JPS6238572Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed explanation of the idea] This idea is about compactness.

Conventional compacts of this type consist of a lower lid with a contents storage chamber, and an upper lid that is pivotally supported at the rear end of the lower lid so that it can be opened and closed; however, opening the lid requires operation with both hands. There is a drawback. That is, when opening the lid, it is necessary to hold the lower lid with one hand and pry open the front end of the upper lid with the other hand to release the locking protrusions that are locked at the front ends of both lids. In addition to being inconvenient to operate, if the locking protrusion is tightly locked, it is difficult to open and close, and if the locking projection is loose, the lid may be accidentally opened.

The purpose of this invention is to eliminate the drawbacks of the above-mentioned conventional devices and provide a compact device that can be easily opened with one hand and has good operability.

In order to achieve the above object, the compact according to this invention has a content storage chamber on the surface, and a horizontal notch with both ends open at the front end.
a lower lid with outward facing surfaces opening at both ends and a vertical notch at one end that is continuous with the opening of the horizontal notch;
Each has an approximately L-shaped member consisting of a horizontal piece and a vertical piece, and the L-shaped member is inserted with the horizontal piece and the vertical piece positioned in the horizontal notch and the vertical notch, respectively, and the horizontal piece A pair of operation members are pivotally supported on the horizontal notch and can swing downward about the pivot, and a pair of operating members are pivotably supported on the lower lid and the rear end so as to be freely openable and closable, and a pair of operating members are provided on the front end that can be opened and closed when the lid is closed. an upper lid provided with a downwardly directed piece that abuts the tip and lower end surface of the horizontal piece of the operating member; a locking protrusion is provided on the wall surface of the horizontal notch of the lower lid on the side of the contents storage chamber; The present invention is characterized in that a locking projection that locks with this locking projection is provided on the downward facing piece of the upper cover.

Examples of this invention will be described below.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, 1 is a substantially rectangular compact, and this compact 1 is composed of a lower lid 2, a middle frame 3, an upper lid 4, and a pair of operating members 5, 5'. has been done.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 8, the lower lid 2 has a storage chamber 7 recessed in the center of its surface for storing contents such as solid white powder. A pair of locking parts 8 and 8' are provided at the rear end of the lower lid 2, and a horizontal notch 9 with both ends open is provided at the front end. At adjacent positions, grooves 11 are formed into which the inner frame 3 is fitted between protrusions 10 provided on the rear end sides of both sides of the lower lid 2. At both ends of the front and rear walls of the notch 9, there are recessed holes 12, 1 whose upper ends are open.
2' are formed to face each other, and a locking protrusion 13 is provided at the center of the rear wall surface. Further, vertical notches 14, 14' are provided on both sides of the lower lid 2, and the outward surfaces thereof are open and one end reaches the opening of the notch 9. The side surface of 2 is an inclined surface 1 that slopes inwardly toward the bottom.
5,15'. 16 is a locking portion 8;
This is the hinge pin hole drilled at 8'.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the middle frame 3 has a window hole 17 approximately the same size as the storage chamber 8 in the center, and the downward-facing piece of the upper cover 4 is inserted into the front end adjacent to the window hole 17. Possible apertures 18 are each drilled therein.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the upper lid 4 has a rectangular recess 20 formed in the center of the back surface, and a mirror 21 is fitted into the recess 20. A locking part 22 is provided at the rear end of the back surface of the top lid 4, and a downward piece 24 having notches 23 on both sides of the lower end is provided at the front end. Lower lid 2
A locking projection 25 that can be locked with the locking projection 13 is provided. Projections 26 are formed in a continuous manner on the front edge, both side edges, and the rear edge leading to the locking portion 22 on the back surface of the top lid 4 . 27 is a hinge pin hole bored in the locking portion 22.

There is a pair of left and right operating members 5 and 5', and since the operating member 5' and the operating member 5' are almost the same except that they are symmetrical, the operating member 5' will be explained below. In place of that of the operating member 5, similar parts will be omitted by using the same reference numerals with a dash. The operating members 5 are the 13th to 15th
As shown in the figure, the horizontal piece 29 and the vertical piece 3
It is composed of an approximately L-shaped member made of 0. A horizontal pivot pin 31 is protruded from opposite positions on both wall surfaces of the horizontal piece 29, and a recess 32 is provided from the pivot pin 31 to the bottom surface adjacent to the vertical piece 30, and from the pivot pin 31 to the vertical piece A contact portion 33 is formed at the bottom opposite to 30, with which the notch 23 of the upper lid 4 comes into contact when the lid is closed.

To assemble the compact 1 with the above-mentioned members, insert the operating members 5, 5' into the horizontal cutout 9 and the vertical cutout 14, 14', respectively, and insert the horizontal pieces 29,
29' pivot pins 31, 31' are inserted into the recessed holes 12, 12'.
The vertical pieces 30, 30' are positioned and fitted into the vertical notches 14, 14'. Next, the middle frame 3 is placed on the surface of the lower lid 2 so that the window hole 17 is aligned with the content storage chamber 7 and the opening 18 is positioned in the horizontal notch 9 so as to cover the operating members 5 and 5'. and fit it into place. After that, the locking part 22 of the upper cover 4 is locked with the locking parts 8, 8' of the lower cover 2, and the hinge pin 35 is inserted into the hinge pin holes 16, 27 of both locking parts, and the upper cover 4 is lowered. It is pivoted to the lid 2 so that it can be opened and closed. Then, the locking protrusion 25 provided on the downward piece 24 of the upper lid 4 is attached to the middle frame 3.
The lid is locked to the locking protrusion 13 of the lower lid 2 facing through the opening 18 of the lid, and the lid is closed.

Next, the compact 1 assembled as described above
The effect of this will be explained.

When applying the contents from the closed state shown in the right half of FIG. 1 and FIGS. 2 and 3, as shown in FIG.
0' downwards towards each other. Then, the operating members 5, 5' swing downward about the pivot pins 31, 31', and the inner surfaces connected to the recesses 32 of the vertical pieces 30, 30' align with the inclined surfaces 15, 15' of the lower lid 2. At this time, the horizontal pieces 29, 2
Since the abutting parts 33, 33' formed at the tip of the upper lid 4 swing upward and lift the notch 23 provided on the downward piece 24 of the upper lid 4, the locking protrusion 25 of the upper lid 4 and the lower lid 2 is disengaged from the locking protrusion 13, and the lid is opened (left half in Figures 2 and 3).

Then, the lid is opened as described above, and the contents stored in the storage chamber 7 of the lower lid 2 are exposed through the window hole 18 of the middle frame 3, so that the coating operation of the contents becomes possible. When the application is finished, push down the upper lid 4 and insert the locking protrusion 25 into the locking protrusion 13 of the lower cover 2.
Lock it again and close the lid. At this time, the notch 23 of the upper lid 4
0', the operating members 5, 5' swing upward and return to their original, substantially horizontal state.

16 and 17 show another embodiment of this invention, in which the operating members 5, 5' are connected to the connecting member 3.
7, and the lower end surface of the downward piece of the upper cover 4 is in direct contact with the abutting portions 33, 33' of the operating members 5, 5'. It's summery.

Since this invention is constructed as described above, it is possible to easily release the locking of both locking protrusions by simply holding the compact with one hand and pressing the pair of operating members with the other hand. Opening the lid is extremely easy. Moreover, since the vertical piece of the operating member is relatively long exposed to the side surface of the lower cover, it is easy to press, and since the locking and releasing is done evenly from the left and right sides, it is possible to easily press the operating member and the upper cover. In addition to being easy to operate as there is no wear between the vertical piece and the facing piece, the outward facing surface of the vertical piece is almost flush with the side surface of the bottom cover, so the vertical piece will not be pressed inadvertently. This has the excellent effect of preventing the lid from accidentally opening when it is closed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a longitudinal cross-sectional side view of an embodiment of this invention;
The figure is a longitudinal sectional front view of the same as above taken along the - line in Fig. 3, with the right half showing the closed state and the left half showing the open state. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view taken along the - line in Fig. 1. , FIG. 4 is a plan view of the lower cover, FIG. 5 is a right side view of the same as above, and FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the - line in FIG. 4.
Figure 7 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 4, Figure 8 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Figure 4, Figure 9 is a plan view of the middle frame, and Figure 10 is a - line in Figure 9. 11 is a bottom view of the top cover, FIG. 12 is a front view of the right half of the same as above, FIG. 13 is a front view of the right operating member, and FIG. 14 is a plan view of the same as above. , 1st
FIG. 5 is a left side view of the same as above, FIG. 16 is a longitudinal sectional front view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing another embodiment of this invention, and FIG. 17 is a plan view of the operating member and connecting member of the same. 1...Compact, 2...Lower lid, 3...Middle frame,
4... Upper lid, 5, 5'... Operating member, 7... Contents storage chamber, 8, 8', 22... Locking part, 9... Horizontal notch, 13, 25... Locking protrusion, 14,1
4'... Vertical notch, 24... Downward piece, 29,2
9'...horizontal piece, 30,30'...vertical piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] It has a content storage chamber on its surface, a horizontal cutout with both ends open at the front end, and a vertical cutout with outward facing surfaces open on both sides and one end connected to the opening of the horizontal cutout. It has a formed lower lid and a substantially L-shaped member each consisting of a horizontal piece and a vertical piece, and the L-shaped member is fitted with the horizontal piece and the vertical piece positioned in the horizontal notch and the vertical notch, respectively. and a pair of operating members whose horizontal pieces are pivoted to the transverse notch and are swingable downward about the pivot portion as a fulcrum;
an upper lid which is pivotably supported at the lower lid and rear end so as to be freely openable and closable, and has a downwardly directed piece provided at the front end with which the tip of the horizontal piece of the operating member comes into contact with the lower end surface when the lid is closed; A compact characterized in that a locking projection is provided on the wall surface of the horizontal notch of the lower lid on the content storage chamber side, and a locking projection that locks with the locking projection when the lid is closed is provided on the downward piece of the upper lid. .