JP3904632B2 - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cosmetic container having a mirror plate on the back surface of a lid.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A generally well-known cosmetic container is composed of a container main body for storing cosmetics and a lid pivotally attached to the container main body so as to be openable and closable, and an end plate is attached to the back surface of the lid. .
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, the total amount of trash (waste) sent out to the world is increasing year by year, but it is difficult to secure a trash disposal site, which is a serious social problem. In view of this situation, particularly recently, separate collection of trash has been promoted in order to collect as much as possible of reusable items and combustible materials that can be incinerated for recycling or reducing the amount of trash. Along with this, manufacturers are required to manufacture products that are easy to separate and collect.
[0004]
However, in the conventional cosmetic container, since the end plate made of glass is integrally attached to the lid and cannot be easily removed, the end plate is made of synthetic resin after use. It was not possible to separate and dispose of it from the material container body.
[0005]
This invention is made | formed in view of the said situation, The objective is to provide the cosmetics container which can remove a mirror plate easily from a cover body.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a cosmetic container according to the present invention is a cosmetic container having a mirror plate on the back surface of a lid, and a recess for housing the mirror plate is formed on the back surface of the lid. At the front end portion of the recess, an eaves portion is formed that sandwiches the front end portion of the end plate with the lid body. The eaves portion is suspended in a L-shaped cross section at the rear end portion of the lid body so that the container body can rotate freely Is formed on the outer wall portion that is continuously suspended from the lid, the vertical wall portion that is located on the convex portion, and the recess. It is formed in an L-shaped cross section from the holding portion to be disposed, and is provided inside the outer wall portion so as to be separable from the lid, and the rear end portion of the end plate is sandwiched between the lid and the engagement. It consists of a locking member for locking, that the formation of the groove to separate the locking member between the locking member and the outer side wall portion And butterflies.
[0007]
In the cosmetic container according to the present invention configured as described above, a rigid body such as a coin is inserted into the groove portion, and the groove portion is formed by this rigid body, and the convex portion constituting the hinge portion at the rear end portion of the lid body. By pushing and expanding the outer wall portion and the locking member in the direction of separating, the locking member can be separated from the lid and removed. As a result, the end plate locked by the locking member is in a state of being removable from the lid. Thereafter, the rear end portion of the end plate is raised from the inside of the recess, and the front end portion of the end plate is pulled out from the eaves portion, so that the end plate can be taken out of the recess and removed from the lid.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 8 show a first embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention. The cosmetic container according to the present embodiment is basically a cosmetic container provided with a mirror plate 20 on the back surface of the lid 4, and a recess 22 for housing the mirror plate 20 is formed on the back surface of the lid 4. At the front end portion of the recess 22, an eaves portion 24 that sandwiches the front end portion of the end plate 20 with the lid body 4 is formed, and is hung in a L-shaped cross section at the rear end portion of the lid body 4. The convex part 14 which is rotatably attached and comprises the hinge part 8 is formed, and the convex part 14 is the outer wall part 28 continuously hung from the cover body 4, and the vertical wall located in the convex part 14 It is formed in a L-shaped cross section from the holding portion 34 disposed in the portion 32 and the recess 22, and is provided inside the outer wall portion 28 so as to be separable from the lid body 4. And a locking member 26 that holds and locks the rear end of the locking member 26 between the locking member 26 and the outer wall 28. It constituted by forming the groove 30 for release.
[0009]
The cosmetic container includes a container body 2 and a lid 4 that opens and closes the container body 2. The container body 2 is provided with a cosmetic storage portion 6 for storing cosmetics, and a concave portion 10 is formed in the rear end portion to form a hinge portion 8 by recessing the center thereof, The front end is provided with an engaging protrusion 12 that constitutes an engaging portion. Further, the lid body 4 is formed with a convex portion 14 which forms a hinge portion 8 by being hung from its center at the rear end portion thereof in a L-shaped cross section, and the engaging projection 12 of the container body 2 is formed at the front end portion. A hook portion 16 is formed that is detachably engaged. And the convex part 14 of the cover body 4 is rotatably attached to the recessed part 10 of the container main body 2 by the pin 18 mounted | worn from the left-right direction of the container main body 2, and the cover body 4 opens and closes the container main body 2. It has become. Further, when the lid body 4 is closed, the hook portion 16 of the lid body 4 is engaged with the engagement protrusion 12 of the container body 2 so that the container body 2 is closed. The container body 2 and the lid body 4 are made of synthetic resin.
[0010]
On the back surface of the lid 4 of the cosmetic container thus configured, a thin and square glass end plate 20 is attached between the hook portion 16 side and the convex portion 14 side constituting the hinge portion 8. ing. The end plate 20 is housed in a square shallow shallow recess 22 formed on the back surface of the lid 4. In particular, the lateral width dimension of the recess 22 is set to be approximately the same as the lateral width of the end plate 20. On the side wall on the front end portion side of the recess 22, an eaves portion 24 that sandwiches the front end portion of the end plate 20 with the lid body 4 is formed along the left-right direction. Further, the rear end portion of the end plate 20 is sandwiched and locked between the lid 4 similarly to the eaves portion 24 by a locking member 26 described later. The locking member 26 is detachably attached to the convex portion 14 having the L-shaped cross section of the lid body 4 described above. The convex portion 14 of the lid body 4 has an outer wall portion 28 that continuously hangs down from the surface of the lid body 4 and an L-shaped cross section that is continuous with the entrance surface of the lid body 4 inside the outer wall portion 28. It is comprised from the latching member 26 drooped in the shape. The outer side wall portion 28 is formed with a groove portion 30 that is partitioned downward from the locking member 26 and opened downward, and opened upward when the lid 4 is fully opened.
[0011]
More specifically, the locking member 26 includes a vertical wall portion 32 positioned on the convex portion 14 of the lid body 4 and an elongated pressing portion disposed along the width direction in the recess 22 that houses the end plate 20. 34 and an L-shaped cross section. The pressing portion 34 locks the rear end portion of the end plate 20 on the side opposite to the eaves portion 24. The vertical wall portion 32 closes one side of the groove portion 30 formed between the outer wall portion 28 and the central portion in the width direction of the convex portion 14 of the lid body 4. The locking member 26 is attached to a recess 36 provided in the vicinity of the convex portion 14 of the lid 4 so as to be separable by ultrasonic bonding, welding, or adhesive.
[0012]
Here, when attaching the end plate 20, first, the front end portion of the end plate 20 is placed between the eaves portion 24 formed on the front end side wall of the recess 22 that houses the end plate 20 and the inner bottom surface of the recess 22. The rear end portion of the end plate 20 is dropped into the recess 22 of the lid 4, and the entire end plate 20 is accommodated in the recess 22. Then, the locking member 26 is attached to the rear end of the end plate 20 to complete the process.
[0013]
On the other hand, in the cosmetic container, the end plate 20 can be removed by separating the locking member 26. When the locking member 26 is separated, a rigid body that can be inserted into the groove 30 formed in the convex portion 14 of the lid 4 is used. Here, a coin 38 is used as a rigid body. First, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the end of the coin 38 is inserted into the groove 30 with the lid 4 fully opened. Then, a force is applied so that the other end of the coin 38 protruding from the groove 30 is pushed down in the direction indicated by the arrow A in FIG. As a result, the back surface of the vertical wall portion 32 facing the inside of the groove portion 30 is pressed against one end portion of the coin 38 inserted into the groove portion 30 according to the principle of leverage, and the locking member 26 is as shown in FIG. Then, it is peeled off from the lid 4 and removed. As shown in FIG. 7, even if the coin 38 inserted in the groove 30 is pushed down in the direction of arrow B, that is, on the end plate 20 side, the locking member 26 can be removed in the same manner as described above. Further, even if the inserted coin 38 is twisted, it can be removed in the same manner. Further, as the rigid body, for example, a screwdriver or the like may be used in addition to the coin 38 as long as it can be inserted inside the groove portion 30.
[0014]
When the locking member 26 is removed in this manner, the rear end portion of the end plate 20 is released as shown in FIG. As a result, the rear end of the end plate 20 is raised from within the recess 22, and the front end of the end plate 20 is pulled out from between the eaves portion 24 and the inner bottom surface of the recess 22, so that the end plate 20 is removed from within the recess 22. It can be taken out and removed from the lid 4.
[0015]
According to the cosmetic container configured as described above, when the used container is discarded after use, for example, the locking member 26 is peeled off from the lid body 4 using the coin 38 or the like to remove the end plate 20. It can be removed from the body 4, and the end plate 20 made of glass can be separated from the container body 2 and the lid body 4 made of synthetic resin. For this reason, the cosmetic container can sufficiently cope with the reduction and recycling of waste.
[0016]
9 and 10 are enlarged views of the cross-section of the main part of the cosmetic container according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the cosmetic container according to the second embodiment, the locking member 26 is formed of a soft material, and the protrusion 40 is integrally formed so as to hang from the pressing portion 34. As shown in FIG. 10, the protrusion 40 abuts against the upper end surface of the rear end of the container body 2 and is elastically compressed when the lid 4 is closed. The elastically compressed protrusion 40 is restored and deformed when the engagement state between the hook portion 16 of the lid body 4 and the engagement protrusion 12 of the container body 2 is released and the lid body 4 is opened, The lid body 4 is elastically opened and biased.
[0017]
Further, the locking member 26 according to the second embodiment is not attached by adhesion as in the first embodiment, but a protrusion 42 formed on the joint surface with the lid, It is attached by fitting with a fitting recess 44 provided on the lid 4 side. Thus, even when the locking member 26 is attached by fitting, as in the case of the first embodiment, for example, by using the coin 38 or the like to press the back surface of the vertical wall portion 32 of the locking member 26. The protrusion 42 can be removed from the fitting recess 44 and the locking member 26 can be removed.
[0018]
In addition, about the said protrusion 40 provided in the latching member 26, as shown in 3rd Embodiment of FIG.11 and 12, when it provided integrally in the vertical wall part 32 and the cover body 4 closed, As shown in FIG. 12, even when the container main body 2 is brought into contact with the side surface of the rear end portion, the lid body 4 can be urged to open as in the case of the second embodiment.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the cosmetic container according to the present invention, for example, a rigid body such as a coin is used to push and widen the groove portion, and the outer wall portion of the convex portion and the engagement member constituting the hinge portion at the rear end portion of the lid body. By separating the locking member and removing the locking member that locks the end plate from the lid, it is possible to remove the end plate from the lid after use and separate the end plate from the cosmetic container body. it can.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a first embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view showing a state where the lid is fully opened in the first embodiment of the cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged partial sectional view showing the vicinity of a hinge part in the first embodiment of the cosmetic container according to the present invention.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of the cosmetic container of FIG. 2;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged partial perspective view showing the vicinity of a hinge part when the locking member is removed using a coin in the first embodiment of the cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a hinge portion when a locking member is removed in the first embodiment of the cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view of the vicinity of a hinge portion when the locking member is removed by tilting a coin in the other direction in the first embodiment of the cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a partial cross-sectional view illustrating a state where a locking member is removed and a mirror plate is removed in the first embodiment of the cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a hinge part in a cosmetic container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a hinge portion when a lid is closed in a cosmetic container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a hinge part in a third embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 is an enlarged partial cross-sectional view showing the vicinity of a hinge portion when a lid is closed in a cosmetic container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Container body 4 Lid 8 Hinge part 14 Projection part 20 End plate 22 Recess 24 Eave part 26 Locking member 28 Outer wall part 30 Groove part 32 Vertical wall part 34 Holding part 38 Coin

Claims (1)

In the cosmetic container having the end plate on the back surface of the lid, a recess for housing the end plate is formed on the back surface of the lid, and the end of the end plate is between the lid and the front end of the recess. An eaves portion that sandwiches the front end portion is formed, and a convex portion that is pivotally attached to the container main body to form a hinge portion is formed by hanging from the rear end portion of the lid body in an L-shaped section. The portion is formed in an L-shaped cross section from an outer wall portion that is continuously suspended from the lid body, a vertical wall portion that is located at the convex portion, and a pressing portion that is disposed at the concave portion. provided so as to be separated from the lid member to the inside of the wall, it consists of a locking member for locking sandwich the rear end portion of the end plate between the lid body engaging member and the outer A cosmetic container, wherein a groove for separating the locking member is formed between the wall and the wall .

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