JPH0752645Y2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a compact container for storing cosmetics, and more particularly to a compact container in which a middle plate is replaceable and a lid is easily opened.

"Prior Art" As a compact container that facilitates the exchange of the inner plate, a compact container having a structure shown in Fig. 6 has been proposed (Actual Kaihei No. 2-1010).

In this compact container, a lid 3 is hinged to a rear wall portion of a container body 2 that houses a decorative plate (middle plate) 1, and a push button 4 on a front wall portion of the container body 2 is pressed when the lid is closed. Then, the engagement between the locking piece 3a on the lid body 3 side and the hook 2a on the container body 2 side is released, and the lid body 3 is opened. Also,
A hole 2b is formed in the bottom plate portion on the rear wall side of the container body 2 in the plate thickness direction, a push-up button 5 is housed in the hole 2b, and the push-up button 5 is pushed up from the bottom to cover the upper surface of the container body 2. By pushing up the frame 1a from the rear wall side, the middle plate 1 integrally attached to the back surface of the middle frame 1a is taken out and replaced.

Also, as a compact container with easy opening of the lid,
Conventionally, a compact container having the structure shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 has been proposed (Shokai 56-28208).

In this compact container, an elastic body 8 is interposed between a hinge 7a of the lid body 7 and a wall portion of the container body 1 to which the hinge body 7a is attached, in a hinge portion that vertically rotatably connects the container body 6 and the lid body 7. It was made. Then, elastic force is stored in the elastic body 8 when the lid is closed, and when the lid is opened, the elastic body 8 presses the hinge 7a in the opening direction to flip up the lid body 7.

"Problems to be solved by the invention" Although a compact container that facilitates replacement of the inner plate or a compact container that facilitates opening of the lid has been proposed, a compact container having each function is proposed. In addition, in order to obtain a compact container having each function, the components (the push-up button 5 and the elastic body 8) having each function have to be provided separately. Therefore, there are problems that the number of parts increases and the number of assembling steps increases and the manufacturing cost increases.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and has both the function of facilitating the exchange of the inner plate and the function of facilitating the opening of the lid, while the parts can be saved and the cost can be reduced. The object is to provide a compact container capable of achieving

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention is directed to a hinge of a lid body which is vertically pivotably attached to one end of a container body having a concave inner dish storage chamber on an upper surface thereof, and which is attached to a free end of the lid body. Is a compact container provided with a hook that is locked to the other end of the container body when the lid is closed, and the hinge is urged in the opening direction between the one end of the container body and the hinge when the lid is closed. A push-up button for pushing up the bottom portion of the inner plate stored in the inner plate storage chamber is integrally formed on the elastic body, and the push-up button is formed on the bottom plate portion of the container body in the plate thickness direction. It is designed to be housed in a through hole.

A step portion is formed on the upper edge portion of the hole, and a flange portion is formed on the upper edge portion of the push-up button to lock the push-up button only in the push-up direction by engaging with the step portion. Is desirable.

[Operation] In the compact container of the present invention, the force for urging the hinge of the lid body in the opening direction of the lid is stored in the elastic body when the lid is closed. The lid body vigorously jumps up in the opening direction by the urging force. Also, when replacing the middle plate, push the push-up button from the bottom of the container body into the middle plate storage chamber and push up the bottom part of the middle plate to push up the middle plate and project from the top surface of the container body. The plate can be taken out.

Further, the elastic body and the push-up button are integrally molded into one component, so that the number of components can be reduced. Furthermore, by storing the push-up button in the hole penetrating the bottom plate of the container body, there is no need to separately provide a push-up button storage chamber in the container body other than the middle tray storage chamber, and the push-up button storage space is reduced. Abbreviated.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. In these drawings, reference numeral 10 is a container body, reference numeral 11 is a lid, reference numeral 12 is a cartridge type inner plate, and reference numeral 13 is It is a middle frame, and the compact container of this embodiment is mainly constituted by these reference numerals 10 to 13.

As shown in FIG. 1, the container body 10 is a flat and thin container, and a puff storage chamber 14 and a middle plate storage chamber 15 are formed in the front and back on the upper surface of the container body 10. A recess 16 is formed in the front wall (the other end) of the container body 10, and a hook 17 for locking the free end of the lid 11 is provided on the inner surface of the recess 16 so as to cover the recess 16. A push button 18 for opening the body 11 from the time of closing the lid is housed. A hinge recess 19 is formed in the rear wall (one end) of the container body 10. The hinge protrusion (hinge) 20 of the lid 11 is inserted into the hinge recess 19 so that the rear wall of the container body 10 is removed. By inserting the shaft pin 22 into the pin hole 21 communicating with the hinge convex portion 20, the container body 10 and the lid body 11 are vertically rotatably connected to each other.

The lid 11 covers the upper surface of the container body 10, and the hook 24 provided on the projecting piece 23 at the free end is engaged with the hook 17 on the front wall portion side of the container body 10 when the lid is closed. .

In such a hinge portion of the container body 10 and the lid body 11, between the hinge concave portion 19 and the hinge convex portion 20, an elastic body 25 for urging the hinge convex portion 20 in the opening direction of the lid body 11 when closing the lid is provided. It is designed to intervene. At the lower end of the front end of this elastic body 25 is a medium tray storage chamber.
Push-up button that pushes up the bottom of the inner plate 12 stored in 15
26 is integrally molded via the connecting portion 27. In this embodiment, the push-up button 26 and the connecting portion 27 are made of elastic rubber, which is the same material as the elastic body 23.

The arrangement shape of the integral elastic body 25 and the push-up button 26 will be described in detail. An opening 28 is formed in the wall portion between the hinge recess 19 of the container body 10 and the inner plate storage chamber 15, and the opening 28 is formed. From hinge recess
The elastic body 25 is arranged over 19. Then, in this arrangement state, the rear end portion 25a of the elastic body 25 has the hinge protrusion 2
When the lid is closed, it is elastically compressed by the hinge projection 20 so that the biasing force is stored inside the elastic body 25. In addition, a vertical groove 28 is provided on both sides of the opening 28 in the middle plate storage chamber 15 side.
A is formed, and locking projections 29, 29 projecting from the front end portion of the elastic body 25 to the left and right are arranged in the vertical groove 28a. As a result, the front end portion of the elastic body 25 constitutes a part of the inner peripheral surface of the middle plate storage chamber 15. Further, the bottom plate portion 10a of the container body 10 in the middle plate storage chamber 15 portion has a hole 3 in the plate thickness direction.
The push-up button 26 is accommodated in this hole 30. The upper edge of the hole 30 has a step 30 continuous in the circumferential direction.
A is formed, and the flange portion 26a formed at the upper edge portion of the push-up button 26 is locked to the step portion 30a, whereby the push-up button 26 is rotated only in the push-up direction. A groove 31 extends from the hole 30 to the opening 28, and the connecting portion 27 is formed in the groove 31.
Are arranged.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 32 is a mirror and reference numeral P is a puff.

The compact container configured as described above is assembled and used as follows.

First, attach the lid 11 and the push button 18 to the container body 10, and push
26 and the elastic body 25 are inserted and arranged from the hole 30 of the container body 10 to the hinge recess 19 from above. Further, by covering the upper surface of the container body 10 with the middle frame 13 and setting the middle plate 12 in the middle plate storage chamber 15 defined by the middle frame 13 by undercut coupling or gluing, the compact container is assembled.

The compact container thus assembled has a lid
By rotating 11 in the closing direction and engaging the hooks 17 and 24 with each other, the lid is completely closed. In this closed state, the elastic body 25 is elastically compressed by the hinge convex portion 20, and a force for biasing the hinge convex portion 20 in the opening direction of the lid body 11 is stored inside. From this state, push in the push button 18 to
When they are disengaged from each other, the lid 11 is vigorously flipped up in the opening direction by the biasing force stored in the elastic body 25, and the lid 11 is easily opened. After that, the lid 11 is completely opened to be used.

When replacing the inner plate 12, open the lid and
Push the push-up button 26 from the bottom of the container with your fingertips as shown in Fig. 2
When the push-up button 26 is pushed into the inside 10, the push-up button 26 elastically bends the elastic bending portion 27 to rotate in the pushing-up direction, and pushes up the bottom portion of the middle plate 12.
Since the inner tray 12 is projected from the upper surface of the container body 10 by this pushing up, it is only necessary to take out the inner tray 12 and set a new inner tray 12 in the inner tray storage chamber 15. The push-up button 26 that pushes up the inner plate 12 returns to the original state by the elastic return force of the elastic bent portion 27 and returns to the inside of the hole 30, and the collar portion 26a stops by stopping at the step portion 30a of the hole 30, It does not rotate any further.

According to this embodiment, the following effects are achieved.

Since the elastic body 25 and the push-up button 26 are integrally formed via the elastic bent portion 27, the push-up button 26 and the elastic body 25 can be made as an integral part to save parts.

Since the push-up button 26 is configured to be housed in the hole 30 provided through the bottom plate portion 10a of the container body 10 in the plate thickness direction, the storage space for the push-up button 26 can be omitted. As a result, the push-up button 26 is placed inside the container body 10 separately from the inner plate storage chamber 15.
Since there is no need to provide a dedicated storage space,
The compact container of the present application can be suppressed to the same size as the compact container that does not include the push-up button. Moreover, since the thickness of the container body 10 does not increase, it is also suitable for a thin container.

Since the step portion 30a is provided at the upper edge portion of the hole 30, and the flange portion 26a that is engaged with the step portion 30a is provided at the upper edge portion of the push-up button 26,
It is possible to prevent the push-up button 26 from coming out from the bottom of the container body 10. Further, this can prevent dust from entering the container body 10 through the hole 30, which is sanitary.

3 to 5 show the second embodiment of the present invention, in which the push-up button 26 is modified. That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the push-up button 26 of this embodiment is composed of a ring-shaped frame portion 35 integrated with the elastic bent portion 27 continuing from the elastic body 25 and a thin portion 36 inside thereof, A fixing piece 37 for fixing the frame portion 35 in the hole 30 is provided on the opposite side of the elastic bent portion 27 of the portion 35. In addition, a groove 38 for arranging the fixing piece 37 is formed in the hole 30 from this to extend from the peripheral portion to the bottom plate portion 10a, and a projection 38a that fits into the hole 37a of the fixing piece 37 is provided on the upper surface of the groove 38 so as to project. . The push-up button 26 is
The frame portion 35 is fixed in the hole 30 by the protrusion 38a and the bottom plate portion 13a of the middle frame 13. Also, the bottom plate portion 13a of the middle frame 13
A hole 39 communicating with the hole 30 therebelow penetrates in the plate thickness direction.

According to the push-up button 26 of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the thin-walled portion 36 is pushed into the container body 10 with a fingertip and bent, and the bent portion of the thin-walled portion 36 passes through the hole 39 to the bottom of the inner plate 12. The inner plate 12 can be taken out by pushing up. Further, the thin portion 36 is adapted to return to its original state by its own elastic restoring force when the fingertip is released. Also in this embodiment, the same effect as that of the above embodiment is obtained.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, the compact container of the present invention has a hinge when the lid is closed when the lid is closed between one end of the container body that hinges the hinge of the lid in a vertically rotatable manner. Since an elastic body that urges in the lid opening direction is interposed, and a push-up button that pushes up the bottom portion of the inner plate stored in the inner plate storage chamber is integrally formed with this elastic body, replacement of the inner plate and By easily molding the lid and the elastic body that exerts each of these functions and the push-up button into a single component, it is possible to save parts. Further, since the elastic body and the push-up button can be attached at the same time, the assembling property is good. Therefore, these points can reduce the manufacturing cost. Further, since the push-up button is housed in the bottom plate portion of the container body in the hole penetrating in the plate thickness direction, the storage space for the push-up button can be omitted, and the compact container can be prevented from becoming large. As a result, when it is applied to a thin container, a remarkable effect such as a compact container having an excellent aesthetic appearance can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIGS. 1 and 2 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a compact container, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the compact container, and FIGS. FIG. 3 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of a compact container, FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the compact container, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of essential parts of the compact container, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view of a compact container showing one conventional example of the present invention, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are an exploded perspective view and an assembly view of a compact container showing another conventional example of the present invention. 10 …… Container body, 10a …… Bottom plate, 11 …… Lid, 12 ……
Medium plate, 15 ... Medium plate storage room, 20 ... Hinge protrusion (hinge), 24
…… Hook, 26 …… Push-up button, 26a …… Flange part, 30 …… Hole, 3
0a ... Step.

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A hinge (20) of a lid (11) is vertically and rotatably hinged to one end of a container body (10) having a concave inner dish storage chamber (15) on the upper surface. The free end of (11) has a hook (24) that is locked to the other end of the container body (10) when the lid is closed.
In a compact container provided with, an elastic body (25) for urging the hinge (20) toward the opening direction is provided between the one end of the container body (10) and the hinge (20) when the lid is closed. The elastic body (25) is integrally formed with a push-up button (26) for pushing up the bottom of the inner plate (12) housed in the inner plate storage chamber (15). A compact container which is housed in a hole (30) penetrating in a plate thickness direction in a bottom plate portion (10a) of a container body (10). 2. A step (30a) is formed at the upper edge of the hole (30), and the step (30a) is provided at the upper edge of the push-up button (26).
2. The compact container according to claim 1, further comprising a collar portion (26a) which is locked to a) to rotate the push-up button (26) only in the pushing-up direction.