JPH11266926A - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of components and assembling man-hour and to secure the excellent operability of a push piece by a simple structure even in the case of integrally molding the push piece by forming the push piece integrally with an inner frame. SOLUTION: The inner frame 14 for housing a cosmetic P is housed inside the housing part 12c of a container main body 12, a lid body 16 is pivotally attached to the rear end part of the container main body 12 through a hinge 24 and a hook means 26 is constituted of a first engaging projection 26a on the side of the container main body 12 and a second engaging projection 26b on the side of the lid body 16. The push piece 30 for releasing the engagement of the hook means 26 is projectingly provided by integral molding in a cantilever shape from the lower side of the flange part 14c of the inner frame 14. The operation part 30c of the push piece 30 is arranged at the recessed part 28 of the container main body 12 and exposed to an outer side. By pushing in the operation part 30c, the hook means 26 is disengaged through a lid body push-up means 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention enables the number of parts and the number of assembling steps to be reduced by forming a push piece integrally with a middle frame, and has a simple structure even when the push piece is integrally formed. And a cosmetic container for ensuring good operability of the push piece.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of cosmetic container, there is a container disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-36331 (Int. Cl. A45D 33/22). This is because the container body, the inner frame and the rear end of the lid are pivoted by a common hinge, and the puff is stored in the space formed between the bottom of the container body and the inner frame. I have. Then, when using the cosmetic container, first open the lid and open the inner frame to take out the puff, then close the inner frame and attach the cosmetic contained in this inner frame to the puff to use it. It has become.

[0003] The front end of the lid and the middle frame is an open / close end. The front end of the lid and the middle frame and the front end of the middle frame and the container body can be engaged with each other. Protruding pieces are formed, and these protruding pieces are configured as a hook mechanism. By closing the hook mechanism, the closed state of the lid is maintained, so that the cosmetics contained therein are protected. The hook mechanism is provided with a push piece, and by operating the push piece, the engagement of the hook mechanism is released and the lid and the inner frame can be opened.

[0004] The push piece includes a container body, a middle frame,
The push piece is formed separately from the lid, is slidably fitted into a recess formed in the front end wall of the inner frame, and the front end of the push piece is exposed to the front end of the container body. Then, by pushing the exposed front end of the push piece in the engagement state of the hook mechanism, the space between the container body and the lid is pushed open by the wedge-shaped inclined surfaces formed on the upper and lower sides of the push piece, The engagement of the hook mechanism is released.

[0005]

However, in such a conventional cosmetic container, the push piece is formed separately from the container body, the inner frame, and the lid as described above. The number of component parts increases, and the work of assembling the push piece, which involves difficulties, is additionally required, which, together with the complicated assembly process of the cosmetic container, inevitably increases the cost of the cosmetic container. There was a problem of getting it.

In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention makes it possible to reduce the number of parts and the number of assembling steps by forming the push piece integrally with the middle frame.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container having a simple structure and ensuring good operability of the push piece even when the push piece is integrally formed.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a cosmetic container according to the present invention comprises a container body having a storage portion, and a lid pivotally attached to the container body to open and close the container body. A body, a middle frame accommodated in the accommodating portion of the container main body and accommodating cosmetics, and a hook means provided between the container main body and the lid body for engaging and disengaging both of them. Is positioned between the container body and the lid, is formed integrally with the middle frame, is elastically supported so as to be flexibly deformable at an end joined to the middle frame, and is exposed from the container body. A push piece, and a lid push-up means for converting an operating force on the push piece into a push-up force of the lid,
It comprises.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a cosmetic container, wherein the lid push-up means according to the first aspect is formed between the lid and the container body, and is brought into contact with the lid push-up means. An inclined surface is used to gradually reduce the distance between the lid and the container body along the operation direction of the push piece.

Further, a cosmetic container according to a third aspect of the present invention is the cosmetic container according to the first or second aspect, wherein the push piece has a base end joined to the middle frame and a free end opposite to the base end. And an operating portion provided between the free ends of these arms and exposed from the container body.

The operation of the cosmetic container of the present invention having the above construction will be described below. In claim 1, when the cosmetic is used, after the hook means is disengaged, the lid is pivoted about the pivot portion. Open and expose the inner frame. When the makeup is completed, the lid is closed and the hook means is engaged, so that the closed state of the container body is maintained. In order to disengage the hook, the push piece is operated to push up the lid via the lid push-up means, thereby releasing the hook.

By the way, since the push piece is elastically supported by the middle frame so as to be able to bend and deform, when an operating force is applied to the push piece, the push piece is supported at the end joined to the middle frame by a fulcrum. As it is deformed. For this reason, the operating force of the push piece when releasing the engagement of the hook means can be adjusted with a high degree of freedom by setting the elasticity thereof, and the operability can be improved. The push piece is integrated with the middle frame, and can be provided on the middle frame together with the formation of the middle frame. For this reason, the number of parts for composing the cosmetic container can be reduced, and the assembling step of the push piece can be omitted, whereby the assembling operation of the cosmetic container can be automated, and the productivity can be improved. Thus, cost reduction can be achieved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the lid push-up means is formed between the lid and the container main body, and the lid push-up means is formed along the operating direction of the push piece abutting on the lid. By operating the push piece, the push piece that comes into contact with the inclined surface enters between the container body and the lid, and the lid is moved relative to the container body by operating the push piece. Can be pushed up to disengage the hook means. Since the lid pushing-up means is merely a sloping surface, its structure is simple, and the operating force of the lid is accurately adjusted while appropriately guiding the operation direction of the push piece elastically supported so that it can be flexibly deformed. It can be converted to a pushing force.

Further, in claim 3, the push piece is
A pair of arms having a base end joined to the middle frame and a free end opposite thereto, and an operation unit provided between the free ends of these arms and exposed from the container body. Therefore, the operation force applied to the operation unit is input to the free ends of the pair of arms, and these arms can be appropriately and sufficiently deformed. For this reason, even when the rigidity of the push piece including the operation unit and, consequently, the entire middle frame is set high,
Since the amount of bending deformation of the arm portion, and hence the amount of operation of the operation portion, can be sufficiently obtained, the operation feeling can be appropriately adjusted and adjusted.
Can be set. Further, since the operation section is supported by the pair of arms, the operation section can be prevented from tilting during operation, and the operation feeling of the operation section can be improved.

[0014]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 7 show an embodiment of the cosmetic container of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the cosmetic container, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a state where a lid is opened, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a normal state of the push piece, FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing an operation state of the push piece, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part showing a disengaged state of the hook means.

In this embodiment, basically, a container body 12 having a storage portion 12c, a lid 16 pivotally attached to the container body 12 to open and close the container body 12, and a storage portion 12c of the container body 12 are provided. Middle frame 14 for accommodating cosmetic P, and container body 1
A hook means 26 provided between the container body 2 and the lid 16 for engaging and disengaging the two, the container body 12 and the lid 16
And a push piece 30 that is formed integrally with the middle frame 14 and is elastically supported to bend and deform at an end 30a joined to the middle frame 14 and exposed from the container body 12; A lid push-up means 32 for converting an operation force to the piece 30 into a push-up force of the lid 16, and particularly the lid push-up means 32 is formed between the lid 16 and the container body 12; An inclined surface 34 that gradually narrows the interval between the lid 16 and the container body 12 along the operation direction of the push piece 30 abutted against the push piece 30, and the push piece 30 (see FIG. 8) A pair of arms 30b, 30d having a base end to be joined and a free end opposite thereto, and an operation part 3 provided between the free ends of the arms 30b, 30d and exposed from the container body 12
0c.

That is, the cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment has a container main body 12, a middle frame 14, and a lid 16 as main constituent members, and the container main body 12 has a bottom surface 12 as shown in FIGS.
a and a peripheral wall 12b.

As shown in FIG. 1, the inner frame 14 has a peripheral wall 14a.
Thereby, it is constituted as a cylindrical frame body whose bottom is cut off,
Cosmetic dish 18 filled with cosmetic P inside the peripheral wall 14a
Are stored, and the middle frame 14 is stored in the storage portion 12c of the container body 12. A front end portion (left side in the figure) and both side portions (in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface) are provided at an upper end peripheral portion of the middle frame 14.
A flange portion 14b is formed on the flange portion 14b.
Is in contact with the upper end of the peripheral wall 12b of the container body 12. Also,
The lower end of the peripheral wall 14a is in contact with the bottom surface 12a of the container body 12.

The lid 16 is formed along the outer shape of the container main body 12, and covers the entire upper surface of the container main body 12. A makeup mirror 20 is fitted and attached to the back surface 16a of the lid 16 so as to be flush with each other, and the back surface 16a and the surface of the makeup mirror 20 can be brought into close contact with the upper surface of the flange portion 14b of the middle frame 14. Has become.

A rear end of the lid 16 is hinged to a rear end of the container body 12 via a hinge 24. The hinge 24 has a recess 24a formed at the center of the rear peripheral wall 12b of the container body 12 fitted with a projection 24b projecting from the rear end of the lid 16, and the hinge 24 is It is constituted by penetrating a pin 24c between both side portions and the projecting portion 24b. Accordingly, the lid 16 is rotatable about the hinge 24 as shown in FIG.

On the other hand, a hook means 26 is provided between the container body 12 and the front end of the lid 16, and the closed state of the lid 16 is maintained by the engagement of the hook means 26. . The hook means 26 forms a concave portion 28 on the front surface of the central portion of the peripheral wall 12b which is in front of the container body 12,
The first engaging projections 26a formed on the upper end of the rear wall 28a of the recess 28 and the second engaging projections 26b projecting from the back surface of the front end of the lid 16 are provided.
6a and the second engagement protrusion 26b are disengaged. Further, as shown in FIG.
Notches 28b, 28b are formed on both sides of 8a.

A push piece 30 is provided at the front end of the container body 12, and the engagement of the hook means 26 can be released by operating the push piece 30. As shown in FIG. 3, the push piece 30 protrudes from the lower side of the front flange portion 14b of the middle frame 14 in a cantilever manner by integral molding. An arm 30b extending substantially parallel to the outside of the arm 12 and an operation unit 30c that is folded back from the free end of the arm 30b to form a substantially U-shape are provided. The folded portion from the arm portion 30b to the operation portion 30c is arranged in one of the notches 28b of the recess 28, so that the operation portion 30c is located in the recess 28 and is exposed to the outside. At this time, the operation unit 30
c is the concave portion 28 accompanied by the bending deformation of the push piece 30.
It is movable in the front and rear direction. Operation unit 3
0c is formed thicker than the arm 30b and has higher rigidity, and the movement when the operating portion 30c is pushed is mainly caused by the bending deformation of the arm 30b.

The hook means 26 is disengaged by pushing the operating portion 30c. This disengagement converts the pushing force of the operating portion 30c into a pushing force of the lid 16. Lid push-up means 32
Done by The lid pushing-up means 32 is constituted by an inclined surface 34 formed below the second engagement projection 26b. In other words, the inclined surface 34 is smoothly inclined downward toward the rear of the cosmetic container 10, that is, toward the inside of the container body 12, and the upper end of the operating portion 30 c of the push piece 30 abuts on the inclined surface 34. It is supposed to be. Also,
The lower end of the operation portion 30c is also in contact with the bottom surface of the recess 28.

With the above configuration, the cosmetic container 10 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, has the first engaging projections 2 in the state where the middle frame 14 is housed in the container body 12 and the lid 16 is closed.
6a and the second engaging projection 26b are engaged with each other to
Are engaged, and the closed state of the lid 16 is maintained.
At this time, the operating portion 30c of the push piece 30 is located in front of the concave portion 28 of the container body 12, as shown in FIGS.

When the cosmetic is used, the operation unit 30c of the push piece 30 is pushed in and the hook means 2 is pressed.
6 is disengaged, the lid 1 hinged to the container body 12
6 by opening the hinge 24 around the center frame 1
The cosmetic contained in 4 can be exposed and used. Then, when the makeup is completed, the lid 16 is closed and the hook means 26 is engaged, whereby the closed state of the container body 12 is maintained and the cosmetic can be protected.

The disengagement of the hook means 26 is performed by a lid pushing-up means 32 which is operated by pushing the push piece 30. The lid pushing-up means 32 is positioned below the second engagement projection 26b. The formed inclined surface 34
The upper end of the operation unit 30c is in contact with the inclined surface 34. Therefore, when the operating portion 30c is pushed in, the upper end thereof pushes up the inclined surface 34 as shown in FIG. 5 to release the engagement of the first and second engaging projections 26a, 26b. . At this time, the reaction force at the time of pushing up the inclined surface 34 is received by the bottom surface of the concave portion 28 with which the operation portion 30c contacts.

Here, in this embodiment, the push piece 30 is attached to the middle frame 14 in a cantilever manner.
0a, the arm 30b is extended substantially in parallel with the outside of the container body 12, and the operation unit 30c is formed in a folding direction so as to form a substantially U-shape from the free end of the arm 30b. As shown in FIG. 7, the pushing force when pushing the operation unit 30c is input to the free end of the arm 30b, and the arm 30b can be easily bent and deformed. Therefore, the free end of the arm 30b can be bent and deformed with a relatively small force.
Operability can be improved by reducing the operating force of the push piece 30 at the time of releasing the engagement, that is, the pushing force of the operating portion 30c. Further, even if the rigidity of the operation portion 30c is increased by thickening the operation portion 30c by sufficiently bending and deforming the arm portion 30b, the pushing amount of the operation portion 30c due to the deformation of the arm portion 30b is increased. Therefore, the operating section 30c can be pushed without deforming the operating section 30c, and the operational feeling can be improved.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the push piece 30 can be integrally formed and protruded from the middle frame 14 in a cantilever manner, so that the number of parts for constituting the cosmetic container 10 is reduced. And the step of assembling the push piece 30 can be omitted. For this reason, the productivity of the cosmetic container 10 can be improved, and the cost of the product can be reduced. In addition, since the lid pushing-up means 32 is constituted by the inclined surface 34, and the upper end of the operation unit 30c can be brought into contact with the inclined surface 34, a simple structure can be obtained. Cost can be reduced.

FIG. 8 shows another embodiment of the present invention, in which the same components as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted. The figure is an exploded perspective view showing a main part in an enlarged manner.

In this embodiment, the push piece 30
Is a pair of arm portions 30b integrally formed in a cantilever shape from the front peripheral wall 14a of the middle frame 14, and a pair of these arm portions 30
The operation part 30c is integrally formed so as to straddle between the front end portions of the container b, and the operation part 30c is exposed outside the container body 12. Further, the peripheral wall 14a of the middle frame 14 is thinner in the portion where the arm portion 30b is formed.

The arm 30b is formed by a pair of U-shaped slits 40 provided on the peripheral wall 14a. And
An extension 30d is formed at the tip of each arm 30b so as to be bent forward in an L-shape.
The operation unit 30c is coupled to the tip of Od. And
The extended portion 30d extending from the arm portion 30b to the operation portion 30c is disposed in the cutouts 28b, 28b of the recess 28, so that the operation portion 30c is located in the recess 28 and exposed to the outside. At this time, the operation section 30c is movable in the front-rear direction in the recess 28 with the bending deformation of the arm section 30b. Further, the operation portion 30c is formed thicker than the arm portion 30b and has higher rigidity, and the movement when the operation portion 30c is pushed is mainly caused by the bending deformation of the arm portion 30b.

Therefore, in this embodiment, when a pushing force is applied to the operating portion 30c to release the engagement of the hook means 26, the pair of arms 30b are bent and deformed by a relatively small force. become. For this reason, the operation unit 30 provided between the tip portions of the respective arm portions 30b is provided.
By reducing the operation force to be applied to c, the operability for disengaging the hook means 26 can be improved.

The push piece 30 is attached to the middle frame 1
4 and a pair of arms 30b formed integrally with each other.
0b by the operation unit 30c provided between the tip portions of the
Since it is formed in a shape, its structure can be simplified.

Further, the push piece 30 of this embodiment
Since the operation unit 30c is supported by the pair of arms 30b, it is possible to prevent the operation unit 30c from inclining during operation, thereby improving the operational feeling of the operation unit 30c. Of course, since the push piece 30 is integrally formed with the middle frame 14 and the push piece 30 and the middle frame 14 are integrated, the number of parts for constituting the cosmetic container 10 is reduced, and the cost of the product is reduced. Down can be achieved.

[0034]

As described above, in the cosmetic container according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the push piece is elastically supported by the inner frame so as to bend and deform, the operating force is applied to the push piece. When actuated, the push piece can be bent and deformed with the end joined to the middle frame as a fulcrum, and the operating force of the push piece when releasing the engagement of the hook means is set to its elasticity. Can be adjusted with a high degree of freedom, and operability can be improved. Further, since the push piece is integrated with the middle frame and can be provided on the middle frame together with the formation of the middle frame, the number of parts for constituting the cosmetic container can be reduced, and the assembling process of the push piece can be performed. Can be omitted,
This makes it possible to automate the operation of assembling the cosmetic container, thereby improving productivity and achieving cost reduction.

In the cosmetic container according to the second aspect of the present invention, by operating the push piece, the push piece abutting on the inclined surface enters between the container body and the lid. The lid can be pushed up against the container body to disengage the hook means, and since the lid pushing-up means is merely a sloping surface, its structure is simple and it is elastically supported to bend and deform. While appropriately guiding the operation direction of the push piece, the operation force can be accurately converted to the push-up force of the lid.

Further, in the cosmetic container according to the third aspect of the present invention, the operating force applied to the operating section is input to the free ends of the pair of arms, and these arms are deformed appropriately and sufficiently. Since it can be made, the push piece including the operation unit,
As a result, even when the rigidity of the entire inner frame is set to be high, the amount of bending deformation of the arm portion, that is, the amount of operation of the operation portion can be sufficiently obtained, and the operational feeling can be appropriately adjusted and set. Further, since the operation section is supported by the pair of arms, the operation section can be prevented from tilting during operation, and the operation feeling of the operation section can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which a lid is opened according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged main part of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing an engaged state of a hook means according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of a main part showing a disengaged state of the hook means according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a main part enlarged plan view showing a normal state of the push piece according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing a pushed-in state of the push piece according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view showing an enlarged main part of another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cosmetic container 12 Container main body 12c Storage part 14 Middle frame 16 Lid 24 Hinge 26 Hook means 26a 1st engaging protrusion 26b 2nd engaging protrusion 28 Depression 30 Push piece 30b Arm 30c Operating part 32 Cover pushing up means 34 Inclined face P cosmetic

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A container main body having a storage part, a lid pivotally attached to the container main body to open and close the container main body, an inner frame stored in the storage part of the container main body and storing cosmetics, A hook means provided between the container body and the lid body for engaging and disengaging the two; and a hook means formed between the container body and the lid body and integrally formed with the inner frame. A push piece that is elastically supported at the end joined to the inner frame so as to be flexibly deformable and is exposed from the container body; and a lid that converts an operation force on the push piece into a pushing force of the lid. A cosmetic container comprising: a push-up means; 2. The lid pushing-up means is formed between the lid and the container main body, and is provided between the lid and the container main body along the operating direction of the push piece abutting on the lid. 2. The cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the cosmetic container has an inclined surface that sequentially narrows. 3. The container body, wherein the push piece is provided between a pair of arms having a base end joined to the inner frame and a free end opposite to the base, and between the free ends of the arms. The cosmetic container according to claim 1, further comprising an operation unit exposed from the container.