JP7236963B2 - compact container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to compact containers.

A compact container of this type includes: a container main body having a middle plate containing contents; and a lid that opens and closes (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-269218

By the way, in the above-mentioned conventional compact container, the storage position of the inner tray in the storage recess is fixed, and it is difficult for the user to freely rearrange the inner tray for ease of use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a compact container that allows the user to easily rearrange the inner tray.

(1) A compact container according to the present invention comprises an inner tray containing contents, a container main body having an upwardly-opening accommodation recess capable of accommodating a plurality of the inner trays, and a container body rotatably attached to the container main body. a lid that is connected to open and close the housing recess; and a lid that is rotatable around the same rotation axis as the lid and covers at least a portion of an upper opening edge of the middle plate that is housed in the housing recess. a frame, wherein the lid has a first engaging portion that engages with the container body; the middle frame has a second engaging portion that engages with the container body; The main body includes a first projecting portion that pushes the first engaging portion upward when the container body is pushed, and a second projecting portion that pushes the second engaging portion upward by further pushing the container body. is provided with an operation piece having a

According to the compact container of the present invention, when the operating piece is pushed into the container body, the first protruding portion of the operating piece pushes up the first engaging portion of the lid body that engages with the container body, thereby opening the lid body. When opened, the compact container can be used normally. Further, when the operating piece is further pushed into the container body, the second projecting portion of the operating piece pushes up the second engaging portion of the middle frame that engages with the container body to open the middle frame and open the middle tray of the compact container. can be rearranged. The middle frame is rotatable around the same rotation axis as the lid body, and covers at least a part of the upper opening edge of the middle plate housed in the housing recess. By pushing up, it can be easily detached from the container body, and the arrangement of the middle plate can be easily changed.

(2) The operation piece may have a push-up portion that pushes up the bottom portion of the inner plate housed in the housing recess when the container body is pushed further.

In this case, when the operation piece is further pushed into the container body, not only the middle frame is pushed up but also the middle plate housed in the housing recess is pushed up, so that the middle plate can be easily removed from the housing recess. can be done.

(3) The lid body allows a first pushing operation of the operation piece that pushes the first engagement portion upward while covering the accommodation recess, and pushes the second engagement portion upward. A restricting portion may be provided for restricting the second pushing operation of the pushing operation piece.

In this case, since the second pushing operation of the operating piece for opening the inner frame is restricted in the state where the lid covers the housing recess, the first pushing operation of the operating piece opens the lid to open the compact container normally. It is possible to prevent the middle frame from opening when using it.

According to the compact container of the present invention, the user can easily rearrange the inner tray.

1 is a plan view of a compact container according to one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view in the left-right direction of a container body according to one embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a plan view of an open inner frame of a compact container according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 4 is a front-rear cross-sectional view of the compact container according to the embodiment of the present invention before the lid and the inner frame are closed; FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line AA in FIG. 3 when opening the lid of the compact container according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part taken along line BB in FIG. 3 when opening the lid of the compact container according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line BB in FIG. 3 when opening the inner frame of the compact container according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line BB in FIG. 3 when pushing up the inner plate of the compact container according to the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a plan view showing an example of rearrangement of the inner tray of the compact container according to one embodiment of the present invention.

A compact container according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The compact container 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes an inner plate 10 containing contents, a container body 20 having an upwardly opening accommodation recess 21 capable of accommodating a plurality of inner plates 10, and a rotatable container body 20. and at least one of a lid body 30 for opening and closing the housing recess 21 and an upper end opening edge 11 of the inner plate 10 rotatably provided around the same rotation axis 31 as the lid body 30 and housed in the housing recess 21. and a middle frame 40 covering the part.

When the lid 30 is closed, the compact container 1 becomes a flat container that is rectangular in plan view. This compact container 1 is provided with an operating piece 50 for releasing the closed state of the lid 30 with respect to the container body 20 and opening it at the edge opposite to the rotating shaft 31 (hinge). In the following description, in the thickness direction of the compact container 1 with the lid 30 closed, the lid 30 side is the upper side and the container body 20 side is the lower side. In addition, in the direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, the rotating shaft 31 side is the rear side, and the operation piece 50 side is the front side. Moreover, let the horizontal direction orthogonal to the up-down direction and the front-back direction be a left-right direction.

The middle plate 10 is made of metal or the like and has a rectangular plate shape that opens upward. In this embodiment, as the inner plates 10, two small plates 10A are square in plan view, and one medium plate 10B is rectangular in plan view and has two sides extending in the left-right direction that are twice as large as the small plate 10A. A container body 20 is provided with four inner plates 10, one large plate 10C having a square shape in plan view, two sides extending in the horizontal direction and two sides extending in the vertical direction each having dimensions twice that of the small plate 10A. It is housed in the housing recess 21 . These inner trays 10 accommodate various cosmetics, applicators for applying the cosmetics, and the like. Note that the applicator or the like may be accommodated in the accommodation recess 21 without arranging the inner plate 10 . For example, the applicator may be placed in the space in which the small plate 10A and the medium-sized plate 10B are arranged, or in the space in which the large plate 10C is arranged.

The container body 20 is made of resin or the like and has a rectangular box shape that opens upward. 2, the container body 20 includes a bottom wall 22 and an inner peripheral wall 23 forming a housing recess 21, and an outer peripheral wall 24 surrounding the inner peripheral wall 23. As shown in FIG. The bottom wall 22 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view with the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction. The inner peripheral wall 23 and the outer peripheral wall 24 each have a substantially rectangular frame shape in a plan view, as shown in the plan view of the middle frame 40 shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the outer peripheral wall 24 extends upward from the outer peripheral edge of the bottom wall 22 . In addition, the inner peripheral wall 23 is erected upward from the bottom wall 22 with a gap from the outer peripheral wall 24 inside the outer peripheral wall 24 . An upper opening edge 23 a of the inner peripheral wall 23 is lower than an upper opening edge 11 of the inner plate 10 . On the other hand, the upper opening edge 24 a of the outer peripheral wall 24 is positioned at the same height as the upper opening edge 11 of the inner plate 10 .

As shown in FIG. 1, the front side of the outer peripheral wall 24 is formed with a recessed notch 25 that is recessed downward. The notch portion 25 is formed in the middle portion in the left-right direction on the front side of the outer peripheral wall 24, and the operation piece 50 described above is arranged inside thereof.

The lid body 30 is composed of a lid body 32 connected to the rear side of the outer peripheral wall 24 of the container body 20 via a rotating shaft 31, and a front-to-rear direction front-rear direction before closing the lid body 30 and the middle frame 40 shown in FIG. As shown in the cross-sectional view, a cover 33 that covers the upper surface of the lid body 32 and improves the design of the lid 30 is provided. The lid body 32 is made of resin or the like, and has a rectangular capped tubular shape as shown in FIG. The lid body 32 includes a top wall 34 and a peripheral wall 35 surrounding the top wall 34. - 特許庁

Like the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20, the top wall 34 has a rectangular shape in a plan view with the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction, and vertically faces the accommodation recess 21 in the closed state. A mirror body 34a is joined to a portion of the lower surface of the ceiling wall 34 that vertically faces the accommodation recess 21 .
A peripheral wall 35 of the lid 30 is formed in a rectangular frame shape in plan view, and extends vertically from the outer peripheral edge of the ceiling wall 34 . A hinge connecting portion 36 that is connected to the container body 20 via the rotating shaft 31 is formed on the rear side (rotating shaft 31 side) of the peripheral wall 35 .

The hinge connecting portion 36 is accommodated in a hinge concave portion 24b formed on the rear side of the outer peripheral wall 24 of the container body 20. As shown in FIG. The rotating shaft 31 extends in the left-right direction, and connects portions located on both sides in the left-right direction with respect to the hinge recess 24b and outer ends in the left-right direction of the hinge connecting portion 36, respectively. Thereby, the lid 30 is rotatably supported with respect to the container body 20 .

A first engagement portion 37 that engages with the container body 20 is provided on the front side of the top wall 34 of the lid 30 (on the side opposite to the hinge connection portion 36 ). The first engaging portion 37 is arranged inside the peripheral wall 35 and extends downward. The first engaging portion 37 is positioned to be inserted into the notch portion 25 of the container body 20 when the lid body 30 is closed. At the lower end of the first engaging portion 37, a first claw portion 37a that can be engaged with the first engaged portion 26 (see FIG. 3) formed in the notch portion 25 of the container body 20 faces rearward. is protruded.

The middle frame 40 is made of resin or the like, and has a rectangular frame shape as shown in FIG. The middle frame 40 includes a frame main body 41 having a rectangular shape in a plan view and a partition wall 42 that partitions the inside of the frame main body 41 . 1 and 2, the frame body 41 is placed on the upper opening edge 24a of the outer peripheral wall 24 (the upper opening edge 24a of the container body 20) and covers the upper opening edge 11 of the inner tray 10. As shown in FIG. That is, the frame main body 41 is mounted across the upper opening edge 24a of the outer peripheral wall 24 and the upper opening edge 11 of the inner tray 10, and faces the container main body 20 and the inner tray 10 in the vertical direction.

The partition wall 42 extends in the front-rear direction and partitions the inside of the frame body 41 into two spaces in the left-right direction. As shown in FIG. 2, the partition wall 42 extends downward from the frame body 41 and is inserted into the housing recess 21 . The partition wall 42 defines a space for accommodating the small plate 10A and the medium-sized plate 10B (not shown in FIG. 2) and a space for accommodating the large plate 10C in the accommodation recess 21 . In addition, the partition wall 42 is inserted into the gap of the inner plate 10 , so that the inner plate 10 is pressed (tightened) against the inner wall surface of the inner peripheral wall 23 in the left-right direction.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a pair of legs 43 are provided on the rear side of the frame body 41 . The pair of leg portions 43 are inserted into the gaps between the left and right sides of the hinge connection portion 36 and the hinge recess portion 24b. The pair of leg portions 43 are formed with insertion holes 43a (see FIG. 4) through which the rotating shaft 31 is inserted. Thereby, the middle frame 40 is rotatably supported with respect to the container body 20 .

A second engaging portion 44 that engages with the container body 20 is provided on the front side of the frame body 41 of the middle frame 40 . The second engaging portion 44 extends downward from the front side of the frame body 41 . The second engaging portion 44 is positioned so as to be inserted into the notch portion 25 of the container body 20 when the middle frame 40 is closed. At the lower end of the second engaging portion 44, a second claw portion 44a that can be engaged with the second engaged portion 27 formed in the notch portion 25 of the container body 20 projects rearward. there is As a result, the middle frame 40 can be engaged with and disengaged from the container body 20 around the rotating shaft 31 inside the lid 30 .

A guide wall portion 28 is provided in the notch portion 25 of the container body 20 . The front surface of the guide wall portion 28 is arranged behind the front surface of the outer peripheral wall 24 of the container body 20 and is inclined rearward as it goes upward. The above-described first engaged portion 26 protrudes forward from the upper end portion of the guide wall portion 28 . Further, the above-described second engaged portion 27 protrudes forward from the upper end portion of the guide wall portion 28 . The tip of the first engaged portion 26 is positioned forward of the tip of the second engaged portion 27 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , the first engaged portion 26 is provided in the center portion in the left-right direction within the notch portion 25 , and the second engaged portion 27 is provided within the notch portion 25 so that the first engaged portion 26 are provided in pairs on both sides in the left-right direction. That is, one first engaging portion 37 of the lid 30 that engages with the first engaged portion 26 is provided, and the second engaging portion 44 of the middle frame 40 that engages with the second engaged portion 27 is provided. are provided. As shown in FIG. 4 , a guide hole 29 extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the lower end of the guide wall 28 .

The operating piece 50 is supported by the container body 20 inside the notch 25 . The operation piece 50 includes a push-in wall portion 51 that can be pushed in the front-rear direction, a projecting portion 52 projecting rearward from the pushing-in wall portion 51 , and a rearward portion of the pushing-in wall portion 51 below the projecting portion 52 . and a push-up portion 53 projecting toward. The position of the push-in wall portion 51 in the front-rear direction is arranged at the same position as the front side of the outer peripheral wall 24 of the container body 20 . A biasing member may be interposed between the push-in wall portion 51 and the guide wall portion 28 so that the push-in wall portion 51 automatically returns to the position before the push-in (the position equivalent to the front side of the outer peripheral wall 24). .

A tip portion of the projecting portion 52 abuts against the guide wall portion 28 in the front-rear direction. A root portion of the projecting portion 52 is thinner than a tip portion thereof. As a result, the projecting portion 52 can swing (tilt) up and down along the guide wall portion 28 with the base portion as the center. As shown in the enlarged cross-sectional view of FIG. 5, the projecting portion 52 is provided with a first projecting portion 54 having an upward convex shape and a second projecting portion 55 having a rearward convex shape.

The first protruding portion 54 is arranged on the front side of the second protruding portion 55 , and when the operation piece 50 is pushed rearward into the container body 20 , the first engaged portion 26 is pushed forward as shown in FIG. 5 . Push up the first engaging portion 37 that engages with the . 7, the second protruding portion 55 moves the second engaging portion 44 that engages with the second engaged portion 27 by further pushing the operation piece 50 into the container body 20 to the rear side. push upwards.

The push-up portion 53 is formed at the lower end portion of the push-in wall portion 51 and is inserted into the guide hole portion 29, as shown in FIG. The guide hole portion 29 penetrates the guide wall portion 28 in the front-rear direction and extends into the accommodation recess portion 21 . At the tip of the push-up portion 53, an inclined portion 53a that is inclined downward toward the rear is formed. The extending portion 29a of the guide hole portion 29 in the housing recess 21 is lower than the upper surface of the bottom wall 22 of the container body 20, and the tip (inclined portion 53a) of the push-up portion 53 is positioned below the bottom portion 12 of the inner plate 10. It is made easy to insert on the side.

A projection 53b is formed on the lower surface of the push-up portion 53. As shown in FIG. The projecting portion 53b is inserted into a guide groove 29b formed in the bottom surface of the guide hole portion 29. As shown in FIG. The guide groove 29b extends in the front-rear direction along the guide hole portion 29, and has a vertical front end surface. It's becoming

As shown in the enlarged cross-sectional views of FIGS. 5 and 6, the lid body 30 allows the first pushing operation of the operation piece 50 that pushes up the first engaging portion 37 in the state of covering the housing recess 21. In addition, it has a restriction portion 38 that restricts the second pushing operation of the operation piece 50 that pushes up the second engaging portion 44 . Here, the state in which the lid 30 covers the housing recess 21 means not only the state in which the lid 30 is completely closed, but also the state in which the lid 30 is slightly opened with respect to the container body 20 as shown in FIG. Also includes the (floating) state. 6 is the state shown in FIG. 5 when the first engaging portion 37 is pushed up (when the engagement between the first engaging portion 37 and the first engaged portion 26 is released). be.

As shown in FIG. 6 , the restricting portion 38 is inserted onto the moving path of the push-in wall portion 51 with the lid 30 covering the accommodating recess 21 . The restricting portion 38 has a rectangular rib shape extending in the front-rear direction, and extends downward from the front side of the ceiling wall 34 . As shown in FIG. 1, a pair of restricting portions 38 are provided on both sides of the first engaging portion 37 in the left-right direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the restricting portion 38 is arranged on the front side of each of the pair of second engaging portions 44 .

In the above configuration, when opening the lid 30 of the compact container 1, first, as shown in FIG. Specifically, when the push-in wall portion 51 is pushed rearward, the operation piece 50 as a whole moves rearward while being guided by the guide hole portion 29, and the projecting portion 52 connected to the push-in wall portion 51 moves toward the guide wall portion. It tilts upward along the slope of 28 . When the projecting portion 52 tilts upward, the first projecting portion 54 comes into contact with the lower end of the first engaging portion 37 of the lid body 30 engaged with the first engaged portion 26, and the first engaging portion Push 37 upwards. As a result, the first claw portion 37a of the first engaging portion 37 is separated from the lower surface of the first engaged portion 26, and the lid 30 can be opened.

At this time, as shown in FIG. Further pushing of the operating piece 50 into the container body 20 is regulated by the contact of the push-in wall portion 51 with the restricting portion 38 . Therefore, at this time, the above-described first pushing operation of pushing upward the first engaging portion 37 is permitted, but the second pushing operation of pushing upward the second engaging portion 44 shown in FIG. 7 described later is restricted. be. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the middle frame 40 from opening when the lid 30 is opened and the compact container 1 is usually used.

On the other hand, when opening the inner frame 40 of the compact container 1, the lid 30 is first opened. By opening the lid 30 , the restricting portion 38 is removed from the moving path of the push-in wall portion 51 , and the operation piece 50 can be further pushed rearward with respect to the container body 20 . After the cover 30 is opened, as shown in FIG. 7 , when the push-in wall portion 51 is pushed further rearward, the projecting portion 52 connected to the push-in wall portion 51 moves further along the slope of the guide wall portion 28 . Tilt upwards. When the projecting portion 52 tilts further upward, the second projecting portion 55 faces upward and abuts on the lower end of the second engaging portion 44 of the middle frame 40 engaged with the second engaged portion 27, 2 Push up the engaging portion 44 upward. As a result, the second claw portion 44a of the second engaging portion 44 is separated from the lower surface of the second engaged portion 27, and the middle frame 40 can be opened.

At this time, the tip of the push-up portion 53 of the operation piece 50 passes through the guide hole portion 29 and reaches the inside of the accommodation recess portion 21 . An inclined portion 53a is provided at the tip of the push-up portion 53, and by further pushing the operation piece 50 into the container body 20, the bottom portion of the inner plate 10 accommodated in the accommodation recess 21 is lifted as shown in FIG. 12 can be pushed upwards. As a result, the intermediate plate 10 adjacent to the operation piece 50 is lifted up, making it easier to take out the intermediate plate 10 from the housing recess 21.例文帳に追加The middle plate 10 is only pressed against the recessed housing 21 by the middle frame 40, and is not fixed to the recessed housing 21 by, for example, adhesive or double-sided tape. The middle plate 10 can be easily taken out and rearranged. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, the small plates 10A can be easily rearranged so as to be arranged in the front-rear direction. Further, after rearrangement of the middle plate 10, the middle plate 10 can be easily fixed by closing the middle frame 40.例文帳に追加

As described above, in the compact container 1 according to this embodiment, when the operation piece 50 is pushed into the container body 20 , the first projecting portion 54 of the operation piece 50 engages with the container body 20 . The first engaging portion 37 is pushed up to open the lid body 30 so that the compact container 1 can be used normally. Further, when the operation piece 50 is further pushed into the container body 20 , the second projecting portion 55 of the operation piece 50 pushes up the second engaging portion 44 of the middle frame 40 that engages with the container body 20 . can be opened to change the arrangement of the inner tray 10 of the compact container 1.例文帳に追加The middle frame 40 is rotatable around the same rotation axis 31 as the lid 30, and covers at least a part of the upper opening edge 11 of the middle plate 10 housed in the housing recess 21. The second engaging portion 44 can be easily separated from the container body 20 by pushing up the second engaging portion 44, and the middle plate 10 can be easily rearranged.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment described above, the container main body 20 having the inner plate 10 containing the contents, the container body 20 having the concave portion 21 that opens upward and can accommodate a plurality of the inner plates 10, and the container main body 20 A lid body 30 that is rotatably connected to open and close the housing recess 21, and an upper opening edge 11 of the inner plate 10 that is rotatably provided around the same rotating shaft 31 as the lid body 30 and housed in the housing recess 21. a middle frame 40 that covers at least a part thereof, the lid body 30 has a first engagement portion 37 that engages with the container body 20 , and the middle frame 40 has a second engagement portion that engages with the container body 20 . The container body 20 has a joint portion 44 , and has a first projecting portion 54 that pushes the first engaging portion 37 upward by pushing into the container body 20 , and a second engaging portion 54 that further pushes into the container body 20 . By adopting a configuration in which an operating piece 50 having a second projecting portion 55 that pushes up the portion 44 is provided, the compact container 1 that allows the user to easily rearrange the inner tray 10 is provided. can get.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the operation piece 50 has a push-up portion 53 that pushes up the bottom portion of the inner tray 10 housed in the housing recess 21 by further pushing the container body 20 described above. Therefore, not only the middle frame 40 is pushed up by the second projecting portion 55, but also the intermediate plate 10 accommodated in the accommodation recess 21 is pushed up by the push-up portion 53, so that the intermediate plate 10 can be easily removed from the accommodation recess 21. can be released.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in a state in which the lid body 30 covers the housing recess 21, the first pushing operation of the operation piece 50 pushing up the first engaging portion 37 is allowed. In addition, since there is provided the restricting portion 38 that restricts the second pushing operation of the operating piece 50 pushing up the second engaging portion 44, the first pushing operation of the operating piece 50 pushes the lid 30. It is possible to prevent the middle frame 40 from being opened when the compact container 1 is opened and used normally.

The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the inner plate 10 and the container body 20 are formed in a rectangular shape in a plan view has been described, but the shapes are not limited to this, and may be other shapes. The number and size of the inner plates 10 are not limited to these.
Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the middle frame 40 has a partition wall 42 , but the present invention is not limited to this, and at least only the frame main body 41 may be provided.
Furthermore, the contents accommodated in the inner tray 10 are not limited to cosmetics and applicators.

In addition, it is possible to appropriately replace the constituent elements in the above-described embodiments with well-known constituent elements without departing from the gist of the present invention.

1 compact container 10 middle plate 11 top opening edge 12 bottom 20 container body 21 housing recess 30 lid 31 rotary shaft 37 first engaging portion 38 restricting portion 40 middle frame 44 second engaging portion 50 operating piece 53 push-up portion 54 1 projecting portion 55 2nd projecting portion

Claims (3)

a middle plate containing contents;
a container body that opens upward and has a housing recess capable of housing a plurality of the inner plates;
a lid body that is rotatably connected to the container body and that opens and closes the housing recess;
a middle frame that is rotatable around the same rotation axis as the lid body and that covers at least a part of an upper opening edge of the middle plate housed in the housing recess,
The lid has a first engaging portion that engages with the container body,
The middle frame has a second engaging portion that engages with the container body,
The container body has a first projecting part that pushes the first engaging part upward when the container body is pushed, and a second projecting part that pushes the second engaging part upward by further pushing the container body. A compact container, characterized by being provided with an operation piece having a projecting part. 2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein said operation piece has a push-up part that pushes up the bottom of said inner plate housed in said housing recess when said container body is pushed further. The lid body allows a first pushing operation of the operating piece to push up the first engaging portion and the operation to push up the second engaging portion in a state where the housing recess is covered. 3. The compact container according to claim 1, further comprising a regulating portion that regulates the second pushing operation of the piece.

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