JPH0535771Y2 - - 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. combined with
A claw piece is provided on each of the container body and the lid, and a corresponding notch opening is provided in the inner plate, and the claw piece is inserted into the notch opening to occupy a closed position, and the push piece is inserted into the notch opening. This invention relates to a compact container in which the container body and lid are unclosed by pressing the 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 is disposed at the front end of the inner plate so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and is attached to the top surface of the container body and the inner surface of the lid body. At least one of the push pieces that comes into contact with the push piece is formed as an inclined surface, and when the push piece is pressed backward, a vertical force is applied to the push piece via the inclined surface to open the lid and the container body. 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 and the container body to open. At the same time, it includes a horizontal component force, which is a force that strengthens the engagement, but has the complete opposite effect to open the lid and container body, so it is necessary to press the push piece. There was a problem in that a relatively strong force was required when doing so.

Furthermore, the compact container described above has the disadvantage that if the engagement between the container body and the lid is weak, the lid may be opened inadvertently by external force.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to reduce the pressing force applied to the push piece when opening the lid and the container body, and to release the pressure force applied only by pressing the push piece. To provide a compact container with excellent opening operability such that a lid body and a container body can be unlocked.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, in the compact container according to the present invention, an inner tray is disposed between the container body and the lid body, and these are joined at the rear of each so as to be openable and closable. , a first one is provided in front of the container body and in front of the lid body, respectively.
A claw piece and a second claw piece are provided, a corresponding notch opening is formed in the front of the inner plate, and a push piece is disposed in the notch opening so as to be movable in the front and rear direction, and the first claw piece and a compact container in which the second claw engages with the push piece to occupy a closed position, the push piece is formed with an opening extending vertically through the push piece, and a rear wall of the opening is provided with a downwardly extending opening. A first actuating piece that is bendable and a second actuating piece that is bendable upward are formed, and the lower surface of the first actuating piece is brought close to the tip of the first claw piece, and the second actuating piece is bent. The upper surface of the actuating piece is brought close to the tip of the second claw piece, and the rear upper surface of the first actuating piece and the second
When the push piece is pressed by providing fixed protrusions in contact with or close to the rear lower surface of the actuating piece, the push piece moves rearward and separates from the first claw piece and the second claw piece. The first actuating piece is bent downward and the second actuating piece is bent upward by the fixed protrusion.

<<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 container body 1 is provided with a first recess 2 for storing cosmetics such as sponges. An inner plate 3 is disposed on the container body 1, a second recess 4 for storing cosmetics is formed in the inner plate 3, and a lid 5 is further provided on the inner plate 3. A mirror is glued to the inside of the lid 5, and the lid 5, together with the inner plate 3, is pivoted to the rear of the container body 1 via a pin 6 so as to be openable and closable.

In addition, a notch opening 7 is provided in the center of the front edge of the inner plate 3, which passes through the top and bottom, a through hole 8 is formed in the front end of this notch opening, and a blind hole 9 is formed in the rear wall.
Push piece 10 is inserted through this through hole 8 and blind hole 9.
is inserted.

The push piece 10 is made of flexible plastic and is formed into a flat, thin rectangular shape as shown in FIG. A first portion extending downward from the lower right end of the rear wall of the portion 11.
A plate piece 12 is provided, and a second plate piece 13 is provided that extends upward from the upper left end, and a first engagement protrusion is provided at the front end of the first plate piece 12 and the second plate piece 13, respectively. The piece 14 and the second engaging projection piece 15 are integrally formed.

In addition, correspondingly, the inner surface of the cutout opening 7, that is, the front side of the blind hole 9, is cut out, and the first plate piece 12 and the second plate piece 13 are movable in the front and rear direction here. There is.

A first claw piece 16 is provided to protrude from the front edge of the container body 1 in correspondence with the first engagement protrusion piece 14 and the second engagement protrusion piece 15, and a second claw piece 16 is provided from the lid body 5. A third engagement protrusion 18 and a fourth engagement protrusion 19 are provided on the rear surfaces of these claw pieces 17, respectively.
are integrally formed, and the first engagement protrusion 14, the third engagement protrusion 18, and the second engagement protrusion 15
and the fourth engaging protrusion 19 are engaged with each other to occupy the closed position.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the first
A first actuating piece 20 is provided which extends forward and upward together with the plate piece 12, and this can be bent downward via a hinge part 20a, and its front part is bent downward. There is. Furthermore, the second plate piece 13 is located on the upper left side of the rear wall of the opening 11.
a second actuating piece 2 extending forward and downward together with the second actuating piece 2;
1 is provided, which can be bent upward via a hinge part 21a, and the front part is formed to be bent upward.

The rear upper surface of the first actuating piece 20, the second actuating piece 21, and the rear lower surface are respectively an upper corner part 22 of the front end of the ceiling surface of the blind hole 9 and a lower corner part 2 of the front end of the bottom surface.
3 and in the closed position, the first actuating piece 2
0 is in contact with the upper end surface of the first claw piece 16 provided on the container body 1, and the front upper surface of the second operating piece 21 is in contact with the lower end face of the second claw piece 17. ing.

In use, when the push piece 10 is pushed backward from the closed state shown in FIG. 2, the push piece 10 slides backward as shown in FIG. 3, and the first plate piece 12 and the second plate The piece 13 moves rearward so that the first engagement protrusion 14 separates from the third engagement protrusion 18 and the second engagement protrusion 15 separates from the fourth engagement protrusion 19. Become. At the same time, the first actuating piece 20
2, the lower surface pushes the first claw piece 16 downward, and the second operating piece 21 is bent downward by the lower corner part 23 about the hinge part 21a. bent upwards;
The upper surface pushes up the second claw piece, thereby releasing the closure of the container body 1 and the lid body 5.

In addition, elastic wings 24, 24 are integrally formed at the rear ends of both sides of the push piece 10, slightly curved inward (FIG. 5), and the push piece 10a
By disposing the push piece in the notch opening and bringing the tip of the elastic wing into contact with the inner surface of the blind hole, this push piece is always urged forward.
After the container body and lid are opened, when the pressure on the push piece is stopped, the push piece moves forward due to the restoring force of the elastic wings and is able to return to its original position.

According to this embodiment, the engagement protrusion formed on the push piece separates from the engagement protrusion formed on the claw pieces provided on the lid and the container body, and
Although the lid and the container body are opened almost at the same time, according to the present invention, the lid is opened after the engaging protrusion of the push piece separates from the engaging protrusion formed on the lid and the container body. It is also possible to configure the container body to be opened.

<<Effects>> According to the compact container according to the present invention, a push piece is disposed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the inner plate, and the push piece has a first claw protruding from the container body and a first claw piece extending vertically from the lid body. The configuration is such that when the second claw piece engages and occupies the closed position, and the push piece is pressed backward, the push piece separates from the first claw piece and the second claw piece, and an opening is formed in the push piece. A first actuating piece and a second actuating piece are formed on the rear wall and can be bent vertically. When the push piece is brought close to the tip of the second claw piece and the push piece is pressed, the first actuating piece and the second actuating piece each contact the fixed protrusion and are bent, lowering the first claw piece, The second claw piece is raised.

Therefore, the force that strengthens the engagement between the first claw piece and the second claw piece by pressing the push piece does not act on the push piece. Since the claw pieces are engaged, it is possible to provide a compact container with excellent opening operability such that the engagement can be released only by pushing the push piece.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the lid and the container body in a closed state, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing the lid and the container body in a closed state. An enlarged sectional view of the engaged part showing the state;
FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the engaged portion 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 according to another embodiment. . 1... Container body, 3... Inner plate, 5... Lid body, 7
...Notch opening, 10...Pushing piece, 11...
...Opening, 16...First claw piece, 17...Second claw piece, 20...First actuation piece, 21...Second actuation piece, 22...Upper corner, 23... Lower corner.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An inner plate is disposed between the container body and the lid body, these are connected to each other so as to be openable and closable at their respective rear parts, and a first claw piece and a second claw piece are provided in front of the container body and in front of the lid body, respectively. A notch opening is formed in the front of the inner plate correspondingly, and a push piece is disposed in the notch opening so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and the first claw piece and the second claw piece A first operation of a compact container that engages with the push piece and assumes a closed position, the push piece having an opening penetrating vertically through the push piece so as to be bendable downward from the rear wall of the opening. a second actuating piece that can be bent upwardly with the first actuating piece;
The upper surface of the second actuating piece is brought close to the tip of the second actuating piece, and the rear upper surface of the first actuating piece and the rear lower surface of the second actuating piece are brought close to each other. When the push piece is pressed by providing a fixing protrusion that comes into contact with or is close to each of the protrusions, the push piece moves rearward, detaches from the first claw piece and the second claw piece, and is moved by the fixing protrusion. A compact container characterized in that the first actuating piece is bent downward and the second actuating piece is bent upward.