JPH0451685Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] <<Field of industrial application>> The present invention relates to a compact container, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a compact container. A notched recess is formed in the front edge, and a first engaging protrusion 6 is provided in the deep part of the recess, a claw piece is provided hanging down on the front edge of the lid, and a second engagement protrusion 6 is provided on the inner surface of this claw piece. The present invention relates to a compact container which is provided with an engaging protrusion such that the first engaging protrusion and the second engaging protrusion engage with each other when the lid body is closed with respect to the container body.

<<Prior Art>> Conventionally, in this type of compact container, in order to facilitate the release of the lock between the lid and the container main body, a slideable or rotatable push piece is provided in a recess at the front edge of the container main body. It has been known that when the push piece is pressed inward, a portion of this pressing force is converted into an upward opening force for the lid.

However, in this known compact container, the push piece is provided at the front edge of the container body, so the operation procedure for releasing the lid from the container body and opening the lid is, for example, with the thumb of the left hand. After pressing the push piece to release the lock, open the lid to a sufficient angle with your right thumb, or place the container body on your left palm and press the push piece with your right thumb to release the lock. The common operation was to open the lid by placing one's thumb on the front end of the lid.

The conventional compact container described above requires two actions, such as using the fingers of both hands to open the lid, or changing the way the container is held even with the same fingers.

For this purpose, a push piece is provided at the front end of the lid, and when the push piece is pressed inward with, for example, the thumb of the right hand to release the lock between the lid and the container body, and the thumb is lifted upward, the lid can be removed. A compact container is provided that can be opened to a desired position.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in conventional compact containers in which the push piece is provided on the lid side, the pressing part of the push piece is provided on or above the center partition line between the lid and the container body, and Because it is located on the same vertical plane as the front edge of the push piece, for example, when opening the lid with the container body on the palm of your left hand, you must press the push piece with the lower end of the fingertips of your right thumb. There was a problem in that when the push piece was pressed with the pad of the thumb, the lower end of the fingertip of the thumb hit the front edge of the container body, making it difficult to open the lid unless the thumb was held differently.

Also, since the pushing direction of this push piece is approximately horizontal and the opening direction of the lid body is diagonally upward, even if the finger pressing the push piece does not change its grip, the direction of the force applied to it is the same as when releasing the lock. I had to change it when I opened my body.

The present invention was developed in view of the above-mentioned problems.The purpose of this invention is to be able to press the pushpiece widely with the tip of the right thumb when the container body is placed on the palm of the left hand, By applying a force to the push piece that pushes up diagonally upward, the lid can be unlocked from the container body, and the lid can be opened to a desired angle by applying force in the same direction. to provide an excellent compact container.

<Means for Solving the Problems> In order to achieve the above object, in the compact container according to the present invention, the notch recess formed in the front edge of the container body is cut out to the bottom side, and the lid is closed. The upper end of the push piece is connected to the front end of the body to enable the push piece to swing back and forth, and the push piece is passed from the front of the claw piece hanging down on the lid body to the front of the notch recess to the bottom side of the notch recess. Furthermore, at least one of the lower end of the push piece and the inner surface of the lower end of the notch recess is formed as an inclined surface, so that when the lower part of the push piece is pushed inward, the push piece is It becomes like being pushed upwards.

<<Example>> A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the figure, 1 indicates a container body, and a recess 2 for storing cosmetics is formed on the upper surface of this container body. The center part of the front edge of the container body 1 is cut out at the upper, front, and lower front ends, and a cutout recess 3 is formed here. The inner surface of this cutout recess 3 has an upper part which becomes a vertical wall 4 and a lower part which forms an inclined surface 5 that descends toward the front. A first engagement protrusion 6 is provided on this vertical wall 4.
are integrally formed. A concave cutout 7 is provided at the center of the rear end of the container body 1, and a lid 8 is inserted into the center of the rear end of the container body 1.
A hinge protrusion 9 is inserted, and this hinge protrusion 9 is pivotally connected to the container body 1 by a pin 10.

The lid body 8 has a mirror glued to its inner surface.
A claw piece 11 is provided vertically from the front inner side, and a second engaging protrusion 12 is integrally formed on the inner surface of this claw piece 11. When the lid is closed, this claw piece 11 enters into the notch recess 3 at the front end of the container body 1, and connects the first engagement protrusion 6 and the second engagement protrusion 12.
is engaged so that the lid body 8 is locked.

A through hole 13 is bored in the center of the upper end of the claw piece 11 of the lid body 8, and a locking hole 14 enlarged through a stepped portion is formed deep inside the through hole 13. An upper end 16 of a push piece 15 having an arrow-shaped cross section is press-fitted into the through hole 13 and the locking hole 14, and after being press-fitted, it is locked to the stepped portion and cannot be pulled out. In this example, push piece 1
5 is formed from a synthetic resin having hinge characteristics,
The lower part can be bent inward via the upper end hinge part 17, and can be elastically returned after being bent.

This push piece 15 passes from the front of the claw piece 11 to the front of the notch recess 3 and extends to the bottom side of the notch recess 3 as shown in the perspective view seen from the bottom side in FIG. As shown in the figure, in the locking position of the lid body 8, it is in contact with the lower end of the inclined surface 5 below the inner surface of the notch recess 3.

This push piece 15 is curved with the same curvature as the curved surface at the front end of the lid 8 and the container body 1, and in the locking position of the lid, both ends of the push piece are level with the surfaces of the lid 8 and the container body 1. It's becoming more and more connected.

To open the lid 8 from its locked position, for example, place the fingertip of the thumb S of your right hand on the front lower part of the push piece 15 as shown by the two-dot chain line in FIG. When the push piece 15 is pushed up, the lower end of the push piece 15 rises along the slope of the cutout recess 3, and the lid 8 integrally connected to the push piece 15 also rises, causing the claw piece 1 of the lid 8 to rise.
The second engagement protrusion 12 formed on the container body 1 is disengaged from the first engagement protrusion 6 formed on the container body 1, and the lid is unlocked. Thereafter, by continuing to apply force in the direction of unlocking the lid, the lid 8 is opened to a desired angle. When the force applied to the push piece 15 is removed, the push piece 15 returns to its original arcuate state, and when the lid body 8 is closed, the first engagement protrusion 6 and the second engagement protrusion 12 are engaged. The lid is locked.

7 to 9 show a compact container according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In this compact container, the front pressing portion of the push piece 15a is formed as a vertical surface, and the lower end thereof is directed inward at a right angle. It is bent to form a short and small operating portion 18, and furthermore, an inclined surface 19 that rises inward is formed on the lower surface of the operating portion. On the other hand, the front end 2 of the lower surface of the notch 3 of the container body 1 facing this inclined surface 19
0 is formed as a corner. The rest of the configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, so a description thereof will be omitted.

In the compact container of the second embodiment, when the push piece 15a is pushed up obliquely from the locking position of the lid body 8 shown in FIG. It presses against the lower front corner 20 of the recess 3 and rises, and engages the second engaging protrusion 6 formed on the container body 1 with the second engaging protrusion 12 formed on the claw piece 11 of the lid body 8. When the lock is released, the lid is unlocked, as shown in FIG. after that,
As in the case of the first embodiment, the lid 8 is opened to a desired angle by continuing to apply a force in the direction of unlocking the lid.

Further, in the above embodiment of the present invention, an inclined surface is formed on either the push piece 15 or the notch recess 3, but an inclined surface may be formed on both of them.

In addition, in the above embodiment of the present invention, the push piece 1
Although the cover 5 is made of a synthetic resin having hinge characteristics, it may be made of a relatively hard resin and the upper end thereof may be pivotally attached to the front end of the lid body with a pin or the like.

10 and 11 show an example in which the push piece 15b is pivotally attached in this way, and a pair of small protrusions 22- 22 are provided protrudingly, and on both sides of the upper end of the push piece 15b, a slit 24 is formed by cutting out the rear part of the circular hole 23 and gradually expanding toward the rear end. Then, connect the rear end of the slit 24 of the push piece 15b to the small protrusion 2.
2, when this push piece 15b is pushed in, it passes through the rear notch of the circular hole 23 and the small protrusion 22
enters the circular hole 23, and the push piece 15b is pivotally attached to the small protrusion 23 as shown in FIG.

In the above embodiment of the present invention, the compact container has a two-stage structure consisting of the container body 1 and the lid 8, but as shown in FIG. Cosmetics 26 between body 8
Even if an inner tray 27 for accommodating the containers is arranged and the compact containers are arranged in three stages, the same effects as in the embodiment described above can be obtained.

<<Effects>> As described above, in the compact container of the present invention, the cutout recess 3 formed in the front edge of the container body 1 is cut out to the bottom side of the container body, and the push piece 15 covers the upper end thereof. The push piece 1 is pivotally connected to the front end of the body 8 and extends from the front of the claw piece 11 of the lid body 8 through the front of the notch recess 3 to the bottom side of the notch recess.
When pressing 5, for example, first place the pad of your thumb on the front end of the pushpiece (the center of the curve), then place your fingertip on the lower part of the pushpiece, and press the fingertip upwards inward to stop the lid. The lock can be unlocked and opened, the contact area between the push piece and the fingertip is wide, and the direction of the force applied to the push piece to release the lock on the lid body and the direction of the force applied to the push piece to release the lock on the lid body and the direction of the force applied to the lid body after releasing this lock are Since the direction of the angular opening force is substantially the same, it is possible to obtain a compact container with extremely excellent opening operability of the lid.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 6 show a compact container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the lid in an open state, and FIG. 2 is a partial cross-section of the push piece separated from the lid. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the compact container in the locked state when it is reversed and seen from the bottom side, Fig. 4 is a sectional view showing the lid in the locked state, and Fig. 5 is the lid in the locked state. FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view showing the unlocking operation of pressing the push piece from the state shown in FIG. 5, and FIGS. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing the push piece separated from the lid, FIG. 8 is an enlarged sectional view of the locking part when the lid is in the locked state, and FIG. 9 is from the state shown in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing the pushed-in state of the push piece, FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a modified example of the pivoting part of the push piece, and FIG.
FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view showing the push piece attached to the lid as shown in FIG. 0, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view when the present invention is applied to a three-tiered compact container. 1... Container body, 3... Notch recess, 5, 19...
... Sloped surface, 6 ... First engagement protrusion, 8 ... Lid body,
11...Claw piece, 12...Second engagement protrusion, 15,
15a, 15b... push piece.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A lid body 8 is openably and closably connected to the rear edge of the container body 1, and a cutout recess 3 is formed in the front edge of the container body, and a first engagement protrusion 6 is provided in the inner part of the recess. A claw piece 11 is provided vertically on the front edge of the lid body, and a second engaging protrusion 12 is provided on the inner surface of the claw piece, so that when the lid body is closed with respect to the container body, the first engaging protrusion 12 is provided. In a compact container in which the engaging protrusion and the second engaging protrusion are engaged with each other, the cutout recess 3 is formed by cutting out the bottom side of the container body 1, and the front end of the lid body The upper end of the push piece 15 is connected to the upper end of the push piece 15 to enable the push piece to swing back and forth, and the push piece extends from the front of the claw piece 11 to the bottom side of the cutout recess through the front of the cutout recess. and at least one of the lower end of the push piece and the inner surface of the notch recess is formed as a slope, and when the lower part of the push piece is pushed inward, the push piece is pushed upward by the slope. A compact container characterized by being able to be used as a container.