JP5275877B2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact container in which a lid can be slowly opened without performing complicated adjustment and has good operation. <P>SOLUTION: The compact container includes: a container body 1, which has an accommodating portion; and the lid 2, which is openably and closably pivoted by this container body 1; a pipe member 4 capable of deformation and restoration around an axis O; a support shaft 5, which has two large-diameter parts 5a, which hold a pipe member end 4a from its inside, and in which a shaft part 5b of a small diameter is integrally built over in the large-diameter parts 5a; a lid side connector 6, which has a holding part 6e holding the pipe member end 4a from its outside between it and one large-diameter part 5a of the support shaft 5 and is fixed to the lid 2; and a container side connector 7, which has a holding part 7d holding the pipe member end 4a from its outside between it and the other large-diameter part 5a of the support shaft 5 and is fixed to the container body 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an opening / closing operation of a compact container including a container body having a storage portion and a lid body that is pivotally supported by the container body so as to be opened and closed.

  In a conventional compact container, a groove is formed along the axial direction on a highly rigid shaft member as a shaft for connecting the lid and the container body, and the outer peripheral surface thereof is covered with a buffer member made of a soft synthetic resin. Some of them use a hinge shaft. According to such a conventional compact container, the lid can be opened at an arbitrary angle by the frictional resistance of the buffer member, and the lid can be opened slowly.

JP 2003-70530 A

  However, in such a conventional compact container, since the opening degree of the lid body is adjusted by frictional resistance, operability when opening the lid body is emphasized rather than how the opening angle of the lid body is maintained. Adjustment is complicated. For this reason, the conventional compact container has room for improvement when operability is important.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a compact container with good operability, which can slowly open a lid without complicated adjustments.

The present invention, in a compact container comprising a container body having a storage portion, and a lid that is pivotally supported by the container body so as to be opened and closed,
A pipe member that can be deformed and restored around the axis, and two large-diameter portions that hold the end of the pipe member from the inside, and a small-diameter shaft portion is integrally spanned between the large-diameter portions. A container-side connector fixed to the container body having a holding portion for holding one end portion of the pipe member from the outside between the support shaft and one large-diameter portion of the support shaft, and the support shaft And a lid-side connector that has a holding portion that holds the other end portion of the pipe member from the outside thereof and is fixed to the lid body.

  Examples of the pipe member include those made of a soft synthetic resin that can be deformed and restored. Further, examples of the support shaft include those made of a synthetic resin that has high rigidity and is difficult to be deformed. In addition, examples of the support shaft include a shaft portion provided between the large-diameter portion and an annular groove that circulates around the axis line.

  Each of the connectors can be fixed to a recess formed in one of the container main body or the lid and a through hole formed in the other of the container main body or the lid.

  As at least one of the connectors, a plurality of holding portions are respectively arranged radially around the axis via hinges, a holding portion main body in which a protrusion for preventing rotation is formed, and the holding portion is bent to each support shaft A connector having an inner space for fitting the holding portion main body together with the large-diameter portion of the pipe member and the end portion of the pipe member from the outside thereof, and having a rotation-preventing recess for fitting with the rotation-preventing protrusion. A thing provided with a main part is mentioned.

According to the compact container of the present invention, both ends of the pipe member that can be deformed and restored around the axis are fixed to the container body and the lid body through the connectors, respectively, so that the lid body is a pipe member with respect to the container body. It will be connected via. As a result, when the user opens the lid, the pipe member is opened while being twisted around its axis, so that the lid can be opened slowly without using frictional resistance with the container body and the lid. .

  Further, according to the present invention, as described above, the degree of opening of the lid is not caused by frictional resistance but by the torsional characteristics of the pipe member. For this reason, according to this invention, the opening condition of a cover body can be adjusted only by selecting the pipe member of a suitable material from the pipe members from which a material differs.

  Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact container with good operability that can open the lid slowly without complicated adjustments. Further, if an annular groove is formed in the shaft portion spanned between the large-diameter portions of the support shaft, the shaft portion is easily twisted, so that the operability is further improved.

  In addition, if the connector is fixed to a recess formed in one of the container main body or the lid and a through hole formed in the other of the container main body or the lid, each connector is unitized as a shaft provided with a pipe member. In this state, it can be assembled to the container body and the lid. Thereby, the assembly | attachment similar to the past can be performed.

  Further, according to the present invention, at least one of the connectors is held by the holding portion main body in which a plurality of holding portions are radially arranged around the axis via the hinges, and the rotation preventing projection is formed on the main body. For anti-rotation that has an internal space for fitting the holding part main body in a state where the end of the pipe member is aligned with the large-diameter part of the support shaft together with the large diameter part of the support shaft from the outside. If it is provided with the connector main body in which the recessed part of this was formed, it can adjust suitably by setting separately the holding force of a pipe member and a support shaft, and fixation with a container main body or a cover body. .

(a), (b) is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the cosmetic compact container according to one embodiment of the present invention is closed, and an enlarged side view schematically showing the shaft portion thereof. . (a), (b) is a partial cross-sectional view schematically showing the container body side together with a part of the lid. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view schematically showing a main part of FIG. (a)-(c) is the perspective view which shows the connector for lid bodies which concerns on the same form from an outer surface, the perspective view which shows the connector from an inner surface, and XX sectional drawing of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the connector for containers based on the form. FIG. 4 is a YY sectional view and a ZZ sectional view of FIG. 3. It is an expanded sectional view which shows typically the principal part of the compact container for makeup | decoration which is the other form of this invention.

  Hereinafter, the compact container according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 is a container main body. The container body 1 has a storage portion on the mating surface with the lid 2 and is divided into a makeup filling portion C ₁ where cosmetics are filled and an applicator storage portion C ₂ for storing makeup brushes and the like. ing. As shown in FIG. 2 (a), the container body 1 is integrally provided with two projecting portions 1a spaced apart in the width direction.

  On the other hand, the lid body 2 has a protruding portion 2a disposed in a recess 1b formed between the two protruding portions 1a, and is pivotally supported with respect to the container body 1 so as to be opened and closed. The lid 2 is provided with a mirror M on the mating surface with the container body 1.

  Reference numeral 3 denotes a shaft for connecting the container body 1 and the lid body 2 (hereinafter referred to as “connection shaft”). As shown in FIG. 2 (a), one connecting shaft 3 is connected to the protruding portion 1 a of the container body 1 and one protruding portion 2 a of the lid 2, and the other connecting shaft 3 is connected to the container body 1. The protrusion 1 a is connected to the other protrusion 2 a of the lid 2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, 4 is a cylindrical pipe member that can be deformed and restored around the axis O. The pipe member 4 is made of a soft synthetic resin that can be deformed and restored.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a support shaft disposed inside the pipe member 4. The support shaft 5 has two large-diameter portions 5a that hold the end portions 4a of the pipe member 4 from the inside of the end portions 4a, respectively, and between the two large-diameter portions 5a, from the large-diameter portion 5a. Also, a small-diameter shaft portion 5b is stretched integrally. An annular groove 5c is formed around the axis O in the large diameter portion 5a.

  6 is a lid body side connector for fixing to the protrusion part 2a. As shown in FIG. 4A, the lid-side connector 6 has a truncated cone shape, and a plurality of vertical ribs 6a are provided on the tapered outer peripheral wall 6f. In addition, as shown in the figure, the lid-side connector 6 has a diameter of the outer peripheral wall 6f that is reduced when the outer peripheral wall 6f is tightened, while a diameter of the outer wall 6f is increased when holding a large-diameter one. A notch 6c is formed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4 (b), a fitting recess 6 d for press-fitting one large-diameter portion 5 of the support shaft 5 together with one end portion 4 a of the pipe member 4 is provided inside the lid-side connector 6. Is formed. In the fitting recess 6d, a holding portion that holds the end 4a of the pipe member 4 from the outside of the pipe member 4 at a position facing the annular groove 5c formed in the large diameter portion 5a. An annular rib 6e is formed. As a result, when the large-diameter portion 5 of the support shaft 5 is press-fitted together with the end portion 4a of the pipe member 4 into the fitting recess 6d, the end portion 4a of the pipe member 4 is annular as shown in FIG. It is fixedly held in the groove 5c and the annular rib 6e.

  On the other hand, the protrusion 2a is formed with a recess 2c for fixing the lid-side connector 6. A guide groove 1d for guiding the vertical rib 6a along the axis O is formed in the recess 2c. Thereby, the lid body side connector 6 is fixed to the protrusion 2a so as not to rotate. As shown in FIG. 4C, the vertical rib 6a and the guide groove 2d are provided with play (gap) around the axis O so as to allow slight rotation around the axis O.

  7 is a container side connector. As shown in FIG. 5, the container-side connector 7 includes a holding portion main body 71 and a connector main body 72. The holding part main body 71 has a main body 7c in which a plurality of arms 7a are arranged radially around the axis O via hinges 7b. On the inner side of the arm 7a, a rib 7d that integrally holds the other end portion 4a of the pipe member 4 from the outer side of the pipe member 4 with the other large diameter portion 5a of the support shaft 5 is integrally provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the rib 7d is also provided so as to face the annular groove 5c when the arm 7a is bent via the hinge 7b.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the connector main body 72 holds the holding portion main body 71 and fixes it to the container main body 1. As shown in the figure, the connector main body 72 has an inner portion in which the holding portion main body 7c is fitted in a state where the arm 7a is bent and the end portion 4a of the pipe member 4 is held from the outside with the large diameter portion 5a. It has a space 7g. As a result, when the large-diameter portion 5 of the support shaft 5 is press-fitted together with the end portion 4a of the pipe member 4 via the holding portion main body 7c to the internal space 7g, the end portion 4a of the pipe member 4 is As shown in FIG. 3, it is fixedly held by the annular groove 5c and the annular rib 7d.

  In addition, each of the holding portion main body 71 and the connector main body 72 is formed with a rotation-preventing convex portion 7e and a rotation-preventing concave portion 7h that is fitted to the convex portion 7e. As shown in FIG. 6B, the non-rotating convex portions 7e and the concave portions 7h are prevented from idling by making the cross-sectional shape square.

  On the other hand, a through-hole 1c that allows the container-side connector 7 to pass through together with the lid-side connector 6 is formed in the protruding portion 1a. The through-hole 1c is formed with a guide groove 1d that is aligned with the guide groove 2d on the lid 2 side and guides the longitudinal rib 6a along the axis O, and a recess 1e that fixes the lid-side connector 7 is formed. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 6 (b), the recess 1e, together with the connector head 7i provided on the container-side connector 7, prevents the idling of each other by making the cross-sectional shape square. Thereby, if the connector head 7i is fixed to the recess 1e by a method such as press fitting, the container side connector 7 is fixed to the protrusion 1a so as not to rotate.

  That is, the connecting shaft 3 assembles the lid-side connector 6 to one end 4 a of the pipe member 4 that passes through the support shaft 5, while the holding member main body 71 is connected to the other end 4 a of the pipe member 4. The connector main body 72 is assembled. That is, the connecting portion 3 is a unit (assy) in which the lid-side connector 6 and the container-side connector 7 are fixed to both ends of the pipe member 4 through the support shaft 5.

  And the connection with the container main body 1 and the cover body 2 inserts the cover body side connector 6 of the connection shaft 3 from the recessed part 1e formed in the protrusion part 1a of the container main body 1, and the cover body 2 through the through-hole 1c. After passing through the protrusion 2a, the lid-side connector 6 is fixed to the recess 2c formed in the protrusion 2a, and then the container-side connector 7 is fixed to the recess 1e formed in the protrusion 2a of the lid 2. To be achieved. As a result, one end of the connecting shaft 3 is fixed to the lid body 2 and the other end of the connecting shaft 3 is fixed to the container body 1 so that the connecting shaft 3 is connected between the container body 1 and the lid body 2. Connected through.

  The connecting shaft 3 is assembled so that the pipe member 4 is twisted when the lid 2 is closed. Accordingly, when the push piece 10 is pushed and the engagement between the container body 1 and the lid body 2 is released, the lid body 2 is automatically and slowly opened by the restoring force accompanying the release of the twist of the pipe member 4. Become. The twist of the pipe member 4 can be set so as to be eliminated after the lid body 2 is completely opened, or can be set so as to remain after the lid body 2 is completely opened.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, both ends 4a of the pipe member 4 that can be deformed and restored around the axis O are fixed to the container body 1 and the lid body 2 via the lid body side connector 6 and the container side connector 7, respectively. As a result, the lid 2 is connected to the container body 1 via the pipe member 4. Thereby, when the user opens the lid 2, the pipe member 4 is opened while being twisted around the axis O. For this reason, the lid body 2 can be opened slowly without using the frictional resistance with the container body 1 and the lid body 2 as in the prior art.

  Further, according to the present embodiment, the degree of opening of the lid body 2 is not due to frictional resistance but to the torsional characteristics of the pipe member 4 as described above. For this reason, according to this form, the opening degree of the cover body 2 can be adjusted only by selecting the pipe member of a suitable material from the pipe members 4 from which a material differs.

  Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to provide a compact container with good operability by allowing the lid 2 to be opened slowly without complicated adjustments.

  If the lid-side connector 6 and the container-side connector 7 are fixed to the recess 2c formed in the lid 2 and the through-hole 1c formed in the container body 1 as in this embodiment, the pipe member 4 It can assemble | attach to the container main body 1 and the cover body 2 in the state unitized as the connection shaft 3 provided with. Thereby, the assembly | attachment similar to the past can be performed.

  Further, as in the present embodiment, at least one of the lid-side connector 6 and the container-side connector 7 is provided with a protrusion for preventing rotation on a main body 7c in which a plurality of holding portions 7d are radially arranged around the axis O via hinges 7b. The holding portion main body 71 formed with the portion 7e and the arm portion 7a are bent, and the holding portion main body 71 is fitted with the large diameter portion 5a of the support shaft 5 and the end portion 4a of the pipe member 4 aligned from the outside. If the connector main body 71 having the inner space 7g to be formed and the rotation preventing projection 7e fitted with the rotation preventing depression 7h is formed, the holding force of the pipe member 4 and the support shaft 5 can be obtained. The fixing to the container body 1 or the lid body 2 can be appropriately adjusted by setting separately.

  In this embodiment, the container body 1 is provided with a push piece 10 biased outward at a position facing the connecting shaft 3 and formed on the mating surface when the lid 2 is closed. Opening of the lid body 2 is prevented by the hooked nail portion being caught.

  FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view schematically showing a main part of a cosmetic compact container according to another embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the same parts as those of the previous embodiment have the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In the support shaft 5 according to this embodiment, an annular groove 5d that circulates around the axis O is formed in the shaft portion 5b spanned between the large diameter portions 5a. If the annular groove 5d is formed, the shaft portion 5b is easily twisted, so that the operability is further improved.

  In this embodiment, the connector head 7i is formed with an opening 7j that exposes the rotation-preventing convex portion 7e of the holding body 71 to the outside by opening the rotation-preventing recess 7h to the outside. . Thereby, the recessed part 7h for rotation prevention is comprised substantially as a through-hole.

  The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims. For example, the container-side connector 7 can be configured such that the holding portion main body 71 and the connector 72 are integrated. The configuration of the container side connector 7 can be employed as a lid side connector. Further, the connectors 6 and 7 may be fixed to a recess formed on one side of the container body 1 or the lid body 2 and a through hole formed on the other side of the container body 1 or the lid body 2. Furthermore, each structure employ | adopted for each form can mutually be combined suitably.

  The present invention is not limited to a cosmetic compact container, and can be applied to, for example, a pharmaceutical compact container containing an ointment or the like applied to the eyes.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container main body 1c Through-hole 2 Lid 2c Recess 3 Connection shaft 4 Pipe member 4a Pipe member end 5 Support shaft 5a Large diameter part 5b Small diameter shaft part 5d Annular groove 6 Lid side connector 6e Rib (holding part)
7 Container side connector 7a Arm part 7b Hinge 7c Body 7d Rib (holding part)
7e Convex part for detent 7h Concave part for detent 71 Holding part main body 72 Connector main part

Claims (4)

In a compact container comprising a container body having a storage portion and a lid body pivotally supported by the container body so as to be opened and closed,
A pipe member that can be deformed and restored around the axis, and two large-diameter portions that hold the end of the pipe member from the inside, and a small-diameter shaft portion is integrally spanned between the large-diameter portions. A container-side connector fixed to the container body having a holding portion for holding one end portion of the pipe member from the outside between the support shaft and one large-diameter portion of the support shaft, and the support shaft A compact container comprising a lid-side connector that has a holding portion that holds the other end of the pipe member from the outside of the pipe member and the other large-diameter portion.   The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the support shaft includes an annular groove that circulates around the axis on a shaft portion spanned between the large diameter portion.   3. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the connector is fixed to a recess formed in one of the container main body or the lid and a through hole formed in the other of the container main body or the lid. .   4. The holding part according to claim 1, wherein the at least one connector has a plurality of holding parts radially arranged around the axis via hinges and a protrusion for preventing rotation is formed on the main body. A convex part for rotation prevention having an internal space for fitting the holding part body in a state where the end of the pipe member is held from the outside between the main body and the large diameter part of the support shaft by bending the holding part. And a connector main body formed with a recess for preventing rotation to be fitted.

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