JPH0355364Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a compact container that stores cosmetics and cosmetic tools inside and is mainly used for portable use.

[Prior Art] The above-mentioned compact containers include those in which a lid is hinged to a saucer-shaped container body, or two-tiered compacts in which a partition is further hinged between the container body and the lid. Containers are used. This compact container is desired to be small and lightweight, have a good design, and be easy to operate and use because it is often used on the go. In particular, the structure of the cap part for opening and closing operations affects operability, and various improvements have been made, examples of which are shown in Figures 7 to 1.
There is something like the one shown in Figure 0.

Each of these has a hook 2 on the free end of the lid 21.
2, and the container body 24 is provided with a hook 25 that elastically engages with the hook 21, and operating members 26a, 26b.
By pressing the operating members 26a and 26b, the lid 21 is pushed up and disengaged.

What is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is the container body 24.
A slide member (operation member) 26a having a tapered portion 28 on the upper surface is provided in a recess 27 formed at the free end of the slide member 26a, so as to be slidable back and forth.
When a is pushed in, the tapered portion 28 pushes up the engagement piece 23 and disengages the hooks 22 and 25 from each other. and the recess 27 and the slide member 2
An elastic member 29 is provided between the openings 6a and 29 to urge the slide member 26a to return to its original position when the lid is opened.

9 and 10, the recess 27 formed on the free end side of the container body 24 has a cross section L.
A letter-shaped operating member 26b is pivotally mounted by a shaft pin 30, and the upper end of this operating member 26b is configured to abut against the tapered surface 31 of the lid body 21. By pressing the outer surface of this operating member 26b, the lid is closed. body 21
The hooks 22 and 25 are disengaged by pushing up.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, the above-mentioned conventional techniques each have the following problems. That is, in the former case, the operating member 26a pushes the engagement piece 23 in the direction of deepening the engagement, so the engagement is difficult to disengage, and the sliding resistance with the container body 24 cannot be ignored. If the taper of the tapered portion 28 is made tighter, more pressing force is required, while if the taper is made looser, a larger operating stroke is required, and the length of the operating member 26a protruding from the outer surface of the container is also increased, resulting in an aesthetic appearance of the container. There is also the problem of damaging the

In the latter case, the structure of the operating member 26b is simple and there is no protrusion toward the outer surface of the container, but since the structure pushes up the tapered surface 31, a large stroke is required. This will damage the Furthermore, in this case, after opening the lid, the operating member 26b
There is nothing to hold the lid down, causing it to rattle, impairing the usability, and making it difficult to close and close the lid. Also,
In order to prevent this, it has been considered to provide an elastic member such as a coil spring, but this would complicate the structure and increase costs, so it has not been used as a practical means.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a compact container that can be operated by pressing with a small force, the operating member does not shake after the lid is opened, the container has an aesthetic appearance, and does not increase manufacturing costs. The purpose is to

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention has a container body, a lid body hinged to the container body, and a free end of the lid body that protrudes from the lower surface. , an engaging piece having a hook formed on its inner surface, a recess opening at the front and upper surfaces of the free end of the container body and having a hook formed on the back surface thereof to engage with the hook, a container body, and the container. a lid hinged to the main body;
An engaging piece that protrudes from the lower surface of the free end of the lid body and has a hook formed on its inner surface, and an engaging piece that opens on the front and upper surfaces of the free end of the container body and that engages with the hook on the back surface thereof. a recess formed in the
A slope section located at the lower end of both ends of the inner surface of this recess and formed obliquely up and down, and an operation rotatably mounted on pins provided on the left and right inner walls of the recess. The operation member includes a side plate having a recess formed in the outer surface into which the pin is inserted, a vertical plate connecting the side plate, a push-up plate protruding from the inner surface of the vertical plate, and the above-mentioned elastic pieces provided at both ends of the lower inner surface of the vertical plate, the elastic pieces being deformed in the rotating direction by slidingly contacting the slope portion when the operating member is rotated, and biasing the operating member in the direction of pushing back; When the body is in the closed state, the push-up piece comes into contact with the engagement piece, and the upper end of the side plate of the operating member comes into contact with the lid body, and when the operation member is rotated, the push-up piece pushes the engagement piece upward and The upper end of the side plate is configured to push the lid upward.

[Function] Since the push-up piece of the operating member pushes up the engaging piece, the hooks can be easily disengaged from each other and the lid can be opened with a small force. Furthermore, since the operating member is biased by an elastic piece, it does not wobble even when the lid is opened.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 show one embodiment of the present invention, and in these figures, reference numeral 1 indicates a rectangular saucer-shaped container body, reference numeral 2 indicates a lid hinged to the container body 1, and reference numeral 2 indicates a lid body hinged to the container body 1. Reference numeral 3 denotes an engaging piece that protrudes from the lower surface of the free end of this lid body 2 and has an upper hook 4 formed on its inner surface. Reference numeral 5 denotes an engaging piece that opens at the front and upper surface of the free end of the container body 1 and is located on the inner surface 5a thereof. A recess in which a lower hook 6 that engages with the upper hook 4 is formed, and reference numeral 7 denotes an operating member rotatably attached to pins 8, 8 provided on the left and right inner walls 5b, 5b of this recess 5. These constitute the compact container of the present invention.

A storage recess 1a for storing cosmetics and the like is provided inside the container body 1, and a mirror 9 is provided on the back surface of the lid 2.

As shown in FIG.
The side plates 11, 11 formed with the side plates 11, 11,
11, a push-up piece 13 protruding from the inner surface of the vertical plate 12, and the vertical plate 1
Elastic pieces 14, 14 provided at both ends of the lower inner surface of 2
It is made up of.

As shown in FIG. 3, the position of the push-up piece 13 is set so that its upper surface comes into contact with the lower surface of the engagement piece 3 when the lid is closed. Further, the bottom surface of the tip of the elastic piece 14 is formed into a chamfered portion 14a. The recess 10 is made up of a circular hole part 10a and a tapered part 10b, so that it can be easily inserted during assembly, and the outer surface of the vertical plate 12 becomes a curved pressing part 12a. ing.

On the other hand, the lower ends of both corners of the recess 5 formed in the container body 1 are provided with sloped portions 15 that abut against the chamfered portions 14a of the elastic pieces 14.

When using the compact container configured as described above, when the pressing part 12a of the operating member 7 is pressed with a finger or the like in the closed state shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the operating member 7 will push the pin 8. The push-up piece 13 pushes up the engagement piece 3, and the upper hook 4 and the lower hook 6 are disengaged and the lid body 2 is opened (see FIG. 4).

Here, since the elastic piece 14 is bent along the slope portion 15 as the operating member 7 rotates, it biases the operating member 7 in the opposite direction to the pressing operation.
When the finger pressure is released, the operating member 7 is returned to its original position. Therefore, the operating member 7 does not rattle during makeup, and even if the lid 2 is closed after makeup is finished, the hooks 4 and 6 can be engaged without the operating member 7 getting in the way.

Since the push-up piece 13 of the operating member 7 pulls up the engagement piece 3 of the lid body 2 toward the free end side of the lid body 2, force is applied only in the direction of releasing the engagement between the hooks 4 and 6. , therefore, less pressing force is required.

Since the operating member 7 can be integrally molded from resin or the like, the cost of parts does not increase, and assembly is easy due to the effect of the tapered portion 10b provided in the recessed portion 10.

FIG. 5 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the shape of the slope portion is different from the above example. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the slope portion 15a is formed into a concave curved surface, and the necessary pressing force is small at first and gradually increases, allowing smooth operation.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a two-stage compact container, and the method of use and operation are similar to the above embodiment.

[Effects of the invention] The present invention comprises a container body, a lid hinged to the container body, an engaging piece that protrudes from the lower surface of the free end of the lid and has a hook formed on its inner surface, and a lid that is hinged to the container body. A recess that is open on the front and upper surfaces of the end and has a hook that engages with the hook on the back surface of the recess, and sloped sections that are formed diagonally up and down at the lower ends of both ends of the back surface of the recess. and an operating member rotatably mounted on pins provided on the left and right inner walls of the recess, the operating member having a side plate having a recess formed therein into which the pin is inserted into the outer surface, A vertical plate connecting the side plates, a push-up plate provided protruding from the inner surface of the vertical plate, and a push-up plate provided at both ends of the lower inner surface of the vertical plate, which slides into contact with the slope portion when the operating member is rotated. an elastic piece that is deformed in the moving direction and biases the operating member in the pushing direction, and when the lid body is closed, the push-up piece abuts the engagement piece and the upper end of the side plate of the operating member Abuts on the lid,
Since the push-up piece pushes up the engagement piece and the upper end of the side plate pushes up the lid when the operating member is rotated, the following effects are achieved.

a When the operating member is rotated, the elastic piece slides into contact with the slope and deforms in the same direction of rotation as the operating member, so the operating member can be rotated smoothly and operability can be improved. . In addition, the hooks can be easily disengaged by the action of each part of the operating member, and the lid can be opened reliably with a small force.

b After the rotation operation, the operating member returns smoothly and reliably due to the biasing force of the elastic piece, so the operating member does not wobble even after the lid is opened.

c Since the elastic piece operates in the rotational direction of the operating member and is bent upward along the slope when the operating member is rotated, the depth of the front wall of the container body can be reduced accordingly, and the container The dead space of the main body can be reduced, and the compact container can be prevented from increasing in size.

d) Since the operating member can be integrally molded from resin or the like, the cost of parts is not high and assembly during manufacturing is easy, and furthermore, the operating member does not protrude outside the container and impair its aesthetic appearance.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1A is a perspective view of the compact container excluding the operating member, Figure 1B is an enlarged perspective view of the operating member, and Figure 1C is a view from the inside of the operating member. 2 is a side sectional view with the lid closed, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the main parts, FIG. 4 is a side sectional view with the lid open, and FIG. 5 is a side sectional view of the lid closed. An example is shown, a perspective view of the front part of the container body, No. 6
The figure is a side sectional view of another embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 7 and 8 are perspective views of a conventional example, and FIGS. 9 and 10 are side sectional views of another conventional example. 1... Container body, 2... Lid body, 3... Engagement piece,
4...Upper hook, 5...Recess, 5a...Back surface, 5
b...Inner wall, 6...Lower hook, 7...Operation member,
8... Pin, 10... Recess, 11... Side plate, 12
... Vertical plate, 13 ... Push-up piece, 14 ... Elastic piece, 1
5... Slope section.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A container body 1, a lid 2 hinged to the container body, and an engaging piece 3 protruding from the lower surface of the free end of the lid and having a hook 4 formed on its inner surface.
, a recess 5 that opens on the front and upper surfaces of the free end of the container body and has a hook 6 formed on its rear surface 5a that engages with the hook 4; and a rear surface 5 of the recess 5.
a slope portion 15 formed obliquely in the vertical direction at the lower end of both ends of the recess 5; and an operating member 7 pivotably mounted on a pin 8 provided on the left and right inner walls 5b of the recess 5; The operating member 7 includes a side plate 11 on the outer surface of which the pin 8 is inserted and a recess 10 formed therein, a vertical plate 12 connecting the side plate 11, and a side plate 12 provided protruding from the inner surface of the vertical plate 12. Push-up board 13
and elastic pieces 14, which are provided at both ends of the inner lower part of the vertical plate 13, and are deformed in the rotating direction by slidingly contacting the slope portion 15 when the operating member is rotated, and bias the operating member 7 in the direction of pushing it back. When the lid body 2 is in the closed state, the push-up piece 13 comes into contact with the engagement piece 3, and the upper end of the side plate 11 of the operating member 7 comes into contact with the lid body 2, causing rotation of the operating member 7. A compact container characterized in that in operation, the push-up piece 13 pushes up the engagement piece 3 and the upper end of the side plate 11 pushes up the lid body 2.