JP5965604B2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a compact container.

Conventionally, as a compact container, a container main body for storing contents and a rear end portion are connected to the container main body via a hinge, open and close the inside of the container main body, and on the inner surface of the container main body facing the rear side A lid having a second engaging portion that is detachably engaged with the formed first engaging portion, and a push piece that is movably disposed rearward at the front end of the lid. There has been proposed one that releases the engagement of the first and second engaging portions by being pushed backward and pushing the front end portion of the container body downward (see Patent Document 1).
In such a compact container, the push piece is disposed on the front end portion of the lid body so as to be movable rearwardly, and the second engagement portion that engages with the first engagement portion of the container main body instead of the lid body is provided. A configuration is also possible in which the engagement of the first and second engaging portions is released by moving the push piece backward.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No.57-54727

  However, in such a compact container, when the push piece exposed from the container main body and the lid is formed of a metal material to improve the decorative property of the compact container, the push piece is repeatedly moved in the front-rear direction. There is a possibility that the container main body is worn by the push piece and the engaging operation of the first and second engaging portions becomes unstable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a compact container that can improve decorativeness without causing operation failure.

The present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems. That is, the compact container of the present invention contains the contents and is connected to the container body via a hinge and a container body formed of a synthetic resin material, and opens and closes the inside of the container body and is made of the synthetic resin material. A formed lid body, a sliding contact portion that is slidably disposed in a state of being biased toward the outer side of the container body with respect to the lid body, and the sliding contact portion that is in sliding contact with the lid body An engagement piece having an exposed portion joined to the portion, wherein the sliding contact portion is detachably engaged with a first engagement portion formed on an inner surface of the container body. A second engaging portion for holding the lid in a closed posture, wherein the sliding contact portion is formed of a synthetic resin material, and the exposed portion is formed of a metal material.

  In this invention, the decorative surface of the engagement piece is improved by forming the outer surface portion exposed from the lid and the container body of the engagement piece with a metal material, and the second engagement portion is made softer than the metal material. By forming the synthetic resin material having the same hardness as that of the first engaging portion, the first engaging portion is worn by the second engaging portion even if the sliding movement of the engaging piece with respect to the container body and the lid is repeated. Can be suppressed. Thereby, the decorative property of a compact container can be improved, without causing the operation defect resulting from the engagement operation of a 1st and 2nd engaging part becoming unstable.

In the compact container of the present invention, the second engagement portion is disposed on an outer end portion located outside the container main body along the sliding movement direction of the engagement piece, and the engagement piece In the inner end portion located inside the container main body along the sliding movement direction, a guided protruding portion that slidably engages with a guiding protruding portion formed on the lid body projects downward. The guided protrusion may be made of a synthetic resin material.
In this case, the guide protrusion is formed on the lid and the guided protrusion is formed on the engagement piece, so that the sliding movement of the engagement piece relative to the container body and the lid is stabilized. Since the guided protrusions to be combined are formed of a synthetic resin material, the guide protrusions can be prevented from being worn by the guided protrusions as described above. Thereby, the operativity of an engagement piece can be improved, improving the decorativeness of a compact container.

  According to the compact container according to the present invention, even if the engagement piece is repeatedly slid relative to the container main body and the lid body, the first engagement portion is prevented from being worn by the second engagement portion. The decorativeness of the compact container can be improved without causing an engagement failure of the first and second engaging portions.

It is a top view which shows the compact container in one Embodiment of this invention. It is AA arrow sectional drawing of FIG. It is BB arrow sectional drawing of FIG.

  Hereinafter, one embodiment of a compact container in the present invention is described based on a drawing. In each drawing used in the following description, the scale is appropriately changed to make each member a recognizable size.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the compact container 1 in the present embodiment is a portable container with a lid for storing contents such as cosmetics, and is a flat container having a rectangular shape in plan view. The compact container 1 includes a container main body 2 that houses a plurality (two in the present embodiment) of middle dishes (not shown) filled with contents and an applicator (not shown), and a container 3 via a hinge 3. 2, a lid body 4 that opens and closes the inside of the container body 2, and is disposed at an end of the lid body 4 opposite to the hinge 3, and holds the lid body 4 in a closed posture with respect to the container body 2. Engaging piece 5. The number of the inner dishes is not limited to two and may be one or another number.

  Here, in this embodiment, the lid 4 side is the upper side, and the container body 2 side is the lower side. Further, in the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, the hinge 3 side is the rear side, and the engagement piece 5 side is the front side. Furthermore, let the direction orthogonal to both the up-down direction and the front-back direction be the left-right direction.

  The container body 2 is formed of a synthetic resin material such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer resin (ABS resin), and the first recess 2A that accommodates and holds the plurality of middle dishes and the first applicator. Two recesses 2B are formed inside. In addition, although the 1st and 2nd recessed part 2A, 2B is formed in the container main body 2, the at least 1 recessed part which accommodates the content should just be formed. And the container main body 2 is fitted in the first recess 2A of the exterior body 11 which is a box having a rectangular shape in plan view, and the first and second sub-recesses for accommodating the above-described inner dishes. And an interior body 12 that defines 12A and 12B.

The exterior body 11 has a rectangular bottom wall portion 13 that is long in the front-rear direction, a rectangular peripheral wall portion 14 that is erected upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall portion 13, and the peripheral wall portion 14. And a partition wall 15 that defines the first and second recesses 2A and 2B.
The peripheral wall portion 14 is positioned at the rear end and extends in the left-right direction, the front wall portion 22 is positioned at the front end and extends in the left-right direction, and is positioned at the right end and extends in the front-rear direction. And a left side wall 24 that is located at the left end and extends in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 3, the inner peripheral edge portion of the peripheral wall portion 14 protrudes upward from the outer peripheral edge portion of the peripheral wall portion 14.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a hinge recess 21 </ b> A that constitutes the hinge 3 is provided in an intermediate portion of the rear wall portion 21 in the left-right direction.
An engagement recess (first engagement portion) 25 </ b> A that is recessed forward is formed on the rear surface of the upper end portion of the middle portion (hereinafter referred to as the first hook portion 25) in the left-right direction of the front wall portion 22. Yes. An inclined surface 25 </ b> B that extends gradually downward from the front toward the rear is formed at the upper edge of the first hook portion 25 located above the first hook portion 25.
As shown in FIG. 1, the partition wall portion 15 extends over the entire length in the front-rear direction at an intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the exterior body 11. The 2nd recessed part 2B defined by the partition wall part 15 and the surrounding wall part 14 has comprised the rectangular shape of planar view, and is formed in the magnitude | size which accommodates the said applicator.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the inner body 12 is a frame body that defines the first and second sub-recesses 12A and 12B, and each of the first and second sub-recesses 12A and 12B accommodates the inner plate. It is formed in the size to be.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lid body 4 is made of a synthetic resin material like the container body 2, and protrudes downward from the outer peripheral edge of the top wall portion 31 and the top wall portion 31. The outer wall part 32 and the mirror body 33 joined to the lower surface of the top wall part 31 are provided.
The top wall portion 31 is a rectangular plate-like member that is long in the front-rear direction, like the bottom wall portion 13 of the container body 2, and faces the upper side of the bottom wall portion 13 when the lid 4 is closed. It is arranged. As shown in FIG. 2, each of the front end portion and the rear end portion of the top wall portion 31 has a pair of lens frame portions 34 and 35 that define a space for joining the mirror body 33 to the top wall portion 31 together with the outer wall portion 32. Projecting downward. The lens frame portions 34 and 35 are linearly extended on the top wall portion 31 over the entire length in the left-right direction.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG.1 and FIG.2, the notch part 31A which sinks back and accommodates the engagement piece 5 is formed in the intermediate part of the left-right direction among the front-end parts of the top wall part 31. As shown in FIG. Yes. The cutout 31A has a rectangular shape having a pair of left and right first inner peripheral edges extending in the front-rear direction in the plan view of the top wall 31 and a second inner peripheral edge connecting the rear ends of the first inner peripheral edges. It has a shape. And the said 1st and 2nd inner peripheral edge part of 31 A of notches is dented from the upper part to the downward direction rather than the other part of the top wall part 31, and is thinned. The lens frame part 34 extends so as to cross the cutout part 31A in the left-right direction.

In addition, a pair of support protrusions 31B that support the engagement piece 5 from below are provided on the inner side in the left-right direction at the front of the lens frame 34 in the first inner peripheral edge of the notch 31A as shown in FIG. It is projecting toward.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, guide protrusions 31 </ b> C project from the rear end portions of the first inner peripheral edge portions of the cutout portion 31 </ b> A toward the inner side in the left-right direction. Between the guide protrusion 31C and the second inner peripheral edge of the cutout 31A, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, for example, it is tubular with a soft material such as nitrile rubber, butyl rubber, thermoplastic elastomer or urethane. The formed elastic member 36 is disposed over the entire length in the left-right direction of the notch 31A. The elastic member 36 may have another configuration as long as it can urge the engagement piece 5 forward, such as being formed integrally with the engagement piece 5.

As shown in FIG. 1, the outer wall portion 32 has a rectangular ring shape in plan view, like the peripheral wall portion 14 of the container body 2. An opening 32A that allows an operation wall 44 (to be described later) of the engagement piece 5 to move in the front-rear direction is formed at the intermediate portion in the left-right direction of the front wall of the outer wall 32. A hinge wall portion 37 constituting the hinge 3 is provided on the rear wall portion.
The hinge wall portion 37 is disposed inside the hinge recess 21A in the left-right direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the left-right outer end portion of the hinge wall portion 37 and the hinge recess 21A are They are connected via the part 38. Thereby, the hinge 3 which supports the cover body 4 rotatably with respect to the container main body 2 is comprised.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the engaging piece 5 is formed of a metal material and exposed to the outside from the lid body 4 and the container body 2 (outer surface portion) 41, similarly to the container body 2. A sliding contact portion 42 formed of a synthetic resin material and joined to the exposed portion 41.
As shown in FIG. 2, the exposed portion 41 is a plate-like member bent into an L shape, and includes a top wall portion 43 and an operation wall portion 44 projecting downward from the front end portion of the top wall portion 43. And comprising.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the top wall portion 43 is a plate-like member having a rectangular shape in a plan view in which the dimensions in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction are made larger than the notch portion 31A. It arrange | positions on the top wall part 31 so that it may cover.
The front end surface of the operation wall portion 44 is an operation surface 44A that is curved and recessed toward the rear.

The sliding contact portion 42 is, for example, insert-molded with respect to the exposed portion 41, and the top plate portion 51 joined to the lower surface of the top wall portion 43 of the exposed portion 41, and the horizontal direction at the front end portion of the top plate portion 51. A second hook portion 52 projecting downward from the intermediate portion, and a pair of guided projecting portions 53 projecting downward from both lateral ends of the rear end portion of the top wall portion 31; Is provided.
The top plate portion 51 is a plate-like member having a rectangular shape in plan view in which dimensions in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction are slightly larger than the cutout portion 31A. Moreover, the peripheral part of the top-plate part 51 is slidably movable in the front-back direction on the peripheral part of the notch part 31A in the top wall part 31.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second hook portion 52 includes a base portion 54 that protrudes downward from the top plate portion 51 and a vertical wall that protrudes downward from the rear end portion of the base portion 54. Part 55. The vertical wall portion 55 is disposed at a position overlapping the space between the first hook portion 25 and the pair of support protrusions 31B in plan view. At the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 55, an engagement protrusion (second engagement portion) 55 </ b> A that engages with the engagement recess 25 </ b> A of the first hook portion 25 protrudes forward. When the engagement protrusion 55A engages with the engagement recess 25A, the lid body 4 is held in the closed posture.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lower end portion of the guided protrusion 53 protrudes outward in the left-right direction, and the guide protrusion 31 </ b> C is slidable in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the protrusion. The guide protrusion 53 is engaged. The elastic member 36 is in contact with the rear end portion of the guided protrusion 53.

Next, the usage method of the compact container 1 of the above structures is demonstrated. First, the operation wall 44 of the engagement piece 5 is pushed backward to open the lid 4. When the operation wall portion 44 is pushed backward against the elastic force of the elastic member 36, the second hook portion 52 moves rearward with respect to the first hook portion 25, and the engagement recess 25A of the first hook portion 25 and The engagement of the second hook portion 52 with the engagement protrusion 55A is released. At this time, the top plate portion 51 of the sliding contact portion 42 slides backward on the first inner peripheral edge portion of the cutout portion 31 </ b> A, and the guided protrusion 53 of the engagement piece 5 guides the lid body 4. It is guided rearward along the protruding portion 31C. Thereby, the back movement with respect to the cover body 4 of the engagement piece 5 is stabilized. Further, as the engagement piece 5 moves rearward with respect to the container body 2, the guided protrusion 53 of the engagement piece 5 elastically compresses and deforms the elastic member 36 in the front-rear direction.
The rearward movement of the engaging piece 5 with respect to the lid 4 and the container body 2 is such that the first hook portion 25 of the engaging piece 5 comes into contact with the lens frame portion 34 or the rear end of the top plate portion 51 is the notch 31A. It is regulated by coming into contact with the rear end of the second inner peripheral edge.

Here, the sliding contact portion 42 of the engagement piece 5 that comes into contact with the top wall portion 31 of the lid body 4 and the first hook portion 25 of the container body 2 is formed of a synthetic resin material in the same manner as the lid body 4 and the container body 2. Thereby, compared with the case where the whole engagement piece 5 is formed with a metal material, it is suppressed that the cover body 4 and the container main body 2 are worn by the slidable contact portion 42 of the engagement piece 5.
Thereafter, the lid 4 is opened around the hinge 3 with respect to the container body 2 to open the first and second recesses 2A and 2B, and the contents of the inner dish and the applicator can be used.

  And after using suitably the contents of the said inside dish accommodated in the container main body 2, and the said applicator, the cover body 4 is closed. When the lid body 4 is pushed into the container body 2, the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 55 slides on the inclined surface 25 </ b> B of the first hook portion 25, thereby resisting the urging force of the elastic member 36. The hook part 52 moves rearward with respect to the first hook part 25. Thereafter, when the lid body 4 is further pushed into the container body 2 and the lower end portion of the vertical wall portion 55 exceeds the inclined surface 25B of the first hook portion 25, the elastic member 36 is deformed and deformed, whereby the second hook portion. 52 moves forward relative to the first hook portion 25. Thereby, the engagement recessed part 25A of the 1st hook part 25 and the engagement protrusion part 55A of the 2nd hook part 52 engage. In this way, the lid body 4 is closed.

According to the compact container 1 having the above-described configuration, the lid 4 and the container main body 2 are worn by the engagement piece 5 even when the engagement piece 5 is repeatedly moved back and forth with respect to the container main body 2 and the lid 4. Therefore, the decorativeness of the compact container 1 can be improved without causing an engagement failure between the engagement recess 25A of the first hook portion 25 and the engagement protrusion 55A of the second hook portion 52. It becomes.
Further, the guide protrusion 31C of the lid 4 and the guided protrusion 53 of the engagement piece 5 stabilize the back and forth movement of the engagement piece 5 with respect to the container body 2 and the lid 4 and improve the decorativeness of the compact container 1. However, the operability can be further improved.

In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various change can be added in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention.
For example, the engagement piece is provided at the front end of the lid, but may be provided at the left and right ends of the lid. Further, only one engagement piece is provided on the lid body, but two or more engagement pieces may be provided. When the engagement pieces are provided at the end portions in the left-right direction of the lid body as described above, A pair is preferably provided at both ends in the direction.
Although the sliding contact portion is formed of a synthetic resin material, the guided protrusion portion may be formed of a metal material in the same manner as the exposed portion as long as at least the engaging protrusion portion is formed of a synthetic resin material. Here, the engaging recess is formed as the first engaging portion and the engaging protrusion is formed as the second engaging portion. However, the engaging recess is formed as the second engaging portion and the engaging protruding portion. The configuration of the first and second engaging portions may be changed as appropriate, for example, as a first engaging portion.
The exposed portion and the slidable contact portion of the engagement piece are only required to be formed of a metal material at least on the outer surface exposed from the lid body and the container main body, and may have other shapes.
Although the guide protrusion is formed on the lid and the guided protrusion is formed on the engagement piece, the guide protrusion and the guided protrusion may not be formed.
On the rear surface of the operation wall portion of the engagement piece, a pair of locking projections may be provided to protrude rearward and substantially parallel to the top wall portion. The slide movement of the engagement piece can be further stabilized by arranging the support protrusions so as to sandwich them.
Further, for example, by providing a guide convex portion on the lower surface of the top plate portion and providing a slide concave portion for defining the movement range of the guide convex portion on the upper surface of the support projecting portion, a slide that regulates the sliding movement amount of the engagement piece. Restricting means may be provided.
In the container body, the first recess for receiving and holding the inner dish and the second recess for storing the applicator are arranged side by side in the left-right direction, but they may be arranged in the front-rear direction. Only two recesses may be provided.
The shape of the compact container is not limited to a rectangular shape in plan view, and may be another shape such as a circular shape or a triangle in plan view. The container body and the lid may have other shapes such as a shape in which at least one bulges into a dome shape.

  According to this invention, industrial applicability is recognized regarding the compact container which can improve decorativeness without causing operation failure.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Compact container, 2 Container main body, 3 Hinge, 4 Cover body, 5 Engagement piece, 25A Engagement recessed part (1st engagement part), 31C Guide protrusion part, 41 Exposed part (outer surface part), 53 Guided protrusion Part, 55A engagement protrusion (second engagement part)

Claims (2)

A container body containing the contents and formed of a synthetic resin material;
A lid that is connected to the container body via a hinge, opens and closes the interior of the container body, and is formed of a synthetic resin material;
A sliding contact portion that is slidably contacted with the lid body while being biased toward the outside of the container main body, and an exposed portion that is joined to the sliding contact portion. A compact container comprising:
The sliding contact portion is provided with a second engagement portion that removably engages with a first engagement portion formed on the inner surface of the container main body and holds the lid in a closed posture,
The compact container, wherein the sliding contact portion is formed of a synthetic resin material, and the exposed portion is formed of a metal material. The container is disposed along the slide movement direction of the engagement piece, the second engagement portion being disposed on an outer end portion located outside the container main body along the slide movement direction of the engagement piece. At the inner end located on the inner side of the main body, a guided protrusion that slidably engages with a guide protrusion formed on the lid body protrudes downward,
The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the guided protrusion is made of a synthetic resin material.

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