JPH08191712A - Airtight compact container - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To reduce the item number of assembling parts, and to secure the airtightness in a makeup plate sufficiently regardless of the accuracy of the hinge part of the container main body and the lid body in an airtight compact container. CONSTITUTION: A ring form rotary member 28 housing a makeup plate is rotatably fitted to a circular opening 20 formed on the middle frame 18 of a container main body 12. The circular projection line 24a of a packing 24 provided to a lid body 16 is pressure contacted to the upper side of a flange of a makeup plate in such a state as to close the lid body 16. To the outer side of the ring form rotary member 28, the three first engaging projections 32 are projected in the peripheral direction at an egual interval. The second engaging projections 36 engaged to the first engaging projections 32 are projected from the lid body 16. A rotary operation member 38 is projected integrally from the ring form rotary member 28, and an arc shape part 38a at the front end is projected from the opening 12c of the container main body 12. A leaf spring 40 projected from the ring form rotary member 28 is locked to a locking pin 12d projected from the container main body 12 so as to give a rotating energizing force in the return direction.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an airtight compact container for easily storing cosmetics, and more particularly, a lid body is hinged to a container body for storing a cosmetic plate so as to be openable and closable and provided on the back side of the lid body. The present invention relates to an airtight compact container in which a packing material is pressed against the upper surface of the peripheral portion of a decorative plate.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a compact container is used for carrying cosmetics. In this compact container, a cosmetic plate is formed in an inner frame provided in the container body and the cosmetic product is stored in the cosmetic plate. At the same time, a lid body is provided on the rear end portion of the container body so as to be openable and closable, and the lid body covers the upper side of the container body. The closed state of the lid is maintained by the hook mechanism provided between the front end of the container body and the lid, and the push button (operation part) for releasing the hook mechanism is provided from the front end of the container body. It is a general structure to be projected.

By the way, in this type of compact container, in order to maintain the airtightness of the decorative plate, for example, the actual fair 6-25.
As disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 85, a packing material is provided on the back side of the lid body, and when the lid body is closed, the sealing portion of the packing material is pressed against the upper surface of the peripheral edge portion of the decorative plate. In this publication, the hinge groove cut out in parallel with the seal portion generates an elastic force.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional airtight compact container, the holding force (acting force) for the packing material to keep the decorative plate airtight when the lid is closed is a fulcrum. Is determined by the hinged portion of the lid body and the engaging portion of the hook mechanism that is the force point. For this reason, if there is rattling in the hinged portion, the distance to the seal portion, which is the point of action, may be remarkably short, and the airtight holding force is significantly reduced. Therefore, high accuracy is required for this hinged portion. To be done. Therefore, needless to say, it is necessary to use a wear resistant material for the hinged portion, and the assembling workability is deteriorated due to an increase in assembling precision, resulting in an increase in the cost of the product.

Further, a push button for releasing the hook mechanism needs to be independently slidably attached to the container body, the precision of the sliding portion needs to be ensured, and a spring is attached to the push button. It is necessary to provide a resetting means such as, and the number of parts of the operating portion is significantly increased, and the assembling property thereof is significantly complicated, so that the cost of the product is further increased. was there.

Therefore, in view of the conventional problems, the present invention sufficiently secures the airtightness in the decorative plate regardless of the accuracy of the hinged portions of the container body and the lid and reduces the number of assembling parts. An object of the present invention is to provide an airtight compact container that can be manufactured.

[0007]

To achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a container body provided with a decorative dish and a lid body which is hinged to the container body so as to be openable and closable. In a hermetically-sealed compact container, a packing material provided on the back side is pressed against the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the decorative dish with the lid closed to keep the inside of the decorative plate airtight. Is provided with a ring-shaped rotating member that is rotatably supported by the container body, and biasing means that biases the ring-shaped rotating member in one direction is provided. A moving operation part, and the rotating operation part is rotatably projected from an opening formed in a side wall of the container body,
In addition, a plurality of first engaging projections are provided at appropriate intervals in the outer circumferential direction of the ring-shaped rotating member, and a plurality of first engaging projections are engaged with the lid body in a closed state thereof. The second engaging protrusion is provided.

[0008]

With the above construction, in the airtight compact container of the present invention, the ring-shaped rotating member for accommodating the makeup plate is rotatable with respect to the container body, and the second member provided on the lid body when the lid body is closed. The closed state of the lid body is maintained by the engagement projection engaging with the first engagement projection provided on the ring-shaped rotating member, and the inside of the decorative plate is provided on the back side of the lid body in this closed state. It is kept airtight by the packing material. At this time, a plurality of the first engaging projections are provided on the outer periphery of the ring-shaped rotating member at appropriate intervals, and the second engaging projections are engaged with the respective first engaging projections. Therefore, the decorative plate can be kept airtight only by the engagement of the first and second engaging protrusions. Therefore, the accuracy of the hinged portion between the container body and the lid does not affect the sealing of the decorative plate, and the construction and assembly work of this hinged portion can be simplified.

By the way, a rotary operation portion integrally projecting from the ring-shaped rotary member is rotatably projected from an opening of the container body, and the rotary operation portion is manually operated when the lid is opened. When the ring-shaped rotary member is rotated by operating with, the first engaging projection moves in the circumferential direction with respect to the second engaging projection, and the mutual engagement is released. Then, after the engagement is released, the lid is manually pushed up to open the lid around the hinge. Therefore,
In the present invention, since the rotary operation portion can be integrally formed with the ring-shaped rotary member, the number of parts can be reduced and the assembling property can be improved.

Further, the ring-shaped rotary member has first and second ring-shaped rotary members.
After releasing the engagement of the engaging projections, the ring-shaped rotating member is rotated and returned by the urging means by releasing the hand from the rotating operation portion, and the first engaging projections face the second engaging projections. Set to position. Therefore, when the lid is closed, by manually closing the lid, the second engagement projections are passed over the first engagement projections and engaged, and the closed state of the lid is maintained.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 7 show a first embodiment of an airtight compact container of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state where a lid is half opened and a makeup tray is removed, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the dish is removed, FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a state in which the lid corresponding to the line AA in FIG. 2 is closed, and FIG.
Sectional drawing of the state which closed the lid | cover corresponding to B line, FIG. 5 is C section enlarged sectional view of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is D section enlarged sectional view of FIG. 4, FIG. 7 is EE line of FIG. It is a principal part expanded sectional view in the state which closed the corresponding lid.

That is, the airtight compact container 10 of this embodiment.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a container body 12 and a lid body 1 hinged to a rear end portion of the container body 12 via a hinge 14.
6 and 6. The container body 12 has a side wall 12a at its peripheral portion.
The inside frame 18 is closely fitted in the side wall 12a. The hinge 14 is the container body 1
The convex portion 14b formed at the center of the rear end portion of the lid body 16 is fitted into the concave portion 14a formed at the center of the rear end portion 2 of the lid 16, and the hinge is extended from both sides across the concave portion 14a and the convex portion 14b. It is configured by inserting the pin 14c. The upper end of the middle frame 18 is covered with a flange surface 18a, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a ridge 18c is formed on the outer peripheral direction of the peripheral wall 18b of the middle frame 18, and the peripheral edge of the flange surface 18a is formed. Is placed on the upper end of the side wall 12a, and the ridge 18c is formed on the inner periphery of the side wall 12a.
The middle frame 18 is fixed to the container body 12 by being engaged with.

On the flange surface 18a of the middle frame 18, there is provided a circular opening 20 into which a ring-shaped rotating member 28 described later is fitted.
And the accessory case 22 are arranged side by side, and three notches 20a are formed in the peripheral edge of the circular opening 20 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. On the other hand, the back surface 16a of the lid 16
The annular recess 16 is provided at a position corresponding to the circular opening 20.
b is formed, a rectangular concave portion 16c is formed at a position corresponding to the small container 22, a packing material 24 is fitted in the annular concave portion 16b, and the rectangular concave portion 16c is formed.
A vanity mirror 26 is fitted in the.

A cylindrical ring-shaped rotary member 28 is rotatably fitted inside the circular opening 20, and inside the ring-shaped rotary member 28 is shown by a chain double-dashed line in FIGS. The makeup tray 30 in which the cosmetics are packed is stored in the. As shown in FIG. 6, the ring-shaped rotating member 28 has an upper end bent in an inverted U shape, and a flange 28b formed at the outer lower end of the bent portion 28a has a lower side of the circular opening 20. By engaging with the peripheral portion, the ring-shaped rotary member 28 is prevented from coming off. An annular recess 28c is formed on the upper end surface of the ring-shaped rotary member 28, and a flange 30a formed on the upper end of the decorative plate 30 is fitted into the annular recess 28c.

A continuous annular ridge 24a is formed on the periphery of the packing material 24, and the tip of the annular ridge 24a is pressed against the upper surface of the flange 30a of the decorative plate 30 with the lid 16 closed. It is supposed to be done. A dowel 28d is provided on the inner surface of the ring-shaped rotary member 28, and the engaging recess 3 is formed on the outer surface of the decorative plate 30.
0b is provided as a recess, and the dowel 28d and the engaging recess 30b are engaged with each other to prevent the decorative plate 30 from coming off.

Here, in this embodiment, a plurality of (three in this embodiment) first engaging projections 32 are provided on the outside of the bent portion 28a of the ring-shaped rotary member 28 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction. To do. On the other hand, the back surface 16 a of the lid 16 is located at the outer peripheral portion of the packing material 24, and the first engaging protrusion 3
The columns 34 are provided at the positions corresponding to 2, and the surfaces of the tips of the columns 34 that face the packing material 24 are engaged with the first engaging protrusions 32 when the lid 16 is closed. 2 The engaging projection 36 is provided in a protruding manner. Incidentally, the first engaging projection 3
2 is a notch 2 formed in the peripheral edge of the circular opening 20.
The circumferential length of 0a is set longer than the total length of the circumferential length of the first engaging protrusion 32 and the second engaging protrusion 36.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 7, from the front right side on the outside of the ring-shaped rotary member 28 in the same figure, the rotary operation portion 38 is integrally projected toward the central portion of the front surface of the container body 12. The arcuate portion 38a formed at the tip of the rotating operation portion 38 is projected from the opening 12c formed at the center of the front side wall 12a of the container body 12. The opening 12c simultaneously penetrates the peripheral wall 18b of the middle frame 18. Further, on the outside of the ring-shaped rotating member 28, as shown in FIG.
A leaf spring 40 as an urging means is integrally projected from the front left side of the center, and the tip end portion of the leaf spring 40 on the right side in FIG.
By locking the locking pin 12d protruding from No. 2, the rotation biasing force in the return direction is applied to the rotation of the ring-shaped rotary member 28 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. still,
At the position where the ring-shaped rotary member 28 is returned in the clockwise direction by the leaf spring 40, the first engagement protrusion 32 is arranged biased to the clockwise direction side of the cutout portion 20a.

In the airtight compact container 10 of this embodiment having the above-described structure, the ring-shaped rotary member 28 is in the position returned by the leaf spring 24 in the clockwise direction in the natural state as shown in FIGS. An arcuate portion 38a at the tip of the rotary operation portion 38a protruding from the ring-shaped rotary member 28 is projected from the opening 12c of the container body 12. Then, in the natural state of the ring-shaped rotating member 28, as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, the lid 16 is closed, and in this closed state, the second engagement protrusion 36 is engaged with the first engagement protrusion 32. In this way, the first and second engagement protrusions 32,
36 is engaged, the closed state of the lid 16 is maintained, and the annular ridge 24a of the packing material 24 is pressed against the upper surface of the flange 30a of the decorative plate 30 to provide an airtight inner side of the decorative plate 30. State is retained.

Next, when the lid 16 in the closed state is opened, the arcuate portion 38a of the rotary operation portion 38 is manually pressed to cause the rotary operation portion 38 to move as shown in FIG. Since it is inclined with respect to the pressing direction X, the ring-shaped rotary member 28 rotates counterclockwise against the biasing force of the leaf spring 40. For this reason, the first engagement protrusion 32 is shown in FIG.
It rotates in the same direction as indicated by the middle two-dot chain line, and the engagement with the second engagement protrusion 36 is released. In this disengaged state, the lid 1
6 can be pushed open manually.

When the lid 16 is opened and then the hand is released from the rotary operation portion 38, the ring-shaped rotary member 28 is rotated clockwise by the urging force of the leaf spring 40 to return to the initial state. Will be restored. By closing the lid body 16 in this state, the pillars 34 provided on the lid body 16 are attached to the middle frame 18
The second engaging projection 36 is inserted into the first notch 20a
The abutment 34 is brought into contact with the engagement protrusion 32, and after this abutment, the support 34 is further outwardly bent by the closing force of the lid body 16 and the second engagement protrusion 36 is provided.
Ride over the first engaging projection 32, and these are engaged with each other.

By the way, the closed state of the lid body 16 is maintained by the engagement of the first and second engagement protrusions 32 and 36.
Since the first engaging protrusions 32 are arranged at three places so as to surround the peripheral edge of the decorative plate 18, only the engagement between the first engaging protrusions 32 and the second engaging protrusions 34 causes the packing material 26.
Therefore, the airtightness of the makeup tray 18 can be maintained. Therefore, the accuracy of the hinge 14 that attaches the lid 16 to the container body 12 so as to be openable and closable is not affected by the airtightness of the decorative plate 18, and it is not necessary to require high accuracy for the hinge 14. Therefore, high precision is not required for the fitting precision between the concave portion 14a and the convex portion 14b of the hinge 14, the mounting precision of the hinge pin 14c, and the like, and further, the molding precision of the hinge 14 is more than necessary. There is no high demand,
Assembly work can also be simplified.

Further, in this embodiment, the ring-shaped rotating member 28 is used.
Since the rotary operation part 38 is integrally projected from the ring-shaped rotary member 28, the ring-shaped rotary member 28 and the rotary operation part 38 can be integrally formed, and the number of parts can be reduced. It is possible to omit the complicated configuration of the rotation operation unit 38.

Further, in this embodiment, the first and second engaging projections 3
Since the engagement and disengagement of the two and 36 are performed by the rotation of the ring-shaped rotating member 28, the compact container 10 can be made more compact than when the engagement and disengagement of the ring-shaped rotating member 28 is performed in the front-rear direction or the left-right movement. it can.

FIGS. 8 to 14 show a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the same components as those in the above-mentioned embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and a duplicate description will be omitted. 8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the lid body is half opened and the decorative plate is removed, FIG. 9 is a plan view in which the lid body is fully opened and the decorative plate is removed, and FIG. 10 is F- of FIG. F
9 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid corresponding to the line is closed, and FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a state in which the lid corresponding to the line GG in FIG. 9 is closed.
12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of portion H of FIG. 10, and FIG. 13 is I of FIG.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a part, and FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part in a state in which the lid body is closed corresponding to line JJ of FIG.

That is, the airtight compact container 10 of this embodiment.
Has the same basic structure as that of the first embodiment. The main difference lies in the upper end of the ring-shaped rotary member 28 (the bent portion 28).
The upper end of a) is projected upward from the flange surface 18a of the middle frame 18, and the first engaging projection 32 is formed on the outside of this projecting portion. Even in the present embodiment, the first engaging projections 32 are provided at three positions at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the ring-shaped rotary member 28.

Therefore, in the closed state of the lid body 16, the second engaging projection 3 formed on the column 34 protruding from the lid body 16 is formed.
6 is engaged with the first engaging projection 32, and the lid 16
The packing material 24 provided on the upper part can keep the decorative plate 30 airtight. For this reason, even in this embodiment, the hinge 14 does not need to have high precision, as in the above-mentioned embodiment,
The workability of assembling the hinge 14 can be improved. still,
In this embodiment, the first engaging projection 32 is formed on the upper end portion of the ring-shaped rotary member 28 protruding from the flange surface 18a of the middle frame 18, so that the circular opening formed on the flange surface 18a of the middle frame 18 is formed. It is not necessary to form a notch in the peripheral portion of the portion 20.

Further, in this embodiment, a rotary operation portion 38 is integrally projected from the ring-shaped rotary member 28, and the arc-shaped portion 38a protruding from the opening 12c of the container main body 12 is pressed, so that FIG. By rotating the ring-shaped rotary member 28 in the counterclockwise direction as indicated by the chain double-dashed line,
The engagement of the second engagement protrusions 32 and 36 is released. Further, the leaf spring 4 is released by releasing the pressing force of the arc-shaped portion 38a after releasing the engagement between the first and second engaging protrusions 32 and 36.
The urging force of 0 causes the ring-shaped rotary member 28 to return to the rotation,
The engagement protrusion 32 is set at a position corresponding to the second engagement protrusion 36. Therefore, even in this embodiment, since the rotating operation portion 38 is integrally provided so as to project from the ring-shaped rotating member 28, the number of parts can be reduced.

By the way, in each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the first engaging projections 30 are provided on the peripheral portion of the ring-shaped rotary member 28 at three positions at equal intervals is disclosed. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The mating protrusions 30 may be provided according to the number and position required to maintain the pressure contact state of the packing material 26.

[0029]

As described above, in the airtight compact container of the present invention, the ring-shaped rotating member for accommodating the decorative plate is provided rotatably with respect to the container body, and the ring-shaped rotating member has an outer circumferential direction. A plurality of first engaging protrusions protruding from the
The closed state of the lid is maintained by engaging the second engaging protrusions protruding from the lid, and in this closed state, the inside of the decorative plate is kept airtight by the packing material provided on the back side of the lid. can do. Therefore, since the airtight state of the decorative plate can be maintained exclusively by the engagement of the first and second engaging protrusions, the accuracy of the hinged portion between the container body and the lid body affects the sealing of the decorative plate. Because of this, the construction and assembling work of this hinged portion can be significantly simplified.

The first and second engagement projections are disengaged by the rotation of the ring-shaped rotary member, and the rotation operation portion for releasing the engagement is integrally projected from the ring-shaped rotary member. Since it is provided, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and reduce the cost of the product. Further, since the urging means for urging the ring-shaped rotating member to rotate in the returning direction is provided, the ring-shaped rotating member is returned to rotate by releasing the pressing force from the rotating operation portion, and the first engagement is performed. Since the protrusion is set at a position corresponding to the second engaging protrusion, the first and second engaging protrusions can be easily engaged when the lid is closed. Furthermore, since the engagement and disengagement of the first and second engagement protrusions can be performed by rotating the ring-shaped rotating member, various excellent effects can be achieved such that the compact container can be downsized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention with a lid half opened to remove a decorative plate.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the first embodiment of the present invention in a state where the lid is fully opened and the decorative plate is removed.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention in a state in which the lid body corresponding to the line AA in FIG. 2 is closed.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a first embodiment of the present invention in a state in which the lid body corresponding to the line BB in FIG. 2 is closed.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a C portion of FIG. 3 showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view of a D part of FIG. 4 showing the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the first embodiment of the present invention in a state in which the lid body is closed, which corresponds to line EE in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention with a lid half opened and a decorative plate removed.

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a second embodiment of the present invention in a state where the lid is fully opened and the decorative plate is removed.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention in a state in which the lid body corresponding to line FF in FIG. 9 is closed.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a second embodiment of the present invention in a state in which the lid body corresponding to the line GG in FIG. 9 is closed.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion H of FIG. 10 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion I in FIG. 11 showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part of the second embodiment of the present invention in a state in which the lid body corresponding to the line JJ of FIG. 9 is closed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Airtight Compact Container 12 Container Body 14 Hinge 16 Lid 24 Packing Material 28 Ring-Shaped Rotating Member 30 Decorative Plate 32 First Engagement Protrusion 36 Second Engagement Protrusion 38 Rotation Operation Section 40 Leaf Spring (Biasing Means)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container main body provided with a decorative dish, and a lid body which is hinged to the container main body so as to be openable and closable, and a packing material provided on the back side of the lid body in the closed state of the lid body. An airtight compact container press-contacted to the upper surface of the peripheral edge of the decorative plate to keep the inside of the decorative plate in an airtight state. A ring that accommodates the decorative plate and is rotatably supported by the container body. A ring-shaped rotating member is provided, and biasing means for biasing the ring-shaped rotating member in one direction is provided, and a rotary operation portion is integrally provided so as to project from the ring-shaped rotary member. A plurality of first engaging projections are rotatably projected from an opening formed in the side wall of the container body, and a plurality of first engaging projections are provided at appropriate intervals in the outer circumferential direction of the ring-shaped rotating member, and the first engaging projections are formed on the lid body. Second engaging projections that are respectively engaged with the first engaging projections in the closed state Airtight compact case, characterized in that provided.