JPH0679416U - Compact container - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To provide a compact container having a soft elastic feel when the lid is opened and excellent durability. [Structure] Inner surface of claw piece 34 of lid 30 The first engaging projection 3
5 is provided, and the opening 21 is provided in the vertical direction of the push piece 20.
A second engaging projection 23 is provided at the center of the inner surface of the rear end wall 22 of the opening 21 and a flexible deformable operating piece 25 extending rearward is provided on the inner surface of the front end wall 24 of the opening 21. Body 30
In the closed position, the first engaging projection 35 and the second engaging projection 23 are engaged with each other, and the tip 29 of the operating piece 25 is brought into contact with the outer surface 36 of the pawl piece 34, and the operating piece is brought into contact with each other. At least one of the tip portion 29 of 25 and the outer surface 36 of the claw piece 34 is an inclined surface. [Effect] A soft elastic feel can be obtained when the lid is opened, and the durability of the operating piece can be secured.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a compact container, and more specifically, a container body and a lid are hinged at their rear portions so that they can be opened and closed, and a recess is formed at the front edge of the container body. Correspondingly, the present invention relates to a compact container in which a claw piece is formed so as to hang down from the front edge of the lid body, and a push piece is slidably provided back and forth in a recess.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, as this type of compact container, a compact container as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 1-118706 has been devised. In this compact container, a recess is formed in the front end edge of the container body, and a push piece is mounted in the recess so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. In addition, an opening is provided in the middle of the push piece, and a second engaging projection capable of engaging with the first engaging projection of the pawl piece of the lid is formed at the rear end of the opening. There is. Further, the push piece is integrally formed with an operating piece extending forward and downward through a bendable rear end hinge portion. Furthermore, a projecting portion that abuts the back portion of the operating piece is formed inside the recess of the container body. When the lid is in the closed position, the operating piece is located below the claw piece, and when the push piece is pushed inward from this closed state, the back of the operating piece abuts the corner of the protrusion and bends. Due to the deformation, the engagement between the first engagement protrusion of the claw piece and the second engagement protrusion of the push piece is released, and the lid body moves upward due to the repulsive force of the curved operating piece. It is lifted up and opened.

Further, in a compact container as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 2-106110, an opening is provided in a push piece, and a first engaging protrusion of a claw piece of a lid is provided at a rear end of the opening. A second engaging protrusion that can be engaged with is formed. Further, two flexible and deformable actuating pieces having a substantially V-shaped cross section are provided extending from the lower rear portion of the opening of the push piece to the opening side through the hinge. Furthermore, a protrusion that abuts the lower surface of the rear portion of the actuating piece is formed inside the recess of the container body. When the lid is in the closed position, the operating piece is located below the claw piece.When the push piece is pushed inward from this closed state, the lower surface of the rear part of the operating piece abuts the corner of the protrusion and its front part. The upper surface is pressed against the claw piece, and then the operating piece is elastically deformed around the hinge portion, and the claw piece is flipped up by the repulsive force and the lid is opened.

[0004]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in such a conventional compact container, the following problems occur.

That is, when the push piece is pushed in, the actuating piece is elastically deformed by coming into contact with the corner portion of the projection formed on the container body, and the engagement between the first engagement projection and the second engagement projection is increased. At the same time as the disengagement is released, the repulsive force causes the claw pieces to be flipped up, resulting in a large impact when the lid is opened.

Further, since the elastic deformation of the operating piece is repeated every time the lid is opened and closed, the durability of the operating piece also becomes a problem.

The present invention is an improvement over the conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a compact container having a soft elastic feel when the lid is opened and having excellent durability. To provide.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 According to the present invention, in order to achieve such an object, the container body and the lid are hinged so as to be openable and closable at their rear portions, and a recess is formed at the front end edge of the container body to accommodate the recess. In a compact container in which a claw piece is hung from the front edge of the lid body and a push piece is slidable back and forth in the recess, a first engaging protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the claw piece of the lid body. , An opening is provided in the vertical direction of the push piece, and a second engaging projection capable of engaging with the first engaging projection of the claw piece is provided at the center of the inner surface of the rear end wall of the opening, and the inner surface of the front end wall of the opening is provided. In the closed position of the lid, the first engaging protrusion of the claw piece and the second engaging protrusion of the push piece are engaged with each other, and the operating piece of the operating piece The tips of the actuating pieces are such that the tips touch the outer surface of the claw piece and also touch each other. Characterized in that at least one side of the outer surface of the nail pieces made as an inclined surface.

[0009]

[Action]

 According to the compact container of the present invention having the above structure, the second engaging projection of the push piece is disengaged from the first engaging projection of the pawl by pressing the push piece inward. At the same time, the tip end of the operating piece of the push piece is elastically deformed downward and forward, and is inserted under the pawl piece while slidingly contacting the outer surface of the pawl piece. Furthermore, the tip end of the operating piece pushes up the lower end surface of the claw piece due to the restoring force of the elastically deformed operating piece.

[0010]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show a first embodiment of the present invention. The compact container of this embodiment includes a container body 10, a push piece 20, and a lid 30 as shown in FIG.

A concave portion is provided on the upper surface of the container body 10, and a decorative plate 11 for storing cosmetics is fitted therein. Further, a hinged protrusion 32 of a lid body 30 to be described later is rotatably coupled to a rear end portion by a hinge pin 33, so that the lid body 30 can be opened and closed with respect to the container body 10. Further, a through hole 12 is formed in the front edge flange portion of the decorative plate 11, and a recess 13 is formed in the front edge portion of the container body 10 below the through hole 12. Furthermore, guide grooves 14, 14 extending in the front-rear direction are formed on both side walls on the front side of the bottom surface of the recess 13. The back surface of the recess 13 is the front wall surface of the decorative plate 11. A push piece 20 is provided in the recess 13 of the container body 10 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

As shown in FIG. 2, the push piece 20 is a plate body having a height substantially equal to the height of the recess 13 of the container body 10. The plate body is provided with an opening 21 that opens vertically. It has been burned. A second engaging projection 23 is formed at the center of the inner surface of the rear end wall 22 of the opening 21. Further, on the inner surface of the front end wall 24 of the opening 21, there is formed a flexible deformable actuating piece 25 having an inclined surface that extends obliquely downward and rearward from the upper end. Furthermore, projections 27, 27 are formed on the bottoms of the side walls 26 of the opening 21. The projections 27 engage with the guide grooves 14 of the container body 10, whereby the container body 10 of the push piece 20 is formed. It is prevented from being pulled out. Further, elastic pieces 28, 28 are integrally provided on both sides of the rear end wall 22, and the elastic pieces 28, 28 are formed by being slightly bent backward in the middle thereof, and at the rear of the recess 13, The push piece 20 is biased forward by pressing the tip thereof against the inner surface of the recess 13.

The lid 30 is formed so as to cover the upper surface of the container body 10, a mirror 31 is attached to the inner surface thereof, and a hinged protrusion 32 is formed on the rear portion so as to hang down. Is hinged to the container body 10 so as to be openable and closable. Further, a claw piece 34 is formed so as to hang down at the front center portion of the lid body 30 corresponding to the through hole 12 formed in the front edge flange portion of the decorative plate 11 of the container body 10. A first engagement protrusion 35 that can engage with the second engagement protrusion 23 of the push piece 20 is formed on the lower inner surface of the claw piece 34.

When the lid 30 is closed in the compact container having the above-described structure, as shown in FIG. 3, the claw pieces 34 of the lid 30 penetrate the through holes 12 to form the recesses of the container body 10. The first engaging projection 35 and the second engaging projection 23 of the push piece 20 are engaged with each other in 13 to be in a locked state. The operating piece 25 of the push piece 20 is in a state in which the tip portion 29 is in contact with the lower end portion of the outer surface 36 of the claw piece 34.

At this time, the elastic piece 28 is in a state of being slightly pressed against the inner surface of the recess 13, and the push piece 20 is slightly biased forward, so that the second engaging projection 23 is It is engaged with the first engagement protrusion 35 while being biased forward. Further, the outer surface of the front end wall 24 of the push piece 20 is slightly projected from the front surfaces of the container body 10 and the lid body 30.

When the outer surface of the front end wall 24 of the push piece 20 is pressed inward from the locking position of the lid 30 of such a compact container, the push piece 20 slides backward while deforming the elastic piece 28. As a result, as shown in FIG. 4, the second engaging projection 23 of the push piece 20 is disengaged from the first engaging projection 35 of the claw piece 34 of the lid body 30 to lock the lid body 30. Is released. On the other hand, the operating piece 25 of the push piece 20 is inserted into the recess 13 below the claw piece 34 while the tip 29 thereof elastically deforms downward and forward while slidingly contacting the outer surface 36 of the claw piece 34. . Further, when the lid 30 is opened, as shown in FIG. 5, the tip end portion 29 of the operating piece 25 pushes up the lower end surface 37 of the pawl piece 34 by the restoring force of the elastically deforming operating piece 25.

As described above, according to the present invention, when the engagement between the first engagement protrusion and the second engagement protrusion is released, the operating piece that has sunk under the nail piece is deformed by the deformation restoring force. Since the piece is pushed up, the feeling when opening the compact container is soft, and the operating piece only needs a slight elastic deformation, so it has sufficient durability even if the container is repeatedly opened and closed.

FIG. 6 shows a compact container according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a flexible deformable actuating piece 25a extending rearward is formed at a substantially central portion of the inner surface of the front end wall 24a of the opening 21a of the push piece 20a via a thin hinge portion. The tip portion 29a of the operating piece 25a is an inclined surface that is inclined downward. Further, the outer surface 36a of the claw piece 34a of the lid 30a is an inclined surface that is inclined obliquely rearward. When the lid 30a is closed in the compact container having such a configuration, the distal end portion 29a of the operating piece 25a of the push piece 20a is in contact with the outer surface 36a of the pawl piece 34a. When the outer surface of the front end wall 24a of the push piece 20a is pressed inward from the locking position of the lid 30a of such a compact container, the second engaging projection 23 is closed by the second engaging projection 23 as in the case of the first embodiment. The tab 30a of the 30a is disengaged from the first engaging projection 35, and the locking of the lid 30a is released. On the other hand, the operating piece 25a of the push piece 20a is below the claw piece 34a while slidingly contacting the outer surface 36a of the claw piece 34a while the tip end 29a of the push piece 20a elastically deforms downward and forward with the hinge portion as a fulcrum. When the lid 30a is unlocked, the tip end portion 29a of the operating piece 25a pushes up the lower end surface 37a of the pawl piece 34a by the restoring force of the elastically deforming operating piece 25a. Other configurations and operations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows a compact container according to a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a flexible deformable actuating piece 25b is formed which extends from the lower end of the inner surface of the front end wall 24b of the opening 21b of the push piece 20b toward the upper rear side and has the tip 29b bent downward. Has been done. Further, the outer surface 36a of the claw piece 34a of the lid 30a is an inclined surface that is inclined obliquely rearward. In the compact container having such a configuration, when the lid 30a is closed, the operating piece 25b of the push piece 20b is in a state where the outer surface of the tip portion 29b is in contact with the outer surface 36a of the pawl piece 34a. When the outer surface of the front end wall 24b of the push piece 20b is pressed inward from the locking position of the lid 30a of such a compact container, the second engaging projection 23 is moved to the lid 30a as in the case of the first embodiment. The claw piece 34a is disengaged from the first engaging projection 35, and the locking of the lid 30a is released. On the other hand, the operating piece 25b of the push piece 20b is inserted in the recess 13 below the pawl piece 34a while elastically deforming downward and forward while the tip portion 29b slides on the outer surface 36a of the pawl piece 34a. When the lock of the lid 30a is released, the tip end portion 29b of the operating piece 25b pushes up the lower end surface 37a of the pawl piece 34a by the restoring force of the elastically deforming operating piece 25b. Other configurations and operations are similar to those of the first embodiment.

[0021]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the container body and the lid are hinged at the rear portions of the container so that they can be opened and closed, and the recess is formed at the front edge of the container body. In a compact container in which a claw piece is hung from the front end edge of the lid body and a push piece is slidable back and forth in a recess, a first engaging protrusion is provided on the inner surface of the claw piece of the lid body, An opening is provided in the vertical direction of the push piece, and a second engaging projection that can be engaged with the first engaging projection of the claw piece is provided at the center of the inner surface of the rear end wall of the opening. A flexible deformable actuating piece that extends rearward is provided on the front end of the actuating piece while the first engaging projection of the claw piece engages with the second engaging projection of the push piece at the closed position of the lid. Of the actuating piece and the outer surface of the claw piece so that the parts come into contact with the outer surface of the claw piece and contact each other. Since at least one of the surfaces is an inclined surface, when the push piece is pushed in, the actuating piece is largely elastically deformed, and the strong repulsive force does not cause the nail piece to bounce off. By releasing the engagement between the first engaging protrusion and the second engaging protrusion, the deforming restoring force of the operating piece that has sunk under the claw piece pushes the claw piece up, so the lid is opened. A soft elastic feel can be obtained.

Further, since the operating piece only needs to be slightly elastically deformed, the operating piece does not become fatigued even when repeatedly opened and closed, and a compact container having excellent durability can be provided.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a closed state of a lid of a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the push piece of the compact container according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged side sectional view of an engaging portion showing a closed state of a lid of a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side sectional view of the engaging portion showing a state where the push piece of the compact container according to the first embodiment of the present invention is pressed.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged side sectional view of the engaging portion showing the state in which the lid of the compact container according to the first embodiment of the present invention is opened.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side sectional view of an engaging portion showing a closed state of a lid of a compact container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged side sectional view of an engaging portion showing a closed state of a lid of a compact container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Container Main Body 13 Recesses 20, 20a, 20b Push Pieces 21, 21a, 21b Opening 22 Rear End Wall 23 Second Engagement Protrusions 24, 24a, 24b Front End Wall 25, 25a, 25b Operating Piece 29, 29a, 29b Tip part 30,30a Lid body 34,34a Claw piece 35 First engaging protrusion 36,36a Outer surface

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container body and a lid body are hinged to each other at their rear portions so as to be openable and closable, and a recess is formed at a front end edge portion of the container body, and a front end of the lid body corresponding to the recessed portion. In a compact container in which a claw piece is formed to hang down from an edge portion and a push piece is slidably provided back and forth in the recess, a first engaging projection is provided on an inner surface of the claw piece of the lid, A second opening which is provided in the vertical direction of the push piece and which is engageable with the first engaging projection of the pawl piece at the center of the inner surface of the rear end wall of the opening.
Is provided, a flexible deformable operating piece extending rearward is provided on the inner surface of the front end wall of the opening, and the first engaging projection and the first engaging projection of the claw piece at the closed position of the lid are provided. The second engaging projection of the push piece is engaged with the tip of the operating piece so as to abut the outer surface of the claw piece, and the tip of the operating piece and the outer surface of the claw piece abut each other. A compact container characterized in that at least one of the surfaces is an inclined surface.