JPH0433043Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a compact for storing cosmetic tools and cosmetics.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, the lid of a compact is opened by pressing the locking part 16 of the lid 11, which is locked to the locking part 9 of the main body 1, with a push button 20 or the like, as shown in FIG. It was common to have one that could be removed. This type of compact is made by holding both sides of the main body 1 between the five fingers of one hand, and pressing the push button 2 with the fingers of the other hand.
0 is pressed to open the lid 11. Therefore, both hands are required to open the lid 11, making the operation cumbersome.

Therefore, a device was devised in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 60-64710 in which the lid could be opened by pressing both sides of the compact. This compact is shown in Figures 4 and 5.
As shown in the figure, an elastic plate 22 is fixed to the inside of the main body 1, and the pressing part 23 of the elastic plate 22 is fitted into a notch 21 provided in the side wall 3 of the main body 1. While holding the main body 1 in the palm of one hand, press the pressing part 23 to bend the flexible engagement member 24 and release it from the locking part 16 of the lid 11. , the engaging portion 9 of the engaging member 24 is removed.

There is also Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 12306/1983. In the compact described in this publication, operating members are provided on both sides of the lower lid, and by pressing the operating members, the hook member is bent in the horizontal direction, and the locking protrusion provided on the hook member is connected to the upper lid. The lid is formed so that it can be opened by removing it from a locking protrusion provided on the lid.

Furthermore, there is Japanese Utility Model Application No. 58-86010. The cosmetic compact described in this publication has an engaging protrusion on the front wall of the container body and an elastically deformable operating lever parallel to the front wall, and the back surface of this operating lever has an inclined surface. is formed.

A lid is pivotally attached to the container body by a hinge, an engaging member is provided on the front part of the lid, and an engaging member that engages with the engaging protrusion of the container body is provided on the rear surface of the engaging member. A mating protrusion is provided, and the front surface of this mating member is
It is formed on an inclined surface that comes into contact with the inclined surface of the operating lever.

Then, by pressing the operating lever toward the container body, the engaging member is pushed upward on the inclined surface,
The lid is opened by disengaging the engaging protrusion of the container body from the engaging protrusion of the lid.

[The problem that the idea aims to solve]

In the case shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, both sides of the compact are held in one hand, the lid is opened with the fingers of the other hand, and the storage part of the compact is used in this state. Or it's convenient to be able to look in the mirror.

However, the ones in FIGS. 4 and 5 above are
Since the notch 21 is provided and the pressing portion 23 is fitted therein, and the flexible engagement member 24 is provided, the structure is complicated and the manufacturing cost is also high. Then, the engaging member 24 pressing the pressing part 23
is bent in the horizontal direction, so if the pressing of the engaging portion 23 is stopped, there is a risk that the engaging portion 9 will engage again.

Furthermore, the compact described in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-12306 has a complicated structure and the hook member bends in the horizontal direction, so when the pressing of the operating member is stopped, the locking protrusion re-engages. There is a risk that you will

The cosmetic compact described in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 58-86010 can disengage the engagement protrusion by pushing up the engagement member on the inclined surface by pressing the operation lever. When the lever is pressed, the engagement protrusion of the lid is pressed against the engagement protrusion side of the container body, so the engagement protrusion is strongly engaged and a large force is required to push up the engagement member.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned issues, and allows the user to open the lid with the fingers of one hand while holding both sides of the compact in one hand, and operate the compact in that state. At the same time, we have developed technology to simplify the structure of the compact to reduce costs, and to ensure that the locking part on which the lid is attached can be removed more reliably and easily than the engaging part on the main body when the lid is opened. This will be a major issue.

[Means to solve the problem]

In the present invention, a bullet plate 5 is provided along the outside of the side wall 3 on both sides of the main body 1, and the bullet plate 5 is provided with a gap 6 between it and the side wall 3, and at the tip end 7 of each bullet plate 5. , contact portions 8 are formed facing each other in front of the front wall 4 of the main body 1, and a lid 11 is attached to the rear of the main body 1 via a hinge 12, and a front plate of the lid 11 is attached to the rear of the main body 1. 17 is provided with an abutting piece 14, and on both sides of this abutting piece 14,
Abutting portions 15 are formed to abut each of the abutting portions 8 formed on the bullet plate 5, and at least one of the abutting portions 8 and the abutting portions 15 is formed into an inclined surface. , the inclined surface is formed by being inclined in a direction that allows the abutting piece 14 to be pressed vertically upward, and an engaging part 9 is provided on the front surface of the front wall 4 of the main body 1, and the abutting piece of the lid 11 The locking part 16 provided on the inner surface of the housing 14 is formed so as to be lockable, thereby making it compact.

[Effect]

In the present invention, when the finger of one hand is pressed against the bullet plate 5 while holding the side wall 3 of the main body 1 between the fingers of the other hand, the abutting part 8 of the tip 7 abuts the abutting part 15 of the lid 11. By the action of the inclined surface, the contact piece 14 of the lid 11 is pushed upward in the vertical direction, and the engaging portion 9 of the main body 1 and the lid 1
The lid 11 can be opened by reliably and easily unlatching the first locking part 16.

[Embodiment] Figures 1 and 2 show a compact according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a main body 1 made of synthetic resin is formed in a square shape, and is provided with a storage part 2 for cosmetics, puffs, etc. There is. Further, a bullet plate 5 is provided integrally with the side wall 3 along the outside of the front half of the side wall 3, and is provided with a gap 6 between the bullet plate 5 and the side wall 3.

The tip ends 7 of the bullet plates 5 are formed to face each other in front of the front wall 4 of the main body 1, and contact surfaces 8 are formed in the form of inclined surfaces open at the top.
are formed respectively.

A lid 11 is attached to the rear of the main body 1 via a hinge 12, a mirror 13 is attached to the lid 11, and a contact piece 14 is provided hanging down from the center of the front plate 17 of the lid 11. be. Further, on both sides of the corresponding contact piece 14, a contact portion 15 is formed on an inclined surface corresponding to the inclined surface of the abutting portion 8, and the abutting portion 8 of the inclined surface and the abutting portion 15 of the inclined surface are formed. The abutting portion 15 is inclined in such a direction that the abutting piece 14 can be pushed upward when the bullet plate 5 is pushed. And main body 1
An engaging portion 9 is provided on the front surface of the front wall 4 of the lid 11 so that an engaging portion 16 provided on the inner surface of the abutment piece 14 of the lid 11 can be engaged.

Further, the main body 1 can be formed into a polygonal, circular, oval, etc. material, and metal or the like can be used as the material. The bullet plate 5 can also be formed separately from the side wall 3 and attached to the side wall 3, and furthermore, only one of the abutting portion 8 and the abutting portion 15 can be made into an inclined surface. Furthermore, a lid may also be provided below the main body 1, and the lower lid may be used as the second storage section.

[Effect of idea]

The present invention is easy to operate because the lid 11 can be opened by pressing the bullet plate 5 with the fingers of one hand while holding the compact between the fingers of the other hand, and the compact can be used in this state. , and lid 1
1 is also configured such that the tip 7 of the bullet plate 5 provided along the outside of the side wall 3 and the abutment piece 14 of the lid 11,
Since the contact portion 8 and the contact portion 15 are provided on the inclined surface, the structure is simple and the cost is low.

Then, to open the lid, the abutment piece 8 is pushed upward at the abutment part 8, and the locking part 16 is removed from the engagement part 9, so that the engagement part comes off reliably and can be easily removed for operation. It is easy to do.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a partial view showing its operating state, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a conventional example, and Fig. 4 is the main body of another conventional example improved from the above. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the portion, and FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the portion. 1...Main body, 3...Side wall, 4...Front wall, 5...
Bullet plate, 6... Gap, 7... Tip, 8... Contact part, 9... Engaging part, 11... Lid, 12... Hinge,
14...Abutting piece, 15...Abutting portion, 16...Locking portion, 17...Front plate.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A bullet plate 5 is provided along the outside of the side wall 3 on both sides of the main body 1, and the bullet plate 5 is provided with a gap 6 between it and the side wall 3, and a tip 7 of the main body 1 is provided. Contact portions 8 are formed in front of the front wall 4 so as to face each other, and a lid 11 is attached to the rear of the main body 1 via a hinge 12, and a front plate 17 of the lid 11 includes: Contact piece 14
Abutment portions 15 are formed on both sides of the abutment piece 14 to abut the abutment portions 8 formed on the bullet plate 5, respectively. At least one of them is formed into an inclined surface, and the inclined surface is formed on the contact piece 14.
An engaging portion 9 is provided on the front surface of the front wall 4 of the main body 1, and a locking portion 16 provided on the inner surface of the abutting piece 14 of the lid 11. A compact that can be locked.