JPH0446665Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial field of application] This invention allows an inner container for filling cosmetics to be removably housed in an outer container, and at the same time when the inner container is attached to the outer container, a This relates to a compact device whose protective cover can be removed.

[Conventional technology]

Among the cosmetic compacts, the luxurious ones have an inner container filled with cosmetics stored in an outer container, and when the cosmetics in the inner container is used up, it can be replaced with an unused inner container. The so-called refill type, which can be replaced with Generally, in such a compact, a small diameter through hole leading to the outside is bored in the bottom of the box-shaped outer container body, and the inner container is attached by press-fitting the inner container into the outer container body. After the cosmetic has been used up, the inner container can be removed by inserting a thin rod or the like from the outside of the through hole toward the inside and pushing the inner container upward.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

The unused inner container that is attached to the outer container body as described above has a protective cover attached to the top surface to protect the cosmetics, and when it is attached to the outer container body, the protective cover is removed. With the cosmetic exposed on the top surface, the outer container body is fitted into the outer container body by pressing the periphery with a finger.
Therefore, when the inner container is press-fitted into the outer container main body, there is a problem that the fingers come into contact with the cosmetic and get dirty. In addition, high precision is required in the dimensions of the outer container body and the inner container, and if the outer container body is too small, the inner container cannot be fitted, and conversely, if it is too large, the inner container may easily come off. There is. moreover,
Another problem is that a tool such as a stick is required to remove the used inner container, making it inconvenient to use.

This invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and it allows the inner container to be attached to the outer container without getting the fingers dirty, the inner container can be reliably engaged with the outer container, and it is also possible to attach and detach the inner container to the outer container. The purpose is to provide a compact product that is easy to use and easy to use.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the compact of this invention has an outer container consisting of a box-shaped outer container body with an open top and a lid body that covers the outer container body.
In a compact that accommodates an inner container for filling cosmetics whose top opening is covered with a thin protective cover with the protective cover removed, one of the opposing inner side surfaces of the outer container main body Then, a slide groove having a substantially C-shaped cross section is inserted into the outer container from one end to the other along the edge of the inner surface portion, with the C-shaped opening facing toward the inside of the outer container main body. The C-shaped strip is formed from a protrusion provided in the main body and an inner surface part, and is formed on the upper side of one outer surface part of the inner container from one end side to the other end along the edge of this one outer surface part. A connecting piece formed thinner than the width dimension of the opening part is provided, and a cylindrical engaging part that can be slidably engaged with the C-shaped slide groove is provided horizontally at the end edge of the connecting piece, An engagement groove or engagement protrusion extending along the edge of the inner side surface of the outer container body is provided on the side wall of the protrusion forming the slide groove or on the other side wall of the outer container body, and the engagement groove or engagement protrusion is provided. An engaging protrusion or engaging groove that can be elastically engaged with the engaging groove or engaging protrusion is provided in a portion of the inner container corresponding to the engaging groove or engaging protrusion, and the inner container is engaged with the slide groove and the cylindrical engaging portion. When the protective cover is slid to the other end of the outer container main body while the protective cover is fitted and housed in the outer container main body, the other end of the protective cover rides on the upper edge of the side wall on the other end of the outer container main body and the lid is opened. The structure is such that the lower surface on the other end side is formed into an inclined surface that slopes upward toward the other end.

In other words, the compact of this invention does not attach the protective cover to the outer container body by press-fitting it to the outer container body after removing the protective cover from the inner container, as in the conventional case. A slide groove having a C-shaped cross section is provided in the slide groove, and the tip of a connecting piece extending outward from one outer side surface of the inner container through the C-shaped opening of the slide groove can be slidably engaged with the slide groove. The cylindrical engaging part of the inner container is slidably engaged with the slide groove of the outer container body, and in this state, the inner container is slid to the inner container housing part of the outer container body, and the outer container is removed. It is designed to be housed within the container body. Furthermore, when the inner container is housed in the outer container body, the engagement protrusion or engagement groove of the inner container engages with the engagement groove or engagement protrusion of the outer container body, and this engagement causes The inner container is fixed (the inner container is prevented from rotating around the cylindrical engagement portion and the end of the inner container is prevented from protruding from within the outer container body). Furthermore, when the inner container with the protective cover attached to the top opening is slid from one end of the outer container main body toward the other end as described above, the inner container rises toward the other end and forms an inclined surface. The lower surface of the other end of the protective cover comes into contact with the upper edge of the side wall of the other end of the outer container main body and is pressed upward, and the inner container moves horizontally along the slide groove, causing the protective cover to separate from the inner container. . In this manner, the inner container is accommodated in the outer container body with the protective cover attached, and the protective cover can be removed from the inner container by sliding the inner container within the outer container body. Therefore, the inner container can be attached to the outer container without getting your fingers dirty, and the engagement between the slide groove and the cylindrical engagement portion and the engagement between the engagement groove and the engagement protrusion allows the inner container to be attached to the outer container without getting your fingers dirty. It can be reliably engaged with the container, and can be easily attached and detached without the need for a rod or the like, making it convenient to use.

Next, this invention will be explained in detail based on examples.

〔Example〕

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of this invention. In the figure, 1 is a plastic outer container;
It is composed of an outer container main body 2 that accommodates an inner container filled with cosmetics and cosmetic tools such as puffs and brushes, and a lid 3 that covers the outer container main body 2. The outer container main body 2 has a rectangular vertically elongated box shape with an open top surface, and a top edge of the inner side surface 4 is attached to a portion near the other end 5 of one of the inner side surfaces 4 facing each other. A slide groove 7 having a substantially C-shaped cross section is provided extending from one end 6 side to the other end 5 side along. This slide groove 7 includes a protrusion 9 that protrudes from the bottom surface 8 and the inner surface 4 of the outer container main body 2.
a, 9b and the inner side surface portion 4, and a C-shaped open portion 7a is formed on the upper side of the inner portion of the outer container body 2. Reference numeral 10 denotes an engagement groove bored in the side wall A of the protrusion 9a, and extends from the one end 6 side of the outer container main body 2 toward the other end 5 side. Reference numeral 11 denotes a mounting recess for hinge-connecting the lid 3 to the outer container body 2, and a cylindrical mounting portion 12 provided at one end edge 3a of the lid 3 is positioned in this recess. A shaft body (not visible in the figure) has both ends fixed to both sides of this mounting recess 11.
However, by inserting the cylindrical hole portion (not visible in the figure) of the cylindrical attachment portion 12, the lid body 3 is connected in a rotatable state. Note that a spring is attached to this shaft body so as to constantly bias the lid body 3 to open. Reference numeral 13 denotes an engagement protrusion provided on the lid body 3, which is adapted to detachably engage with an engagement portion 14 provided at the center of the upper end of the outer surface of the outer container body 2 on the one end 6 side. . 15 is the lid body 3
It is a mirror installed on the back side of the . Reference numeral 16 denotes a plastic plate-shaped inner container that is detachably housed in the outer container 1, and has a recessed portion on its upper surface, and a cosmetic material 17 is filled in the recessed portion. This inner container 16 has a flange portion 18 formed on the peripheral edge of the upper surface thereof, and is arranged on the upper side of one outer surface portion 19 (see FIG. 4) from one end 19a to the other end 19b along the upper edge of this outer surface portion 19. The flexible connecting piece 20 is thin-walled and has a downward dogleg shape in vertical cross section.
is provided, and a cylindrical engagement portion 21 that can be slidably engaged with the slide groove 7 of the outer container body 2 is provided at the end edge 20a thereof. A metal fitting 21a (see FIG. 4) is wound around the outer periphery of the cylindrical engaging portion 21. As shown in FIG. In FIG. 4, reference numeral 29 denotes an engaging protrusion projecting below the connecting piece 20, which can be engaged with the engaging groove 10 of the outer container body 2. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 22 denotes a thin plate-like protective cover, and side surfaces 23 for engagement are provided downward from the four corners. This side part 23 is connected to the inner container 1.
By engaging with the flange portion 18 of the inner container 16, the protective cover 22 covers the upper opening of the inner container 16 and protects the cosmetic material 17 within the inner container 16. 24 is a notch provided on the one end 22a side of the protective cover 22, and 25 is a protrusion provided on the other end 22b side. This protrusion 25 has an inclined surface 2 whose lower surface rises toward the other end 22b'.
6.

In this configuration, to attach the inner container 16 to the outer container 1, first attach the inner container 16, which has the protective cover 22 attached to the top opening, and connect the other end 19b of the cylindrical engaging portion 21 on one side to the outer container body. position and engage with one end 7b of the slide groove 7 of the second slide groove 7.
Set it to the state shown in the figure. Next, the inner container 16 is pressed toward the other end 5 side of the outer container main body 2, and the cylindrical engaging portion 21 is slid along the slide groove 7. and,
A protective cover 22 attached to the inner container 16
The other end 22b' of the projection 25 is slid to a position corresponding to the inner side edge of the side wall 28 on the other end 5 side of the outer container main body 2, resulting in the state shown in FIG. In this state, as shown in FIG. 4, the cylindrical engagement portion 21 of the inner container 16 engages with the slide groove 7, and the engagement protrusion 29 engages with the engagement groove 10. Therefore, the inner container 16 is firmly connected to the outer container main body 2 with the cylindrical engaging portion 21 and the engaging protrusion 29 sandwiching the protrusion 9a of the outer container main body 2, and the other side 27 of the inner container 16 is prevented from floating up from the outer container body 2. Further, at this time, the engagement protrusion 29 is engaged with the one end 10a side of the engagement groove 10, and the inner container 16
A gap is maintained between the other end 19b and the side wall 28 of the outer container body 2, as shown in FIG. 5a.
For this purpose, insert your finger into the notch 24 of the protective cover 22 and press the flange 18 of the inner container 16 located below the notch 24, as shown in FIG.
When the inner container 16 is moved to the other end 5 side of the outer container main body 2, the slope 26 of the protrusion 25 of the protective cover 22 moves from the other end 22b' toward the one end 22a, and the upper end of the side wall 28 The edges push it upwards. On the other hand, since the inner container 16 continues to move horizontally, the engagement between the side surface portion 23 of the protective cover 22 and the flange portion 18 of the inner container 16 is released, the protective cover 22 is separated from the upper surface of the inner container 16, and the sixth
The state will be as shown in the figure. Cosmetic tools such as puffs and brushes (not shown) are accommodated at one end 6 side of the outer container main body 2.

When the compact is not in use, the engaging protrusion 13 of the lid 3 is engaged with the engaging portion 14 of the outer container body 2, and the upper surface of the outer container body 2 is closed with the lid 3. Further, when in use, the above-mentioned engagement is released, the lid body 3 is opened, and the cosmetic 17 inside is used. When the cosmetic 17 is used up, with the lid 3 open as shown in FIG. , to the state shown in FIG. 3 (however, in this case, the protective cover 22 is not attached). Next, the inner container 16 is slid to the one end 6 side of the outer container main body 2 and removed from the outer container main body 2. Then, a new inner container 16 filled with the cosmetic material 17 is attached in the same manner as described above.

In this way, this compact has an inner container 16
The cylindrical engaging portion 21 is slidably engaged with the slide groove 7 of the outer container body 2, and the container can be accommodated in the outer container body 2 by sliding it to the other end 5 side of the outer container body 2. . For this reason, the inner container 16
can be easily attached and detached. Further, when the inner container 16 is housed in the outer container main body 2, the outer container main body 2
The engagement protrusion 29 of the inner container 16 is engaged with the engagement groove 10 of the inner container 16, and due to this engagement, the inner container 16 rotates around the cylindrical engagement portion 21, and the other side 27 of the inner container 16 is rotated. It is prevented from floating out from inside the outer container main body 2, and reliable engagement is performed. Furthermore, the outer container body 2
Since the engagement groove 10 is set longer than the engagement protrusion 29 of the inner container 16, even if the engagement groove 10 and the engagement protrusion 29 are in an engaged state, the inner container 16 will not fit inside the outer container 1. A protrusion 25 is provided on the other end 22b side of the protective cover 22, which can be easily slid and is attached to the upper opening of the unused inner container 16.
It is formed into an inclined surface that slopes upward toward 2b'. Therefore, an unused inner container 16 with a protective cover attached to the top opening is inserted into the outer container main body 2.
From the state in which the engagement protrusion 29 of the inner container 16 is engaged with the one end 10a side of the engagement groove 10 of the outer container body 2, the inner container 16 is turned toward the other end 5 side of the outer container body 2. When you slide the protective cover 22
The lower surface of the protrusion 25 comes into contact with the inner upper edge of the side wall 28 of the outer container body 2 and is pressed upward, and the protective cover 22 is removed from the inner container 16 which is moving horizontally along the slide groove 7. In this way, the inner container 16 with the protective cover 22 attached is attached to the outer container body 2, and the protective cover 22 is detached from the inner container 16 at the same time as the attachment. The inner container 16 can be attached to the outer container without staining the fingers with the cosmetic 17. Further, the engagement between the slide groove 7 and the cylindrical engagement portion 21 and the engagement groove 1
0 and the engagement protrusion 29, the inner container 16 can be reliably engaged with the outer container body 2, and furthermore, it is easy to attach and detach, and is convenient to use.

In the above embodiment, the engagement groove 10 is provided in the side wall A of the protrusion 9a of the outer container body 2, and the inner container 1
An engaging protrusion 29 is provided on the outer side surface 19 of one side of the inner container 16 so that the inner container 16 can be removably engaged with each other, but the present invention is not limited to this. An engagement groove that can be engaged with the engagement protrusion may be provided on the outer surface portion 19, or an engagement groove or an engagement protrusion may be provided on the other side wall B of the outer container body 2,
An engagement protrusion or an engagement groove that can be engaged with the engagement groove or engagement protrusion may be provided on the corresponding outer surface portion of the other side 27 of the inner container 16.

[Effect of idea]

Since the compact of this invention is constructed as described above, the inner container can be attached and detached without staining fingers or the like with cosmetics. Furthermore, the inner container can be reliably engaged with the outer container body, and the inner container can be easily attached and detached, making it convenient to use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an embodiment of this invention, Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views illustrating its installation method, Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the main part of the installation state, and Figs. FIG. 5b is an explanatory diagram illustrating a method for removing the protective cover, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the inner container attached. 1... Outer container, 2... Outer container body, 3... Lid, 4... Inner side part, 5, 19b, 22b, 22
b'...Other end, 6, 19a...One end, 7...Slide groove, 9a, 9b...Protrusion, 10...Engagement groove, 1
6...Inner container, 20...Connection piece, 20a...Edge portion, 21...Cylindrical engagement portion, 22...Protective cover, 29...Engagement protrusion, A...Side wall, B...Other side side wall.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An outer container 1 consists of a box-shaped outer container body 2 with an open top and a lid 3 that covers the outer container body 2.
, an inner container 16 for filling cosmetics whose upper opening is covered with a thin protective cover 22;
In a compact that accommodates the following with the protective cover 22 removed, on one of the facing inner surface portions of the outer container body 2, from one end 6 side to the other end 5 side along the edge of the inner surface portion 4, With the C-shaped opening facing toward the inside of the outer container body 2, the slide groove 7 having a substantially C-shaped cross section is connected to the protrusions 9a, 9b provided inside the outer container body 2 and the inner side surface 4. formed with
Formed on the upper side of one outer surface portion 19 of the inner container 16 along the edge of the one outer surface portion 19 from one end 19a side to the other end 19b side to be thinner than the width dimension of the open portion of the C-shaped strip. connected piece 2
0, and a cylindrical engagement portion 21 that can be slidably engaged with the C-shaped slide groove 7 is provided horizontally on the end edge 20a of the connecting piece 20, and a protrusion 9a forming the slide groove 7 is provided. An engaging groove 10 or an engaging protrusion extending along the edge of the inner side surface of the outer container body 2 is provided on the side wall A of the outer container body 2 or the other side wall B of the outer container body 2, and corresponds to the engaging groove 10 or the engaging protrusion. An engaging protrusion 29 or an engaging groove that can be elastically engaged with the engaging groove 10 or the engaging protrusion is provided in the portion of the inner container 16 that is connected to the slide groove 7, and the inner container 16 is connected to the slide groove 7 and the cylindrical engaging portion. When the protective cover 22 is slid toward the other end 5 side of the outer container main body 2 while the protective cover 22 is engaged with the outer container main body 2 and accommodated in the outer container main body 2, the other end 22b side of the protective cover 22 is moved against the other end 5 side wall of the outer container main body 2. The compact is characterized in that the lower surface on the other end 22b' side is formed into an inclined surface 26 that slopes upward toward the other end 22b' so that the lid can be opened by riding on the upper edge of the compact.