JPH08238122A - Powder compact - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a powder compact in which gas tightness is secured by use of a screw cap, and which can be so easily handled that cosmetic material can be exchanged as it is sealed. CONSTITUTION: A powder compact comprises a container main body 1 having a cut containing part 1b as part of a circumferential wall 1a, a cover body 2 having a through hole 2c provided with plural engagement members 2b inside and bored in a top plate 2d, and hinged with a back end of the container main body, and a cartridge case 3 composed of a screw cap 5 threaded with an outer circumference of a case main body 4 containing cosmetic material, and freely detachably installed on the containing part 1b. An engagement panel 6 is protruded on a top plate 5a of the screw cap 5 to be freely detachably and rotatably engaged with the through hole 2c, and an operation lever 7 is protruded on an outer circumferential wall of the screw cap 5 to be exposed to a cut part 1f of the circumferential wall 1a of the container main body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact container excellent in airtightness using a screw lid suitable for storing fluid cosmetics and volatile cosmetics.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A screw-type sealing means using a screw lid is the most reliable method for air-tightly storing cosmetics which require air-tightness in a compact container. What is disclosed as a second embodiment of Japanese Patent No. 12895 is known.

As shown in FIG. 10, this conventional compact container is a compact container in which a container body 51, a lid 52, and an intermediate plate 53 are hinged at the rear portion, and the central portion of the upper surface of the intermediate plate 53 is central. A male screw 56 is provided on the outer peripheral surface of an annular wall 55 that forms a cosmetics accommodating portion 54 that stands upright, and a female screw (not shown) that engages with the male screw 56 is provided on the inner peripheral surface. The lid 57 is screwed to the annular wall 55, and the cosmetic is sealed by screwing the screw lid 57.

[0004]

By the way, in the conventional compact container described above, the screw lid 57 can be freely attached and detached and the airtightness is kept high. The compact container had to be opened, and the screw lid 57 had to be removed, which required a double opening / closing operation, which was troublesome to handle.

Further, the screw lid 5 removed when applying makeup
Since No. 7 is placed outside the compact container, it may be accidentally lost or dropped to stain the screw lid 57, which was an obstacle during makeup.

Further, when the cosmetic material is used up and replaced with a new cosmetic material, the screw lid 57 is removed and the makeup drum is replaced, so that the cosmetic material is erroneously touched and the handling is difficult. .

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to ensure airtightness by using a screw lid and to make a compact container which can be replaced while the cosmetics are sealed and easy to handle. .

[0008]

A compact container according to claim 1 of the present invention comprises a container body having an accommodating portion whose upper surface is open and a part of the peripheral wall is cut out, and a plurality of parts with the peripheral wall cut out. A through hole in which the engaging piece of the inside of the container is bored is formed in the top plate, and a lid is hinged at the rear end of the container body, and a screw lid is screwed on the outer periphery of the case body containing the cosmetic. A compact container comprising: a cartridge case configured to be removably mounted in the storage portion; an engaging board that is removably and rotatably fitted in the through hole, and a top of the screw lid. It is characterized in that the plate is provided with a non-rotatable projection, and an operation lever that is exposed at a notch in the peripheral wall of the container body is projected on the outer peripheral wall of the screw lid.

A compact container according to a second aspect of the present invention is the compact container according to the first aspect, in which an engaging plate is rotatably fitted in the through hole and is non-rotatably erected on the screw lid. Instead, the engaging board is fitted in the through hole in a non-rotatable manner and rotatably engaged with the screw lid.

[0010]

In the compact container of the present invention, the lid of the compact container and the screw lid of the cartridge case are simultaneously opened and closed by operating the operation lever.

The screw lid of the cartridge case is automatically stored in the lid of the compact container when the lid of the compact container is opened.

Further, when the cosmetics are replaced, the cartridge case is covered and the cosmetics are replaced together with the cartridge case while being sealed.

[0013]

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 a compact container according to the present invention, in which an upper surface is opened and a peripheral wall 1 is formed.
Container body 1 having a storage portion 1b in which a part of a is cut out
And a lid 2 that covers the upper surface of the container body 1 and is hinged at the rear end of each other, and a screw lid 5 is screwed around the outer circumference of a case body 4 that stores the cosmetic K. The cartridge case 3 is detachably attached to the portion 1b, and these main parts are SAN, ABS, PP, PE,
It is formed using a general-purpose synthetic resin material.

The container body 1 comprises a flat box body in which a peripheral wall 1a is erected from the peripheral edge of a flat plate-like bottom plate 1c whose front end portion is curved inward and left and right sides are curved in a horseshoe shape. Cartridge case 3 opened by a notch 1f cut out from the center of the front surface to almost the entire one side surface
The storage portion 1b and the storage portion 1d for storing makeup tools (not shown) such as puffs are partitioned by the ribs 1e standing in the front-rear direction from the bottom plate 1c, and the rear end portion of the peripheral wall 1a. The hinge recess 1g in which the hinge leg 2e of the lid 2 is incorporated
Is provided, and the rear end portion of the peripheral wall 1a and the hinge leg 2e are pivotally attached to each other to form a hinge.

A pair of locking pieces 1h having hooks are elastically erected on the bottom plate 1c of the accommodating portion 1b so as to face each other in the longitudinal direction of the container body 1, and are detachably attached to the cartridge case 3. And the cartridge case 3 is fixed.

On the other hand, the lid body 2 is formed into a flat box body having a peripheral wall 2a vertically extending from the peripheral edge of a flat plate-like top plate 2d and having a planar shape similar to that of the container body 1, and in front of the peripheral wall 2a. A cutout window 2f opened downward is provided on the wall, and a makeup mirror 8 is attached to the inner surface of the portion of the top plate 2d corresponding to the storage portion 1d, and the storage portion 1b is attached to the corresponding portion. Has a through hole 2c.

The through hole 2c is provided in the cartridge case 3
An engaging board 6 projecting from a top plate 5a of the screw lid 5 is removably and rotatably fitted, and is penetrated into a circular shape having substantially the same size as the fitting board 6. A pair of opposing engaging pieces 2b are provided at the lower end edge of the through hole 2c so as to be engaged with the peripheral jaws 6a of the engaging board 6 to hold the screw lid 5 in the lid 2. ing.

Next, the case body 4 of the cartridge case 3 is an annular wall in which the drum 9 filled with the cosmetic material K is fitted, which is erected on the bottom plate 4a formed in a similar shape to the storage portion 1b of the container body 1. 4b, and male screws 4c having short leads are provided on the outer periphery of the annular wall 4b at predetermined intervals.

Then, as shown in FIG. 7, a notch hole 4d facing the locking piece 1h is formed at a position of the bottom plate 4a of the case body 4 corresponding to the locking piece 1h of the container body 1, and The body 4 is elastically attached to the container body 1 in a detachable manner.

The screw lid 5 is formed by projecting an operating lever 7 on the outer surface of a peripheral wall 5b extending from the peripheral edge of a flat plate-shaped top plate 5a, and a peripheral jaw portion on the central upper surface of the top plate 5a. The engaging board 6 having 6a is integrally provided so as to be non-rotatably erected, the female screw 5c is screwed on the inner surface of the peripheral wall 5b, and the packing 10 is mounted on the lower surface of the top plate 5a. The cosmetic K is airtightly sealed by being screwed onto the annular wall 4b of the case body 4.

When assembling the compact container of this embodiment constructed as described above, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cartridge case 3 is placed in the housing portion 1b of the container body 4 and pressed from above. Then, the cutout hole 4d is locked and mounted on the locking piece 1h.

Then, when the lid body 2 is closed as shown in FIG. 5, the engaging plate 6 of the screw lid 5 is fitted into the through hole 2c and engaged with the engaging piece 2b provided at the lower end of the through hole 2c. The screw cover 5 is engaged with the surrounding jaw 6a of the mounting plate 6 so that the top surface 6b of the mounting plate 6 is exposed from the through hole 2c and rotatably fixed to the cover body 2 to assemble a compact container. Is complete. Then, the container body 1 and the lid body 4 are fixed in the closed state via the cartridge case 3 without providing a locking means such as a hook.

Next, when the operating lever 7 exposed in the notch 1f is operated from the leftward position shown in FIG. 5 to the rightward position shown in FIG. 6, the screw lid 5 is screwed with the case body 4. Is released, and the cartridge case 3 and the lid 2 can be opened at the same time.

Therefore, when applying makeup, it is not necessary to open the lid 2 and then remove the screw lid 5, so that the lid can be easily opened by one operation.

When the operating lever 7 is pulled up and the lid 2 is opened, the screw lid 5 is pulled up while being kept attached to the lid 2 and stored in the lid 2, so that the screw lid 5 interferes with makeup. It will not be lost or accidentally lost or dropped and soiled.

Further, when the cosmetic K is used up and replaced with a new cartridge case 3, the top surface 6b of the engaging plate 6 exposed from the lid 2 is pushed to insert the screw lid 5 into the through hole 2c.
The screw lid 5 removed from the case is screwed onto the case body 4 (see FIG. 4), and the operation lever 7 is pulled up to release the engagement between the case body 4 and the container body 1 and remove the lid body 5 with the lid closed. .

Therefore, both the used cosmetic K and the new cosmetic K to be replaced are covered with the cartridge case 3
As it is exchanged as it is, it does not expose the volatile cosmetics to the air during the replacement work and does not stain the fingers with the cosmetics K, and even if the compact container is used repeatedly, the entire cartridge case 3 Therefore, since the old cosmetics K attached to the cartridge case 3 do not remain dirty, it is hygienic.

8 to 9 show another embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 8, the screw lid 5 and the engaging plate 6 are provided separately, and the engaging plate 6 having the same shape as the through hole 2c is fitted into the through hole 2c in a non-rotatable manner, and the engaging plate is also provided. A circumferential groove 6c is provided below the peripheral jaw portion 6a of 6, and the circumferential groove 6c and the screw lid 5 are provided.
, And the engaging plate 6 and the screw lid 5 are rotatably attached. The other parts are almost the same as in the first embodiment.

As described above, the locking board 6 is fixed to the lid body 2,
By making the screw lid 5 formed as a separate body rotatably attached to the attachment board 6 in the lid body 2, for example, the shape of the top surface 6b of the attachment board 6 can be made elliptical. (FIG. 9) Alternatively, the surface design of the lid 2 can be diversified by forming it into a desired shape such as a polygonal shape.

Since the method of assembling and using the compact container of each of the above-described embodiments is the same as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted.

[0032]

According to the compact container of this embodiment, since the cartridge case and the lid are simultaneously opened by the operating lever, the lid opening operation when applying makeup is easy.

Further, when the lid is opened, the screw lid is pulled up together with the lid and stored in the lid, so that it does not interfere with makeup, so that the user can concentrate on makeup and accidentally put the screw lid on. There is no need to worry about getting lost or dropped and dirty.

Since the used-up cosmetics and the new cosmetics to be replaced are exchanged while being stored in the covered cartridge case, the volatile cosmetics or the like are exposed to the air during the replacement work, or the cosmetics are changed. Does not stain your fingers, and even if you use the compact container over and over again, the entire cartridge case will be replaced. is there.

Further, since the refill case, which has been conventionally discarded, is used as a cartridge case by directly mounting it on the container main body, it is not necessary to form a complicated airtight structure on the container main body, and therefore the manufacturing is easy. It can be offered at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of a compact container of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a container body accommodating a cartridge case according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a cartridge case is removed in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cartridge case according to the embodiment is mounted.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where an operation lever of the embodiment is operated.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which a part of the embodiment is cut away to show an opened lid.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view of a main part of the second embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a closed state of the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 container body, 1a peripheral wall, 1b storage part, 2 lid,
2a peripheral wall, 2b engaging piece, 2c through hole, 2d top plate, 3 cartridge case, 4 case body, 5 screw lid, 5a top plate, 6 engaging plate, 7 operation lever,

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container main body having an accommodating portion whose upper surface is open and a part of a peripheral wall is cut out, and a through hole having a part of the peripheral wall cut out and a plurality of engaging pieces internally provided in a top plate. A lid body that is hinged at the rear end of the container body, and a cartridge case that is configured by screwing a screw lid around the outer periphery of a case body that stores cosmetics and that is detachably mounted in the storage section; A compact container comprising: an engaging plate that is fitted in the through hole so that it can be inserted into and removed from the through hole, and is rotatably fitted to the top plate of the screw lid so as not to rotate, and the outer peripheral wall of the screw lid. A compact container characterized in that an operating lever exposed at a notch in the peripheral wall of the container main body is provided in the container. 2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the engaging plate is non-rotatably fitted in the through hole and is rotatably engaged with the screw lid.