JP2016203981A - Container with lid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container which has an openable/closable lid, and which is child-resistant and senior-friendly regarding the opening/closing of the lid.SOLUTION: On both side parts of a container body 10, bearing long holes are formed through which a support shaft provided at both end parts of a handle 30 passes and which allows a handle to slide and move, and an interference projection part is formed for projecting toward the inside at an intermediate portion of the bearing long holes. At an opening/closing portion 22 of a lid body 20 and the container body 10, locking projection parts are provided which are superposed vertically when the opening/closing portion 22 of the lid body 20 is closed, and which extend outwardly in the same direction as the slide movement direction of the handle 30. At the handle 30, a recess part 33 is formed for vertically sandwiching both of the two locking projections superposing vertically when the handle 30 is slid and moved in the direction coming close to the container body 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a container with a lid that is difficult for an infant to open the lid (child resistant, child lock), but can be opened relatively easily even by an elderly person who is not necessarily strong (senior friendly). .

  It is important to keep medicines, cosmetics, detergents, cigarettes, etc. out of the reach of children so that they cannot be touched by hand or accidentally put in their mouths. It is also necessary that the container itself has a child resistant (child lock) function. However, when it is difficult to open the lid, if an adult who needs the above-mentioned items, especially elderly people with weak gripping force, gripping force, and pressing force, cannot easily open it, it will fall to the end.

  Therefore, for example, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, improvements (senior friendly) have been made that are child resistant and can be easily opened even by elderly people.

JP 2012-131533 A JP 2012-131534 A

  However, those described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 relate to a cap that is used by screwing or crowning the mouth of a container such as a liquid or a viscous body, and is not an improvement of the container itself.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a container that is provided with a lid that can be freely opened and closed and that is a child resistant and senior friendly container for the opening and closing of the lid.

  A container with a lid according to the present invention is a lid for closing an opening of the container body, wherein a container body opened upward, a freely openable opening / closing part and a fixed part fixed to an upper edge of the container body are connected by a hinge. And a handle having both ends rotatably attached to both sides of the container main body and slidably movable, and support shafts provided at both ends of the handle are passed through both sides of the container main body. And a long bearing hole that allows sliding movement of the handle is formed, and an interference protrusion projecting inward is formed in an intermediate portion of the long bearing hole, Each of the container main bodies is provided with a locking projection that extends upward and outward in the same direction as the sliding movement direction of the handle, which overlaps vertically when the lid opening / closing portion is closed. , When the handle is slid in a direction approaching the container body, a lid lock portion is provided that sandwiches both the above-described two engaging projections that are vertically stacked together from above and below. .

  When the opening / closing part of the lid is closed, the locking protrusions provided on the opening / closing part of the lid and the container body overlap each other. When the handle is slid and moved closer to the container body, both of the two upper and lower engaging projections are sandwiched together from above and below by the lid locking portion provided on the handle. Since the lid body and the container body are held together by the lid body locking portion, the lid body cannot be opened in this state (locked state). To release the lock, pull the handle toward you and slide the handle away from the container body. Since the two locking projections are not pinched by the lid locking portion (the lock is released), the upper portion of the container body can be opened by moving the lid in the opening direction (lifting the lid).

  Both ends of the handle are attached to both sides of the container main body so as to be rotatable and slidable. Both sides of the container main body are provided with support shafts provided at both ends of the handle and are attached to the handle main body. A bearing slot that allows sliding movement is formed. Since an interference projection that protrudes inward (towards the bearing slot) is formed in the middle part of the bearing slot, the handle does not slide naturally and the lock is not released.

  Since the two operations of operating the handle and lifting the lid must be performed in conjunction, it is difficult for an infant to unlock and open the lid (child lock). Also, adults with learning ability can easily unlock and open the lid, even if they are not necessarily strong elderly people (senior friendly).

  In one embodiment, the lid lock part of the handle is provided with a recess for accommodating the two engaging protrusions that are vertically overlapped. The lid can be locked by placing both of the two upper and lower locking projections in the recess. Since the two locking projections are hidden by the recess (not visible from the outside), this also makes it difficult for the infant to open the lid.

  In another embodiment, a slit extending in the longitudinal direction is formed on the support shaft. When the support shaft slides through the bearing slot with the interference protrusion formed in the middle part, the support shaft is deformed so that the slit is crushed a little so that a large force is not required for sliding the handle. Can be.

  Preferably, the handle is provided with a finger hook portion for hooking a finger when the handle is slid in a direction away from the container body. It becomes easier to unlock.

  In one embodiment, support protrusions for supporting the handle from below are provided on both side surfaces of the container body. By supporting the rotating handle with the support protrusion, the handle can be positioned where it does not get in the way. The support protrusion can also be used as a guide for sliding the handle.

  Preferably, the locking projection provided on the opening / closing portion of the lid is wider than the locking projection provided on the container body. The locking protrusion provided on the opening / closing part of the lid can be used as a knob or a finger hook when opening the lid, and it is easy to put a finger on the lid when it is opened (lifted).

  You may form a notch in the latching protrusion part provided in the said container main body. A finger can be put on a locking projection (a knob or a finger hook) provided on the opening / closing portion of the lid through the notch.

  Instead of providing support shafts on both ends of the handle and forming the support slots on both sides of the container body, the support slots on both ends of the handle are reversed. The supporting shaft may be provided on both sides of the container body. The present invention includes a container body that opens upward, a lid that closes the opening of the container body, in which an openable and closable opening and closing part and a fixed part that is fixed to the upper edge of the container body are coupled by a hinge, And a handle that is pivotably and slidably mounted on both sides of the container body, and both ends of the handle are passed through support shafts provided on both sides of the container body, and the handle A support shaft receiving slot that allows sliding movement is formed, and an interference projecting portion that protrudes inward is formed in an intermediate portion of the support shaft receiving slot, and the lid opening / closing portion Each of the container main bodies is provided with a locking projection that extends upward and outward in the same direction as the sliding movement direction of the handle, which overlaps vertically when the lid opening / closing portion is closed. Handle the above There is also provided a lidded container provided with a lid locking part for sandwiching both of the above-described two locking projections from above and below when the barrel is slid and moved toward the container body. .

It is a perspective view of a container with a lid in the state where a lid was closed. It is a perspective view of the container with a lid in the state where the lid was opened. It is sectional drawing which follows the III-III line of FIG. FIG. 4 is an end view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 2. It is an end view which follows the VV line of FIG. The one end part of the handle | steering-wheel of a modification is shown. It is an end view equivalent to FIG. 4 of a modification. It is a perspective view of the latching protrusion part and the knob | pick part which were accumulated up and down in the modification.

  Hereinafter, the lidded container will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a lidded container with the lid closed. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lidded container with the lid open. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. FIG. 4 is an end view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. FIG. 5 is an end view taken along line VV in FIG. In FIG. 1, a handle 30 to be described later is shown with a part thereof cut away.

  The lidded container 1 includes a container body 10, a lid body 20, and a handle 30. The lid 20 can be freely opened and closed by a hinge 21 formed on the top surface thereof (see FIGS. 1 and 2). For convenience of explanation, the lid 20 is opened on the front, front, or front side. The opposite side is the back, rear, or rear side. A surface connecting the front surface on the near side and the rear surface on the back side is called a side surface. The container main body 10, the lid 20 and the handle 30 constituting the lidded container 1 are all formed by injection of synthetic resin. For example, polypropylene (PP), polystyrene (PS), or polyethylene (PE) can be used for the material of the container body 10, the lid 20, and the handle 30.

  The container body 10 is a container having a bottom, and the surfaces other than the upper surface (front surface, rear surface, both side surfaces, and bottom surface) are closed. Although the container body 10 of this embodiment is substantially rectangular when viewed from above and rounded at the four corners, its shape and height can be arbitrarily designed. An outer peripheral wall 11 formed by folding the upper end periphery of the container body 10 outward is formed integrally with the upper end periphery of the container body 10 with a gap between the outer surface of the container body 10 ( (See FIG. 4).

  With reference to FIG. 2, a rectangular locking projection 12 is integrally formed on the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 11 on the near side of the container body 10 so as to protrude outward (toward the near side). Further, on the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 11 on both sides of the container body 10, small semicircular support protrusions 13 and 14 are protruded outwardly (sideways) integrally on the front side and the rear side, respectively. 1 and 2 (only the supporting protrusions 13 and 14 formed on the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 11 on one side surface are visible in FIGS. 1 and 2). In addition, a bearing long hole 15 is formed at substantially the center of the outer peripheral wall 11 on both sides of the container body 10 (in FIG. 2, only the bearing long hole 15 formed in the outer peripheral wall 11 on one side is visible. ing). The details of the locking projection 12, the support projections 13, 14, and the bearing slot 15 will be described later.

  The lid 20 closes the upper surface opening of the container body 10 and has a shape along the shape of the rectangular upper surface opening of the container body 10. A wall portion (frame portion) 24 is integrally formed on the edge portion of the lid body 20 over the entire circumference. The lid 20 is attached to the container body 10 by fitting the wall portion 24 to the outer peripheral wall 11 of the container body 10. When attached to the container body 10, the upper half of the outer peripheral wall 11 of the container body 10 is covered from the outside by the wall portion 24 of the lid body 20.

  Referring to FIG. 1, a hinge 21 extending in a direction connecting both sides is formed on the upper surface of the lid 20. The front side of the lid 20 divided into two parts by the hinge 21 is called an opening / closing part 22, and the back side is called a fixing part 23. Of the opening / closing part 22 and the fixing part 23 constituting the lid 20, the opening / closing part 22 is not fixed to the container body 10, while the fixing part 23 is fixed to the container body 10. For example, a small projection (projection) is formed on the inner surface of the wall portion 24 of the fixing portion 23, and a recess (concave portion) into which the projection (projection) is fitted is formed on the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 11 of the container body 10. Form it. As a result, the fixing part 23 of the lid 20 can be firmly fixed to the container body 10.

  Referring to FIG. 2, a rectangular knob 25 is integrally formed on the outer surface of the wall 24 on the front side of the opening / closing portion 22 so as to protrude outward. By putting a finger on the knob 25 and lifting (opening up) the opening / closing part 22, the opening / closing part 22 pivots around the hinge 21, thereby the container body 10 closed by the opening / closing part 22. The top surface opens. Referring to FIG. 1, in order to enable the opening / closing portion 22 to rotate, the wall portion 24 on the boundary between the opening / closing portion 22 and the fixing portion 23 of the lid 20 (that is, on the extension line of the hinge 21) Cuts 27 are made.

  Referring to FIG. 5, when the opening / closing part 22 is closed, the knob part 25 of the lid 20 and the locking projection part 12 of the container body 10 are both outward in the same direction as the sliding movement direction of the handle 30 described later. Protrudes toward and overlaps vertically. The knob 25 is larger (has a wider area) than the locking protrusion 12, and even if the knob 25 and the locking protrusion 12 overlap each other, the knob 25 can be put on the finger.

  The handle 30 includes a handle portion 31 and two arm portions 32 extending from both ends of the handle portion 31 in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the handle portion 31 (one of the two arm portions 32 in FIGS. 1 and 2). Is visible). The handle portion 31 can be gripped to lift (carry) the entire lidded container 1.

  The arm portion 32 is formed in a flat plate shape, and an elongated rib 34 for reinforcement is provided on the outer surface thereof. Referring to FIG. 4, a cylindrical slide support shaft 36 extending inward is integrally formed on the inner surface of the tip portion of the arm portion 32, and a conical head 37 is formed at the tip of the slide support shaft 36. Are integrally formed. A slit 38 is formed from the head 37 to the slide spindle 36.

  As described above, the bearing elongated holes 15 are formed in the peripheral wall portions 11 on both sides of the container body 10. Referring to FIG. 3, the bearing slot 15 has a shape in which two circular holes are overlapped with their positions shifted in the longitudinal direction of the container body 10 (direction connecting the front and rear of the container body 10). The diameter of the two circular holes is slightly larger than the cross-sectional diameter of the slide spindle 36 and slightly smaller than the diameter of the end portion of the conical head 37. That is, the bearing long hole 15 has a shape of a long hole extending in the longitudinal direction of the container body 10 (the direction connecting the front and rear), and inwardly in the center thereof, the width of the bearing long hole 15 is slightly narrowed. A pair of protruding interference protrusions 16 are provided.

  The conical heads 37 of the tip portions of both arm portions 32 of the handle 30 are aligned with the bearing long holes 15 formed in the peripheral wall portion 11, and the tip portions of the arm portions 32 are pushed from the outside. Since the slit 38 is formed in the conical head 37 and the slide spindle 36 as described above, the slit 37 is narrowed so that the head 37 passes through the bearing hole 15 and is located inside the peripheral wall 11. Enter (state of FIG. 4). When the head portion 37 completely enters the inside of the peripheral wall portion 11, the slide support shaft 36 is supported by the bearing long holes 15 formed in the peripheral wall portion 11. The end portion of the head 37 that completely enters the inside of the peripheral wall portion 11 engages with the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion 11 around the bearing slot 15. For this reason, the arm portion 32 is not easily detached from the container body 10. The handle 30 can be rotated about the slide support shaft 36, and can be slid in the front-rear direction between the two circular holes along the bearing slot 15 formed in the peripheral wall portion 11. it can.

  To prevent the wall portion 24 of the lid 20 from blocking the bearing slot 15 when the opening / closing portion 22 is closed (to prevent the wall 24 of the lid 20 from interfering with the slide support shaft 36) In addition, notches 26 are formed in the wall portions 24 on both sides of the opening / closing portion 22 (see FIGS. 1 and 2).

  When the handle 30 is pulled forward (toward the front side), the slide support shaft 36 moves to the front side along the bearing slot 15, and the entire handle 30 moves away from the container body 10. When the handle 30 that has been moved away is pushed to the back (backward), the slide support shaft 36 moves rearward along the bearing slot 15, and the entire handle 30 approaches the container body 10. When the handle 30 is slid to the front side and the back side, the slide support shaft 36 comes into contact with the interference projection 16 formed in the intermediate portion of the bearing slot 15, but as described above, the slide support shaft 36 contacts the slide support shaft 36. Since the slit 38 is formed, the interference projection 16 can be overcome by pulling the handle 30 forward or pushing it behind with a little strong force.

  The rotation of the handle 30 is regulated by the support protrusions 13 and 14 formed on the outer surface of the peripheral wall portion 11 on both sides of the container body 10. That is, when the handle 30 is rotated to the near side, both arms 32 of the handle 30 come into contact with (supported by) the support protrusion 13 on the near side, and the rotation of the handle 30 to the front side is stopped (FIG. 1). reference). When the handle 30 is rotated to the back side, both arm portions 32 of the handle 30 abut against the rear support projection 14, and the rotation of the handle 30 to the back side also stops (see FIG. 2). The handle 30 has a rotation range of approximately 180 degrees.

  Referring to FIG. 1, the handle portion 31 of the handle 30 that connects both the arm portions 32 has a U-shaped cross section (or a U shape in the horizontal direction), and a recess 33 is formed on the inner surface side. Has been. Referring to FIG. 5, the distance between the two opposing face portions forming the recess 33 is such that the knob 25 of the lid 20 and the locking projection protruding from the outer peripheral wall 11 of the container body 10 are stacked one above the other. Slightly wider than the total of 12 thicknesses. By turning the handle 30 toward the front and moving (pushing it) toward the container body 10, both the knob 25 and the locking projection 12 are put together in the recess 33 of the handle 31. Can do. Since the container body 10 and the lid 20 are held together by the handle 30 (recess 33), the lid 20 cannot be opened (locked state). As described above, when the handle 30 is rotated to the near side, both the arm portions 32 of the handle 30 are supported by the support protrusion 13, so that the support protrusion 13 is used as a guide when the handle 30 is slid. be able to.

  A pair of semi-circular finger hooks 35 are integrally formed at the center of the handle 31 of the handle 30 so as to extend upward and downward. By putting the finger on the finger hook 35 and pulling the handle 30 toward the near side, the slide support shaft 36 moves toward the near side along the bearing long hole 15, and the entire handle 30 moves toward the near side. The knob 25 and the locking projection 12 that were in the recess 33 of the handle 31 are exposed to the outside of the recess 33, whereby the handle 30 (recess 33) is unlocked (unlocked state). Thereafter, the handle 30 is rotated to the back side, and a finger is placed on the knob 25 of the lid 20 to lift the opening / closing portion 22 of the lid 20, so that the opening / closing portion 22 rotates around the hinge 21, The lid opens.

  As described above, in order to open the lid of the container, it is necessary to first pull the handle 30 forward to release the lock, and then lift the opening / closing part 22 of the lid 20 by placing a finger on the knob 25. . Because it is necessary to link the two movements, it is difficult for infants to open. On the other hand, the opening operation of the lid is easy for adults with learning ability.

  When the lid 20 is locked, the knob 25 of the lid 20 enters the recess 33 of the handle 30 as described above, so that the knob 25 is not visible from the outside. This also makes it difficult for the infant to open the lid 20.

  Further, since the interference projection 16 is formed in the bearing long hole 15, the slide support shaft 36 supported by the bearing long hole 15 does not slide naturally, so the entire handle 30 slides naturally. It will not move and unlock. The locked state can be appropriately maintained. Although a slight force is required when the handle 30 is slid, a force that does not allow the elderly to slide is not required. An opening / closing mechanism (locking mechanism) of the lid 20 that is a child resistant and senior friendly is realized.

  If the lid 20 is not required to be locked, the handle 30 may be always tilted back as shown in FIG.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bearing long hole 15 is formed in the peripheral wall portion 11 of the container body 10, and the slide support shaft 36 formed integrally with the distal end portions of the both arm portions 32 of the handle 30 is put therein. (FIG. 4), as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, conversely, bearing long holes 39 are formed at the tip portions of both arms 32 of the handle 30, and the supporting wall is supported on the peripheral wall 11 of the container body 10. 17 may be integrally formed. In this case, the support shaft 17 formed on the peripheral wall portion 11 does not slide, but both the arm portions 32 of the handle 30 slide along the bearing long holes 39, so that the entire handle 30 slides. .

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the knob portion 25 is formed in the opening / closing portion 22 of the lid body 20 by forming the knob portion 25 larger (expanding) than the engaging projection portion 12 protruding from the peripheral wall portion 11 of the container body 10. The finger 25 can be put on the knob 25 when the engaging protrusion 25 and the engaging protrusion 12 are superposed on each other (see FIGS. 2 and 5). As shown in FIG. A portion of the portion 12 may be cut out (the cutout portion is indicated by reference numeral 12A), and a finger may be placed on the knob 25 through the cutout portion 12A. When the notch 12A is formed, it is not always necessary to form the knob 25 larger than the engaging protrusion 12.

1 Container with lid
10 Container body
11 Perimeter wall
12 Locking protrusion
12A Notch
15,39 Bearing hole
16 Interference protrusion
17 Spindle
20 lid
21 Hinge
22 Opening / closing part
23 Fixed part
24 Frame
25 Knob (locking projection)
30 Handle
31 Handle
32 arms
33 Concave part (lid lock part)
35 Finger rest
36 Slide spindle (support axis)
38 Slit

Claims (8)

A container body that opens upward, a lid that closes the opening of the container body, in which an openable and closable opening and closing part and a fixed part that is fixed to the upper edge of the container body are connected by a hinge, and both ends of the container A handle that is pivotably and slidably mounted on both sides of the body,
On both sides of the container main body, there are formed long bearing holes through which support shafts provided at both ends of the handle are passed and which allow the handle to slide, and inwardly in the middle of the long bearing hole. An interference projection that protrudes toward the
Each of the opening / closing portion of the lid and the container body has a locking projection that extends upward and downward in the same direction as the sliding movement direction of the handle, which overlaps vertically when the opening / closing portion of the lid is closed. Provided,
The handle is provided with a lid lock portion that sandwiches both of the two locking protrusions that are vertically overlapped when the handle is slid and moved toward the container body.
Container with lid. A container body that opens upward, a lid that closes the opening of the container body, in which an openable and closable opening and closing part and a fixed part that is fixed to the upper edge of the container body are connected by a hinge, and both ends of the container A handle that is pivotably and slidably mounted on both sides of the body,
At both ends of the handle, shafts provided on both sides of the container main body are passed, and a long bearing hole that allows the handle to slide is formed. Interference protrusions that protrude
Each of the opening / closing portion of the lid and the container body has a locking projection that extends upward and downward in the same direction as the sliding movement direction of the handle, which overlaps vertically when the opening / closing portion of the lid is closed. Provided,
The handle is provided with a lid lock portion that sandwiches both of the two locking protrusions that are vertically overlapped when the handle is slid and moved toward the container body.
Container with lid. The lid lock part of the handle is provided with a recess for accommodating the two engaging protrusions that are vertically overlapped.
The container with a lid according to claim 1 or 2.   The container with a lid according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a slit extending in a longitudinal direction of the support shaft is formed. The handle is provided with a finger hook portion for hooking a finger when sliding the handle in a direction away from the container body.
The container with a lid | cover as described in any one of Claim 1 to 4. Support protrusions for supporting the handle from below are provided on both sides of the container body.
The container with a lid | cover as described in any one of Claim 1 to 5. The locking projection provided on the opening / closing portion of the lid has a wider area than the locking projection provided on the container body.
The container with a lid | cover as described in any one of Claim 1 to 6. A notch is formed in the locking projection provided on the container body.
The container with a lid | cover as described in any one of Claim 1 to 7.

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