JPH0711687Y2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] "Industrial field of application" The present invention relates to a compact container for containing cosmetics and the like, and in particular, by grasping a knob portion provided on the front side of the container with a fingertip or the like, the container body The present invention relates to a compact container in which a hook for temporarily fixing a lid and a lid is disengaged.

"Conventional technology" Generally, compact containers for cosmetics and puffs are
It is composed of a container main body in which the cosmetic is stored and a lid body hinged to the rear wall of the container main body, and the lid body and the container main body are closed by the engagement of the hooks. Has become. Various types of structures for releasing the engagement of the hooks have been conventionally proposed.

One of them is configured to release the engagement of the hook by pinching a knob portion provided on the free end side of the lid body with a fingertip or the like. Figures 10 to 13 are actual Kaisho Sho 63-1035
It shows the release structure proposed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 07, in which reference numeral 1 is a container body and reference numeral 2 is a lid. The lid 2 is hinged to the rear wall of the container body 1. The container body 1 and the lid body 2 are locked by the hooks 3 and 4 provided on the container body 1 and the lid body 2, respectively.
A U-shaped cutout 1a is formed in the center of the front wall of the container body 1, and a through hole 2a is formed in the center of the lid 2 on the free end side.
Is formed with a mounting recess 2b. A release operation member 5 is provided in the mounting recess 2b of the lid body 2 so as to be vertically movable. Further, a pressed rib 1b that is continuously provided on the front wall of the container body 1 is inserted into the through hole 2a of the mounting recess 2b. The pressed rib 1b is in contact with the bottom surface of the release operation member 5.

In this compact container, when a finger gripping a knob portion consisting of a portion (hereinafter referred to as a finger hook portion) 2c below the mounting recess 2b and a release operation member 5, the release operation member 5 covers the container body 1 with the cover. The pressing rib 1b is pushed down. As a result, the front side of the container body 1 is displaced downward, and the hook 3 of the container 1 and the hook 4 of the lid 2 are disengaged.

“Problems to be solved by the invention” In the conventional compact container, the release operation member 5 is used.
The vertical guide grooves 6 and 6 are provided on the side of, and the oval guide projections 7 and 7 are provided on the side wall of the mounting recess 2b, and the release operation member 5 is mounted by fitting them.
It supported up and down in 2b.

For this reason, in the conventional compact container, depending on the position where the release operation member 5 is pushed (for example, when pushing the tip end side), the release operation member 5 pivots about the pressed rib 1b as a fulcrum so that the release operation member 5 tilts forward and the finger hook 2c. Since it will hit the release operation member
The rear end of 30 may not be displaced sufficiently downward. In such a state, the pressed rib 1b of the container body 1 cannot be pushed down sufficiently, and the hooks 3 and 4 cannot be disengaged. For this reason, in the conventional compact container, there is a complaint that the reliability of the operation for releasing the engagement of the hook is insufficient.

In the conventional compact container, the pressed rib 1b of the container body 1 is inserted through the through hole 2a formed in the mounting recess 2b.
Since it is formed so as to protrude to the upper surface side of the lid body 2, the release operation member 5 that presses the pressed rib 1b is attached to the mounting recess 2b.
It will be surrounded by the wall that forms. Therefore, the conventional compact container is difficult to press unless the release operation member 5 is formed large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a compact container that can surely release the engagement of the hook and easily press the release operation member.

[Means for Solving the Problem] In order to achieve this object, in the compact container of the present invention, a finger hook portion having a vertically extending guide hole is arranged so that the finger hook portion is located on the front side of the locking piece of the lid body. Of the guide pillar and the finger hook portion that are slidably contacted with the guide hole, and the pressed portion is protruded so as to be located on both sides of the finger hook portion on the front portion of the container body. The release operation member having the pressing portions that are located on both sides and that contact the pressed portion is vertically movably fitted so as to cover the finger hook portion.

[Operation] In the compact container of the present invention, the vertically extending guide hole formed in the finger rest and the guide pillar of the release operation member are in sliding contact with each other in the vertical direction, so that the release operation member is prevented from tilting forward, backward, leftward and rightward. It Therefore, in the compact container of the present invention, when the finger hook portion and the release operation member are pinched by the fingers, the release operation member descends straight and the pressing portion of the operation member is displaced by a predetermined distance as designed.

Further, in the compact container of the present invention, the pressed portion of the container main body is arranged at both ends of the finger hook portion projecting from the free end of the lid, and the release operation member is fitted so as to cover the finger hook portion. Since it is a container, the release operation member is not surrounded by anything and is projected to the front side of the container. Therefore, the compact container of the present invention can easily press the release operation member.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings and with reference to FIGS. 1 to 9.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5, this compact container is roughly configured by a lid body 10, a container body 20, and a release operation member 30, and the overall shape thereof is a substantially triangular plate shape.

The lid 10 is composed of a main body portion 11 formed in a substantially truncated triangular shape, and a portion corresponding to the bottom side of the triangle of the lid main body portion 11 is, as shown in FIG. It is hinged to the wall 21. A mirror 40 is attached to the inner surface of the lid body 11. The lid body of this lid 10
A locking piece 14 having a hook 13 that engages with a hook 27 of the container body 20 described later is continuously provided on the front wall 12 on the free end side of the container 11. Further, the front wall 12 of the lid main body 11 is continuously provided with a finger hook 15 so as to be located on the front side of the locking piece 14. In this example, the locking piece 14 and the finger hook 15 are integrated. As shown in FIG. 3, the finger hook 15 is formed in the shape of a shogi piece, and its width is set narrower than that of the front wall 12 of the lid body 11. Further, the upper surface of the finger hook portion 15 has a lid main body portion 11
Is located one step below the upper surface of the. A guide hole 16 is formed in the center of the finger hook portion 15. The guide hole 16 is formed along the vertical direction and has a circular cross section. The guide hole 16 is opened on the upper surface side of the finger hook portion 15. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, small protrusions 15b, 15b for preventing the release operation member 30 from falling off are formed on the upper edges of the side surfaces 15a, 15a of the finger hook portion 15.

The container body 20 includes a housing portion 22 of the lid body 11 covered by the lid body portion 11 and flange portions 23, 23 formed on the outer periphery thereof. The accommodating portion 22 is formed in a truncated triangular shape, and inside thereof, a dish accommodating portion 24 for accommodating a makeup tray 41 in which cosmetics are accommodated and a brush accommodating portion 25 for accommodating a brush 42 are provided. ing. Ribs 43, 43 that support the vicinity of the end of the brush 42 are erected on the brush storage portion 25. This accommodation part 2
A hook 27 with which the hook 13 of the lid 10 is engaged is formed on the front wall 26 of the second member. The flange portions 23, 23 are provided on the outer surfaces of both side walls of the housing portion 22 so as to project. The front ends of the flange portions 23, 23 project from the front wall 26 and form pressed portions 28, 28. The pressed portions 28, 28 are located on both sides of the hook 27, and a notch 29 into which the finger hook 15 of the lid 11 is inserted is formed between them. As a result, these pressed portions 28, 28 are located on both sides of the finger hook 15 of the lid 10.

The release operation member 30 is formed in a small triangular shape, and the width of the portion corresponding to the base of the triangle is the lid main body 11
The width of the front wall 12 is set to be substantially the same. At the center of the release operation member 30, as shown in FIG.
A guide post 31 is provided so as to be in sliding contact with the guide hole 16 of the finger rest 15 of the ten. The guide column 31 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape. A side wall 32 that surrounds the finger-holding portion 15 of the lid 10 is formed on a portion of the release operation member 30 that corresponds to the hypotenuse of the triangle. Further, both end portions of the side wall 32 are pressing portions 33, 33 that come into contact with the pressed portions 28, 28 of the container body 20. As shown in FIG. 7, the lower edges of the pressing portions 33, 33 are engaged with the small protrusions 15b, 15b of the finger-holding portion 15 to prevent the release operation member 30 from falling off. 33b is formed.

In order to bring this compact container into the assembled state shown in FIG. 1 etc., the main members (the lid 10, the container body 20, the release operation member 30 etc.) are individually manufactured and then the lid 10 is hooked with fingers. Department
The release operation member 30 is forcibly fitted to the cover 15, and the lid 10 is hinged to the rear wall 21 of the container body 20 using a pin.

Next, the opening / closing operation of this compact container will be described. When the compact container is closed, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the hook 27 of the container body 20 and the hook 13 of the lid 10 are engaged with each other to maintain the closed state.

Then, when opening this compact container, as shown in FIG. 8 and FIG.
Pinch 30 and your fingers. Then, the pressing portion 3 of the release operation member 30.
3,33 hits the pressed portions 28, 28 of the container body 20 and pushes them down. Then, the front side of the container body 20 is displaced downward,
The hook 13 of the lid 10 and the hook 27 of the container body 20 are disengaged. When the hooks 13 and 27 are disengaged in this manner, the lid 10 can be freely rotated, so that the lid 10 can be pulled up to open the container.

In this compact container, the guide pillars 31 of the release operation member 30 are in sliding contact with the vertically extending guide holes 16 formed in the finger hook portion 15, so that the release operation member 30 is prevented from tilting forward, backward, leftward, and rightward, and the release operation member is prevented. When the 30 and the finger hook 15 are pinched with a finger, the release operation member 30 is vertically displaced vertically. Therefore, in this compact container, even if any position of the release operation member 30 is pressed, the pressing portion 33 of the release operation member 30 can be displaced by a predetermined distance as designed, and the container body 20 can be pressed sufficiently, so that the hooks 13, 27 are provided. The engagement can be reliably released.

Further, in this compact container, since the guide pillar 31 of the release operation member 30 is inserted into the guide hole 16 provided in the finger hook portion 15, the movement of the release operation member 30 in the front, rear, left and right is restricted. Therefore, in this compact container,
Only by engaging the small protrusions 33b, 33b of the release operation member 30 with 15b, 15b to prevent the release operation member 30 from coming off upward, the release operation member 30 can be prevented from falling off.

Also, in this compact container, the front wall of the main body 11 of the lid 10 is
The pressed parts of the container body 20 are provided on both sides of the finger-holding part 15 protruding from the container 12.
Since 28, 28 are arranged and the release operation member 30 is fitted so as to cover the finger hook portion 15, the release operation member 30 is in a state of being projected to the front side of the container without being surrounded by anything. . Therefore, this compact container can easily press the release operation member.

Also, in this compact container, the brush storage part 25 of the container body 20
Since ribs 43, 43 are erected on the brush so as to support the vicinity of both ends of the brush 42, pressing one end of the brush 42 raises the other end.
Therefore, this compact container makes it easy to take out the brush 42.

[Advantage of Invention] As described above, the compact container of the present invention projects toward the free end side of the lid so that the finger hook portion having the vertically extending guide hole is located in front of the locking piece of the lid. Is installed on the front of the container body so that the pressed part is projected so as to be located on both sides of the finger hooking part. Since the release operation member including the pressing portion that is in contact with the pressing portion is vertically movably fitted so as to be covered by the finger hook portion, the following excellent effects are exhibited.

(A) Since the guide pillar of the release operation member slides in the vertically extending guide hole formed in the finger hook portion, tilting of the release operation member to the front, rear, left, and right is prevented, and the release operation member and the finger hook portion are not touched. The release operation member moves vertically up and down when pinched by. Therefore, in the compact container of the present invention, the pressing portion of the releasing operation member can be displaced by the designed distance by pressing any position of the releasing operation member, and the pressed portion of the container body can be pressed sufficiently. Therefore, the compact container of the present invention can surely perform the hook releasing operation.

(B) Further, in the compact container of the present invention, since the guide post of the release operation member is inserted into the guide hole provided in the finger hook portion, the movement of the release operation member to the front, rear, left and right is regulated and released. The operation member is prevented from falling off forward.

(C) Further, in the compact container of the present invention, the pressed portion of the container body is arranged on both sides of the finger hook portion projecting from the front wall of the main body portion of the lid, and the finger hook portion is covered. Since the release operation member is fitted, the release operation member is not surrounded by anything and is projected to the front side of the container. Therefore, the compact container of the present invention can be easily operated by the knob.

[Brief description of drawings]

1 to 9 show one embodiment of the compact container of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a sectional view, FIG. 2 is a partially sectional front view, and FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view. 4 is a side view, FIG. 5 is a plan view in which a part of the lid is cut away, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the lid and the release operation member as seen from the back side, and FIG. 7 is a finger hook portion. And FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the engaged state of the small projections of the releasing operation member, FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the state during the hook releasing operation, and FIG. 9 is a partially sectional front view showing the state during the hook releasing operation. FIGS. 10 to 13 show a conventional compact container, FIG. 10 is a sectional view, FIG. 11 is a perspective view, FIG. 12 and FIG.
FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing a state in which the compact container is closed and a state in which the hook is released. 10 ... Lid, 11 ... Lid body, 12 ... Front wall, 13 ... Hook, 14 ... Locking piece, 15 ... Finger hook, 15a ... Side, 15b ...
… Small protrusion, 16 …… Guide hole, 20 …… Container body, 21 …… Rear wall, 22 …… Accommodation part, 23 …… Flange part, 24 …… Plate storage part, 25 …… Brush storage part, 26… … Front wall, 27 …… Hook,
28 …… Pressed part, 29 …… Notched part, 30 …… Release operation member,
31 …… guide pillar, 32 …… side wall, 33 …… pressing part, 33b ……
Small protrusions, 40 …… Mirrors, 41 …… Vases, 42 …… Brushes, 43 …… Ribs.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A container body (20) and a lid body (10) hinged to a rear wall portion (21) of the container body (20), the hook being provided at a front portion of the container body (20). (27) is projectingly provided, and in a compact container in which a locking piece (14) having a hook (13) for engaging with the hook (27) is provided on the free end side of the lid, A finger hook portion (15) having an extending guide hole (16) is projectingly provided on the free end side of the lid body (10) so as to be located in front of the locking piece (14) of the lid body (10), The container body (20)
The pressed parts (28, 28) are provided so as to be located on both sides of the finger hooking part (15) at the front part of the guide pillar (31) slidably contacting the guide hole (16) and the finger hooking part. A release operation member (30), which is located on both sides of (15) and has a pressing portion (33, 33) that abuts the pressed portion (28, 28), moves up and down so as to cover the finger hook portion (15). A compact container characterized by being fitted freely.