JPS5825935Y2 - compact container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to the improvement of a compact container, and more specifically, the lid is connected to the container in a manner that allows the lid to be opened and closed, and a first protrusion is attached to the edge of the lid. The present invention relates to an improvement of a compact container in which a second protruding piece is formed on the container, and the first protruding piece engages with the second protruding piece to close the container when the lid is closed.

In conventionally provided compact containers of the type described above, the shape and amount of protrusion of the first and second protrusions must be molded very precisely, and if this engagement is weaker than desired. The compact container may open when unnecessary, and if it is stronger than desired, a large force is required to open it, which is inconvenient for the user.

For this reason, the greatest attention is paid to this engaging portion when molding compact containers, but despite this, many products are returned due to poor engagement, which has become a major problem.

In order to solve the above problem, the applicant of the present application first applied for the
-126879 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-7368), by pushing the slider member in the horizontal direction, the first protruding piece and the second protruding piece are released, and the pressing force applied to the slider member is further reduced. A compact container is provided in which a slider member elastically returns to its original position when removed.

The compact container does not require high dimensional accuracy of the first protruding piece and the second protruding piece, and the lid body can be opened easily and reliably with a small force, and the slider member automatically returns to its original position due to the elastic body. Therefore, it has an excellent advantage in that it does not move around inside the slide hole and rattle in the open position.

However, in this compact container, an inclined surface formed on the upper surface of the slider member is used, and when the slider member is pushed inward, this inclined surface pushes up the claw piece hanging downward from the front edge of the lid body, and the lid body is lifted up. It is configured to be open.

That is, in this compact container, since the slider member is a small member, the angle of inclination of the sloped surface on this member and the length of the sloped surface are limited, and the lid is opened by pushing the slider member. It was limited to relatively small body angles.

The present invention has been made by paying attention to the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to
It is an object of the present invention to provide a compact container which has the same advantages as No. 879 and which can set a relatively large opening angle of a lid which opens when a slider member is pushed in.

Preferred embodiments of the compact container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIGS. 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 designates a container, which is connected to a lid 3 via a hinge 2 at its rear edge so as to be openable and closable.

A claw piece 4 is integrally formed at the center of the front edge of the lid body 3 and projects downward, and a hook-shaped first protrusion piece 5 is integrally formed on the inner wall surface of this claw piece.

Further, an inclined surface 6 is formed at the lower part of the claw piece 4 and is inclined obliquely downward from the outside toward the inside.

A recess 7 is integrally formed on the front edge of the container 1 corresponding to the position of the claw piece 4, and a second projecting piece 9 is integrally provided on the inner surface 8 of the recess 7. When the lid body 3 is closed, the first protruding piece 5 engages with the second protruding piece 9 with a "snapping" sound to occupy the closed position.

An insertion hole 10 having a U-shaped cross section is deeply formed in the lower part of the inner surface of the recess 7. The upper surface of this insertion hole 10 is a flat surface, but the lower surface of the hole 7 is enlarged and stepped. A portion 11 is formed.

A slider member 12 is slidably disposed within this insertion hole 10 .

The inner end 13 of the slider member 12 slightly protrudes downward, and when the slider member 12 is forcibly pressed into the insertion hole 10 during assembly, the inner end 13 bends and the insertion hole 10 is bent.
It passes through -C and enters the inner enlarged part, and then elastically returns to be able to be engaged with the stepped part 11 and cannot be pulled out outward.

Further, the rear part of the slider member 12 has a stepped enlarged neck 1.
4, and the enlarged head 14 is located on the almost vertical inner wall surface 15.
It is separated from its front part by.

The inner end corner of this enlarged head 14 is in a positional relationship in which it comes into contact with the upper end of the inclined surface 6 formed on the claw piece 4 of the lid when the lid is in the closed position.

In the present invention, an elastic body 16 is further disposed between the inner end of the slider member 12 and the inner wall surface 10a of the insertion hole 10 of the lid body,
The second slider member 12 is always urged outward.

In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the elastic body 16 is made of an arc-shaped piece 16a and is made of flexible synthetic resin and integrally molded with a slider member. Become.

In the figure, 17 is a cosmetic storage tray, and 18 is a mirror.

When assembling the compact container according to the present invention, when the slider member 12 is forcibly press-fitted into the insertion hole 10 and assembled as described above, the arcuate elastic piece 16a is slightly compressed within the insertion hole. Therefore, the slider member 12 is always urged outward.

To explain how to use this compact container, when the protruding piece 5 of the lid body 3 is turned to the closed position where it is engaged with the protruding piece 9 of the container, and the rear end surface of the slider member 12 is pressed inwardly, that is, forwardly with your fingertip, the slider One member slides forward in the insertion hole 10, but at this time, the stepped enlarged head of the slider member, especially the corner of the vertical inner wall surface 15, touches the inclined surface 6 formed on the claw piece 4 of the lid body. This pushing up force releases the engagement between the protruding piece 5 of the lid and the protruding piece 9 of the container, and the lid opens against the container, so that the lid can be opened freely thereafter. Mirror 18 can be set at a desired angle.

Note that when the pressing force applied to the slider member 12 is released, the slider member is pushed back to its original position by the arc-shaped elastic piece 16a, and when the lid body is opened, it moves loosely within the insertion hole and becomes loose. You won't have to worry about it.

In the embodiment described above, the slider member 12 was provided at the center of the front edge of the container, and the slider member 12 was configured to act on the inclined surface 6 of the claw piece 4 protruding from the lid.
Separately, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the positional relationship between the container and the lid body in the first embodiment is reversed, and the lid body 3 is
A recess 7' and an insertion hole 10' are formed in the container 1, into which a slider member 12' similar to the above embodiment is fitted, while the container 1 has an inclined surface 6' which is inclined obliquely upward from the outside to the inside. In the closed position, this claw piece 4' is inserted into the recess 7' so that the corner of the stepped enlarged head 14' of the slider part phase τ forms the inclined surface 6'. When the slider member 12' is pushed inward, the inclined surface 6
It is also possible that the container is pushed down through the opening 5' and the engagement between the protruding piece 5' of the lid 3 and the protruding piece 9' of the container is released.

In addition, in the above embodiment, the slider member is disposed at the center of the front edge of the container or the lid, but in the present invention, the position of the slider member is not limited to this. Recesses are formed on both side edges of the slider, and a slider member is provided therein, and claw pieces are formed protruding from the other side edge of the slider so that the slider member is inserted into the recess in the closed position. may form an inclined surface on which the corner of the stepped enlarged head of the slider member acts.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the elastic body 16 is an arcuate piece 16a integrally formed with the slider member 12, but the elastic body is not limited to this, and may be any other material as shown in FIG. A coil spring 16b may be constructed separately from the slider member and interposed between the inner end of the slider member and the inner wall surface 10a of the insertion hole 10 of the container. Although omitted, a plate spring or an elastic block may be used in place of the coil spring.

As described above, in the compact container of the present invention, the inclined surface on which the corner of the stepped enlarged head of the slider member acts is formed on the lid edge or on the claw protruding from the periphery of the container. Therefore, since the length and angle of this inclined surface can be freely set, even if the force applied to the slider member is relatively small, the lid can be opened to the container at a relatively large angle.

Additionally, since an elastic body is inserted into the insertion hole inside the slider member to constantly urge the slider member outward, the slider member may wobble even after the lid is opened. disappears.

Further, when the elastic body is formed integrally with the slider member from a flexible synthetic resin, manufacturing is simple and assembly is extremely simple.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 3 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the lid opened and a slider part disassembled, and FIG. 2 is a closed position. Fig. 3 is a new front view of the synopsis 1 showing the open state, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5 show the compact container according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 4 shows the lid of the compact container. FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the main part at the closed position 1F; FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing an example of an elastic body separately attached to the slider member. It is. 1... Container, 3... Lid, 4, 4'... Claw piece, 5
, 5′. 9.9'... Protruding piece, 6,6'... Inclined surface, 7,7'
... recess, 10, 10'... insertion hole, 12, 1
2'...Slider member, 16.16'...Elastic body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The lid is connected to the container by a hinge so that it can be opened and closed, and when the lid is closed, the first protruding piece of the lid and the second protruding piece of the container are engaged, so that the lid is in a closed position with respect to the container. A recess is integrally formed in the peripheral edge of either the container or the lid, and an insertion hole is formed in the inner surface of the recess, and an outer A slider member whose portion is formed as an enlarged head is slidably inserted, and an elastic body is interposed in the insertion hole inside the slider member so that the slider member is always directed outward. A claw piece is provided to protrude from the other peripheral edge of the container and the lid opposite to the slider member, and the slider member is pressed inward from the closed position of the lid. As a result, the slider member acts on the claw piece to apply force in a direction to separate the lid body and the container, and the first
There is also a compact container formed by disengaging the protruding piece from the second protruding piece, the claw piece forming an inwardly inclined slope, and the slider member having an outer part. It is formed as a stepped enlarged head, and when facing the closed position, a corner of the stepped enlarged head of the slider member abuts the inclined surface of the claw piece and presses the slider member inward. By doing so, the corner portion applies force in a direction to separate the lid body and the container through the inclined surface, and the engagement between the first protruding piece and the second protruding piece is released. Features a compact container.