JPH0711692Y2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Industrial application field" The present invention relates to a compact container in which a lid can be opened with one touch.

"Prior Art" Generally, a compact container which is widely used as a cosmetic container is composed of a container body for storing cosmetics and a lid body hinged to a rear wall of the container body so as to be vertically rotatable. The hooks on the container body and the hooks on the lid are engaged to close the lid. Also, when opening the lid, simply push up the lid body by hand, or provide a push button on the front wall side of the compact container and press the push button to release the engagement between the hooks. ing.

"Problems to be solved by the invention" However, in the general compact container described above,
The following improvements are left when the hooks are disengaged from each other.

When pushing up the lid with just the former hand, it is necessary to hold the compact container in one hand and push up the free end side of the lid strongly with the other hand against the engaging force between the hooks.
There remains a problem with the open operability. In the case of the latter push button,
Although the opening operability is good, there is a drawback that the number of parts increases and the cost increases. In particular, a disposable container such as a refill container is required to be inexpensive.

The present invention has been improved in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a compact container in which the lid can be favorably opened with one touch without increasing the number of parts.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is a compact container in which a lid is hinged to one edge of the container body so as to be vertically rotatable, and has a hook on the back surface at the other edge of the container body. A recess is formed, and a free end of the lid body is provided with a hook portion to be stored in the recess when the lid is closed, and a hook engageable with the hook is provided on the back surface of the hook portion. Forming a notch opening from the upper side of the lid to the top plate of the lid body in the front and in the recess, and in the notch portion, a pressing operation portion capable of pushing down the upper surface of the container main body through the slit, and the lid body through the thin portion It is formed integrally with the top plate of.

[Operation] According to the present invention, when the pressing operation portion and the lower portion of the handle portion are pressed by pinching each other from the closed state, the pressing operation portion elastically deforms through the thin portion and pushes down the upper surface of the container body. As the force acts, the force of pulling up the lid by the handle also acts at the same time, and these forces act in the direction to separate the hooks from each other, which disengages the hooks and opens the lid. It will be possible.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, reference numeral 1 is a container body, reference numeral 2 is a lid, and the compact container of the present invention is mainly constituted by these reference numerals 1 and 2.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 5, the container body 1 is formed in a flat box shape, and the cosmetics accommodating portion 3 is formed on the upper surface of the container body 1. In addition, a recess 5 that opens vertically and forwardly is formed in the center of the front wall portion (other edge portion) 4 of the container body 1.
Is formed, and a hook 6 is projectingly provided at the center of the back surface of the recess 5. Further, the lid body 2 is integrally connected to the rear wall portion (one edge portion) 7 of the container body 1 through a thin hinge 8 which is integrally rotatable so as to be vertically rotatable.

The lid 2 covers the upper surface of the container body 1, that is, the cosmetic storage portion 3, and the lower surface of the free end 9 of the lid 2 has a concave handle portion 10 which is stored in the recess 5 when the lid is closed. Is provided. A hook 11 that can engage with the hook 6 is provided on the back surface of the handle 10. Further, a notch 12 is formed from above the handholding part 10 to the top plate 16 and opens to the front and the recess 5.

A tongue-shaped pressing operation portion 14 that is integrally attached to the lid body 2 via a thin portion 13 is provided in the cutout portion 12. That is, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
Slits 15 extend from both ends of the slit 2 to the rear of the top plate 16 of the lid body 2, and the pressing operation portion 14 is inserted in the portion sandwiched by the slits 15.
Are formed. As shown in FIG. 3, the pressing operation portion 14 has an outer surface shape in which the front surface and the upper surface thereof are flush with the front surface and the upper surface of the lid body 2, and the thickness dimension is further when the lid is closed (the hooks 6 and 11 are separated from each other). It is set so as to come into contact with the upper surface of the container body 1 (when engaged). As a result, a gap C is formed between the upper surface of the handle portion 10 and the rear end of the pressing operation portion 14 abuts the upper surface 17 of the container body 10, and the pressing operation portion 14 is in contact with the upper surface 17 as indicated by the dotted line. The front edge portion 17a is used as a fulcrum so that the front edge portion 17a is easily inclined downward.

A ridge 18 is provided in the back of the pressing operation portion 14 so as to come into contact with the upper surface of the container body 1 together with the pressing operation portion 14 when the lid is closed.

The operation of the compact container configured as described above will be described below.

FIG. 1 shows a closed state. From this state, as shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, put the belly of the thumb on the lower part of the handle 10 with one hand, and put the belly of the index finger, the middle finger, the ring finger, etc. on the upper surface of the pressing operation unit 14. If both members are pressed so as to be sandwiched, a force for pushing up the lid body 2 acts on the handle portion 10 and a force for pushing down the container body 1 on the pushing operation portion 14 via the front edge portion 17a. At this time, since the force point of the pressing operation portion 14 is located in front of the front edge portion 17a, the thin portion 13 is elastically deformed to incline forward as shown by the dotted line in FIG. The rear end side is lifted as a fulcrum, and as a result, a component force as a pushing force acts in the direction of opening the lid 2.

Therefore, the push-up force acting on the lid body 2 and the push-down force acting on the container body 1 act directly on the hooks 6 and 11 in a direction in which the hooks 6 and 11 are lifted on each other and then separated from each other. The engagement between them is easily released, and the lid 2 can be opened.

In such an opening operation, the pressing operation portion 14 can be bent into the notch 12 by the elastic action of the thin portion 13, and the handle portion
Since the gap C is formed between 10 and 10, it is very easy to put them in, the lid 2 can be opened very easily, and the feel is good, which is ergonomically Excellent matched operability can be obtained.

To close the lid body 2, the hook 11 of the lid body 2 may be engaged with the hook 6 on the container body 1 side.

The compact container of this embodiment has the following effects.

From the closed state, the handle part 10 on the front wall side of the compact container
Also, the engagement between the hooks 6 and 11 can be easily released by a simple operation of pinching and pressing the pressing operation portion 14, and the lid body 2 can be opened with one touch.

Since the handle portion 10 and the pressing operation portion 14 can be integrally formed with the lid body 2 by injection molding, insert molding or the like, and the lid body 2 is integrally formed with the container body 1 through the thin hinge 8, the structure of Compact container can be integrally molded. As a result, the cost can be reduced as compared with the case where the push button is provided separately, and the assembly of the members is not required, so that it is particularly suitable as a refill container and is suitable for mass production.

[Advantages of the Invention] As described in detail above, the present invention is a compact container in which a lid is hinged to one edge of the container main body so as to be vertically rotatable, and a back surface is formed on the other edge of the container main body. A recess having a hook is formed, a free end of the lid body is provided with a hook portion to be stored in the recess when the lid is closed, and a hook engageable with the hook is provided on the back surface of the hook portion, Form a notch that opens to the front and the recess from the top of this handle to the top plate of the lid,
Since the pressing operation part capable of pressing down the upper surface of the container main body through the slit in the cutout part is formed integrally with the top plate of the lid body through the thin part, the handle part and By pressing the pressing operation portions so as to grasp each other, the lid can be opened with one touch, and the operability of opening the lid can be improved. Further, since the handle portion and the pressing operation portion can be integrally formed with the lid body, there is an effect that the cost can be reduced.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 5 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view of a compact container with a closed lid, and FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the compact container. Three
FIG. 4 is a partial sectional perspective view of the main part for explaining the operation, FIG. 4 is a partial sectional perspective view of the compact container, and FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the compact container. 1 ... Container main body, 2 ... Lid body, 4 ... Front wall (other edge), 5 ... Recess, 6 ... Hook, 7 ... Rear wall (one edge), 9 ... Free end, 10 …… Handle, 11 …… Hook, 12
...... Notch part, 13 ...... Thin part, 14 ...... Pressing operation part, 15 ......
Slit, 16 …… top plate, 17 …… top surface.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A compact container in which a lid body (2) is hinged to one edge portion (7) of a container body (1) so as to be vertically rotatable, and is attached to the other edge portion (4) of the container body (1). Is formed with a recess (5) having a hook (6) on its inner surface, and a free end (9) of the lid (2) is provided with a handle (5) which is stored in the recess (5) when the lid is closed. 10) is provided, and a hook (11) capable of engaging with the hook (6) is provided on the back surface of the handle portion (10), and the lid body (2) is provided from above the handle portion (10). A top plate (16) is formed with a notch (12) opening to the front and the recess (5), and an upper surface of the container body (1) is formed in the notch (12) through a slit (15). A compact container characterized in that a pressing operation part (14) capable of pressing down (17) is formed integrally with a top plate (16) of the lid (2) through a thin part (13).