JPH0540802Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <<Industrial Application Field>> The present invention relates to a compact container suitable for storing cosmetics, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a compact container suitable for storing cosmetics, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a compact container suitable for storing cosmetics, etc. More specifically, the present invention relates to a compact container suitable for storing cosmetics, etc. The present invention relates to a compact container in which the front end edges of the lid member and the container member can be locked together with a snap lock.

<Prior Art> Conventional compact containers of this type have an unlocking piece slidably or rotatably provided on the front edge of the container member or lid member, flush with or protruding from other parts. By pressing this unlocking piece with a fingertip, the lid member and the container member are unlocked.

<<Problems to be solved by the invention>> However, in this known compact container, when pressing the unlocking piece backward, the container member is generally raised from the palm of the hand, and the container member is squeezed with the fingertips. while holding the periphery of the lock and pressing the thumb against the front of the unlocking piece.

However, since compact containers are formed thin, the periphery of the container member held by the fingertips is even narrower, and as mentioned above, when holding the compact container, the container member may slip from the fingertips and fall. I was afraid.

The present invention was devised in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to provide a compact container with excellent pressing operability of the unlocking piece.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a lid member is pivotally attached to the rear end of the container member so as to be openable and closable, and the lid member and the front end of the container member are connected to each other. In a compact container whose edges can be snapped together, an unlocking piece is provided inside the front part of either the container member or the lid member, and the unlocking piece locks the one member. It has a push button part that penetrates in the vertical direction and is exposed to the outside, and an actuating part that is arranged at a distance from the side of the push button part and integrally connected via an arm,
The actuating piece is locked to the one member at the end opposite to the push button so that it can pivot in the vertical direction, and the inner surface of the actuating piece on the push button side is in the locked position of the lid member. When either the container member or the lid member comes into contact with or comes close to the inner surface of the other member, and the push button portion is pushed inward, a pushing force is transmitted through the arm, and the actuating portion is pushed into the push button portion. The push button side inner surface of the actuating part presses the one member away from the other member, and the lid member and the container member are tilted using the opposite end as a fulcrum. It is characterized by being released by releasing the snap lock.

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

1 to 6 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and numeral 1 in the figures indicates a container member. This container member 1 has a cosmetic storage recess 2 in the center, a recess 4 is formed in the center of the front plate 3, and a first engagement protrusion 5 is formed on the inner surface of the recess 4. It is provided. Further, the rear end of the container member 1 is notched except for both side ends to form a concave notch 6, into which a hinge piece 8 hanging down from the rear end of the lid member 7 is inserted, and this hinge piece 8 is inserted into the container. The member 1 is pivotally connected to the member 1 by a pin 9, whereby the lid member 7 is pivotally connected to the container member 1 so as to be openable and closable.

A mirror 10 is bonded to the inner surface of the lid member 7, and a through hole 11 is formed in the front part thereof to pass vertically. A claw piece 12 is vertically provided at the lower part of the back wall defining the through hole 11, and a second engaging protrusion 13 is integrally formed on the rear surface of the claw piece 12. Then, when the lid member 7 is closed with respect to the container member 1, the claw piece 12 of the lid member 7 enters the recessed part 4 of the container member, where the first engaging protrusion 5 and the second engaging protrusion 13 is engaged with the snap, and the lid member 7 is locked to the container member 1.

In this embodiment, an unlocking piece 14 as shown in FIG. 1 is provided inside the front of the lid member 7. As shown in FIG. This unlocking piece 14 has a push button portion 15 that protrudes upward.
The arm 16-16 has elasticity and extends to both sides of the push button portion 15, and the operating portion 17-17 is formed to protrude below both ends of the arm 16-16. In order to attach this unlocking piece 14 to the inside of the lid member 7, as shown in FIG.
-18 are grooves 19 formed on both inner sides of the lid member 7.
-19, and press the push button part 15 into the through hole 1 of the lid body 7.
1 and protrudes upward. At this time, the vertical width of each groove 19 is formed to be slightly larger than the vertical thickness of the tip of each arm 16.
The tip of 6 is loosely fitted into the groove 19 and is pivotable. When the lid member 7 is in the locked position as shown in FIG. It is becoming.

To open the lid member 7 from the locked position shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, place the container member 1 on the palm of your left hand, for example, and press the push button 15 of the unlocking piece with your left thumb. When pressed downward, Figures 5 and 6
As shown in the figure, the arm 16-16 is bent downward using the portion where both ends 18-18 of the arm 16-16 are fitted into the groove 19-19 as a fulcrum, and the push button portion of the actuating piece 17-17 is bent downward. The lower end corner portion 20-20 presses the front plate portion 3 of the container member 1 downward, and the reaction force pushes up the lid member 7. As a result, the first The engagement protrusion 5 and the second engagement protrusion 13 formed on the claw piece 12 of the lid member 7 are unlocked, and the lid member 7 is opened.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, the arms 16-16 of the unlocking piece 14 are made elastic, but the point is that the push button part 1
When 5 is pressed, the push button part 15 and the arm 16-16
The connecting portion with the arm also moves inward, and the actuating piece 17-17 connects the tip 18-18 of the arm with the groove 1.
What is necessary is just to tilt using the fitting part with 9-19 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, but, for example, as in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. They may also be integrally hinged.

9 and 10 show a third embodiment of the present invention, in which the unlocking piece 14a is attached to the push button portion 1.
5a and one actuating member 17a integrally connected to one side of the operating member 5a via an arm 16a. The push button portion 15a passes through a through hole 11a formed in one side edge of the lid member 7 from below and protrudes upward.
The tip 18a on the opposite side of the tip 18a is loosely fitted into a groove 19a formed inside the substantially central portion of the lid member 7, and
The lower surface of a is in contact with the upper surface of the container member 1 at the locking position of the lid member 7. When the push button part 15a is pressed downward from this locked position, the actuating part 17a tilts using the tip 18a of the arm 16a as a fulcrum, and the lower corner 20a of the actuating part 17a on the push button side is tilted as in the first embodiment. presses the container member 1, and the lid member 7
Push up to release.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, the unlocking piece is provided on the lid member, but the unlocking piece may be provided on the container member. In this case, what is necessary is to reverse the top and bottom of FIGS. 3 to 10 of the above embodiment and replace the container member and the lid member in the above embodiment respectively.

<<Effects>> In the compact container according to the present invention, the push button of the unlocking piece is exposed on the top surface of the lid member or the bottom surface of the container member, so when the container member is placed in the palm of the hand and the push button of the unlocking piece is pressed. Alternatively, by placing your thumb on the push button and holding the compact container between them, you can unlock the lid and container body, preventing the compact container from slipping from your hand and dropping it. Therefore, it is possible to provide a compact container with excellent pressing operability of the unlocking piece.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 6 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view thereof, and FIG.
The figure is a half-sectional perspective view of the same, FIG. 3 is a left-right center sectional view in the locked state, FIG. 4 is a front-rear center sectional view in the locked state, FIG. 5 is a left-right center sectional view in the unlocked state, and FIG. 7 and 8 are front and rear center cross-sectional views of the compact container according to the second embodiment of the present invention in the unlocked state, FIG. 7 shows the locked state, and FIG. 9 shows the unlocked state, FIGS. 9 and 10 show left and right center sectional views of the compact container according to the third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 9 shows the locked state, and FIG. 10 shows the unlocked state. Indicates the condition. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Container member, 5... First engaging protrusion, 7...
...Lid member, 11...Through hole, 12...Claw piece, 13...
...Second engagement protrusion, 14, 14a...Unlocking piece, 15, 15a...Push button part, 16, 16a...
Arm, 17, 17a...operating part.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) A lid member 7 is pivotally attached to the rear end of the container member 1 so as to be openable and closable, and the lid member and the front edge of the container member can be snapped together. In the compact container, an unlocking piece 14, 14 is provided at the front part of either the container member 1 or the lid member 7.
a, the unlocking piece vertically passes through the one member and is exposed to the outside;
15a, and actuating pieces 17, 17a which are arranged at intervals on the sides of the push button part and integrally connected via arms 16, 16a, and the actuating parts are arranged on the side opposite to the push button part. The end portions 18, 18a of the actuating portion are locked to the one member so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and when the lid member is in the locking position, the inner surface 20, 20a of the actuating portion on the push button portion side is connected to the container member. When either of the lid members comes into contact with or comes close to the inner surface of the other member, and the push button part is pushed inward, the pushing force is transmitted through the arm, and the actuating part moves to the opposite side of the push button part. The end part is tilted as a fulcrum, and the inner surface of the actuating part on the push button part side presses the one member away from the other member, thereby locking the lid member and the container member with a snap. A compact container characterized by being released. (2) The scope of the utility model registration claim in which the push button part 15 of the unlocking piece 14 is located at the center of the front part of the one member, and the operating pieces 17-17 are connected to both sides of the push button part. The compact container described in paragraph 1. (3) The push button part 15a of the unlocking piece 14a is located at the front side edge of the one member, and the operating part 17a is located at the center of the one member and is pushed through the arm 16a. The compact container according to claim 1, which is connected to one side of the push button portion.