JPS6241694Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a compact container in which an inner container is slidably provided on the container body, and a lid body covering the container body and the inner container is hinged to the inner container.

Since compact containers are mainly for portable use, sufficient consideration must be given not only to the miniaturization of the compact container itself but also to its ease of use. On the other hand, it is also possible to have a structure that allows the contents and puffs directly required for applying makeup to be stored together in the same container, such as puffs and solid cosmetics, sponges and foundations, etc. desired.

Conventionally, as a compact container that takes these points into consideration, there is a structure in which the compact container itself has a multi-tiered structure, and the lid, the inner container, etc. are hingedly connected by a single hinge.

However, even with this type of compact container, in order to open the lid, you must insert your fingertip into the gap between the lid and the container body to disengage the hook, or use a small push member. It was inconvenient to have to push the hook to disengage it. Furthermore, when using cosmetics, if the cosmetics are also stored in the lower tier, there is a problem that the middle container in the upper tier becomes an obstacle when taking out the cosmetics. Furthermore, if the inner container has a structure that can be rotated to open and close using a hinge, there is a problem that when the inner container is opened, the mirror on the inner surface of the lid is hidden by the inner container, making it difficult to use. In addition, in order to resolve these difficulties,
Even if the inner container can be slid freely, the size of the inner container must necessarily be reduced due to the structure in which the lid body and the container body are connected by a hinge.

The present invention was proposed based on this background, and its purpose is to untie the hook and easily open the lid by simply pushing the lid in the direction of the hinge with your fingertips. To provide a compact container which is easy to use and can increase the size of an inner container housed in the upper stage of a container body, and which does not get in the way when putting on makeup.

In order to achieve this purpose, the present invention includes a method in which an inner container is slidably attached to a container body, a lid is hinged to the inner container, and the inner container is slid together with the lid toward the hinge part. When the lid is opened, the tapered surface of the container body pushes the lid upward.

Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In the figure, the symbol 1 is the container body.
The container body 1 is made of synthetic resin or the like and has a substantially rectangular shape in plan view, and has walls 3, 3 facing each other erected on both left and right sides of a flat storage recess 2, respectively. In addition, these wall portions 3,
A step portion 4 having approximately the same external shape as the wall portion 3 is formed protrudingly on the inner surface of each of the walls 3, and a guide extending along the length direction is formed at opposing positions on the inner surface of the step portion 4. A groove 5 is formed. And, on the front edge 1a side of the container main body 1 of the stepped portion 4,
As shown in FIG. 3, from this leading edge 1a to the trailing edge 1b
A tapered surface 6 is formed which slopes upward toward . This tapered surface 6 comes into contact with the inner surface of the lid and pushes up the lid when the lid is pushed toward the hinge part, which will be described later. In the case of this embodiment, the starting end 6a of the tapered surface 6 is leading edge of 1
The inner surface of the lid is latched to the starting end 6a of the tapered surface 6 when the lid is closed.

On the other hand, between the walls 3, 3 of this container body 1,
The inner container 7 is attached so as to be slidable back and forth along the wall portion 3. This middle container 7 has a rectangular outer shape, and by fitting guide protrusions 8 provided on both side walls 7a into guide grooves 5 of the stepped portion 4, the inner container 7 can be moved forward and backward of the container body 1. Provided to be slidable. The middle container 7 is provided with a storage recess 9 for storing cosmetics, etc., a hook 10 is provided protruding from the outer surface of the front wall 7b of the middle container 7, and a hinge is provided on the rear wall 7c. A lid 12 that covers the container body 1 and the inner container 7 is rotatably hinged via the container 11.

The lid 12 is formed to correspond to the outer shape of the wall 3 of the container body 1, and its width W ₁ is larger than the width W ₂ of the inner container 7, as shown in FIG. and is made equal to the width between wall parts 3. Further, the front wall portion 12A at the free end of the lid body 12 has a front edge 1a of the container body as shown in the figure.
It is bent toward the side and serves as the front wall of the container body when the lid 12 is in the closed position. A mirror 13 is attached to the inner surface of the lid 12, and an engaging piece 15 with a hook 14 that engages with the hook 10 is protruded at a position corresponding to the hook 10 of the inner container 7. has been done.

Next, the operation of the compact container configured in this way will be explained.

To open the lid 12 of the compact container from the closed position shown in FIG. 1, it is sufficient to place a fingertip on the lid 12 and push the lid 12 toward the hinge portion. Then, the inner surface of the lid 12 (the free end of the lid 12 in this embodiment) rides on the tapered surface 6 as shown in FIG. 12 is the stepped portion 4
It is separated from the container body 1 by the height of . On the other hand, the inner container 7 hinged to the lid 12 has a stepped portion 4.
The hook 1 is guided by the guide groove 5 and moves only backwards, and upward movement is restricted.
0 and 14 are disengaged. And medium container 7
is moved until the guide protrusion 8 is locked with the end of the guide groove 5, and in this state, the lid 12 is opened with the finger placed on the lid 12. Therefore, in order to open the lid 12, place your finger on the lid 12, push the lid 12 toward the hinge, and then press the lid 12 with your finger.
Furthermore, since the lid 12 only needs to be opened wide, the lid 12 can be easily opened in one motion. In addition, by this opening operation, the middle container 7 goes to the rear of the container body 1 approximately half way, so the container body 1
There is also the convenience of being able to easily take out puffs etc. stored in the storage recess 2 inside. Moreover, since the inner container 7 is moved together with the lid 12, the inner container 7 can be made relatively large, and a large amount of cosmetics can be stored therein. On the other hand, when applying makeup, etc., the inner container 7 does not get in the way of the mirror 13, and the storage recess 2 of the container body 1 remains open.
You can use the cosmetics stored in this inner container,
Another advantage is that it is easier to use.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

In the figure, the reference numeral 20 indicates a container body, and this container body 20 also has a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from above. is provided. Wall portions 22 are erected on both left and right sides of this storage recess 21, facing each other.
A guide groove 23 is formed on the inner surface of this wall portion 22 along the length direction of the wall portion 22 . moreover,
The front wall side of this wall portion 22 is a tapered surface 24 that slopes upward from the front edge 20a of the container body 20 toward the rear edge 20b. A recess 25 is formed approximately in the center of the front edge 20a of the container body 20, and a hook 2 is provided on the inner surface of the recess 25.
6 is provided protrudingly.

On the other hand, reference numeral 30 designates a rectangular-shaped medium container, and the guide protrusions 31 provided on both side walls 30a of the medium container 30 are fitted into the guide grooves 23 of the container body 20. 20 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction. Further, inside this medium container 30, there is a storage recess 32 for storing cosmetics, etc.
A lid 34 is hinged to the rear wall 30b of the inner container 30 via a hinge 33.

This lid body 34 is connected to the container body 20 and the inner container 3.
0, and a mirror 35 is attached to the inner surface.

Moreover, the free end of this lid body 34 is bent inward to form the front wall of the container, and the tip thereof has a
A hook 36 that engages with the hook 26 of the container body 20
is installed protrudingly. Incidentally, side walls 37, 37 are formed on both sides of the lid 34, and are in surface contact with the tapered surface 23 of the wall 22 of the container main body 20. As shown in FIG. 4, it constitutes the side wall of the container.

Therefore, even in a compact container having such a structure, the tapered surface 24 of the wall portion 22 allows
Since the lid body 34 can be pushed up and the hooks 26, 36 can be disengaged, the same effects as in the first embodiment described above can be obtained. Further, since the container body 20 and the lid 34 are engaged with each other by the hooks 26, 36, there is no fear that the lid 34 will be opened inadvertently when carrying the container.

Further, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

In the figure, the reference numeral 40 indicates a container body, and the container body 40 is entirely made of synthetic resin or the like in a rectangular shape, and has a storage recess 41.
Wall portions 42, 42 facing each other are erected on both sides of the. On the inner surface of these wall portions 42, 42,
A guide protrusion 43 is provided to protrude along the length direction of the wall portion 42 . Further, the front edge 40 of the container body 40
A recess 44 is formed in the upper surface of a, and this recess 44
As shown in FIG. 8, a hook 45 is provided protruding from the inner surface of the holder. A step portion 46 extending in the width direction is formed in front of this recess 44, and the back surface of this step portion 46 is a tapered surface 47 that slopes upward from the front edge 40a toward the rear wall portion 40b. It is said that

Further, the middle container 50, which is slidably attached back and forth between the walls 42 of the container body 40, has a storage recess 51 for accommodating cosmetics, etc., and has a container body on both side walls 50a. A guide groove 52 that fits into the guide protrusion 43 of 40 is formed. Further, a lid 53 that covers the container body 40 and the middle container 50 is hinged to the rear wall portion 50b of the middle container 50 via a hinge 54. A mirror 55 is attached to the inner surface of this lid body 53, and a front wall portion 55 is attached to the free end.
6 is erected, and at a position corresponding to the hook 45 of the container body 40, an engaging piece 58 having a hook 57 that engages with the hook 45 is provided in a protruding manner. It goes without saying that this engaging piece 58 fits into the recess 44 of the container body 40 when the lid 53 is closed.

Therefore, in the compact container of the third embodiment having such a structure, when the lid 53 is pushed toward the hinge portion, the inner surface of the front wall portion 56 of the lid 53 touches the tapered surface 47 of the container body 40. Climb onto the lid body 5
3 upward to disengage the hooks, the same effect as in the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

In addition, also in the above-mentioned second and third embodiments, the front wall portions 34A and 56 of the lid body are basically
As in the case of the embodiment, it is bent toward the front edge of the container body, and is configured to also serve as the front wall of the container body when the lid is in the closed position.

As explained above, the compact container of the present invention can be used by simply pushing the lid toward the hinge with your fingertips.
The lid can be opened by the action of the tapered surface of the container body, so you can pry it open by inserting your fingertips into the gap between the lid and the container body, or by pushing it open with a small pushing member, just like with conventional compact containers. It is not necessary and has excellent operability when opening the lid. In addition, since the inner container is slidably provided inside the container body and is moved when the lid is opened, the puff inside the container body can be easily taken out, making it easy to use. This is very good and has various practical effects such as the ability to make the size of the inner container relatively large. The front wall of the lid is bent toward the front edge of the container body and serves as the front wall of the container body when the lid is in the closed position, so the front wall forms a sufficiently wide surface. Therefore, the finger pressure operation when opening the lid body becomes extremely easy. This effect becomes more pronounced the thinner the compact container is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 and 2 are perspective views, and FIGS.
The figure is an exploded perspective view, and Figures 4 to 6 show a second embodiment of the present invention. Figure 4 is a perspective view, and Figure 5 is a perspective view.
The figure is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 6 is a sectional view, and FIGS. 7 and 8 show a third embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a perspective view, and FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1...Container body, 3...Wall part, 5...Guide groove, 6...Tapered surface, 6a...Starting end, 7...
Medium container, 8...Guide protrusion, 10...Hook, 11
... Hinge, 12 ... Lid body, 14 ... Hook, 15
...Engaging piece, 20... Container body, 22... Wall part,
23...Guide groove, 24...Tapered surface, 26...
... Hook, 30 ... Middle container, 31 ... Guide protrusion, 33 ... Hinge, 34 ... Lid, 36 ... Hook, 40 ... Container body, 42 ... Wall, 43 ...
Guide protrusion, 45... Hook, 46... Step part, 4
7...Tapered surface, 50...Medium container, 50a...
Side wall portion, 50b... Rear wall portion, 52... Guide groove,
53...lid body, 57...hook, _W1 ...width of the lid body, _W2 ...width of the inner container.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] 1. Container body 1 having walls 3 facing each other
A middle container 7 is mounted between the walls of the container main body so as to be slidable back and forth along the wall, and a hinge is connected to the rear wall of the middle container to connect the container main body and the middle container. The lid 12 is provided with a hook 14 on the inner surface near the free end of the lid, and either the container body or the inner container is provided with a hook 14 for closing the lid. a hook 1 that engages with the hook of the lid at the position;
0 is provided, and the container body is further formed with a tapered surface 6 that contacts the inner surface of the lid and pushes the lid upward when the inner container is slid toward the hinge portion 11, and , the front wall portion 12A at the free end of the lid body is bent toward the front edge 1a side of the container body and serves as the front wall portion of the container body when the lid is in the closed position; A compact container characterized in that a storage recess 2 is formed which is covered by the lower surface of the inner container. 2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the tapered surface is formed in a stepped portion 4 protruding from the inner surface of the wall portion. 3. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the tapered surface is formed on the upper surface of the wall. 4 The tapered surface is located at the front edge 40 of the container body.
The compact container according to claim 1, which is formed on the upper surface of the side a.