JPH0228815Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Industrial Application Field>> The present invention relates to a compact container, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a compact container, and more specifically, a container body and a lid are hinged at their respective rear portions so that they can be opened and closed. A recess is formed in the front edge of the recess, and a push piece is disposed within the recess so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and a first engagement protrusion formed on the inner surface of the recess and a second engagement protrusion formed on the lid body are provided. The present invention relates to a compact container in which the lid body is closed by engagement with an engaging protrusion, and when the push piece is pressed inward in this closed position, a component force is generated to push up and open the lid body.

《Prior art》 Conventionally, this type of compact container
As shown in Japanese Patent No. 56-45404, the push piece is formed as a relatively hard piece of plastic, and the inner end of this plastic piece is formed with a slope that gradually descends from the top to the bottom rear. When the push piece is brought into contact with the lower end of the claw hanging down from the front edge of the body and is biased outward when the lid is in the closed position, the push piece is pressed inward against this bias. There is a known device in which the vertical force of the inclined surface acts on a claw piece to push up and open the lid.

However, in this known compact container, the force acting on the claw of the lid from the inclined surface of the push piece is an oblique force perpendicular to the inclined surface, and this force pushes the claw of the lid against the container body. This includes a component force in the horizontal direction that presses against the inner surface of the formed recess. Since this horizontal component force is in the direction of strengthening the engagement between the lid and the container body,
A relatively strong force was required to open the lid by pressing the push piece inward.

<<Problems to be solved by the invention>> The invention of the present application was made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to cause the force applied to the pushpiece piece to press against the cover almost completely. To provide a compact container whose lid can be opened with a relatively small force by lifting the container upward.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, according to the compact container of the present invention, a push piece is disposed in a recess formed in the front end of the container body so as to be movable in the front and back direction. A thin flexible piece is formed at the rear of the front pressing wall of the recess to form an inclined surface extending from the front upper part to the rear lower part, and is capable of bending in the vertical direction and extends from the inner surface of the recess toward the front. A head integrally formed at the front end is slidably abutted on the inclined surface, and when the front wall of the push piece is pressed inward at the closed position of the lid, the head rises along the inclined surface. At the same time, the flexible piece bends downward, and the head comes into contact with the lower surface of the lid, pushing it upward.

<<Embodiments>> Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Reference numeral 1 indicates a synthetic resin container body in which cosmetics are stored, and a lid 3 is hinged to the rear edge of the container body 1 via a pin 2 so as to be openable and closable. A mirror 4 is bonded to the inner surface of the lid 3, and a claw piece 5 is integrally formed to hang down from the front edge of the mirror 4. A recess 6 is formed in the front end of the container body 1 to correspond to the claw piece 5. A protrusion 7 formed forward from the upper end of the inner surface of the recess 6
A first engaging protrusion 8 is provided protruding from the front end of the container body 1 , and a second engaging protrusion 9 is formed on the rear inner surface of the claw piece 5 . As it enters the recess 6, the second engaging protrusion 9 formed on the claw piece 5 crosses over the first engaging protrusion 8 formed on the inner surface of the recess 6 and engages, and the lid body returns to the closed position. It will be occupied.

A guide hole 1 is provided in the lower part of the inner surface of the recess 6 toward the inner depth.
0 is bored, and a guide groove 11 is formed on the bottom surface thereof. Further, a projecting piece 12 is formed integrally extending forward from approximately the center of the concave surface of the recess 6, and this projecting piece 12 is a thin wall extending horizontally so as to define the upper end of the guide hole 10. a flexible piece 13;
A head 1 integrally formed at the front end of the flexible piece 13
4, and the lower surface of the head 14 is formed into a slope that slopes from the upper front to the lower rear. In the closed position of the lid 3, the upper surface of the head 14 is close to the lower end surface of the claw piece 5 of the lid 3.

A push piece 15 is disposed within the recess 6, and the push piece 15 includes a pressing front wall 16 formed substantially vertically, a guide plate 17 extending rearward from the lower end of the front wall 16, Front wall 16
an inclined surface 18 formed from the rear surface to the upper surface of the guide plate 17 and inclined from the upper front to the lower rear;
A hook-shaped projection 1 protruding from the lower surface of the guide plate 17
It consists of 9. In order to assemble the push piece 15 configured in this way into the recess 6, it is sufficient to insert the guide plate 17 into the guide hole 10 and to fit the hook-like protrusion 19 into the guide groove 11. The push piece 15 is mounted in the recess 6 so as to be movable in the front and rear directions. In this state, the lower surface of the head 14 of the protruding piece 12 comes into slidable contact with the inclined surface 18 of the push piece 15.

Now, when the lid body 3 is closed as shown in FIG. 2, if you press your finger against the pressing front wall 16 of the push piece 15 and press it inwardly, the rear inclined surface 18 of the front wall 16 moves rearward, the head 14 of the projecting piece 12 rises along the inclined surface 18 while bending the flexible piece 13, and the claw piece 5 of the lid body 3 moves upward.
Press it against it and push it almost directly upwards. Therefore, the second engagement protrusion 9 formed on the claw piece 5 is relatively easily detached from the first engagement protrusion 8 formed on the inner surface of the recess of the container body 1, and the lid body 3 is unlocked. It is.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the head 14 is attached to the lid 3 when the lock is unlocked.
Although it is arranged to act on the claw piece 5 of , it may be made to act on other positions on the lower surface of the lid body 3.

Further, in the above embodiment, the protruding piece 12 was integrally extended from the inner surface of the recess 6, but this protruding piece is formed separately from the container body 1, and its rear end is welded or other suitable means. It can also be fixed on the back side.

<<Effect of the invention>> As described above, in the compact container according to the invention of the present application, when the push piece is pressed to the rear inside, the head of the protruding piece extending from the inner surface of the recess along the inclined surface rises, and the lid body is closed. Since it acts to push up almost directly upward, the engagement between the lid and the container body can be easily released with a relatively weak force.

Further, when the pressing force on the push piece is removed after the lid is opened, the push piece is returned to the front position by the restoring force of the flexible piece of the projection, so that the push piece does not wobble.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a side sectional view showing the compact container of the present invention with the lid closed, Fig. 2 is an enlarged partial sectional view showing the locking part of the compact container of Fig. FIG. 3 is a partial sectional view showing a state in which the push piece is pushed inward and the lid is unlocked from the state shown in the figure. 1... Container body, 3... Lid, 5... Claw piece, 6
... recess, 8 ... first engagement projection, 9 ... second engagement projection, 12 ... projecting piece, 13 ... flexible piece, 14
...Head, 15...Push piece, 16...Front wall, 18...Sloped surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The container body and the lid are hinged at their respective rear parts so that they can be opened and closed, a recess is formed in the front end of the container main body, and a first engagement protrusion is formed in the inner surface of the recess. A second engaging protrusion is formed on a claw piece hanging down from the front edge of the lid, and the lid assumes a closed position by engagement of the first engaging protrusion and the second engaging protrusion. In the compact container made as follows,
A push piece is disposed in the recess so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and the push piece has an inclined surface that slopes from the front upper part to the rear lower part behind the front wall for pressing, and a thin wall extending from the inner surface of the recess. A projecting piece consisting of a flexible piece that can bend in the vertical direction and a head that is integrally formed on the front end of the flexible piece and comes into contact with the inclined surface extends forward to close the lid. When the front pressing wall is pressed inward at the position, the head rises along the slope and the flexible piece bends downward, causing the head to come into contact with the lower surface of the lid and push it upward. A compact container characterized by being pushed up.