JPH0610886Y2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] << Industrial Application Field >> The present invention relates to a compact container, and more specifically, a lid body is pivotally attached to a rear end portion of the container body so as to be openable and closable, and the container body is located in front of the container body. The present invention relates to a compact container in which a lid is engaged to occupy a closed position and a push piece for releasing the closure is provided in front of the container.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, in this type of compact container, a push piece is provided at the front edge of the container body so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and the rear surface of the front wall of the push piece is formed as an inclined surface that gradually descends rearward. , When the lid is in the closed position, the claw piece hanging from the lid is brought into contact with this inclined surface, and when the push piece is pushed backward, the vertical component force of the inclined surface acts on the claw to open the lid. The one configured as described in (1) is publicly known.

<Problems to be solved by the invention> However, in the known compact container as described above, the opening angle of the lid depends on the tilt angle of the inclined surface of the push piece, and in order to obtain a sufficient opening angle of the lid. It is necessary to increase the height of the pressing front wall of the push piece.
In this case, the overall thickness of the container is poor and the appearance is poor. Therefore, due to design restrictions, it is not possible to increase the height of the pressing front wall of the push piece, and the lid body has a sufficient opening angle. I can't. Therefore, after this, when the lid is opened to a desired angle, it is difficult to put a finger on the edge of the lid, and the opening operability is poor.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to open the container such that the overall thickness of the container is good and the appearance is good, and a larger opening angle can be obtained when the lid is opened. It is to provide a compact container that is also excellent in operability.

<< Means for Solving the Problem >> In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, a lid is pivotally attached to the rear end of the container body so as to be openable and closable, and the container body and the lid are engaged at the front. In a compact container configured to occupy a closed position, a claw piece is projected on one of the front end edge of the container body and the lid, and a recess corresponding to the claw piece is formed on the other front end edge. A push piece is provided in the recess so as to be movable in the front-rear direction, and an opening is formed in the central portion of the push piece in correspondence with the claw piece. A deformable actuating piece is provided extending to the inner surface of the recess, and at the closed position, the claw piece enters the opening and the tip of the claw piece comes close to or abuts the actuating piece, so that the push piece is When pressed, the operating piece comes into pressure contact with the tip of the claw piece and the inner surface of the recess. The bending and then the repulsive force of the actuating piece acts on the claw piece to open the lid.

<< Embodiment >> A preferred embodiment 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, in which reference numeral 1 denotes a container body.
The container body 1 is provided with a recess 2 for storing cosmetics, and a lid 3 is pivotally attached to a rear end of the container body 1 by a pin 4 so as to be openable and closable. A mirror 5 is adhered to the inner surface of the lid body 3, a claw piece 6 is projected downward from the inside of the central portion of the front end edge thereof, and a first engaging projection piece 7 is formed on the rear surface of the claw piece 6. ing. A recess 8 is formed in the center of the front end edge of the container body 1 corresponding to the claw piece 6, and a second engaging projection 9 is formed on the rear surface of the recess 8 to cover the lid 3. When closed, the claw piece 6 enters the recess 8 and the first engagement projection piece 7 of the claw piece 6 and the engagement projection piece 9 engage with each other to close the closed position.

Further, a through hole 10 is formed in a front wall defining the recess 8, and an insertion hole extending rearward is provided below the second engaging projection 9 on the rear surface of the recess 8 facing the front wall. 11 is formed, and a thin rectangular push piece 12 is inserted through the through hole 10 from the front surface of the container body 1 into the recess 8 and the insertion hole 11 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

When the lid 3 is closed in the center of the push piece 12,
An opening 13 is provided which penetrates vertically so as to have a sufficient width for the pawl piece 6 to pass through, and an operating piece 15 which extends rearward and downward from the upper end of the front surface in the opening 13 via a hinge portion 14. Are provided integrally. The push piece 12 is made of a flexible and elastic material, and the operating piece 15 is sufficiently flexible and elastic.

Then, when the lid body 3 occupies the closed position, the operating piece 1 of the push piece 12 as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
The tip of 5 abuts on the bottom surface of the recess 8, the claw piece 6 passes through the opening 13 in the recess 8, and the lower end thereof abuts below the operating piece 15. Further, the rear portion of the push piece 12 is in front of the insertion hole 11 and slidable rearward, and the locking projection 16 formed on the lower surface of the push piece 12 in front of the opening 13 is formed. Is locked in the front surface of the recess 8 below the through hole 10 so that the push piece 12 cannot be pulled out forward.

Further, at this time, the front end portion of the push piece 12 has the through hole 1
It is in a state of being projected forward from 0, and the push piece 12 is slid backward by pressing this portion backward.

From the closed position of the lid body 3 as described above, the push piece 12
As shown in FIG. 4, the push piece 12 slides backward and the operating piece 15 is pressed against the lower end of the claw piece 6 and is pressed against the bottom surface of the recess 8 when a finger is applied to the front end of the and the rear side is pressed. As shown in FIG. 5, when the push piece 12 is continuously pressed and pushed downward as described above, the elastic repulsive force of the actuating piece 15 raises the pawl piece 6 upward, whereby the first engaging protrusion 7 Rides over and disengages from the second engaging projection 9, and the lid 3 is opened.

FIG. 6 shows a compact container according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a gentle sloping portion 17 is provided which gradually rises rearward from the bottom surface of the recess 8a to the front end of the insertion hole 11a. When the lid 3 closes the closing position, the operating piece 1
When the tip of 5 is positioned close to the lower end of the inclined portion 17 and the push piece 12 slides backward, the tip of the operating piece 15 rises up the inclined portion 17 rearward and the operating piece 15 is inclined with the pawl piece 6. It is configured to bend when pressed against the portion 17. Other than this, the configuration is similar to that of the above-described embodiment, and the operating piece is configured to flip the pawl piece by its elastic repulsion force to open the lid body. In this example, the operating piece is lifted by the inclined portion. Therefore, the opening angle of the lid is larger than that in the above embodiment.

Although the push piece is provided at the front edge of the container body in the above-described two embodiments, the push piece is not limited to this and may be provided at the front edge of the lid. The structure in this case is substantially the same as the structure shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 in which the top and bottom of the attached FIG. 1 are reversed and the lid and the container body are replaced with each other.

In addition, elastic arms that extend rearward in a substantially C-shape are integrally formed on both sides of the rear end of the push piece, and when the push piece is pressed from the closed position of the lid, the elastic arms are The push piece may be automatically returned to the original state when the push piece is released from the pressing force by the elastically restoring force.

<Effect> As described above, according to the present invention, the lid body is pivotally attached to the rear end portion of the container body so that the lid body is engaged with the lid body at the front to occupy the closed position. A claw piece is projected on either one of the lid and the lid, and a recess corresponding to this is provided on the other side, and a push piece is provided in the recess so as to be movable back and forth and corresponds to the claw piece at the center of this push piece. An opening is formed, and an elastically deformable actuating piece is provided rearward and downward from the front surface of the opening via a hinge, and in the closed position,
When the claw piece enters the opening and its tip comes into contact with or comes close to the operating piece and pushes the push piece backward, the operating piece presses against the claw piece and the inner surface of the recess to bend, and the repulsive force acts on the claw piece. Since the lid is opened by opening the lid, the lid is opened at a larger angle than before.

In addition, the operating piece is provided in the opening at the center of the push piece, and even if the elastic repulsive force of the operating piece acts on the pawl piece and the inclination angle of the operating piece is not large, the lid body opens at a sufficient angle. Therefore, the push piece can be formed in a relatively thin shape, and the entire container can be thin and have a good appearance, and can be made into a compact container having a good opening operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a closed position of a lid,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the push piece, FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a closed position of the lid, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a state where the operating piece is bent by pressing the push piece. 5 and 5 are enlarged cross-sectional views of an essential part showing a state where the lid is opened, and FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a closed position of the compact container according to the second embodiment of the present invention. 1 ... Container body, 3 ... Lid body 6 ... Claw piece, 8 ... Recessed portion 12 ... Push piece, 13 ... Opening portion 14 ... Hinge portion, 15 ... Operating piece

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A compact container in which a lid is pivotably attached to a rear end of a container body so as to be openable and closable, and the container body and the lid are engaged in a front position to occupy a closed position. A claw piece is projected on one of the front end edges of the main body and the lid, and a recess corresponding to the claw piece is provided on the other front end edge, and the push piece is moved back and forth in the recess. And an opening formed in the center of the push piece corresponding to the claw piece, and an elastically deformable actuating piece extending from the inner front end surface of the opening to the inner surface of the recess via a hinge portion. When the push piece is pressed by pressing the push piece with the tip of the claw piece coming into the opening at the closed position, the tip of the claw piece comes into contact with the operating piece and the tip of the claw piece moves to the tip of the claw piece. The lid is pressed against the inner surface of the recess to bend, and then the repulsive force of the actuating piece acts on the claw piece to cause the lid to move. Compact container characterized by comprising so as to open.