JPH0535770Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <<Industrial application>> This invention relates to a compact container, and specifically, an inner tray is provided between the container body and the lid, and these can be opened and closed at the rear of each container. The container body and the lid, or the container body and the lid, engage with the inner tray at the front to occupy a closed position, and the container body and the lid engage with the inner tray at the front so that the engagement can be easily released. The present invention relates to a compact container provided with a push piece.

<<Prior Art>> Conventionally, in a compact container configured as described above, the push piece is constructed as a relatively hard piece of plastic, and the push piece is disposed at the front end of the inner plate so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and the container body is in contact with the push piece. At least one of the top surface and the inner surface of the lid body is formed into an inclined surface, and when the push piece is pressed in a rearward direction, a vertical force that opens the lid body and the container body is applied to the push piece through the slope surface. ing.

<<Problem to be solved by the invention>> However, in the above-mentioned compact container, the force acting on the push piece is an oblique force perpendicular to the inclined surface, and this force causes the lid to move away from the container body. Alternatively, it includes a vertical component force that releases the lid and container body from the inner plate, but it also includes a horizontal component force, which is a force that strengthens the engagement and is not enough to open the lid and container body. Since this has the opposite effect, there is a problem in that a relatively strong force is required when pressing the push piece.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to create a compact container with excellent opening operability, which requires less pressure to be applied to the pushpiece when opening the lid and container body. It is about providing.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, an inner plate is disposed between the container body and the lid, and these are joined at the rear so that they can be opened and closed, and the inner plate is connected at the front. In a compact container in which the container main body and the lid, or the container main body and the lid engage with the inner tray to occupy a closed position, a notch opening that penetrates vertically is formed in front of the inner tray. , a push piece is disposed here so as to be movable in the front-back direction, an opening is formed in the push piece that passes through the push piece vertically, and a first actuating piece is bent upward from the rear wall of the opening. The lower surface of the first actuating piece is brought close to the upper surface of the container body, the upper surface of the second actuating piece is brought close to the inner surface of the lid body, and the lower surface of the first actuating piece is brought close to the inner surface of the lid, Fixing protrusions are provided on the rear upper surface of the second actuating piece and the rear lower surface of the second actuating piece, respectively, and when the push piece is pressed, the push piece moves rearward, and the first actuating piece is moved rearward.
and the second actuating piece are bent by the fixed protrusion so that the first actuating piece lowers the container body and the second actuating piece raises the lid. It becomes like this.

<<Embodiments>> Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a container body, and the upper surface of this container body 1 is provided with a first recess 2 for storing cosmetics such as sponges. An inner plate 3 is disposed on top of the container body 1, and a second recess 4 for storing cosmetics is formed in this inner plate 3. A lid body 5 is further disposed on this inner plate 3. There is. A mirror is glued to the inside of the lid 5, and this lid 5
is pivotally connected to the rear of the container body 1 together with the inner plate 3 via a pin 6 so as to be openable and closable.

In addition, a notch opening 7 that penetrates vertically is provided in the center of the front edge of the inner plate 3, and a first engagement protrusion 8 is provided at the lower right side and the upper left side, respectively, when viewed from the front of the back wall of the notch opening 7. A second engaging projection piece 9 is integrally formed, and a first claw piece 10 is protruded from the upper surface of the front end edge of the container body 1 in correspondence with the second engaging projection piece 9, and a first claw piece 10 is protruded from the upper surface of the front end edge of the container body 1. From the inside of the front end, the second claw piece 11
is installed vertically. A third engagement protrusion 12 and a fourth engagement protrusion 13 are integrally formed on the rear surface of the first claw piece 10 and the second claw piece 11, respectively. The claw piece 10 and the second claw piece 11 enter the notch opening 7, the first engagement protrusion 8 and the third engagement protrusion 12 engage, and the second engagement protrusion 9 and the fourth engagement protrusion The structure is such that the engagement protrusion 13 occupies the closed position.

A horizontally long rectangular through hole 14 is formed in the front wall of the notch opening 7 of the inner plate 3, and a blind hole 15 is formed continuously in the center of the back wall of the notch opening 7. A push piece 16 is inserted through the through hole 14 and the blind hole 15 so as to be slidable in the front and rear direction.

The push piece 16 is made of flexible plastic and has a thin rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 4, and has an opening 17 extending vertically corresponding to the notch opening 7 in the center thereof. A first actuating piece 18 is integrally formed on the right side of the lower end of the rear wall of the opening 17 via a hinge part 19 and can be bent downward. The second actuating piece 20 is on the left side of the
is integrally formed via a hinge portion 21 and is bendable upward.

Then, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first
The operating piece 18 extends upward and forward and is bent downward in the middle, so that in the closed position, the front lower surface thereof is close to the tip of the first claw piece 10 protruding from the container body 1. , is in contact with the upper corner 22 of the front end of the ceiling surface of the blind hole 15 on the rear upper surface. Further, the second actuating piece 20 extends downward and forward, and is bent upward in the middle, so that the front upper surface is close to the tip of the second claw piece 11 hanging from the lid body 5, and the second actuating piece 20 is extended downward and forward. The lower surface is in contact with the lower corner 23 at the front end of the bottom of the blind hole 15.

Further, the front end of the push piece 16 protrudes outward from the through hole 14 when in the closed position, and in use, when the outwardly protruding front end of the push piece 16 is pressed rearward, the push piece moves rearward. As shown in FIG. 3, the first actuating piece 18 is bent downward by the upper corner part 22 about the hinge part 19, and the front lower surface of the first actuating piece 18 is bent downward by the upper corner part 22. By pushing the claw piece 10 downward, the second engagement protrusion 12 is disengaged from the first engagement protrusion 8, and the engagement between the container body 1 and the inner plate 3 is released. At the same time, the second actuating piece 20 is bent upward about the hinge part 2 by the lower corner part 23, and the front upper surface of the second actuating piece 20 pushes up the second claw piece 11. The fourth engagement protrusion 13 is disengaged from the second engagement protrusion 9, and the engagement between the inner plate 3 and the lid body 5 is released.

In addition, elastic wings 24, 24 are integrally formed on the rear ends of both sides of the push piece 16, slightly curved inward, so as to have a configuration as shown in FIG. 5, and the push piece 16a is disposed in the notch opening. At the same time, by bringing the tip of the elastic wing into contact with the inner surface of the blind hole, this push piece is always urged forward, and when the push piece is stopped after the container body and lid are opened, the pressure on the push piece is stopped. , the push piece can move forward and return to its original position due to the restoring force of the elastic wing.

According to this embodiment, the container body and the lid are configured to be opened almost at the same time; The first actuating piece and the second actuating piece are configured so that they are not bent at the same time, such as by shifting the parts in the front-rear direction, and it becomes possible to open the lid body and the container body not at the same time but in a different order. .

Further, in the above embodiment, the first claw piece provided on the container body and the second claw piece provided on the lid body are configured such that they respectively engage with the inner plate and occupy the closed position. However, the first claw piece and the second claw piece are configured to engage with each other within the notch opening of the inner plate, and the first claw piece and the second claw piece are provided with a step or a notch. Alternatively, the first actuating piece and the second actuating piece may be brought into contact with the end faces of the stepped portion or the notch.

<<Effects>> According to the compact container according to the present invention, the push piece is disposed in front of the inner plate so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, an opening is formed in the push piece, and the rear end of the opening is bendable downward. A first actuating piece that can be bent upward and a second actuating piece that can be bent upward are provided, so that the lower surface of the first actuating piece is brought close to the top surface of the container body, and the upper surface of the second actuating piece is brought into contact with the inner surface of the lid body. When the push piece is brought close and the push piece is pressed, the first actuating piece and the second actuating piece contact the fixing protrusion and are bent, the first actuating piece lowers the container body, and the second actuating piece lowers the lid. It is designed to raise the body.

Therefore, when the push piece is pushed backward, the force acting on the two actuating pieces is only the force in the direction of releasing the engagement, and even if the pushing force applied to the push piece is small, the engagement can be released, making the opening operation easier. can provide an excellent compact container.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a closed state, FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of an engaging part showing a closed state, and FIG. The figure is an enlarged sectional view of the engaged part showing a state in which the engagement is released from the state shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the push piece, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the push piece of a compact container according to another embodiment. It is a diagram. 1... Container body, 2... Inner plate, 5... Lid body, 7
...Notch opening, 16...Pushing piece, 17...
...opening, 18...first actuating piece, 20...second
Actuation piece, 22... upper corner part, 23... lower corner part.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An inner plate is disposed between the container body and the lid, and these are coupled at the rear so that they can be opened and closed, and at the front, the container body and the lid are connected to each other, or the container body and the lid are connected to the inner plate. In a compact container that occupies a closed position by engaging with the inner plate, a cutout opening that penetrates vertically is formed in the front of the inner plate, a push piece is disposed here so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and a A first plate having an opening formed therethrough and bendable downward from the rear wall of the opening.
A second actuating piece that can be bent upward is extended, the lower surface of the first actuating piece is brought close to the upper surface of the container body, and the upper surface of the second actuating piece is brought closer to the upper surface of the lid body. Providing fixed protrusions close to the inner surface and abutting or proximate to the rear upper surface of the first actuating piece and the rear lower surface of the second actuating piece, and when the push piece is pressed, the push piece moves rearward; The first actuation piece and the second actuation piece are bent by the fixed protrusion, the first actuation piece lowers the container body, and the second actuation piece lowers the lid. A compact container characterized by being made to rise.