JPH0676108U - Container with magnetic closure maintenance device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] Conventionally, containers such as cosmetic compacts and pallets for cosmetics have a lid locking means by elastic locking pieces, but in recent years, the locking is released with one touch. Various mechanical release mechanisms such as push-buttons have been installed. The present invention, as part of that,
An object of the present invention is to provide a container that has a new lid maintaining means that can be easily released without using an elastic locking piece and that is simple in structure and manufacturing and that can be obtained at low cost. [Structure] A container body 1 and a lid body 2 are pivotally attached to each other at a rear portion 20, a fixed magnet 3 is provided on one of the mutually facing surfaces of the container body 1 and a lid body 2, and a stationary position is provided on the other. At the movable magnet 4 which attracts the fixed magnet 3 and repels at the moving position.
And equipped with a manual operation means 5 on the movable magnet.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a container with a magnetic closure maintaining device.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Conventionally, containers such as cosmetic compacts and pallets for cosmetics have a lid locking means by elastic locking pieces, but in recent years, various mechanical release by push buttons etc. to release the locking with one touch. It is getting equipped with a mechanism.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 As a part of the above, the present invention has a new lid maintaining means that does not rely on elastic locking pieces and can be easily released, and is simple in structure and manufacturing, and can be obtained at low cost. Is to provide.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention pivots 20 a container body 1 and a lid body 2 at a rear portion thereof, and a fixed magnet 3 is provided on either one of the front surfaces of the container body 1 and the lid body 2 facing each other. On the other hand, the other feature is that a movable magnet 4 that attracts the fixed magnet 3 at the steady position and repels at the moving position is provided, and the movable magnet is provided with a manual operation means 5. .

[0005]

[Action]

 With the above configuration, when the lid is closed, the fixed magnet 3 on one side and the movable magnet 4 on the other side at the steady position are attracted to each other at the front portions of the container body 1 and the lid body 2, that is, the mutual magnets. The N pole and the S pole are attracted to each other, and the attraction force is inversely proportional to the square of the distance. Therefore, even if there is almost no action when they are far apart, a great force is exerted in the attracted state, and the closed state is accurate. To maintain. When the lid is opened, the movable magnet 4 may be moved by the manual operation means 5, whereby the mutually opposite N poles and N poles and S poles and S poles face each other and repel each other. The action is generated, and the lid body 2 is strongly pushed open. And the repulsive force is also inversely proportional to the square of the distance, so that it remarkably decreases with distance.

[0006]

【Example】

 Part 1. FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment of the present invention. This container is related to a cosmetic pallet consisting of a flat container body 1 and a lid body 2 made of synthetic resin, and the flat container body 1 and the lid body 2 are pivotally attached 20 at the rear part of the container body 1. The fixed magnets 3 are attracted to the fixed magnet 3 on the side of the lid 2 and the fixed magnet 3 on the side of the container body 1 at the steady position and at the moving position on the mutually facing surfaces in the front part of the lid 2. The movable magnet 4 is equipped with a manual operating means 5 for the movable magnet. Inside the container body 1, a flat U-shaped concave groove 6 for accommodating the manual operation means 5 is formed in the front portion or both side portions, and a window hole is formed in the front portion of the side surface at one side portion of the concave groove. 7 is opened, and an accommodating portion 8 that is appropriately divided is formed in the area surrounded by the recessed groove 6, and a pair of left and right lid pivotally attaching portions 9 are projectingly provided at the rear portion. A movable magnet 4 is movably arranged in the groove direction at an upper part of the groove at an intermediate portion of the groove 6, and the movable magnet is mechanically connected to a manual operation means 5 provided in the groove 6. 6 is closed by a pair of L-shaped closing plates 10 except for the movable magnet 4. The lid body 2 has a boss portion 11 projecting from the rear portion corresponding to the lid body pivot portion 9, and the fixed magnet 3 is fixed on the inner surface at the center of the front portion so as to correspond to the movable magnet 4. The manual operating means 5 has a push button 12 located in the window hole 7, and a push rod 13 is provided on the back of the push button so as to be pushed into the front half of the groove 6 so that the push rod 13 can be pushed. The movable magnet 4 is fixed to the upper surface of the tip, and a spring plate 14 is further integrally projected from the tip, and the spring plate is bent in the middle so that the front half and the other half in the concave groove 6 are in the other side. In addition to being installed inside the portion, the end portion is brought into contact with the groove wall to obtain elastic deformation by pushing and elastic restoring force due to the elastic deformation. The movable range is restricted by the tips of the pair of closing plates 10. As shown in FIG. 8A, the fixed magnet 3 and the movable magnet 4 are long in the groove direction in the front part of the concave groove 6 and alternately have a plurality of N poles and S poles at a slight pitch of several mm. They are arranged in reverse polarity and are adsorbed. With such a configuration, when the push button 12 of the manual operating means 5 is pushed against the spring plate 14 in the closed state, the movable magnet 4 moves in the longitudinal direction via the push rod 13, and as shown in FIG. 8B. The movable magnet 4 faces the fixed magnet 3 with the same polarity, and a repulsive force is generated between the two, so that the lid plate 2 floats. Therefore, the lid can be quickly opened. A biasing means such as a torsion spring may be provided for opening the lid 2.

Part 2. FIGS. 5 to 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, in the previous example, the housing portion 8 in the container body 1 is not divided, and the fixed magnet 3 and the movable magnet 4 are plate-shaped. Others are almost the same as the previous example, and the description thereof will be omitted.

Part 3. FIGS. 9 to 12 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In this case as well, the present invention relates to a cosmetic pallet comprising a flat container body 1 and a lid body 2 made of synthetic resin. The fixed magnet 3 is attracted to the fixed magnet 3 on the side of the lid 2 and the fixed magnet 3 on the side of the container body 1 at a steady position on the mutually facing surfaces in the front portions of the main body 1 and the lid 2. The movable magnet 4 that repels at the moving position is provided, and the movable magnet is provided with the manual operation means 5. The container body 1 has an appropriately divided accommodation part 8 formed therein, a frontward and upwardly opened recess 15 for accommodating the manual operation means 5 in the center part of the front surface, and a rear part thereof. A pair of left and right lid pivot parts 9 are provided in a projecting manner, and a push button 16 as a manual operation means 5 is internally housed in the recess 15 so that the movable magnet 4 is arranged on the upper surface of the push button. The lid body 2 has a boss portion 11 projecting from the rear portion corresponding to the lid body pivot portion 9, and the fixed magnet 3 is fixed on the inner surface at the center of the front portion so as to correspond to the movable magnet 4. The manual operation means 5 has a pair of protrusions 17 projecting from the lower portions of both side surfaces of the push button 16, and correspondingly, guide grooves 18 are formed in the front and rear direction on both side walls of the recess 15 to form a protrusion 17. Is slidably fitted, and a pair of left and right curved spring plates 19 are provided on the rear surface of the push button 16 so as to abut the inner wall of the recess 15 so that the spring plate , Elastic deformation by pushing and elastic restoring force by this are obtained. The fixed magnet 3 and the movable magnet 4 are long in the left-right direction, and as shown in FIG. 16A, magnetic poles having N and S poles are arranged in the front and rear directions in opposite polarities to attract each other. With the above configuration, when the push button 16 which is the manual operation means 5 is pushed against the spring plate 19 in the closed state, the movable magnet 4 moves rearward, and the movable magnet 4 is moved backward as shown in FIG. 16B. The fixed magnet 3 and the fixed magnet 3 face each other with the same polarity, so that a repulsive force is generated between the two and the lid plate 2 floats. Therefore, the lid can be quickly opened. In this case as well, biasing means such as a torsion spring may be provided for opening the lid 2.

Part 4. FIGS. 13 to 15 show a fourth embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment is almost the same as the previous example except that it is slightly different in design (dimensionally).

[0010]

[Effect of device]

 According to the present invention, the fixed magnet 3 is attached to either one of the facing surfaces of the container main body 1 and the front portion of the lid body 2, and the fixed magnet 3 is attracted to the fixed magnet 3 in the steady position on the other side and placed in the moving position. Since the movable magnet 4 that repels the movable magnet 4 is equipped and the manual operation means 5 is provided for the movable magnet, the closed state of the lid body 2 is usually accurately made by the attraction between the fixed magnet 3 and the movable magnet 4. It can be maintained, and if the movable magnet 4 is moved by the operation of the manual operation means 5, the lid can be easily opened by the repulsive force between the fixed magnet 3 and the movable magnet 4, which is convenient in use and operation. It is convenient. In addition, the structure and the manufacturing are simple, the manufacturing cost is low, and the manufacturing cost is low.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a container with a magnetic closure maintaining device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the same example with a lid removed.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line I-I in FIG. 1 of the same example.

FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of the same example.

FIG. 5 is a cutaway plan view showing a second embodiment of the container with the magnetic lid maintaining device of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 5 of the same example.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the same example.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a magnet in the first and second embodiments.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the container with the magnetic lid maintaining device of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the same example with a lid removed.

11 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 9 of the same example.

FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the same example.

FIG. 13 is a sectional plan view showing a fourth embodiment of the container with the magnetic lid maintaining device of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a front view of the same example.

15 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 14 of the same example.

FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram of a magnet in the third and fourth embodiments.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container main body 2 ... Lid body 3 ... Fixed magnet 4 ... Movable magnet 5 ... Manual operation means 6 ... Recessed groove 7 ... Window hole 8 ... Accommodating portion 9 ... Lid body pivoting portion 10 ... Closing plate 11 ... Boss portion 12 ... Push button 13 ... Push rod 14 ... Spring plate 15 ... Recess 16 ... Push button 17 ... Protrusion 18 ... Guide groove 19 ... Spring plate 20 ... Pivotally attached

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container body 1 and a lid body 2 are pivoted at a rear portion 20,
A fixed magnet 3 is provided on either one of the mutually facing surfaces of the container body 1 and the front portion of the lid 2, and the other is a movable magnet that attracts the fixed magnet 3 at a steady position and repels at a moving position. 4. A container with a magnetic lid-maintaining device, characterized in that the movable magnet is provided with a manual operation means 5 while being equipped with 4.