed from the top wall portion of the body, and one of the container body and the operating body includes the slide A first magnet having different kinds of magnetic poles arranged in a direction is provided, a second magnet is provided in either one of the two, and the operating body is different in the sliding direction between the first magnet and the second magnet. The magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet are slidably arranged between a closed position where the magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet approach each other, and an open position where the same kind of magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet approach each other.

In this case, the container body and the lid body can be switched between the closed state and the opened state by operating the operating body and sliding it in the sliding direction between the closed position and the open position.
Here, since the operating body is exposed from the top wall portion of the lid body, the operating body can be operated from the top wall portion side of the lid body, and the operating body can be operated from the side surface of the lid body or the side surface of the container body. There is no need to expose from. In addition, since the operating body is exposed from the top wall portion of the lid, the size of the operating body exposed to the outside, for example, when the operating body is exposed from the side of the lid or the side of the container body It can be adjusted with a high degree of freedom, such as securing a larger value than the above. Furthermore, since the operating body slides and moves in the sliding direction, that is, the direction along the top wall of the lid, the thickness of the compact container is larger than when the operating body slides in a direction perpendicular to the top wall, for example. Can be suppressed. By these, the appearance of a compact container can be improved.

  A biasing body that biases the operating body toward the closed position in a state where the operating body is located at the open position may be further provided.

  In this case, the urging body urges the operating body toward the closed position while the operating body is in the open position. Therefore, when the operation body is operated and slid, the operation is released. In addition, the operating body can be restored and moved to the closed position by the urging force of the urging body. Thereby, the operativity of a compact container can be improved.

  The operation body may be formed of a film extending along the top wall.

  In this case, since the operation body is formed of a film extending along the top wall portion, it is possible to further improve the appearance by suppressing an increase in the thickness of the compact container.

  The lid body may be provided with a main body portion on which the top wall portion is mounted and a housing space for housing the operation body between the top wall portion and the top body portion.

  In this case, since the lid body includes the main body portion, the lid body is formed by assembling the main body portion and the top wall portion with the operating body sandwiched between the main body portion and the top wall portion. And the assembly of the lid can be facilitated.

  According to the present invention, the appearance can be improved.

It is a top view of the compact container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the compact container shown in FIG. It is a side view of the compact container shown in FIG. It is an expanded view of the compact container shown in FIG. It is an AA cross-sectional arrow view shown in FIG. It is a BB cross-sectional arrow view shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a top view of the compact container shown in FIG. 1, showing a state in which an operating body is slid to an open position.

Hereinafter, a compact container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the compact container 1 of the present embodiment is a portable container with a lid for storing cosmetics, and is a flat container having a rectangular shape in plan view. The compact container 1 includes a container main body 2 that stores cosmetics (contents) and a cosmetic applicator, and a lid 4 that can be opened and closed connected to the container main body 2 via a hinge 3.

  Here, the container body 2 includes a flat bottomed cylindrical shape (in the illustrated example, a rectangular box shape in plan view). Hereinafter, the central axis of the outer package 7 (the central axis of the container body 2) is referred to as the container axis O, and the direction along the container axis O is referred to as the vertical direction Z. Along the vertical direction Z, the lid 4 side is referred to as the upper side, and the container body 2 side is referred to as the lower side. A direction along the axis of the hinge 3 is referred to as a left-right direction X (sliding direction), and a direction perpendicular to the up-down direction Z and the left-right direction X is referred to as a front-rear direction Y. Along the front-rear direction Y, the hinge 3 side with respect to the container axis O is referred to as a rear side, and the opposite side is referred to as a front side.

  As shown in FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, the container main body 2 is housed in which a first recess 5 for holding the inner tray 20 for storing cosmetics and a second recess 6 for storing the applicator 21 are respectively formed. It is comprised by the exterior body 7 and the interior body 8 which is fitted inside the exterior body 7, and forms the 1st, 2nd recessed parts 5 and 6, respectively.

  The exterior body 7 has a configuration in which a peripheral wall portion 10 is erected on the outer edge of the bottom wall portion 9 over the entire circumference, and the bottom wall portion 9 is a flat plate portion having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the left-right direction X. . The peripheral wall portion 10 is a wall portion formed in a rectangular ring shape in plan view, and is erected vertically with respect to the bottom wall portion 9. As shown in FIG. 4, a hinge recess 11 that is recessed forward is provided on the rear wall portion on the rear side of the peripheral wall portion 10.

The interior body 8 is a frame body in which the first and second frame portions 16 and 17 that form the first and second recess portions 5 and 6, respectively, are arranged in parallel in the left-right direction X. The outer edge of the flange portion 18 provided at the upper end of 17 is engaged with the upper end surface of the peripheral wall portion 10 of the exterior body 7, and the upper surface of the flange portion 18 constitutes the upper surface of the interior body 8.
The first and second frame parts 16 and 17 are each formed in an arc shape at the four corners, and the first and second frame parts 16 and 17 are integrally connected in the left-right direction X via the partition wall part 19.

As shown in FIGS. 1, 5, and 6, the lid body 4 includes a main body portion 22, a mirror body 23, and a top wall portion 24.
The main body portion 22 includes a support wall portion 25, a peripheral wall portion 26 that hangs over the entire periphery of the outer edge of the support wall portion 25, and a mounting wall portion that is erected over the entire periphery of the outer edge of the support wall portion 25. 27. The top wall portion 24 is a flat plate portion having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the left-right direction X, and is located above the container body 2. The peripheral wall portion 26 and the mounting wall portion 27 are wall portions formed in a rectangular ring shape in plan view, and are formed perpendicular to the top wall portion 24.

A hinge shaft wall 28 is suspended from the rear wall portion on the rear side of the peripheral wall portion 26, and the hinge shaft wall 28 is disposed inside the hinge recess 11. The hinge 3 is formed by connecting both end portions of the hinge shaft wall 28 and the hinge recess 11 via a shaft portion 29 extending in the left-right direction X.
The mirror body 23 is disposed on the lower surface of the support wall portion 25.

  The top wall portion 24 is a flat plate portion having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the left-right direction X, and is attached to the main body portion 22. The front and back surfaces of the top wall portion 24 are orthogonal to the container axis O. An operation opening 30 is formed in the top wall portion 24. The operation opening 30 is an opening having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and is disposed coaxially with the container axis O. A leg wall portion 31 is provided on the outer peripheral edge of the top wall portion 24. The leg wall portion 31 is a wall portion formed in a rectangular ring shape in plan view, and is suspended over the entire circumference of the outer edge of the main body portion 22.

  The top wall portion 24 is attached to the main body portion 22, and in this embodiment, the leg wall portion 31 of the top wall portion 24 is fitted inside the mounting wall portion 27 of the main body portion 22. A housing space 32 that opens to the outside through the operation opening 30 is formed between the main body portion 22 and the top wall portion 24.

An operation body 33, an urging body 34, and a stopper portion 35 are provided in the accommodation space 32.
The operation body 33 is a flat plate portion having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the left-right direction X, and is formed of a film extending along the top wall portion 24 of the lid body 4 in the present embodiment. The front and back surfaces of the operating body 33 are orthogonal to the container axis O. The operating body 33 is disposed on the lid body 4 so as to be slidable in the left-right direction X in a state where at least a part is exposed from the top wall portion 24 of the lid body 4. The planar view shape of the operation body 33 is smaller in both the front-rear direction Y and the left-right direction X than the planar view shape of the accommodation space 32, and larger in both the front-rear direction Y and the left-right direction X than the operation opening 30.

The urging body 34 is a spring that can urge the operating body 33 in the left-right direction X, and is formed by a linear resin spring in this embodiment. The urging body 34 is disposed on one side in the left-right direction X with respect to the operation body 33, and can urge the operation body 33 toward the other side. Hereinafter, along the left-right direction X, the biasing body 34 side with respect to the operating body 33 is referred to as a right side (one side), and the opposite side is referred to as a left side (the other side).
The biasing body 34 is curved (bent) so as to be convex toward the right side in a plan view of the compact container 1 and is formed symmetrically in the front-rear direction Y. The urging body 34 includes a fixed portion 36 located at the center in the front-rear direction Y, and a main spring portion 37 extending from the fixed portion 36 toward both sides in the front-rear direction Y.

The fixing portion 36 is fixed to the top wall portion 24 of the lid body 4. In this embodiment, the fixing portion 36 is provided between the fixing protrusion 38 provided on the top wall portion 24 and the leg wall portion 31 of the top wall portion 24. Are sandwiched in the left-right direction X. A pair of fixing protrusions 38 are arranged in the front-rear direction Y so as to sandwich both ends in the front-rear direction Y of the fixing part 36 in the left-right direction X.
The main spring portion 37 extends separately from both end portions in the front-rear direction Y of the fixed portion 36 toward both sides in the front-rear direction Y. The main spring portion 37 is curved so as to gradually extend toward the left side as it is separated from the fixing portion 36 along the front-rear direction Y.

  The stopper portion 35 is a protrusion that regulates the sliding movement toward the left side of the operation body 33, and is provided on the top wall portion 24 of the lid body 4 in the present embodiment. A plurality of (two in the illustrated example) stopper portions 35 are provided at intervals in the front-rear direction Y. The stopper portion 35 is suspended from the lower surface of the top wall portion 24. The left end portion of the stopper portion 35 is connected to the leg wall portion 31 of the top wall portion 24, and the right end portion of the stopper portion 35 is formed in a convex curved shape that is convex toward the right side.

  Here, in the present embodiment, one of the container body 2 and the operation body 33 is provided with a first magnet 41 in which different kinds of magnetic poles are arranged in the left-right direction X, and the other is a second magnet. A magnet 42 is provided. In the present embodiment, the first magnet 41 is provided on the container body 2, and the second magnet 42 is provided on the operation body 33. The first magnet 41 and the second magnet 42 are disposed on the front side portions of the container main body 2 and the lid body 4 so as to face each other in the vertical direction Z.

  The first magnet 41 is disposed inside the container body 2 and is not exposed to the outside. The first magnet 41 includes a closed magnet 41a and an open magnet 41b arranged in the left-right direction X. The closed magnet 41a and the open magnet 41b are arranged so that different magnetic poles are arranged in the vertical direction Z, and the magnetic pole located on the upper side in the closed magnet 41a is different from the magnetic pole located on the upper side in the open magnet 41b. Yes. In the present embodiment, the closed magnet 41a is located on the left side, and the open magnet 41b is located on the right side.

  The first magnet 41 is accommodated in a first space 43 provided inside the container body 2. A pair of first spaces 43 are provided corresponding to the closed magnet 41a and the open magnet 41b, respectively. On the bottom surface of the first space 43, a support column portion 45 that supports the first magnet 41 from below is erected.

  The second magnet 42 is disposed between the lid 4 and the operation body 33 and is not exposed to the outside. The second magnet 42 is fixed to the operation body 33 via, for example, an adhesive or a double-sided tape. The second magnet 42 is arranged so that different magnetic poles are continuous in the vertical direction Z. The magnetic pole located on the lower side in the second magnet 42 is different from the magnetic pole located on the upper side in the closed magnet 41a, and is the same as the magnetic pole located on the upper side in the open magnet 41b.

  The second magnet 42 is accommodated in a second space 46 provided between the lid body 4 and the operation body 33 so as to be movable in the left-right direction X. The second space 46 is formed in a long hole shape extending in the left-right direction X in the plan view of the compact container 1. The second space 46 is formed in a concave groove shape on the upper surface of the support wall portion 25 in the main body portion 22 of the lid body 4. The second space 46 is disposed at a position overlapping the first magnet 41 in the plan view of the compact container 1.

  In the present embodiment, the operating body 33 is arranged so as to be slidable in the left-right direction X between a closed position as shown in FIG. 1 and an open position as shown in FIG. In the illustrated example, in a state before the operation body 33 is operated, the operation body 33 is located at the closed position on the left side, and the operation body 33 is operated through the operation opening 30 to slide to the right side. The operating body 33 moves to the open position.

As shown in FIG. 1, when the operating body 33 is located at the closed position, the different magnetic poles of the first magnet 41 and the second magnet 42 approach (oppose) each other, and the two magnets are magnetized. Thereby, the state in which the lid 4 closes the container body 2 is maintained.
On the other hand, when the operating body 33 is located at the open position as shown in FIG. 7, the same kind of magnetic poles of the first magnet 41 and the second magnet 42 approach (oppose) each other, and both magnets repel each other. As a result, the container body 2 is opened by rotating the hinge 4 as a starting point so that the front portion of the lid body 4 is spaced upward from the front portion of the container body 2.

  Thus, the container body 2 and the lid body 4 are closed and opened by operating the operating body 33 and sliding it in the left-right direction X between the closed position and the open position. Can be switched. The biasing body 34 biases the operating body 33 toward the closed position (left side) in a state where the operating body 33 is located at the open position. Therefore, when the operation of the operating body 33 is released in a state where the operating body 33 is located at the open position, the operating body 33 is urged toward the closed position by the urging body 34 and is restored and displaced. At this time, the movement of the operating body 33 toward the excessive left side is restricted by the stopper portion 35.

  As described above, according to the compact container 1 according to the present embodiment, since the operating body 33 is exposed from the top wall portion 24 of the lid body 4, the operating body 33 is placed on the top wall portion 24 side of the lid body 4. It is not necessary to expose the operation body 33 from the side surface of the lid body 4 or the side surface of the container body 2. Since the operating body 33 is exposed from the top wall portion 24 of the lid 4 in this way, the size of the operating body 33 exposed to the outside can be set to, for example, the operating body 33 on the side surface of the lid 4 or the container body. It can be adjusted with a high degree of freedom, for example, by ensuring a larger size than when exposed from the side surface of the second side. Further, since the operating body 33 slides in the left-right direction X, that is, the direction along the top wall portion 24 of the lid body 4, for example, the operating body 33 slides in the up-down direction Z, that is, the direction orthogonal to the top wall portion 24. Compared with the case where it does, it can suppress that the thickness of the compact container 1 becomes large. Thus, the appearance of the compact container 1 can be improved. In addition, the effect which improves the operativity of the compact container 1 can also be anticipated by ensuring the magnitude | size to which the operation body 33 is exposed outside.

  Further, since the urging body 34 urges the operating body 33 toward the closed position in a state where the operating body 33 is located at the open position, the operation body 33 is operated and slid to move, and then the operation is released. When this is done, the operating body 33 can be restored and moved to the closed position by the biasing force of the biasing body 34. Thereby, the operativity of the compact container 1 can be improved.

Further, since the operating body 33 is formed of a film extending along the top wall portion 24, the appearance of the compact container 1 can be further improved by suppressing an increase in the thickness of the compact container 1.
In addition, since the lid body 4 includes the main body portion 22, by assembling the main body portion 22 and the top wall portion 24 with the operating body 33 sandwiched between the main body portion 22 and the top wall portion 24, The lid body 4 can be formed, and the lid body 4 can be easily assembled.

  The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

When the operating body 33 is made transparent or semi-transparent, and the operating body 33 is slid, the relative position between the operating body 33 and the member positioned directly below the operating body 33 is changed. In the top view, a design, a pattern, or the like in which the operation body 33 and a member positioned directly below the operation body 33 are superimposed may be changed.
For example, a bud may be expressed in the closed position, and a flower in which the bud is open may be expressed in the open position. In addition, as a member located directly under the operation body 33 described above, the upper surface of the support wall portion 25 in the main body portion 22 of the lid body may be used, or a film or the like disposed between the operation body 33 and the support wall portion 25 may be used. There may be.

The top wall portion 24 and the main body portion 22 of the lid body 4 may be integrally formed.
Further, the operating body 33 and the urging body 34 may be integrally formed. In this case, the right end portion of the film forming the operation body 33 can be the urging body 34, and when the operation body 33 slides toward the right side, the right end portion of the operation body 33 (film) The operating body 33 can be urged toward the left side by bending and deforming the configured urging body 34.

The urging body 34 and the stopper portion 35 may be omitted.
The 1st magnet 41 may be constituted by one magnet. In this case, as the first magnet 41, a bar magnet in which different magnetic poles are arranged in the left-right direction X can be used.
As the second magnet 42, a configuration in which different magnetic poles are arranged in the left-right direction X may be employed. In this case, at the closed position of the lid 4, the positions of the magnetic poles of the first magnet 41 and the second magnet 42 are switched in the left-right direction X, and the first magnet 41 and the second magnet 42 are magnetically attached to each other. When both the magnets 41 and 42 are arranged and the lid 4 is slid rightward to reach the open position, the right magnetic pole of the first magnet 41 and the left magnetic pole of the second magnet 42 repel each other. It is possible to adopt a configuration that fits together.
The first magnet 41 may be disposed on the lid body 4, and the second magnet 42 may be disposed on the container body 2.

  In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the constituent elements in the embodiment with known constituent elements without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the above-described modified examples may be appropriately combined.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Compact container 2 Container main body 4 Cover body 22 Main body part 24 Top wall part 32 Storage space 33 Operation body 34 Energizing body 41 1st magnet 42 2nd magnet X Left-right direction (sliding direction)

Claims (4)

A container body for storing contents,
A lid connected to the container body so as to be openable and closable,
The lid includes an operating body arranged to be slidable in a sliding direction along the top wall with at least a portion exposed from the top wall of the lid.
One of the container body and the operating body is provided with a first magnet in which different magnetic poles are arranged in the sliding direction, and the other is provided with a second magnet,
The operating body has a closed position in which the different magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet approach each other in the sliding direction, and the same kind of magnetic poles of the first magnet and the second magnet approach each other. A compact container that is slidably disposed between an open position and an open position.   The compact container according to claim 1, further comprising a biasing body that biases the operating body toward the closed position in a state where the operating body is located at the open position.   The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the operation body is formed of a film extending along the top wall.   2. The lid according to claim 1, further comprising: a main body that forms an accommodation space for accommodating the operation body between the lid and the ceiling wall. 4. The compact container according to any one of 3 above.

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