JP2582970Y2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact container in which an inner plate filled with cosmetics can be freely replaced.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As is well known, there is a compact container in which an inner plate filled with a semi-solid cosmetic such as a foundation is detachably loaded in a compact container body.

[0003] Such a compact container is required to be able to easily replace an inner plate filled with cosmetics and to be able to securely hold the loaded inner plate. A compact container disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 4-14011 is known.

As shown in FIG. 5, in the above-mentioned compact container, a lid 12 is hinged on the side surface of the container main body 11 so as to be openable and closable, and a housing recess 13 is formed in the container main body 11. A frame 14 that defines the housing recess 13 is provided in the recess 13, and an inner plate 15 is provided in the frame 14. An engaging piece 16 is suspended from a peripheral wall of the frame body 14 by separating a part thereof, and the engaging piece 16 is opposed to and adjacent to the outer peripheral surface 15a of the inner plate 15 and elastically outwardly. Deformable. An engagement projection 16a and an engagement recess 15b are formed on the engagement piece 16 and the outer peripheral surface 15a of the inner plate 15, respectively. Joint recess 15
The inner plate 15 is configured to be held in the container body 11 by the engagement of b.

[0005] Further, a hole 11a is provided in the bottom wall of the container body 11 below the inner plate 15, and a pressing plate 17 is fixed at one end. A part of the free end portion 17a of the pressing plate 17 is the hole 11a.
A pressing portion 17b formed into a concave shape is formed so as to reach the outside of the container body 11 through the through hole. A free end portion 17a of the pressing plate 17;
The pressing piece 17c is provided upright below the engaging recess 15b and the engaging position.

In the above arrangement, by pressing the pressing portion 17b of the pressing plate 17 upward with a finger, the pressing piece 17c is moved along the slope of the corner of the inner plate 15 and the inner plate 15 is moved. While being pushed upward, the engagement piece 16 is elastically deformed outward, the engagement between the engagement protrusion 16a and the engagement recess 15b is released, and the inner plate 15 is detached from the container body 10. It has become.

[0007]

By the way, in the above-mentioned compact container, when the engagement between the inner plate 15 and the engagement piece 16 is released, the engagement piece 16 is elastically deformed outward. Since the engaging piece 16 is deformed so as to be bent outward with the upper end of the engaging piece 15 as a fulcrum, it is necessary to lengthen the vertically extending engaging piece 16 in order to release the engagement. I didn't get it. Moreover, since the inner plate 15 is held by the frame member 14 on which the engaging pieces 16 are formed, the compact container itself becomes thicker in addition to the length of the engaging pieces 16 described above, which is inconvenient. The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and provides a compact container that can be easily and reliably replaced with a middle plate filled with cosmetics, is inexpensive, and can be made thin. It is intended to be.

[0008]

A compact container according to the present invention comprises: a compact container body; an inner plate having an engaging portion formed on an outer peripheral surface thereof and removably mounted in the compact container body; A button member attached to the bottom wall of the container body, wherein the button member has an elastic deformation portion extending forward from both sides of the mounting base portion on the mounting base portion, and these elastic deformation portions. An engagement piece that rises upward and engages with the engagement portion of the inner plate is formed between the tip portions of the elastic member, and a button portion that projects in a plate shape via a hinge portion is formed inside the elastic deformation portion. A pressing piece for pressing at least one or both of the inner plate and the engaging piece in a direction to release the engagement between the engaging part and the engaging piece is formed at a tip portion of the button part. It is characterized by.

[0009]

In the compact container of the present invention, when the inner plate is loaded into the container body, the inner plate is pressed down into the container body so that the inner plate comes into contact with the engaging piece and the engaging piece is released. Press forward. At this time, the elastic deformation portion of the button member is radiused, the engaging piece moves forward, and the inner plate is loaded. Then, by the elastic return of the radiused elastically deforming portion, the engaging piece and the engaging portion of the inner plate are engaged with each other, so that the inner plate is securely held by the container body.

Conversely, when replacing the inner plate loaded in the container body, by pressing the button portion of the button member, the button member is bent with the hinge portion as a fulcrum, and the tip portion of the button portion is bent. The pressing piece contacts one or both of the inner plate and the engaging piece to press in the direction to release the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaging piece, and the elastic deformation portion of the button member is bent. Thereby, the engaging piece moves forward, the engagement between the inner plate and the engaging piece is released, and the inner plate is detached from the container body.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of a compact container according to the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a compact container.

As shown in FIG. 1, the compact container 1 is
A container body 3 having a storage recess 2 opening upward, a lid body 4 hinged on the outer surface of a rear wall 3a of the container body 3 so as to be vertically rotatable and covering the storage recess 2 from above; The inner plate 5 removably loaded in the recess 2 and the push button member 6 fitted and fixed to the bottom wall 3c of the container body 3 are configured as main members.

On the outer surfaces of the front and rear walls 5a and 5b of the inner plate 5, engaging recesses 5c each having a rectangular cross section are provided.
5d is formed. Further, legs 5e and 5f are formed at the lower ends of the front and rear walls 5b and 5c and project downward and have their tips formed into curved surfaces.

As shown in FIG. 2, the push button member 6 has a flexible thin plate-like mounting base 6a extending from both sides of the mounting base 6a in a substantially circular arc shape and extending forward. The linear portions 6b, 6b (elastic deformation portions) and these linear portions 6
An engagement piece 6c rising upward between the distal ends of the b and 6b, and a thin-walled hinge 6d whose lower surface is cut out in a substantially trapezoidal shape in front of the extending base of the striated portions 6b and 6b ( (See Fig. 1)
And a button part 6e that is circular in a plan view and protrudes in a plate shape through the through hole.

The mounting base 6a has a hole 6f having a circular cross section.
6f are formed at predetermined intervals. Further, a tapered surface 6h tapering outward is formed at the lower end of the engaging piece 6c (see FIG. 1), and an engaging protrusion having a substantially trapezoidal cross section protruding inward is formed on the inner surface thereof. Part 6i (engagement part)
Are formed. Further, a flange 6j extending in the circumferential direction is formed at a portion of the upper end peripheral portion of the button portion 6e facing the linear portions 6b, 6b, and the engaging piece 6c
A pressing piece 6m is formed at a portion facing the surface of the engaging piece 6c and extends downwardly of the engaging piece 6c and has a tapered surface 6k (see FIG. 1) tapered toward the distal end thereof.

Further, as shown in FIG.
On the inner surface of the rear wall 3a, there is formed an engaging projection 3d which can be engaged with an engaging recess 5d provided on the rear wall 5b of the inner plate 5, and the button member is formed on the inner surface of the bottom wall 3c. 6 is configured as follows so as to be fitted and fixed. That is, the bottom wall 3c is formed with a rectangular concave portion 3e in a plan view in which the mounting portion base portion 6a of the button member 6 can be fitted. The concave portion 3e has a protrusion into which the holes 6h, 6h can be fitted. 3f and 3f are formed. Also, the grooves 3h, 3h (FIG. 3) which can be fitted forward of the corners of the concave portion 3e and which are curved in an arc shape wider than the width of the line 6b.
Reference) is formed. Further, the concave grooves 3h, 3h
In between, a hole 3i is formed such that the lower end surface of the button portion 6e of the button member 6 faces below the bottom wall 3c of the container body 3, and the upper edge of the hole 3i is formed of the button portion 6e. A concave stripe 3j is formed such that the flange 6j contacts.

Then, the holes 6f, 6f of the mounting base 6a of the button member 6 are fitted to the projections 3f, 3f of the bottom wall 3c so that the button member 6 is fixed to the bottom wall 3c of the container body 3. Has become. Here, the concave portion 3e and the concave grooves 3h, 3h
When the button member 6 is fixed to the bottom wall 3c,
The upper surfaces of the mounting base 6a and the elastically deforming portions 6b, 6b are formed so as to be substantially flush with the upper surface of the bottom wall 3c (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

In the compact container 1 having the above structure, when the inner plate 5 is loaded into the container main body 3, the rear wall 5 of the inner plate 5 is used.
b is engaged with the engaging projection 3d of the rear wall 3a of the container body 3 and the front wall 5a is pushed downward, whereby the leg 5e of the inner plate 5 is brought into contact with the engaging piece. 6c abuts on the upper slope of the engaging projection 6i, and inclines forward with the rising portion of the engaging piece 6c as a fulcrum.
b, 6b are bent inward, and the engaging piece 6c moves forward, so that the inner plate 5 can be loaded. Then, the inwardly striated linear portions 6b, 6b elastically return, whereby the engaging projection 6i of the engaging piece 6c and the engaging concave portion 5c of the inner plate 5 engage with each other, 5 is securely held by the container body 3.

Conversely, when replacing the inner plate 5 loaded in the container body 3, as shown in FIG. 4, the button portion 6e of the button member 6 is pressed upward with the lid 4 opened. By doing so, the button member 6 is bent with the hinge 6d as a fulcrum, and the tapered surface 6h at the lower end of the engaging piece 6c and the tapered surface k provided at the tip of the pressing piece 6m of the button 6e abut. The upper surface of the pressing piece 6m abuts against the bottom surface of the middle plate 5, and the middle plate 5 is pressed, so that the corner of the engaging recess 5c of the middle plate 5 comes into contact with the lower slope of the engaging projection 6i. The engagement piece 6c is inclined forward with the rising portion as a fulcrum, and the linear portions 6b, 6b are elastically inwardly radiused and the engagement piece 6c is moved forward, whereby the engagement is performed. Joint recess 5
c is loosely engaged with the engagement projection 6i, and the inner plate 5 is detached from the container body 3.

As described above, according to the compact container 1 of the first embodiment, by pushing the inner plate 5 downward into the container body 3, the engagement between the engaging projection 6i of the engaging piece 6c and the inner plate 5 is achieved. The engagement recesses 5c are engaged with each other, so that the inner plate 5 can be reliably held in the container body 3. When replacing the inner plate 5 loaded in the container body 3, the button portion 6e of the button member 6 is replaced.
Is pushed upward to push up one end of the inner plate 5 upward, so that the inner plate 5 is detached from the container body 3, so that the inner plate 5 can be easily replaced.

Further, since the conventional inner frame is not used, the cost of members can be reduced, and the linear portion 6 can be reduced.
Since the engagement pieces 6c of the button member 6 are moved forward by bending the b and 6b inward, the engagement between the engagement protrusion 6i and the engagement recess 5c of the inner plate 5 can be released. The height of the engagement piece 6c may be the minimum height that engages with the engagement portion 5c, and the compact container 1 can be made thin.

FIGS. 5 to 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, parts common to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG.
A corner formed by the front wall 5a and the bottom wall 5h of the inner plate 5 is formed with a tapered surface 5i in which a part of the corner is cut out, and an engagement piece 6c of the button portion 6e of the button member 6 is formed. A pressing piece 6m that extends forward and is provided with a pressing ridge 6n at the tip end thereof that comes into contact with the tapered surface 5i is provided (see FIG. 6).

In the second embodiment, when the inner plate 5 is loaded into the container body 3, the engaging recess 5d provided on the rear wall 5b of the inner plate 5 is engaged with the rear wall 3a of the container body 3. By engaging the projection 3d and pushing the front wall 5a downward,
The tapered surface 5i at the corner of the inner plate 5 abuts on the upper slope of the engagement projection 6i of the engagement piece 6c, inclines forward with the rising portion of the engagement piece 6c as a fulcrum, and the linear portion. 6b, 6b is bent inward, and the engaging piece 6c moves forward, so that the inner plate 5 can be loaded. Then, the inwardly striated linear portions 6b, 6b elastically return, whereby the engaging projection 6i of the engaging piece 6c and the engaging concave portion 5c of the inner plate 5 engage with each other, 5 is securely held by the container body 3.

Conversely, when replacing the inner plate 5 loaded in the container body 3, as shown in FIG. 7, the button portion 6e of the button member 6 is pressed upward with the lid 4 opened. By doing so, the button member 6 is bent with the hinge 6d as a fulcrum, and the tapered surface 5i of the inner plate 5 comes into contact with the tip of the pressing strip 6n of the button 6e, and the engaging recess 5c of the inner plate 5 Abuts against the lower slope of the engagement projection 6i, the engagement piece 6c inclines forward with its rising portion as a fulcrum, and the linear portions 6b, 6b are elastically inward. When the engagement piece 6c moves forward in the radius, the engagement between the engagement recess 5c and the engagement protrusion 6i is loosely released, and the inner plate 5 is detached from the container body 3.

As described above, also in the compact container 1 of the second embodiment, when the inner plate 5 is loaded into the container main body 3, the inner plate 5 is pushed down, so that the inner plate 5 is securely inserted into the container main body 3. When replacing the inner plate 5 loaded in the container body 3, the button portion 6e of the button member 6
Is pushed upward to push up one end of the inner plate 5 upward, so that the inner plate 5 is detached from the container body 3, so that the inner plate 5 can be easily replaced.

Further, since the middle frame is not used as in the first embodiment, the cost of the members can be reduced, and the button members 6 can be formed by bending the striated portions 6b, 6b inward.
The engaging piece 6c is moved forward, and the engaging projection 6i and the inner plate 5 are moved.
Can be disengaged, the height of the engaging piece 6c may be the minimum height that engages with the engaging concave portion 5c, and the compact container 1 can be made thin. is there.

In the above embodiment, the linear portions 6b, 6b for moving the engaging piece 6c of the button member 6 forward are formed in an arc shape, but the engaging piece 5c is pressed forward. Needless to say, any other shape may be used as long as the engaging piece 6c can be moved forward by bending inward when a force is applied.

Further, the engaging projection 6i is formed on the engaging piece 6c and the engaging recess 5c is formed on the inner plate 5, but the engaging recess is formed on the engaging piece 6c and the engaging projection is formed on the inner plate 5. It is needless to say that the same operation and effect can be obtained by forming.

[0031]

According to the compact container of the present invention, when replacing the inner plate loaded in the container body, simply press the button portion of the button member upward and push one end of the inner plate upward. Thus, the inner plate is detached from the container body, so that the inner plate can be easily and reliably replaced. When the inner plate is loaded into the container body, the loading is performed by pushing the inner plate downward into the container body, and the engaging piece of the button member and the engaging recess of the inner plate are engaged with each other. The inner plate can be securely held in the container body.

Further, since the conventional inner frame is not used, the cost of the members can be reduced. In addition, the elastic piece is elastically bent so that the engagement piece of the button member is moved forward. As a result, the engagement between the engaging piece and the inner plate is released, so that the height of the engaging piece may be the minimum height that engages with the inner plate, and the compact container can be made thinner. is there.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a first embodiment of the compact container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an appearance of a button member of the compact container of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a main part front sectional view showing a state where the button member is attached to a compact container.

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view showing a state where the inner plate is removed by the button member.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing a second embodiment of the compact container of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a button member of the compact container of the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a side sectional view showing a state where the inner plate is removed by the button member.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a conventional compact container.

[Explanation of symbols]

 3 Container main body (Compact container main body) 3c Bottom wall 5 Middle plate 5c Engagement part 6 Button member 6a Mounting base 6b, 6b Elastic deformation part 6c Engagement piece 6d Hinge part 6e Button part 6i Engagement protrusion 6m Press piece 6f Button Department

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A compact container main body (3), an inner plate (5) having an engaging portion (5c) formed on an outer surface thereof and removably loaded in the compact container main body (3); A button member (6) attached to the bottom wall (3c) of the compact container body (3), wherein the button member (6) is
Elastic deformation portions (6b, 6b) extending forward from both sides of the mounting base (6a) are formed on the mounting base (6a), and an upper portion is formed between the distal ends of the elastic deformation portions (6b, 6b). An engaging piece (6c) is formed to be engaged with the engaging portion (5c) of the inner plate (5), and the hinge portion (6d) is provided inside the elastically deforming portion (6b, 6b). A button portion (6e) projecting in a plate shape is formed, and the button portion (6e) is formed.
e) At least one or both of the inner plate (5) and the engagement piece (6c) is pressed at the distal end to release the engagement between the engagement part (5c) and the engagement piece (6c). A compact container characterized in that a pressing piece (6 m) is formed.