JPS589527Y2 - compact container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to an improvement of a compact container, and more specifically, a lid is connected to the container by a hinge so that the lid can be opened and closed, and when the lid is closed, the first protrusion of the lid and the first protrusion of the container are connected to each other. The present invention relates to an improvement in the opening/closing mechanism of a compact container made of synthetic resin, in which the lid occupies a closed position with respect to the container by engagement with two projecting pieces.

In the conventionally provided compact containers of the above type, the shape and amount of protrusion of the hook-shaped first protruding piece of the lid and the second protruding piece of the container must be precisely set to a predetermined value.
If this is not the case, the attachment between the two may be weak and the compact container may open at an unnecessary time, or the attachment between the two may be so strong that a large force is required to open the container, resulting in inconvenience for the user.

For this reason, when molding compact containers, the greatest attention is paid to this attachment part, but despite this, many products are returned due to poor attachment, posing a major problem.

In addition, in order to solve the above problems,
- As shown in Publication No. 153005, when a slide member having a tapered upper surface is slidably inserted into a slide hole of a container and the slide member is pressed inward, this tapered surface presses the lid upward. and said first protrusion and second
The applicant has already provided a device in which the engagement with the protruding piece is released.

However, in a device using this slide member, it is necessary to provide a claw piece that comes into contact with this tapered surface on the edge of the lid body facing the slider member, so the position where this slider member is attached is When this slider member is attached only below the body and the hook of the container, or on both sides of the container, it is necessary to make corresponding claw pieces hang downward from both sides of the container.

The invention of the present application was made by focusing on the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to eliminate the need to form a claw piece or the like on the lid body that faces the slider member, and to push the slider member inward. To provide a compact container which is easy to manufacture and can be manufactured at low cost, by which the lid can be surely opened.

A compact container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the compact container according to the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, reference numeral 1 designates a container made of synthetic resin, which has a lid made of synthetic resin with a hinge 2 at its rear edge. It is connected to 3 so that it can be opened and closed.

A claw piece 4 is integrally formed at the center of the front edge of the lid body 3 and protrudes downward, and a hook-shaped first
A protruding piece 5 is integrally formed.

A recess 6 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 7 is formed on the inner surface 6a of the recess 6.
are integrally provided, and when the lid body 3 is closed, the first protruding piece 5 engages with the second protruding piece 7 with a snap sound to occupy the closed position.

The lower end surface of this recess 6 is an inclined surface 8 facing upwardly inwardly, and a sliding guide hole 9 is formed inwardly at the lower end of the inner surface 6a of the recess 6.

A slider member 10 is disposed within this recess 6, and the upper surface 10a of the slider member 10 is a flat surface, and the lower end surface 1
0b is shaped as an inclined surface, and ears 10C-10C projecting inward from both lower ends of the slider member 10 are fitted into the sliding guide hole 9.

The width of both ends of this ear portion 10C-10C is 6b between the side walls of the recess 6.
-6b, and when assembled, the slider member 10 is forcibly pushed into the recess, so that the ear part bends slightly inward and enters the sliding guide hole 9, and after that, it becomes elastic. When they return, they are no longer left.

Preferably, the lower end inclined surface 10b of the slider member 10 has approximately the same angle as the inclined surface 8 of the recess 6.

When the slider member 10 is not pressed inward, that is, in the non-operating position, preferably, its outer circumferential surface and upper flat surface 10a are substantially level difference with the outer circumferential surface and inner circumferential upper end surface of the container 1. Form it so that it becomes a continuous surface without forming.

Further, in the closed position where the lid body 3 is closed, the upper flat surface 10 a of the slider member 10 is connected to the lower inner circumferential surface 3 of the lid body 3.
Make it come into contact with a.

In the figure, reference numeral 11 indicates a mirror, and reference numeral 12 indicates a cosmetic storage recess.

When the slider member 10 is pushed inward with a fingertip in the closed position of the compact container as described above, the slider member 10 advances upward along the sloped surface 8 of the recess 6 and closes to its upper flat surface 10. a acts on the lower inner circumferential surface 3a of the lid body 3 to push it up, a first protrusion 5 formed on the claw piece 4 and a second protrusion formed on the inner surface 6a of the recess 6 7 is released, and the lid body 3 is partially opened.

Thereafter, the mirror can be set at a desired position by opening the lid 3 at any angle.

In the above embodiment, the slider member 10 is disposed in the recess 6 into which the claw piece 4 formed on the lid body 3 is inserted in the closed position, but when the lid body is opened, the slider member 10
It does not have a direct effect on the

Therefore, the installation location of the slider member does not need to correspond to the location of the claw piece 4 formed on the lid, and any location can be selected.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which recesses 13-13 are formed on both sides of the container 1, and a slider member is formed in the recesses in the same manner as in the first embodiment. 10-1
0 is slidably inserted into the slider member 10.
There is no need to provide a claw piece on the lower inner peripheral surface 3a of the lid corresponding to -10, and no special processing is required.

In this second embodiment, each slider member 10 is moved by placing the compact container on the palm of one hand and pressing the slider members 10 to 10 with the thumb and middle finger of that hand in a direction toward each other. It rises along the slope of the recess, pushes up the lid 3, releases the connection with the container 1, and opens the lid 3.

Although not shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment. For example, the positional relationship between the container and the lid body in the above-mentioned embodiment is reversed, and a recess is formed in the lid body to create a similar structure as described above. A slider member may also be provided.

As described above, in the compact container of the present invention, when one slider member is pressed inward, it slides inward along the slope of the recess and also moves in the vertical direction to push open the lid. There is no need to form a claw piece that directly contacts a member of the slider hanging down from the lid body as in the conventional case, and the structure is simple and can be manufactured easily and at low cost.

Furthermore, especially when the slider member has a surface 10b that faces the inclined surface 8 of the recess and is inclined at substantially the same angle, the slider member can slide stably.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 4 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the compact container in its open position, and FIG. 2 is a similar structure similar to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view of essential parts in a closed position, FIG. 4 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 3 in an open position, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 1 in a second embodiment of the present invention. 1... Container, 3... Lid, 5...
...First protrusion, 6゜13...Recess, 7...
...Second projecting piece, 8...Slope surface of recess, 9.
...Sliding guide hole, 10... One slider member, 10a... Upper flat surface of one slider member,
10b...Lower end inclined surface of one slider member.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] (1) 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 lid is attached to the container by the engagement of the first protruding piece of the lid with the second protruding piece of the container. In a synthetic resin compact container that occupies a closed position, a recess is integrally formed in the peripheral edge of either the container or the lid, and the end face of the recess is made an inclined surface, and the recess is A sliding guide hole is formed inside the rear end, a slider member is disposed in the recess, and the inner end of the slider member is slidably engaged in the sliding guide hole. In the closed position, the inner peripheral edge of the slider member is close to the inner peripheral edge of the other of the container and the lid, and when the slider member is pressed inward, the slider member closes in the recess. The first projecting piece and the lid are moved inwardly and vertically along the inclined surface to apply a force to the other inner peripheral edge in a direction to separate the container and the lid. A compact container characterized by being formed by releasing the connection with the second projecting piece. (2) The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the slider member has a surface that faces and slopes at substantially the same angle as the sloped surface of the recess.