JPH11115956A - Lid device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lid device capable of easily and certainly opening an opening and closing lid with respect to a lid main body. SOLUTION: A lid device 20 is equipped with the lid main body 21 mounted on a container main body 11 and the opening and closing lid 23 attached to the lid main body 21 in a freely movable manner. A plate rubber 50 is provided to the movable part between the lid main body 21 and the opening and closing lid 23. The lid main body 21 has an outer frame 33 and the upper plates 27a, 27b connected to the outer frame 33 through a stepped part 28 having a taking- out port 24 formed thereto and the notch part 91 falling downward from the outer frame 33 is provided to the outer frame 33 of the lid main body 21. The vertical plate 90 separated from the outer frame 33 is provided in the notch part 91. The engaging projection 79 engaged with the engaging piece 32 of the opening and closing lid 23 is provided to the vertical plate 90.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a lid device for closing an opening of a container body, and more particularly to a lid device which can be opened with one touch.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container body for storing contents, for example, a wet tissue, has an opening closed by a lid device.

[0003] Such a lid device is provided with a lid body attached to the container body and having an outlet, and an opening / closing lid swingably attached to the lid body.

In use, the opening / closing lid is opened with respect to the lid main body, and wet tissues are taken out one by one from an outlet formed in the lid main body.

[0005]

As described above, the lid device includes the lid body and the opening / closing lid that is swingably attached to the lid body. Moved and open.

In such a case, it is convenient if the opening / closing lid can be reliably opened with one touch.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a lid device that can easily and reliably open the lid.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a lid having an outer frame mounted on a container body, and an upper plate having an outlet formed therein, which is connected to the inside of the outer frame through a stepped portion. A main body, and an opening / closing lid that is swingably attached to the lid main body and seals the opening, and a swinging portion between the lid main body and the opening / closing lid has the opening / closing lid facing in the opening direction. An elastic urging means for urging, a notch portion falling down from the outer frame is formed in a free end side portion of the open / close lid in the outer frame, and a vertical plate is provided in the notch portion; A locking portion is provided at the free end of the vertical plate, and an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion of the opening / closing lid is provided on the vertical plate. A lid device wherein the engagement of the engagement portion is released.

According to the present invention, by pressing the vertical plate in the horizontal direction, the vertical plate is bent without bending the outer frame,
The engagement between the locking portion and the engaging portion is released, and the opening / closing lid is opened by the elastic urging member.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 are views showing an embodiment of a lid device according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the wet tissue container 10 has an upper opening type container body 11 for storing a wet tissue 41 (see FIG. 4) therein, and a lid device fitted into the container body 11. 20. A flange portion 12 is provided on the periphery of the opening of the container body 11,
This flange portion 12 is a peripheral projection 3 of a lid device 20 described later.
4.

The lid device 20 has a lid main body 21 for closing the opening of the container main body 11 and an opening / closing lid 23 attached to the lid main body 21 via a pivot shaft 77 so as to be swingable.
The swing shaft 77 is formed integrally with the opening / closing lid 23, and the swing shaft 7
The cover 7 is inserted into a receiving portion (not shown) of the lid body 21, and the opening / closing lid 23 is attached to the lid body 21 so as to be swingable (FIG. 1).

The lid body 21 is provided with a first upper plate (first thin plate) 27a at a substantially central portion thereof and a second upper plate provided at a position higher than the first upper plate 27a. (Second
(A thin plate) 27b, and an outer frame 33 provided outside the second upper plate 27b via a step 28. in this way,
The first upper plate 27a and the second upper plate 27b are formed to fall from the outer frame 33 via the step portion 28. Further, the first upper plate 27a is provided with an outlet 24 for taking out the wet tissue 41, and a peripheral portion 24a is provided on the periphery of the outlet 24.
Is provided, and the peripheral edge portion 24a has a curved cross section in a lower portion. Therefore, when the wet tissue 41 passes through the peripheral portion 24a of the outlet 24, the wet tissue 41 can pass smoothly without being caught by the peripheral portion 24a. Also, as described above, on the periphery of the outer frame 33,
A peripheral protrusion 34 is provided on the flange of the container body 11 so as to be fitted to the outside.

On the inner surface of the opening / closing lid 23, a frame 8 fitted in a step portion 86 separating the first upper plate 27a and the second upper plate 27b.
5 are provided. Then, the opening / closing lid 23 is rotated around the swing shaft 77 and the frame 85 is fitted into the step portion 86, so that the opening / closing lid 23 seals the outlet 24.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a locking piece 32 is provided at a free end of the opening / closing lid 23.

On the other hand, a notch 91 is formed at the free end side of the opening / closing lid 23 of the outer frame 33 of the lid main body 21 so as to fall down from the outer frame 33 and is separated from the outer frame 33 in the notch 91. Vertical plate 90 is provided. That is, the bottom plate 92 is provided in the notch 91 at substantially the same height as the second upper plate 27b, and the vertical plate 90 extends vertically from the bottom surface 92 while being separated from the outer frame 33.

On the surface of the vertical plate 90 on the side of the opening / closing lid 23,
An engagement projection 79 that engages with the locking piece 32 of the opening / closing lid 23 is provided. Further, the vertical plate 90 has flexibility, and when the vertical plate 92 is pressed in the horizontal direction, the vertical plate 90 bends, and the locking pieces 32 of the opening / closing lid 23 and the engagement projections 7 of the vertical plate 92
9 is released.

As shown in FIG. 1, an elongated plate rubber 50 for urging the opening / closing lid 23 in the opening direction is provided on a swing shaft 77 between the lid main body 21 and the opening / closing lid 23. I have. That is, the lid main body 21 is provided with a storage portion 75 for inserting and storing one end of the rubber plate 50, and the opening / closing lid 23 is arranged at a predetermined distance from the lid main body 21, and the other end of the rubber plate 50 is connected to the lid 23. A fixing portion 76 for fixing is provided.

As shown in FIG. 1, a receiving portion 78 for receiving the rubber plate when the rubber plate 50 is bent when the opening / closing lid 23 is closed is provided near the storage portion 75 of the lid body 21.

When the opening / closing lid 23 is closed with respect to the lid main body 21, the plate rubber 50 bends in a direction away from the pivot shaft 77 and urges the opening / closing lid 23 toward the opening direction. I have. In this case, the curved plate rubber 50 is smoothly received in the receiving portion 78. For this reason, when the opening / closing lid 23 is closed, the plate rubber 50 does not get caught between the lid main body 21 and the opening / closing lid 23 to damage the plate rubber 50.

Although one plate rubber 50 is provided in FIG. 1, two or more plate rubbers may be provided in an arbitrary number.

The container body 11 and the lid device 20 constituting the above-described wet tissue container 10 are all obtained by injection molding using polypropylene (PP). The container body 11 and the lid device 2
About 0, you may shape | mold using PE, PS, ABS, an elastomer, PET, PVC, and polycarbonate.

Next, the wet tissue 41 stored in the container body 11 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
As shown in (a), the wet tissue 41 is folded and placed in a sealed bag 40 made of a flexible sheet, and sealed by the sealed bag 40. Each wet tissue 41 forms a bent portion 42 and is substantially folded in two,
The bent portions 42 of each wet tissue 41 are alternately replaced. The folded lower half 41b of the wet tissue 41 is inserted between the upper half 41a of the wet tissue 41 disposed below and the upper half 41a of the wet tissue 41 located further below.
Therefore, when the wet tissue 41 is picked out one by one and taken out, the lower half 4
1b pulls up the upper half 41a of the wet tissue 41 located below. The method of folding the wet tissue 41 is not particularly limited as long as it can be continuously taken out, and is not particularly limited. For example, the folding method as shown in FIG. Good. An opening 40a is provided at the upper end of the sealed bag 40, and the opening 40a is sealed by a lid piece 45 that is detachably attached to the upper surface of the sealed bag 40.

As a material of the wet tissue 41,
For example, a fiber material such as nonwoven fabric, paper, or gauze, a sheet-like foam, or a paper-based soft material is used. Examples of the liquid to be impregnated in the wet tissue include a wetting agent containing a bactericide, a disinfectant, a cleaning agent, and the like, and cosmetics such as lotion and emulsion.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having the above configuration will be described. First, one end of the plate rubber 50 is inserted and stored in the storage portion 75 of the lid main body 21, and the other end of the plate rubber 50 is fixed to the opening / closing lid 23 in advance by the fixing portion 76.

Next, the wet tissue 41 sealed by the airtight bag 40 is stored in the container body 11, and then the outer peripheral projection 34 of the lid device 20 is fitted outside the flange portion 12 of the container body 11, and The upper opening of the main body 11 is closed by the lid device 20. Next, the opening / closing lid 23 of the lid device 20 is closed with respect to the lid main body 21, the engaging projection 79 is engaged with the locking piece 32, and the opening 24 of the lid main body 21 is closed.
3 sealed. At this time, the plate rubber 50 is
And urges the opening / closing lid 23 toward the opening direction.

As shown in FIG. 1, the plate rubber 50 is fixed by a fixing portion 76 arranged at a predetermined distance from the lid main body 21, so that the plate rubber 50 is moved from the swing end of the opening / closing lid 23. The opening / closing lid 23 is lifted upward with the fixing portion 76 slightly inward as an operation point. Generally, since the wet tissue container 10 is used in a relatively high-temperature room such as a room in summer, the lid main body 21 and the opening / closing lid 23 are easily softened. According to the invention of the present application, the plate rubber 50 is
Since the action point slightly inward from the swing end of 3 is lifted upward, deformation of the swing end of the opening / closing lid 23 can be prevented as compared with the case where the swing end is used as the action point.

When the wet tissue 41 is used, by pressing the vertical plate 90 in the horizontal direction, the vertical plate 90 is bent without bending the outer frame 33, and the engagement between the locking piece 32 and the engagement projection 79 is stopped. It is released. In this case, due to the restoring force of the rubber plate 50, the opening / closing lid 23 rotates about the swing shaft 77, and the opening / closing lid 23 is opened.

Next, the wet tissue 41 is picked up by a finger from the outlet 24 of the lid body 21 and pulled upward. Then, by continuously pulling the wet tissue 41,
The first wet tissue 41 can be taken out of the container body 11. In this case, the upper half 41a of the second wet tissue 41 is pulled by the lower half 41b of the first wet tissue 41. And the upper half 41 of the second wet tissue 41
When a is hooked on the peripheral portion 24a of the outlet 24,
The second wet tissue 41 stops.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, pressing the vertical plate 90 in the horizontal direction causes the vertical plate 90 to bend without bending the outer frame 33. The engagement between the engagement projection 79 and the locking piece 32 of the opening / closing lid 23 can be directly and reliably released.

[0031]

According to the present invention, since the vertical plate is bent by pressing the vertical plate in the horizontal direction, the engagement between the engaging projection provided on the vertical plate and the locking piece of the opening / closing lid is directly performed. It can be released properly and reliably. Therefore, the contents can be reliably taken out by opening the opening / closing lid.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a wet tissue container in which a lid device according to the present invention is incorporated.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a sealed bag containing wet tissues.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view showing a cut portion and a vertical plate.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Wet tissue container 11 Container main body 20 Lid device 21 Lid main body 23 Opening / closing lid 24 Outlet 32 Locking piece 40 Sealing bag 41 Wet tissue 50 Plate rubber 75 Storage part 76 Fixing part 77 Oscillating shaft 79 Engagement projection 90 Vertical plate 91 Notch

Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Katsumi Kameda 1-1-1, Ichigaya Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A lid body having an outer frame mounted on a container body, an upper plate which is connected to the inside of the outer frame through a stepped portion, and which is formed with an outlet, and has a swinging motion. An opening / closing lid that is movably mounted and hermetically seals the outlet; and an elastic biasing unit that urges the opening / closing lid toward the opening direction at a swinging portion between the lid body and the opening / closing lid. Forming a notch on the free end side of the open / close lid of the outer frame, wherein a notch that falls downward from the outer frame is provided, and a vertical plate is provided in the notch; At the same time, the vertical plate is provided with an engaging portion that engages with the locking portion of the opening / closing lid, and when the vertical plate is pressed in the horizontal direction, the vertical plate bends to release the engagement between the locking portion and the engaging portion. A lid device characterized by the above-mentioned.