JP2019193727A - container - Google Patents

Abstract

To improve the design property of a container and enable the sliding direction of vertical two cases to be determined independently of the shapes of the cases.SOLUTION: A container 1 comprises: an upper case 20 having a first receiving recess 23 in a top surface; a top lid 10 which is rotatably coupled to a rear part of the upper case 20 via a hinge part 40 and closes and opens the first receiving recess 23; a lower case 30 located on a lower side of the upper case 20 and having a second receiving recess 34 inside a peripheral wall 32; and a sliding mechanism 50 for sliding the upper case 20 relative to the lower case 30. The sliding mechanism 50 comprises: a sliding member 51 provided on a top surface of the peripheral wall 32 of the lower case 30; and a guiding member 70 attached to a lower face of the upper case 20 for guiding the sliding member 51. By the sliding member 51 being guided by the guiding member 70, the upper case 20 can be slid relative to the lower case 30.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a container suitable as a cosmetic compact, and more specifically to a container including a lower case, an upper case that slides relative to the lower case, and an upper lid that opens and closes the upper case.

  Conventional cosmetic compacts disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 are configured as follows. A planar rectangular case having a concave portion on the upper surface is superposed vertically, and the lower case is provided so as to be slidable relative to the upper case. Guide grooves extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the left and right sides of the upper case, and engagement pieces are formed on the left and right sides of the lower case, and the engagement pieces slide in the guide grooves. It is movably fitted. As a result, the lower case slides relative to the upper case. In addition, a lid is connected to the rear portion of the upper case by a hinge portion so as to be opened and closed.

Registered Utility Model No. 3115036 JP 2001-269217 A

  However, in the techniques described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, since the guide grooves and the engaging pieces are provided on the left and right sides of the upper and lower cases, there is a problem in the design of the cosmetic compact. In particular, when the lower case slides forward with respect to the upper case, the guide groove and the engaging piece are exposed to the outside, which is a factor that impairs the aesthetic appearance of the makeup compact.

  Further, since the lower case slides with respect to the upper case by providing the guide groove and the engagement piece on the side portions of the upper and lower cases, the shape of the upper and lower container bodies is limited to a rectangle.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to improve the design of containers such as cosmetic compacts and to determine the sliding directions of these cases independently of the shape of the upper and lower cases.

  In order to solve the above problems, the container is rotatably connected to the upper case having a first receiving recess on the upper surface and a rear portion of the upper case via a hinge portion, and opens and closes the first receiving recess. An upper lid, a lower case positioned below the upper case and having a second housing recess inside a peripheral wall, and a slide mechanism that slides the upper case relative to the lower case, the slide mechanism comprising: A slide member provided on the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case, and a guide member that is attached to the lower surface of the upper case and guides the slide member, and the slide member is guided by the guide member, thereby An upper case is slidable with respect to the lower case.

  The sliding range of the upper case relative to the lower case by the sliding mechanism is such that the upper case and the lower case are partially viewed from above from the position where the outer shape of the upper case and the outer shape of the lower case match when viewed from above. Up to the overlapping position.

  A guide recess is formed in the guide member, a guide slit is formed in a bottom of the guide recess, the guide recess and the guide slit extend in a sliding direction of the upper case, and the slide A member is slidable in the extending direction of the guide recess, and is slidable in the extending direction of the guide slit, depending on the small top plate to be fitted in the guide recess, and suspended from the small top plate. A leg piece inserted into the slide slit and fixedly locked to the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case.

  The slide mechanism further includes a convex slider formed on the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case, a guide groove parallel to the guide slit is formed on the lower surface of the guide member, and the convex slider is formed in the guide groove. It is slidably fitted.

  The container further includes a raised portion formed on a lower surface of the guide member, a lower surface of the upper case, or an inner bottom of the guide groove at a position corresponding to an end of the guide groove.

  The guide member guides the slide member in a direction oblique to the axis of the hinge portion.

  The upper case and the lower case have a rectangular outer shape when viewed from above, and the guide member guides the slide member in an oblique direction with respect to the outer sides of the upper case and the lower case, and the slide A member is provided at the rear corner of the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case.

  The guide member guides the slide member in a diagonal direction of the outer shape of the upper case and the lower case.

  The upper case and the lower case have a circular outer shape when viewed from above.

  The guide member guides the slide member in the radial direction of the upper case and the lower case.

According to some embodiments of the present invention, the guide member and the slide member of the slide mechanism are hidden under the upper case and cannot be seen. Therefore, the design of the container is improved.
Since the slide member is attached to the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case and the guide member is attached to the lower surface of the upper case, the sliding direction of the upper case relative to the lower case can be determined independently of the shape of the lower case and the upper case. it can.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the container of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the state which made the upper case of 1st Embodiment slide left back diagonally with respect to the lower case. It is the perspective view which looked down at the state where the upper case of 1st Embodiment was slid and the upper cover was opened. It is a sectional side view in the use condition of the container of 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled and looked down at the sliding mechanism of the container of 1st Embodiment. It is the perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the slide mechanism of the container of 1st Embodiment, and was seen from the downward direction. It is a bottom view of the slide guide member of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the guide plate of the slide guide member of 1st Embodiment. It is a bottom view which shows the guide plate of a slide guide member. It is sectional drawing which showed the cut location in IX-IX in FIG. It is a top view of the state where the upper case of the container of a 2nd embodiment was slid back diagonally left with respect to the lower case. It is sectional drawing of the state which made the upper case of the container of 2nd Embodiment slide left diagonally back with respect to the lower case. It is a top view of the state which made the upper case of the container of 3rd Embodiment slide back with respect to the lower case. It is sectional drawing of the state which made the upper case of the container of 3rd Embodiment slide back with respect to the lower case.

  Hereinafter, a compact container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  The compact cosmetic container 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes an upper lid 10, an upper case 20, a lower case 30, a hinge part 40, and a slide mechanism 50.

  When the upper lid 10 is rotatably connected to the upper case 20 by the hinge portion 40, the upper case 20 is opened and closed by the upper lid 10. The upper lid 10 and the upper case 20 are formed in a planar rectangular shape, particularly a planar square shape. The planar rectangular shape means that the upper lid 10 and the upper case 20 are formed in a rectangular shape when viewed from above. Here, in this specification, the term rectangle is used to include squares and rectangles, and the term rectangle is used to exclude squares. Note that the upper lid 10 and the upper case 20 may be formed in a planar rectangular shape.

  A lower case 30 is connected to the lower side of the upper case 20 by a slide mechanism 50 described later so as to be slidable in an oblique direction with respect to the front and rear directions of the upper case 20 and the lower case 30. The lower case 30 is formed in a planar rectangular shape, particularly a planar square shape. The lower case 30 may be formed in a planar rectangle.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the upper lid 10 has a top plate portion 11, a peripheral wall 12, and a locking groove 13. The top plate portion 11 is formed in a rectangular shape, and the peripheral wall 12 protrudes from the peripheral portion of the lower surface of the top plate portion 11. A locking groove 13 is formed on the inner surface of the front portion of the peripheral wall 12, and a mirror 19 is provided on the lower surface of the top plate portion 11 (see FIG. 4).

  On the upper surface of the upper lid 10, a parallel line or a concave groove 88 for indicating the sliding direction of the upper case 20 with respect to the lower case 30 is also formed as a surface decoration. A design such as a mark indicating the sliding direction of the upper case 20 relative to the lower case 30 may be attached to the upper surface of the upper case 20.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the upper case 20 is a container having an open top surface, and includes a bottom portion 21, a frame portion 22, a first receiving recess 23, a locking claw 24, and the like.
The frame portion 22 protrudes from the bottom portion 21, and a space on the bottom portion 21 surrounded by the frame portion 22 becomes a first receiving recess 23, and an inner tray (not shown) is fitted into the first receiving recess 23. The cosmetic is stored in the inner tray. A locking claw 24 that can be locked in the locking groove 13 is formed on the outer surface of the front portion of the frame portion 22.

  On the lower surface of the rear portion of the peripheral wall 12 of the upper lid 10, a base portion 41 of the hinge portion 40 is provided in a convex shape. On the other hand, a concave portion 42 is formed in the center of the rear portion of the bottom portion 21 of the upper case 20, and the base portion 41 is fitted into the concave portion 42. The base portion 41 is connected to the portions 44 on both sides of the concave portion 42 by the hinge shaft 43, and the base portion 41 is attached to the rear portion of the upper case 20 so as to be rotatable around the axis of the hinge shaft 43. When the upper lid 10 is rotated and stacked on the upper case 20, the first housing recess 23 of the upper case 20 is covered and closed by the top plate portion 11 of the upper lid 10. When the upper case 20 is closed by the upper lid 10, the locking claw 24 is locked in the locking groove 13. When the upper lid 10 is opened, the locking claw 24 and the locking groove 13 are unlocked by the elastic deformation of the locking claw 24, and the locking claw 24 is thereby removed from the locking groove 13.

  The lower case 30 is a container that opens upward similarly to the upper case 20, and has a bottom portion 31, a peripheral wall 32, and a second accommodation recess 34.

  The bottom 31 has a rectangular shape, particularly a square shape, and the peripheral wall 32 rises from the peripheral edge of the upper surface of the bottom 31. A space on the bottom 31 surrounded by the peripheral wall 32 becomes a second accommodation recess 34, in which cosmetic tools such as a makeup brush and a puff can be accommodated. In this example, since the inner surface 33 of the peripheral wall 32 is inclined downward toward the inside, the cosmetic device can be easily taken out from the second housing recess 34.

  In the first embodiment of the present invention, a slide mechanism 50 that slides the upper case 20 relative to the lower case 30 in a direction inclined with respect to the front-rear direction of the lower case 30 is provided between the upper case 20 and the lower case 30. It has been. The sliding direction of the upper case 20 with respect to the lower case 30 is an oblique direction with respect to the rectangular sides that are the outer shapes of the upper case 20 and the lower case 30 when viewed from above, and more specifically, the diagonal direction of the rectangle. . The sliding direction is also an oblique direction with respect to the axis of the hinge portion 40. The axis of the hinge part 40 refers to the central axis of the hinge shaft 43. The sliding direction of the upper case 20 with respect to the lower case 30 is oblique to the rectangular sides that are the outer shapes of the upper case 20 and the lower case 30 when viewed from above, and oblique to the diagonal of the rectangle. It may be a direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the basic structure of the slide mechanism 50 includes a slide member 51 and a guide member 70 that guides the slide member 51. The guide member 70 is provided with a plurality of guide slits 73 to 75 that are inclined with respect to the outer sides of the lower case 30 and the upper case 20, and the guide member 70 is fixedly attached to the lower surface of the upper case 20. It is supposed to be. The slide member 51 includes a small top plate 52 and leg pieces 53 to 56 that hang downward from the small top plate 52. The small top plate 52 is positioned above the guide member 70 and wider than the guide slits 73 to 75. Three leg pieces 53 to 55 hanging from the small top plate 52 pass through the guide slits 73 to 75 and are fixed to the left rear corner of the lower case 30. It is configured to be locked. As a result, the slide member 51 is guided by the guide member 70, and the upper case 20 integrated with the guide member 70 is moved in the direction of the guide recess 71 and the guide slits 73 to 75 with respect to the axis of the hinge portion 40 via the slide member 51. Can be moved diagonally.

Hereinafter, a specific configuration of the slide mechanism 50 will be described in detail.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the guide member 70 is provided in a rectangular plate shape. On the other hand, a rectangular recess 25 is formed on the lower surface of the bottom 21 of the upper case 20, and the guide member 70 is fitted into the recess 25 and fixed to the lower case 30. An elongated hexagonal guide recess 71 is formed on the upper surface of the guide member 70, and three elongated guide slits 73 to 75 are bored in parallel on the inner bottom thereof. The guide recess 71 and the guide slits 73 to 75 are inclined at an angle of 45 degrees with respect to the axis of the hinge portion 40, and the central portion of the guide member 70 from the left rear corner to the right front corner in FIGS. It extends beyond. Of these guide slits 73 to 75, the central guide slit 74 is narrower than the guide slits 73 and 75 on both sides thereof. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, elongated guide grooves 77 and 78 are provided on both sides of the guide slits 73 to 75 on the lower surface of the guide member 70 for the purpose described later. The guide grooves 77 and 78 may be formed in a concave shape on the lower surface of the guide member 70, or may penetrate from the lower surface to the upper surface of the guide member 70.

  A slide member 51 is provided above the guide member 70. As described above, the slide member 51 is provided with the small top plate 52 and the four leg pieces 53 to 56 depending downward from the small top plate 52. The small top plate 52 is accommodated in a guide recess 71 formed in the guide member 70, and its four leg pieces 53 to 56 are inserted into the guide slits 73 to 75, and the two leg pieces 54 at the center are inserted. , 56 are inserted into the center guide slit 74 in a loosely fitted state, and similarly, the leg pieces 53, 55 on both sides are inserted into the guide slits 73, 75 on both outer sides. Here, the thickness of the small top plate 52 is formed slightly thinner than the depth of the guide recess 71. Further, the lower ends of the leg pieces 53 to 56 of the slide member 51 are closely fitted in locking holes 63 to 66 formed on the upper surface of the right front corner of the lower case 30. Thus, the guide member 70 and the upper case 20 to which the guide member 70 is attached are connected to the lower case 30 so as to be slidable in the direction of the guide slits 73 to 75. The central guide slit 74 and the leg pieces 54 and 56 inserted therethrough are formed to have a smaller width than the guide slits 73 and 75 and the leg pieces 53 and 55 on both sides thereof, so that the guide member 70 does not rattle. It is made to slide along 73-75. The number of leg pieces included in the slide member 51 is not limited to four, and the number of guide slits formed in the inner bottom of the guide recess 71 is not limited to four.

  Since the slide member 51 is made of self-lubricating polyacetal resin (POM), the friction coefficient on the contact surface between the slide member 51 and the guide member 70 is small. In addition, the slide member 51 has wear resistance and mechanically high strength.

  Convex sliders 67, 68 project from the upper surface of the peripheral wall 32 sandwiching the locking holes 63-65 at the left rear corner of the lower case 30, and these convex sliders 67, 68 are formed on the lower surface of the guide member 70. Thus, the guide grooves 77 and 78 are loosely fitted. Since the slide member 51 is disposed between the convex slider 67 and the guide groove 77 and the convex slider 68 and the guide groove 78, the upper case 20 and the guide member 70 are prevented from rattling around the slide member 51. The Therefore, the guide member 70 and the upper case 20 move smoothly.

  The upper case 20 is slidable with respect to the lower case 30 in a direction oblique to the front-rear direction by the slide mechanism 50 as described above. The slide range of the upper case 20 is set by the small top plate 52 and the guide recess 71, and the slide range of the upper case 20 is equal to the slide range of the small top plate 52. Specifically, in a state in which the small top plate 52 is positioned at the left rear end 71a of the guide recess 71 shown in FIG. 8, the upper case 20 is formed on the second receiving recess 34 of the lower case 30 as shown in FIG. When the upper case 20 and the lower case 30 are viewed from above, the outline of the upper case 20 coincides with the outline of the lower case 30. On the other hand, in a state where the small top plate 52 is positioned at the right front end 71b of the guide recess 71 shown in FIG. 8, the second accommodation recess 34 is widely opened, and the right front portion of the upper case 20 and the lower case 30 are. The left rear part of is overlapping.

  Accordingly, when the upper case 20 is pushed diagonally left rearward from the state shown in FIG. 1, the upper case 20 slides on the upper surface of the lower case 30 together with the upper lid 10, and the small top plate 52 of the slide member 51 is moved to the guide member 70. By moving to a position beyond the central portion of the guide recess 71, the upper surface of the lower case 30 is greatly opened, and the cosmetics and the like stored therein can be taken out. Further, it goes without saying that the upper side of the second housing recess 34 of the lower case 30 is closed by the movement opposite to the above.

  A method for assembling the upper lid 10, the upper case 20, the lower case 30, and the slide mechanism 50 will be described. First, the small top plate 52 is accommodated in the guide recess 71, the two leg pieces 54 and 56 are inserted into the guide slit 74, and the leg pieces 53 and 55 are inserted into the guide slits 73 and 75, respectively. Next, the guide member 70 is fitted into the recess 25 with the small top plate 52 and the guide recess 71 facing the lower surface of the upper case 20. Next, the guide member 70 is joined to the upper case 20 by an ultrasonic welding method or the like. Next, the leg pieces 53 to 56 are inserted into the locking holes 63 to 66. Here, since the leg pieces 53 to 56 are provided on the small top plate 52, the insertion work of the leg pieces 53 to 56 can be easily and simultaneously performed. Further, since the leg pieces 53 to 55 are claws, the leg pieces 53 to 55 are locked to the locking holes 63 to 65 due to elastic deformation of the leg pieces 53 to 55, so that the leg pieces 53 to 55 are removed from the locking holes 63 to 65. Absent. On the other hand, since the leg piece 56 is a rib, the portions on both sides of the guide slit 74 are not easily elastically deformable, and the leg pieces 54 to 55 are unlikely to come out of the locking holes 63 to 65. After the slide member 51 is attached to the lower case 30 as described above, the upper lid 10 and the upper case 20 are connected by the hinge portion 40. However, this connection process may be performed in parallel with the assembly work of the slide mechanism 50, or may be performed before the assembly work.

  As described above, the slide member 51 is attached to the upper surface of the peripheral wall 32 of the lower case 30, and the guide member 70 is attached to the lower surface of the upper case 20 so as to be slidable with respect to the slide member 51. The sliding direction of the cases 20 and 30 can be determined independently of the shape of the case 30 and the upper case 20.

  Moreover, since the sliding direction of the upper case 20 can be a rectangular diagonal direction, the user can easily slide the upper case 20 with one hand. In particular, the user can grasp the lower case 30 with the index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger of one hand and easily slide the upper case 20 with the thumb, so that the usability is improved.

  By making the sliding direction of the upper case 20 oblique with respect to the axis of the hinge shaft 43, when the upper case 20 is slid with one hand, the upper lid 10 is erroneously opened and closed by the sliding operation of the upper case 20. Can be prevented. Further, when the upper lid 10 is opened and closed, the upper case 20 can be prevented from being accidentally slid by the opening and closing operation of the upper lid 10.

  By making the sliding direction of the upper case 20 oblique with respect to the axis of the hinge portion 40, the sliding direction of the upper case 20 is the diagonal direction of the lower case 30, so that the design of the container 1 is diversified and improved. Can do.

  At the position where the upper case 20 is slid the most with respect to the lower case 30, the front and right side portions of the second housing recess 34 of the lower case 30 are largely opened, and cosmetic tools and the like are stored in the second housing recess 34. If so, they can be easily removed.

  In the state where the lower case 30 is opened, the guide member 70 and the slide member 51 are hidden under the upper case 20, and the guide slits 73 to 75 and the guide grooves 77 and 78 of the guide member 70 are provided on the side surfaces of the cases 20 and 30. Since it is not visible from the top, the design of the container 1 is improved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 9, in order to prevent the upper case 20 from rattling against the lower case 30 at the position where the upper case 20 is closed with respect to the lower case 30 and the position where the upper case 20 is slid the most. Further, convex narrowed portions 77a, 77b, 78a, 78b that are elastically deformable are provided in the vicinity of both ends of the guide grooves 77, 78 provided in the guide member 70, and the lower case 30 that fits with the guide grooves 77, 78 is provided. When the provided convex sliders 67 and 68 pass through the convex constricted portions 77a, 77b, 78a and 78b by the sliding of the guide member 70, the convex sliders 67 and 68 and the end surfaces of the guide grooves 77 and 78 are convex constricted. What is necessary is just to make it pinch | interpose between the parts 77a, 77b, 78a, 78b. The fitting strength is set by the design of the protruding height of the convex narrowed portions 77a, 77b, 78a, 78b and the elastic modulus of the convex narrowed portions 77a, 77b, 78a, 78b with respect to the side surfaces of the guide grooves 77, 78. The The fitting strength refers to the difficulty of the convex sliders 67, 68 from coming out between the end surfaces of the guide grooves 77, 78 and the convex narrowed portions 77a, 77b, 78a, 78b.

  Further, in order to prevent the upper case 20 from rattling in the position where the upper case 20 is closed and completely overlapped with the lower case 30, the front side in FIG. On the right side, a hook-shaped raised portion 85 is provided. A concave portion 86 is formed on the inner surface 33 of the peripheral wall 32 on the left front side of the lower case 30, and the hook-like raised portion 85 fits into the concave portion 86 when the upper case 20 is completely overlapped with the lower case 30. It is formed to match. When the raised portion 85 is fitted into the recessed portion 86, the raised portion 85 may be elastically deformed.

  When the left rear end 71a of the guide recess 71 shown in FIG. 8 is formed in a square shape, and the small top plate 52 is positioned at the left rear end 71a of the guide recess 71, the outer edge of the small top plate 52 is different. Two surfaces contact the inner periphery of the guide recess 71. Therefore, the slide member 51 does not rattle such that the slide member 51 rotates about an axis perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 8, and the upper case 20 does not rattle against the lower case 30. The same applies to the case where the small top plate 52 is located at the right front end 71 b of the guide recess 71.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the leg piece 56 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view, and as shown in FIG. 8, the right front end 74b of the guide slit 74 is formed in a rectangular shape in plan view. Therefore, when the small top plate 52 is positioned at the left rear end 71a of the guide recess 71, the leg pieces 56 come into contact with the inner periphery of the guide slit 74 on three different surfaces. Therefore, rattling such that the slide member 51 rotates about an axis perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG. 8 does not occur, and the upper case 20 does not rattle against the lower case 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, a raised portion 81 is formed at the left rear corner of the lower surface of the guide member 70. The raised portion 81 is disposed below the left rear end portion 71 a of the guide recess 71. On the inner bottom near the left rear end portion 71a of the guide recess 71, a raised portion made of an inclined surface 71c rising toward the end portion is formed. When the user slides the upper case 20 to the state shown in FIG. 1 and the small top plate 52 is positioned at the left rear end portion 71 a of the guide recess 71, the guide member 70 and the upper case 20 are lowered by the raised portion 81. 30 and the small top plate 52 is attracted to the inclined surface 71 c of the guide recess 71 by the raised portion 81. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, the state in which the second accommodation recess 34 is opened is maintained, and the upper case 20 does not rattle against the lower case 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 10, a raised portion 83 is formed on the lower surface of the upper case 20. The raised portion 83 is disposed on the right front end 71 b of the guide recess 71 and is separated from the inner bottom of the guide recess 71. On the inner bottom of the guide recess 71 near the right front end portion 71b, a raised portion made of an inclined surface 71d rising toward the end portion is formed. When the small top plate 52 is positioned at the right front end 71 b of the guide recess 71, the small top plate 52 is pressed against the inclined surface 71 d of the guide recess 71 by the raised portion 83. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the state in which the lower case 30 is closed by the upper case 20 is maintained, and the upper case 20 does not rattle against the lower case 30.

  In the above embodiment of the present invention, the example in which the slide member 51 is attached to the left rear corner shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 of the lower case 30 has been shown, but this position is not limited to this, and the right rear corner is used. Needless to say, the positional relationship of the slits of the guide member 70 may be determined. In this case, the upper case 20 slides in a diagonal direction connecting the left front corner and the right rear corner of the cases 20, 30 relative to the lower case 30.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, the planar rectangular compact container 1 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to such a compact container, and can be applied to a planar circular compact container. .
FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 show a second embodiment of the circular compact container. A planar circular upper lid 110 is rotatably connected to the upper case 120 by a hinge portion 140, whereby the planar circular upper case 120 is shown. The first housing recess 123 is opened and closed by the upper lid 110. The upper case 120 is slidably connected to the lower case 130 in a planar circular shape by the same slide mechanism 150 as in the first embodiment, whereby the second housing recess 134 of the lower case 130 is opened and closed by the upper case 120. In this case, of course, the guide member 170 attached to the bottom surface of the upper case 120 is circular. The slide member 151 in the second embodiment is provided on the upper surface of the peripheral wall 132 of the lower case 130 corresponding to the center of the left rear quarter circle in FIG. 11, and the slide member 151 is guided by the guide member 170. Accordingly, the upper case 120 can slide on the lower case 130. The sliding direction of the upper case 120 is the same as the sliding direction of the upper case 20 in the first embodiment, and is oblique with respect to the axis of the hinge shaft 143 of the hinge portion 140. Specifically, the sliding direction of the upper case 120 The inclination angle of the axis of the hinge shaft 143 is 45 °, which is the radial direction of the lower case 130. Here, the guide recess 171 shown in FIG. 11 guides the small top plate 152 of the slide member 151 in an oblique direction with respect to the axis of the hinge shaft 143 of the hinge portion 140. Guide slits 173 to 175 formed in the inner bottom of the guide recess 171 guide the leg pieces 153 to 155 of the slide member 151 in an oblique direction with respect to the axis of the hinge shaft 143 of the hinge part 140.

  In the second embodiment, since the sliding direction of the upper case 120 is oblique with respect to the axis of the hinge shaft 143 of the hinge part 140, the design of the container 101 is surprising and interesting.

  FIGS. 13 and 14 show a third embodiment of the circular compact container. A planar circular upper lid 210 is rotatably connected to the upper case 220 by a hinge 240 so that the planar circular upper case 220 can be rotated. The first housing recess 223 is opened and closed by the upper lid 210. When the upper case 220 is slidably connected to the lower case 230 in a planar circular shape by the slide mechanism 250, the second housing recess 234 of the lower case 230 is opened and closed by the upper case 220. In this case, of course, the guide member 270 attached to the bottom surface of the upper case 220 is circular. The pair of slide members 251 in the second embodiment are provided on the upper surface of the rear portion of the peripheral wall 232 of the lower case 230, and the upper case 220 can slide on the lower case 230 by the slide member 251 being guided by the guide member 270. It has become. The sliding direction of the upper case 220 with respect to the lower case 230 is the front-rear direction. That is, the sliding direction is perpendicular to the axis of the hinge shaft 243 of the hinge part 240 and is also the radial direction of the lower case 230. Here, the guide recess 271 shown in FIG. 13 guides the small top plate 252 of the slide member 251 in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the hinge shaft 243 of the hinge portion 240. A guide slit 273 formed in the inner bottom of the guide recess 271 guides the leg piece 253 of the slide member 251 in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the hinge shaft 243 of the hinge portion 240.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101,201 ... Container 10,110,210 ... Upper lid 20,120,220 ... Upper case 23,123,223 ... 1st accommodation recessed part 30,130,230 ... Lower case 32,132,232 ... Peripheral wall 34,134 234, second receiving recess 40, 140, 240 hinge part 43, 143, 243 hinge shaft 50, 150, 250 ... slide mechanism 51, 151, 251 ... slide member 52, 152, 252 ... small top plate 53 ~ 56, 153 to 155, 253 ... leg pieces 67, 68 ... convex sliders 70, 170, 270 ... guide members 71, 171, 271 ... guide recesses 73-75, 173-175, 273 ... guide slits

Claims (10)

An upper case having a first receiving recess on the upper surface;
An upper lid that is rotatably connected to a rear portion of the upper case via a hinge portion and opens and closes the first accommodating recess;
A lower case located below the upper case and having a second receiving recess inside the peripheral wall;
A slide mechanism for sliding the upper case with respect to the lower case,
The slide mechanism is
A slide member provided on the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case;
A guide member attached to the lower surface of the upper case and guiding the slide member;
A container in which the upper case is slidable relative to the lower case when the slide member is guided by the guide member. The sliding range of the upper case relative to the lower case by the sliding mechanism is such that the upper case and the lower case are partially viewed from above from the position where the outer shape of the upper case and the outer shape of the lower case match when viewed from above. The container according to claim 1, wherein the container is located up to the overlapping position. A guide recess is provided in the guide member, a guide slit is formed in a bottom of the guide recess, and the guide recess and the guide slit extend in a sliding direction of the upper case,
The slide member is
A small top plate slidable in the extending direction of the guide recess and fitted into the guide recess;
A leg piece that hangs down from the small top plate, is slidable in the extending direction of the guide slit, is inserted into the slide slit, and is fixedly locked to the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case. Or 2 in a container. The slide mechanism further includes a convex slider formed on the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case,
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a guide groove parallel to the guide slit is formed on a lower surface of the guide member, and the convex slider is slidably fitted into the guide groove. 5. The bulging portion formed on the lower surface of the guide member, the lower surface of the upper case, or the inner bottom of the guide groove at a position corresponding to the end of the guide groove, according to claim 1. container. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the guide member guides the slide member in a direction oblique to the axis of the hinge portion. The upper case and the lower case have a rectangular outer shape when viewed from above,
The guide member guides the slide member obliquely with respect to the outer sides of the upper case and the lower case;
The container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the slide member is provided at a rear corner of the upper surface of the peripheral wall of the lower case. The container according to claim 7, wherein the guide member guides the slide member in a diagonal direction of the outer shape of the upper case and the lower case. The container according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the upper case and the lower case have a circular outer shape when viewed from above. The container according to claim 9, wherein the guide member guides the slide member in a radial direction of the upper case and the lower case.

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