JPH077844Y2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

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

"Prior Art" Conventionally, as a compact container whose lid can be opened with one touch, one having a structure shown in Figs. 9 and 10 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-54727) is known.

This compact container comprises a container body 2 having a recess 1 for storing cosmetics and the like on its upper surface, and a lid 3 hinged to a rear wall portion 2a of the container body 2 so as to be vertically rotatable. ,
The hook 5a of the projecting piece 4 provided on the front wall portion 2b of the container body 2 and the hook 5b provided on the free end 3a of the lid 3 can be engaged with each other, and the insertion hole 6 is formed at the free end 3a of the lid 3. Provide this insertion hole 6
By pushing the push button 7 inward,
The projecting piece 4 is pushed down by the inclined surface 7a of each of the two hooks 5a, 5b.
The engagement between them is released.

"Problems to be solved by the invention" However, in the compact container of the conventional example, when the push button 7 is pushed in the horizontal direction when the hooks 5a and 5b are disengaged, the inclined surface 7a of the push button 7 is Applies a component of pressing force (diagonally downward force) to the projecting piece 4, and pushes down in the direction in which the projecting piece temporarily pushes the hooks 5a, 5b deeply. It requires a pressing force,
When the hook 5a rides on the hook 5b, a strong drag force is exerted, and there is a problem that the hooks 5a and 5b are severely damaged by abrasion. In addition, from the upper surface of the container body 2, the protruding piece 4
Does not work well because it protrudes upwards and interferes with the cosmetic recess 1 when scooping cosmetics with a puff, etc. Furthermore, hold the compact container with one hand and open the lid 3 with your thumb. At this time, there is a problem in operability such that the thumb pushes down the push button 7 and it is difficult to press.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a compact container capable of releasing hook engagement more smoothly and easily to improve operability and improving hook durability. It is an object.

"Means for Solving the Problem" The present invention comprises a container body and a lid body hinged to a rear wall of the container body, and opens in a front surface and an upper surface of the front wall portion of the container body. A recess is formed and a hook is projected on the inner surface of the recess, and a locking piece is provided at the free end of the lid body, the hook protruding from the lower surface of the lid and engaging the hook on the inner surface of the lid. Is a compact container
A free end of the lid body is formed with a notch opening to the front surface and the upper and lower surfaces thereof, and the locking piece is vertically provided at the back of the notch, and an insertion hole penetrating horizontally in the locking piece is provided,
In the cutout portion, a pressing portion of a push button having a fitting tongue inserted into the insertion hole via an elastic bending portion is accommodated so as to be vertically movable, and a lever portion protruding rearward is provided at a lower end of the pressing portion, When pressing the push button from the closed state of the lid on the inner surface of the recess,
A contact step portion is provided which contacts the lower end of the pressing portion and rotates the lever portion in a direction in which the free ends of the container body and the lid are separated from each other.

"Action" When the pressing part of the push button is pushed down or pushed into the recess of the container body against the resistance of the elastic bending part and rotated counterclockwise from the closed state of the lid, the inner surface of the recess abuts. The lower end of the pressing part comes into contact with the step part, and the lever part at the rear end of the pressing part rotates counterclockwise around the contact step part as a fulcrum and lifts the locking piece. As a result of the component force of the pressing force acting in the direction in which the hooks are separated from each other, the engagement between the hooks is released and the lid can be opened.

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

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, reference numeral 20 is a container body, and reference numeral 21 is a lid hinged to a rear end portion (one end portion) 20a of the container body 20. It shows each body.

The container body 20 is formed in a flat rectangular shape, and a storage recess 22 for storing cosmetics and the like is formed on the upper surface of the container body 20. In addition, a recess 23 is formed in the front wall portion (the other end portion) 20b of the container body 20, and a hook 24 is provided substantially at the center of the back surface 23a of the recess 23, and the back surfaces 23a on both sides thereof are provided. Abutting edge portions 25, 25 having a step with the upper surface of the container body 20 are projectingly provided on the. The contact edge portion 25 is a portion where the lower end of the push button 21, which will be described later, contacts.

The lid 21 covers the storage recess 22 of the container body 20, and a mirror 26 is attached to the inner surface of the lid 21. The free end 21a of the lid 21 has a notch 27 that is opened in the upper and lower surfaces and the front surface.
A projection piece 29 having a hook 28 that engages with the hook 24 is vertically provided at the back of the cutout portion 27.

The projecting piece 29 is a vertically extending portion 29 extending downward from the inner surface of the lid body 21.
a and a main body portion 29b that extends horizontally from the vertically extending portion 29a. The main body portion 29b has an upper end on the inner surface 23a of the recess 23 of the container body 20 when the lower surface of the main body portion 29b is in the closed state. Is set to abut. Further, the vertical portion 29a is provided with a through hole 30 penetrating in the horizontal direction, and the main body portion 29
The front end of b is bent downward and the hook 2
8 is projected.

A push button 31 for releasing the engagement between the hooks 24, 28 is housed in the front wall recess (comprising the recess 23 and the notch 27) of the compact container so as to be vertically movable.

The push button 31 includes a pressing portion 32 that configures a part of the front wall portion of the compact container so as to be flush with each other, and extends from the upper end of the pressing portion 32 into the insertion hole 30 of the projecting piece 29 via the elastic bent portion 33. The insertion hole
It is composed of a fitting tongue piece 34 loosely fitted in 30. A depression-shaped operation portion 32a is formed on the upper surface of the pressing portion 32, and both side portions of the pressing portion 32 extend rearward from both sides of the projecting piece 29 and the lower end is the recess when the lid 11 is closed. 23 contact step 25
Side plate portions 35, 35 that contact the upper surface are formed. Further, levers 36, 36 are provided at the lower ends of the side plate portions 35, 35 so as to extend rearward and reach below the locking pieces 29. The lever portion 36 is configured to lift the locking piece 29 with the contact step portion 25 as a fulcrum when the lid 21 is closed and the push button 31 is pressed. On the other hand, at the rear end portion of the fitting tongue piece 34 that protrudes inward from the insertion hole 30, a locking projection 34a for preventing its removal is provided.
Are extended downward and are projected.

In such a push button 31, the locking protrusion 34a is inserted into the insertion hole 30.
The mating tongue 34 is inserted through the insertion hole
The pressing portion 32 is fitted into the elastic member 30 and can move up and down against the resistance of the elastic bending portion 33.

Next, a usage method and an operation of the compact container configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

To open the closed compact container as shown in FIG. 2, hold the compact container with one hand, for example, and push the pressing portion 32 of the push button 31 against the reaction force due to the engagement between the hooks 24 and 28. It may be pushed inward or pushed down.

When the pressing portion 32 is pressed inward, the pressing point A is located below the elastic bent portion 33 of the push button 31, so that the pressing portion 33 rotates downward around the elastic bent portion 33 against the resistance of the elastic bent portion 33. While moving and contacting the upper surface of the contact step portion 25 of the recess 23, the lever portions 36, 36 behind the pressing portion 32 rotate upward with the upper surface of the contact step portion 25 as the fulcrum B, and the tip (point of action) thereof. Since C pushes up the lower end of the locking piece 29, the engagement between the hooks 24 and 28 is easily released by the lever principle.

Further, even if the pressing portion 32 of the push button 31 is rotated while being pressed down around the elastic bending portion 33, a similar hook releasing action is obtained, and in this case, the operation portion 32a on the upper surface of the pressing portion 32 is hooked with a finger and pushed down. If it is easy to operate.

The compact container of this embodiment has the following excellent effects.

When the push button 31 is pressed, the pressing point (power point) A of the pressing portion 31, the fulcrum B of the contact step portion 25, and the lever portion based on the principle of leverage.
Due to the relative mechanism of the working points C of 36, the engagement of the hooks 24, 28 can be reliably and easily released by a light pressing operation.

This reduces the wear between the hooks 24, 28 and improves the durability of the hooks. Furthermore, the same hook releasing action can be obtained whether the push button 31 is pressed from the side or from the top, and since the pressing direction is not selected, the operability is excellent and the usability is good.

Since the lever portion 36 acting on the lower surface of the locking piece 29 is provided at both ends of the pressing portion 32, the force for releasing the hook engagement is not dispersed, and the pressing force of the push button 31 is effectively applied to the hooks 24, 28. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a strong hook engagement force.

Similarly, the contact step portion 25, which is a fulcrum of each lever portion 36, is formed in the recess 23.
Since it is provided on both sides of the inner surface 23a of the
It is possible to perform a stable and smooth pressing operation without wobbling, the height dimension of the push button 31 can be set small, the thickness of the compact container can be made small, and a thin form can be accommodated.

At the time of use, since there is nothing protruding above the upper surface of the container body 20, it is easy to use without disturbing the puff or the like.

Since the pressing portion 32 forms a part of the front wall portion of the compact container so as to be flush, the appearance when the compact container is closed is smooth and the appearance design is excellent.

5 to 8 show another embodiment of the compact container according to the present invention. The pressing surface of the pressing portion 32 of the push button 31 is shown in FIGS.
32a is expanded downward to the vicinity of the lower surface of the recess 23 of the container body 20. Then, when releasing the hook engagement, by pressing the lower end of the pressing surface 32a of the pressing portion 32, especially the lower end, the pressing portion 33 tries to rotate counterclockwise about the elastic bent portion 33, and A hook is formed by pivoting the abutment step 25 at the fulcrum and rotating the saw 36 counterclockwise to lift the locking piece 29.
The engagement between 24 and 28 is released.

According to the compact container of this embodiment, the pressing portion 32 is spread downward, the pressing point is located below the elastic bending portion 33, and the contact step portion 25 serving as a fulcrum and the lever portion 36 serving as an action point are provided. By positioning the lever lower than the above, the lever principle can be sufficiently exerted, and the engagement of the hook can be easily released by a light pressing touch.

[Advantage of Invention] As described in detail above, in the compact container of the present invention, the pressing portion of the push button is pressed from the closed state of the lid body, and the compact container is provided on the inner surface of the recess of the container body. Since the lever portion of the pressing portion is configured to rotate in the direction in which the free end of the lid body and the container body are separated from each other with the contact step portion as the fulcrum, the principle of leverage is applied to engage the hooks with each other. The structure can be easily released. As a result, the wear of the hooks can be reduced, the durability of the hooks can be improved, and the pressing operation of the push button can be performed smoothly and stably, resulting in excellent operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of a compact container, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the compact container, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are respectively. FIG. 5 to FIG. 8 are sectional views showing the main part of the operation of the compact container, showing another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a compact container, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the compact container, FIGS. 7 and 8 are cross-sectional views of main parts for explaining the action of the compact container, and FIGS. FIG. 9 shows a conventional example, and FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a compact container, and FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b) are cross-sectional views of essential parts of the compact container. 20 …… Container main body, 21 …… Lid body, 23 …… Concave, 23a …… Deep surface, 24 …… Hook, 25 …… Abutting step, 27 …… Notch, 28
...... Hook, 29 ...... projection piece, 30 ...... insertion hole, 31 ...... push button,
32 …… Pressing part, 33 …… Elastic bending part, 34 …… Mating tongue, 36
...... Leverage department.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container body (20) comprising: a container body (20); and a lid body (21) hinged to a rear wall portion of the container body (20). A recess (23) opening to the upper surface is formed, and a hook (24) is provided on the inner surface of the recess (23) so as to project from the lower surface of the free end of the lid (21) to the hook on the inner surface. In a compact container provided with a locking piece (29) having a hook (28) engaging with (24), a free end of a lid (21) has a notch opening at the front and upper and lower surfaces thereof. (27) is formed and the locking piece (29) is vertically provided at the back of the notch (27), and the locking piece (29) is provided with an insertion hole (30) penetrating in the horizontal direction. On the other hand, a push button (31) having a fitting tongue piece (34) inserted into the insertion hole (30) through an elastic bent portion (33) is provided inside the cutout portion (27). The pressure part (32) is housed so as to be movable up and down, a lever part (36) protruding rearward is provided at the lower end of the pressing part (32), and a lid body (36) is provided on the inner surface of the recess (23). When the push button (31) is pressed from the closed state of (21), the lower end of the pressing part (32) is brought into contact with the lever part (36) to separate the free ends of the container body (20) and the lid (21) from each other. A compact container, characterized in that it is provided with an abutting step (25) for rotating in the direction of rotation.