JPS5939925Y2 - 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 This invention relates to an improvement in the opening/closing mechanism for 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 engagement between the two may be weak and the compact container may open when unnecessary, or the engagement between the two may be strong and require a large force to open, causing inconvenience to the user. Become.

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

In addition, when opening a conventional compact container, you press the front edge of the container with one thumb and pry open the front edge of the lid with the thumb of the other hand.
This opening operation is relatively troublesome, and if the engagement between the first protruding piece and the second protruding piece is relatively strong, a strong force must be applied to open the lid. There was a risk that the body would suddenly open and the cosmetics and cosmetics inside would fall out.

The invention of the present application was made by focusing on the above-mentioned defects of the conventional technology, and its purpose is to remove the lid from the container with an extremely simple one-touch operation using a relatively weak force, without requiring the conventional prying operation. To provide a compact container that can be opened reliably.

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. It is connected to the lid body 3 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 protrudes downward, and a hook-shaped first
The protruding piece 5 is integrally formed.

A recess 6 is formed in the front edge of the container 1 corresponding to the position of the claw piece 4, and a second projecting piece 7 is integrally provided on the back surface of the recess 6, and the lid body 3 is When closed, the first protruding piece 5 engages with the second protruding piece 7 with a "snapping" sound to occupy the closed position.

An angle member 8 having an inverted cross section is disposed in the recess 6, and this angle member 8 has a bottle 9 planted in its corner.
-9, it is pivotally attached to a hole 10-10 formed in the side wall of the recess 6 so as to be swingable.

This angle member 8 consists of a horizontal free end piece 8a and a vertical free end piece 8b that extend integrally from the corner, and this vertical free end piece 8b is formed longer than the horizontal free end piece 8a. Moreover, when the container is installed in the recess 6, the front surface 8C of the vertical free end piece 8b is located on the same plane as the front end surface 1b of the container 1.

Further, the upper surface of the horizontal free end piece 8a is in contact with the flat lower surface of the claw piece 4 integrally molded with the lid body 3.

In the figure, 11 indicates a mirror, and 12 indicates a space for storing cosmetics.

When the compact container constructed as described above is in the closed position shown in FIG. 2, the vertical free end piece 8 of the angle member 8 is pressed.
When b is pushed toward the inner surface of the recess 6, the angle member 8 rotates around its pivot pin 9-9 as shown in FIG. The front edge is pushed upward, thereby causing the first protruding piece 5 of the lid body and the container 1 to
is disengaged from the second projecting piece 7 and the lid 3 is partially opened, so that the mirror 11 can be set at a desired angle by freely opening the lid 3 thereafter.

4 to 6 show a compact container according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, contrary to the case of the first embodiment, the structure of the container 1 of the first embodiment is changed to the structure of the lid body 3' in the second embodiment, and the structure of the lid body 3 of the first embodiment is changed to the structure of the lid body 3' of the second embodiment. 2 Example container 1
An angle member 8' having a structure similar to that of the first embodiment is pivotally mounted at its corner in a recess 6' of the lid body 3', and the angle member 8' has a structure similar to that of the first embodiment. The horizontal free end piece 8'a rests against the horizontal upper surface of the container 1'.

When the upper part of the vertical free end piece 8'b of the angle member 8' is pushed toward the inner surface of the recess 6' from the closed position shown in FIG. The horizontal free end piece 8'a pushes down the container 1' to disengage the protruding pieces 5L7' of the container 1' and the lid 3', and the lid 3' is opened to container 1'.

7 to 9 show a compact container according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

In this embodiment, the mounting condition of the angle member 8' is changed from that in the second embodiment, and in the closed position, the upper surface of the substantially horizontal free end piece g'a of the angle member g' is attached to the lid. 3
' A free end piece rb located on the same plane as the upper surface and substantially perpendicular
An angle member g' is pivoted at its corner to the lid member so that its lower end abuts the upper surface of the horizontal front edge of the container 1'.

Note that the horizontal free end piece ffa of the angle member is longer than the vertical free end piece ``b''.

When the horizontal free end piece 8''a of the angle member r is pushed downward in the closed position shown in FIG. The lower end pushes the horizontal upper surface of the container 1' downward to release the engagement between the projecting pieces 5L7' of the container 1' and the lid 3', and release the lid 3' from the container 1'.

As described above, in the compact container of the present invention, when one force of the angle member presses the free end piece, the other free end piece presses the horizontal surface on which the container and the lid fall, thereby causing the container and the lid to fall. Since the first protruding piece of the lid body and the second protruding piece of the container are disengaged from each other, there is no need to pry open the lid body as in the past. The opening operation is extremely simple.

Further, once the one free end piece of the angle member is pressed, even if this pressing force is removed, the first protruding piece and the second
Since the engagement with the protruding piece is released and the lid becomes a groove, the lid can be opened at a desired angle very easily thereafter.

Furthermore, when one free end piece of the angle member is pressed, the other free end piece rotates toward the upper housing or downward direction, and this rotation in the vertical direction is used to push up the lid or push up the container. The force applied to one free end of the angle member may be relatively small since the release force is direct as it is pushed down.

Further, in the compact container of the present invention, the shape of the angle member is simple and approximately inverted, and installation is extremely easy, so that manufacturing is simple and can be made at low cost.

The housing is pivoted to the corner where the two free end pieces of the almost inverted-shaped angle member are integrally joined, and the free end piece on the operating side that is pressed by the fingertip is connected to the free end piece on the other working side. Since it is made longer than the end piece, it becomes possible to release the lid body with an extremely small force due to the lever action.

In addition, the external appearance of the compact container can be improved by arranging the operating side of the free end of the angle member that is exposed to the outside to be located on the same plane as the lid or the edge of the container to which it is attached. It can be made to look good without causing any damage.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show a compact container according to the first embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being a perspective view with the lid partially disassembled and the lid open, and Figure 2 with the lid closed. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the opening operation; FIGS. 4 to 6 show a compact container according to a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a perspective view similar to FIG. 5 is a partially sectional perspective view similar to FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 3, and FIGS. 7 to 9 show a compact container according to a third embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is a perspective view similar to Figure 1, Figure 8 is a perspective view of Figure 2.
FIG. 9 is a partially sectional perspective view similar to the figure, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 3. 1... Lid body, 2... Hinge, 3... Lid body, 4...
Claw piece, 5... First projecting piece, 6... Recess, 7... Second projecting piece, 8... Angle member, 8a, 8b... Free end piece.

Claims (4)

[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 connection between the first protrusion of the lid and the second protrusion of the container. In a synthetic resin compact container that occupies a closed position, the cross section consists of a substantially horizontal free end piece and a substantially vertical free end piece, and the free end piece on the operating side is longer than the free end piece on the working side. An approximately inverted-shaped angle member is pivotally attached to one of the container and the lid at a corner where both free end pieces are integrally joined, and the angle member is pivoted on the operating side of the angle member. When the free end piece is pressed, the free end piece on the working side acts so as to cause the container and the lid to fall down or press the other horizontal surface to separate the container and the lid, and the first protrusion A compact container characterized in that the first piece and the second projecting piece are disengaged from each other. (2) The angle member is pivotally attached to the container at the corner, and the substantially vertical free end piece is formed longer than the substantially horizontal free end piece to serve as the free end piece on the operating side, and 2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the substantially horizontal free end piece of the angle member is in contact with the horizontal lower surface of the lid in the closed position. (3) the angle member is pivotally attached to the lid at the corner, and the substantially vertical free end piece is formed longer than the substantially horizontal free end piece to serve as the operating side free end piece; 2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the substantially horizontal free end piece of the angle member is in contact with the horizontal upper surface of the container in the closed position. (4) the angle member is pivotally attached to the lid body at the corner, and the substantially horizontal free end piece is formed longer than the substantially vertical free end piece to serve as the operating side free end piece; In the closed position, the upper surface of the generally horizontal free end piece of the angle member is located approximately on the same plane as the upper surface of the lid, and the lower end of the approximately vertical free end piece is in contact with the horizontal upper surface of the container. The compact container according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the containers are in contact with each other.