JP2554122Y2 - Refill containers - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a refill container which is easy to use with a small number of parts.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a refill container includes a storage tray for storing contents, a container body for storing the storage tray, and a storage tray.
And a simple structure consisting of a lid that covers the opening of the container body, and a screw type that detachably operates the lid with respect to the storage dish by screw fitting, depending on the method of fitting the lid,
There is a button type in which a pair of opposing operation buttons on the side portions are pinched to each other to open and close the lid.

[0003]

However, in the above two types of refill containers, the former screw type has a small number of parts, but the operation of turning the lid on and off of the container body is very troublesome. There is a disadvantage that the latter button type has the convenience of being able to pinch a pair of operation buttons and detach and operate the lid with one touch, but requires at least a pair of operation buttons, increasing the number of parts, There is a disadvantage that leads to an increase in manufacturing cost. In the latter button type, when the operation button is pressed strongly, the portion that transmits the pressing force of the operation button to the push-up force of the lid is deformed, and the engagement between the lid and the container body cannot be easily released. There is also. Sa
Remove the lid when transferring the storage tray to the container body.
It is necessary to pull out the storage tray upward from the container body,
The storage tray is thin and covers the upper surface of the container body greatly
Therefore, pull out the storage tray upwards without touching the contents
Is a complicated and difficult operation for the user.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a refill container which is composed of a small number of parts and which can easily operate the lid by easily attaching and detaching the lid. I do.

[0005]

Refill container of the present invention SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION is constituted by a storage tray for storing the desired content, a lid which fits detachably from above the housing dish of the lid An opening is provided in the top plate, and a tongue piece having a locking portion engageable with the outer edge of the storage dish is provided at a peripheral portion of the top plate facing the opening at predetermined intervals over the entire circumference. set, and push button unit vertically movable and withdrawn incapable Yu a to release the engagement between the outer edge of the housing dish and the locking portion on the inner side of the tongue piece
It was configured to be fitted and mounted.

In some cases, a packing for maintaining the airtightness of the inside of the storage tray is mounted on the back surface of the push button. In some cases, a bottom cover that covers the internal storage tray from below is detachably fitted to the lower end of the outer wall of the lid.
Further, in a state in which the bottom cover is fitted to the lower end of the outer wall of the lid, a distance at which the storage tray can be detached is provided between the bottom of the storage tray to which the lid is fitted and the inner bottom surface thereof. In some cases, a gap is provided.

[0007]

According to the present invention, a push button portion,
By fitting the storage dish inside the tongue on the back surface of the lid, the locking portion of the tongue engages with the outer edge of the storage dish, and the refill container can be easily assembled. Also, by holding the lower end of the outer wall of the lid with a finger and depressing the push button portion, the storage tray is detached from the tongue piece of the lid.

[0008]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.
This will be described with reference to FIG.

The refill container according to the present invention basically includes a storage plate 1 for storing desired contents, and a lid 2 removably fitted to the storage plate 1 from above. The storage tray 1 is a circular thin metal plate, and has a storage chamber 3 opened on the upper surface inside. Further, a flange portion 4 for detachably engaging the lid 2 is provided at an upper end of the storage plate 1 in a circumferential direction.

The lid 2 is a circular lid that swings in size to cover the storage tray 1 from above, and the top plate 5 is provided with a circular large-diameter opening 6. ing.
The plurality of tongues 7 with said collar portion of the housing pan 1 on the back surface of the peripheral portion 5a of the top plate portion 5 (the outer edge) 4-engaging locking portions 7a facing the opening 6 thereof Prescribed all around
It is erected at intervals .

A push button 8 for releasing the engagement between the locking portion 7a of the tongue 7 and the flange 4 of the storage plate 1 is provided inside the tongue 7 so as to be able to move up and down and to be pulled out. It is improperly mounted. The push button portion 8 is a disk having a size enough to cover the opening 6 of the lid 2, and the push button portion 8 is provided with a locking portion 7 a of the tongue piece 7 on a side wall portion of the push button portion 8. A circumferential ridge 8a is provided between the top plate 5 of the lid 2 and the back surface of the peripheral edge 5a of the top plate 5 so as to be movable up and down and not to be pulled out. Further, on the back surface of the push button portion 8, a packing 9 for maintaining the airtightness of the inside of the storage tray 1 is mounted. Guide pieces 10 having a tapered surface 10a for facilitating the storage plate 1 to be easily incorporated into the cover 2 from the back side are protrudingly provided at four opposing locations on the inner wall of the cover 2.

[0012] The refill container having the above-described configuration is provided with a storage plate 1.
The cover 2 is attached to the storage dish 1 by sandwiching the flange 4 between the locking portion 7a of the tongue 7 of the cover 2 and the push button 8 and the packing 9.

Next, the operation of the refill container configured as described above will be described.

To assemble the above refill container,
From the back side of the lid 2, the push button unit 8 with the packing 9 attached to the back side is attached to each tongue piece 7 along the tapered surface 10 a of the guide piece 10.
Press inside. At this time, the peripheral ridges 8a on the side wall of the push button portion 8 ride over the locking portions 7a while elastically deforming the tongue pieces 7, and are mounted inside the tongue pieces 7. Finally, the storage tray 1 is pushed into the inside of each tongue piece 7 along the guide piece 10 from the back side of the lid 2. At this time, since the flange 4 of the storage plate 1 slides along the guide piece 10 and the storage plate 1 is guided toward the center of each tongue 7, the flange 4 of the storage plate 1 is smoothly The storage plate 1 is mounted on the inside of each tongue piece 7, being sandwiched between the locking part 7 a of each tongue piece 7 and the push button 8 over the locking part 7 a of the tongue piece 7. In this mounted state, the storage tray 1
Is closed by the packing 9 to maintain the airtightness of the storage dish 1. Therefore, it is also suitable as a refill container for storing volatile contents.

On the other hand, to remove the storage tray 1 from the lid 2 when using the contents, as shown in FIG. 1, the push button 8 of the refill container and the lower end of the outer wall of the lid 2 are supported by fingers, and the push button 8
Press down. When the push button portion 8 is pushed down, the back surface of the push button portion 8 directly pushes down the flange portion 4 of the storage dish 1,
The flange 4 of the storage dish 1 comes off while elastically deforming the tongue piece 7 against the engaging force with the locking portion 7a. Thereby, the storage plate 1 is removed from the tongue piece 7.

In the above embodiment, if the bottom surface of the storage dish 1 is designed to protrude below the lower end of the outer wall of the cover 2 in a state where the cover 2 is mounted on the storage dish 1, the refill container can be manufactured. With the device placed on the desk, the storage tray 1 can be easily removed simply by pushing down the push button unit 8 with one hand.

According to this embodiment, from the back side of the lid 2,
By utilizing the taper action of the tapered surface 10 a of the guide piece 10, the push button portion 8 and the storage dish 1 can be smoothly pushed into the tongue piece 7 of the lid 2 to be mounted on the lid 2, thereby assembling the refill container. Is very simple. Further, the storage tray 1 can be detached from the lid 2 with one touch simply by grasping the lid 2 and the push button portion 8 and pressing the push button portion 8. Very easy to remove. In addition, since the push button portion 8 directly pushes down the flange portion 4 of the storage tray 1, the pressing force of the push button portion 8 is smaller than the locking portion 7a of the tongue piece 7 and the flange of the storage tray 1 as compared with the side button type. There is an advantage that it acts directly in the direction of releasing the engagement with the part 4 and the engagement is easily released. Further, the refill container of the present embodiment has the above effect by the three parts of the storage plate 1, the lid 2, and the push button portion 8, so that the number of parts is smaller than that of the button type on the side. This contributes to a reduction in manufacturing costs.

FIGS. 4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a bottom cover 20 is newly attached to the refill container in the first embodiment. In this embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 4, a disk-shaped bottom cover 20 that covers the lower end opening of the lid 2 is fitted to the lower end of the outer wall of the lid 2 from below, so that the storage tray 1 housed inside the lid 2 is fitted. As much as possible. This bottom cover 20
As shown in FIG. 5, a protrusion 21 is provided on the upper surface of the bottom cover 2 so as to engage with the inner surface of the lower end of the outer wall of the lid 2.
A cutout portion 20a is provided in 0 for inserting a finger to hold the lid 2 and the push button 8 when the storage tray 1 is removed from the lid 2 together with the bottom cover 20.

According to the refill container of this embodiment, the bottom cover 20 is attached to the lower end opening of the lid 2, so that the storage dish 1 can be exposed from the lower end opening of the lid 2. As long as it can be prevented, the appearance of the refill container can be improved. When the storage tray 1 is removed, as in the first embodiment, the user lifts the lid 2 and the push button portion 8 and presses the push button portion 8.
, And the simplicity of the operation of removing the storage tray 1 can be maintained as it is.

FIGS. 6 and 7 show a third embodiment of the present invention. After the storage tray 1 inside the cover 2 is dropped into the bottom cover 20, the bottom cover 20 is removed from the cover 2. FIG. The storage tray 1 is taken out. That is, in the present embodiment, the bottomed cylindrical bottom cover 20 is fitted to the inner surface of the lower end of the outer wall of the lid 2, and the depth of the bottom cover 20 is adjusted to the bottom of the storage dish 1 in the fitted state. It is set to such an extent that a gap can be formed with the bottom surface.

When the storage tray 1 is to be taken out, the storage tray 1 is dropped into the bottom cover 20 by depressing the push button portion 8, and then the bottom cover 20 is removed from the lid 2, and the bottom cover 20 is removed.
A finger is inserted from below into a hole 22 provided at the bottom of the storage tray 1 to push up the storage tray 1 and take out the storage tray 1.

According to the present embodiment, the storage tray 1 is once dropped into the bottom cover 20 and then the storage tray 1 is taken out. Therefore, the storage tray 1 itself is accidentally dropped onto the floor or the like. There is no need to worry about spilling or damaging the contents.

[0023]

As described above, according to the refill container of the present invention, a storage dish for storing desired contents and a lid which is detachably fitted to the storage dish from above are provided. An opening is provided in the top plate portion of the lid, and a tongue piece having a locking portion that can be engaged with the outer edge of the storage plate at the periphery of the top plate facing the opening is provided over the entire periphery thereof. At a predetermined interval, the push button portion for releasing the engagement between the locking portion and the outer edge portion of the storage dish is vertically fitted inside the tongue piece so as to be vertically movable and non- extractable. The refill container can be easily assembled because it is attached, and at the time of use, the storage tray can be easily removed from the lid with one touch by simply pressing the push button part with the lower end of the outer wall of the lid with your finger. it can. Especially,
The storage tray is ejected downward from the lid, making it
The operation of pulling out the storage tray upward from the container body is omitted.
And also worry about touching the contents when removing the storage tray
And, as a result, easy and reliable removal of the pan
Can be. Further, since the above-mentioned effect can be obtained by the three parts of the storage plate, the lid, and the push button portion, the parts can be reduced as compared with the button type and the like, which contributes to a reduction in manufacturing cost. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refill container showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the refill container.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the refill container.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refill container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a bottom cover used for the refill container.

FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of a refill container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a bottom cover used for the refill container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Storage tray 2 Lid 4 Flange part (outer edge part) 5 Top plate part 5a Peripheral part 6 Opening 7 Tongue piece 7a Locking part 8 Push button part 9 Packing 20 Bottom cover

Claims (4)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] A storage tray (1) for storing desired contents.
And a lid (2) which is detachably fitted to the storage plate (1) from above, and an opening (6) is provided in a top plate (5) of the lid (2). The opening (6)
A tongue piece (7) having a locking portion (7a) engageable with the outer edge portion (4) of the storage dish (1) is provided on a peripheral portion (5a) of the top plate portion facing the entire surface thereof. A push button portion (8) for vertically releasing the engagement between the locking portion (7a) and the outer edge portion (4) of the storage tray (1) is vertically provided inside the tongue piece (7). A refill container which is movably and non- extractably loosely fitted . Wherein the rear surface of the push button portion (8), according to claim 1 Liffey according to the packing to hold the interior of the airtight (9) is characterized in that it is mounted in the housing dish (1) <br/> container. The wherein the outer wall lower end of the lid (2), a bottom cover for covering the interior of the housing dish (1) from below (20) is detachable self
The refill container according to claim 1, wherein the refill container is fitted into the container. 4. When the bottom cover (20) is fitted to the lower end outer wall of the lid (2), the bottom of the storage dish (1) to which the lid (2) is fitted and the inside of itself. between the bottom surface,
The refill container according to claim 3, wherein a gap is provided so that the storage tray (1) can be detached .