JP2016222336A - container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container having a lid which can be easily opened by a user, but having a structure in which the lid is difficult to be opened by an infant or the like.SOLUTION: A container 11 has: a container body part 13 having side face parts 17a to 17d erected around a bottom part 16, and an opening 12 on a top part; an opening frame part 18 disposed around the opening 12 at the top end of the side face parts 17a to 17d; and a top lid part 15 which is a flexible material and closes the opening 12. The container is configured to include: closing lid locking means (22 and 23) provided on the top lid part 15 and the opening frame part 18 on one face side (17a) of the side face parts 17 and lock the top lid part 15 to the opening frame part 18, maintaining it in a lid closed state in which the opening 12 is closed, and capable of releasing the lock by bending deformation of the top lid part 15; and a protruding part 25 protruding upward to the side end of the top face of the top lid part 15 on the one face side (17a) of the side face parts.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention has a side wall portion standing around a bottom portion, a container main body portion having an opening at the top, an opening frame portion provided around the opening at the upper end of the side surface portion, and a flexibility for closing the opening. And a canopy portion made of a material.

  A container containing powdery or granular detergent or the like is rotatably connected, for example, to a rectangular parallelepiped container main body having an opening at the top and a part of the frame forming the opening via a hinge. The canopy portion that is closed is opened at the time of use, and the detergent or the like is taken out with a predetermined measuring spoon or the like.

  In order to facilitate the opening of the container, by elastically deforming the rubber-like elastic body provided in the hinge part at the time of closing, and by locking the container main body part and the canopy part by the closure locking means, At the time of opening, a container having a structure in which the canopy is opened to a predetermined opening or more by a restoring force of a rubber-like elastic body when the above-described lid locking means is released has been proposed (see Patent Document 1).

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  In the container described in Patent Document 1, the canopy part can be easily opened at a predetermined angle or more by the restoring force of the rubber-like elastic body by releasing the closure locking means, so that the container can be opened immediately with one hand. Therefore, it is a user-friendly structure for the user.

  However, it is easy for the user to open the container. However, for example, it is easy for an infant or the like to open the container. Arise.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a container having a structure that makes it easy for a user to open the container, but makes it difficult for an infant or the like to open the container.

  In order to solve the above problems, a container according to the present invention has a side surface portion standing around a bottom portion, and is provided around the opening at the upper end of the side surface portion and a container main body portion having an opening at the top. A container having an opening frame portion and a flexible material canopy portion that closes the opening, provided on one side of the side surface portion on the canopy portion and the opening frame portion; While maintaining the closed state that locks to the opening frame portion and closes the opening, on the one surface side of the side surface portion, the lid locking means that can be released by the bending deformation of the canopy portion, And a protruding portion protruding upward at a side edge of the upper surface of the canopy portion.

  According to such a configuration, the opening is closed by the canopy portion, and the canopy portion is locked to the opening frame portion provided around the opening at the upper end of the side surface portion of the container main body portion by the closing lock engaging means. A projecting portion protruding upward from a side edge of the top surface of the canopy portion on one surface side of the side surface portion, and a canopy on the opposite surface side facing the one surface side of the side surface portion provided with the projecting portion By gripping the end of the part and bending and deforming the flexible canopy part, the lid can be released by releasing the closed state by the closure locking means, so that the user cannot open the lid. Although it is difficult for an infant with a small hand or the like to grasp the protruding portion for opening the lid and the end of the canopy by hand, it is difficult to prevent the infant from opening the container unexpectedly. be able to.

  The container according to the present invention further includes another projecting portion protruding upward from a side end of the top surface of the canopy portion on the facing surface side at a position facing one surface side of the side surface portion. be able to.

  According to such a structure, by having another protrusion part in the canopy part of the opposing surface side in the position which opposes the one surface side of a side surface part, a pair of protrusion part is grasped by hand and it is flexible. The canopy part can be easily bent and deformed, and the canopy part can be opened by releasing the closed cover by the closure locking means on one side of the side face part. It is difficult to bend and deform the canopy part by grasping the part, and it is possible to prevent an unexpected infant from opening the lid. Further, when stacking a plurality of containers, the bottom of the upper container is positioned between the pair of protrusions of the lower container, so that the containers can be stacked more stably.

  In the container according to the present invention, the canopy part is connected to the opening frame part via a hinge part on the opposite surface side of the side part so as to be opened and closed, and the opening frame part connected to the canopy part is The container main body can be engaged with the upper end of the side surface.

  According to such a configuration, when the user bends and deforms the canopy and releases the closed state by the closure locking means on one side of the side surface, the canopy is held at a predetermined angle via the hinge. Can be easily opened. Moreover, since the opening frame part integrally connected via the canopy part and the hinge part is locked to the upper end of the side part of the container main body part, the loss of the canopy part and the like can be prevented when the lid is opened.

  In the container according to the present invention, the lid locking means includes a cutout portion provided on a side surface of the opening frame portion, and a projecting portion provided on a side surface of the canopy portion locked to the cutout portion. can do.

  According to such a configuration, the closing lid locking means includes the cutout portion provided on the side surface of the opening frame portion and the protruding portion provided on the side surface of the canopy portion locked to the cutout portion. Thus, the lid can be kept open and the canopy can be bent and deformed to easily unlock and open the lid.

  In the container according to the present invention, the canopy portion and the opening frame portion are provided on the facing surface side at a position facing the one surface side of the side surface portion, and the canopy portion is locked to the opening frame portion. The lid further includes another lid locking means that maintains the closed state to close the opening and that can be released by the deformation of the canopy portion, and the other lid locking means It can be set as the structure which consists of the notch part provided in the side surface of the frame part, and the protrusion part provided in the side surface of the said canopy part latched to this notch part.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to effectively maintain and release the closed state of the canopy portion and the opening frame portion by the closure locking means on the one surface side and the opposite surface side of the side surface portion. .

  According to the container of the present invention, on one side of the side surface portion, the protruding portion protruding upward from the side edge of the top surface of the canopy portion and the end portion of the canopy portion are grasped, and the flexible canopy portion is bent and deformed. Thus, the canopy can be opened by releasing the locking of the canopy and the opening frame provided around the opening at the upper end of the side surface of the container main body. It can be done. On the other hand, since it is difficult for an infant with a small hand or the like to bend and deform the canopy, it is possible to prevent the container from being opened unexpectedly by an infant or the like.

FIG. 1A is a plan view of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a front view of the container according to the embodiment of the present invention (a view taken along arrow X1-X1 in FIG. 1A). FIG. 2 is a side view of the container according to the embodiment of the present invention (a view taken along arrow X2-X2 in FIG. 1). FIG. 3 is a plan view of the opening frame portion and the canopy portion (back surface) connected to the opening frame portion. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the container with the canopy opened. FIG. 5 is a Y1-Y1 end view of FIG. 1B. 6 is a Y2-Y2 end view of FIG. FIG. 7A is an enlarged view of a portion A1 in FIG. FIG. 7B is an enlarged view of a portion A2 in FIG. FIG. 8A is an explanatory diagram of an operation of bending and opening the grasped canopy portion (No. 1). FIG. 8B is an explanatory diagram of an operation of bending and opening the grasped canopy part (No. 2). FIG. 9 shows another embodiment of the present invention in the Y1-Y1 end view of FIG. 1B. FIG. 10A shows a modification A3 of the embodiment of the present invention in the detailed view of the A1 part of FIG. FIG. 10B shows a modification A4 of the embodiment of the present invention in the detailed view of the A1 part of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The container 11 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as shown in FIGS.

  1A to 4, the container 11 closes the opening 12 with a rectangular parallelepiped container main body portion 13 having an upper portion 12 having a substantially rectangular opening, an opening frame portion 18 provided at the upper end of the container main body portion 13. And a canopy portion 15 (see FIG. 4). The container body 13 includes a bottom 16 and side portions 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d that are erected from the periphery of the bottom 16. The opening frame 18 is a rectangular frame that is fitted and locked to the upper ends of the side surfaces 17a, 17b, 17c, and 17d. In addition, a pair of side surface parts 17a and 17b in the position which mutually opposes becomes a wide side surface longer in a horizontal direction than a pair of side surface parts 17c and 17d in the position which mutually opposes.

  The opening frame part 18 is a frame body having an inverted U-shaped cross section with an opening on the lower side and an overall rectangular shape. The inverted U-shaped opening part is fitted to the upper ends of the side surface parts 17a, 17b, 17c and 17d. And four locking projections (not shown) provided at the upper ends of the side surface portions 17a and 17b are provided in the locking openings 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d, 19e, 19f formed in the opening frame portion 18, respectively. 19g and 19h are fitted and locked. Moreover, the side part 17b side is connected with the side end of the canopy part 15 via the hinge part 20 among the opening frame parts 18 (refer FIG. 3, FIG. 5). Thereby, when the opening frame portion 18 is locked to the container main body portion 13, the canopy portion 15 rotates around the hinge portion 20 to enable opening and closing of the opening of the container main body portion 13.

  On the same side as the side surface portion 17a of the container main body portion 13 among the side surfaces facing the outside of the opening frame portion 18, a convex portion 21 having a semi-circular cross section has a predetermined length in the horizontal direction (for example, 3 to 4 cm). Further, a notch 22 (notch length of about 5 mm) formed in the horizontal direction is formed below the projecting portion 21 with substantially the same length as the projecting portion 21 (FIG. 4). FIG. 3). Further, on the same side of the side surface of the canopy portion 15 as the side surface portion 17 a, a protruding portion 23 (projecting length of about 5 mm) protruding from the lower end of the side surface inwardly is parallel to the protruding portion 21 and the notched portion 22. They are formed with substantially the same length in the direction (see FIG. 4). When the canopy portion 15 is rotated via the hinge portion 20 to close the opening 12, the projecting portion 23 of the canopy portion 15 is bent and deformed by contact with the convex portion 21 of the opening frame portion 18, and then the notch portion 22. Inserted and locked to maintain the closed state. As shown in FIG. 5 which is an end view of Y1-Y1 in FIG. 1B and FIG. 7A which is an enlarged view of the A1 portion in FIG. 5, the inside of the side surface of the canopy portion 15 is in a state where the convex portion 21 is pressed. Is locked with the notch 22 and the lid opening by the rotation of the canopy 15 is prevented. The projecting portion 23 of the canopy portion 15 and the cutout portion 22 of the opening frame portion 18 constitute a closing lid locking means.

  On the side surface portion 17a side which is one surface side of the side surface portions 17a to 17d, a plate-like protruding portion 25 (protruding portion) protruding upward is formed at the side end of the top surface of the canopy portion 15, and further, the one surface On the side surface 17b side, which is the opposite surface side at a position facing the side surface portion 17a, which is the side, a plate-like protrusion 26 (another protrusion) protruding upward at the side edge of the top surface of the canopy portion Is formed. The protrusions 25 and 26 formed as a pair on the upper surface of the canopy 15 are grasped by the thumb and forefinger (or other four fingers) as described later, and the flexible canopy 15 is bent and deformed. For example, it is a grip portion by one hand or a scissor portion formed at a height of about 2 to 3 cm from the upper surface of the canopy portion 15. Further, the distance between the protrusion 25 and the protrusion 26 is about 9 cm to 10 cm, and the protrusion 25 and the protrusion 26 can be held by one adult (including men and women) with one hand. There are, however, lengths that are difficult to grasp with the hand size of an infant or the like. As for the shape of the protrusions 25 and 26, it is preferable that the outer side is curved so that the finger catching property is good. Further, the positions of the protruding portions 25 and 26 are not particularly limited as long as they can be grasped with fingers. However, since the locking between the protruding portion 23 and the cutout portion 22 can be uniformly released, at least the protruding portion 23 in the vertical direction of the container The horizontal direction is preferably equal to or longer than the length of the projecting portion 23. The canopy portion 15 is injection-molded with a flexible material such as polypropylene or polyethylene as described above. The opening frame 18 is injection-molded with polypropylene, polyethylene or the like so as to have a predetermined thickness having strength as a frame. The material of the container body 13 is not particularly limited, and is injection-molded or vacuum-molded using, for example, any one of polystyrene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene, and the like according to the contents.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5 which is an end view of Y1-Y1 in FIG. 1B and FIG. 7B which is an enlarged view of a portion A2 in FIG. 5, the canopy portion 15 is open on the side surface portion 17b side of the container main body portion 13. The part 18 and the hinge part 20 are rotatably connected. Thereby, the canopy part 15 enables opening and closing of the opening 12 at the upper part of the container main body part 13 by rotation. Note that the hinge portion 20 is a member obtained by connecting the canopy portion 15 to the opening frame portion 18 so as to be rotatable, and may be anything that can rotate and has a predetermined durability.

  As shown in FIG. 6 which is an end view of Y2-Y2 in FIG. 2, the canopy portion 15 is an opening that is fitted and locked to the upper ends of the side surface portions 17c and 17d of the container main body portion 13 in the closed state. It is placed in contact with the upper part of the frame portion 18. As described above, since the side portions 17c and 17d of the canopy portion 15 are simply placed, the protrusions 25 provided on the top surface of the canopy portion 15 on the side portions 17a and 17b respectively. 26, the canopy 15 is bent and deformed to release the locking of the protrusion 23 and the notch 22, thereby opening the canopy 15 at a predetermined angle via the hinge 20 on the side 17b. be able to.

  The operation from the closed state to the opened state by the canopy portion 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 8A and 8B. In the container 11 in the closed state, the protruding portion 25 provided on the upper surface of the canopy portion 15 in order to release the locked state of the canopy portion 15 locked to the opening frame portion 18 of the container main body portion 13. , 26 with one hand, the canopy portion 15 made of a flexible material is bent and deformed. Specifically, for example, when the projecting portions 25 and 26 are grasped by the thumb 31 and the index finger 32 (or other four fingers other than the thumb 31), the projecting portion 25 is tilted in the direction of the arrow 35 and is bent and deformed. . In addition, among the side surfaces of the canopy portion 15, the portions close to the protruding portions 25 on the side surface portions 17 c and 17 d side are thin-walled portions so that the canopy portions 15 can be easily bent and deformed by holding the protruding portions 25 and 26 with one hand. (Or a structure provided with a step, a bellows, etc.) 33a and 33b (see the portions indicated by broken lines in FIGS. 1A and 2 to 4). At this time, the protruding portion 26 is similarly bent and deformed, but in order to increase the bending and deformation of the protruding portion 25 for releasing the lock, the upper end portion of the protruding portion 25 is particularly gripped. . When the protruding portion 25 grasped by the thumb 31 or the like bends and deforms so as to incline toward the protruding portion 26 side, it is inserted into the cutout portion 22 of the opening frame portion 18 and locked on the side portion of the canopy portion 15. The protrusion 23 formed at the lower end moves outwardly of the container 11 and the engagement with the notch 22 is released.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 8B, the canopy portion 15 released from the engagement with the opening frame portion 18 is rotated by a predetermined angle about the hinge portion 20 to bring the canopy portion 15 into an open state. And a stored item (for example, detergent etc.) can be taken out from the inside of the container main body 13. Thereafter, when the canopy portion 15 is rotated to the container body 13 side, the projecting portion 23 formed at the lower end of the side surface of the canopy portion 15 comes into contact with the convex portion 21 of the opening frame portion 18 to bend and deform. When the cover 15 is closed by the portion 15, the protruding portion 23 is inserted into the cutout portion 22 formed immediately below the convex portion 21 and locked. Since the inside of the side surface of the canopy portion 15 is in a state where the convex portion 21 is pressed, the locking state between the protruding portion 23 and the notch portion 22 is maintained, and the transition of the canopy portion 15 to the open state is prevented. The

  For the container 11 having the above structure, the user holds the projecting portions 25 and 26 formed on the upper surface of the canopy portion 15 with one hand and tilts the projecting portion 25 to bend the canopy portion 15 made of a flexible material. When deformed, the projecting portion 23 moves toward the outside of the container 11, the locking with the notch portion 22 is released, and the canopy portion 15 is easily opened by rotating through the hinge portion 20. Can be covered. On the other hand, it is difficult for a person with small hands, such as an infant, to grasp the protrusions 25 and 26 on the top surface of the canopy 15 of the container 11 to bend and deform the canopy 15, so that an unexpected opening by an infant or the like is difficult. It is possible to prevent the lid operation. In the present embodiment, two protrusions 25 and 26 are provided on the upper surface of the canopy part 15, but only the protrusions 25 on the side of the canopy part 15 to be bent and deformed may be provided alone. In this case, the canopy portion 15 may be bent and deformed by grasping the protruding portion 25 and the end of the canopy portion 15 on the hinge portion 20 side.

  Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. Parts having the same functions and structures as those of the above-described embodiment are given the same names and the same reference numerals. Further, differences from the above-described embodiment will be described. The characteristic point of this embodiment is that the canopy portion 15a of the container 11a is not connected to the opening frame portion 18a of the container main body portion 13 via the hinge portion, and the canopy portion 15 is detached from the container main body portion 13 when the lid is opened. That is. In FIG. 9, the canopy portion 15a is structured to be engaged with the opening frame portion 18a on the side surface portions 17a, 17b side of the container main body portion 13 (on the side surface portions 17c, 17d side in the closed state, As in the above-described embodiment, the canopy portion 15a is placed on the upper ends of the side surface portions 17c and 17d). In the embodiment described above, the canopy portion 15 and the opening frame portion 18 are locked at one place (side surface portion 17a side), but in this embodiment, the canopy portion 15a and the opening frame portion 18a are provided at two places ( The side portions 17a and 17b are engaged). That is, the protrusions 25 and 26 are similarly provided on the top surface of the canopy 15a, but the protrusion 25 side (side surface 17b side) is also provided on the protrusion 25 side (side surface part). Similarly to the embodiment 17a, the canopy portion 15a is engaged with the opening frame portion 18a to be in a closed state. Specifically, the canopy portion 15a is formed with projecting portions 23a and 23b at the lower end of the side surface of the canopy portion 15a on both sides of the side surface portions 17a and 17b, respectively, and similarly protruding on the side surface of the opening frame portion 18a. Portions 21a and 21b and notches 22a and 22b are formed. In the present embodiment, the projecting portion 23a and the notch portion 22a, and the projecting portion 23b and the notch portion 22b constitute a closing lid locking means and another closing lid locking means, respectively.

  In the present embodiment, when the cover is closed, the projecting portions 23a and 23b of the canopy portion 15a are respectively engaged with the cutout portions 22a and 22b of the opening frame portion 18a on the side surfaces 17a and 17b. Thus, the transition to the open state is suppressed. In order to open the canopy portion 15a, as described above, the protruding portions 25a and 26a are grasped by hand and tilted inward, the canopy portion 15a is bent and deformed, and the protruding portions 23a and 23b are moved outside the container 11a. To unlock the notches 22a and 22b. The canopy 15a is pulled up and opened while the locking is released. Since the canopy 15a is not connected to the opening frame 18a locked to the container body 13 by a hinge or the like, the canopy 15a is separated from the container body 13.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the canopy portion 15a is not connected to the opening frame portion 18a of the container main body portion 13, but as in the above-described embodiment, the canopy portions 15a are bent by grasping the projecting portions 25a and 26a. Since it is deformed and opened by unlocking, it can be opened by adults who are users, but for infants with small hands etc., the canopy 15a is bent and deformed by grasping the protruding portions 25a, 26a. Since the unlocking by the operation is difficult, it is possible to prevent the lid from being opened.

  Next, FIGS. 10A and 10B are enlarged views of the A3 portion and the A4 portion as modifications of the A1 portion of FIG. Note that portions having similar functions are described using the same names and symbols. 10A, a notch 22c at the tip of the side of the opening frame 18c on the side of the side 17a of the container body 13 is formed in a stepped shape, and a protrusion formed at the tip of the side of the canopy 15c is formed on this step. It locks so that 23c may mesh. Further, the inside of the side surface of the flexible canopy portion 15c presses the convex portion 21c of the opening frame portion 18c, so that the protruding portion 23c is locked toward the cutout portion 22c. Since the notch 22c has a stepped shape, it engages and locks with the protruding portion 23c, and can maintain a closed state. Further, in FIG. 10B, the projecting portion 23d is formed in an L shape, and is engaged with the cutout portion 22d of the opening frame portion 18d. The closed state can be more firmly maintained by the engagement between the protruding portion 23d and the cutout portion 22d. In both FIG. 10A and FIG. 10B, the canopy 15c (15d) is formed by grasping the protrusions 25c (25d) and 26c (26d) formed on the top surface of the canopy 15c (15d) by hand and tilting them inward. It is the same as that of the above-described embodiment in that the lid is opened by releasing the locking between the protruding portion 23c (23d) and the notch 22c (22d) by bending and deforming.

  Moreover, although embodiment of this invention demonstrated the main body container part 13 and the opening frame part 18 as a different body, the main body container part 13 and the opening frame part 18 can also be united. In this case, it is preferable to form by injection molding.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Container 12 Opening 13 Container main-body part 15, 15a Canopy part 16 Bottom part 17a, 17b, 17c, 17d Side surface part 18, 18a, 18c, 18d Opening frame part 19a-19h Locking opening 20 Hinge part 21 Convex part (21a, 21b , 21c, 21d)
22 Notch (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d)
23 Protrusion (23a, 23b, 23c, 23d)
25 Projection (25a, 25c, 25d)
26 Projection (26a, 26c, 26d)
31 Thumb 32 Index finger 33a, 33b Thin part

Claims (5)

A container body portion having a side portion standing around the bottom portion and having an upper portion as an opening; an opening frame portion provided around the opening at an upper end of the side portion; and a flexible material that closes the opening. A container having a canopy portion,
On one side of the side part, provided on the canopy part and the opening frame part, the canopy part is locked to the opening frame part to maintain the closed state to close the opening, and the canopy part A closing lid locking means capable of releasing the locking by bending deformation;
A container having a protruding portion protruding upward at a side end of the upper surface of the canopy portion on one side of the side surface portion.   The container according to claim 1, further comprising: another projecting portion projecting upward at a side end of the upper surface of the canopy portion on the facing surface side at a position facing one surface side of the side surface portion.   The canopy part is connected to the opening frame part via a hinge part so as to be openable and closable on the opposite surface side of the side surface part, and the opening frame part connected to the canopy part is connected to the container body part. The container of Claim 1 or 2 latched by the upper end of a side part.   4. The lid closing means includes a cutout portion provided on a side surface of the opening frame portion, and a protrusion provided on a side surface of the canopy portion that is locked to the cutout portion. 5. Container as described. A closed state in which the canopy portion and the opening frame portion are provided on the facing surface side at a position facing one surface side of the side surface portion, and the canopy portion is locked to the opening frame portion to close the opening. And further having other closure locking means capable of releasing the locking by bending deformation of the canopy portion,
The said other lid locking means consists of the notch part provided in the side surface of the said opening frame part, and the protrusion part provided in the side surface of the said canopy part latched to this notch part. Container.

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