JPH0349603Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a compact container, and more specifically, a recess is formed in the rear end of the container body, and a hinge portion of the lid body is inserted into the recess. By rotatably connecting the lid to the container main body, the lid body can be opened and closed, and a slide piece movable in the front and back direction is disposed inside the container main body, and the rear end of the slide piece is attached to the recess. The slide piece extends inward to form a pressing part, the pressing part cannot come into contact with the hinge part, and the front end of the slide piece extends to near the engaging part between the container body and the lid. , the front end of the slide piece is able to come into contact with the lid, and when the pressing part is pressed forward, the front end urges the lid to open the lid, thereby creating a compact container. Regarding improvement of opening/closing structure.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, this type of compact container was disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 59-98806. In this compact container, a rising part is formed at the front end of the slide piece, and the upper end of the rising part forms an inclined surface that gradually rises from the front to the rear, and the inclined surface extends from the front end of the lid body. When this slide piece is pressed forward in the closed position of the lid so that it comes into contact with the lower end of the hanging claw, the vertical force of the slope acts on the claw, pushing the lid up and opening it. This is what happens.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional compact container, the engaging part between the lid and the container body is not exposed, which improves the design, and it is easy to assemble, and the lid can be opened with a one-touch operation, making it easy to operate. Although it has the effect of improving sex, it is still not perfect. In other words, the force acting on the claw piece of the lid body from the sloped surface of the slide piece is a diagonal force perpendicular to the sloped surface, and the vertical component of this diagonal force is the opening force of the lid body. becomes. Therefore, the opening force changes depending on the inclination angle of the inclined surface, but since there is a restriction on the movement stroke of the slide piece, the inclination angle becomes relatively steep, and as a result, the inside of the slide piece A relatively strong force was required to open the lid by pressing in the opposite direction. Furthermore, there was a problem in that the inclined surface worked in a direction to strengthen the engagement between the claw piece and the engagement protrusion formed on the container body.

[Purpose of invention]

This invention was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to increase the effective stroke of the slide piece and provide a compact container whose lid can be opened with a relatively small force. There is something to do.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, in the compact container according to the present invention, an actuating arm is formed at the front end of the slide piece and integrally extends upward to the front through a thin flexible part, and the front end of the actuating arm is When the slide piece is pressed forward by bringing it into sharp contact with the front surface inside the container body, the actuating arm slides on the front surface and can move upward, and when the lid body is in the closed position, the actuating arm touches the upper end surface of the container body. The bottom surface of the lid body is positioned close to the lid body.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of this invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of this invention.

10 is a container body, and this container body 10
A relatively wide first recess 12 is formed in the upper surface of the holder. A guide groove 14 is formed in the inner bottom of the first recess 12 at the center in the front-rear direction, and the guide groove 14 extends from the lower end of the rear surface of the front wall 16 of the container body 10 to the rear of the container body 10. It extends to the edge. In addition, a pair of side walls 1 are provided at the center of the rear surface of the front wall 16 along both side edges of the guide groove 14.
8 is integrally formed to extend, and the rear end of the side wall 18 is closed by a back wall 20 having a through hole 20a at the lower end to form a second recess 22. A first engagement protrusion 2 is provided at the upper end of the front surface of the back wall 20.
4 is integrally formed to protrude toward the front.
Further, a recess 26 is provided at the center of the rear end of the container body 10.
is formed, and this recess 26 is formed in the container body 1.
A rectangular notch 28a provided in the center of the rear wall 28 of the 0 is in communication with the guide groove 14.

Further, a slide piece 30 is disposed within the guide groove 14 of the container body 10 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. The slide piece 30 includes a flat plate portion 32 having an outer shape that is substantially the same as the inner shape of the guide groove 14;
It is composed of a relatively thick pressing part 34 that is integrally formed upright at the rear end of the flat plate part 32, and a lid pushing part 36 formed at the front end of the flat plate part 32. The pressing portion 34 is located within the recess 26 provided in the container body 10, and is movable in the recess in the front-rear direction. Further, the front part of the flat plate part 32 and the lid push-up part 36 are connected to the second recess 2.
It passes through a through hole 20a provided at the lower end of the second rear wall 20 and is positioned within the second recess 22.

A decorative plate 40 is detachably attached to the first recess 12 of the container body 10 from above so as to cover the slide piece 30. That is, this decorative plate 40 has a cosmetic storage recess 42, and a flange 44 is integrally formed on the outer periphery of the upper end of the cosmetic storage recess 42 so as to protrude outward. The front part of this flange part 44 protrudes longer than the other part, and the second part of the container body 10 is located in the center part of the flange part 44 .
A notch 46 having substantially the same shape as the recess 22 is provided. Furthermore, a pair of fitting protrusions 48 are formed protrudingly on both sides of the outer periphery of the cosmetic storage recess 42, and these fitting protrusions 48 are connected to a pair of fitting protrusions 48 formed on both sides of the inner periphery of the container body 10. By fitting into the groove 29, the decorative plate 40 is fixed in the first recess 12 of the container body 10, and the slide piece 30
This makes it impossible to separate from the container body 10.

On the other hand, the recess 26 provided in the container body 10
A lid 50 is hinged therein so as to be openable and closable, and the lid 50 has a substantially same planar shape as the container body 10, and a mirror 52 is bonded to its inner surface. A pair of hinge pieces 54 are integrally formed to hang down from the rear end of the lid body 50.
4 is hinged in the recess 26 of the container body 10 via a pin 56 so as to be openable and closable. At this time, since the interval between both hinge pieces 54 is formed to be slightly wider than the width of the pressing part 34 of the slide piece 30, the pressing part 34 is disposed so that it cannot come into contact with the hinge piece 54. Further, a claw piece 58 is integrally formed to hang down from the front part of the lower surface of the lid body 50, and a second engagement protrusion 60 integrally projects rearward at the lower end of the rear face of the claw piece 58. It is formed. In the closed position of the lid body 50, the claw pieces 58 pass through the notches 46 of the decorative plate 40 and reach the second recesses 2 of the container body 10.
2 and the second engagement protrusion 60
is the first engaging protrusion 24 provided on the container body 10.
They cross over and engage with each other to maintain the closed position of the lid body 50.

In the present invention, the lid pushing-up part 36 of the slide piece 30 is integrated with the thin flexible part 37 provided at the front end of the flat plate part 32 and upwardly in the front part via this flexible part 37. and an actuating arm 38 extending to. When the front end of the actuating arm 38 is brought into sharp contact with the front surface of the second recess 22 of the container body 10 and the slide piece 30 is pressed forward, the actuating arm 38 is brought into contact with the front surface of the second recess 22 of the container body 10. It is configured to be able to slide upwardly on the front surface, and the lower surface of the lid 50 is located close to the upper end surface of the operating arm 38 when the lid 50 is in the closed position.

Next, to explain the operation of this embodiment, when the lid body 50 is in the closed position as shown in FIG. In order to open the lid 50 from this position, the pressing portion 34 of the slide piece 30 may be pressed inward. In other words, when the pressing part is pressed inward and forward,
The actuation arm 38 slides over the front surface of the second recess 22 and rises. During this upward movement, the upper end surface of the actuating arm 38 comes into pressure contact with the lower surface of the lid body 50 and urges it upward. The first engaging protrusion 2 formed in
4, and the lid body 50 is opened. Then, when the slide piece 30 is further pressed, since the front surface of the second recess 2 is flush with the upper edge thereof, the front end of the actuating arm 38 can move to the upper edge of the front surface, so that it slides. the substantial stroke of piece 30 increases;
The lid 50 can be opened more easily and can be opened to a relatively large angle.

4 and 5 are sectional views showing a second embodiment of this invention.

In this embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the second recess is not provided in the container body 10, and the first engaging protrusion 2 formed in the container body 10 is
4' is provided at the upper end of the rear surface of the front wall 16 of the container body 10. The second engagement protrusion 60' is integrally formed to protrude from the front lower end of the claw piece 58 provided on the lid body 50. Furthermore, slide piece 30
A concave notch 38a is provided at the center of the front end of the actuating arm 38 formed at the front end. This concave notch 38a has a width wider than the width of the first engagement protrusion 24', and when the slide piece 30 is pressed, both sides of the upper end of the actuating arm 38 are connected to the first engagement protrusion 24'. It is movable through the outside to the upper edge of the container body 10. And the lid body 50
In the closed position, both sides of the front end of the actuating arm 38 are attached to the claw pieces 58.
It is designed to come into contact with the lower end surface of.

Now, in order to open the lid 50 from the closed position as shown in FIG. slides on the rear surface of the front wall 16 and rises. At this time, the actuating arm 38 tilts rearward and upward around the lower flexible portion 37, and at the time of this tilting, both sides of the front end of the actuating arm 38 come into pressure contact with the claw piece 58 and press it slightly backward from above. Therefore, the second engagement protrusion 60' formed on the claw piece 58 rises while separating from the first engagement protrusion 24' provided on the container body 10. Lid body 50 with force
can be opened. Since the concave notch 38a is formed at the center of the upper end of the actuating arm 38, the lid 50 can be opened to a relatively large angle with a push button, as in the first embodiment.

Note that other structures and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment, so explanations will be omitted.

〔effect〕

As described above, according to the compact container according to the invention, the actuating arm is formed at the front end of the slide piece via the flexible part, and the front end of the actuating arm is brought into contact with the inner front surface of the container body at an acute angle. When the slide piece is pushed forward, the operating arm slides on the front surface and can move upward, and the lower surface of the lid is positioned close to the upper end surface of the operating arm when the lid is closed. Therefore, the substantial stroke of the slide piece is increased, and the lid can be easily opened with a relatively small force.

In addition, a first engagement protrusion is provided on the front surface of the inner peripheral part of the container body, and a second engagement protrusion is formed on the front face of the claw piece formed hanging down from the lid body, and the closure is achieved by engagement of both engagement protrusions. The position is maintained, and the front end of the actuating arm is brought into contact with the claw piece, and a concave notch is provided at the center of the front end of the actuating arm, the width being approximately the same as the width of the first engaging protrusion. In this case, the front end of the actuating arm is biased upward against the claw piece and in the direction in which both engaging protrusions are separated, so the lid can be opened with a smaller force, and the actuating arm can be opened with less force. Since both sides of the upper end can be moved to the upper edge of the container body through both outer sides of the first engaging protrusion, the lid can be opened to a large angle.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 shows the first compact container according to this invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the lid in a closed state; FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the lid in an open state; FIG. 4 is a second cross-sectional view of the invention. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the lid in the embodiment in a closed state, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the lid in an open state. 10... Container body, 12... First recess, 14
...Guide groove, 16...Front wall, 22...Second recess, 24, 24'...First engagement protrusion, 26...
Recessed portion, 28... Rear wall, 30... Slide piece,
32... Flat plate part, 34... Pressing part, 36... Lid pushing part, 37... Flexible part, 38... Operating arm,
40... Decorative plate, 50... Lid body, 54... Hinge piece, 58... Claw piece, 60, 60'... Second engaging protrusion.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A recess is formed in the rear end of the container body, and a hinge portion of the lid is rotatably connected to the recess to open and close the lid on the container body. A slide piece movable in the front and back direction is disposed inside the container body, and the slide piece has a rear end extending into the recess to form a pressing part, and the pressing part is connected to the hinge. The front end of the slide piece is extended to the vicinity of the engagement part between the container body and the lid, and the front end of the slide piece is capable of coming into contact with the lid. In a compact container in which when the pressing part is pressed forward, the front end urges the lid and opens the lid, a thin flexible part is attached to the front end of the slide piece. an actuating arm that integrally extends upwardly, and when the front end of the actuating arm abuts the inner front surface of the container body at an acute angle and the slide piece is pressed forward, the actuating arm touches the front surface of the container body. 1. A compact container, characterized in that the top is slidable and movable upward, and the lower surface of the lid is located close to the upper end surface of the operating arm in the closed position of the lid. (2) A first engagement protrusion is provided on the inner front surface of the container body, a second engagement protrusion is formed on the front surface of the claw piece formed to hang down from the lid, and the first and second engagement protrusions
The closed position is maintained by the engagement of the engagement protrusion,
Further, a concave notch having a width wider than the width of the first engagement protrusion is provided at the center of the upper end of the actuating arm, so that both sides of the front end can come into contact with the claw piece. A compact container according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim.