JP2020162902A - Compact container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a compact container improved in operability of removing/attaching an inner tray from/to a housing part for the purpose of categorized disposal and refill of contents after being used.SOLUTION: A compact container 1 comprises: an inner tray 10 in which contents are housed; a container body 20 having a housing part 20a in which the inner tray is housed; a lid body 30 for closing the housing part openably; and a holder 40 engaged with the inner tray and housed in the housing part together with the inner tray. The container body has a plurality of engaging parts 50A, 50B engaged with the holder at intervals in the circumferential direction circling around a center axis O of the container body.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a compact container.

Conventionally, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1 below, a middle plate for accommodating contents, a container body having an accommodating portion for accommodating the inner plate, and a lid for opening the accommodating portion. Compact containers equipped with, are known.

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However, in such a compact container, there is room for improvement in the operability of removing and mounting the inner plate from the accommodating portion for separate disposal and refilling of the contents after use.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to improve the operability of attaching and detaching the inner plate of a compact container from the accommodating portion.

(1) The compact container according to the present invention includes an inner plate for accommodating the contents, a container body having an accommodating portion for accommodating the inner plate, a lid for opening the accommodating portion, and the above. A holder that engages with the inner plate and is accommodated in the accommodating portion together with the inner plate is provided, and the container body engages with the holder at intervals in a circumferential direction that orbits around the central axis of the container body. It has a plurality of matching engaging parts.

According to the compact container according to the present invention, since the holder provided in the accommodating portion together with the inner plate, the inner plate can be attached to and detached from the accommodating portion together with the holder. Further, since the container body has a plurality of engaging portions that engage with the holder at intervals in the circumferential direction that orbits around the central axis of the container body, the inner plate is firmly fixed to the accommodating portion via the holder. be able to.

(2) The plurality of engaging portions engage with the middle plate in a first number in the axial direction along the central axis of the container body, and with respect to the middle plate. The second engaging portion includes a second engaging portion that engages with a second number larger than the first number in the axial direction, and the second engaging portion engages with the first engaging portion in the circumferential direction. It may be provided more than the joint part.

In this case, the holder can be easily removed from the container body at the circumferential position where the first engaging portion having a small number of engagements in the axial direction is arranged. Further, when the holder is removed from the container body, the second engaging portion having a large number of engagements in the axial direction prevents the holder from being accidentally dropped from the container body. Further, since the number of the second engaging portions is larger than that of the first engaging portion, it is possible to more reliably prevent the holder from being accidentally dropped from the container body when the holder is removed from the container body.

(3) One of the first engaging portions may be provided, and a plurality of the second engaging portions may be provided.

In this case, it is sufficient to apply a concentrated force to one first engaging portion, and it is easier to remove the holder from the container body at the circumferential position where the first engaging portion is arranged. Become.

(4) The middle plate is located on the bottom wall of the container body at a portion distant from the central portion in the radial direction intersecting the central axis when viewed from the axial direction along the central axis of the container body. A push-up portion capable of pushing up is provided, and the push-up portion may be arranged at the same position as the first engaging portion in the circumferential direction.

In this case, a push-up portion capable of pushing up the holder is provided on the bottom wall of the container body at a portion distant from the central portion in the radial direction to push up the first engaging portion. , It becomes easy to remove the holder from the container body. Further, by this push-up, the holder is tilted with respect to the central axis of the container body, and the holder can be disengaged from the accommodating portion while hooking the holder on the second engaging portion. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the holder from accidentally falling off from the container body.

(5) The plurality of engaging portions may be arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

In this case, the plurality of engaging portions can be engaged with the holder in a well-balanced manner at equal intervals in the circumferential direction around the central axis of the container body, so that the holder falls off from the container body. It can be prevented more reliably.

According to the compact container according to the present invention, the operability of attaching / detaching the inner plate from the accommodating portion can be improved.

It is a vertical sectional view of the compact container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an assembly drawing of the compact container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the container body which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged view of the main part of the compact container shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state of removing the inner plate and the holder from the compact container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, a compact container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the compact container 1 of the present embodiment contains a middle plate 10 for accommodating the contents, a container body 20 having an accommodating portion 20a for accommodating the inner plate 10, and accommodating the container body 20. A lid 30 for openingably closing the portion 20a and a holder 40 housed in the accommodating portion 20a together with the inner plate 10 are provided.

The inner plate 10 and the container body 20 are formed in a bottomed tubular shape, the lid 30 is formed in a ridged tubular shape, and the holder 40 is formed in a tubular shape, and the inner plate 10, the container body 20, and the lid are formed. The body 30 and the holder 40 are arranged coaxially with the common shaft. Hereinafter, this common axis is referred to as a central axis O, a direction that intersects the central axis O when viewed from an axial direction along the central axis O is referred to as a radial direction, and a direction that orbits around the central axis O is referred to as a circumferential direction. In the axial direction, the lid 30 side with respect to the accommodating portion 20a is referred to as the upper side, and the bottom wall 22 side of the container body 20 is referred to as the lower side.

The vertical cross section of the compact container 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a central axis O, a locking projection 23b (see FIG. 3) described later, and a lid hinge portion 31 described later. That is, the cross-sectional line showing this vertical cross section is a straight line passing through the central axis O and the locking projection 23b described later, and a straight line passing through the central axis O and the lid hinge portion 31 described later when viewed from the axial direction. ing.

The middle plate 10 is formed of a metal material into a flat bottomed tubular shape. Since the inner plate 10 is made of a metal material, many kinds of contents can be accommodated regardless of the type of contents to be accommodated, the components contained in the contents, and the like. The middle plate 10 is housed in the storage portion 20a in a non-adhesive state with respect to the container body 20. The inner plate 10 is not limited to the metal material, and may be formed of another material such as a synthetic resin material.

The container body 20 is formed in a flat bottomed tubular shape by, for example, a synthetic resin material. The container body 20 includes a peripheral wall 21 and a bottom wall 22 that form the accommodating portion 20a. The peripheral wall 21 of the present embodiment is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape centered on the central axis O, and faces the holder 40 mounted on the middle plate 10 in the radial direction. The bottom wall 22 is continuously provided at the lower end of the peripheral wall 21, closes the lower end opening of the bottom wall 22, and faces the middle plate 10 in the axial direction.

The lid 30 is formed in a flat ridged cylinder shape by, for example, a synthetic resin material. The lid body 30 is connected to the container body 20 via a lid hinge portion 31. The lid body 30 and the lid hinge portion 31 are integrally formed with the container body 20. Hereinafter, of the radial directions, one side on which the lid hinge portion 31 is arranged is referred to as a rear side, the opposite side (the other side) of the one side is referred to as a front side, and the direction orthogonal to the front-rear direction is the left-right direction (orthogonal direction). That is.

The lid hinge portion 31 connects the lid body 30 and the rear end portions of the container body 20 to each other. In the illustrated example, a coating tool W such as a puff can be accommodated between the lower surface of the top wall of the lid 30 and the upper end opening of the inner plate 10. At the front end of the peripheral wall of the lid 30, a lid operating projecting piece 32 protruding forward is formed. On the other hand, a container operating projecting piece 23a (see FIG. 3) protruding forward is formed at the front end of the peripheral wall 21 of the container body 20.

In each of the lid operating projectile 32 and the container operating projectile 23a, only the peripheral ends overlap in the axial direction. At the front end of the peripheral wall 21 of the container body 20, a locking projection 23b is formed at a portion adjacent to the container operating projectile 23a in the circumferential direction. The lid operating protrusion 32 is formed with a locked protrusion 33 (see FIG. 1) that is detachably undercut and fitted to the locking protrusion 23b.

Further, in the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20, a push-up portion 24 capable of pushing up the middle plate 10 is provided at a portion separated from the central portion in the radial direction to one side (rear side). The push-up portion 24 is arranged in a through hole 26 formed in the bottom wall 22, and is connected to a part of the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 26 via a push-up hinge portion 25. The push-up portion 24 is formed in a flat plate shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the push-up portion 24 has a semi-circular shape when viewed from the axial direction, and a straight portion defining the semi-circular shape forms a through hole 26 via a push-up hinge portion 25 (see FIG. 1). It is connected to the inner peripheral surface of. The straight portion is located at the front end of the push-up portion 24 and extends in the left-right direction.

Further, when viewed from the axial direction, the through hole 26 exhibits a similar shape slightly larger than that of the push-up portion 24. The push-up portion 24 is arranged at the central portion of the bottom wall 22 in the left-right direction, and exhibits a symmetrical shape with respect to a straight line extending in the front-rear direction through the central axis O when viewed from the axial direction. The push-up portion 24 and the push-up hinge portion 25 are integrally formed with the container body 20. The push-up portion 24 may be composed of only through holes that penetrate the bottom wall 22 in the axial direction.

The holder 40 is formed in a cylindrical shape by, for example, a synthetic resin material. As shown in FIG. 2, the holder 40 is exteriorized on the inner plate 10 so as to cover at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the inner plate 10. The inner peripheral surface of the holder 40 is provided with a regulating portion 41 that engages with the upper end opening edge 11 of the inner plate 10 and restricts the inner plate 10 from being detached upward in the axial direction. The regulating portion 41 projects inward in the radial direction from the upper end of the inner peripheral surface of the holder 40, and extends along the inner wall surface of the holder 40 over the entire length in the circumferential direction.

A plurality of engaged portions 42a and 42b are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the holder 40. The engaged portions 42a and 42b project outward from the outer peripheral surface of the holder 40 in the radial direction, and extend along the outer peripheral surface of the holder 40 over the entire length in the circumferential direction. A plurality of (two in this embodiment) of the engaged portions 42a and 42b are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the holder 40 at intervals in the axial direction. The engaged portion 42a is arranged above the engaged portion 42b. As shown in FIG. 4, the engaged portion 42a is undercut fitted to the engaging portion 50A provided on the container body 20 side when the holder 40 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 20a. In the engaging portion 50B described later, both the engaged portions 42a and 42b are undercut and fitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a rib 43 projecting inward in the radial direction is provided on the inner peripheral surface of the holder 40. The rib 43 extends in the axial direction at the lower part of the regulation portion 41, and the upper end portion thereof is connected to the lower surface of the regulation portion 41 radially outward of the inner edge of the regulation portion 41. A plurality of ribs 43 are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the holder 40 at intervals in the circumferential direction. The ribs 43 press the outer peripheral surface of the inner plate 10 at a plurality of locations, so that the holder 40 is attached to the inner plate 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the container body 20 has a plurality of engaging portions 50A that engage with the engaged portions 42a and 42b of the holder 40 at intervals in the circumferential direction that orbits around the central axis O of the container body 20. , 50B. A total of three engaging portions 50A and 50B of the present embodiment are provided around the central axis O at 120 ° intervals. One of the three engaging portions 50A and 50B (hereinafter, referred to as the first engaging portion 50A) is arranged on one side (rear side) in the radial direction when viewed from the axial direction. ing. On the other hand, the remaining two engaging portions (hereinafter, referred to as the second engaging portion 50B) are arranged on the other side (front side) in the radial direction when viewed from the axial direction. The first engaging portion 50A is arranged at the same position as the push-up portion 24 in the circumferential direction.

The first engaging portion 50A has a first projecting piece 51a that protrudes inward in the radial direction from the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 21 of the container body 20. The first projecting piece 51a extends in an arc shape in the circumferential direction along the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 21. As shown in FIG. 4, the engaged portion 42a arranged on the upper side of the outer peripheral surface of the holder 40 is undercut fitted to the first projecting piece 51a. That is, the first engaging portion 50A is engaged with the holder 40 in one step (first number) in the axial direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second engaging portion 50B has the first projecting piece 51a described above, and also has the second projecting piece 51b below the first projecting piece 51a. Similar to the first projecting piece 51a, the second projecting piece 51b protrudes inward in the radial direction from the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 21 of the container body 20, and is circumferentially along the inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 21. It extends in an arc shape. The first projecting piece 51a and the second projecting piece 51b are arranged at the same pitch as the engaged portions 42a and 42b in the axial direction. The first projecting piece 51a is formed below the upper engaged portion 42a, and the second projecting piece 51b is formed below the lower engaged portion 42b.

That is, the engaged portion 42b arranged on the lower side of the outer peripheral surface of the holder 40 is undercut fitted to the second projecting piece 51b. Therefore, the second engaging portion 50B is engaged with the holder 40 in two stages (second number) in the axial direction. The clearance between the first projecting piece 51a and the second projecting piece 51b in the axial direction is larger than the width dimension of the engaged portions 42a and 42b of the holder 40 in the axial direction.

In the above configuration, as shown in FIG. 5, when the push-up portion 24 is pushed up, the middle plate 10 and the holder 40 can be pushed up from the accommodating portion 20a. The push-up portion 24 is located on the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20 from the central portion to one side (rear side) of the radial direction intersecting the central axis O when viewed from the axial direction along the central axis O of the container body 20. Since it is provided at a distant portion, the inner plate 10 and the holder 40 can be pushed up while being tilted with respect to the central axis O of the container body 20.

As a result, the rear ends of the middle plate 10 and the holder 40 are pushed up, and the engagement at the first engaging portion 50A that was engaged with the holder 40 on the rear side of the accommodating portion 20a is released. Since the first engaging portion 50A is engaged with the holder 40 in one step, the pushing force required for disengaging the engagement can be small. On the other hand, the second engaging portion 50B, which was engaged with the holder 40 on the front side of the accommodating portion 20a, is still engaged with the holder 40 because it is engaged with the holder 40 in two stages. is there.

Specifically, in the second engaging portion 50B, when the holder 40 is slanted, the engagement of the second projecting piece 51b is released, but the slanted lower engaged portion 42b is This time, it engages with the first projecting piece 51a arranged on the upper side. Alternatively, the lower engaged portion 42b enters the gap between the first projecting piece 51a and the second projecting piece 51b. As a result, even if the upper engaged portion 42a is completely disengaged from the first projecting piece 51a, the lower engaged portion 42b can be engaged with the first projecting piece 51a. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the inner plate 10 and the holder 40 from unexpectedly falling off from the container body 20.

After that, the middle plate 10 and the holder 40 are slowly lifted to disengage the second engaging portion 50B, and the middle plate 10 and the holder 40 are removed from the accommodating portion 20a. The middle plate 10 is restricted from being detached upward from the holder 40 by the regulating portion 41, but since it can be detached downward from the holder 40, the inner plate 10 can be detached from the lower end opening of the holder 40. 10 can be easily removed. That is, the inner plate 10 made of a metal material or the like can be separated from the compact container 1.

On the other hand, when fixing the inner plate 10 to the accommodating portion 20a, the holder 40 is attached to the inner plate 10, and the inner plate 10 is inserted into the accommodating portion 20a together with the holder 40. Next, the holder 40 mounted on the inner plate 10 is pushed down. As a result, in the first engaging portion 50A, the engaged portion 42a on the upper side of the holder 40 is undercut fitted to the first projecting piece 51a in one step, and in the second engaging portion 50B, the holder. The upper and lower engaged portions 42a and 42b of the 40 are undercut-fitted to the first projecting piece 51a and the second projecting piece 51b in two steps. As a result, the middle plate 10 can be firmly fixed to the accommodating portion 20a.

As described above, according to the compact container 1 according to the present embodiment, since the holder 40 accommodated in the accommodating portion 20a together with the inner plate 10 is provided, the inner plate 10 is attached to and detached from the accommodating portion 20a together with the holder 40. Is possible. Further, since the container body 20 has a plurality of engaging portions 50A and 50B that engage with the holder 40 at intervals in the circumferential direction that orbits around the central axis O of the container body 20, the middle plate is passed through the holder 40. 10 can be firmly fixed to the accommodating portion 20a.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first engaging portion 50A and the holder are engaged with the holder 40 by the first number (one step in the present embodiment) in the axial direction along the central axis O of the container body 20. Since it has a second engaging portion 50B that engages with a second number (two stages in this embodiment) that is larger than the first number in the axial direction with respect to 40, the number of engagements in the axial direction is large. The holder 40 can be easily removed from the container body 20 at the circumferential position (rear side of the accommodating portion 20a in the present embodiment) in which the few first engaging portions 50A are arranged. Further, when the holder 40 is removed from the container body 20, the second engaging portion 50B having a large number of engagements in the axial direction prevents the holder 40 from unexpectedly falling from the container body 20.

Further, in the present embodiment, the second engaging portion 50B is provided more than the first engaging portion 50A in the circumferential direction. According to this configuration, the number of the second engaging portion 50B is larger than that of the first engaging portion 50A, so that the holder 40 suddenly falls off from the container body 20 when the holder 40 is removed from the container body 20. Can be prevented more reliably.

Further, in the present embodiment, one first engaging portion 50A is provided, and a plurality of second engaging portions 50B are provided. According to this configuration, it is sufficient to intensively apply a force to one first engaging portion 50A, and at the circumferential position where the first engaging portion 50A is arranged, the container body 20 to the holder 40 Is easier to remove.

Further, in the present embodiment, the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20 is separated from the central portion in the radial direction intersecting the central axis O when viewed from the axial direction along the central axis O of the container body 20. A push-up portion 24 capable of pushing up the middle plate 10 is provided in the portion, and the push-up portion 24 is arranged at the same position as the first engaging portion 50A in the circumferential direction. In this way, the push-up portion 24 is provided on the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20 at a portion distant from the central portion in the radial direction to push the first engaging portion 50A having a small number of engagements. Since it is raised, the holder 40 can be easily removed from the container body 20. Further, by this pushing up, the holder 40 is tilted with respect to the central axis O of the container body 20, and the holder 40 is accommodated in the accommodating portion 20a while hooking the holder 40 on the second engaging portion 50B having a large number of engagements. Can be separated from. Therefore, it is possible to more reliably prevent the holder 40 from unexpectedly falling off from the container body 20.

Further, in the present embodiment, since the plurality of engaging portions 50A and 50B are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction, they can be engaged with the holder 40 in a well-balanced manner at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. This makes it possible to more reliably prevent the holder 40 from falling off from the container body 20.

As described above, according to the compact container 1 according to the present embodiment, the operability of attaching / detaching the middle plate 10 from the accommodating portion 20a can be improved.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be appropriately modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the configuration in which three engaging portions 50A and 50B engaged with the holder 40 are arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction has been described, but a plurality of engaging portions 50A and 50B may be used. For example, two or four or more may be arranged at intervals in the circumferential direction.

Further, the number of the first engaging portion 50A and the second engaging portion 50B is the same (for example, one first engaging portion 50A and one second engaging portion 50B are provided on the rear side of the container body 20. The holder 40 can be easily removed at the first engaging portion 50A on the rear side of the container body 20, and at the second engaging portion 50B on the front side of the container body 20 even in the case of the configuration arranged on the front side. It is possible to prevent the holder 40 from unexpectedly falling off from the container body 20. That is, the second engaging portion 50B does not necessarily have to be provided more than the first engaging portion 50A in the circumferential direction.

Further, for example, the configuration in which the first engaging portion 50A engages with the holder 40 in one step in the axial direction has been described, but the second engaging portion 50B is based on the number of steps of the first engaging portion 50A. The first engaging portion 50A may be configured to engage with the holder 40 in two or more steps in the axial direction as long as it is configured to engage the holder 40 in one or more steps.

Further, for example, in the circumferential direction, one first engaging portion 50A is provided and two second engaging portions 50B are provided. However, the second engaging portion 50B is provided. The first engaging portion 50A may be provided in two or more in the circumferential direction as long as it is provided in one or more more than the first engaging portion 50A.

For example, in the above embodiment, the lid 30 is connected to the container body 20 via the lid hinge portion 31, but the lid 30 is detachably screwed to the container body 20 and the like. May be adopted.
Further, the push-up portion 24 may be appropriately changed, for example, by arranging it at the center of the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20.

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

1 Compact container 10 Medium plate 20 Container body 20a Storage part 22 Bottom wall 24 Pushing top 30 Lid body 40 Holder 41 Restricting part 42a Engagement part 42b Engagement part 43 Rib 50A First engaging part (engaging part)
50B Second engaging part (engaging part)
O central axis

Claims (5)

A medium plate that houses the contents and
A container body having an accommodating portion for accommodating the inner plate, and
A lid that opensably closes the housing and
A holder that engages with the inner plate and is accommodated in the accommodating portion together with the inner plate is provided.
The container body is a compact container characterized by having a plurality of engaging portions that engage with the holder at intervals in a circumferential direction that orbits around the central axis of the container body. The plurality of engaging portions are
A first engaging portion that engages with the holder in a first number in the axial direction along the central axis of the container body,
Includes a second engaging portion that engages the holder with a second number greater than the first number in the axial direction.
The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the second engaging portion is provided in a larger number than the first engaging portion in the circumferential direction. One of the first engaging portions is provided.
The compact container according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of the second engaging portions are provided. On the bottom wall of the container body, the middle plate is pushed up to a portion distant from the central portion in the radial direction intersecting the central axis when viewed from the axial direction along the central axis of the container body. A possible push-up is provided,
The compact container according to claim 3, wherein the push-up portion is arranged at the same position as the first engaging portion in the circumferential direction. The compact container according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the plurality of engaging portions are arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction.

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