JPH071044Y2 - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a cosmetic container that can be opened by pressing an operating lever.

[Conventional technology]

Generally, a cosmetic container is constructed by rotatably attaching a rear end portion of a lid body capable of opening and closing an upper surface opening of the container body to a rear end portion of a box-shaped container body filled with cosmetics. The closed state is maintained by engaging the engaged portion provided at the front end portion of the container body with the engaged portion provided at the front end portion of the lid body. Then, at the time of use, the above-mentioned engagement is released by pressing the operation lever provided in the vicinity of the engaged portion in the front portion of the container body to open the lid, and the internal cosmetics are used. Makeup is done. As such a cosmetic container,
No. 20962 has been disclosed. This cosmetic container is as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, in which a housing recess 2 for the operating lever 4 is provided in the front part of the container body 1, and a support shaft 3 is bridged over the left and right side walls thereof. An operation lever 4 is rotatably attached to the spindle 3. When the lid 5 of the cosmetic container is opened from the closed state shown in FIG. 8, the operation lever 4 is moved as shown by an arrow A in FIG.
The lower side of the operation lever 4 is pushed forward to rotate the operation lever 4 around the support shaft 3 to the chain line position, and the upper end of the operation lever 4 pushes the lower surface of the front end portion of the lid body 5 upward so that the engagement projection 6 The engagement between the engaged protrusion 7 and the engaged protrusion 7 is released, and the lid 5 is lifted in this state. Further, when closing the lid 5, the lid 5 is pushed down to return to the position indicated by the chain line in FIG. 9, and further pushed down from that state to the position indicated by the solid line.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

However, in this cosmetics container, the support shaft 3 penetrates the operation lever 4, and in that state, both ends of the support shaft 3 are attached to the left and right side walls of the housing recess 2 of the container body 1 in a buried state. It is not possible to attach the operation lever 4 to the main body 1 after forming the main body 1 by plastic injection molding or the like, and the support shaft 3 is provided inside the molding die of the container main body 1.
It is necessary to dispose the operation lever 4 having the above and to inject the synthetic resin into the molding die in this state to form the container body. Therefore, there is a problem in that the shape of the mold becomes complicated, the manufacturing becomes complicated, and the cost becomes high. Further, in order to smoothly engage and disengage the engaging projection 6 and the engaged projection 7, the dimensional accuracy of the both projections 6, 7 and the like must be increased, and the dimensional accuracy is high. If it is bad, the accuracy is improved by cutting it. As a result, there is a problem that the manufacturing becomes more complicated.

Therefore, a compact container disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-201607 is disclosed as a device in which an operating lever can be attached to a molded container body. In this compact container, the rear end of the lid is hinged to the rear end of the container body, and a recess is provided in the center of the front wall of the container body. A hook that can be engaged with a hook at the front end is formed, and a pin is projectingly provided on the upper part of the left and right inner walls, and an operation member is provided in the recess, and the holes provided on both left and right side plate parts are formed into the recess. It is forcibly fitted to the pins on the left and right inner walls of the place, and when opening the lid, push the operating member inward (horizontally or diagonally downward) with your fingers to disengage both hooks and then remove the lid. The body is pushed up diagonally.

However, like this compact container, when a recess is provided in the center of the front wall surface of the container body and a hook that can engage with the hook of the lid is formed on the inner surface of the recess, the container body is Since the front wall is connected in series across the entire width in the left-right direction, the portion of the front wall where the hook is formed cannot be formed as an elastic body. Therefore, there is a problem that the engagement and disengagement cannot be smoothly performed unless the dimensional accuracy of the both hooks and the like is increased, and when the dimensional accuracy is poor, work such as cutting the both hooks is performed. There is a problem that is needed. Further, there is a problem that a large force is required to open and close the lid because the resistance of the hook of the lid body when it goes over the hook of the container body is large at the time of opening and closing the lid. Moreover, in this compact container, a recess is provided in the center of the front wall surface of the container body,
Since the operation member is arranged in this recess, there are problems that it is difficult to clean dust and powder of cosmetics collected in the corner of the inner surface of the recess, and that it is difficult to remove the operation member.
Further, as described above, when a recess is provided in the center of the front wall surface of the container body, the front wall remains in the inner part of the recess, so the front surface of the front wall portion (that is, The pin for mounting the operating member can be provided only in front of the rear surface of the recess, that is, in front of the rear end surface of the front wall by the thickness of the front wall in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the mounting position of the operating member can be positioned only in front of the back end surface of the front wall by the thickness of the front wall in the front-rear direction, and the front-rear width of the compact container is correspondingly long and compact. There is a problem that the container becomes large.

Moreover, in this compact container, pins are provided on the upper part of the left and right inner walls of the recess of the container body, and the holes provided in the left and right side plate parts of the operation member are forcibly fitted to both these left and right pins, so when opening the lid. , The operating direction of the fingers must be pushed backwards (that is, horizontally or diagonally downward) and then the lid must be pushed up diagonally upwards. There is also a problem that it is not convenient to use because it has to be changed diagonally upward.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to attach an operation lever to a container body after molding, and it is not necessary to increase dimensional accuracy, and moreover, it is easy to clean a compact and easy to use. The purpose is to provide a good cosmetic container.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve the above object, the cosmetic container of the present invention,
The rear end of the lid is rotatably attached to the rear end of the container body, the center part of the front wall surface of the container body is cut out, and an elastic piece is erected from the center part of the bottom surface of the cutout part and its elastic An engaged protrusion is provided on the upper end side of the piece, an engaging protrusion engageable with the engaged protrusion is provided on the front end side of the lid, and a pair of short pieces is provided on the lower side of the left and right side walls of the cutout. The shaft body is projected in a relative projecting state, the operation lever having a substantially C-shaped cross section is positioned in the cutout portion, and the C-shaped lower rear end portion is provided on both left and right side portions. When the open shaft hole is loosely fitted in the short shaft body and the front upper portion of the operation lever is pressed, the operation lever rotates around the short shaft body, and the C-shaped upper end side of the operation lever moves toward the front end side of the lid body. It is configured to be pushed upward to release the engagement between the engaged protrusion and the engaging protrusion.

[Action]

That is, in the cosmetic container of the present invention, the elastic piece is erected from the center of the bottom surface of the notch portion provided with the central portion of the front wall surface of the container body, and the elastic piece is provided on the upper end side of the elastic piece at the front end portion of the lid. An engaged protrusion capable of engaging with the mating protrusion is provided.
In addition, a pair of short shafts are provided in a projecting manner on the lower side of both left and right side walls of the cutout portion in a state of being relatively facing each other, and the cross-sectional shape is approximately C in the cutout portion.
A character-shaped operating lever is positioned, and partially open shaft holes provided on both left and right sides of the C-shaped lower rear end portion are loosely fitted to the short shaft body. Then, at the time of closing the lid, the lid is tilted to the closing side so that the engaged projection of the lid is engaged with the engaged projection of the container body. On the other hand, when the lid is opened, the operation lever is pushed diagonally upward by the fingers to disengage the engagement, and then the lid is pushed upward diagonally. As described above, according to the cosmetic container of the present invention, since the elastic piece is erected from the center of the bottom surface of the notch provided in the center of the front wall surface of the container body, the lid body is engaged when the lid is opened or closed. When the fitting projection gets over the engaged projection of the elastic piece of the container body, the engaged projection bends inward together with the elastic piece. Therefore, even if the dimensional accuracy of the engaging portion between the engaging projection and the engaged projection is slightly distorted, the engagement and disengagement can be smoothly performed,
It is not necessary to increase the dimensional accuracy of the engagement portion, and the engagement and disengagement can be performed by pressing the operation lever with a small force, which improves usability. Moreover, since a gap is formed between the left and right side portions of the elastic piece and the left and right side walls of the cutout portion, it is possible to store the makeup tray when the makeup tray stored in the cosmetic container is removed. The recess and the notch at the center of the front wall surface of the container body communicate with each other through a gap formed between the elastic piece and the notch. Therefore, using the above gap,
This makes it easier to clean dust and cosmetic powder that has accumulated in the inner corner of the cutout, and also makes it easier to remove the operating lever.
Further, it becomes possible to provide a short shaft body at the innermost portion of the cutout portion, and in this case, since the operation lever can be arranged on the back side of the cutout portion, the front and rear width of the cosmetic container Can be shortened and miniaturized.

In addition, a pair of short shafts are projectingly provided on the lower side of the left and right side walls of the cutout portion in a state of relative projection, and partially open shafts provided on both left and right sides of the C-shaped lower rear end of the operating lever. Since the hole is loosely fitted in the short shaft body, as described above, the lid opening work pushes the lid body diagonally upward after releasing the engagement by pushing the operation lever diagonally upward with the fingers. As described above, it is sufficient to move the finger with the finger directed substantially diagonally upward, which improves usability.

Next, this invention will be described in detail based on embodiments.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention. That is,
This cosmetics container is made of plastic, and in the figure, 8 is a substantially rectangular box-shaped container body having an open top surface, and a lid 9 is attached to the top surface. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the container body 8 has a large hole 11 formed in the center of the bottom surface of a housing recess 10 provided in the center and a front wall surface (left side in the drawing). Is cut out, and a plate-like elastic piece 13 is erected from the center of the bottom surface of the cutout 12. Then, an engaged projection 14 is provided at the center of the upper end of the front surface of the elastic piece 13, and a pair of short shaft bodies 15 are held in relative state on the lower side of the left and right (upper and lower in the figure) side walls of the cutout 12. It is projected. Reference numeral 16 (FIG. 1) is an operation lever which is rotatably attached to the short shaft body 15 and has a substantially C-shaped cross section. As shown in FIG.
16a is formed, and side surfaces (one side surface is hidden and invisible) 16b are formed on both left and right sides thereof. A shaft hole 17 whose rear end side is open is formed at the center of the rear end side of the side surface portion 16. The operating lever 16 is arranged such that the open portion of the shaft hole 17 is aligned with the short shaft body 15 and is pressed inward from that state to loosely fit the short shaft body 15 into the shaft hole 17, thereby allowing the short shaft body 15 to move.
Is rotatably attached to. Further, in FIGS. 2 and 3, reference numerals 18 denote notches provided on both sides of the rear end portion of the container body 8, respectively.
Has been bridged. Reference numeral 20 denotes an engaging recess provided by cutting out the rear end edge bottom side of the accommodating recess 10. The lid 9 is made of a transparent plate-like body, and projections 21 are vertically provided on both sides of the rear end portion as shown in FIG. 5, and a central portion of the projection 21 is formed in an engaging recess 21a. Cracked groove 22 with open bottom
Are formed. The lid 9 is fitted with the open portion of the crack groove 22 on the shaft body 19, and is pressed downward from that state to loosely fit the shaft body 19 into the engaging recess 21a of the crack groove 22, thereby It is rotatably attached to 19. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, an engaging projection 23 that can engage with the engaged projection 14 of the container body 8 is vertically provided on the lower surface of the lid body 9 on the front end side. The engagement protrusion 23 engages with the engaged protrusion 14 by pressing the lid 9 against the upper surface of the container body 8 and presses the upper side of the finger contact portion 16a, and the operation lever 16 By rotating the body 15 as a center and pushing the lower surface of the front end of the lid body 9 upward by its upper end, the lid 15 is separated from the engaged projection 14 and the engagement is released. Reference numeral 24 is a metal refill container filled with the cosmetic material 25, and the pipe-shaped engaging portion 26 (see FIG. 5) provided at the rear end portion of the container body 8 is positioned in the recess 20. It is fitted in the accommodation recess 10.

In this structure, the lid 9 is attached to the container body 8 when not in use.
Rotate to the upper surface side of the container main body 8 as shown in FIG.
The engaging protrusion 23 of the lid 9 is engaged with the engaged protrusion 14 of and the cosmetic container is closed. Next, at the time of use, the upper portion of the finger contact portion 16a of the operation lever 16 is pushed obliquely upward from the state shown in FIG. As a result, the operating lever 16 rotates clockwise from the state of FIG. 6 around the short shaft body 15, and the upper end of the operating lever 16 moves upward from the lower surface of the front end of the lid 9, as shown in FIG. Push up. By this pushing up, the engaged projection 14 of the container body 8 and the engagement projection 23 of the lid 9 are disengaged, and the lid 9 is opened. Then, from that state, the lid 9 is pushed up in the direction of the arrow with a finger to open it. Then, makeup is applied using the cosmetic material 25 in the refill container 24. After makeup, the lid 9 is pushed down to engage the engaged projection 14 of the container body 8 and the engaging projection 23 of the lid 9.
To close the cosmetic container. Also, refill container
When the cosmetic material 25 in 24 is used up, with the lid 9 opened, a finger is put into the hole 11 from the lower side of the container body 8 and the refill container 24 is pushed up and removed from the container body 8. Then, a new refill container 24 is attached. At this time, if the vicinity of the mounting portion of the operation lever 16 is dirty due to the adhesion of the cosmetic powder, the operation lever 16 is taken with fingers to remove it from the container body, and the notch 12 is cleaned.

As described above, this cosmetic container has the operation lever by loosely fitting the shaft hole 17 whose rear end side is open to the short shaft body 15.
16 is rotatably mounted in the notch 12 of the container body 8 and the shaft body 19 is loosely fitted in the crack groove 22 to rotate the lid body 9 to the rear end portion of the container body 8. It is attached freely. Therefore, after the container body 8, the lid 9 and the operating lever 16 are manufactured separately, they can be assembled, which facilitates the manufacturing and reduces the cost. In the above, when the shaft hole 17 and the short shaft body 15 are engaged with each other and the crack groove 22 and the shaft body 19 are engaged with each other,
Although the openings of the groove 17 and the crack groove 22 become large, the side surface 16b and the projection 21 return to their original state after the above engagement, so that the opening becomes smaller and the operation from the short shaft body 15 is performed. The lever 16 is prevented from coming off and the lid 9 is prevented from coming off from the shaft body 19. Also, the engaged projection 14
Since the elastic piece 13 is provided, the engaged projection 14 and the engaging projection 23
Even if the dimensional accuracy of the
The engagement and disengagement of 14 and the engagement protrusion 23 can be smoothly performed. Further, the rear end side of the operation lever 16 has a cutout 12
Since the operation lever 16 is arranged so as to enter the inside, the space for installing the operation lever 16 is small, and the cosmetic container can be downsized. Further, the engagement between the engaged projection 14 and the engagement projection 23 is released by bending the elastic piece 13, and since the operation lever 16 has a long length, the finger contact portion 16a of the operation lever 16 is lightened. The lid 9 can be opened only by pressing. In addition, since the direction in which the operation lever 16 is pressed and the direction in which the lid 9 is opened are substantially the same, usability is improved. In addition, since the hole 11 of the container body 8 is set large, the material can be reduced and the refill container can be reduced.
24 can be easily removed. Furthermore, when the refill container 24 is removed, the operation lever 16 can be easily removed from the container body 10, and dust and cosmetic powder adhering to the cutout 12 can be easily cleaned.

[Effect of device]

As described above, according to the cosmetic container of the present invention, since the elastic piece is erected from the center of the bottom surface of the notch provided in the center of the front wall surface of the container body, the lid body is opened or closed when the lid is opened or closed. When the engaging projection rides over the engaged projection of the elastic piece of the container body, the engaged projection bends inward together with the elastic piece. Therefore, even if the dimensional accuracy of the engaging portion between the engaging projection and the engaged projection is slightly different, the engagement and disengagement can be smoothly performed. It is not necessary to increase the dimensional accuracy of the above, and the above-mentioned engagement and disengagement can be performed by pressing the operation lever with a small force, which improves usability. Moreover,
Since a gap is formed between the left and right side portions of the elastic piece and the left and right side walls of the cutout portion, when the makeup tray stored in the cosmetic container is removed, a recess for storing the makeup tray is formed. And the notch in the central portion of the front wall surface of the container body communicate with each other through a gap formed between the elastic piece and the notch. Therefore, it is easy to clean dust and powder of cosmetics collected at the inner corner of the notch by using the above-mentioned gap, and it is easy to remove the operation lever. Further, it becomes possible to provide a short shaft member at the innermost part of the cutout part, and in this case, since the operation lever can be arranged on the back side of the cutout part, the front and rear width of the cosmetic container Can be shortened and miniaturized.

In addition, a pair of short shafts are projectingly provided on the lower side of the left and right side walls of the cutout portion in a state of relative projection, and partially open shafts provided on both left and right sides of the C-shaped lower rear end of the operating lever. Since the hole is loosely fitted in the short shaft body, as described above, the lid opening work pushes the lid body diagonally upward after releasing the engagement by pushing the operation lever diagonally upward with the fingers. As shown in the figure, you only have to move your finger with the finger pointing diagonally upward, which improves usability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the container body, FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an operating lever, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a connecting portion with the lid, FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a main part in a closed state, FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a main part for explaining an operation of opening the same, and FIG. An example vertical sectional view and FIG. 9 are enlarged views of the relevant parts. 8 ... Container body, 9 ... Lid, 12 ... Notch, 13 ... Elastic piece, 14
... engaged projections, 15 ... short shaft body, 16 ... operating lever, 17 ... shaft hole, 23 ... engaging projections, 19 ... shaft body, 22 ... cracking groove

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A rear end portion of a lid body 9 is rotatably attached to a rear end portion of a container body 8, a front wall center portion of the container body 8 is cut out, and an elastic portion is formed from a bottom center portion of the cutout portion 12. The piece 13 is provided upright, the engaged projection 14 is provided on the upper end side of the elastic piece 13, and the engagement projection 23 engageable with the engaged projection 14 is provided on the front end side of the lid 9. A pair of short shaft bodies 15 are provided on the lower side of the left and right side walls of the cutout portion 12 so as to project relative to each other, and an operating lever 16 having a substantially C-shaped cross section is positioned inside the cutout portion 12. When the open shaft holes 17 provided on both the left and right sides of the lower rear end of the C-shape are loosely fitted in the short shaft body 15 and the front upper portion of the operation lever 16 is pressed, the operation lever 16 is shortened. The shaft 15 is rotated around its center, and its C-shaped upper end side pushes up the front end side of the lid 9 upward to release the engagement between the engaged protrusion 14 and the engaging protrusion 23. A cosmetic container characterized in that