JPS6310086Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] The present invention relates to the improvement of a compact container, and more specifically, the 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 The present invention relates to an improvement in the opening/closing mechanism of a synthetic resin compact container in which the lid is in a closed position with respect to the container by engagement with a second projecting piece of the container.

In the above-mentioned type of compact container that has been generally provided in the past, it is required that the shapes and dimensions of the first and second protrusions are precisely set to predetermined values, and large manufacturing errors in these protrusions may cause problems. This small protrusion caused a problem in that the manufacturing yield of the compact container was poor because the lid opened when it was unnecessary or required a large amount of force to open. In addition, conventionally common compact containers are
Both hands were required to open the lid, which was inconvenient in terms of usability.

Therefore, in Utility Model Application No. 56-8366 (Utility Model Application No. 57-189511), the applicant of the present application previously proposed that the corner of the angle member be pivoted to the lid or the container body to make it swingable, and the angle member When one free end piece is pressed, the other free end piece acts to press the horizontal surface of the other of the lid or the container and separate them, thereby causing the first protruding piece of the lid to A compact container is proposed in which the engagement with the second projecting piece of the container is released. This product is easy to use because the lid can be opened by simply pressing the angle member, and the first protrusion and second protrusion can be disengaged with a small amount of force. This eliminates the drawbacks of conventional compact containers in that manufacturing errors can be tolerated to a considerable extent by setting the engagement strength between these projecting pieces strong in advance.

However, in the case of the above-mentioned compact container, when the lid is open, the angle member may rattle, which may cause unpleasant noises while applying makeup. Such rattling noise has been a major problem in compact containers for cosmetics, where an image of luxury and the like is important.

The invention of the present application was made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to open the lid with a small amount of force and extremely simple operation, and to prevent rattling etc. even when the lid is open. To provide a compact container that does not generate any abnormal noise.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 to 4 show a compact container according to an embodiment of the present invention, and reference numeral 1 in the figures indicates a container body made of synthetic resin, which is connected to the synthetic resin via a hinge 2 at its rear edge. It is connected to a lid body 3 made of A claw piece 4 is integrally formed downward from approximately the center of the front end of the lid body 3, and a first hook-like projection piece 5 is formed on the inner surface of the lower end of the claw piece 4. On the other hand, a recess 6 is cut out approximately in the center of the front edge of the container body 1, and the width in the left-right direction is sufficiently wider than the claw piece 4. is provided, and when the lid 3 is closed, the first protruding piece 5 and the second protruding piece 7 engage with each other with a "snapping" sound, and the lid occupies the closed position.

In this recess 6, an actuating member 8 is disposed, which includes a substantially vertical free end piece 8a and substantially horizontal end pieces 8b-8b projecting toward the rear of the compact container from both left and right ends of the upper part of the free end piece. The actuating member 8 is assembled by fitting a boss 10-10 provided on the side wall of the recess 6 into a boss groove 9-9 formed at the corner where the free end piece and the horizontal end piece meet. , is pivotally mounted within the recess. The upper surface of the horizontal end piece 8b is located on the same plane as the upper edge of the free end piece 8a, and a space 11 at least equivalent to the width of the claw piece 4 of the lid body 3 is provided between the end pieces 8b-8b. has been done. When the actuating member 8 is installed in the recess 6, the upper surface of the horizontal end pieces 8b-8b comes into contact with the flat lower surface of the lid 3, and the claw piece 4 passes through the space 11 into the recess 6. enter. In addition, each horizontal end piece 8b
A leg portion 12 formed relatively thin so as to have flexibility hangs down from the lower surface, and the lower end portion 12a of the leg portion is bent backward in a hook shape, and the tip thereof is in the recess 6. It is adapted to come into contact with the inner surface 6a of.
Preferably, the vertical free end piece 8a is connected to the horizontal end piece 8a.
b, and a recess 13 for acupressure may be provided on the front surface of the free end piece 8a.
Furthermore, it is preferable that the front surface be located on the same plane as the front end surface of the container body 1.

In the figure, reference numeral 14 indicates a mirror fixed to the lower surface of the lid 3, and 15 indicates an inner tray for cosmetics housed inside the container body 1.

The third part of the compact container having the above structure
In the closed position shown in the figure, when the free end piece 8a of the actuating member 8 is pressed inward, that is, in the direction of the inner surface 6a of the recess 6, the actuating member 8 is centered around the boss 10-10 as shown in FIG. , and its horizontal end face 8b-8b pushes up the front edge of the lid 3, thereby causing the first protruding piece 5 and the second protruding piece 7 to
is disengaged and the lid body 3 is opened. On the other hand, the lower end portion 12a of the leg portion 12 of the actuating member 8 is connected to the rear surface 6.
Since it is in contact with a and cannot rotate,
It becomes bent with respect to the horizontal end piece 8b, and therefore a biasing force is generated in the leg portion to return the horizontal end piece 8b and the free end piece 8a integral thereto to the original position. Therefore, once the pressing force on the actuating member 8 is removed after the lid 3 is opened, the actuating member immediately returns to its original position and is held at that position, so there is no possibility that the actuating member will wobble. do not have.

In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the actuating member 8 is attached to the front end of the container body 1, but it is of course also possible to attach the actuating member to the lid 3 on the contrary. It is also possible to arrange it on the side. Further, the shape of the actuating member is not limited to that shown in the drawings; for example, an end piece that is substantially parallel to the horizontal end piece 8b is formed from the lower end of the vertical free end piece 8a toward the inner surface 6a of the recess 6, The actuating member may also have a substantially inverted U-shaped cross section.

As described above, in the compact container according to the present invention, a recess is formed in the peripheral edge of either the lid body or the container body, and the actuating member having a substantially vertical portion and a substantially horizontal portion is placed in the recess at its corner. Since the actuating member is provided with an elastic means that urges the vertical portion outward, the lid is opened by pressing the vertical portion of the actuating member inward. It is an extremely simple operation that requires only a small amount of force, and even when the lid is open, the operating members do not rattle or make unpleasant noises, so there is no risk of detracting from the luxury of the product. There is no such thing.

Further, since the elastic means is constituted by a flexible leg portion which is integrally formed substantially perpendicularly to the horizontal portion of the actuating member and whose tip abuts the inner surface of the recess, the Not only is the small number of compact containers easy to manufacture and assemble, but the actuating member can always be reliably held in the specified position when not pressed, and it is easy to carry when in use or stored in a handbag. There is no risk that the elastic means will fall off while the device is being used, which is very convenient in practice.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a compact container according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view with the lid partially disassembled and the lid opened, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the operating member. 3 is a sectional view of the main part with the lid closed, and FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the main part showing the opening operation. 1... Container body, 2... Hinge, 3... Lid, 5
...First protruding piece, 6... Recess, 7... Second protruding piece, 8
. . . Actuation member, 8a . . . substantially vertical portion, 8b . . . substantially horizontal portion, 12 .

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] The lid 3 is openably and closably connected to the container body 1 via the hinge 2, and the lid is opened and closed by the engagement between the first protrusion 5 of the lid and the second protrusion 7 of the container body. In a compact container that occupies a closed position relative to the container body, a recess 6 is formed in the peripheral edge of either the lid or the container main body, and a substantially vertical portion 8a and a substantially horizontal portion 8b are formed in the recess. An actuating member 8 is pivotably mounted at a corner where the vertical portion and the horizontal portion join, and is integrally formed with the horizontal portion of the actuating member substantially perpendicular thereto, and has a distal end thereof. The inner surface 6a of the recess
When an elastic means consisting of a flexible leg 12 in contact with is provided to urge the vertical portion outward, and the vertical portion is pressed inward against the urging force of the leg. The horizontal portion presses the other horizontal surface of the lid and the container body to separate the lid and the container body, and the first protrusion and the second protrusion A compact container characterized by being formed by releasing the engagement.