JPH08131240A - Compact - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a compact which is structured simply with a small number of components and which does not take so much time for installing. CONSTITUTION: A compact comprises a case body 9 fitted at the oversurface with a recess 12a for accommodating a decoration tray and a lid 11 whose tail is coupled by hinge with the tail of the case body 9 rotatably. A detection part 3 is formed protrusively on the front undersurface of the lid 11, and a resilient part 1 is furnished at the front wall of the case body 9, and in the center of this resilient part 1 a ridge to be detained 4 is formed which can be detained with the detection part 3 of the lid 11 with possibility of mounting and removal. Also a frame for pressing 2 is furnished, and two resilient piece parts 1 are deflected backward by pressing this frame 2 backward, and disengagement is generated by moving the ridge 4 backward.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact that can be opened by pressing a pressing portion provided at the front.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 15, a compact body is constructed by hinge-connecting a lid 32 to a rear end of a container body 31 having a recess 31a for containing cosmetics. In this compact, the closed state is achieved by engaging the engaging claws 35 vertically provided on the front edge of the lid 32 with the engaging protrusions 34 provided on the inner surface of the recess 33 on the front wall surface of the container body 31. I am maintaining. When opening the lid, the lid 32 is lifted upward to release the engagement between the engaging claw 35 and the engaging protrusion 34, and the lid 32 is further lifted. As a result, the lid can be opened. However, in the above compact, the container body 31 must be held by one hand and the lid 32 must be lifted up by the other hand so that this operation is complicated.

Therefore, a compact container disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 63-12807 has been proposed as one that can be opened with one hand. As shown in FIG. 16, this body has a body 41 having a recess 41a formed on the upper surface thereof, and a hook 45 for engagement provided vertically on the lower surface of the front end portion of the body 41 so that the rear end portion of the body 41 is the body 41. A lid 43 hingedly connected to the rear end of the body 41 and a recess 41 of the body 41 filled with cosmetics.
and an inner plate 42 housed in a.
A flange portion 42a in which a hole 51 for inserting the hook 45 is bored horizontally extends from the front surface of the upper end edge of 2 toward the front. Then, the lid 43 is provided in a space below the flange portion 42a, that is, in a space (box) 46 formed in the front side portion of the inner tray 42 with the inner tray 42 accommodated in the recess 41a of the body 41. The slide hook 47 and the first elastic body 49 are provided in the portion corresponding to the hook 45 (the portion corresponding to the hole 51 of the flange portion 42a) with the locking hole 48 that can engage with the hook 45. Has been done.
That is, the slide hook 47 has the front end portion 47.
a is projecting from a through hole 46a formed in the front wall of the box 46 (front wall of the body 41), and is slidably arranged in the box 46 in the front-rear direction. Slide hook 4 between the front wall of plate 42
A first elastic body 49 that pushes 7 forward and urges
Is provided. In the figure, reference numeral 50 denotes a second elastic body that pushes up and urges the lower end portion of the hook 45 of the lid 43 upward in the closed state.

In the above compact, the hook 45 of the lid 43 is inserted through the hole 51 of the flange portion 42a of the inner tray 42 and engaged with the locking hole 48 of the slide hook 47 in the closed state. The slide hook 47 is held by being pushed forward and biased by the elastic force of the first elastic body 49. On the other hand, when opening the compact, first, the front end portion 47a of the slide hook 47 is pressed rearward, and the slide hook 47 is slid rearward against the elastic force of the first elastic body 49. Is done. As a result, the engagement between the hook 45 of the lid 43 and the locking hole 48 of the slide hook 47 is released, and then the hook 45 is moved by the elastic force of the second elastic body 50.
Is pushed up. (See FIG. 16).

[0005]

However, in the above compact, in order to maintain the closed state, the slide hook 47 and the first elastic body 49 are required in addition to the body 41 and the lid 43, and the number of parts is increased. There is a problem that there is a lot of problems and that the structure becomes complicated. In addition, it is necessary to assemble the slide hook 47 and the first elastic body 49 to the body 41, which complicates the work of assembling the compact and is troublesome.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances and has a simple structure, a small number of parts, and
The purpose is to provide a compact that does not require assembly work.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a container body having a cosmetic accommodating recess formed on the upper surface thereof, and a rear end portion of the container body is a rear end portion of the container body. A lid body rotatably hinged to each other, an engaging portion projectingly formed on a lower surface of a front end side of the lid body, and the engaging portion of the lid body is detachably attached to a central portion of a front wall of the container body. An engaged portion that can be engaged with the engaging portion is formed, elastic piece portions are respectively extended from the left and right sides of the engaged portion to the left and right side portions of the front wall, and the engaging portion is pressed to The elastic pieces are bent rearward to move the engaged portion rearward so that the engagement can be released.

[0008]

That is, the compact of the present invention comprises a container main body having a cosmetic material accommodating recess formed on the upper surface thereof, and a lid body in which the rear end portion of itself is rotatably hinged to the rear end portion of the container main body. It has and. Further, an engaging portion is formed to project on the lower surface of the front end side of the lid body, and an engaged portion capable of being detachably engaged with the engaging portion of the lid body is formed in the central portion of the front wall of the container body. Elastic piece portions are extended from the left and right sides of the engaged portion to the left and right side portions of the front wall. Then, by pressing the engaged portion, both the elastic piece portions are bent rearward to move the engaged portion rearward to release the engagement. As described above, the compact of the present invention has elastic piece portions extending from the left and right sides of the engaged portion formed in the central portion of the front wall of the container body to the left and right side portions of the front wall,
The elastic force of the elastic piece is used to maintain the closed state. Therefore, the slide hook 47 and the first elastic body 49, which are required in the conventional example, are not required, and the number of parts can be reduced. Further, since the elastic piece portion and the engaged portion are integrally formed on the front wall of the container body, the structure is simplified and the assembling work is also simplified, which saves labor. Further, the container body is a dish-shaped base portion,
It is composed of a frame-shaped portion fitted to the dish-shaped base portion, and when the engaged portion and the elastic piece portion are formed in the frame-shaped portion,
Even if the portion other than the engaged portion formed in the frame-shaped portion (that is, the front wall of the dish-shaped base portion) is pressed, the above engagement does not disengage.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments.

[0010]

1 is a compact view showing an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the compact is provided with a container body 9 having a makeup dish accommodating recess 12a formed on the upper surface thereof, and a lid 11 hingedly connected to the rear end of the container body 9. A pressing portion 2a for opening the lid projects from the front end portion of 9. In the figure, 13 is a makeup plate filled with a cosmetic material 14, 15 is a makeup brush,
Reference numeral 16 is a mirror fixed to the lower surface of the lid body 11 by a frame 11a.

More specifically, the container body 9 comprises a dish-shaped base portion 10 made of synthetic resin and a frame-shaped portion 12 made of synthetic resin mounted in the internal space of the dish-shaped base portion 10.
As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the dish-shaped base portion 10 is formed in an oval shape in which the front portion is slightly curved inward in a plan view, and the front-back direction is formed in the center portion of the front wall 10a. A notched recess 7 is formed over the entire width thereof. Two guide grooves 6 extending in the front-rear direction are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the cutout recess 7 so as to face each other at the bottom thereof. In addition, the dish-shaped base portion 10 has the left and right side walls 1
0b is formed with a pair of fitting recessed ridges 19 facing each other, and a recess 21 is formed at the center of the rear wall 10c.
Is formed, and a pair of shaft holes 21a are formed on the left and right side surfaces of the recess 21 so as to face each other.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the frame-shaped portion 12 has a frame body 20b having a flange portion 20 formed on an upper end portion thereof.
And a partition plate 20a that divides the internal space of the frame body 20b into two parts, a bottom plate 12b that closes the lower surface of the space on the rear side of the partition plate 20a (that is, the rear part of the internal space). The space on the rear side of the partition plate 20b is formed in the makeup dish accommodating recess 12a of the container body 9.

The outer peripheral edge of the flange portion 20 is formed in substantially the same shape as the inner peripheral edge of the upper end of the dish-shaped base portion 10 in plan view. Further, the flange portion 20 is notched in the front portion of the central portion thereof, and two notches extending left and right from the left and right sides of the rear end portion of the notch portion 8 along the front end edge of the frame body 20b. The groove 1b is formed with a predetermined distance. As a result, the front side portion of the frame body 20b (that is, the portion corresponding to the cutout portion 8 and the left and right cutout grooves 1b) is formed in the elastic piece portion 1 that can bend in the front-rear direction. The elastic piece 1 has an engaged projection 4 formed in the center of the front surface thereof, and surrounds the engaged projection 4 so as to have a substantially U-shaped pressing frame portion in plan view. 2 are formed so as to project, and the engaged projections 4 and the pressing frame portion 2 form an engaged portion. The pressing frame portion 2 is formed with a pressing surface 2a in which the front surface of the central portion of the U-shape is formed in a gentle concave curve, and the rear surface is an inclined surface 4a with a rearward downward shape.
(See FIG. 7). Further, a pair of guide protrusions 5 which can be slidably fitted in the guide grooves 6 of the dish-shaped base portion 10 are provided on both left and right sides of the U-shape of the pressing frame portion 2. In the figure, reference numeral 18 denotes a pair of protrusions engaged with the left and right ends of the flange portion 20, respectively.
It is formed in a shape that can be fitted with the concave portion 19 of 0.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the lid 11 is formed in a substantially same shape as the dish-shaped base portion 10 in a plan view, and the frame-shaped portion 12 is formed at the center of the lower surface of the front end portion thereof. The engaging portion 3 that can engage with the engaged protrusion 4 is vertically provided, and the inclined surface 3a is formed on the front wall portion of the engaging portion 3 corresponding to the inclined surface 2a of the pressing frame portion 2. Has been done. In addition, the lid 1
1, a hinge portion 17 that can be housed in the recess 21 of the rear wall 10c of the dish-shaped base portion 10 is vertically provided at the center of the lower surface of the rear end of the dish-shaped base portion 1. A shaft hole 17a is penetratingly formed in a portion of the rear end portion corresponding to the shaft hole 21a.

In the above structure, when assembling the compact, first, the hinge portion 17 at the rear end portion of the lid 11 is arranged in the recess portion 21 at the rear end portion of the dish-shaped base portion 10, and the recess portion 21 is formed.
A hinge shaft (hidden and invisible) is inserted into the left and right shaft holes 21a and the shaft hole 17a of the hinge portion 17 to hinge-connect the lid 11 to the dish-shaped base portion 10 (see FIG. 1). Then, the frame-shaped portion 12 is fitted into the internal space of the dish-shaped base portion 10 to manufacture the container body 9. That is, the frame-shaped portion 12 accommodating the makeup plate 13 is arranged on the upper side of the plate-shaped base portion 10.
Inclining the front part of 2 to the lower side, the pressing frame part 2
Positioned on the rear side of the notch 7 of 0, and the frame 12
Is slid forward to loosely fit the pressing frame portion 2 into the cutout portion 7, and the guide protrusions 5 on both the left and right sides of the pressing frame portion 2 are loosely inserted into the guide grooves 6 on both the left and right sides of the cutout portion 7. In the state of fitting, the rear side portion of the frame-shaped portion 12 is pressed from above to press the recessed strips 1 of the left and right side walls 10b of the dish-shaped base portion 10.
9 and the ridges 18 on both left and right sides of the frame-shaped portion 12 are fitted together.
The container body 9 thus manufactured has a notch 7 formed on the upper side of the front wall thereof, and the pressing frame 2 is loosely fitted in the notch 7 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Further, elastic piece portions 1 extend in the left-right direction from both left and right sides of the rear end portion of the pressing frame portion 2.

In the above compact, when closing the lid body 11, the lid body 11 is rotated forward and the lid body 11 is rotated.
The engaging portion 3 of the frame-shaped portion 12 is recessed into the U-shaped internal space of the pressing frame portion 2 to engage the engaging portion 3 with the engaged ridge 4 of the pressing frame portion 2. Is done. In this state,
The elastic state of the elastic piece 1 holds the engaged state and maintains the closed state (see FIG. 10).

On the other hand, in order to change the closed lid state to the open lid state, first, the pressing frame portion 2 protruding from the front portion of the compact is used.
The pressing surface 2a of is pressed rearward. By this pressing, the elastic piece portion 1 is bent rearward with its left and right ends as base ends, and accordingly, the engaged ridge 4 at the center of the elastic piece portion 1 is moved backward and the engaging portion is formed. The engagement between 3 and the engaged ridge 4 is released. When the pressing is further continued, the inclined surface 3a of the engaging portion 3 is pressed upward by the inclined surface 4a of the pressing frame portion 2, and the engaging portion 3 extends along the inclined surface 4a of the pressing frame portion 2. Is pushed upwards, which causes the lid 1
1 slightly rotates backward (opening direction) (see FIG. 11).
After that, the front end of the lid 11 is pressed backward with fingers to open the lid largely.

Thus, in the above compact, the lid 1
The engagement between the engaging portion 3 of No. 1 and the engaged projection 4 of the frame-shaped portion 12 constituting the container body 9 is held by utilizing the elastic force of the elastic piece portion 1 extending from the frame-shaped portion 12. Therefore, unlike the conventional example, the slide hook 47, the first elastic body 49, and the like are not required, and the number of parts is small. Further, since the elastic piece portion 1 and the pressing frame portion 2 are formed integrally with the frame-shaped portion 12, there is an advantage that the structure is simplified and the assembling work is also simplified.

FIG. 12 shows another embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the container body 25 is integrally formed. That is,
A notch groove 27 penetrating in the front-rear direction and extending in the left-right direction is formed in the front wall portion of the container body 25 at a position lower by a predetermined distance from the upper end thereof, and an upper portion of the notch groove 27 is formed thin. As a result, this thin portion is formed in the elastic piece portion 23. At the center of the rear surface of the elastic piece portion 23, an engaged projection 24 which is detachably engaged with the engaging portion 3 of the lid 11 is formed. The container body 25 has two recesses 25a, 25b formed on the upper surface thereof and partitioned by a partition plate 26 extending in the left-right direction, and the decorative plate 13 is accommodated in the recess 25a on the rear side.
The makeup brush 15 and the like are housed in the recess 25b on the front side. In this case, since the container body 25 is integrally molded,
The number of parts is further reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. The other parts are the same as those in FIG. 1, and the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. Also in this embodiment, the same effect as that of the above embodiment is obtained.

[0020]

As described above, according to the compact of the present invention, the elastic piece portions are provided on the left and right sides of the front wall of the container body from the left and right sides of the engaged portion formed in the central portion of the front wall. Since it is extended and the closed state is maintained by utilizing the elastic force of this elastic piece, the slide hook 4 which is necessary in the conventional example is provided.
7 and the first elastic body 49 are not required, and the number of parts can be small. Further, since the elastic piece portion and the engaged portion are integrally formed on the front wall of the container body, the structure is simplified and the assembling work is also simplified, which saves labor. Further, when the container body is composed of a dish-shaped base portion and a frame-shaped portion fitted to the dish-shaped base portion, and when the engaged portion and the elastic piece portion are formed in the frame-shaped portion, A portion other than the engaged portion formed in the frame-shaped portion (that is, the engagement is not disengaged even if the front wall of the dish-shaped base portion is pressed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a compact of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a dish-shaped base used in the compact.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing the dish-shaped base portion.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a frame-shaped portion used for the compact.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing the frame-shaped portion.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the frame-shaped portion.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the compact pressing frame portion.

FIG. 8 is a view of the lid used for the compact as seen from below.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing the lid body.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part of the compact.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an operation of the compact.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing another embodiment of the compact of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a container body used for the compact.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the container body.

FIG. 15 is a compact cross-sectional view showing a conventional example.

FIG. 16 is a compact cross-sectional view showing another conventional example.

FIG. 17 is a compact cross-sectional view showing another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elastic piece part 2 Pressing frame part 3 Engagement part 4 Engagement protrusion 9 Container body 11 Lid body 12a Decorative plate accommodating concave part

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lid comprising: a container main body having a cosmetic material accommodating recess formed on an upper surface thereof; and a lid body having a rear end portion itself rotatably hinged to a rear end portion of the container main body. An engaging portion is formed to project on the lower surface of the front end side of the body, and an engaged portion that can be detachably engaged with the engaging portion of the lid is formed in the central portion of the front wall of the container body. Elastic pieces are respectively extended from the left and right sides of the joint portion to the left and right sides of the front wall, and the elastic parts are bent backward by pressing the engaged parts so that the engaged parts move backward. A compact characterized by being configured so that the above engagement can be released by moving it to. 2. The container body comprises a dish-shaped base portion and a frame-shaped portion fitted to the dish-shaped base portion, and the engaged portion and the elastic piece portion are formed in the frame-shaped portion. The compact according to claim 1.