JPH0233693Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial Application Field" The present invention relates to a portable storage container for bar-shaped cosmetics that is suitable for storing a plurality of bar-shaped cosmetics such as lipsticks and eye shadows.

``Prior art'' In general, bar-shaped cosmetics such as lipsticks and eye shadows are often cylindrical in structure and similar in size. It can make your bag cluttered and it can be a hassle to search for them.
It is inconvenient to carry many of these bar-shaped cosmetics.

Conventionally, as a means to solve such problems, for example, Utility Model Application No. 32-17693 (Utility Model Application No. 33-18547)
No. ``Lipstick case storage box'') and Utility Model Application No. 1983-96352 (Utility Model Application No. 1318-1988 ``Cosmetic container'') have been proposed.

``Problems that the invention attempts to solve'' However, these examples had the following problems.

In other words, in the case of the former lipstick case storage box, the box-shaped container body that houses the lipstick case also serves as the cap of the lipstick case, and when storing the lipstick case, it is inserted from the tip, and when taking it out, The bottom of the lipstick case, which is partially protruding from the container body, has to be pulled out by pinching it, which makes it look bad.
Another problem is that it is difficult to put your finger on the lipstick case and take it out.

On the other hand, although the latter cosmetic container has improved in terms of design, it is similar to the former in that the container itself also serves as a cap for the lipstick case, making it difficult to remove the lipstick case inside. This requires a dedicated lipstick case to be stored in the main body, and is not applicable to commonly available lipstick cases.

The present invention effectively solves these problems, and also provides a portable cosmetic product that is easy to take out stored bar-shaped cosmetics, can store commonly available bar-shaped cosmetics such as lipstick, and has improved applicability. The purpose is to provide storage containers for

"Means for Solving the Problem" The present invention has a movable holder that elastically contacts the side of a bar-shaped cosmetic product and holds a plurality of them in a parallel state in a box-shaped main body with an open top, which is movable up and down. The movable holder is provided with a movable cylindrical body protruding toward the bottom plate of the main body, and a rotary cylindrical body is inserted into the outer periphery of the movable cylindrical body so as to be rotatable around the axis and slidable in the axial direction. , an elastic body for pushing the movable cylinder upward relative to the rotary cylinder is disposed in the main body, and an elastic body prevents upward movement of the movable cylinder between the movable cylinder and the rotary cylinder. In addition to providing a locking mechanism for regulating the movement, a ratchet mechanism is provided for relatively rotating the movable cylinder and the rotating cylinder only in one direction when the movable cylinder is pushed downward, and the locking mechanism is moved. It is composed of a pawl portion protruding from the outer periphery of the cylindrical body, and a toothed portion in which a groove is continuously formed on the inner periphery of the rotary cylindrical body to engage the pawl portion in a circumferential direction. The feature is that the depth of the grooves adjacent to each other is set at different depths.

"Function" With the bar-shaped cosmetics stored in the movable holder,
When this is pushed downward, the engagement of the locking mechanism is disengaged, the ratchet mechanism is activated, the rotary cylinder rotates around the outer circumference of the movable cylinder, the position of the groove of the locking mechanism changes, and the movable cylinder and the rotary cylinder The height with respect to the body is shifted, and the bar-shaped cosmetic product protrudes from the opening of the box-shaped main body. On the other hand, when storing bar-shaped cosmetics, place the cosmetics in the movable holder, push the cosmetics downward, activate the ratchet mechanism to change the position of the groove of the locking mechanism, and store the bar-shaped cosmetics inside the box-shaped main body. Just do it.

"Embodiment" An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. In these figures, reference numeral 1 indicates a box-shaped main body for storing bar-shaped cosmetics P such as eye shadows and lipsticks, reference numeral 2 indicates a movable holder that holds a plurality of bar-shaped cosmetics P in parallel, and reference numeral 3 indicates the center of this movable holder 2. A movable cylinder 4 is provided on the movable holder 2 to cover one of the bar-shaped cosmetics P stored in the holder 2 from the lower part, and reference numeral 4 is a movable cylinder 3 that is rotatable around an axis and slidable in the axial direction. The inserted rotary cylinder, reference numeral 5 is a coil spring disposed at the lower end of the movable cylinder 3 and pushes it upward, and reference numeral 6 is an upper plate attached to the upper end of the main body 1. 6 constitutes the main components of the portable storage container of this embodiment.

The main body 1 has a structure in which a pair of rectangular plate-shaped halves 7 and 8 are aligned with each other to form an accommodation space for the movable holder 2 therein. A retaining protrusion 9 is provided in a protruding manner. Incidentally, a fitting groove 10 for fixing the upper plate 6 is formed on the inner surface of the upper end of the halves 7 and 8.

On the other hand, the movable holder 2 and the movable cylinder 3 are
It is integrally formed from a suitable synthetic resin.
The movable holder 2 has three cylindrical holding parts 11 arranged in parallel so that their axes are parallel,
The basic configuration is such that a bar-shaped cosmetic product P is inserted into the holding portions 11 and held therein. In addition,
These holding parts 11 have a U-shaped notch formed in their opposing walls, and a bullet plate part 12 surrounded by the notch elastically contacts the cosmetic container P to support it. has been done. Further, in this embodiment, the inner surface of the bullet plate portion 12 is provided with a locking protrusion 14 that engages with the circumferential protrusion 13 of the cosmetic container P and a recess 12a that fits into the circumferential protrusion 13. , it is not necessary to provide the circumferential protrusion 13 and the locking protrusion 14. However, if the configuration is such that these circumferential protrusions 13 and locking protrusions 14 are provided, when inserting the bar-shaped cosmetic product P into the holding part 11, the feeling of the circumferential protrusions 13 overcoming the locking protrusions 14 will be transmitted to the fingers. Therefore, it is convenient because the bar-shaped cosmetic product P can be easily positioned.

On the other hand, the movable cylinder 3 is continuous with the lower end of the middle holding part 11 and protrudes toward the bottom plate part 1a of the main body 1, and is formed as a whole into a bottomed cylindrical shape, and has a ratchet mechanism 15, which will be described later, on the outer periphery of the lower part. The pawl portions 17 and 18 of the locking mechanism 16 are respectively provided in a protruding manner at different positions up and down.

Further, the rotary cylinder 4 has a band-shaped annular step 19 provided around its inner periphery, and claws 17 and 18 of the ratchet mechanism 15 and the locking mechanism 16 are engaged with the upper and lower parts of the annular step 19, respectively. Grooves 20 and 21 that meet each other are formed continuously. Note that the lower end 4a of the rotary cylinder body is formed in a corrugated shape to improve slippage when the rotary cylinder body 4 rotates.

Further, although the coil spring 5 is used as the elastic body for pushing the movable cylinder 3 upward in this embodiment, the coil spring 5 is not limited to this, and any elastic body that urges the movable cylinder 3 upward can be used. , for example, a leaf spring.

In addition, to supplement the explanation about the upper plate 6 that covers the upper end opening of the main body 1, this includes a side plate part 23 equipped with a protruding rib 22 that fits into the fitting groove 10 at the upper end of the main body 1, and a holding part 6. The top plate part 25 has an insertion hole 24 for the bar-shaped cosmetic P corresponding to the position of the part 11.

Now, the ratchet mechanism 15 and the locking mechanism 16 will be explained with reference to FIG. When the movable cylinder 3 is lowered, the ratchet mechanism 15 slides the tip 17a of the pawl 17 on the slope of the groove 20, and the ratchet mechanism 15 moves the rotary cylinder 4 until the pawl 17 engages with the groove 20. The movable cylinder 3 is rotated intermittently.
It is mainly composed of a claw portion 17 and a toothed portion 26 consisting of a groove 20 continuously formed at the upper end of the annular step portion 19. Further, in the illustrated example, the tip 17a of the claw portion 17 is tapered with a downward slope on the left side, and the groove 20 is formed corresponding to the inclined direction of the tip 17a of the claw portion 17.

The locking mechanism 16 mainly includes a pawl portion 18 projecting from the lower outer periphery of the movable cylinder 3 and a toothed portion 27 consisting of a groove 21 continuously formed at the lower end of the annular step portion 19. ing. The tip 18a of the pawl 18 is formed to face the tip 17a of the pawl 17 of the ratchet mechanism 15, and the depth of the adjacent grooves 21 of the toothed portion 27 can be varied in two levels. The height of the movable cylinder 3 and the movable holder 2 is changed by changing the engagement position with the claw portion 18 depending on the depth of the groove 21, and the bar-shaped cosmetics P can be protruded from the inside of the main body 1 or stored. The structure is such that it can be used to

Next, the operation of the storage container configured in this way will be explained.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the bar-shaped cosmetic product P is inserted into the holding part 11 of the movable holder 2 and stored in the main body 1, when the upper end of the bar-shaped cosmetic product P is pushed, the claw part 17 of the locking mechanism 15 engages. While the engagement with the groove 20 is disengaged, the pawl 18 of the ratchet mechanism 16 slides on the slope of the groove 21 and rotates the rotary cylinder 4 to the left, causing the pawl 17 of the locking mechanism 15 and the groove 20 to rotate. The engagement position of is shifted by one position. By this operation, the movable holder 2 integrated with the movable cylinder 3 is pushed up by the force of the coil spring 5 to the extent that the depth of the groove 20 becomes deeper.
As shown in FIG. 5, the bar-shaped cosmetic P protrudes from the upper opening of the main body 1 and can be taken out.

On the other hand, when storing the taken out bar-shaped cosmetic product P in the storage container, insert the bar-shaped cosmetic product P into the holding part 11 of the movable holder 2 through the insertion hole 24 of the upper plate 6, push the upper end in the same way as when taking it out, Locking mechanism 1
It is sufficient to change the position of the groove 21 of 6 and store it in the main body 1. In addition, in the stored state of this bar-shaped cosmetic product P,
Since this is fitted into the bullet plate part 12 of the movable holder 2 via the groove 12a, the stored state is reliably maintained and there is no fear that the bar-shaped cosmetic product P will fly out when being carried.

Moreover, since the bar-shaped cosmetic product P inserted into the holding part 11 of the movable holder 2 is supported in an elastic contact state by the elastic plate part 12, it is stored in a state where it is protected from external shocks. This has the advantage of preventing internal cosmetics from being damaged.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the entire length of the container is lengthened and the movable cylinder 3' is made smaller in diameter than the holding part 11' of the movable holder 2'.
By fitting into the container, the container can be made thinner.

"Effects of the Invention" As explained above, according to the present invention, the following excellent effects can be achieved.

(a) By pressing the bar-shaped cosmetic stored in the movable holder, the bar-shaped cosmetic can be made to protrude from the main body with a single touch, so that the bar-shaped cosmetic can be easily taken out.

(b) It is possible to improve the applicability for storing bar-shaped cosmetics such as lipsticks and eye shadows that are generally available on the market.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being an exploded perspective view, Figure 2 being a perspective view of the assembled state, and Figure 3 showing the locking mechanism and ratchet mechanism. FIGS. 4 and 5 are front views showing the shape of the grooves, FIGS. 4 and 5 are central vertical cross-sectional views for explaining the operation, and FIG. 6 is a central vertical cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Box-shaped body, 2... Moving holder, 3... Moving cylinder, 4... Rotating cylinder, 4a... Lower end, 5...
Coil spring, 6... Upper plate, 9... Preventing protrusion, 10... Fitting groove, 11... Holding part, 12
...Bullet plate portion, 12a...Concave portion, 13...Peripheral protrusion,
14...Latching protrusion, 15...Ratchet mechanism, 1
6...Latching mechanism, 17, 18...Claw portion, 17
a, 18a... Tip, 19... Annular step, 20,
21...Groove, 26, 27...Tooth profile portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a portable storage container for storing a plurality of bar-shaped cosmetics such as eye shadows and lipsticks, the storage container has a box-shaped main body with an open top end, and a box-shaped main body that is slidably inserted in the vertical direction into the main body, and a side of the bar-shaped cosmetics. a movable holder that elastically contacts the parts and holds a plurality of them in a parallel state, and the movable holder is provided with a movable cylinder that protrudes toward the bottom plate part of the main body, and a movable cylinder is provided on the outer periphery of the movable cylinder. A rotary cylinder is inserted into the main body so as to be rotatable around the axis and slidable in the axial direction, and an elastic body is disposed in the main body to push the movable cylinder upward relative to the rotary cylinder. A locking mechanism is provided between the cylindrical body and the rotating cylindrical body to restrict the upward movement of the movable cylindrical body by an elastic body, and when the movable cylindrical body is pushed downward, the movable cylindrical body and rotation A ratchet mechanism is provided for relatively rotating the cylinder in only one direction, and the locking mechanism includes a pawl protruding from the outer periphery of the movable cylinder and a ratchet mechanism that rotates around the inner circumference of the rotating cylinder in the circumferential direction. and a toothed part in which grooves for locking the pawl part are continuously formed, and the depths of adjacent grooves in the toothed part are set to vary in size. Portable storage container for cosmetics.