JPH0540803Y2 - - 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 snapped together.

<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. A push button part that penetrates in the vertical direction and is exposed to the outside is provided at one end, and a flexible piece is provided at the other end side, and the flexible piece is brought into contact with the one member, and the push button part and the flexible piece an actuating part is provided in the intermediate part, and the unlocking piece is attached to the one member in the intermediate part so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and the inner surface of the actuating part on the push button part side comes into contact with or comes close to the inner surface of the other of the container member and the lid member, and when the push button part is pushed inward, the actuating part tilts about the pivoting mounting part in the intermediate part as a fulcrum. At the same time, the flexible piece comes into elastic contact with the one member, and 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 separated from each other. It is characterized in that when the snap lock is released, the push button portion is returned to its original position by the return of the flexible piece due to the release of the pushing force.

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

1 to 5 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 adhered to the inner surface of the lid member 7, a claw piece 11 is vertically provided at the front central portion thereof, and a second engagement protrusion 12 is integrally formed on the rear surface of the claw piece 11. Then, when the lid member 7 is closed with respect to the container member 1, the claw piece 11 of the lid member 7 enters the recessed part 4 of the container member, where the first engagement protrusion 5 and the second engagement protrusion 12 is engaged with the snap, and the lid member 7 is locked to the container member 1.

In this embodiment, a recess 13 having a substantially U-shaped longitudinal section is formed on the inside of the lid member 7 in front of the claw piece 11, and this recess 13 extends long and narrow in the left-right direction in FIG. The left end portion is located to the left of the center of the lid member 7 and forms a narrow portion 13a, and the right end portion thereof is a through hole 13b penetrating upward at the right edge of the lid member 7. An unlocking piece 14 is accommodated in this recess 13, and this unlocking piece 14 has one end connected to the through hole 1 of the lid member 7.
a vertical push button portion 15 that penetrates b and projects upward;
A thick intermediate actuating part 16 is connected to the lower end of the push button part 15 via a thin part, and a flexible piece 17 extends from below the intermediate actuating part 16 to the opposite side of the push button part 15. are doing. The intermediate operating portion 16 of the unlocking piece 14 is pivotally connected to the lid member 7 by a pin 18, and a convex portion 19 is provided on the upper surface of the end of the flexible piece 17.
is formed, and this convex portion 19 is located at the narrow portion 1 of the concave portion 13.
It comes into contact with the upper surface of 3a. Also,
The lower end of the intermediate operating portion 16 of the unlocking piece 14 on the push button side forms a corner portion 16a. When the lid member 7 is in the locked position as shown in FIG. It's summery.

Now, in order to open the lid member 7 from the locked position shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, place the container member 1 on the palm of your left hand and press the unlocking piece 1 with your right thumb.
When the push button part 15 of No. 4 is pressed downward, the intermediate actuating part 16 tilts with the pin 18 as a fulcrum, as shown in FIGS. The front plate part 3 is pressed downward, and the lid member 7 is pushed up by the reaction force,
As a result, a first
The engagement protrusion 5 and the second engagement protrusion 12 formed on the claw piece 11 of the lid member 7 are unlocked, and the lid member 7 is opened. When the lid member 7 is opened, the flexible piece 17 of the unlocking piece 14 curves upward as shown in FIG. Elastic return,
The push button portion 15 comes to protrude upward from the through hole 13b of the lid member 7 again.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, since the unlocking piece 14 is tiltable within the recess 13, the intermediate actuating portion 1
6 is pivotally connected by the pin 18, but the present invention is not limited to this structure, and as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the intermediate actuating portion 16 of the unlocking piece 14
A horizontal projecting piece 20 is formed at the upper end on the opposite side to the push button part 15 in the , and this projecting piece 20 is loosely fitted into the recess 21 of the recess 13 formed correspondingly to the push button part of the unlocking piece 14. 15, the unlocking piece 14 releases the protrusion 20 as shown in FIG.
It may also be configured to tilt using the loose fitting portion between the and the recessed portion 21 as a fulcrum.

Further, in the above embodiment, the push button part 15 of the unlocking piece 14 is made to protrude above the lid member 7, but the upper surface of this push button part may be made substantially flush with the upper surface of the lid member, or the push button part A cap-shaped cover may be placed over the lid member and the cover may be vertically lowered along the through hole 13b of the lid member.

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. 1 to 7 of the above embodiment and replace the container member and the lid member in the above embodiment.

<<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.

In addition, in the compact container of the present invention, a flexible piece is integrally provided in the unlocking piece, and the push button part is always urged outward by this flexible piece, so that the force applied to the push button part is When removed, the push button immediately returns to its original exposed position, providing excellent operability and providing excellent effects such as preventing the unlocking piece from rattling.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 5 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a partially sectional exploded perspective view thereof, FIG. 2 is a front-rear center sectional view in a locked state, and FIG. 3 is a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a left-right cross-sectional view in the locked state, and FIG. 4 is a left-right cross-sectional view in the unlocked state.
Figure 5 is a central sectional view in the front and back direction in the unlocked state;
6 and 7 show left-right sectional views of a compact container according to a second embodiment of the present invention, with FIG. 6 showing the locked state and FIG. 7 showing the unlocked state. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Container member, 5... First engaging protrusion, 7...
... Lid member, 11 ... Claw piece, 12 ... Second engagement protrusion, 13 ... Recessed part, 13b ... Through hole, 14 ... Unlocking piece, 15 ... Push button part, 16 ... Intermediate operating part , 17...Flexible piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a compact container in which a lid member 7 is pivotally attached to the rear end of the container member 1 so as to be freely openable and closable, and the lid member and the front end edge of the container member can be mutually snap-locked, the container member 1 and the lid are An unlocking piece 14 is provided inside the front part of one of the members 7, and the unlocking piece is provided with a push button part 15 at one end that passes through the one member in the vertical direction and is exposed to the outside. A flexible piece 17 is provided on the end side, and the flexible piece is brought into contact with the one member, and an actuating part 16 is provided in the middle part between the push button part and the flexible piece, and the release part 17 is provided in the middle part. The lock piece is attached to the one member so as to be pivotable in the vertical direction, and when the lid member is in the locking position, the push button side inner surface 16a of the operating portion is attached to the other of the container member and the lid member. abuts or approaches the inner surface, and when the push button part is pushed inward, the actuating part tilts about the pivoting mounting part in the intermediate part as a fulcrum, and the flexible piece comes into elastic contact with the one member;
The push button side inner surface of the actuating part presses the one member away from the other member, releases the snap lock between the lid member and the container member, and releases the pushing force to release the snap lock. A compact container characterized in that the push button portion is returned to its original position when the flexible piece is returned to its original position.