JP4328111B2 - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cosmetic container such as a compact.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a cosmetic container such as a compact, as shown in FIG. 21, a container body 31, a lid body 32 for covering the container body 31, and a hook piece rotatably attached to the front end portion of the container body 31 33, the hook piece 33 is pressed and rotated when the lid is opened, and by this rotation, a convex portion 31a provided at the front end portion of the container body 31 and a convex portion 32a provided at the front end portion of the lid body 32 are provided. There are many products that release the engagement. In such a cosmetic container, the hook piece 33 is formed small in consideration of the appearance and the like. In general, the lateral width of the hook piece 33 is set to about 10 to 15 mm so that a young woman or the like can easily press with a fingertip.
[0003]
However, when the hook piece 33 is small like the cosmetic container described above, the hook piece 33 may not be reliably pressed to open the lid. This is especially true for older women. Therefore, a cosmetic container having a wide hook piece has been proposed so that even an elderly woman or the like can reliably press and open the hook piece (see, for example, Patent Document 1). As shown in FIG. 22, the cosmetic container includes a container body 35, a lid body 36, and a wide hook piece 37, and a wide front concave portion that can accommodate the hook piece 37 at the front end portion of the container body 35. 38 (see FIG. 25). Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the hook piece 37 includes an operating portion 40, an engaging plate portion 41 extending rearward from the front plate 40a of the operating portion 40, and a bottom plate 40b of the operating portion 40 (see FIG. 24). And a spring portion 42 extending rearward. When the lid is opened, the hook piece 37 is pressed with the fingertip and slid to the back side from the closed state shown in FIGS. As a result, the distal end portion 41a of the engagement plate portion 41 slides upward along the guide surface 38a provided in the front concave portion 38 of the container body 35, and pushes up the engagement claw 36a (see FIG. 24) of the lid body 36. The engagement protrusion 35a of the container body 35 and the engagement claw 36a of the lid 36 are disengaged. At this time, since the lateral width of the hook piece 37 is wide, even an elderly woman or the like can surely press it with a small force.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2002-58525 A (paragraph numbers [0009] to [0017])
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in this cosmetic container, the hook piece 37 is composed of the operation part 40, the engagement plate part 41, and the spring part 42, and the structure is complicated. Moreover, in order to appropriately change the pressing range, when the attachment position and the lateral width of the hook piece 37 are appropriately changed, the formation position and the lateral width of the front recess 38 of the container body 35 are also changed in accordance with the change. It is necessary to change both the container body 35 and the hook piece 37.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and the structure of the operation piece is simple, and the range of the operation piece that can be pressed without changing the operation piece simply by appropriately changing the container body is provided. The purpose is to provide a cosmetic container that can be changed as appropriate.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, a cosmetic container according to the present invention includes a container body, a lid hinged to the rear end of the container body, and a wide operation piece having flexibility, An engaging portion is provided at the front end of the lid, and a wide notch recess for disposing the operation piece is formed at the front end of the container body, and the rear surface of the operation piece is formed on the back wall surface of the notch recess. A pair of left and right operation piece support surfaces that are in contact with each other, and a portion of the back wall surface sandwiched between these operation piece support surfaces is notched rearward to provide a wide back notch recess, and The back-side cutout recess is provided with a pair of left and right tapered surfaces inclined inwardly toward the back side, and a back end surface sandwiched between the two tapered surfaces, and the lid body is provided on the back end surface. An engaged portion that is detachably engaged with the engaging portion is provided, and is opposed to the engaged portion. The portion of the operation piece, to form a release portion which can release the engagement of the engagement portion of the engaging portion and the container body of the lid, the operation member corresponding to the recess-away rear side cut of the container body With the both end portions of the operation piece being in contact with the pair of left and right operation piece support surfaces of the rear notch recess, the engagement portion is engaged with the release portion of the operation piece by bending the operation piece portion backward. The configuration is such that the configuration is canceled.
[0008]
That is, the cosmetic container of the present invention includes a container main body, a lid, and a wide operation piece having flexibility, and the wide operation piece is disposed at the front end of the container main body. A notch recess is formed, and on the back wall surface of the notch recess is formed a pair of left and right operation piece support surfaces that contact the rear surface of the operation piece, and the back wall surface sandwiched between these operation piece support surfaces. This portion is cut out rearward to provide a wide back cutout recess including a pair of left and right tapered surfaces . Then, in a state where both end portions of the operation piece corresponding to the back notch recess are in contact with the pair of left and right operation piece support surfaces of the back notch recess, the operation piece portion is bent backward. Accordingly, the engagement between the engagement portion of the lid and the engaged portion of the rear-side notch recess of the container body is released by the release portion formed on the operation piece. According to this configuration, by pressing a wide range of the operation piece, it is possible to bend the part of the operation piece corresponding to the wide back notch recess including the tapered surface , even in elderly women, The lid can be opened reliably with a small force. In addition, as described above, since the portion of the operation piece corresponding to the back notch recess is bent, when changing the range of the operation piece that can be pressed as appropriate, the change is made accordingly. It is only necessary to change the formation position and the lateral width of the rear side notch recess. Therefore, it is only necessary to change the container body, and there is no need to change the operation piece.
[0009]
In the present invention, an inclined surface that descends toward the front is formed on the lower portion of the engaged portion of the back end surface of the back notch recess, and the operation piece corresponding to the inclined surface By extending the push-up part to the rear via the elastic connecting part, the release part of the operation piece is formed, and the push-up part of the operation piece is slidably disposed on the inclined surface of the back notch recess, By bending the operation piece rearward, the push-up portion of the operation piece is slid upward along the inclined surface of the recessed portion on the back side, and the engagement portion of the lid is pushed up from below to engage the engagement member. When configured to release the engagement, the engaging portion of the lid can be lifted from below by the push-up portion of the operation piece, and the engagement can be released with a small force.
[0010]
In the present invention, when the lateral width of the operation piece is set in a range of 75 to 95% of the lateral width of the container body, the lateral width of the operation piece can be formed very wide.
[0011]
In the present invention, when the width of the rear notch recess is set in the range of 40 to 90% of the width of the operation piece, and preferably in the range of 55 to 65%, the operation piece is Not only can it be pressed reliably, but there is no possibility of accidentally opening the lid. In other words, as is found from the results of many experiments, when the width of the operation piece is less than 40% of the width of the container body, an elderly woman or the like presses the operation piece with a single operation. When the number of cases where the operation cannot be performed increases and exceeds 90%, the operation piece easily hits the surrounding objects, and the lid is often inadvertently opened.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0013]
1 and 2 show one embodiment of the cosmetic container of the present invention. In these drawings, 1 is a container body, 2 is a lid that covers the upper surface of the container body 1, and 3 is a hook piece (operation piece) that is pressed when the lid is opened. In the said container main body 1 (refer FIG. 3), as shown in FIG. 4, the cosmetic dish accommodation recessed part 10a and the puff 5 which accommodate the cosmetic dish 4 with which cosmetics 4a were filled are accommodated in the right and left of the upper surface. A puff housing recess 10b is formed. The container body 1 has a rear recess 11 formed at the rear end thereof, and a pair of left and right hinge shaft insertion holes 11a are formed in a penetrating manner in a state where the pair of left and right hinge shaft insertion holes 11a are opposed to each other. It is installed. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 6 denotes a hinge shaft that is inserted into both the hinge shaft insertion holes 11 a of the container body 1 and the hinge shaft insertion hole 2 c (see FIG. 16) of the lid body 2. The hinge is connected.
[0014]
Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 5-7, the said container main body 1 is formed with the front side recessed part (notch recessed part) 12 by which the front surface and the upper surface were open | released in the front-end part. A hook piece 3 is disposed (see FIG. 18). The left and right side portions of the rear wall surface 12a of the front recess 12 are formed on contact surfaces (operation piece support surfaces) 12b that contact the rear surfaces of the upper and lower side plates 18 and 19 of the hook piece 3, A front surface (that is, the back wall surface 12a of the front recess 12) and a back recess (back notch recess) 13 with an open upper surface extend rearward from the portion sandwiched between the both contact surfaces 12b (that is, the back recess 12). The portion of the back wall surface 12a sandwiched between the two contact surfaces 12b is recessed to provide the back-side recess 13). The front recess 12 is formed with a pair of left and right groove portions 12c that engage with the pair of left and right engaging projections 21a and 22a (see FIG. 8) on the left and right sides of the front recess 12 facing each other. Has been.
[0015]
The back recess 13 includes a pair of left and right tapered surfaces 13a inclined inwardly toward the back side, and a back end surface 13b sandwiched between the two tapered surfaces 13a. The back end surface 13b An engaging protrusion (engaged portion) 14 that removably engages with an engaging claw (engaging portion) 2a of the lid body 2 when the lid is closed is provided on the upper portion (see FIG. 18). Further, on the back end surface 13b of the back side concave portion 13, a guide convex portion 15 projects from the lower side of the engaging protrusion 14, and on the upper surface of the guide convex portion 15, a front horizontal surface 15a and The rear guide surface 15b is formed so as to incline in an upwardly inclined manner from the back end of the front horizontal surface 15a toward the back side.
[0016]
As shown in FIGS. 8 to 12, the hook piece 3 includes an operation portion 16 formed in an elongated box shape with an open rear surface, and an engagement plate portion extending rearward from the rear surface of the central portion of the operation portion 16. (Release unit) 17.
[0017]
The operation unit 16 includes upper and lower side plates 18 and 19, a front side plate 20, and left and right side plates 21 and 22, and a center portion of the upper and lower side plates 18 and 19 is cut out. Also, a pair of left and right engaging convex portions 21a and 22a that engage with both groove portions 12c of the front concave portion 12 are formed on the outer surfaces of the left and right side plates 21 and 22 (see FIG. 13). In FIG. 9, 18 a is an upper notch formed at the center of the upper plate 18, and 19 a is a lower notch formed at the center of the lower plate 19.
[0018]
The engagement plate portion 17 includes a resilient connecting portion 23 extending rearward from the rear surface of the central portion of the front plate 20 of the operation portion 16 (the portion facing the rear guide surface 15b of the guide convex portion 15 of the rear concave portion 13). And a push-up portion 24 extending rearward from the elastic connecting portion 23. The push-up portion 24 is in contact with the rear guide surface 15b of the guide convex portion 15 in the closed state (see FIG. 18), and when the hook piece 3 is bent backward from the closed state, The push-up portion 24 slides upward along the rear guide surface 15b (see FIG. 20).
[0019]
Then, the width of the hook piece 3 with respect to the width (L1) of the container body 1 (L2) is set to 85% approximately (see FIG. 1). Further, the lateral width (L3) of the inner recess 13 of the container body 1 is set to approximately 65% of the lateral width (L2) of the hook piece 3 (see FIG. 17). Further, the amount of hook piece 3 deflected rearward of the front plate 20 is set to 1.5% of the lateral width of the front plate 20. In this embodiment, the lateral width (L1) of the container body 1 is approximately 110 mm, the lateral width (L2) of the hook piece 3 is approximately 95 mm, and the lateral width (L3) of the back side recess 13 of the container body 1 is approximately 60 mm. Respectively.
[0020]
As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the lid 2 has an engaging claw that detachably engages with the engaging protrusion 14 of the rear recess 13 of the container body 1 from the front end portion when the lid is closed. 2a is drooping. In addition, a connecting portion 2b hangs down from the rear end portion of the lid 2, and a hinge shaft insertion hole 2c is formed in the connecting portion 2b so as to penetrate therethrough. And the hinge axis | shaft 6 is penetrated by this hinge axis | shaft insertion hole 2c and both the hinge axis | shaft insertion holes 11a of the said container main body 1, Thereby, the rear-end part of the said container main body 1 and the rear-end part of the cover body 2 are carried out. Are hinged.
[0021]
In the above configuration, when the lid is opened, the center portion of the hook piece 3 is pressed to the back side with a fingertip or the like from the closed state shown in FIGS. 17 and 18. Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the central portion of the hook piece 3 bends rearward, and the push-up portion 24 of the engagement plate portion 17 of the hook piece 3 becomes the rear guide of the guide convex portion 15 of the container body 1. The surface 15b is slid upward, the engagement claw 2a of the lid body 2 is pushed up by the tip of the push-up portion 24, and the engagement protrusion 14 of the container body 1 and the engagement claw 2a of the lid body 2 The engagement is released and the lid is opened (see FIGS. 19 and 20). At this time, since the lateral width of the hook piece 3 is wide, even an elderly woman or the like can reliably press and open the lid with a small force.
[0022]
Thus, in the said embodiment, since the horizontal width of the hook piece 3 and the horizontal width of the back side recessed part 13 are wide, even an elderly woman etc. can open reliably with a small force. And the range of the hook piece 3 which can be pressed can be changed suitably only by changing the formation position and lateral width of the said back side recessed part 13. As shown in FIG.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the cosmetic container of the present invention, the wide notch recess including the pair of left and right tapered surfaces is provided in the wide notch recess formed at the front end of the container body, and the notch A flexible operation piece having flexibility is disposed in the recess, and both ends thereof are pressed in a state where they are in contact with the pair of left and right operation piece support surfaces of the back notch recess, and the back By bending the portion of the operation piece corresponding to the side cutout recess to the back side, the engagement between the engagement portion of the lid and the engaged portion of the back cutout recess can be released. . For this reason, an elderly woman etc. can open reliably with a small force by pressing the wide range of an operation piece. In addition, as described above, since the portion of the operation piece corresponding to the back notch recess is bent, when changing the range of the operation piece that can be pressed as appropriate, the change is made accordingly. It is only necessary to change the formation position and the lateral width of the rear side notch recess. Therefore, it is only necessary to change the container body, and there is no need to change the operation piece.
[0024]
In the present invention, an inclined surface that descends toward the front is formed on the lower portion of the engaged portion of the back end surface of the back notch recess, and the operation piece corresponding to the inclined surface By extending the push-up part to the rear via the elastic connecting part, the release part of the operation piece is formed, and the push-up part of the operation piece is slidably disposed on the inclined surface of the back notch recess, By bending the operation piece rearward, the push-up portion of the operation piece is slid upward along the inclined surface of the recessed portion on the back side, and the engagement portion of the lid is pushed up from below to engage the engagement member. When configured to release the engagement, the engaging portion of the lid can be lifted from below by the push-up portion of the operation piece, and the engagement can be released with a small force.
[0025]
In the present invention, when the lateral width of the operation piece is set in a range of 75 to 95% of the lateral width of the container body, the lateral width of the operation piece can be formed very wide.
[0026]
In the present invention, when the width of the rear notch recess is set in the range of 40 to 90% of the width of the operation piece, and preferably in the range of 55 to 65%, the operation piece is Not only can it be pressed reliably, but there is no possibility of accidentally opening the lid. In other words, as is found from the results of many experiments, when the width of the operation piece is less than 40% of the width of the container body, an elderly woman or the like presses the operation piece with a single operation. When the number of cases where the operation cannot be performed increases and exceeds 90%, the operation piece easily hits the surrounding objects, and the lid is often inadvertently opened.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of the cosmetic container.
FIG. 3 is a side view of the container body.
FIG. 4 is a plan view of the cosmetic container.
FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part of the container body.
FIG. 6 is a front view of the main part of the cosmetic container.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the container body.
FIG. 8 is a plan view of a hook piece.
FIG. 9 is a view of the hook piece as seen from the back.
FIG. 10 is a front view of the hook piece.
FIG. 11 is a view of the hook piece as viewed from below.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a main part of the hook piece.
FIG. 13 is a side view of the hook piece.
FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the hook piece.
FIG. 15 is a side view of the lid.
FIG. 16 is a front view of the lid body.
FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a state in which the hook piece is mounted in the front recess.
FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the hook piece is mounted in the front recess.
FIG. 19 is a plan view showing the operation of the cosmetic container.
FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view showing the operation of the cosmetic container.
FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing a conventional example.
FIG. 22 is a front view showing another conventional example.
FIG. 23 is a plan view of a hook piece used in the other conventional example.
FIG. 24 is a cross-sectional view of a main part of the other conventional example.
FIG. 25 is a plan view showing a state in which a hook piece is mounted in the front concave portion of the other conventional example.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container body 3 Hook piece 12 Front side recessed part 12a Back wall surface 12b Contact surface 13 Back side recessed part 14 Engaging protrusion 17 Engaging plate part

Claims (4)

A container body, a lid body hinged to the rear end portion of the container body, and a wide operation piece having flexibility, and an engaging portion is provided at the front end portion of the lid body, A wide notch recess for disposing the operation piece is formed at the front end, and a pair of left and right operation piece support surfaces that contact the rear surface of the operation piece are formed on the back wall surface of the notch recess, The part of the back wall surface sandwiched between both operation piece support surfaces is notched rearward to provide a wide back notch recess, and further inwardly facing the back notch recess. A pair of left and right tapered surfaces inclined in an inclined manner and a rear end surface sandwiched between both the tapered surfaces are provided, and an engaged portion that is detachably engaged with the engaging portion of the lid body is provided on the rear end surface. Provided on the portion of the operation piece facing the engaged portion, the engaging portion of the lid and the container body Forming a releasing portion capable of releasing the engagement of the engaged portion, both end portions of the operation member corresponding to the recess-away rear side cut of the container body, a pair of left and right operating pieces supporting the inner side hollow recess A cosmetic container characterized in that the engagement portion is released by the release portion of the operation piece by bending the operation piece portion backward while being in contact with the receiving surface . An inclined surface that descends toward the front is formed on the lower portion of the engaged portion of the back end surface of the back notch recess, and the elastic connecting portion is connected to the operation piece corresponding to the inclined surface. The push-up portion is extended rearward to form a release portion of the operation piece, the push-up portion of the operation piece is slidably disposed on the inclined surface of the notch at the back side, and the operation piece is By bending backward, the push-up portion of the operation piece is slid upward along the inclined surface of the notch on the back side, and the engagement portion of the lid is pushed up from below to release the engagement. The cosmetic container according to claim 1 configured as described above.   The cosmetic container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a width of the operation piece is set in a range of 75 to 95% of a width of the container body.   The width of the back side notch recess is set in a range of 40 to 90% of the width of the operation piece, preferably in a range of 55 to 65%. Cosmetic container as described.

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