JPH0637766Y2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial field of application" The present invention relates to a compact container for storing cosmetics and the like, and in particular, a fingertip is provided with a knob member provided on each of the front wall portion of the container body and the free end of the lid body. The present invention relates to a compact container in which a hook for temporarily fixing the container body and the lid body to each other is disengaged by pinching the container body and the like.

"Conventional technology" Generally, compact containers for cosmetics and puffs are
It is composed of a container body and a lid body hinged to the rear wall of the container body via a hinge. As a structure of a so-called mouthpiece part, which temporarily fixes the lid body to the container body when the lid body is closed. Conventionally, various types have been proposed.

One of them is a structure in which the hook members are disengaged by pinching the knob members provided on the front wall portion of the container main body and the free end of the lid body with a fingertip or the like (for example, actual opening). See Japanese Patent Publication No. 63-103507).

This is because, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the lid 2 is hinged to the rear wall of the container body 1 and formed on both sides when the lid 2 is closed with respect to the container body 1. In the compact container in which the hooks 3 and 4 are engaged with each other and the lid 2 is temporarily fixed to the container body 1,
While forming a U-shaped recess 1a on the front wall of the lid 2 and a mounting recess 2b having a bottom at the center of the free end of the lid 2 and an opening 2a penetrating the front and back in a part of the bottom The gripping member (operating member) 5 is provided in the mounting recess 2b so as to be vertically movable. As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the grip 2 and the lower portion 2c of the mounting recess 2b of the lid 2 are gripped. The hooks 3 and 4 formed on the container body 1 and the lid body 2 are released from the engagement by pinching the member 5 with a fingertip or the like and pinching them.

In the illustrated example, when the lid body 2 is closed, a part of the front wall portion 1b of the container body 1 protrudes from the opening 2a formed in the bottom portion of the mounting recess 2b of the lid body 2 to remove the knob member 5. The lid 2 is formed so as to be pushed up, so that when the knob member 5 and the free end lower portion 2c of the lid 2 are pinched, only the lid 2 can be pushed up. Then, after the hooks 3 and 4 of the container body 1 and the lid 2 are disengaged, the knob member 5 comes into contact with the bottom of the mounting recess 2b, and the knob member 5 and the lower free end 2c of the lid body 2c. It is designed so that the lid body 2 can be freely opened to a desired angle while pinching and.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in such a conventional compact container, the opening for allowing the upper surface of the container body 1 to project to the bottom of the mounting recess 2b formed at the free end of the lid 2 on the back side. 2a is formed and has a structure that abuts against the knob member 5 housed in the mounting recess 2b, so that the knob member 5 and the mounting recess 2b serving as the housing portion thereof are provided.
There is no choice but to increase the size of the
The compact container provided with has a defect that the container main body becomes large due to an increase in the size of the mounting recess 2b of the lid body 2 serving as a storage portion of the knob member 5, and the storage of cosmetics. There was a drawback that the space became small.

This invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to easily unlock the temporary fixing between the container body and the lid by the operation of pinching the knob member with a fingertip or the like.
Moreover, it is to provide a compact container that does not increase the size of the picking member.

"Means for Solving the Problem" In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a container main body,
A lid body hinged to the rear wall of the container body is formed, and a recess is formed in the front wall of the container body, the recess being open to the front and upper surfaces, and a hook protruding from the back of the recess. Then, in a compact container provided with a locking piece protruding from the lower surface of the lid body and protruding from the lower surface of the lid body, the hook engaging with the hook is provided on the front surface and the upper and lower surfaces of the lid body. An open cutout is formed, and a gripping part having the locking piece is formed to project downward on the inner surface of the cutout, and the cutout is formed in the cutout between both ends of the grip and both side surfaces of the cutout. The holding member is provided so as to be vertically movable so as to be inserted into the gap and contact the upper surface of the container body.

"Action" When the lid member is closed and the gripping member and the gripping portion are pressed by the fingertips, the contact plate portion of the gripping member on the lid side presses the upper surface of the container body, and the gripping operation is performed. At the same time, the container body is pushed down to release the engagement between the hook of the container body and the hook of the lid body, and the lid body can be opened.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. In these drawings, reference numeral 10 is a container body,
Reference numeral 11 is a lid body hinged to the rear wall of the container body 10 so as to be openable and closable, and reference numeral 12 is a knob member provided at the free end of the lid body 11 so as to be vertically movable. , Constitutes the main member of this compact container.

The container body 10 is formed in a rectangular saucer shape, and a storage portion 10a for storing cosmetics is provided inside the container body 10.
The rear wall portion 10b is formed with a U-shaped cutout portion 10c, and the front wall portion 10d is formed with a recessed portion 10e opening to the front surface and the upper and lower surfaces. A hook 10f is projected on the upper surface.

The lid 11 has a convex portion 11 protruding from the inner surface of the base end (rear end) thereof.
a is inserted into the cutout portion 10c of the container body 10 and is hinged to the container body 10 by connecting it to the rear wall portion 10b of the container body 10 by a hinge pin 15, and the mirror 16 is provided on the inner surface of the lid body 11. It is attached. The free end 11b of the lid body 11 is formed with a cutout portion 11c opening to the front surface and the upper and lower surfaces of the lid body 11, and the lid body 11 is formed at the lower part of the back surface of the cutout portion 11c.
A grip portion 17 formed to be thinner than the thickness of the cutout portion 11c and smaller than the width of the cutout portion 11c is formed so as to project toward the front of the lid body 11,
Moreover, the hook of the container body 10 is provided on the lower surface of the grip portion 17.
A locking piece 11e having a hook 11d that engages with 10f on the inner surface is integrally formed. The grip 17 is formed with an inverted L-shaped step 17a that bends forward from a position below the lower surface of the lid 11 (that is, there is a space c between the upper surface of the step 17a and the upper surface of the container body 10). ), The front surface of the step portion 17a is formed to be flush with the front surface of the container body 10.

In addition, guide grooves 11f that reach and open the back surface of the lid body 11 are formed on both side surfaces of the cutout portion 11c, respectively.
It is possible to guide 2 up and down.

By the way, the knob member 12 provided at the free end of the lid body 11 so as to be movable up and down has an operation plate portion 12a flush with the front surface of the free end of the lid body 11.
And a top plate portion 12b formed on the inner surface upper portion of the operation plate portion 12a so as to be flush with the lid upper surface, and both end portions of the grip portion 17 and the cutout portion 11c provided on both sides of the inner surface of the operation plate portion 12a. The contact plate portion 12c is inserted mainly at a gap g between the two side surfaces of the contact plate portion 12c, and the lower surface of the contact plate portion 12c is the upper surface of the container body 10 when the lid 11 is closed. Is set to abut. A protrusion 12d is provided on the outer surface of the abutting plate portion 12c so as to fit vertically into guide grooves 11f formed on both side surfaces of the cutout portion 11c.

Next, a usage method and an operation of the compact container configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

To make the mouthpiece of this compact container in the assembled state shown in FIG. 4 etc., the main members (container body 10,
The lid 11 and the picking member 12 etc. are individually formed, and the lid 11
After the gripping member 12 is forcibly fitted into the notch 11c at the free end, the lid 11 may be hinged to the rear wall 10b of the container body 10.

This assembly is a simple operation in which the container body 10 and the lid body 11 are hinge-coupled to each other, and the knob member 12 is pushed into the notch portion 11c of the lid body 11, and each member is molded in a large amount with an appropriate synthetic resin. It is possible to reduce the cost.

Then, in the compact container thus assembled, in order to open the lid body 11 from the state where the lid body 11 is in the closed position shown in FIG. 4, first hold the entire compact container in the palm of the hand, and then the thumb and thumb. Picking member with fingertips such as index finger
It suffices to push the lower end of 12 and the grip portion 17 so as to sandwich them (stroke c). By this operation, the contact plate portion of the knob member 12
12c presses the upper surface of the container body 10 and pushes it downwards, and the lid 11
Since the locking piece 11e of is pushed up, both hooks 10f, 11d
Is disengaged and the lid 11 opens.

When closing the lid 11, as in a general compact container, the lid 11 is rotated in the opposite direction (counterclockwise in FIG. 4) and pressed against the container body 10 side, and the hook 11d of the lid 11 is closed. If the hooks 10f of the container body 10 are brought into contact with each other and pushed in, the hooks 10f and 11d are engaged with each other as shown in FIG.
The lid 11 is closed.

In the embodiment, the picking member 12 is the notch 11 at the free end of the lid.
Since the abutment plate portion 12c, which is vertically movably attached to the c and is inserted from the gap g between the notch portion 11c and the grip portion 17, is configured to press the upper surface of the container body 10, the lid body is particularly preferable. 11
It is possible to reduce the size of the notch 11c for accommodating the knob member formed on the free end of the lid 11 without increasing the size of the knob member 12 attached to the. At the same time, the recess 10e of the container body 10 can also be made smaller, the storage portion 10a of the container body 10 can be made relatively wider, and the size of the compact container itself can be made smaller. Further, the knob member 12 is formed in a box shape, and has a recess 10e and a notch 1 formed in the container body 10 and the lid 11, respectively.
Since it is configured to cover the 1c, there is also an advantage that the outer appearance of the front wall portion of the container body is made flush.

FIGS. 6 to 10 show another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, projections 10g, 10g are provided on both inner side surfaces of the recess 10e of the container body 10 so as to project. At the lower part of the inner surface of the cutout portion 11c of the lid body 11, there is provided a grip portion 20 that is thinner than the thickness of the lid body 11 and smaller than the width of the cutout portion 11c.
An engaging piece 11e having a hook 11d is integrally formed on the lower surface of the grip portion 20 so as to project toward the front of 1. Both ends of the grip portion 20 extend to the left and right to be integrated with both side surfaces of the cutout portion 11c, and between the gripping portion 20 and both side surfaces of the cutout portion 11c, the protrusions 10g and 10g of the container body 10 interfere with each other. Peep holes (gaps) 20a, 20a for avoiding the are formed.

Note that guide grooves 11f that reach and open the back surface of the lid 11 are formed on both side surfaces of the cutout portion 11c so that the gripping member 12 can be guided up and down, and the abutting plate portion of the gripping member 12 can be guided. 12c and 12c are structured to abut the projections 10g and 10g of the container body 10 through the peep holes 20a and 20a.

In order to open such a compact container, the grip member 12 and the lower end of the grip portion 20 may be pushed so as to be sandwiched. By this operation, the contact plate portions 12c, 12c of the gripping member 12 push down the upper surfaces of the projecting portions 10g, 10g of the container body 10, and the gripping portion 20 pushes upward, so that the hooks 10f, 11d are disengaged, The lid 11 opens.

It should be noted that the shapes, dimensions, etc. of the respective constituent members shown in the above-mentioned embodiment are merely examples, and can be variously changed based on the type of compact container to be applied, design requirements and the like. For example,
As shown in FIG. 11, by making the gripping member 12 and the gripping portion 17 semi-circular, a novel design can be given to the compact container.

Furthermore, by forming the gripping member 12 so as to project from the upper surface of the lid body 11, the gripping operability between the gripping member 12 and the gripping portion 17 can be improved, and the lid body 11 can be easily opened.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described above, the present invention includes the container body and the lid body hinged to the rear wall of the container body, and the front wall and the upper surface of the container body are opened. And a hook protruding from the bottom surface of the recess, and a locking piece having a hook protruding from the lower surface of the lid body and engaging with the hook on the inner surface of the lid body. In this compact container, a notch opening to the front and upper and lower surfaces is formed at the free end of the lid, and a gripping part having the locking piece is formed on the inner surface of the notch so as to project into the notch. And a knob member having an abutting plate portion which is inserted into a gap between both end portions of the portion and both side surfaces of the cutout portion and abuts on the upper surface of the container body. Therefore, it has the following excellent effects.

(1) When the grip member and the grip portion are pressed by the fingertips while the lid is closed, the contact plate portion of the grip member provided on the lid presses the upper surface of the container body, and the grip Since the locking piece of the lid is pushed upward together with the inserting operation, the engagement between the hook of the container body and the hook of the lid can be easily released.

(2) Since the knob member attached to the lid body has a structure in which the abutting plate portion is inserted from the gap between the notch portion and the grip portion of the lid body and pressed against the upper surface of the container body, The size of the notch for accommodating the knob member formed at the free end of the lid can be made small, and the depth of the recess formed in the front wall of the container body can be made small, which is effective for the accommodating part of the container body. The space can be expanded.

(3) Since the hooks are disengaged by gripping the gripping member and the gripping portion with a fingertip, the hooks cannot be disengaged by simply pressing the gripping member, and therefore, in the handbag. The problem that the compact container opens carelessly does not occur.

(4) Since the gripping member and the gripping portion respectively configure the front wall portion and the free end of the lid of the compact container, the external shape when the compact container is closed can be made flush with each other in terms of design. It is possible to provide an excellent compact container.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a compact container, FIG. 2 is a front view showing a state in which a lid is closed, and FIG. 3 is a lid. The front view showing the state in which the body is opened, FIGS. 4 and 5 are shown for explaining the operation, and are sectional views, FIGS. 6 to 6 respectively.
FIG. 10 shows another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of a compact container, FIG. 7 is a front view showing a state in which a lid is closed, and FIG. 8 is an opened lid. Front view showing the state, FIGS. 9 and 10 are shown for explaining the operation, respectively, a sectional view, FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the compact container, and FIGS. 12 to 15 are FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a structure of a conventional compact container, FIG. 13 is a perspective view, and FIGS. 14 and 15 are sectional views showing the operation thereof. 10 ... container body, 10c ... notch, 10d ... front wall, 10e ... recess, 10f ... hook, 11 ... lid, 11b ... free end, 11c ... notch, 11d ... … Hook, 11e …… Locking piece, 12 …… Grip member, 12c …… Abutting plate part, 17 …… Grip part, g …… Gap.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container main body (10) comprising: a container main body (10); and a lid (11) hinged to a rear wall of the container main body (10). A recess (10e) is formed on the upper surface, and a hook (10f) is provided on the inner surface of the recess (10e). The free end of the lid (11) protrudes from the lower surface of the hook (10f) and the hook is formed on the inner surface. A compact container provided with a locking piece (11e) provided with a hook (11d) engaging with (10f), wherein a free end of the lid (11) has a notch opening at the front and upper and lower surfaces thereof. (11c) is formed, and a gripping portion (17) having the locking piece (11e) is formed on the inner surface of the cutout portion (11c) so as to project downward, and inside the cutout portion (11c). Both ends of notch (17) and notch (11c)
Inserted in the gap (g) between both sides of the container body (1
A compact container characterized in that a picking member (12) having an abutting plate portion (12c) abutting on the upper surface of (0) is provided so as to be vertically movable.