JPH0448738Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Industrial Application Field>> The present invention relates to a compact container, and more specifically, an inner plate and a lid are connected to the rear end edge of the container body so as to be openable and closable. A notched recess is formed in the front end edge of the container body, a first claw piece is formed upright near the back of the notched recess, and a first engagement protrusion is formed on the inner surface of the first claw piece. a second engaging protrusion is provided at the lower part of the front surface of the inner tray, a third engaging protrusion is provided at the upper part thereof, and a second claw piece is provided vertically at the front edge of the lid body, and A fourth engagement protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the second claw piece, and when the lid is closed with respect to the container body, the first engagement protrusion, the second engagement protrusion, and the third engagement protrusion are engaged. This invention relates to a compact container in which a protrusion and a fourth engaging protrusion are engaged with each other.

<<Prior Art>> Conventionally, in this type of compact container, in order to facilitate the release of the lock between the lid and the container main body, a slideable or rotatable push piece is provided in a recess at the front edge of the container main body. It has been known that when the push piece is pressed inward, a portion of this pressing force is converted into an upward opening force for the lid.

However, in this known compact container, the push piece is provided at the front edge of the container body, so the operation procedure for releasing the lid from the container body and opening the lid is, for example, with the thumb of the left hand. After pressing the push piece to release the lock, open the lid to a sufficient angle with your right thumb, or place the container body on your left palm and press the push piece with your right thumb to release the lock. The common operation was to open the lid by placing one's thumb on the front end of the lid.

The conventional compact container described above requires two actions, such as using the fingers of both hands to open the lid, or changing the way the container is held even with the same fingers.

For this purpose, a push piece is provided at the front end of the lid, and when the push piece is pressed inward with, for example, the thumb of the right hand to release the lock between the lid and the container body, and the thumb is lifted upward, the lid can be removed. A compact container is provided that can be opened to a desired position.

In recent years, there has been a so-called compact container with an inner tray, which has a cosmetic storage section and a storage section for cosmetic tools such as puffs in two levels, upper and lower. That is, it consists of a container body, an inner plate placed above the container body, and a lid placed above the inner plate, and these three parts are connected at the rear end so that they can be opened and closed. The structure is as follows. The puff is stored in one of the inner plate or the container body, and the cosmetic is stored in the other.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in conventional compact containers in which the push piece is provided on the lid side, the pressing part of the push piece is provided on or above the center partition line between the lid and the container body, and Because it is located on the same vertical plane as the front edge of the push piece, for example, when opening the lid with the container body on the palm of your left hand, you must press the push piece with the lower end of the fingertips of your right thumb. There was a problem in that when the push piece was pressed with the pad of the thumb, the lower end of the fingertip of the thumb hit the front edge of the container body, making it difficult to open the lid unless the thumb was held differently.

Also, since the pushing direction of this push piece is approximately horizontal and the opening direction of the lid body is diagonally upward, even if the finger pressing the push piece does not change its grip, the direction of the force applied to it is the same as when releasing the lock. I had to change it when I opened my body.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems.The purpose of this invention is to be able to press the push piece widely with the tip of the right thumb when the container body is placed on the palm of the left hand, By applying a force to the push piece that pushes up diagonally upward, the lid can be unlocked from the container body, and the lid can be opened to a desired angle by applying force in the same direction. to provide an excellent compact container.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, in the compact container according to the present invention, a notch is cut out to the bottom side of the container body, and a notch is formed in the front end of the lid body upwardly. The upper end of the push piece having a hinge part is coupled to make the push piece swingable back and forth via the hinge part, and the push piece is passed from the front of the second claw piece to the front of the cutout recess. The push piece extends to the bottom side of the recess, at least one of the lower end of the push piece and the inner surface of the cutout recess is formed as a first inclined surface, and the push piece extends rearward to an intermediate position in the vertical direction. A protruding actuating piece is formed to form a second inclined surface at at least one of the abutment points between the actuating piece and the inner plate, and when the lower part of the push piece is pushed inward, the first inclined surface is formed. The push piece is pushed upward by the inclined surfaces of , 2.

<<Example>> Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, 1 indicates a container body, and a recess 3 for storing cosmetic tools such as a puff 2 is formed on the upper surface of the container body. Further, the upper, front and lower front end portions of the central portion of the front edge of the container body 1 are cut out, and a cutout recess 4 is formed therein. The lower part of this notch recess 4 forms a first inclined surface 5 that descends toward the front. Furthermore, a first claw piece 6 that stands upward is integrally formed at the upper end of the inner surface of the notch recess 4.
A first engagement protrusion 7 is formed protruding from the inner surface of the upper end of the claw piece 6 . Further, a concave notch 9 is provided at the center of the rear end of the container body 1, and this concave notch 9
Hinge protrusions 13 and 14 that are formed to hang down from the rear end of the inner plate 10 and the lid body 12 are inserted into the interior, and the hinge protrusions 13 and 14 are rotated relative to the container body 1 by pins 15, respectively. It is pivoted freely.

The inner plate 10 is formed into a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above,
A cosmetic storage recess 16 is bored in its upper surface, and a cosmetic 17 is filled in the cosmetic storage recess 16. Further, a concave notch 18, which is slightly larger than the notch recess 4 formed in the container body 1, is bored in the center of the front end of the inner plate. A second engagement protrusion 20 that can be engaged with the first engagement protrusion 7 described above is integrally formed to protrude below the inner surface of the concave cutout 18 . Further, a third engagement protrusion 21 is integrally formed to protrude above the rear surface.

Further, a pair of guide rail portions 22, 22 are integrally formed on both lower inner surfaces of the concave notch 18, extending forward from the inner surface thereof. A second inclined surface 23 that slopes downward is formed at the tip of the guide rail 22.
The angle of inclination of this second inclined surface is gentler than that of the first inclined surface 5 described above.

The lid body 12 has a mirror 25 glued to its inner surface,
A second claw piece 26 is provided hanging from the front inner side of the lid body 12, and a fourth engagement protrusion 27 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the second claw piece 26 so as to protrude. When the lid body 12 is closed, this second claw piece 26 enters the concave notch 18 at the front end of the inner plate 10 and engages with the third engagement protrusion 21 formed on the inner plate 10. The mating projection 27 is engaged to lock the lid body 12.

In addition, a through hole 28 is provided at the front center of the upper end of the lid body 12.
A locking hole 29 is formed at the inner depth of the through hole 28, which is enlarged via a step. The upper end 31 of the push piece 30, which is curved in an arc shape and has an arrowhead shape in cross section, is press-fitted into the through hole 28 and the locking hole 29, and after being press-fitted, it is locked to the stepped portion and cannot be pulled out. . In this embodiment, the push piece 30 is made of a synthetic resin having a hinge characteristic, and its lower part can be bent inward via the upper hinge part 32, and can be elastically returned after being bent.

This push piece 30 extends from the front of the second claw piece 26 through the front of the concave notch 18 and the notch recess 4 to the bottom side of the notch recess 4, and its lower end is located at the locking position of the lid body 12. , is in contact with the lower end of the first inclined surface 5 below the inner surface of the notch recess 4.

Furthermore, a flat plate-shaped actuating protrusion 35 is integrally formed on the inner surface of the front protrusion of the push piece 30 to protrude inward. When the lid body 12 is in the locked position, the rear tip of the operating protrusion 35 is close to the lower end of the second inclined surface 23 formed on the inner tray 10.

Furthermore, this push piece 30 includes a lid body 12,
The push piece 30 is curved with the same curvature as the front end of the inner plate 10 and the container main body 1, and when the lid 12 is locked, both ends of the push piece 30 are curved with the same curvature as the front end of the inner plate 10 and the container body 1.
2. It is designed to be connected to the surfaces of the inner plate 10 and the container body 1 without any difference in level.

On the other hand, in order to release the lid 12 from its locked position as shown in FIG. Place your fingertips on the lower front part and push up diagonally upwards to release push piece 30.
A first inclined surface 5 whose lower end is formed within the notched recess 4
, thereby pushing the pushpiece 3
The lid body 12 integrally connected to the lid body 1 also rises, and the third and fourth engaging protrusions 21 and 27
The inner plate 10 that is engaged with is also raised. Further, by pressing the push piece 30, the tip of the actuating protrusion 35 also comes into contact with the second inclined surface 23, and when pressed further, the actuating protruding piece 35 also rises along the second inclined surface 23, and the lid 12 is also moved upward relative to the inner plate 10.

As a result, the first engagement protrusion 7 formed on the container body 1 changes from the second engagement protrusion 2 formed on the inner plate 10.
0 and the third engagement protrusion 21 formed on the inner plate 10 to the fourth engagement protrusion 27 formed on the lid body 12
are separated, and the locking of the inner plate 10 and the lid body 12 is released. In this embodiment, since the angle of inclination of the second inclined surface 23 is gentler than that of the first inclined surface 5, the lock between the container body 1 and the inner plate 10 is first released. (See FIG. 4b), and then the lock between the inner tray 10 and the lid body 12 is released (see FIG. 4c).

Thereafter, by continuing to apply force in the direction of unlocking the lid 12, the lid 12 is opened to a desired angle.

Further, when the force applied to the push piece 30 is removed, the push piece 30 returns to its original arcuate state, and when the lid body 12 and the inner tray 10 are closed, the first and second engaging protrusions 7, 20 and The third and fourth engaging protrusions 21 and 27 are engaged, respectively, and the lid 12 and the inner tray 10 are locked.

Further, in this embodiment, since the push piece 30 is formed in a substantially arc shape, the exposed area relative to the wall thickness of the compact container is large, and the push piece 30 can be pushed easily. Furthermore, since the direction of the pressing force from a finger or the like can be made to coincide with the upward direction, that is, the direction in which the lid 12 and the like are opened,
The pushing pressure can be used without waste, and even a smaller force can be used to release the grip.

FIG. 5a shows a compact container according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, a rear end portion of a second inclined surface 23' is formed on a guide rail 22'. is continuous with the inner surface of the concave notch 18' formed in the inner plate 10'.
Note that the other configurations and operations are the same as those of the first embodiment described above, so explanations thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 5b shows a compact container according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and in this compact container, unlike the above-described embodiment, the guide rail 22'' has a second inclined surface 23'' that slopes forward and downward. A horizontal portion 37 is integrally formed to protrude from the front end of the push piece 30 , and the tip of the operating protrusion 35 of the push piece 30 when the lid body 12 is in the locking position is located near the tip of the horizontal portion 37 . As a result, even if the push piece 30 is pressed, the actuating protrusion 35 initially only moves on the horizontal portion 37, and no force is generated in the upward direction of the lid body 12 against the inner plate 10'', and the push piece 30 is pressed by a certain amount. The rear actuating protrusion 35 comes into contact with the second inclined surface 23'', and the inner plate 1
The lid body 12 is opened with respect to 0''.The other configurations and functions are the same as those of the first embodiment, so their explanation will be omitted.

FIG. 6 shows a compact container according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An inner plate 10 and a lid 12 are connected to the rear edge of the container body 1 so as to be openable and closable, a notch recess 4 is formed in the front edge of the container body, and a groove is provided near the inner part of the notch recess. 1
A claw piece 6 is formed to stand up, and a first engagement protrusion 7 is provided on the inner surface of the first claw piece, a second engagement protrusion 20 is provided on the lower part of the front surface of the inner plate, and a third engagement protrusion 20 is provided on the upper part. An engaging protrusion 21 is provided respectively, a second claw piece 26 is provided vertically on the front edge of the lid body, and a fourth engaging protrusion 27 is provided on the inner surface of the second claw piece. In a compact container in which the first engagement protrusion and the second engagement protrusion as well as the third engagement protrusion and the fourth engagement protrusion engage with each other when the container is closed against the container body. , the notched recess is formed by cutting out to the bottom side of the container body, and the upper end of a push piece 30 having an upper hinge part 32 is coupled to the front end of the lid, and the push piece is inserted through the hinge part. The push piece is made to be able to swing back and forth, and the push piece is extended from the front of the second pawl through the front of the cutout recess to the bottom side of the cutout recess, and the lower end of the pushpiece and the cutout recess are made to extend. At least one of the inner surfaces of the push piece is formed as the first inclined surface 5, and an actuating protrusion 35 that protrudes rearward is formed at an intermediate position in the vertical direction of the push piece, so that the actuating protrusion and the inner plate are formed. A second inclined surface 23 is formed on at least one of the contact points with the push piece, so that when the lower part of the push piece is pushed inward, the push piece is pushed upward by the first and second inclined surfaces. A compact container characterized by the fact that it can be