JPH0437537Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a compact container with an automatically opening lid.

[Conventional technology]

As an automatic lid-opening compact container, the one described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1983-4 is known. As shown in Figures 7 and 8, this
An inner plate 8 is fitted into a saucer 1 having a circumferential wall 10 erected around a bottom plate 1a, and a lid 3 is attached to one side of the saucer 1 with a hinge portion 2 so as to be rotatably openable and closable.
A pair of engaging portions 4 and 5 that engage with each other when the lid 3 is closed is provided on the other side of the saucer 1 opposite to the hinge portion 2 and the corresponding other side of the lid 3, and further,
In a compact container in which a release button 6 for releasing the engagement between the pair of engagement parts 4 and 5 is provided on the saucer 1, a pair of notches 21 and 2 are provided in the peripheral wall 10 on the side of the hinge part 2.
1 is provided to give elastic force to this peripheral wall 10 portion. However, the cuts 21, 21 are in the peripheral wall 1.
It is not an essential requirement to have elastic force in the 0 part, but if sufficient elastic force can be obtained without providing the cuts 21, 21, such cuts 21, 21
is not necessary, therefore, there is notch 2 in the said publication.
A type without numbers 1 and 21 is also shown.
Looking at the structure of the hinge part 2, the hinge shaft 2a provided along the peripheral wall 10 of the saucer 1,
The tip of a hinge arm 2b that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the lid 3 is pivotally supported on one side of the lid 3, and the pivot point is close to the lower part of the peripheral wall 10, and is located inside the base of the hinge arm 2b. is the surrounding wall 1 when the lid body 3 is closed.
A protrusion 22 is provided which abuts on the upper outer surface of 0.

Then, when the lid body 3 is closed, the protrusion 22 moves to the peripheral wall 10.
The upper part of the outer surface of the lid body 3 is brought into contact with the upper part of the outer surface and the peripheral wall 10 is pushed inward, and in this state, the engaging parts 4 and 5 of the lid body 3 engage with the engaging parts 4 and 5 on the saucer 1 side, and the lid body 3 is in the closed state. Retained. When the release button 6 is pressed in this state, the engagement parts 4 and 5 are disengaged, and the force that returns the peripheral wall 10 to its original state pushes the hinge arm 2b through the protrusion 22, causing the lid 3 to slightly open.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in such a structure, the saucer 1 and the peripheral wall 1
0 material must be flexible and elastic, or conversely, it must be easily damaged.
There is a problem that it cannot be molded with hard resin. In addition, an inner plate 8 filled with cosmetics is often fitted into the saucer 1, and in such a compact container, the peripheral wall 10 is bent inward of the saucer 1, so the inner plate 8 is bent by this deflection width. It is necessary to provide a margin between the inner plate 8 and the peripheral wall 10, which causes play in the fitting of the inner plate 8. In addition, even in conventional compact containers other than the conventional compact containers described above, a certain amount of play occurs in the fitting of the inner plate 8, and in order to eliminate this play, the inner plate 8 is tightened tightly.
There also arises a problem that it is easy to replace it and it disappears.

The present invention was developed in view of the above points, and it is possible to make a compact container with an automatic lid opening type without being limited to the molding material of the saucer, and it also does not cause looseness when fitting the inner tray. The technical problem is to create a compact container whose inner plate can be easily replaced.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention provides a compact container in which an inner tray 8 is fitted into a tray 1 which has a peripheral wall 10 erected around a bottom plate 1a, a lid 3 is attached to one side of the tray 1 with a hinge portion 2 so that it can be rotated open and closed, and a pair of engagement portions 4, 5 are provided on the other side of the tray 1 opposite the hinge portion 2 and on the corresponding other side of the lid 3 which engage with each other when the lid 3 is closed, and a release button 6 is further provided on the tray 1 to release the engagement of the pair of engagement portions 4, 5. The following technical means have been adopted.

That is, a first groove portion 11 is formed on the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 facing the hinge portion 2, and through holes 12, 12 passing through the peripheral wall 10 are formed at both ends of the first groove portion 11 corresponding to the axial direction of the hinge portion 2. A pair of second grooves 13, 13 are formed in the inner surface of the peripheral wall 10 following the through holes 12, 12, respectively, and extend in directions away from each other.

Further, a lid pusher 16 is formed in a shape to fit into the first groove 11 and whose side surface protrudes toward the hinge portion 2 from the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 when the lid is fitted, and a lid pusher 16 is connected to both ends of the lid pusher 16. Each of the through holes 1
2 and 12, and the pair of second grooves 1 connected to the connecting portion 17.
3 and 13, and a pair of inner plate holding portions 18 whose side surfaces protrude inward from the inner surface of the peripheral wall 10 than the inner surface of the saucer 1.

Furthermore, the hinge part 2 is a hinge shaft 2a provided along the peripheral wall 10 of the saucer 1, and pivots the tip of a hinge arm 2b protruding from one side of the lid 3 in a direction perpendicular to the lid 3. The pivot portion is located below the lid pusher portion 16 of the elastic soft body 15, and the lid pusher portion 16 projects from the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 toward the hinge portion 2 when the lid body 3 is closed. The side surface of the hinge arm 2b is brought into contact with the side surface of the hinge arm 2b.

[Effect]

When the lid body 3 is closed and the pair of engaging portions 4 and 5 are engaged to maintain the closed state, the lid pusher portion 16 comes into contact with the hinge arm 2b and is compressed. Then, press the release button 6 to release the pair of engaging parts 4 and 5.
When the engagement is released, the compressed lid pusher part 1
6 returns to its original protruding state, so the hinge arm 2b
is pressed to open the lid 3.

Also, when the middle plate 8 is fitted into the saucer 1, the middle plate 8
In order to fill the gap between the inner plate 8 and the peripheral wall 10 with the inner plate holding portion 18 in a compressed state, the inner plate 8 is held within the saucer 1.

Since the elastic soft body 15 and the saucer 1 are separate bodies, the material of the saucer 1 does not affect the automatic lid opening function, and any material can be selected for the saucer 1.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

As shown in FIG. 3, the compact container of this embodiment has a lid 3 rotatably attached to the rear side of a saucer 1 with a hinge 2. A pair of engaging portions 4 and 5 that engage with each other when the lid 3 is closed is provided on the front side and the corresponding front side of the lid. Further, a release button 6 having a "shaped" cross section is pivotally supported near the engaging parts 4 and 5 on the saucer 1 side, and when this release button 6 is pressed, the lid 3 is pushed up and the pair of engaging parts 4 , 5 are disengaged. Note that the release button 6 may have any structure as long as it can forcibly release the engagement between the pair of engaging portions 4 and 5.

Further, the saucer 1 has a peripheral wall 10 erected around the bottom plate 1a, and the inside thereof is divided into front and rear parts by a partition wall 7, and an inner tray 8 is fitted in the rear part. and,
Projections 9 are provided at the lower part of the front side and the lower part of the rear side of the middle plate 8.
a, 9b are provided, and the partition wall 7 portion corresponding to the protrusion 9a on the front side is also provided with a protrusion 9c that is positioned above the protrusion 9a on the front side when the inner plate 8 is fitted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a first groove 11 is formed on the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 on the rear side of the saucer 1 facing the hinge 2, and the first groove 11 extends in the axial direction of the hinge 2. Through-holes 12, 12 that penetrate the peripheral wall 10 are bored at the corresponding ends, respectively, and a pair of second grooves 13, 13 are formed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall 10 following these through-holes 12, 12, separated from each other. It is extended in the direction of

As shown in FIG. 1, an elastic soft body 15 such as rubber is attached to these continuous first groove portion 11, through holes 12, 12, and second groove portions 13, 13. This elastic soft body 15 is formed into a shape to fit into the first groove 11 and has a lid pusher part 16 whose side surface protrudes toward the hinge part 2 from the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 when the body is fitted into the first groove part 11 . A connecting portion 17 is connected to both ends of the peripheral wall 10 and is inserted into each of the through holes 12, 12, and a connecting portion 17 is connected to the connecting portion 17 and fits into the pair of second groove portions 13, 13, and the side surface is connected to the peripheral wall 10. It is formed by a pair of inner plate holding parts 18 that protrude inward from the inner surface of the saucer 1.

Further, the hinge part 2 is connected to the lid body 3 by a hinge shaft 2a provided along the peripheral wall 10 of the saucer 1.
It is formed by pivotally supporting the tip of a hinge arm 2b that protrudes in a direction perpendicular to the lid 3 on one side.
The position of the pivot portion is below the lid pusher portion 16 of the elastic soft body 15. Therefore, when the lid body 3 is closed, the side surface of the lid pushing part 16 that protrudes from the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 toward the hinge portion 2 comes into contact with the side surface of the hinge arm 2b that is above the pivot portion.

The operation of this embodiment is substantially the same as that described in the [Operation] section above. However, the inner plate 8 has a protrusion 9.
a, 9b are provided, and the protrusion 9a on the front side is caught on the protrusion 9c on the partition wall 7, and the protrusion 9b on the rear side is caught on the inner plate holding part 18, so that it can be further removed from the saucer 1. It's getting harder. However, even if it is said that it is difficult to come off, it is only because the fitting is tightened by the inner plate holding part 18 of the elastic soft body 15, so if the elastic soft body 15 is elastically displaced, the inner plate can be easily removed from inside the saucer 1. 8 can be removed.

[Effect of idea]

According to the present invention, the elastic soft body 15 can be easily removed by simply disengaging the engaging parts 4 and 5 from each other by operating the release button 6.
The lid body 3 can be easily opened by the lid pushing part 16. This automatic lid opening function is not affected by the material of the saucer 1 itself due to the elastic soft body 15 that is separate from the saucer 1. Therefore, the material of the saucer 1 can be freely selected, and a hard and scratch-resistant material can be used. Compact containers with automatic opening lids can be molded from synthetic resin.

In addition, the play when the inner plate 8 is fitted into the saucer 1 is eliminated by the inner plate holding part 18 of the elastic soft body 15, so that the inner plate 8 does not rattle and make noise.
The cosmetics inside will not fly out due to vibrations caused by backlash, and the inner tray 8 will not come loose. Since it is held down by the elastic soft body 15, the inner plate 8 can be unfitted simply by displacing the elastic soft body 15, and the inner plate 8 can be replaced easily.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the part where the elastic soft body is attached, showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view of Fig. 1 with the elastic soft body removed, and Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section of the compact container. Figure 4 is a plan view of the saucer,
Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the side circumferential wall of the hinge part as seen from inside the saucer, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the side circumferential wall of the hinge part as seen from the outside, Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional example, and Fig. 8 is a cross section thereof. It is a diagram. 1...Saucer, 1a...Bottom plate, 2...Hinge part,
2a...hinge shaft, 2b...hinge arm, 3...
... Lid body, 4, 5 ... Pair of engaging parts, 6 ... Release button, 8 ... Inner plate, 10 ... Peripheral wall, 11 ... First
Groove portion, 12...Through hole, 13...Second groove portion, 15
...Elastic soft body, 16...Lid pressing part, 17...Connecting part, 18...Inner plate pressing part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] An inner plate 8 is fitted into a saucer 1 having a peripheral wall 10 erected around the bottom plate 1a, and a lid 3 is rotated to open and close using a hinge portion 2 on one side of the saucer 1. A pair of engaging portions 4 and 5 are provided on the other side of the saucer 1 opposite to the hinge portion 2 and the corresponding other side of the lid body 3 so that the engaging portions 4 and 5 engage with each other when the lid body 3 is closed. In a compact container further provided with a release button 6 for releasing the engagement between the pair of engagement parts 4 and 5 on the saucer 1, a first groove part 11 is formed on the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 facing the hinge part 2. At the same time, peripheral walls 10 are provided at both ends of the first groove portion 11 corresponding to the axial direction of the hinge portion 2.
Through-holes 12, 12 are respectively bored through the
Following the through holes 12, 12, a pair of second grooves 13, 13 are provided on the inner surface of the peripheral wall 10, extending in directions away from each other, and are formed in a shape to fit into the first groove 11. A lid pushing part 16 whose side surface protrudes from the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 toward the hinge part 2 when the lid pushing part 16 is fitted, and a connecting part 17 that is connected to both ends of the lid pushing part 16 and inserted into each of the through holes 12, 12, respectively. and a pair of inner plate holding parts 18 which are connected to the connecting part 17 and fit into the pair of second groove parts 13, 13, and whose side surfaces protrude further inside the saucer 1 than the inner surface of the peripheral wall 10. elastic soft body 1
Further, the hinge portion 2 is a hinge shaft provided along the peripheral wall 10 of the saucer 1, and the hinge portion 2 is a hinge shaft provided along the peripheral wall 10 of the saucer 1.
A tip of a hinge arm 2b protruding in a direction perpendicular to the lid body 3 is pivotally supported on one side, and the pivot point is positioned below the lid pushing part 16 of the elastic soft body 15, and the lid An automatic lid-opening compact container characterized in that when the body 3 is closed, the side surface of the lid pushing part 16 that protrudes from the outer surface of the peripheral wall 10 toward the hinge part 2 comes into contact with the side surface of the hinge arm 2b.