US20110303663A1 - Openable and closable container - Google Patents
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- the circumferential edge of the opening of the sealed bag storing the wet tissue paper is allowed to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate of the container body. Therefore, the liquid component of the wet tissue paper stored in the sealed bag can be prevented from vaporizing inside the container body.
- FIG. 3 is a front view of the opening and closing container according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a lateral view of the opening and closing container according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 14 illustrates an elastic member used in a conventional openable and closable container.
Abstract
An openable and closable container that includes: a container body having a take-out opening, and an opening-closing lid provided on the container body swingably about a swing axis on a base end side, the opening-closing lid opening and closing the take-out opening. Plate rubber (an elastic member) is provided between the container body and the opening-closing lid. The container body has a housing portion housing one end of the plate rubber in a horizontal direction. The rear surface of an upper plate of the container body is generally made flat for allowing a sealed bag storing wet tissue paper to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate.
Description
- The present invention relates to an openable and closable container including, for example, a container body having an upper plate formed with a take-out opening, and an opening-closing lid openable and closable with respect to the container body. In particular, the invention relates to an openable and closable container having enhanced sealing performance of a container body with an opening-closing lid.
- In general, an openable and closable container for storing wet tissue paper or the like therein includes a container body and an opening-closing lid. The container body stores therein wet tissue paper or the like and has a take-out opening for taking out the wet tissue or the like. The opening-closing lid seals the take-out opening in an openable and closable manner.
- To use wet tissue paper or the like, the opening-closing lid is opened with respect to the take-out opening of the container body and the wet tissue paper or the like is taken out one by one from the take-out opening of the container body.
- Patent Document 1: JP-A-2003-170950
- As described above, the conventional openable and closable container includes the container body and the opening-closing lid swingably attached to the container body. When wet tissue paper or the like is not taken out for use, the opening-closing lid is closed to prevent the vaporization of a liquid component which is contained in the wet tissue paper stored in the container body.
- However, the openable and closable container mentioned above is configured such that a sealed bag storing wet tissue paper communicates with the inside of the container body. Therefore, if the wet tissue paper contains, especially, a highly volatile liquid component such as alcohol, the liquid component such as alcohol may vaporize after a lapse of a long time.
- On the other hand, as illustrated in
FIG. 14 , a conventional openable andclosable container 100 is such that one end of anelastic member 102 biasing an opening-closing lid 101 is vertically inserted into and attached to anupper plate 104 of acontainer body 103. Therefore, ahousing portion 104 b housing theelastic member 102 projects downward from theupper plate 104, so that a rear surface 104 a of theupper plate 104 will not be flat. In this case, since a sealed bag storing wet tissue paper therein is disposed below thehousing portion 104 b in thecontainer body 103, a space occurs between the sealed bag and theupper plate 104. - The present invention has been made in view of such drawbacks and aims to provide an openable and closable container that can suppress the vaporization of a liquid component in wet tissue paper and suppress the overall height of the openable and closable container to a low level.
- The present invention is an openable and closable container comprizing: a container body having an upper plate formed with a take-out opening, the container body housing therein a sealed bag that has an opening; an opening-closing lid provided on the container body swingably about a swing axis on a base end side, the opening-closing lid opening and closing the take-out opening; an elastic member provided between the container body and the opening-closing lid; and a wet tissue paper stored in the sealed bag; wherein the sealed bag is allowed to adhere to an rear surface of the upper plate, the container body has a housing portion housing one end of the elastic member in a horizontal direction, and a rear surface of the housing portion of the container body is made flat so that the rear surface of the housing portion will not obstruct operation required when the sealed bag storing the wet tissue paper is made to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate.
- The present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein an adhesive layer is formed on a circumferential edge of an opening of the sealed bag and allows the circumferential edge of the opening of the sealed bag to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate.
- The present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein the adhesive layer formed on the circumferential edge of the opening of the sealed bag is exposed outwardly by previously peeling off a lid piece.
- The present invention is the openable and closable container, wherein the wet tissue paper is impregnated with alcohol.
- According to the present invention, the circumferential edge of the opening of the sealed bag storing the wet tissue paper is allowed to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate of the container body. Therefore, the liquid component of the wet tissue paper stored in the sealed bag can be prevented from vaporizing inside the container body.
- According to the present invention, the sealed bag is allowed to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate of the container body and the container body has the housing portion housing one end of the elastic member in the horizontal direction. In this way, the rear surface of the housing portion included in the container body does not project downward so that nothing prevent the sealed bag storing the wet tissue paper from being housed suitably in the container body. Therefore, the circumferential edge of the opening of the sealed bag can be allowed to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate. Since the rear surface of the upper plate of the container body can be brought into close contact with the sealed bag, a type of openable and closable container that is thin can be provided.
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FIG. 2 is a plan view of the opening and closing container according to the embodiment of the present invention. - [
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FIG. 3 is a front view of the opening and closing container according to the embodiment of the present invention. - [
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FIG. 4 is a rear view of the opening and closing container according to the embodiment of the present invention. - [
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FIG. 5 is a lateral view of the opening and closing container according to the embodiment of the present invention. - [
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FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the opening and closing container according to the embodiment of the present invention (a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI inFIG. 2 ). - [
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FIGS. 13( a) and (b) are lateral cross-sectional views of a sealed bag storing wet tissue paper. - [
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FIG. 14 illustrates an elastic member used in a conventional openable and closable container. - One embodiment of the present invention will hereinafter be described with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1 to 13 illustrate the embodiment of the present invention. - The entire configuration of a wet tissue paper storing container (an openable and closable container) is described with reference to
FIGS. 1 to 6 . As illustrated inFIGS. 1 to 6 , the openable andclosable container 10 includes a downside opening container body (a main body) 11 storing e.g.wet tissue paper 41 as contents therein, and abottom lid 12 sealing the downside opening of thecontainer body 11. - As illustrated in
FIG. 1 , thecontainer body 11 includes anupper plate 27 formed with a take-out opening 24 used to take outwet tissue paper 41, and alateral plate 13 extending downward from theupper plate 27. An opening-closing lid 23 sealing the take-out opening 24 of theupper plate 27 is attached to thelateral plate 13 of thecontainer body 11 so as to be swingable about a swing axis X-X on a base end 23 a side of the lid. - The
container body 11 is formed, on the base end 23 a side of the opening-closinglid 23, with arear step portion 25 extending parallel to the swing axis X-X and denting inwardly. Astopper 30 is provided in the vicinity of each of both ends of therear step portion 25 so as to project upwardly from the bottom surface of therear step portion 25. Thestopper portions 30 are adapted to stop the base end 23 a of the opening-closinglid 23 when the opening-closinglid 23 comes into a fully opened state. Thestopper 30 stops the opening-closinglid 23 biased by plate rubber 50 (described later) at a predetermined position. - Further, the
lateral plate 13 is formed at its lower portion with an outwardly projectingflange 14 in contact with thebottom lid 12. Incidentally, thebottom lid 12 is provided with a finger-puttingpiece 12 d which projects outwardly from thelateral plate 13 and on which a user's finger is put. A pair of oppositelateral plates 13 a, 13 b projects outwardly in an Rounded-shape. - The
upper plate 27 of thecontainer body 11 includes a first upper plate (a first thin plate) 27 a and a second upper plate (a second thin plate) 27 b. The firstupper plate 27 a is located at a generally central portion of theplate 27. The secondupper plate 27 b is provided on the outside of the firstupper plate 27 a via acentral step portion 28 and located at a portion higher than the firstupper plate 27 a. The take-outopening 24 described above is provided in the firstupper plate 27 a - The first
upper plate 27 a is formed with a recessedportion 94, in which anannular rib 95 is provided in the recessedportion 94 to surround the take-outopening 24. In short, the take-outopening 24 described above is disposed within theannular rib 95. The opening-closinglid 23 is formed, on the rear surface thereof, with aframe body 37. A packing member (an elastic sealing body) 38 is attached to the inside of theframe body 37. Theframe body 37 is set inside the recessedportion 94 and outside theannular rib 95 when the opening-closinglid 23 is closed. - As described above, the packing
member 38 formed like a dome is attached to the inside of theframe body 37. The packingmember 38 is formed separately from the opening-closinglid 23. The packingmember 38 is made of an elastic, soft synthetic resin material, such as low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or the like. The packingmember 38 is removably fitted into theframe body 37. - Referring to
FIGS. 1 and 6 , afree end 23 e of the opening-closinglid 23 is provided with a retainingpiece 32. Thecontainer body 11 is formed with a dentingstep portion 58 denting from theupper plate 27 is formed, on thefree end 23 e side of the opening-closinglid 23 and in the vicinity of the upper end of thelateral plate 13. An operating body (an operation button) 55 is provided in the dentingstep portion 58. - The
operation button 55 is next described. Theoperation button 55 is attached to the dentingstep portion 58 of thecontainer body 11.FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view illustrating an attachment portion included in thecontainer body 11 for attaching theoperation button 55.FIGS. 8 to 11 illustrate details of theoperation button 55. - Referring to
FIGS. 8 to 11 , theoperation button 55 has atop plate portion 65. Thetop plate portion 65 is formed with anoperation surface 65 a on which a user's finger is put. The operation surface 65 a is formed to draw a centrally dented curve. Anouter circumference 65 b, on a rear end side (on the upper side inFIG. 8 ), of thetop plate portion 65 is curved arcuately. Anouter circumference 65 c, on a front end side, of thetop plate portion 65 is formed linearly. As illustrated inFIGS. 9 and 11 , thetop plate portion 65 is formed at the center of the rear end portion with aclaw portion 66, which comes into engagement with the retainingpiece 32 of the opening-closinglid 23. - A pair of
attachment ribs top plate portion 65. Theattachment ribs respective hinge shafts arcuate spring portion 69 is formed on the front end side of the rear surface of thetop plate portion 65. - As illustrated in
FIG. 7 , the dentingstep portion 58 of thecontainer body 11 is surrounded by abottom plate 71, alateral plate 72 disposed between thebottom plate 71 and the recessedportion 94, and alateral plate 73 disposed between thebottom plate 71 and the secondupper plate 27 b. A pair ofstep portions lateral plate 73. Thestep portions holes corresponding hinge shafts operation button 55. Thebottom plate 71 is provided with a spring-receivinggroove 79 adapted to receive thespring portion 69 of theoperation button 55. Arib 80 is provided in the spring-receivinggroove 79 in order to hold the center of thespring portion 69 at a predetermined position in a vertical direction. - The
spring portion 69 of theoperation button 55 is fitted to the spring-receivinggroove 79 and thehinge shaft 68 is fitted to each of the hinge-receivingholes operation button 55 is attached to the inside of the dentingstep portion 58 turnably about thehinge shaft 68. Theclaw portion 66 of theoperation button 55 is biased, by the resilience of thespring portion 69, about thehinge shaft 68 in a direction (downward inFIG. 6 ) in which theclaw portion 66 approaches the recessedportion 94. - When the opening-closing
lid 23 is closed, theoperation button 55 turns in such a manner as to yield to the retainingpiece 32 of the opening-closinglid 23. When the retainingpiece 32 overrides theclaw portion 66, theoperation button 55 turns based on the force exerted by thespring portion 69. As a result, the retainingpiece 32 and theclaw portion 66 come into engagement with each other to keep the opening-closinglid 23 in the closed state. - In contrast, if a user depresses the
operation surface 65 a of theoperation button 55 with the opening-closinglid 23 closed, theclaw portion 66 of theoperation button 55 turns about thehinge shaft 68 in a direction in which it is spaced apart from the recessedportion 94. As a result, the retainingpiece 32 is disengaged with theclaw portion 66. - Incidentally, as illustrated in
FIGS. 1 and 6 , elongated plate rubber (an elastic member) 50 biasing the opening-closinglid 23 in the opening direction is provided between thecontainer body 11 and the opening-closinglid 23. Specifically, thecontainer body 11 is provided with ahousing portion 75 horizontally and insertably housing one end of theplate rubber 50 and the opening-closinglid 23 is provided with a securingportion 76 horizontally securing the other end of theplate rubber 50. - As illustrated in
FIGS. 6 and 12 , thehousing portion 75 is configured to open in a rear surface direction of the container so that one end of theplate rubber 50 can be housed by being inserted into the housing portion horizontally. Therefore, the rear surface of thehousing portion 75 included in the firstupper plate 27 a of thecontainer body 11 is made generally flat without projecting downward; thereby the rear surface of thehousing portion 75 is adapted not to obstruct operation required when a sealed bag 40 (described later) is made to adhere to the rear surface of the firstupper plate 27 a. - Incidentally, the container
main body 11 and the opening-closinglid 23 described above are each obtained by injection molding by use of polypropylene (PP). However, they may be molded by use of another material, such as PE, PS, ABS, elastomer, PET, PVC, or polycarbonate. Thebottom lid 12 preferably uses linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE). Further, as theplate rubber 50, uses silicon rubber is used. The securingportion 76 is made of polypropylene (PP). - The
wet tissue paper 41 stored in thecontainer body 11 is next described with reference toFIGS. 13( a) and (b). As illustrated inFIG. 13( a), thewet tissue papers 41 folded back, i.e., are located in a stacked manner in a sealedbag 40 made of a soft sheet and are sealed within the sealedbag 40. Each piece of thewet tissue paper 41 is generally doubled up to form a foldedportion 42. Each of the foldedportions 42 of thewet tissue papers 41 are alternately changed in direction. Alower half portion 41 b of awet tissue paper 41 doubled up is inserted between anupper portion 41 a of awet tissue paper 41 located on the lower side and anupper half portion 41 a of awet tissue paper 41 located on a further lower side. Therefore, when thewet tissue paper 41 is pinched and taken out one by one, thelower half portion 41 b of awet tissue paper 41 taken out will pull up theupper portion 41 a of awet tissue paper 41 located on the lower side. Incidentally, how to fold thewet tissue paper 41 needs only to dispose thewet tissue paper 41 in a stacked manner so that thewet tissue paper 41 may continuously be taken out. However, how to fold thewet tissue paper 41 is not particularly restrictive. For example, also a folding method as illustrated inFIG. 13( b) may be acceptable. The sealedbag 40 is provided at its upper end with anopening 40 a for taking outwet tissue paper 41 therefrom. The opening 40 a is sealed by alid piece 45 removably attached to the upper surface of the sealedbag 40, before time of initiating the use of the openable andclosable container 10. - In this case, the
lid piece 45 is made to adhere to the upper surface of the sealedbag 40 by means of anadhesive layer 46 formed on the circumferential edge of the opening 40 a. Theadhesive layer 46 is used also when the circumferential edge of the opening 40 a of the sealedbag 40 is made to adhere removably to the rear surface of the firstupper plate 27 a as described later (seeFIG. 12 ). The sealedbag 40 is designed such that theadhesive layer 46 is exposed outwardly by previously peeling thelid piece 45. - Material of the
wet tissue paper 41 used includes a fiber material such as nonwoven fabric, paper, gauze, a sheet-like foam, or a paper-based soft material. Conceivable examples of liquid impregnated into thewet tissue paper 41 include cosmetics such as a wetting agent containing a bactericidal agent, disinfectant, a cleaning agent, etc., lotion, and skin milk. The present embodiment enhances the sealing performance of thecontainer body 11 with the opening-closinglid 23 and the sealing performance of thecontainer body 11 with the sealedbag 40. Therefore,wet tissue paper 41 impregnated with, especially, alcohol or other highly volatile liquid can preferably be used. - A description is next given of the operation of the present embodiment configured as described above.
- First, a description is given of the operation encountered when the use of an unused openable and
closable container 10 is started. Thebottom lid 12 is removed from thecontainer body 11 and the sealedbag 40 storing thewet tissue paper 41 in thecontainer body 11 is taken out. Next, the opening 40 a of the sealedbag 40 is opened by peeling thelid piece 45 from theadhesive layer 46 on the circumferential edge of the opening 40 a. - Subsequently, the circumferential edge of the opening 40 a of the sealed
bag 40 and the rear surface of the firstupper plate 27 a are made to adhere to each other via theadhesive layer 46. In this way, the sealedbag 40 storing thewet tissue paper 41 is removably attached to the rear surface of the firstupper plate 27 a. - Next, the
bottom lid 12 is attached to thecontainer body 11 to seal the downside-opening of thecontainer body 11. - A description is next given of the operation encountered when the
wet tissue paper 41 stored in thecontainer body 11 is taken out for use. A user first depresses thetop plate portion 65 of theoperation button 55. This releases the engagement between the retainingpiece 32 and theclaw portion 66. In this case, the resilience of theplate rubber 50 opens the opening-closinglid 23. - Specifically, the opening-closing
lid 23 is biased by theplate rubber 50 and turned about the swing axis X-X in the opening direction (in the clockwise direction inFIG. 6 ). Thereafter, when the opening-closinglid 23 reaches the fully opened position, the base end 23 a of the opening-closinglid 23 is retained by thestopper 30 to stop the opening-closinglid 23. - The
wet tissue paper 41 is next pinched with user's fingers and pulled out upward from the take-outopening 24 of thecontainer body 11 for use. - In this way, the
wet tissue paper 41 is taken out and thereafter the opening-closinglid 23 is closed. In this case, a user depresses the opening-closinglid 23 downward with her or his hand. This turns the opening-closinglid 23 about the swing axis X-X in the closing direction (the counterclockwise direction inFIG. 6 ) against the biasing force of theplate rubber 50. Thereafter, when the opening-closinglid 23 reaches the fully closed position, the retainingpiece 32 of the opening-closinglid 23 comes into engagement with theclaw portion 66 of the operating body (the operation button) 55 to secure the opening-closinglid 23 at the fully closed position. - In this case, the packing
member 38 comes into close contact with theannular rib 95; therefore, the packingmember 38 seals the take-outopening 24 of thecontainer body 11. In addition, as described above, the circumferential edge of the opening 40 a of the sealedbag 40 adheres to the rear surface of the firstupper plate 27 a via theadhesion layer 46. Thus, the liquid component of thewet tissue paper 41 does not vaporize through the take-outopening 24 and does not vaporize also inside thecontainer body 11. - According to the present embodiment described above, the circumferential edge of the opening 40 a of the sealed
bag 40 is allowed to adhere to the rear surface of the firstupper plate 27 a of thecontainer body 11. Therefore, the liquid component of thewet tissue paper 41 stored in the sealedbag 40 can be prevented from vaporizing inside thecontainer body 11. - According to the present embodiment, the
housing portion 75 housing one end of theplate rubber 50 faces in the horizontal direction; therefore, the rear surface of thehousing portion 75 of thecontainer body 11 can generally be made flat. Thus, thehousing portion 75 will not obstruct operation required when the sealedbag 40 is made to adhere to the rear surface of the firstupper plate 27 a. Since a space does not occur between the sealedbag 40 and the firstupper plate 27 a, a wasted space in thecontainer body 11 can be eliminated, thereby making thin the openable andclosable container 10.
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1. An openable and closable container comprising:
a container body having an upper plate formed with a take-out opening, the container body housing therein a sealed bag that has an opening;
an opening-closing lid provided on the container body swingably about a swing axis on a base end side, the opening-closing lid opening and closing the take-out opening;
an elastic member provided between the container body and the opening-closing lid; and
a wet tissue paper stored in the sealed bag;
wherein the sealed bag is allowed to adhere to a rear surface of the upper plate,
the container body has a housing portion housing one end of the elastic member in a horizontal direction,
a rear surface of the housing portion of the container body is made flat so that the rear surface of the housing portion will not obstruct operation required when the sealed bag storing the wet tissue paper is made to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate.
2. The openable and closable container according to claim 1 , wherein
an adhesive layer is formed on a circumferential edge of an opening of the sealed bag and allows the circumferential edge of the opening of the sealed bag to adhere to the rear surface of the upper plate.
3. The openable and closable container according to claim 2 ,
wherein the adhesive layer formed on the circumferential edge of the opening of the sealed bag is exposed outwardly by previously peeling off a lid piece.
4. The openable and closable container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the wet tissue paper is impregnated with alcohol.
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