JP4808344B2 - Compact lid locking mechanism - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a compact, particularly compact lid locking mechanism.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As a compact lid locking mechanism, a guide portion having a hook and an inclined surface is provided in a notch formed in the case body, and an operation piece guided along the inclined surface and engaged with the locking piece of the lid is provided. This application is a compact application in which an operating member having a presser plate attached via a flexible plate is mounted on the notch, and the case body and the operating member are smoothly moved back and forth via a spring mechanism. As described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-99015 related to a human application, it is well known.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the conventional compact spring mechanism including the one described in the above publication is provided between the tip of the sliding plate connected to the lower end of the presser plate and the case body, the spring mechanism is provided on the case body. There was a problem that a space for storage had to be provided.
Further, there is a problem in that the spring mechanism cannot be housed and thus the operation member cannot be easily attached, and the cost cannot be reduced.
[0004]
Furthermore, if the shape of the operation member with respect to the notch, particularly the shape of the spring, is not formed accurately so that force is applied evenly in the moving direction, there is a problem that rattling occurs when the operation member is operated.
[0005]
The present invention has an object to solve the above-mentioned problems, and has a simple structure and can be easily attached, and a compact lid that can smoothly press and restore the operation member when opening the lid. An object is to provide a locking mechanism.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides, as a compact lid locking mechanism, a case body, a lid body that is attached to the case body so as to be openable and closable, and a locking piece is provided at a predetermined location, The case body is compact with an operation member mounted on the main body, and the case main body is provided with a notch portion at a predetermined position, and the notch portion includes a hook and an inclined surface that engage with the locking piece of the lid body. A locking wall surface having a guide having a bottom surface, a bottom surface is provided, and the operation member includes a press plate that is slidably mounted in a notch portion of the case body , and a bottom plate that is continuously provided from the lower end of the press plate. comprises, in the bottom plate upper surface, the upper bottom surface adopts a construction which is characterized in that arranged a flexible ring for engaging the inclined surface of the guide.
[0007]
As a specific example of the flexible ring, a configuration is adopted in which the flexible ring is a clip-shaped flexible ring in which an operating piece that engages with an inclined surface is formed at the upper center.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 and 2, A is a case main body, B is a lid, and C is a locking mechanism for the lid mounted on the case main body A.
[0009]
The case main body A is composed of a bottom plate 1 and a peripheral wall 2, and the inside of the case main body A is a cosmetic storage part.
The peripheral wall 2 is provided with a notch 3 for disposing the locking mechanism C, and a notch 4 for the hinge mechanism of the lid B is provided on the opposite peripheral wall facing the notch 3. Is provided.
[0010]
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the notch 3 includes a notch end surface 10 of the peripheral wall 2, a locking wall surface 11, and a bottom surface 12, and a hook 13 and a guide 14 project from the locking wall surface 11. .
The guide 14 has an inclined surface 15 having a lower end as a protruding end 15a and a lower surface 16 extending horizontally from the protruding end 15a, and a guide hole 17 continuous with the bottom surface 12 is formed below the guide 14. Has been.
On both sides of the bottom surface 12, guide grooves 18 are formed along the notch end surface 10, and the outer end 19 of the bottom surface 12 is located at a position drawn from the outer periphery of the peripheral wall 2.
[0011]
An operation member 20 that constitutes a locking mechanism C together with the hook 13 and the guide 14 of the locking wall surface 11 is mounted on the notch 3.
As shown in FIG. 4, the operation member 20 includes a presser plate 21, side plates 22 provided on both sides of the presser plate 21, and a bottom plate 23 connected to the lower end of the presser plate 21. An operating member 24 is disposed on the upper surface.
The actuating member 24 includes a mounting base 25 and a flexible ring 26 extending in a clip shape from both sides of the mounting base 25, and guides in cooperation with the mounting base 25 at the center of the flexible ring 26. 14 is provided.
[0012]
The bottom plate 23 has a central portion protruding as an insertion portion 28 into the guide hole 17, and a protrusion 30 to be inserted into the guide groove 18 is provided on the lower surface of the distal end of both side portions 29.
[0013]
When the operation member 20 is mounted, the bottom plate 23 is supported by the bottom surface 12 of the notch 3, the lower part of the guide 14 is sandwiched between the mounting base 25 and the operation piece 27, and the operation piece is moved according to the movement of the operation member 20. 27 rises along the inclined surface 15 of the guide 14.
[0014]
Further, the insertion portion 28 is inserted into the guide hole 17 when the operation member 20 is pressed, and the protrusion 30 of the side portion 29 is guided in the guide groove 18, and when the operation member 20 is retracted, the protrusion 30. The retreat position is regulated by.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover B is provided with a hinge attachment piece 31 pivotally supported by the shaft pin of the case body A on one side, and a locking piece 32 on the opposite side. Is suspended.
The locking piece 32 has a flat locking surface 33 at the lower end, and a hook 34 that protrudes inward and engages with the hook 13 of the case main body A is provided at the end edge.
[0016]
Next, the operation of the locking mechanism C will be described with reference to FIG.
When the lid B is rotated and pressed, the hook 34 of the lid B is engaged with the hook 13 of the case main body A, and the lid is closed.
At that time, the presser plate 21 of the operation member 20 is located at the outward retracted position, and the peripheral surface of the presser plate 21 is in a state of being coincident with the peripheral surface of the peripheral wall 2.
[0017]
When opening the lid B, when the presser plate 21 is pushed with a fingertip, the operating piece 27 rises along the inclined surface 15 of the guide 14 and engages with the locking surface 33 of the locking piece 32 of the lid B, The locking piece 32 is pushed up, the engagement is released so that the hook 34 gets over the hook 13, and the lid B is opened.
At that time, the flexible ring 26 spreads in the vertical direction, and both ends are pulled and deformed, and a restoring force is generated.
[0018]
When the fingertip is released from the presser plate 21, the flexible ring 26 tries to restore, and the operating piece 27 is pressed against the inclined surface 15 by the restoring force to act to retract the operating piece 27.
Since the restoring force acts continuously, the operating piece and the operating member are smoothly retracted.
[0019]
The operating member 20 is retracted to a position where the projection 30 abuts against the outer end of the guide groove 18 and is returned to the original retracted position, and the open state of the lid B is maintained.
At this time, even in the retracted position, the guide member 14 is sandwiched between the operating piece 27 and the mounting base 25 by the elastic force of the flexible ring 26, so that the operation member 20 does not move.
Next, when the lid B is closed, the hook 13 is pushed over the hook 34, and the closed state is maintained.
[0020]
In the above-described embodiment, the compact is a square compact, but the compact shape is not limited to a square, and is a circular, elliptical compact, or a compact in which a cosmetic storage part and a puff storage part are arranged side by side. It goes without saying.
[0021]
【The invention's effect】
Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists the following effect.
A flexible ring that engages the inclined surface of the guide provided on the locking wall surface of the case main body is connected to the upper surface of the bottom plate of the operating member so that the pressing operation of the operating member can be performed smoothly. It is possible to prevent paranoia at the position.
In addition, since there is no need to provide a spring mechanism as in the prior art, it is not necessary to provide a housing for the spring mechanism in the case body, the compact structure is simplified, and the operation member can be easily assembled.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a compact of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view of a compact.
FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams illustrating a locking member of the case body, in which FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a sectional front view, and FIG. 3C is a left side view.
4A and 4B are diagrams illustrating an operation member, in which FIG. 4A is a plan view, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional front view, and FIG. 4C is a right side view.
5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the operation of the locking mechanism, where FIG. 5A is a state diagram of the locking mechanism when the lid is closed, and FIG. 5B is a state diagram of the locking mechanism when the lid is opened.
[Explanation of symbols]
A Case body B Lid C Locking mechanism 1 Bottom plate 2 Peripheral wall 3, 4 Notch portion 10 Notch end surface 11 Locking wall surface 12 Bottom surface 13, 34 Hook 14 Guide 15 Inclined surface 17 Guide hole 18 Guide groove 20 Operation member 21 Presser plate 22 Side plate 23 Bottom plate 24 Actuating member 25 Mounting base 26 Flexible ring 27 Actuating piece 28 Inserting portion 29 Side portion 30 Protrusion 31 Mounting piece 32 Locking piece 33 Locking surface

Claims (2)

A compact comprising a case main body, a lid attached to the case main body so as to be openable and closable and provided with a locking piece at a predetermined location, and an operation member attached to the case main body,
The case body is provided with a notch at a predetermined location,
The notch is provided with a locking wall surface including a hook that engages with a locking piece of the lid and a guide having an inclined surface, and a bottom surface.
The operation member includes a presser plate that is slidably attached to the cutout portion of the case body , and a bottom plate that is continuously provided from the lower end of the presser plate .
The bottom plate upper surface, a compact of the lid locking mechanism, characterized in that the upper bottom surface is disposed a flexible ring for engaging the inclined surface of the guide.   2. The compact lid locking mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the flexible ring is a clip-like flexible ring in which an operating piece that engages with an inclined surface is formed at an upper center.

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