JP4266649B2 - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention can meet the demand that the decorative part does not peel off or fall off even partially from the container body or lid, and the purchaser chooses the appearance according to preference. It is related with the cosmetics container which can raise the freedom degree which can do.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a cosmetic container includes a container main body that stores cosmetics and a lid that opens and closes the container main body. And in order to improve the designability with respect to these container main bodies and lids which make the appearance of cosmetic containers, they have been decorated by various methods. For example, by performing surface treatment by sputtering or the like, transferring characters or patterns using a transfer sheet, or overlaying a transparent or translucent layer on a pattern, etc. The lid was decorated.
[0003]
The applicant of the present application has filed Japanese Patent Application Nos. 2001-49000, 2002-280340, 2002-304682, 2002-304683, 2002-321873, and 2002-321874 as related prior applications. is doing.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, in the case of conventional cosmetic containers, for the purpose of providing a cosmetic container as a product with high-quality and high quality, the decorated part may be partially peeled off or dropped off from the container body or lid. In any of the above decoration methods, the decoration parts must be integrally formed inseparable from each other so that the decoration part is inseparable from the container body and the lid. There was a request.
[0005]
On the other hand, such a request means that the appearance of the cosmetic container is limited to the design selected by the producer, and allows the purchaser to freely select the cosmetic appearance of the cosmetic container according to their preference. It was preventing that. For this reason, the purchaser could not find a cosmetic container of a favorite design, and this was considered to be one of the reasons for buying back.
[0006]
The present invention was devised in view of the above-described conventional problems, and can meet the demand that the decorative portion does not peel off or fall off even partially from the container body or the lid. Another object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container capable of increasing the degree of freedom with which a purchaser can select the appearance according to his / her preference.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
A cosmetic container according to the present invention includes a container body , a lid body that is pivotally connected to a rear end of the container body via a hinge, and opens and closes the container body, and at least one of the lid body and the container body In addition, in the cosmetic container having a replacement cover that is provided so as to cover the cover, a recess formed by recessing the entire front edge of the outer surface of the lid or the container body in a stepwise manner toward the hinge side. A first engaging means formed in the recess and detachably engaging the lid body or the container body and the replacement cover; and a rear edge of the outer surface of the lid body or the container body. A hollow part that is formed and defines an opening in the rear side edge, a second engagement body provided in the hollow part, and the replacement cover , the hinge side edge as a whole, the lid body or the container body Hanging over the entire hinge edge It is, and, further thereunder, formed in accordance with the opening shape of the recess, and a flexible deformable operation piece to conceal the recess, the second engagement body and disengageably to said operation lever And a second engaged body that is disengaged from the second engaging body in response to the flexible deformation of the operation piece.
[0008]
As a result, it is possible to meet the demand that the decorative part does not peel off or fall off even partially from the container body or lid, and the purchaser can choose the appearance according to his / her preference. It is possible to increase the degree of freedom that can be achieved. In addition, the depression portion, which is a space for engaging the engaged portion with the engaging portion, is concealed by the operation piece, and the appearance of the cosmetic container can be maintained well.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, the cosmetic container 1 according to the present embodiment has a dish-shaped synthetic resin container body 3 in which a housing recess 2 is formed, and a hinge 4 at the rear end in the front-rear direction of the container body 3. A plate that is pivotably connected in the vertical direction to open and close the container body 3 and that is detachably engaged with the front end of the container body 3 via a hook 5 to maintain the closed state of the container body 3. Mainly composed of a body-shaped synthetic resin lid 6 and a plate-shaped synthetic resin replacement cover 7 that is detachably provided on the lid 6 and covers the outer surface 6a of the lid 6 in a replaceable manner. Is done.
[0010]
The material of the replacement cover 7 is not limited to a synthetic resin, and may be a metal. The replacement cover 7 may be provided so as to cover the container main body 3, or may be provided on both the lid 6 and the container main body 3. In the illustrated example, the container body 3, the lid body 6, and the replacement cover 7 have a planar outer contour formed in a rectangular shape, but may have a polygonal shape or a circular shape. A mirror 8 is attached to the inner surface 6 b of the lid body 6.
[0011]
The hook 5 is suspended from a hook protrusion 10 projecting in a recess 9 formed at the front end of the container body 3 and is suspended from the front end of the lid body 6 so as to be detachably engaged with the hook protrusion 10. And a hook piece 11. The hinge 4 has a hinge block 13 suspended from the rear end of the lid 6 between a pair of hinge pieces 12 projecting from the rear end of the container body 3 on the side opposite to the hook 5. A hinge pin (not shown) is inserted into a pin hole 14 formed from 13 to the hinge piece 12, and the hinge block 13 is rotatably connected to the hinge piece 12 via the hinge pin.
[0012]
The replacement cover 7 is provided with various decorations so that the purchaser can freely select the design appearance of the cosmetic container 1, in this embodiment the lid 6, according to preference. Has been prepared. These decorative portions applied to the replacement cover 7 are integrated inseparably and inseparably by a generally known method with respect to the replacement cover 7 so as not to be partially peeled off or dropped off. Formed.
[0013]
These replacement covers 7 are formed with substantially the same outer dimensions so that the outer contours thereof coincide with the outer contours of the container main body 3, and the cover body 6 to which the replacement covers 7 are attached secures the mounting allowance. Therefore, the outer cover 7 is formed with a slightly smaller outer dimension than the above, and the replacement cover 7 is overlaid on the lid 6 so as to cover it.
[0014]
Between the cover 7 for replacement | exchange and the cover body 6, the 1st engagement means 15 and the 2nd engagement means 16 which engage and disengage these are provided. These engaging means 15 and 16 are positioned on the hook 5 side and the hinge 4 side, which are both ends of the lid body 6 in the front-rear direction. The first engagement means 15 on the hook 5 side includes a first engagement body 15a on the lid body 6 side and a first engaged body 15b on the replacement cover 7 side.
[0015]
The first engaging body 15a protrudes so as to partially cover the concave portion 17 on the concave portion 17 in which the entire one side edge of the lid body 6 where the hook piece 11 is located is recessed stepwise toward the hinge 4 side. Formed. Further, the first engaged body 15b has a portion corresponding to the first engaging body 15a below the first engaging body 15a from the hanging portion 18 where the entire front edge of the replacement cover 7 on the first engaging body 15a side is suspended. And projecting toward the concave portion 17.
[0016]
The first engaged body 15a and the first engaged body 15b are formed such that the first engaged body 15b gets over the first engaged body 15a by overlapping the replacement cover 7 from the top of the lid body 6, and the concave portion below the first engaged body 15a. By entering into the 17, they can be engaged with each other detachably. In particular, the surface of the first engaged body 15b that faces the first engaging body 15a in the process of getting over is formed by the tapered surface 19 to make the getting over smooth, while the first engaging body that meshes with each other in the engaged state. The corner portions 20 of the 15a and the first engaged body 15b are formed with corners so that the mutual engagement is not easily released.
[0017]
Similarly to the first engagement means 15, the second engagement means 16 on the hinge 4 side also has a second engagement body 16 a on the lid body 6 side that is an engagement portion and a replacement cover 7 side that is an engagement portion. It is comprised from the 2nd to-be-engaged body 16b. The lid 6 is formed with a recess 21 on the outer surface 6a thereof. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the recess 21 is formed to open upward and rearward at a considerable depth from the center of the rear end of the lid body 6 to the lower hinge block 13. A U-shaped opening 22 is defined on the rear surface of the hinge block 13, and a groove 23 is defined below the opening 22. A second engagement body 16 a is formed in the groove 23 so as to be positioned at the lower end of the U-shaped opening 22 and project into the recess 21.
[0018]
On the other hand, in the replacement cover 7, the entire hinge-side edge is suspended toward the lid body 6, and the suspended portion placed on the shelf 24 formed on the entire hinge-side edge of the lid body 6. 25 is formed, and an operating piece 26 is hung from the hanging portion 25 further downward in accordance with the shape of the opening 22 so as to be elastically and flexibly deformable, and fitted to the opening 22 to conceal the depression 21. Provided. Then, the lower end of the operation piece 26 is bent in an L shape so as to face the second engagement body 16a and is inserted into the groove 23, and is detachably engaged with the second engagement body 16a. A second engaged body 16b is formed.
[0019]
The second engaged body 16a and the second engaged body 16b are also detachable from each other when the replacement cover 7 is overlaid on the lid body 6 so that the second engaged body 16b gets over the second engaged body 16a. It is designed to be engaged. In the second engaging portion 16, the surfaces where the second engaging body 16a and the second engaged body 16b face each other in the process of getting over are formed by tapered surfaces 27 and 28 in order to make the getting over smooth. On the other hand, the corner portions 29 of the second engaging body 16a and the second engaged body 16b that are engaged with each other in the engaged state are formed with a corner so that the mutual engagement is not easily released.
[0020]
The operation of the cosmetic container 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, as shown in FIGS. When replacing with a new replacement cover 7 of another design, the operation piece 26 fitted to the opening 22 of the hinge block 13 is pressed toward the back of the recess 21 toward the front of the cosmetic container 1. To do.
[0021]
When the operation piece 26 is pressed, the second engaged body 16b is detached from the second engagement body 16a in accordance with the flexible deformation of the operation piece 26, so that the replacement cover 7 is then pulled away from the lid body 6. Lift up. When the second engagement portion 16 is detached in this way and the replacement cover 7 is separated from the lid body 6, the engagement between the first engagement body 15a of the first engagement portion 15 and the first engaged body 15b. Can be detached, and the replacement cover 7 can be removed from the lid 6.
[0022]
Next, when the new replacement cover 7 is attached to the lid body 6, the replacement cover 7 faces the lid body 6 on the second engagement section 16 side with the first engagement section 15 engaged. If pressed, the operating piece 26 is fitted into the opening 22 and at the same time, the second engaged body 16b is engaged with the second engaging body 16a by the flexible deformation, whereby the new replacement cover 7 is covered with the lid. 6 can be attached to each other.
[0023]
As described above, in the cosmetic container 1 according to the present embodiment, the lid 6 is provided with a replacement cover 7 that can be exchanged so as to cover the lid 6, and a recess formed in the outer surface 6a of the lid 6. Portion 21, a second engagement body 16 a provided in the recess portion 21, a flexible deformable operation piece 26 that is provided on the replacement cover 7 and hides the recess portion 21, and a second engagement with the operation piece 26. The cosmetic container 1 is produced in such a manner that the cosmetic container 1 is provided so as to be detachable from the united body 16a and is released from the second engaging body 16a according to the flexible deformation of the operation piece 26. The cosmetic container 1 is not limited to the design selected by the user, and the purchaser can select the appearance with a high degree of freedom according to his / her preference, thereby increasing the willingness to purchase.
[0024]
As the replacement cover 7, similarly to the conventional lid body, the decorative portion may be integrally formed so as to be inseparably separated from each other, and thus the decorative portion may be partially separated from the replacement cover 7. The cosmetic container 1 as a product can be provided with a high quality full of luxury that is comparable to the conventional one without peeling off or dropping off. Further, a first engagement portion 15 and a second engagement portion 16 are provided between the replacement cover 7 and the lid body 6 so as to be detachably engageable, and the engagement portions 15 and 16 are engaged. By replacement, the replacement cover 7 can be easily replaced.
[0025]
Furthermore, in this embodiment, the cover 7 for replacement | exchange is provided in the cover body 6 so that the outer surface 6a may be covered, and in order to open and close the container main body 3, the cover body 6 can be rotated to the said container main body 3. The hinge block 13 connected to the hinge block 13 is provided, the recess 21 is formed from the lid body 6 to the hinge block 13, and the operation piece 26 is fitted to the opening 22 of the hinge block 13. Thus, it is possible to secure a space for providing the recess 21 for attaching / detaching the replacement cover 7 to / from the lid 6, the second engaging body 16 a, and the operation piece 26, and the outer dimensions of the cosmetic container 1 are increased. Can be prevented.
[0026]
Moreover, since the hollow part 21 is concealed by the operation piece 26, the external appearance of the cosmetic container 1 can be made favorable. Furthermore, since the operation piece 26 for engaging / disengaging the second engaged portion 16b is elastically flexible and deformable, the operability of the engaging / disengaging operation of the second engaging portion 16 can be improved.
[0027]
FIG. 6 shows a modification of the above embodiment. In this modification, the amount of sag of the operation piece 26 from the replacement cover 7 can be shortened, and a pair of slits 30 are formed with the operation piece 26 sandwiched between the replacement cover 7. With this configuration, for example, even if the depth of the container body 3 is shallow and the opening 22 of the hinge block 13 cannot be formed large, the amount of sag of the operation piece 26 can be secured by the slit 30 and can be flexibly flexible. It can be flexibly deformed. Even in such a modification, it is a matter of course that the same operation and effect as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.
[0028]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the cover 6 is detachably provided on the lid 6 so as to be replaceable has been described as an example. However, the replacement cover 7 is provided on the container body 3. Also good. In this case, what is necessary is just to provide the hollow part 21 and the 2nd engaging body 16a using the hinge piece 12. FIG.
[0029]
In the present embodiment, the cosmetic container 1 including the hinge 4 and the hook 5 has been described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the lid body 6 is not limited to this by a screw structure or a diameter fitting structure. It goes without saying that the present invention may be applied to various types of containers that attach and detach.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
In short, in the cosmetic container according to the present invention, it is possible to meet the request that the decorative part does not peel or fall off even partially from the container body or the lid, and It is possible to increase the degree of freedom that the purchaser can select the appearance according to his / her preference.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a preferred embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cosmetic container of FIG. 1 viewed from the rear.
3 is a partially exploded perspective sectional view of the cosmetic container of FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a partially enlarged side sectional view of the vicinity of a hinge block showing a first stage of removing a replacement cover in the cosmetic container of FIG. 1. FIG.
5 is a partially enlarged side sectional view of the vicinity of the hinge block showing the final stage of removing the replacement cover in the cosmetic container of FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container as viewed from the rear, showing a modification of the cosmetic container according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cosmetic container 3 Container main body 6 Cover body 6a Outer surface 7 of cover body Replacement cover 16a 2nd engaging body 16b 2nd to-be-engaged body 21 Indentation part 26 Operation piece

Claims (1)

A container body , a lid body that is pivotally connected to a rear end of the container body via a hinge and opens and closes the container body, and at least one of the lid body and the container body is covered and exchangeable. In a cosmetic container having a replacement cover provided ,
A recess formed by recessing the entire front edge of the outer surface of the lid or the container body in a stepwise manner toward the hinge side;
A first engagement means formed in the recess and detachably engaging the lid or the container body and the replacement cover;
A recess formed on the rear edge of the outer surface of the lid or the container body, and defining an opening on the rear edge ;
A second engagement body provided in the recess,
An entire hinge side edge of the replacement cover is suspended from the entire hinge side edge of the lid or the container body, and further formed below the lid according to the opening shape of the recess. , a flexible deformable operation piece to conceal the recess,
The operation piece includes a second engaged body that is detachably provided with the second engagement body and is detached from the second engagement body in response to flexible deformation of the operation piece . Cosmetic container.

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