JPH0535778Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to an opening/closing structure for a compact container in which the lid is opened and closed by button operation.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a structure in which a lid which has been locked and closed is unlocked by operating a push button around a support shaft pivotally supported on the container body side is, for example, a structure previously proposed by the applicant of the present application. There is a proposed cosmetic compact disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 89315/1989 as shown in FIGS. 5a and 5b.

That is, a support shaft 3 is provided in a recess 2 formed at the front corner of the cosmetic dish 1, and an operating lever 4 is rotatably supported using the support shaft 3 as a rotational fulcrum. When pushed from the fixed position against the elastic force of the spring 5 as shown in FIG. The structure is such that the lid 9, which had been closed until then, is unlocked and opened.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, in the case of this cosmetic compact, the lid 9 is opened by pushing the operating lever 4 inward from the fixed position.
As the recess 2 on the side of the cosmetic dish 1, a relief portion 2a must be provided in consideration of the relief dimension due to the pushing and rotation of the lid 9. As a result, even if the operating lever 4 is pushed inadvertently, the relief portion 2
There is a problem in that a has the opposite effect and the lid 9 opens unexpectedly.

The present invention aims to provide an opening/closing structure for a compact container that solves the above problems by improving the prior application.

[Means for solving the problem] In order to achieve this objective, the opening/closing structure of the compact container according to the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, the lid 20 is hinged to the rear end of the container body 10 and can be opened freely. A recess 11 is formed at the front end of the container body 10, and a locking protrusion 12 is protruded from the recess 11. Lid body 20
includes an engaging piece 21 that engages and disengages from the locking protrusion 12 when opening and closing.
is installed protrudingly.

On the other hand, a slider S for disengaging the lid is housed in the recess 11 so as to be slidable in the lateral direction of the container body 10. A slope portion 30 is provided in a part of this slider S.
is provided, and by sliding in a predetermined direction, the slope portion 3
0 pushes up the engagement piece 21 to separate it from the locking protrusion 12.

Further, an operating lever 33 is integrally formed on the slider S at the rear of the slope portion 30, and is adapted to slide the slider S in a predetermined direction. This operating lever 33 is rotatably supported by the container body 10 via a support shaft 34, and is rotated from the normal position to the container body 10.
The front end of 0 is designed to rotate forward.

Here, as the opening/closing structure of the compact container of the present invention, a return spring 36 is provided in the recess 11 of the container body 10, and the return spring 36
The structure may be such that the operation lever 33 is returned to the normal position together with the slider S by the elastic force of the slider S.

[Effect]

When the engaging piece 12 engages with the locking protrusion 21 of the container body 10 and the lid 20 is opened from the closed state, the operating lever 33 is pulled out from the front end of the container body 10 toward you. Operate rotation. As the operating lever 33 is rotated, the slider S
slides in a predetermined direction, the slope portion 30 moves and comes into contact with the engagement piece 21 on the lid body 20 side, pushing it up from below and forcibly separating the engagement piece from the locking protrusion 12. As a result, the lid 20 is unlocked.

After the lid 20 is opened, the operating lever 33 is rotated in the opposite direction to return it to its normal position on the side of the container body 10. However, in a structure in which a return spring 36 is provided, the operating lever 33 automatically returns to the normal position due to the return elastic force of the return spring 36.

Further, when closing the opened lid 20, when the lid 20 is pushed down, the engaging piece 21 falls into and engages with the locking protrusion 12 on the container body 10 side.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the compact container opening/closing structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1> In FIGS. 1 and 2 showing a first embodiment of the present invention, a lid 20 is hinged to the rear end of the container body 10 and can be screwed open. Further, a recess 11 is formed at the front end of the container body 10, and a locking protrusion 12 and a guide protrusion 13 are protruded from the inner surface of the recess 11. An engagement piece 21 is provided protruding from the front end of the lid 20, and the engagement piece 20 engages with and disengages from the locking protrusion 12 of the container body 10 as the lid is opened and closed.

Further, a slider S for disengaging the lid is stored in the recess 11, and this slider S is attached to the container body 10.
It is slidable in the lateral direction. The slider S is composed of a sloped part 30 inclined in the sliding direction, a flat part 31, and a connecting part 32, and the movement of the sloped part 30 due to the sliding of the slider S causes the engagement piece 20 of the lid body 20 to move.
It is designed to push upward. Connecting part 3
2, the guide protrusion 13 in the recess 11 is in contact with the guide protrusion 13 in a state such as a point contact, and the movement is guided.

An operating lever 33 is integrally formed on the slider S so as to be connected to a thin hinge portion 32a at the rear end of the connecting portion 32. This control lever 3
3 is rotatably supported by the container body 10 via a support shaft 34, and is pulled forward from the front end of the container body 10 from the return home position as shown in FIG. It is designed to be able to rotate to a position almost perpendicular to the surface. Note that if a notch 35 is formed at the end of the operating lever 33, it becomes easier to operate the lever.

Therefore, the operating mode and effect of this first embodiment are as shown in FIG. When opening this, the operating lever 33 is pulled out from the front end of the container body 10 and rotated to a position substantially perpendicular to the surface of the front end. Along with this rotational operation of the operating lever 33,
The slider S connects the operating lever 3 via the connecting part 32.
3, slide in the direction of the arrow approaching the slope part 30.
moves to abut the engagement piece 21 on the lid body 20 side and push it up from below, forcing the engagement piece to separate from the locking protrusion 12. With this, the lid body 20
is unlocked. After the lid body 20 is opened,
The operating lever 33 is rotated in the opposite direction to return it to its normal position on the side of the container body 10. However, the following second
In the structure provided with the return spring 36 as in the embodiment, the operating lever 33 is automatically returned to the normal position by the elastic return force of the return spring 36.

Further, when closing the opened lid 20, when the lid 20 is pushed down, the engaging piece 21 falls into and engages with the locking protrusion 12 on the container body 10 side.

<Embodiment 2> FIGS. 3 and 4 show a second embodiment of the present invention. This second embodiment has a structure in which a return spring 36 is interposed between the slider S and the recess 11 on the side of the container body 10 described in the first embodiment. Therefore, when opening the lid body 20,
The operating lever 33 is pulled out against the elastic force of the return spring 36, and when the pulled out operating lever 33 is released, it rotates in the opposite direction and is returned to its original normal position by the return spring 36. That is,
As in the first embodiment, the operating lever 33 is pulled out.
This saves the trouble of having to restore the data each time.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, the opening/closing structure of the compact container according to the present invention is a structure in which the operating lever is rotated and pulled out from the normal position of the container body. There is no need to provide a section. Therefore, problems such as the escape portion having the opposite effect and the lid opening unexpectedly due to careless pushing of the operating lever are eliminated.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the opening/closing structure for a compact container according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the lid in a closed state, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the lid in an open state. be. Figures 3 and 4 are the second part of the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows perspective views of the lid in the example in an open and closed state. FIGS. 5a and 5b show an exploded perspective view and a perspective view of the conventional example. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Container main body, 11... Recessed part, 12... Locking protrusion, 13... Guide protrusion, 20... Lid body, 21
...Engagement piece, 30...Slope part, 32...Connecting part,
33...Operation lever, 34...Spindle, S...Slider.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A lid 20 is hinged to the rear end of the container body 10 and can be opened freely, and a locking protrusion 12 is provided in a recess 11 formed at the front end of the container body 10. In addition, the lid body 20 is provided with a locking protrusion 12 when opening and closing.
An engagement piece 21 that engages and disengages from the recess 1 is provided in a protruding manner.
1, insert the slider S for releasing the lid from the container body 1.
This slider S is provided with a slope portion 30, and when the slider S slides in a predetermined direction, the slope portion 30 pushes up the engagement piece 21 and separates it from the locking protrusion 12. At the same time, an operating lever 33 that is connected to the sloped surface 30 and slides the slider S in a predetermined direction is integrally molded. An opening/closing structure for a compact container, characterized in that the front end of the container can be freely rotated forward. (2) The operation lever 33 along with the slider S
The opening/closing structure for a compact container according to claim 1, wherein a return spring 36 is provided in the recess 11 to return the container to a normal position.