JP4625409B2 - Accessory box - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is a box body that can accommodate accessories such as rings, necklaces, and earrings, a box lid body that is coupled to the box body via a hinge and opens and closes the opening of the box body, and is attached to the box lid body. A lamp for illuminating the inside of the box body, a battery attached to one of the box body and the box lid body, and a switch for turning on and off the electric circuit between the battery and the lamp in conjunction with opening and closing of the box lid body. The present invention relates to an improvement of an accessory box.

Such an accessory box is already known as disclosed in Patent Document 1.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-211922

  In a conventional accessory box, a switch is provided on the box lid so that the operating pin of the switch protrudes from the lower end surface of the box lid, and when the box lid is closed, the operating pin is pressed by the upper end surface of the box body. Thus, when the switch is turned off and the box lid is opened, the operation pin protrudes to turn the switch off.

  By the way, in such a thing, since the operation pin of a switch is exposed in the open state of a box cover, it is unsightly and the appearance of the accessory box which stores an expensive accessory is impaired.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide the accessory box that can illuminate the inside of the box body without deteriorating the appearance when the box lid is opened.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a box body that can accommodate accessories, a box lid body that is coupled to the box body via a hinge to open and close an opening of the box body, and is attached to the box lid body. A lamp that illuminates the inside of the box body, a battery that is attached to one of the box body and the box lid, and a switch that turns on and off the electric circuit between the battery and the lamp in conjunction with opening and closing of the box lid consisting comprise, a accessory box, provided with a support base for supporting the accessory box body, also provided a decorative top plate for mounting said lamp box lid, with Ru provided with the switch to the hinge, these in a flexible decorative cover for covering the hinge and the switch that is connected to the support base and the decorative ceiling plates, said hinge A toggle spring is connected to bias the box lid in the closing direction at an opening position below the predetermined intermediate opening of the box lid, and to open the box lid in the opening direction at an opening position above the intermediate opening. the first contact is attached to the toggle spring shall be the feature that the second contact constituting the switch in cooperation with the first contact was shared by the hinge.

According to the onset bright, a switch for controlling the turning on and off the lamp with Ru provided in the hinge, since the connecting flexible decorative cover for covering these hinges and switches to the support and the decorative ceiling plates, the switch The appearance of the accessory box is not impaired at all, and the luxury of the accessory box can be maintained.

In particular, the switch is composed of a first contact attached to a toggle spring that holds the closed state and the open state of the box lid, and a hinge that also serves as a second contact corresponding thereto. The structure is simple and can be obtained at low cost.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below on the basis of preferred embodiments of the present invention shown in the accompanying drawings.

  1 is a vertical side view of an accessory box according to the present invention shown in a closed state of the box lid, FIG. 2 is a vertical side view of the accessory box shown in an opened state of the box lid, and FIG. The front view which shows the illumination lamp in the accessory box by removing a board and its electric circuit, FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the said electric circuit.

  1 and 2, an accessory box B includes a box body 1 having an open upper surface and a box lid body that is coupled to the box body 1 via a pair of left and right hinges 3 to open and close the opening of the box body 1. 2 is provided. The shapes of the box body 1 and the box lid 2 are arbitrary, but in the illustrated example, they are formed in a heart shape in plan view.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, each hinge 3 includes a first hinge arm 4 and a second hinge arm 5 that are respectively fixed to corresponding side edges of the box body 1 and the box lid body 2. The hinge arm 4 is composed of a hinge pin 6 that couples the hinge arms 4 and 5 so as to be relatively rotatable. A toggle spring 7 is connected between the hinge arms 4 and 5.

  The toggle spring 7 is U-shaped so as to straddle the hinge pin 6 in a free state, and when the box lid 2 is located on the closing side with a predetermined intermediate opening of the box lid 2 as a boundary. The box cover 2 is urged in the closing direction, and when the box lid 2 is positioned on the opening side, it is urged in the opening direction.

  The box body 1 is detachably mounted with a support base 12 that divides the interior into a lower battery chamber 10 and an upper accessory chamber 11. A battery 13 is installed in the battery chamber 10. A support portion 12a such as a recess or a slit for supporting the accessory A such as a ring, necklace, or earring accommodated in the accessory chamber 11 is formed.

  On the other hand, a decorative top plate 14 covering the ceiling surface is detachably attached to the box lid 2, and a lamp 15 made of LEDs for illuminating the interior of the accessory chamber 11 of the box body 1 is attached to the decorative top plate 14. Is attached.

  The intermediate portion of the toggle spring 7 is separated from the periphery of the hinge pin 6 of the hinge 3 when the box lid 2 is closed, and is in contact with the periphery of the hinge pin 6 when the box lid 2 is opened. The first contact 18 is fixed to the intermediate portion of any one of the toggle springs 7 via an insulating material. Accordingly, the first contact 18 is separated from the corresponding hinge pin 6 in the closed position of the box cover 2 (see FIG. 1), and contacts the periphery of the hinge pin 6 in the open position of the box cover 2 (see FIG. 1). (See FIG. 2). Thus, the conductive hinge 3 with which the first contact 18 comes into contact also serves as the second contact constituting the switch 17 in cooperation with the first contact 18.

  A first lead wire 21 is connected between the first contact 18 and the anode of the battery 13. A second lead wire 22 is connected between the second contact, that is, the hinge 3 and one pole of the lamp 15. Further, a third lead wire 23 is connected between the other pole of the lamp 15 and the cathode of the battery 13.

  The first to third lead wires 21 to 23 are wired on the inner walls of the box body 1 and the box lid body 2 and are covered with the support base 12 and the decorative top plate 14. The hinge 3, the toggle spring 7 and the switch 17 are covered with a decorative cover 19 that connects the box body 1 and the box lid 2. The decorative cover 19 has flexibility to bend according to the opening / closing operation of the box lid 2.

  Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the closed state of the box lid body 2, the toggle spring 7 exerts a biasing force on the box lid body 2 so as to hold the closed state, and the first contact 18 is connected to the hinge pin 6 of the hinge 3. It is separated from the surroundings. Accordingly, since the switch 17 is turned off, the lamp 15 is turned off.

  When the box lid 2 is opened, after it exceeds a predetermined intermediate opening, the toggle spring 7 causes the biasing force to act in the opening direction of the box lid 2 as shown in FIG. At the same time, since the first contact 18 is brought into contact with the peripheral portion of the hinge pin 6 of the corresponding hinge 3, the switch 17 is turned on and the lamp 15 is lit, and this illumination causes the accessory A on the support base 12 of the box body 1 to be turned on. It gives a sparkle and brings out a sense of quality.

  By the way, a switch 17 for turning on / off the lamp 15 in response to opening / closing of the box lid 2 is provided on the hinge 3 connecting the box body 1 and the box lid 2, and together with the hinge 3, a support base 12 is covered with a flexible decorative cover 19 that connects between the decorative top plate 14 and the decorative top plate 14, the appearance of the accessory box B is not impaired at all by the switch 17, and the luxury of the accessory box B can be maintained. .

  Moreover, the switch 17 is composed of the first contact 18 attached to the toggle spring 7 that holds the closed state and the open state of the box lid 2 and the hinge 3 that also serves as the second contact corresponding thereto. The structure is simple and can be obtained at low cost.

  As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to it, A various design change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the summary. For example, the battery 13 can be installed on the back side of the decorative top plate 14 of the box lid 2.

It is a vertical side view of the accessory box concerning the present invention shown in the closed state of a box lid. It is a vertical side view of the accessory box shown with the box lid open. It is a front view which removes a support stand and a decorative top plate, and shows the illumination lamp in an accessory box, and its electric circuit. It is an exploded view of the electric circuit.

A ... Accessory B ... Accessory box 1 ... Box body 2 ... Box lid 3 ... Hinge (also serves as the second contact of the switch)
7... Toggle spring 12... Support base 13... Battery 14. Contact point 19 ··· Cosmetic cover 21 to 23 · · · Electrical circuit (first to third lead wires)

Claims (1)

A box body (1) capable of accommodating an accessory (A), a box lid (2) coupled to the box body (1) via a hinge (3) and opening and closing an opening of the box body (1); A lamp (15) attached to the box lid (2) to illuminate the inside of the box body (1), a battery (13) attached to one of the box body (1) and the box lid (2), and a box comprising a switch (17) for turning on and off an electric circuit (21 to 23) between the battery in conjunction with the opening and closing (13) and lamp (15) of the lid (2), met accessory box And
A support base (12) for supporting the accessory (A) is provided on the box body (1), a decorative top plate (14) for attaching the lamp (15) is provided on the box lid (2), and the switch (17 ) with Ru provided in the hinge (3), these hinges (3) and connected between the switch (the supporting table a flexible decorative cover for covering the 17) (19) (12) and the decorative top panel (14) In what
The hinge (3) has a box lid (2) in the closing direction at an opening position less than a predetermined intermediate opening of the box lid (2), and a box lid at an opening position above the intermediate opening. A toggle spring (7) for urging the body (2) in the opening direction is connected, and a first contact (18) is attached to the toggle spring (7), in cooperation with the first contact (18). An accessory box characterized in that the second contact constituting the switch (17) is also used as the hinge (3) .

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