JPH1042938A - Compact - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact capable of simply coping with fractional collection by eliminating a metal pin used at a hinge connection section. SOLUTION: This compact is provided with a container main body 1, a cover body 2 hinge-connected to the rear end section of the container main body 1, connection sections 12, 13 on both the right and left sides of the rear end section of the container main body 1, and a hinge connection section 17 at the rear end section of the cover body 2. A through hole 14 is bored on the right connection section 13, and a cylindrical body 19 is formed at the portion of the hinge connection section 17 corresponding to this through hole 14. A circular projection is provided on the cylindrical body 19, a hook tool 3 capable of being fitted from the outside is provided on the through hole 14, four coupling pieces are protruded from the inside face of the hook tool 3, grooves are formed on the coupling pieces, the hook tool 3 is inserted into the through hole 14, and the circular projection is coupled with the grooves.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a compact container in which a metal pin for hinge-connecting a container body and a lid can be omitted.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a compact container for carrying a cosmetic such as a foundation and carrying it, a type as shown in FIG. 10 has been widely used. This compact container is composed of a synthetic resin container body 31 having a decorative dish receiving recess 31a formed on the upper surface, and a synthetic resin lid 32 for covering the upper surface of the container body 31. Notch recess 3 formed at the center of the rear end of main body 31
A hinge shaft insertion hole 34a is formed in the left and right sides 33a, 33b of the cover 3 in a penetrating manner, and a hinge shaft insertion hole 35a (see FIG. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG. 11). Then, both hinge shaft insertion holes 34, 3
A hinge shaft 36 made of a metal pin is inserted through 5a, whereby the lid 32 is hinged to the container body 31. In FIG. 10, reference numeral 37 denotes a glass mirror attached to the lower surface of the lid 32, and reference numeral 38 denotes a synthetic resin pushbutton for opening the lid.

In such a compact container, usually, a metal pin 36 is forcibly fitted into a hinge shaft insertion hole 34 formed in the container body 31 (or a hinge shaft insertion hole 35a formed in the lid 32). And the hinge shaft insertion hole 3
4 (35a) cannot be easily extracted. The mirror 37 is fixed to the lower surface of the lid 32 with an adhesive or the like, so that the mirror 37 cannot be easily removed from the lid 32. This is because the mirror 37 is not detached from the lid 32 or the lid 32 is not detached from the container body 31 even when an external force such as vibration or drop is applied when the compact container is carried.

[0004]

In recent years, waste treatment, which has been increasing year by year, has become a social problem, and the need to reduce the amount of waste and to promote resource recycling has increased. For this reason, the number of municipalities that require separate collection is increasing depending on the type of garbage. Also, there is a tendency for manufacturers to be required to recycle containers and packages. However, in the conventional compact container as described above, the metal pin 36 or the mirror 3 is
When the compact container which is no longer used is discarded because it cannot be easily removed, the container body 31 and the lid 32 which are synthetic resin waste, the metal pin 36 which is metal waste, and the glass waste The fact is that the waste is not separated from the mirror 37, which is a material, and the waste cannot be separated and collected. Therefore, it has been proposed that the mirror 37 be detachable with respect to the lid 32 so as to be able to cope with the separate collection of the refuse, but the metal pin 36 is detached. Therefore, there is a strong demand for a compact container in which the metal pin 36 is omitted and the work of removing the metal pin 36 is not required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and eliminates the use of a metal pin used in a hinge connection part, and discards the hinge connection part together with the container body and the lid. The purpose is to provide a compact container that can be used.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a compact container according to the present invention comprises a container main body and a lid hingedly connected to a rear end of the container main body. A connecting portion is provided at one of the rear ends, a connected portion is provided at the other rear end, a through hole is formed in the connecting portion, and a portion of the connected portion corresponding to the through hole. A protrusion that can be inserted from one side into the through hole, an engaging portion is provided on the protrusion, and a locking tool that can be mounted from the other side is provided in the through hole. Extending a shaft portion that can be rotatably slid on the inner peripheral portion of the through hole,
A structure in which an engaged portion that can be engaged with the engaging portion is formed on the shaft portion, and the engaging tool is inserted into a through hole to engage the engaging portion with the engaged portion. Take.

A compact container according to a second aspect of the present invention has the same structure as the above-described compact container, and further has a concave portion formed on the lower surface of the lid, and an annular lens frame is provided in the concave portion. A plurality of engaging projections are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the concave portion of the lid at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and the mirror frame is provided on the outer peripheral surface as the mirror frame. One having a plurality of engaged pieces that can be engaged with the joint projection, and having a flange portion projecting inward at the lower portion of the peripheral wall is used, and the upper surface of the flange portion of the lens frame and the lower surface of the concave portion of the lid are used. A mirror frame and a mirror are detachably mounted in the cover recess by engaging the engaging projection and the engaged piece with the mirror interposed therebetween.

That is, in the compact container of the present invention, a connecting portion is provided at a rear end portion of one of the container body and the lid, and a connected portion is provided at the other rear end portion, and a through hole is provided at the connecting portion. Is formed in a portion of the connected portion corresponding to the through hole, and a protrusion that can be inserted into the through hole from one side is formed, and the protrusion is provided with an engaging portion. In addition, a locking member that can be attached from the other side is provided in the through hole, and a shaft portion that can slidably contact the inner peripheral portion of the through hole is extended from the locking member. An engaged portion capable of engaging with the engaging portion is formed, and the engaging member is inserted into the through hole to engage the engaging portion with the engaged portion. Thus, in this compact container, the hinge connection between the container body and the lid is
Since the conventional structure in which the metal pin 36 is not provided is employed, when the compact container is discarded, the locking member can be discarded together with the synthetic resin container main body and the lid, and the dust can be removed. There is an advantage that it is possible to easily cope with the separate collection. In addition, since there is no need to remove the lock from the container body and the lid, the work for disposal is simplified. When a plurality of connecting portions are provided at one of the rear ends of the container body and the lid, the present invention can be applied to all the connecting portions and the corresponding connected portions. . In addition, any one of the connecting portions has a simple hinge connecting structure in which a convex portion (or a concave portion) is provided in the connecting portion, and a concave portion (or a convex portion) is provided in a corresponding connected portion. Thus, the two can be rotatably fitted to each other so that the conventional metal pin 36 is not provided.

Further, the compact container according to the second aspect of the present invention not only has the same effect as the compact container but also can easily remove the mirror attached to the lid from the lid. And has the advantage that the waste can be separated and collected. And the mirror is
Since it is carefully collected together with other glass waste, there is no danger of breakage or the like. In addition, the mirror does not fall off when the compact container is carried, even though it can be easily removed.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the compact container of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a container body made of synthetic resin, and 2 is a lid made of synthetic resin. On the upper surface of the container main body 1, a decorative dish receiving recess 1a is formed. In the decorative dish receiving recess 1a, a metal decorative dish (not shown) in which cosmetics are stored is provided on the bottom thereof. It is housed and fixed via the provided adhesive layer. A central portion of the front end surface of the container body 1 is formed with a notch, and a projection 11 for engagement is provided on the inner surface of the notch concave portion 10, and both left and right sides of the notch concave portion 10 are provided. Projections (not shown) are provided on the surface so as to face each other. A push button 8 for opening the lid made of a synthetic resin is provided on each of these projections.
Are rotatably supported. Further, connecting portions 12 and 13 are protruded from both left and right sides of the rear end of the container body 1, and as shown in FIG. 2, one connecting portion 12 (the left connecting portion in the drawing) is true. A spherical concave portion 12a is formed. In addition, a through hole 14 having a circular cross section is formed in the other connecting portion 13 (the right connecting portion in the drawing) so as to face the concave portion 12a of the left connecting portion 12, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG.
A stepped portion 14a is formed at the outer end of 4. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 15 denotes a small hole formed in the bottom of the decorative dish receiving recess 1a of the container body 1, and is used when the decorative dish is removed from the decorative dish receiving recess 1a.

On the other hand, the lid 2 has a notched recess 10 of the container body 1 when the lid is closed from the lower surface at the center of the front end.
The engagement protrusion 16 that can be engaged with the engagement protrusion 11 is suspended. Further, from the rear end of the lid 2, the container body 1
A hinge connecting portion 17 that can be accommodated between the left and right connecting portions 12 and 13 of the container body 1 hangs down. A true spherical projection 18 to be engaged is formed (see FIG. 2). A cylindrical body 19 protrudes from the right side surface of the hinge connecting portion 17 (see FIG. 5), and an annular protruding portion 19a for engagement is formed at the distal end thereof. A mirror 7 is provided on the lower surface of such a lid 2 for detaching means (not shown).
It is attached detachably.

The cylindrical body 19 of the hinge connecting portion 17 is fixed to the locking member 3 made of synthetic resin. As shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the locking member 3 includes a substantially disk-shaped pressing portion 21 (an outer surface is raised in a mountain shape) and four substantially one-side extending portions from the inner surface of the pressing portion 21. / 4 arc-shaped engaging piece 22. The four engaging pieces 22 are arranged concentrically, and the outer peripheral surface of each engaging piece 22 is rotatably slidably in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 14 of the right connecting portion 13. Thus, the four engagement pieces 22 can function as a hinge shaft. An engagement groove 23 is formed on the inner peripheral surface of each of the engagement pieces 22 so as to be able to engage with the annular projection 19 a of the cylindrical body 19.

In this configuration, when assembling the lid 2 to the container body 1, first, the lid 2 is attached to the rear of the container body 1.
The hinge connection part 17 is located. Then, while inserting the cylindrical body 19 on the right side of the hinge connecting portion 17 into the through hole 14 of the right side connecting portion 13 of the container body 1, the protrusion 18 on the left side of the hinge connecting portion 17 is connected to the left side connecting portion 12. Recess 12a
To be freely rotatable. Next, the locking tool 3 is pushed from outside the through hole 14 of the right connecting portion 13 (see FIG. 4). As a result, the groove 23 on the inner peripheral surface of each engagement piece 22 of the locking tool 3 engages with the annular projection 19 a of the cylindrical body 19, and the locking tool 3 penetrates the right connecting portion 13 in a retaining shape. Hole 1
4 attached. Then, in this mounted state, the outer peripheral surface of each engagement piece 22 of the locking device 3 is rotatably slidably in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 14 of the right connecting portion 13, and the container main body 1 and the lid 2 are connected. Connect rotatably. On the other hand, when removing the makeup dish from the makeup dish storage recess 1a,
A small stick is inserted from the small hole 15 at the bottom of a to push up the decorative dish. Thereby, the adhesive layer on the bottom surface of the decorative dish is separated from the decorative dish accommodating recess 1a and can be taken out upward. The mirror 7 can be removed by a removing means.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the locking member 3 and the cylindrical body 19 constituting the hinge connecting portion between the container body 1 and the lid 2 are made of synthetic resin, they are compact. To discard the container, simply remove the decorative dish from the container main body 1 and remove the mirror 7 from the lid 2, and the synthetic resin container main body 1, the lid 2, the locking tool 3, and the metal decorative dish And the mirror 7 made of glass can be easily separated, and can cope with the separate collection of refuse. In addition, at the time of this disposal, the work of removing the metal pin 36, which is required in the conventional example, is not required, and the work for disposal is simplified.

The compact container of the present invention is not limited to the type shown in FIG. 1, but may be one shown in FIG. 8 if the container body 1 and the lid 2 can be opened and closed by hinge connection.
Any configuration is acceptable.

In the above embodiment, the left and right connecting portions 12 and 13 are provided on the container body 1. However, when only one connecting portion is provided, the right connecting portion 13 of the container body 1 is used.
(A structure shown on the right side in FIG. 2) provided on the right side of the hinge connection portion 17 of the lid 2. Also, this structure (the structure shown on the right side of FIG. 2) is connected to the left and right connecting portions 12,
13 and the hinge connecting portion 17 may be employed on both left and right side surfaces. In this case, at least one connecting portion 12,
13 is a two-part structure, and the cylindrical body 1 of the hinge connecting portion 17
In the case where 9 is attached to both connecting portions 12 and 13, one of the connecting portions 12 and 13 is divided and the cylindrical body 19 of the hinge connecting portion 17 is accommodated in the through hole 14 of the connecting portions 12 and 13. After the housing, the divided connecting portions 12 and 13 may be bonded and fixed. Further, in the above embodiment, the concave portion 12a is formed in the left connecting portion 12 of the container main body 1 and the projection 18 is formed on the left side surface of the hinge connecting portion 17 of the lid 2, but the present invention is not limited to this. Instead, the protrusion 18 may be formed on the left connecting portion 12, and the concave portion 12 a may be formed on the left side surface of the hinge connecting portion 17.
a, Instead of the projection 18, a simple hinge connection structure may be used. In the above-described embodiment, the four engagement pieces 22 are formed on the inner surface of the locking tool 3 and the cylindrical body 19 is formed on the right side surface of the hinge connecting portion 17 of the lid 2.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the outer peripheral surface of the locking tool 3 is rotatably slidably in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 14 of the right connecting portion 13, and the groove is formed on the inner peripheral surface of itself. A cylindrical body (shaft) on which is formed is projected, and a hinge connecting portion 1 is formed.
A plurality of engagement pieces each having a projection formed at the tip may be provided on the right side surface of the projection 7 so that the projections of the engagement pieces are engaged with the grooves of the cylindrical body. Further, instead of the cylindrical body, a cylindrical body whose outer peripheral surface is slidably and slidably contacted with the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 14 of the right connecting portion 13 is provided, and a tip end surface of the cylindrical body is provided. A recess may be formed, and a groove capable of engaging with the projection of each of the engagement pieces may be formed on the inner peripheral surface of the recess. Also,
The material of the locking device 3 is not limited to synthetic resin,
Any flammable material such as rubber or cloth may be used.

The compact container of the present invention is not limited to the type shown in FIG. 1, but may have any structure as long as the container body 1 and the lid 2 can be opened and closed by hinge connection. No problem. For example, in consideration of separate collection of refuse, a compact container without the mirror 7 is one option. However, it is preferable to have the mirror 7 in terms of usability. In this case, the mirror 7 is detachably attached to the lid 2 as described above.

There are various methods for detachably attaching the mirror 7 to the lid 2. As a simple method, the mirror 7 is attached to the lid 2 by using an adhesive having a specific tackiness. To be able to easily peel off the mirror 7 with a certain strength or more.

As shown in FIG. 8, for example, a special annular mirror frame 25 may be used to removably mount the mirror 7 in the recess 26 of the lid 2. This structure will be described in more detail.
A recess 26 having a rectangular shape in a plan view is formed, and a lens frame 25 formed in an annular shape in a rectangular shape in a plan view is fitted into the recess 26. On each surface of the inner peripheral surface of the concave portion 26 of the lid 2, two engaging protrusions 27 are provided on one surface, each extending in the circumferential direction by a fixed length, and
On each surface of the outer peripheral surface of the lens frame 25, an engagement piece 28 that can be engaged with the engagement protrusion 27 is provided in a position opposed to the engagement protrusion 27. Further, a flange portion 29 is provided at the lower part of the peripheral wall of the lens frame 25 so as to project inward and inward. Notch 29
a is provided.

The mirror 7 is moved through the mirror frame 25,
It is mounted in the recess 26 of the lid 2 as follows. That is, first, the mirror 7 is held inside the lens frame 25. At this time, the lower edge of the mirror 7 is supported on the upper surface of the flange 29 of the mirror frame 25. In this state, the lens frame 25 is fitted into the concave portion 26 of the lid 2 as shown by the arrow, and the engaged piece 2
8 engages over the engagement projection 27 of the recess 26. In this manner, the mirror 7 can be sandwiched between the upper surface of the flange portion 29 of the lens frame 25 and the bottom surface of the concave portion 26 of the lid 2 (see FIG. 9). According to this configuration, the mirror frame 2
By removing the mirror 5, the mirror 7 can be easily removed from the lid 2. And despite being easy to remove,
In a state where the mirror 7 is held in the concave portion 26 of the lid 2 via the lens frame 25, the lens frame 25 does not come off unless a strong force for pulling out only the lens frame 25 is applied. The mirror 7 does not fall off.

[0022]

As described above, according to the compact container of the present invention, the conventional metal pin 36 is not provided at the hinge connection portion between the container body and the lid, and the compact container is discarded. In addition, since the stopper can be discarded together with the container body and the lid made of synthetic resin, there is an advantage that it is possible to easily cope with the separate collection of refuse. In addition, since there is no need to remove the lock from the container body and the lid, the work for disposal is simplified. When a plurality of connecting portions are provided at one of the rear ends of the container body and the lid, the present invention can be applied to all the connecting portions and the corresponding connected portions. . Also,
For any one of the connecting portions, a simple hinge connecting structure such as providing a convex portion (or a concave portion) in the connecting portion and providing a concave portion (or a convex portion) in a corresponding portion of the connected portion, The two can be rotatably fitted to each other, thereby making it possible to adopt a structure in which the conventional metal pin 36 is not provided.

The compact container according to the second aspect of the present invention not only has the same effect as the compact container, but also allows the mirror attached to the lid to be easily removed from the lid. And has the advantage that the waste can be separated and collected. Since the mirror is carefully collected together with other glass waste, there is no danger of breakage or the like. In addition, the mirror does not fall off when the compact container is carried, even though it can be easily removed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

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

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view showing a main part of the compact container.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a right connecting portion of the container body.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing a main part of the compact container.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a hinge connection portion of the lid.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the locking device.

FIG. 7 is a front view of the locking device.

FIG. 8 is a partial exploded perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the other embodiment.

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

FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a main part of the conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 2 Lid 3 Locking device 12, 13 Connecting part 14 Through hole 17 Hinge connecting part 19 Cylindrical body 19a Annular protrusion 22 Engagement piece 23 Groove

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A container body, and a lid hinged to a rear end of the container main body. A connection portion is provided at a rear end of one of the container main body and the lid, and a rear portion of the other of the container main body and the lid is provided. An end portion is provided with a connected portion, a through hole is formed in the connecting portion, and a portion which can be inserted from one side into the through hole is formed in a portion of the connected portion corresponding to the through hole. A shaft that can be rotatably slidably in contact with an inner peripheral portion of the through hole by providing an engaging portion on the protrusion and providing a locking member that can be attached to the through hole from the other side. The shaft portion is formed with an engaged portion that can be engaged with the engaging portion, and the locking tool is inserted through the through hole to engage the engaging portion with the engaged portion. A compact container characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion is formed on a lower surface of the lid, and a mirror is held in the concave portion via an annular lens frame. A plurality of engaging projections are provided at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction on the inner peripheral surface of the concave portion of the lid, and as the lens frame, a plurality of engaged pieces that can be engaged with the engaging projections on the outer peripheral surface. And a flange having an inwardly protruding flange portion at a lower portion of the peripheral wall is used, and the engagement protrusion is provided in a state where a mirror is sandwiched between the flange upper surface of the lens frame and the concave bottom surface of the lid. And a mirror frame and a mirror are removably mounted in the concave portion of the lid by the engagement of the engagement piece with the engagement piece.