JPS6239781Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a compact container that can store cosmetics and the like in two levels, upper and lower, and more specifically relates to a compact container whose hook can be released by pressing with a fingertip or the like.

Conventionally, as such a compact container capable of storing cosmetics and the like in two upper and lower stages, compact containers having the structure shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, for example, have been known (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 77609/1983). .

A container main body 2 that accommodates the puff 1, an inner tray container 4 that accommodates the cosmetic 3, and a lid 5 are hinged to each other at the rear wall so that they can be opened and closed, and the inner tray container 4 is attached to the front end. , first and second hooks 8 and 9 are formed to engage with the hook 6 of the container body 2 and the hook 7 of the lid body 5, and tapered portions 10 and 11 are formed on the upper and lower surfaces between these hooks 8 and 9. It has a structure in which a slide member 12 is slidably mounted in the front-back direction. Then, by pushing the slide member 12 toward the rear wall with a fingertip or the like, the tips of the container body 2 and the lid 5 are aligned with the upper and lower tapered portions 10 and 11 of the slide member 12 as shown in FIG. By pressing up and down, the hook 6 of the container body 2 and the first hook 8 of the inner tray container 4, and the hook 7 of the lid body 5 and the second hook 9 of the inner tray container 4 are engaged. It is now possible to cancel the connection.

By the way, in the case of such a conventional press-operated compact container, although it is possible to easily open the inner tray container 4 and the lid body 5 by simply pressing the slide member 12, it also has the following drawbacks. It was hot.

First, when releasing the engagement of the hooks 6, 7, 8, and 9, the upper and lower tapered portions 10 and 11 of the slide member 12 center the hook 6 of the container body 2 and the hook 7 of the lid body 5. Since the structure is such that the slide member 12 is pressed directly against the dish container 4 side, when the slide member 12 is pushed, the engagement between the respective hooks becomes deeper, and as a result, the wear of the hooks 6, 7, 8, and 9 is accelerated. There is a drawback that it can cause problems.

Second, when opening the inner tray container 4 and the lid 5, it is necessary to hold the entire compact container in one hand, for example, the palm of the left hand, and then push the slide member 12 with the right hand. When the hook is released by pressing, the container main body 2 opens toward the palm of the hand, so the degree of opening between the container main body 2 and the inner tray container 4 is small, and it is difficult to open the inner tray container 4. Poor operability.
Furthermore, after the hook is disengaged, the slide member 12 moves back and forth, resulting in an unsightly condition.

The present invention was developed in consideration of the above points, and allows the lid and inner tray to be opened at different angles while holding the entire compact container with one hand, and the operation when opening them is simplified. To provide a compact container which has good properties and can prevent wear of the hook.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained based on an embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 to 11.

The basic structure of the compact container of the present invention is the same as the conventional one, with a container main body 20 for storing cosmetics, etc.
The inner tray container 30, which opens and closes the container body 20 and accommodates puffs, etc., and the lid body 40, which opens and closes the inner tray container 30, are attached to each other via a hinge portion 21 at the rear wall portion thereof, so that they can be opened and closed. It is said to be a connected structure. Regarding this hinge portion 21,
To add an explanation here, this hinge part 21
A recess 21a formed in the rear wall 22a of the container body 20, two protrusions 21b, 21b protruding from the inner surface edge of the inner plate container 30 at a substantially right angle and fitting into the recess 21a, and a lid. A convex portion 21c protrudes from the inner surface edge of the body 40 at a substantially right angle and fits between the two convex portions 21b, 21b of the medium plate container 30 and the concave portion 21a, and a convex portion 21c that is rotated. It is composed of a hinge pin 21d that can be freely connected (see FIG. 7).

The entire container body 20 is formed of synthetic resin or the like into a desired shape (a square shape in the illustrated example), and the center portion of each side wall portion 22b, 22b forming a part of the rectangular peripheral wall is There are openings 23, 23 in two positions corresponding to each other.
are formed respectively. Moreover, the opening 23,
Guide ribs 24, 24 for slidingly guiding an operating piece to be described later inward are provided on both side edges of the container body 23, respectively, and guide ribs 24, 24 are provided to protrude from both side edges of the container body 20.
Guide ribs 25, 25 and a notch 26 are provided on the inner surface of the central portion and the upper edge of the central portion of the rear wall portion 22a, respectively, which constitute a guide mechanism for an engaging portion and a pressing piece, which will be described later.

Further, within the container body 20, an elastic piece 50 curved into a circle (ring shape) slightly smaller than the inscribed circle of the container body 20 is set so as to be elastically deformable. This ring-shaped elastic piece 50
is made of an elastic material such as plastic. The elastic piece 50 has the openings 23 and 23 of the container body 20.
operating protrusions 51, 51 which are slidably fitted into the container body 20 so as to be pressable from the outside and which push up the inner tray container 30 when pressed inwardly into the container body 20;
An engaging part 52 is located on the front wall 22c side of the container body 20 and fits into the guide ribs 25, 25, and an engaging part 52 is located on the rear wall 22a side of the container body 20 and slidably fits in the notch 26. Further, a pressing piece 53 horizontally projecting outward from the notch 26 is provided integrally with each other.

Here, to explain the operating protrusions 51, 51, the engaging part 52, and the pressing piece 53, the operating protrusion 51 has its upper end 51a facing toward the container body.
The inner surface of the upper end 51a is a tapered surface that slopes downward toward the inside of the container body 20. Further, the operating protrusion 51 is provided with notch grooves 51b, 51b that fit into the guide ribs 24, 24 formed on both side edges of the opening 23, respectively, so that the operating protrusion 51 prevents it from slipping out.

The engaging portion 52 is formed such that a substantially central portion of an elastic piece 50 located on the front wall portion 22c side protrudes outward in a U-shape. An engaging piece 41 is formed on the inner surface of the engaging portion 52 to protrude from the free end of the lid 40 when the lid 40 is closed.
A hook 54 is provided which engages hook 42 on the outer surface.

On the other hand, the pressing piece 53 presses the inner surface of the lid convex part 21c of the hinge part 21 when the operating protrusion 51 is pressed, and its protruding length is as shown in FIG.
The length is set to such an extent that the tip comes into contact with the inner surface of the convex portion 21c of the lid 40 when the lid 40 is in the closed position. This pressing piece 53 is located above the hinge pin 21d that constitutes the hinge portion 21, and as a result, the pressing piece 53
3, the lid body 40 can be rotated in the opening direction. Note that the engaging portion 52
and the front wall part 22c, and between the elastic piece 50 on which the pressing piece 53 is formed and the rear wall part 22a, there is a gap A necessary for the engagement part 52 and the pressing piece 53 to slide, respectively. , B are formed (see Figure 8).

Now, the medium plate container 30 is provided with a storage section 32 on its upper surface so as to be able to store the puff 31 therein, and a mirror 33 is attached to its lower surface. The openings 2 on both sides of the inner tray container 30
At positions facing 3 and 23, pressure receiving parts 34 and 34 are formed, respectively, which come into surface contact with the upper end 51a of the operation protrusion 51 when the inner tray container 30 is closed. Further, a rectangular notch hole 35 is formed in the free end side edge of the inner tray container 30 to eliminate interference of the engagement piece 41 of the lid 40 when the lid 40 is closed. There is.

Reference numeral 60 denotes an inner frame attached to the container body 20 so as to cover the elastic piece 50 from above, and the edge portion of the inner frame 60 is provided with the lid 40 when the lid 40 is closed. A rectangular notch hole 61 for eliminating interference with the engagement piece 41, U-shaped notches 62, 62 for protruding the upper ends 51a, 51a of the operating protrusions 51, 51, and the pressing piece 53. A U-shaped notch 63 is formed in each case to eliminate interference. Further, a cylindrical hanging part 64 that forms a storage part for cosmetics etc. is integrally provided in the center part of the container body 20, and the outer diameter of this cylindrical hanging part 64 is equal to that of the elastic piece 50. The inner diameter of the elastic piece 51 is smaller than the inner diameter of the elastic piece 51 in order to enable elastic deformation.

In the compact container constructed in this manner, when opening the lid 40 from the closed position shown in FIG. 10, first hold the entire compact container in the palm of your hand, and then use your thumb and middle finger, If the operating protrusions 51, 51 of the elastic piece 50 are pressed in a sandwiching manner, the operating protrusions 51, 51 will slide toward each other due to the elastic deformation action of the elastic piece 50 itself, while being engaged. Part 52
And the pressing pieces 53 slide (displace) in the direction away from each other. At this time, the sliding movement of the engaging portion 52 and the pressing piece 53 in the direction away from each other is performed almost simultaneously, but the lid body 40 is moved away from the pressing piece 53.
, the engaging portion 52 slides more than the pressing piece 53. Therefore, the engagement between the hook 54 of the engaging portion 52 and the hook 42 of the lid body 40 is first released, and then the inner surface of the convex portion 21c of the lid body 40 is pressed by the pressing piece 53, and as a result, The lid body 40 rotates around the pin 21d to open the first
It will be in an open state as shown in Figure 1.

Further, at the same time as the opening of the lid body 40 is performed by pressing the operating protrusions 51, 51, the operating protrusions 5 are opened by pressing the operating protrusions 51, 51.
The upper ends 51a, 51a of 1 and 51 slide on the pressure receiving part 34 of the medium plate container 30 and push up the medium plate container 30, as shown in FIG.
to the open state.

That is, by pressing the operating protrusions 51, 51, the inner tray container 30 and the lid 40 are opened almost simultaneously and at different angles, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 11. In other words, the inner tray container 30 rises by the amount that the upper ends 51a, 51a of the operation protrusions 51, 51 slide on the pressure receiving part 34 and are pushed up by the upper ends 51a,
Further, the lid body 40 has an elastic piece 5 as shown in FIG.
The pressing piece 53 of 0 rotates by the amount by which it presses the inner surface of the convex portion 21c outward (rightward in FIG. 6), thereby opening at different angles. here,
To supplement the explanation regarding the open state of the lid body 40, the lid body 40 is moved so that the inner surface of the convex portion 21c is moved to a position above the hinge pin 21d by the pressing piece 53 by the pressing operation of the operation protrusions 51, 51. is pushed outward, rotates around the hinge pin 21d, and opens.

Note that when the pressing operation of the operating protrusions 51, 51 is released, the elastic piece 50 returns to its original state by its own elasticity, so that the operating protrusions 51, 51, the engaging part 52, and the pressing piece 53 also returns to its normal position. When closing the lid 40, as with conventional compact containers, the lid 40 is pressed against the container body 20, and the hook 4 opens as shown in FIG.
2 and 54 engage with each other, and the lid body 40 is in a closed state.

Now, if we pay attention to the state when the hooks 42 and 54 are disengaged from each other, as the engaging portion 52 slides toward the front wall portion 22c, the hook 54 moves toward the lid body 40. Since the hooks 42 and 54 are released by moving horizontally away from the hook 42 of the hook 42, the engagement between the two hooks 42 and 54 is easily released without any resistance, and therefore the wear of the other hook is also reduced. will be reduced by that amount.

In addition, in the embodiment, the elastic piece 50 has a relatively large circular shape that can fit inside the container body 20, and is made of a synthetic resin having elasticity, so that the portion that is substantially elastically deformed is shown in the figure. Since the elastic piece 50 has a long dimension as shown in FIG.
Engagement part 5 necessary to release the engagement between 2 and 54
A sufficient amount of sliding movement is ensured. Therefore, even if it is operated repeatedly, plastic deformation or elastic fatigue hardly occurs in the elastically deformed portion, and its function is stably exhibited for a long period of time.

Further, the inner tray container 30 and the lid body 40 open at different angles, and in particular, the lid body 40 has a pressing piece 5.
3 opens wide, so opening the inner container 30 and the lid 40 with your fingers is extremely convenient, and the elastic piece 50 can open the container even if it has such a large external shape. Since it is formed into a ring shape with a slightly smaller diameter than the inscribed circle of the main body 20, the accommodating portion of the container main body 20 for accommodating cosmetics etc. can be formed to a normal size, and furthermore, in this embodiment. According to the example, in order to exhibit each of the above-mentioned effects, the operation protrusion 5
1,51 can be operated with one hand, such as using the thumb and middle finger of one hand. Note that while holding the container main body 20 with one hand, the inner tray container 30 is
Moreover, since the lid body 40 can be opened at different angles at the same time, it is very easy to take out the puff 31 and use the cosmetic.

Further, in the embodiment, the elastic piece 50 is formed in a ring shape, and the left and right side wall portions 22b, 22 of the container body 20 are
Although the elastic piece 50 is bent from the two openings 23 and 23 of b, the opening 23 is attached to one of the side walls.
It is also possible to provide a structure in which the elastic piece is elastically deformed. Note that if an opening is provided in only one side wall and the elastic piece can be pressed from this opening, this elastic piece will not be circular as in the above embodiment, but will be semicircular. An engaging portion and a pressing piece may be provided at both ends thereof.

In addition, in the embodiment, the puff 31 is placed in the medium container 30.
In the above, a structure was adopted in which the cosmetics were stored in the container body 20, but as a reverse structure, a puff was placed in the container body 20.
Of course, cosmetics may also be stored in the inner tray container 30.

As explained above, according to the present invention, in a compact container that can store cosmetics, etc. in two tiers, the top and bottom of the container body and the inner tray container, both the lid body and the inner tray container can be opened simultaneously with one hand. Since it can be opened at different angles, the operability when opening the lid is very good, and it also has excellent effects such as preventing wear on the hook.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 3 show an example of the structure of a conventional compact container. Figure 1 is a perspective view,
Figures 4 and 3 are central longitudinal cross-sectional views, Figures 4 to 11 show an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 4 to 6 are schematic perspective views, and Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view. , FIGS. 8 and 9 are center longitudinal cross-sectional views, and FIGS.
This figure and FIG. 11 are cross-sectional views shown to explain the operation. 20... Container body, 21... Hinge part, 21c
...Protrusion, 21d...Hinge pin, 22a...Rear wall, 22b...Side wall, 22c...Front wall, 2
3... Opening, 24... Guide rib, 25... Guide rib, 26... Notch, 30... Medium plate container, 3
2...Accommodation part, 34...Pressure receiving part, 40...Lid body,
42...Hook, 50...Elastic piece, 51...Protrusion for operation, 51a...Upper end, 51b...Notch groove, 5
2... Engaging portion, 53... Pressing piece, 54... Hook.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a compact container in which a container body 20, an inner tray container 30, and a lid body 40 are hinged to each other at their respective rear walls so as to be freely openable and closable, at least one of the left and right side walls of the container body 20 has an opening. 23 is formed, and the container body 2
0 has an elastic piece 5 that can be elastically deformed within the container body 20.
0 is set, and this elastic piece 50 is slidably fitted into the opening 23 and is connected to the container body 20.
An operation protrusion 51 that pushes up the inner tray container 30 when pressed inward is formed in a protruding manner, and is formed on the outer surface of the engagement piece 41 at a portion corresponding to the engagement piece 41 at the free end of the lid body 40. A hook 54 is formed to engage with the hook 42 which has been
0 on the opposite side to the hook 54, the lid convex portion 2 of the hinge portion 21 is attached when the operation protrusion 51 is pressed.
A compact container characterized in that a pressing piece 53 for pressing the inner surface of 1c is provided, and the pressing piece 53 is located above the hinge pin 21d forming the hinge portion 21.