JP4549653B2 - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Description

  In the present invention, when the engagement state between the container main body and the lid that closes the container main body is released by the push piece provided on the side of the container main body, the container main body can be prevented from being enlarged. It relates to a possible cosmetic container.

  In conventional cosmetic containers, for example, as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the engagement state between the container main body and the lid that closes the container main body is a push piece provided on the side of the container main body. Cosmetic containers that are intended to be released are known.

  In the “compact container” of Patent Document 1, notches are formed in the left and right side walls of the container body, and a front shallow groove is formed from a circular shallow groove provided in the center of the upper surface of the bottom wall of the container body to the front portion of the bottom wall. In addition, the lateral shallow groove is extended to both the left and right sides of the bottom wall, and the front plate is inserted into the front shallow groove and the lateral shallow groove from the elastic ring front part and the left and right parts loosely fitted in the circular shallow groove. And an engaging plate portion provided with an engaging protrusion at the upper end of the rear surface, and a pushing plate portion fitted into the notch, respectively. From the above, it is possible to disengage the hook of the lid from the engaging protrusion by pushing the pushing plate portion inwardly with only one hand holding the container and moving the front plate portion forward. Therefore, it is convenient that the lid can be opened by one-handed operation.

Patent Document 2 discloses a “compact cosmetic container” in which an annular elastic plate that is elastically deformed by pressing a pair of push buttons that protrudes through both side walls of the container body is provided continuously to the lower part of the cosmetic storage dish. A locking member provided with a locking plate erected from the front end portion of the connecting plate integrally projecting from the front portion of the annular elastic plate by an elastic deformation of the annular elastic plate and protruding from the rear surface of the locking plate Since the projection is configured to be engageable with a hook that is suspended from the front of the lid, the lid can be opened by holding the container with one hand and pressing the push button as it is, making it easier to use than this conventional container It's good.
Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-46606 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-46613

  By the way, in any of these conventional techniques, the front plate portion or the connecting plate is moved toward the front of the container main body or the like by pushing in the ring-shaped elastic ring or elastic plate, With the advancement of these front plate portions and the like, the engaging ridges or the locking protrusions are released from the hooks of the lid, and the engagement is released. In this way, using an annular elastic ring or the like, and pressing it from the side, it is elastically deformed toward the front inside the container main body or the like, thereby engaging the hook with the engaging protrusion. Since it was to be released, a space for advancement that can move the front plate etc. forward must be secured in the container main body etc., although the amount of cosmetics etc. stored does not change, There was a problem that the outer dimensions of the container main body and the like were increased only for the purpose.

  The present invention was devised in view of the above-described conventional problems, and is configured to release the engagement state between the container main body and the lid that closes the container main body with a push piece provided on the side of the container main body. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cosmetic container that can prevent the container body from becoming large.

The cosmetic container according to the present invention elastically deforms the elastic member provided in the container body by pressing the push piece provided on the side part of the container body in which the lid is rotatably connected to the rear part. Accordingly, the engaging protrusion of the elastic member that is detachably engaged with the engaging protrusion of the lid body is moved at the front portion of the container main body, and the engaging protrusion is engaged with the engaging protrusion. In the cosmetic container to be detached from the protrusion, in order to give the elastic member a habit of elastically deforming toward the rear of the container body, the elastic member is connected only to the push piece backward , The engaging protrusion of the elastic member is formed to protrude toward the front of the container body, and the engagement protrusion of the lid body is directed toward the rear of the container body in order to engage the engaging protrusion. It is characterized by protruding.

  Further, the push piece has an inclined portion that faces the lid body and pushes up the lid body by being pressed.

  Alternatively, the elastic member has a pressing portion that faces the lid and is elastically deformed to press the lid in the opening direction.

In the cosmetic container according to the present invention, when the engagement state between the container body and the lid that closes the container body is released by the push piece provided on the side of the container body, the container body is large. Can be prevented. In detail, in order to give the elastic member the habit of elastically deforming toward the rear of the container body, the elastic member is connected only to the push piece toward the rear, and the engaging protrusion provided on the elastic member is connected to the container. Since the protrusion is formed toward the front of the main body, and the engagement protrusion of the lid is protruded toward the rear of the container body in order to engage the engagement protrusion, the engagement protrusion and the engagement protrusion In releasing the engagement, it is sufficient if there is a space in which the engagement convex portion located at the front portion of the container body can move rearward, and this can be secured by utilizing the space that the container body originally has. Thus, it is not necessary to secure a space for advancement in the container main body, so that the container main body can be prevented from becoming large, and its outer dimensions can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The cosmetic container 1 according to the present embodiment basically has a rear wall 2b, a front wall 2c, and a pair of left and right side walls 2d on the periphery of a flat rectangular bottom wall 2a as shown in FIGS. The container main body 2 in which the storage space 3 is formed on the inner bottom wall 2a thereof, the inner plate 4 mounted in the storage space 3 of the container main body 2, and the end plate 5 are provided on the back surface. A lid body 6a attached to the lid body 6 and a hinge piece 6b hanging from the rear end thereof. The lid body 6 is rotatably connected to the container body 2 so as to open and close the container body 2, and is a feature of the present invention. A push piece 7, an elastic member 8, an engaging projection 9 and the like are integrally formed with an operating body 10. The container body 2 and the like are all formed as a resin molded product. Of course, the form of the container body 2 is not limited to a planar rectangular shape, but may be other forms such as a circle.

  In the container main body 2, a recess 11 is formed in the central portion of the rear wall 2 b serving as a rear portion thereof, and a pair of left and right hinge protrusions 12 are formed on both sides of the recess 11. In particular, the bottom wall 2a of the container body 2 is recessed, and a longitudinal groove 13 is formed at the center in the left-right direction of the container body 2 and from the vicinity of the front wall 2c, which is the front portion of the container body 2 in the front-rear direction. And a lateral groove 14 that communicates with the rear end of the longitudinal groove 13 and reaches the pair of left and right side walls 2d that are the side portions of the container body 2 in the left-right direction, and on both sides of the longitudinal groove 13 in parallel with the lateral groove 14 A pair of left and right guide grooves 15 to be disposed and a pair of left and right connection grooves 16 are formed in the front-rear direction for communicating each guide groove 15 with the left and right ends of the lateral groove 14. Further, the container body 2 is formed with a notch 17 on each of the pair of left and right side walls 2d with a depth reaching the grooves 13 to 16 from the upper end and a width extending from the guide groove 15 to the lateral groove 14 formation range. Is done.

  The lid 6 has its hinge piece 6b inserted into the recess 11 between the hinge projections 12 of the container body 2, and the hinge pin 19 is inserted from the hinge projection 12 to the hinge piece 6b through the pin hole 18, The container body 2 is pivotably attached to the container body 2, and the container body 2 is closed by a lid body 6a so as to be opened and closed by a turning operation. A hook piece 20 is formed at the front end of the lid body 6, specifically the lid body 6 a, hanging from the center in the left-right direction toward the container body 2, and the hook piece 20 includes the container body 2. The engagement protrusion 21 is formed so as to protrude rearward.

  The intermediate dish 4 is formed in a suitable form that can be stored in the storage space 3, and the flat bottom 4 a is fixed on the bottom wall 2 a of the container body 2 by various fixing methods such as ultrasonic bonding, and the vertical groove 4 13 and the lateral grooves 14 are covered from above and fixed in the container body 2. In the inner plate 4, a notch portion 22 that allows insertion of the hinge piece 6 b into the recess 11 is formed so as to correspond to the recess 11 in the rear flange 4 b that covers the rear wall 2 b of the container body 2. In addition, a through-hole 23 is formed in the front flange 4c covering the front wall 2c of the container body 2 so as to allow the hook piece 20 to be inserted into the container body 2 side in correspondence with the hook piece 20 of the lid body 6. The

  The push piece 7 of the operating body 10 has a pair of left and right cutout portions 17 of the container body 2 and a pair of left and right, slightly protruded outward from the side wall 2d, and uses the space of the connecting groove 16. It is provided to be slidable in the left-right direction. These push pieces 7 are formed with planar U-shaped slide guides 24 on the side surfaces facing inward of the container body 2 to guide the slide movement. The slide guide 24 includes a base 24a joined to the push piece 7, a front slide bar 24b slidably inserted into the guide groove 15 from the front end of the base 24a, and the lateral groove 14 from the rear end of the base 24a. The rear slide bar 24c is slidably inserted, and the slide movement of the push piece 7 can be stabilized mainly by guiding the slide movement of the front slide bar 24b through the guide groove 15. It has become. Preferably, the rear slide bar 24c is slidably brought into contact with the side wall 14a that defines the rear position of the lateral groove 14.

  On the other hand, in the vertical groove 13, a slide piece 25 formed in a strip shape with a length reaching the horizontal groove 14 from the vicinity of the front end is guided by the vertical groove 13 and is slidable in the front-rear direction. At the front end of the slide piece 25, a rising portion 26 is integrally formed immediately below the through hole 23 of the inner tray 4 and correspondingly to the insertion position of the hook piece 20 of the lid 6. At the upper end, an engaging convex portion 9 is formed that protrudes toward the front of the container body 2 and engages with the engaging protrusion 21 of the hook piece 20 in a freely detachable manner. And between the rear end of these slide pieces 25 and the center part in the front-rear direction of the pair of left and right slide guides 24, and thus the center part in the front-rear direction of the pair of left and right push pieces 7, it is located in the lateral groove 14, A pair of left and right plate-like elastic members 8 are integrally formed. That is, these elastic members 8 are arranged between the pair of left and right push pieces 7 in the lateral groove 14 via the slide piece 25.

And in particular, these elastic members 8 are directed only rearward between the slide piece 25 and the slide guide 24 and eventually the push piece 7 so that the habit of elastically deforming toward the rear of the container body 2 is given. When the push piece 7 is pressed toward the inside of the container body 2 from both sides in the left-right direction, the slide piece 25 is elastically deformed rearward by the vertical groove 13 that restricts the moving direction of the slide piece 25 in the front-rear direction. The main body 2 is moved rearward. Accordingly, the lateral groove 14 is formed with a width dimension that accommodates the elastic member 8 and allows elastic deformation thereof.

  Further, the peripheral side wall 4d of the inner plate 4 and the pair of left and right side walls 2d of the container body 2 are slightly separated in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. Is formed with a space S that allows sliding movement of the push piece 7 that is pressed into the container body 2 from both sides in the left-right direction. The push piece 7 is formed to be flush with the upper end of the side wall 2d of the container body 2, and its inner portion is covered with the side flange 4e of the intermediate dish 4 that covers the side wall 2d of the container body 2. The outer portion is covered with the peripheral wall portion 6c of the lid body 6a, so that the appearance is kept beautiful.

  Next, the operation of the cosmetic container 1 according to this embodiment will be described. In order to produce the cosmetic container 1, the operation plate 10 and the lid 6 may be assembled to the container body 2 after the operation body 10 is incorporated into the longitudinal groove 13 and the lateral groove 14 of the container body 2.

  When the container body 2 is opened, the pair of push pieces 7 protruding from the side wall 2d are pressed from the left and right sides of the container body 2 inward with fingers. When the push piece 7 is pushed in, the sliding movement is guided by the slide guide 24 and the guide groove 15, and the slide piece 25 is sandwiched by the vertical groove 13 from the left and right sides, so that the elastic member 8 is directed rearward. As a result, the slide piece 25 is slid and moved backward in the longitudinal groove 13. When the slide piece 25 is slid rearward, the engagement convex portion 9 of the rising portion 26 is also moved rearward, thereby being separated from the engagement protrusion 21 of the hook piece 20 of the lid body 6. Is disengaged. If the lid 6 is lifted while the push piece 7 is being pressed, the hook piece 20 can be extracted from the container body 2 side through the through hole 23, thereby opening the container body 2. be able to. After the lid 6 is opened, if the finger is released from the push piece 7, the elastic member 8 is elastically restored. As a result, the push piece 7 protrudes outward from the side wall 2d of the container body 2, and the engaging convex portion 9 is returned to the front position together with the slide piece 25.

  On the other hand, when the container body 2 is closed, when the hook piece 20 is inserted into the container body 2 side through the through hole 23 while closing the lid body 6, the engagement protrusion 21 is formed on the slide piece 25. The locking projection 9 is pressed rearward, and the slide piece 25 moves backward with a slight elastic deformation of the elastic member 8 at the same time, and at the same time, the engagement projection 21 moves below the engagement projection 9. Both enter and engage with each other, whereby the container body 2 can be closed.

Particularly in the cosmetic container 1 according to this embodiment, the elastic member 8 operated by the push piece 7 to release the engagement between the lid body 6 and the container body 2 is elastically deformed toward the rear of the container body 2. In order to give the habit to do so, the elastic member 8 is connected to the push piece 7 only in the rearward direction, and the engaging protrusion provided on the elastic member 8, specifically, the slide piece 25 that transmits the elastic deformation thereof. 9 is formed to protrude toward the front of the container body 2, and the engagement protrusion 21 of the lid 6 is formed to protrude toward the rear of the container body 2 in order to engage with the engagement protrusion 9. In releasing the engagement between the protrusion 21 and the engaging protrusion 9, it is sufficient that there is a space in which the engaging protrusion 9 located at the front of the container body 2 can move rearward. It can be secured using the space provided , A conventional forward space as it unnecessary to secure in the container body, it is possible to prevent the container body 2 becomes large, it is possible to reduce the external dimensions.

Further, since the guide groove 15 and the front slide bar 24b, and also the lateral groove 14 and the rear slide bar 24c guide the slide movement of the push piece 7, the behavior of elastically deforming toward the rear of the container body 2 is obtained. Therefore, even if the elastic member 8 is connected to the push piece 7 only backward , the push piece 7 can be stably slid in the left-right direction.

  5 and 6 show a modification of the above embodiment. In this modification, the push piece 7 is formed with an inclined portion 27 that faces the lower surface of the peripheral wall portion 6c of the lid body 6 and pushes up the lid body 6 by being pressed. In the illustrated example, the inclined portion 27 forms a recess 28 on the upper surface of the push piece 7, and forms a protrusion 29 to be inserted into the recess 28 on the peripheral wall 6 c of the lid 6. Among the wall surfaces, the push piece 7 is formed as an inclined surface that rises in the direction of the pressing operation, specifically, on the outer wall surface toward the outside. Accordingly, the push piece 7 is pressed toward the inside of the container body 2 in order to release the engagement between the engagement protrusion 21 and the engagement protrusion 9, so that the engagement is released simultaneously with the protrusion 9. Thus, the lid body 6 can be pushed up by the inclined portion 28.

  In the above embodiment, the push piece 7 is only disengaged, and when the lid body 6 is opened, it is necessary to lift the lid body 6 in the closed state. The lid 6 can also be lifted by the pressing operation of the push piece 7 for releasing the engagement, and the opening operability of the cosmetic container 1 can be improved. In the illustrated example, the depression 28 is formed on the push piece 7 and the projection 29 is formed on the lid body 6. However, the push piece 7 is located on the upper surface of the push body 6. Of course, it may be configured by providing a protrusion having an inclined portion that rises.

  FIG. 7 shows still another modification. In this modification, the elastic member 8, specifically, the slide piece 25 connected to the elastic member 8 and slidably moved by the elastic deformation of the elastic member 8 faces the hinge piece 6 b of the lid 6, and the slide A pressing portion 30 that presses the lid body 6 in the opening direction is formed by the movement. In the illustrated example, the longitudinal groove 13 is extended so as to reach the vicinity of the rear wall 2b of the container body 2 facing the recess 11, and the hinge piece 6b above the hinge pin 19 is formed on the rear wall 2b. An insertion hole 31 is formed by penetrating it so as to face, and at the rear end of the slide piece 25, a pressing part 30 protruding and retracting toward the recess 11 through the insertion hole 31 is formed by being raised. Yes.

  Even with such a configuration, the push piece 7 is pressed toward the inside of the container body 2 in order to release the engagement between the engagement protrusion 21 and the engagement protrusion 9 as in the case of the above modification. Thus, simultaneously with the disengagement, the lid 6 can be pushed up by pressing the hinge piece 6b backward around the hinge pin 19 by the pressing portion 30. Even in this modification, the lid 6 can be lifted by the pressing operation of the push piece 7 for releasing the engagement, and the opening operability of the cosmetic container 1 can be improved.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the push piece 7, the elastic member 8, the slide guide 24, the lateral groove 14, the guide groove 15, and the notch portion 17 are provided in the left and right pairs has been described. Of course, it may be formed only on one side.

It is a disassembled perspective view which shows suitable one Embodiment of the cosmetics container concerning this invention. It is a sectional side view of the cosmetic container of FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the cosmetic container of FIG. 1 in a state where an inner plate and a lid are removed. It is front sectional drawing which shows the push piece periphery of the cosmetics container of FIG. It is a principal part expanded front sectional view of the push piece part which shows the modification of the cosmetics container concerning this invention. It is a principal part expanded front sectional view of the push piece part which shows the press operation state of the push piece in the cosmetics container of FIG. It is a sectional side view which shows the back slide movement state of the slide piece in the other modification of the cosmetics container concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cosmetic container 2 Container main body 2b Rear wall of container main body 2c Front wall of container main body 2d Side wall of container main body 6 Lid body 7 Push piece 8 Elastic member 9 Engagement convex part 21 Engagement protrusion 27 Inclination part 30 Press part

Claims (3)

An elastic member provided in the container body is elastically deformed by pressing a push piece provided on the side of the container body, the lid of which is pivotally connected to the rear part. The engagement convex portion of the elastic member that is detachably engaged with the engagement projection of the lid body is moved by the portion, and the engagement convex portion is detached from the engagement projection. In the container, in order to give the elastic member a habit of elastically deforming toward the rear of the container main body, the elastic member is connected only to the push piece toward the rear, and the engaging convex portion of the elastic member Is formed to protrude toward the rear of the container body in order to engage the engagement protrusion of the lid with the engagement protrusion. Cosmetic container. The cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the push piece has an inclined portion that faces the lid and pushes up the lid when pressed. The cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member has a pressing portion that faces the lid and is elastically deformed to press the lid in the opening direction.

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