JP3051859U - Container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a container that can easily and properly fix a lid and a main body, and that can be easily and inexpensively manufactured. SOLUTION: This bottomed cylindrical body 2 is provided with a body 2 having a cylindrical shape.
A step 4 is formed at the upper end of the main body 1 and an outer periphery 6 of the opening 5 of the main body 1 in which the opening 6 is formed upward is formed in an elliptical plan view, and a lid fitted into the opening 5 is formed. The shape of the inner periphery 13 of the portion 10 in a plan view is an ellipse.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a container for storing powders, small articles, and the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 2. Description of the Related Art In general, containers for storing small items such as incense, jewelry, and precious metals include those having a main body portion for storing articles and a lid portion. In this type of container, when the article is not in use, the outer periphery of the opening of the main body and the inner periphery of the opening of the lid are threaded, or the main body is closed so that the lid does not easily open or come off. A convex portion is provided on one part of the outer periphery of the cover and the inner periphery of the cover portion, and a concave groove is provided on the other portion, and the cover portion is fastened and fixed to the main body by sliding rotation.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 In the structure of the conventional container described above, a thread groove must be formed in the main body portion and the lid portion of the container, and a convex portion and a concave portion for fitting must be formed. In particular, when a container is made of wood, even if a machine is used, it takes a very long time to perform cutting, so that the time required for production per unit becomes longer, which causes a problem that the price of the container is increased.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and has as its object to provide a container in which a lid can be firmly fixed to a main body and which can be easily produced.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 The container of the present invention is a container comprising a main body and a lid, wherein the outer shape of the opening of the main body is formed in an elliptical shape, and the inner peripheral shape of the lid for covering the opening of the main body is formed. It is formed in an elliptical shape similar to the outer peripheral shape of the opening of the main body. In this container, when the lid is fixed to the main body, the ellipse of the opening of the main body is fitted with the ellipse of the opening of the lid in the same direction, and when the lid is rotated, the opening of the main body is opened. From the point where the diameter of the inner circumference of the opening of the lid part matches the diameter of the outer circumference of the part, it is completely locked (fixed) with a force in the direction of further rotation. When opening the lid, the lid may be rotated in the opposite direction to the direction in which the lid was tightened.

[0006]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to embodiments. FIG. 1 is a plan view of the main body of the container according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the container according to the embodiment taken along line AA of FIG. The main body 1 of the container has a cylindrical shape with an opening at the top and a bottom, and the outer periphery 3 of a body 2 constituting a housing is circular in plan view. The upper end of the body 2 has a step 4, and an opening 5 that is thinner than the body 2 is formed projecting upward. The shape of the opening 5 in a plan view is elliptical. The shape of the inner peripheral surface of the body 2 in a plan view is also the same elliptical shape as the inner peripheral surface of the opening 5.

The elliptical shape of the opening 5 has a major axis in the X-axis direction (vertical direction) and a minor axis in the Y-axis direction (horizontal direction) in FIG. The dimension between the outer circumference 6 of 5 is L₁, L_Two, The dimension between the outer periphery 3 of the body 2 and the outer periphery 6 of the opening in the Y-axis direction is L_Three, L_FourThen, L₁= L_Two<L_Three= L_FourIn a relationship. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the container 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention, in which the lid 10 that covers the main body 1 is turned upside down, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. . The lid 10 is formed in a cylindrical shape having a U-shaped cross section, and has an opening 11 that fits into the opening 5 of the main body 1. The outer periphery 12 of the lid 10 has a circular shape in plan view having the same diameter as the outer periphery of the body 2 of the main body 1. On the other hand, the inner periphery 13 of the lid 10 constituting the opening 11 is formed in an elliptical shape in plan view. The elliptical shape of the inner circumference 13 of the opening 11 has a major axis in the X-axis direction and a minor axis in the Y-axis direction in FIG. 3, and has a dimension L between the outer circumference 12 and the inner circumference 13 in the X-axis direction.₁₁, L₁₂, The dimension between the outer circumference 12 and the inner circumference 13 in the Y-axis direction is L₁₃, L₁₄Then, L₁₁= L₁₂<L₁₃= L₁₄In a relationship. The relationship between the opening 5 of the main body 1 and the opening 11 of the lid 10 is L₁, L_TwoFor L₁₁, L₁₂But slightly smaller and L_Three, L_FourFor L₁₃, L₁₄Is set slightly smaller. But L₁<L ₁₃ Is set to Therefore, when the main body 1 is in the direction of FIG. 1 and the lid 10 is in the direction of FIG. 3, the opening 11 of the lid 10 is aligned with the opening 5 of the main body 1, the outer periphery 6 of the opening 5 Then, the inner circumference 13 of the opening 1 is completely fitted. When the lid 10 is moved (rotated) in the circumferential direction with respect to the main body 1 in the fitted state, the diameter of the inner circumference 13 of the opening 10 becomes larger than the diameter of the outer circumference 6 of the opening 5. Small portions come into contact with each other. When a force is further applied to rotate the lid portion 10 in the same direction, the smaller diameter of the inner diameter 13 of the lid portion 10 makes contact with the outer peripheral surface 6 of the opening portion 5. In this way, the lid 10 is firmly fixed to the main body 1. First, the ratio between the major axis and the minor axis is set such that the lid 10 is moved and fixed by an angle of 5 ° to 15 ° from the state in which the lid 10 is fitted.

In the container of this embodiment, wood such as walnut, shima ebony, rosewood, flower forest, and siamese persimmon is used as a member. Therefore, it is easy to cut the elliptical inner wall of the main body 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 and the lid 10 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 using a machine. As shown in FIG. 5, in the state where the grain is fixed in advance, if the grain is fitted, it is fitted with a slight deviation from the grain, and if it moves in the direction in which the grain fits, the lid 10 is easily fixed. it can.

The present invention is also applicable to a case where a molded product such as a resin is used as a container member. In each of the embodiments described above, the outer shape is cylindrical. However, if the outer circumference of the opening of the main body and the inner circumference of the lid are made elliptical, the outer shape becomes as shown in FIG. As described above, the present invention can also be applied to a cube, a triangular prism, and the like.

[0010]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to this invention, the outer peripheral shape of the opening of the main body is formed to be elliptical, and the inner peripheral shape of the lid that covers the opening of the main body is the same as the outer peripheral shape of the opening of the main body. The lid can be fixed to the main body simply by inserting the lid into the main body and turning the lid in such a manner as to match the ellipse. Since it can be manufactured by a simple manufacturing method of simply forming a circular shape, a low-cost container can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a main body of a container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main body taken along the line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the lid constituting the container together with the main body of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the lid taken along line BB in FIG.

5 is an external perspective view of the embodiment container in a state where the lid of FIG. 3 is fixed to the main body of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is an external perspective view showing a container according to another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body part 2 Body part 3 Outer periphery of trunk part 4 Step part 5 Opening part of main body part 6 Outer periphery of opening part 10 Cover part 11 Opening part of lid part 13 Inner periphery of opening part

Claims (1)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A container comprising a main body and a lid,
The outer peripheral shape of the opening of the main body is formed in an elliptical shape, and the inner peripheral shape of the lid that covers the opening of the main body is formed in the same elliptical shape as the outer peripheral shape of the opening of the main body. A container characterized by the following: