JPH10192047A - Bar-shaped cosmetic container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cylindrical container capable of simply and surely putting in and out cosmetics by rotating the cylindrical wall part of the cosmetic container at the time of taking out and using various cosmetics from the cosmetic container housing a lip stick, lip cream and other bar-shaped cosmetics. SOLUTION: A spiral cylinder 2 forming two sending grooves 2a on the inner peripheral face of a cylinder and forming many recessed grooves in an axial direction on an outer side face is fit-fixed into a skirt cylinder 1 in which plural projecting lines are formed in the axial direction for restraining the spiral cylinder to the inner peripheral phase to form a rotary cylinder. Then, a guiding cylinder 4 in which the engaging projection 3b of a receiving cylinder 3 housing the bar-shaped cosmetics 9 is protruded from a guide hole 4b is fitted to the rotary cylinder 1 through a ring-formed inner tool 5 and a sealing ring 6 in a vertically movable state to cover the tip part of the cylinder 3 with a sealing packing 8 and to fit a cylindrical cap 7 to the ring-formed inner tool.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a container for accommodating lipstick, lip balm and other stick-shaped cosmetics, and more particularly, to rotating a cylindrical wall when using various stick-shaped cosmetics. The present invention relates to a cylindrical container from which cosmetics can be taken in and out of the container.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container for accommodating a stick-shaped cosmetic such as a lipstick, which has been conventionally used, includes an inner cylinder having a spiral groove formed therein and an axial guide slit formed therein. A receiving cylinder body for holding a rod-shaped cosmetic having an engagement protrusion formed on the outer surface of the cylindrical body to penetrate the guide slit and engage with the spiral groove. It is generally provided so that cosmetics can be taken in and out by rotating the hakama cylinder or the inner cylinder.

[0003] The stick-shaped cosmetic containers having the above-mentioned insertion / removal type are generally classified into the following two types. That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the barrel tube 1 provided with a spiral groove for rotation on the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body 2.
A rotatable inner cylinder 5B having an axially formed two guide holes 5C formed in a cylindrical peripheral wall having a rotating operation portion 5A having a bottom protruding outside the barrel cylinder is mounted inside the inner cylinder. A cosmetic container is formed by engaging a holder 3A for holding a cosmetic having an engaging projection 3B provided on a side surface of the body with the spiral groove so as to be able to move up and down through the guide hole. A stick-shaped cosmetic container having a structure that is gripped with one hand and the operation knob portion protruding to the bottom is rotated with the other fingertip to rotate in and out. (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-46846, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-709)
(See No. 31)

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a spiral tube 2 is fitted and fixed in a skirt tube 1 provided with a middle tool 5 at an upper part, and two vertical guide holes 4b are formed at the bottom opening end on the side surface of the cylinder. The inner cylinder 4 provided so as to reach the inside of the spiral cylinder 2, and the engaging projection 3 b provided on the outside of the receiving cylinder 3 containing the cosmetic in the inner cylinder passes through the guide hole 4 b. By engaging with the spiral groove, the receiving cylinder body is vertically movably held to form a cosmetic container, and the tip of the inner cylinder of the container is gripped with one hand,
A stick-shaped cosmetic container that has a structure in which the hakama barrel is rotated with a fingertip and put in and out. (Japanese Utility Model No. 3-119320, Japanese Utility Model No. 5-
No.70411)

As shown in FIG. 6, the stick-shaped cosmetic container having a structure in which the operation knob portion protruding from the bottom of the container is rotated to put in and out the cosmetics has a complicated structure, and the processing and processing are complicated. Assembly is cumbersome and expensive. As shown in FIG. 7 described above, in the case of a rod-shaped cosmetic container having a structure in which the cosmetic material is taken in and out by rotating the skirt of the container, the structure is simplified, but the inner cylinder and the receiving cylinder at the time of assembly are simplified. In addition, it is necessary to accurately perform alignment with the spiral groove, and there is a part that must be manually relied upon, and it has been difficult to automate the assembly.

In view of this, in a stick-shaped cosmetic container of the type in which the hakama cylindrical portion is rotated, a device as described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 7-275031 has been proposed as an automated assembly of the container. In this method, a notch or an engagement concave portion for engaging with an assembling jig is provided on a holding cylinder, a guide cylinder, a spiral cylinder, etc., which need to be aligned at the time of assembly, and the circumferential position is determined. Therefore, a dedicated jig is required, and parts must be machined accordingly.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In a stick-shaped cosmetic container having a structure in which a cosmetic material is taken in and out by rotating a skirt member of the container, a special notch or engagement recess is provided in a guide tube, a spiral tube, or the like. A receiving cylinder body containing cosmetics can be easily mounted in a correct position in a guide cylinder provided with a vertical guide hole on the side of the cylinder without providing or using a special assembly jig. The inner cylinder fitted with the receiving cylinder can be automatically engaged with a correct position in the spiral cylinder fitted and fixed in the hakama cylinder, and the receiving cylinder containing the cosmetic falls off during assembly. In addition, the structure is such that the spiral cylinder does not rotate within the skirt tube, so that the assembly of the container can be easily automated.

[0009]

Means for Solving the Problems In addition to the conventional two guide holes provided in the vertical direction on the side surface of the guide cylinder, a positioning slit is provided at an intermediate position between the guide holes so that the bottom is not open. , On the outer surface of the receiving cylinder housing the cosmetics,
An engaging projection penetrating through the two guide holes and engaging with the spiral groove and a retaining projection engaging with the positioning slit are provided, and the receiving cylinder is vertically movably fitted into the guide cylinder. Combine. Further, a plurality of axially extending ridges for locking the spiral cylinder are formed on the inner peripheral surface of the hakama cylinder, and the outer peripheral surface of the spiral cylinder provided with two spiral grooves on the inner peripheral surface has the protrusion. A number of grooves are formed in the axial direction to be engaged with each other, and the helical tube is fitted and fixed to the skirt tube to form a rotary cylindrical body.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention relates to a spiral cylinder 2 having two spiral feed grooves 2a formed on the inner peripheral surface of a cylinder and a number of concave grooves 2b formed on the outer surface in the axial direction. A rotating tubular body A is formed by fitting and fixing the inside of a skirt barrel 1 formed with a plurality of axial ridges 1b for locking the spiral barrel on the surface, and a rod-shaped body is formed in the rotating tubular body. The guide tube 4 having the engaging projection 3b of the receiving tube 3 in which the cosmetic material 9 is stored protruding from the guide hole 4b is vertically movably mounted via the annular centering member 5 and the sealing ring 6, and Sealing packing 8 at the end of the tube
, And the cylindrical lid 7 is fitted to the annular tool to form a bar-shaped cosmetic product placed in a cylindrical container. The cosmetics configured as described above include a cylindrical lid 7 and a sealing packing 8.
Is removed, the guide cylinder 4 is held in one hand, and the rotary tubular body A is rotated with the other fingertip. When the rotational force is applied, the engaging projection 3b of the receiving cylinder engaged with the spiral feed groove 2a is rotated. Is pushed upward, and the tip of the bar-shaped cosmetic 9 protrudes and becomes usable.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. The basic structure of the container for accommodating the stick-shaped cosmetic of the present invention is a rotating tubular body A composed of a cylindrical barrel 1 and a spiral barrel 2 fitted in the barrel, a guide hole 4b and a positioning slit. 4c, a receiving tube 3 for accommodating the cosmetic 9 by being engaged in the guide tube 4 and a cylindrical cover 7 having a bottom. A plurality of ridges 1b are formed in the inner peripheral surface of the skirt tube 1 in the axial direction, and a large number of concave grooves 2b to be fitted to the ridges 1b are formed on the outer surface, and symmetrically on the inner surface. A spiral cylinder 2 having two spiral feed grooves 2a formed therein
When it is press-fitted and fixed in the hakama cylinder, a rotating cylinder A as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is formed. In the rotating cylinder A thus configured, the hakama cylinder 1 and the spiral cylinder 2 are
Since the ridge 1b on the inner surface and the concave groove 2b on the outer surface of the spiral cylinder 2 are fitted, it is possible to move in the axial direction,
It cannot rotate in the circumferential direction.

The guide tube 4 has a tip end portion having an inclined opening and a swelling portion 4a formed in the middle thereof, and both side walls of the opening surface. In the symmetrical position, two guide holes 4b reaching the bottom opening end from below the bulging portion 4a are formed, and the bottom is closed on the side wall of the opening front portion at an intermediate position between the two guide holes. A slit 4c is formed. Also,
The receiving cylinder 3 for accommodating the rod-shaped cosmetic has an inclined opening formed at the tip thereof in conformity with the shape of the guide cylinder 4, and has a lower end formed on both side walls of the opening surface. Engaging projections 3b engaging with the spiral feed groove 2a are provided symmetrically, and positioning engaging projections 3c are provided at an opening front portion at an intermediate position between the engaging projections. By press-fitting the receiving cylinder body 3 thus formed into the guide cylinder 4 so that the engagement projection 3b engages with the guide hole 4b and the locking projection 3c engages with the positioning slit 4c. The guide cylinder 4 and the receiving cylinder 3 are fitted with each other so that the directions of the openings thereof coincide with each other and can move up and down, thereby forming a moving cylinder B for taking in and out the stick-shaped cosmetic as shown in FIG.

The movable cylindrical body B having the above-mentioned structure is fitted from the upper end so that the annular sealing packing 6 comes into contact with the bulging portion 4a formed in the middle of the guide cylinder 4. When the annular middle member 5 for sealing the end of the hakama cylinder 1 and covering the lid body is closely fitted to the upper part of the packing 6, and then fitted into the rotary cylinder body A. The engagement projection 3b protruding from the guide hole 4b is
2 is automatically engaged with the end of the feed groove 2a, and assembled as shown in FIG. Then, the lower surface of the annular rib 5a provided in the middle of the outer peripheral surface of the inner member is bonded to the opening end surface of the skirt member and integrated, and at the same time, the rib piece 6a of the packing 6 in contact with the lower end portion of the inner member becomes the skirt member. The rotating cylinder A is rotatably coupled to the moving cylinder B while being kept in close contact with the inner surface of the cylinder.

In the thus constructed container for storing stick-shaped cosmetics of the present invention, the guide tube 4 protruding upward from the inner tool is held with one hand and the hakama tube 1 is rotated with the other fingertip. Since the hakama cylinder 1 and the spiral cylinder 2, the sealing packing 6, and the middle tool 5 rotate integrally, the engaging projection 3b engaged with the spiral feed groove 2a of the spiral cylinder 2 exerts an upward acting force. The receiving cylinder body 3 is pushed up along the receiving hole 4b, and the stick-shaped cosmetic in the guiding cylinder 4 is projected.

The moving cylinder B constructed as described above
When the receiving cylinder 3 is fitted to the guide cylinder 4, the guide hole 4b is formed in the guide cylinder 4, so that the guide cylinder 4 can be deformed by a press input to easily fit the locking projection 3c. Further, the receiving cylinder body 3 once fitted is engaged with the locking projection 3.
Since c is prevented from falling off at the bottom end face of the positioning slit 4c, automatic assembly by a machine becomes easy, and further,
At the time of use, the cosmetic is not removed from the guide cylinder 4 together with the receiving cylinder 3.

[0016]

According to the present invention, in addition to the two guide holes provided on both side surfaces of the guide cylinder, a positioning slit is provided on the front face,
The two engaging projections and one locking projection provided on the cosmetic receiving cylinder are engaged with each other, so that the directions of the guide cylinder and the receiving cylinder are automatically aligned, and the fitting is performed once. Since the received cylinder 3 does not fall off, the work efficiency at the time of assembly can be increased.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a container assembled by fitting a moving cylinder to a rotating cylinder of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the container of the present invention taken along line XX in FIG.

FIG. 3A is a side view showing a moving cylinder body in which a receiving cylinder is fitted to the guide cylinder of the present invention.

FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along the line YY of FIG. 1 of the movable cylinder of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a spiral cylinder of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a rotary cylinder body in which the spiral cylinder body of the present invention is fitted to a hakama cylinder.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a first preceding example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a second preceding example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Hakama cylinder 2 Spiral cylinder 3 Receiving cylinder 4 Guide cylinder 5 Annular centerpiece 6 Annular packing 7 Lid 8 Sealing cap 9 Rod cosmetic

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A cosmetic receiving cylinder body having symmetrically provided engaging projections on a side wall surface near the lower end of a cylindrical body and having positioning locking projections provided on an intermediate wall surface between both engaging projections. Guide holes are formed symmetrically on both side walls of the cylindrical body formed with the portion, and a positioning cylinder is formed on the intermediate side wall of both guide holes. The feeding cylinder configured to be vertically movably engaged with the rotating cylinder can be rotated into a rotating cylindrical body configured by fitting a spiral cylinder having a spiral groove formed on an inner peripheral surface in a cylindrical skirt cylinder. A container for storing stick-shaped cosmetics, wherein the container is fitted with a container. 2. A cosmetic receiving cylinder body having symmetrically provided engagement projections on a side wall surface near the lower end of a cylindrical body and provided with positioning engagement projections on an intermediate wall surface between both engagement projections. Guide holes are formed symmetrically on both side walls of the cylindrical body formed with the portion, and a positioning cylinder is formed on the intermediate side wall of both guide holes. And a feeding cylinder in which an annular packing and an intermediate member are rotatably fitted to the bulging portion of the guide cylinder, and spirally wound on the inner peripheral surface in a cylindrical hakama cylinder. A storage container for stick-shaped cosmetics, which is rotatably fitted in a rotating cylindrical body formed by fitting a spiral cylinder having a groove. 3. A positioning slit having a closed bottom at an intermediate position between two guide holes reaching a bottom opening end from a lower end of a bulging portion provided on a side wall of the guide tube. The guide hole is provided with an engaging projection of the receiving cylinder projecting therefrom, and the positioning slit is provided with a locking projection provided so as to be locked on a peripheral edge of the slit. Or the storage container of the stick-shaped cosmetics described in 3. 4. The stick-shaped cosmetic product according to claim 1, wherein the feeding cylinder is formed by opening the front ends of the receiving cylinder and the guide cylinder in an inclined manner in the same direction. Storage container. 5. The storage container for rod-shaped cosmetics according to claim 1, wherein the feeding cylinder has a positioning slit formed at a position in front of an inclined opening of the guide cylinder. 6. The container according to claim 1, wherein the spiral cylinder has two spiral grooves formed symmetrically at 180 ° on an inner peripheral surface thereof. 7. The rotary cylindrical body is configured to be non-slidable by fitting an axial ridge formed on an inner peripheral surface of the skirt tube into an axial concave groove formed on an outer surface of the spiral tube. The container for storing stick-shaped cosmetics according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: