JP5984185B2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a compact container.

  In general, cosmetic compacts are often expensive with various decorations. Also, mirrors and the like do not deteriorate early with time, and can be used for a long time. However, there are many cases where the cosmetics themselves are frequently replenished and exchanged, such as when consumed by use or exchanged according to user preferences.

  In order to respond to such a request, the container body has a recess on the upper surface side, a lid that covers the upper surface of the container body, and an inner pan housed in the recess, and abuts against one end surface of the inner tray. There has been proposed one in which an elastic body is provided in a recess, and the inner plate can be replaced by pulling up the other end surface of the inner plate with a nail (Patent Document 1).

JP-A-11-206445

  The thing of patent document 1 puts a nail | claw on the other end surface of an inner plate, slides the inner plate to one end surface side against the elastic force of an elastic body, and then pulls up the nail hung on the other end surface, Must be taken out. For this reason, there is a possibility that the inner plate slides off the nail when it is pulled up, and there is a possibility that the inner plate slides down from the fingertip and falls to the floor after picking up to a certain height. there were.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a compact container that can be easily pulled up when a cosmetic intermediate dish is pulled up with a finger.

The first means is
A container body 2 having a recess 6 on the upper surface side;
A lid 10 covering the upper surface of the container body 2;
A middle frame member 16 fitted into the recess 6 and having an upper tray opening inner tray storage chamber 28;
A cosmetic filling middle dish 54 slidably inserted in a certain direction B into the middle dish storage chamber 28;
Comprising
An elastic body 52 is provided to urge the intermediate plate 54 in the fixed direction in the direction from the base 54a to the front portion 54b of the intermediate plate 54, and the intermediate plate is moved to the opposite side of the biased direction. In a compact container formed so that 54 can be taken out,
An inner tray holder 40 which is disposed in the recess 6 of the container body 2 and detachably holds the base 54a of the inner tray 54;
The base end portion 40a of the intermediate dish holder 40 is pivotally attached to the container body 2 or the inner frame member 16 to form the intermediate dish holder 40 so that it can be raised and lowered, and the distal end portion 40b of the intermediate dish holder 40 is provided. The middle dish insertion port 48 is opened, and the cosmetic take-out port 50 is opened on the upper surface side of the middle dish holder 40, and an elastic body 52 for biasing the middle dish 54 is provided in the middle dish holder 40.

  As shown in FIG. 1, this means is provided with a middle tray holder 40 pivotally mounted in a middle tray storage chamber 28 of the middle frame member 16, and this middle tray holder 40 holds the base 54a of the middle tray 54. Proposed structure. When the lid 10 is opened and the tip 54b of the middle plate 54 is pulled up with a finger, the middle plate holder 40 rotates together with the middle plate 54 (see FIG. 4), so that the middle plate 54 can be easily taken out. In this specification, the “base” of the “base end” and the “base” refers to the portion closer to the rotation axis of the intermediate dish holder, and the “tip” of the “tip” and “tip”. The part far from the rotation axis shall be indicated.

The second means includes the first means, and a hook-like protrusion 32 is attached to a portion of the first partition wall 30 that defines the inner tray storage chamber 28 that faces the front portion 54c of the inner tray 54. The tip portion 54b of the inner tray 54 is provided so as to be engaged with the bowl-shaped protrusion 32.

  As shown in FIG. 2, this means proposes that the hook-shaped protrusion 32 attached to the first partition wall 30 of the inner tray storage chamber 28 is locked to the front portion 54 b of the inner tray 54. As a result, it is possible to prevent the intermediate tray 54 from dropping off unexpectedly.

The third means includes the first means or the second means, and the support base portion 7 that supports the tip portion 54b of the intermediate tray 54 is raised from the bottom surface of the intermediate tray storage chamber 28, and this support base The middle dish 54 was formed to be horizontally supported by the portion 7 and the middle dish holder 40.

  In this means, as shown in FIG. 2, it is proposed to provide a support base portion 7 that supports the tip portion 54 b of the inner tray 54. The base part 54a of the intermediate dish 54 is slidably inserted into the intermediate dish holder 40. If the intermediate dish 54 is supported only by the lower wall part 42a of the intermediate dish holder 40, the front part 54b of the intermediate dish 54 is provided. Due to the load on the side, the base portion 54a of the inner tray 54 is rubbed against the locking rib 46, which undesirably increases the frictional resistance. By providing the support base 7, the movement of the inner tray 54 becomes easy.

The fourth means includes any one of the first means to the third means, and a finger is placed in the vicinity of the front portion 54b of the middle dish 54 in the first partition wall 30 that defines the middle dish storage chamber 28. A recess 34 for insertion was formed.

  In this means, as shown in FIG. 3 (a partially cutaway plan view in the opened state), a finger insertion recess 34 is formed in the inner tray storage chamber 28. Thereby, the operation | work which puts a finger on the intermediate plate 54 and pulls up is easy.

According to the first aspect of the invention, since the elastic body 52 for biasing the intermediate tray 54 toward the front of the intermediate tray holder 40 is provided in the intermediate tray holder 40 pivotally attached to the intermediate frame member 16, the intermediate tray The holder 40 is rotated obliquely upward, and the inner tray 54 is urged in that direction, so that it can be easily taken out.
According to the invention relating to the second means, the tip of the intermediate plate 54 is locked to the hook-shaped protrusion 32 attached to the first partition wall 30 of the intermediate plate storage chamber 28, so that the intermediate plate 54 can be prevented from being pulled out unexpectedly. Can be prevented.
According to the third aspect of the invention, since the support base portion 7 that supports the tip portion 54b of the inner tray 54 is provided, the inner tray 54 can be smoothly slid.
According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the finger insertion recess 34 is formed in the first partition wall 30 of the inner tray storage chamber 28, it is easy to use.

It is a top view which cuts and shows a part in the closed state of the compact container which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which looked at the compact container of FIG. 1 from the side. It is a top view which notches and shows a part in the open state of the compact container of FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the middle tray holder of the compact container of FIG. 1. It is the figure which looked at the middle plate holder of FIG. 4 from the side of the compact container. It is the figure which looked at the middle tray holder of FIG. 4 from the front direction of the compact container. It is explanatory drawing of the operation | work which removes an inner tray from the compact container of FIG. 1, The same figure (A) is the initial state of an operation | work, The same figure (B) is the process which slides an inner tray in the direction of an elastic body. (C) shows the steps of rotating the middle dish together with the middle dish holder to take out the middle dish. It is explanatory drawing of the operation | work which remounts an inner tray to the compact container of FIG.

  1 to 8 show a compact container 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The compact container 1 is formed of a container body 2, a lid body 10, an inner frame member 16, an intermediate dish holder 40, and an intermediate dish 54. Each of these members can be formed of a synthetic resin material unless otherwise specified.

  The container body 2 has a peripheral wall 4 erected from the outer peripheral portion from the bottom wall, and a recess 6 for accommodating an inner frame member is formed inside the peripheral wall 4. As shown in FIG. 1, a notch 8 for attaching a lid is provided on the rear wall portion of the peripheral wall 4. Further, a push button storage recess 4a, which will be described later, is formed in the front wall portion of the peripheral wall, and a hook receiving portion 9 is formed on the rear side surface of the recess (see FIG. 3). Although the illustrated hook receiving portion 9 is formed as a lateral rib, its structure can be changed as appropriate. In the present specification, “rear” means the side of the compact container 1 where the lid 10 is attached to the container body 2 (the connecting wall portion 12), and “front” means the hook receiving portion 9. Each side shall be indicated. “Left” (or “right”) is the corresponding direction when the compact container is viewed from the rear side to the front side.

  The lid body 10 has a connecting wall portion 12 that hangs down from the rear portion thereof. The connecting wall portion 12 is inserted into the notch 8 and pivotally attached thereto. A hook 14 is suspended from the front portion of the lid 10 (see FIG. 3), and the hook 14 can be locked to the hook receiving portion 9 described above. In the illustrated example, the push button 15 is further pivoted into the push button storage recess 4a so as to rotate when pushed from the front, and a part of the push button 15 pushes up the hook 14 by turning, and the hook receiving portion 9 It is formed to come off. The hook, the hook receiving portion, and the push button form a lid locking mechanism F. In FIG. 2, M is a mirror attached to the back surface of the lid.

As shown in FIG. 2, the middle frame member 16 closes the upper end of the ring body 18 fitted in the recess 6 with the top plate 20, and each edge of the _two openings O ₁ and O ₂ opened in the top plate 20. The first partition wall 30 and the second partition wall 26 are respectively suspended from the section, and the inside of each cylindrical portion is used as a puff storage chamber 24 and a middle dish storage chamber 28. In the illustrated example, the middle plate storage chamber 28 and the puff storage chamber 24 are formed on both the left and right sides, leaving the outer peripheral portion 20a of the top plate 20, and the middle plate portion 20b for separating the two is provided. However, the structure can be changed as appropriate.

  The inner tray storage chamber 28 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from above, and has a bowl-shaped protrusion 32 projecting inwardly from the upper end of the first partition wall 30 on one side of the two sides facing each other. Is provided with an intermediate tray holder 40 which will be described later. The hook-shaped protrusion 32 is for suppressing the vertical movement of the inner tray 54.

  A finger insertion recess 34 shown by a dotted line in FIG. 1 is formed in an intermediate portion of the middle plate portion 20b. In a preferred illustrated example, the second partition wall portion and the first partition wall portion are omitted from the intermediate portion, and the intermediate portion is used as a band plate portion 21 that is in contact with the bottom surface of the container body 2. The thickness of the band plate portion 21 can be the same as the height of the support base portion 7 described later.

  Further, a portion of the bottom surface of the recess 6 of the container main body 2 corresponding to the bottom of the middle tray storage chamber 28 is provided with a support base 7 for supporting a front portion 54b of the middle tray 54 described later, as shown in FIG. Form. The support base 7 is provided in the vicinity of the side corresponding to the tip 54 b of the middle tray 54 (the side on which the bowl-shaped protrusion 32 is formed) among the four sides of the middle tray storage chamber 28. The height of the support base part 7 with respect to the remaining bottom surface portion of the recess 6 is substantially the same as the thickness of the lower wall part 42a of the middle dish holder 40 described later. The dish 54 is formed so as to be horizontally supported. The operation of the support base 7 will be further described later.

  The intermediate dish holder 40 is formed of a holding wall body 42 that holds the base 54 a of the intermediate dish 54, and an elastic body 52.

  The holding wall body 42 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the direction shown in FIG. 5, and side wall portions 42 b are erected from both ends of the lower wall portion 42 a which is long in the front-rear direction, and the upper side wall portions 42 b are A wall 42c is constructed.

  On the base end portion 40a side of the intermediate dish holder 40, as shown in FIG. 5, a pair of pivoting portions 44 project outward from the upper portion of each side wall portion 42b. These pivot attachment portions 44 are pivotally attached to holes (not shown) formed at corresponding positions of the middle frame member 16, whereby the intermediate tray holder 40 is rotated around the rotation axis A passing through both pivot attachment portions 44. Can be freely rotated and undulated. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, an intermediate tray insertion port 48 that opens between the distal ends of the side wall portions 42 b is formed on the distal end portion 40 b side of the intermediate tray holder 40. On the upper surface side of the intermediate dish holder 40 in the above-described lying state, the front end side of the upper wall portion 42c is cut away to form a cosmetic outlet 50 as shown in FIG. In the illustrated example, the intermediate tray insertion port 48 and the cosmetics removal port 50 are made continuous. In addition, a locking rib 46 projects inward from the upper end of the intermediate tray holder 40.

  Further, an elastic body 52 that biases the intermediate tray 54 forward is provided in the base end portion 40 a of the intermediate tray holder 40. The illustrated elastic body 52 is formed as a leaf spring provided between the base end portions of the side wall portion 42b. This leaf spring is bent in a bow shape as a whole as shown by a dotted line in FIG. In the illustrated example, the elastic body 52 and the holding wall body 42 are integrally formed. However, the elastic body 52 may be formed separately from the holding wall body 42 so as to be attachable to both front and rear sides of the base end portion of the holding wall body. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the elastic body 52 has a wider side end portion 52a than the longitudinal direction intermediate portion 52b, and each side end portion 52a has a taper shape spreading toward the end.

  The intermediate tray 54 is stored in the intermediate tray storage chamber 28 with a certain margin so that it can slide in the sliding direction B shown in FIG. A base portion 54 a of the intermediate tray 54 is slidably fitted into the intermediate tray holder 40, and a tip portion 54 b of the intermediate tray 54 is supported by the support base portion 7. The inner tray 54 may be made of resin or metal.

  In the above configuration, in the initial state shown in FIG. 7A, the front portion 54b of the inner tray 54 is locked to the lower surface of the bowl-shaped protrusion 32, and the intermediate tray 54 is prevented from unexpectedly coming out. ing. In this state, since the cosmetic take-out port 50 is opened on the upper surface of the middle dish holder 40, the cosmetic can be taken out from a wide range from the base 54a to the front part 54b of the middle dish 54.

  In the state shown in FIG. 7A, the base 54a of the intermediate dish 54 is horizontally supported by the lower wall part 42a of the intermediate dish holder 40, and the tip 54b of the intermediate dish 54 is horizontally supported by the support base 7. Yes. Further, between the lower wall portion 42 a and the support base portion 7, the inner tray 54 and the bottom wall of the container main body 2 are separated with a gap 38 interposed therebetween. As a result, the frictional resistance caused by pulling in the middle tray 54 described later is reduced.

  When taking out the intermediate tray 54, from this state, the lid 10 is opened, a finger is inserted into the finger insertion recess 34 and hooked on the tip 54b of the intermediate tray 54, as shown in FIG. What is necessary is just to pull in the direction (it is called a base) from the front part 54b to the base 54a. Then, the elastic body 52 is elastically deformed to move the inner tray 54, and the tip 54 b of the inner tray 54 is detached from the lower surface of the bowl-shaped protrusion 32. The width d in the sliding direction B of the support base 7 is set so that the tip 54b of the intermediate tray 54 does not fall off the support base 7 even when the intermediate tray 54 is moved to the base slide limit position. Is set.

  Next, when the finger hung on the tip 54b of the middle plate 54 is pulled up, the middle plate 54 and the middle plate holder 40 rotate around the rotation axis A in the state shown in FIG. In this state, the middle tray 54 can be easily pulled out from the middle tray holder 40.

  When a new intermediate tray 54 is to be mounted, the intermediate tray holder 40 may be inclined as shown in FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Compact container 2 ... Container main body 4 ... Perimeter wall 4a ... Recessed part for pushbutton accommodation 6 ... Recessed part 7 ... Support base part 8 ... Notch 9 ... Hook receiving part
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Lid 12 ... Connecting wall part 14 ... Hook 15 ... Push button 16 ... Middle frame member 18 ... Ring body 20 ... Top plate 20a ... Outer peripheral part 20b ... Middle plate part 21 ... Band plate part 24 ... Puff storage room 26 ... 2nd Bulkhead 28 ... Middle tray storage chamber 30 ... First bulkhead 32 ... Sponge projection 34 ... Finger insertion recess 38 ... Gap 40 ... Middle tray holder 40a ... Base end portion 40b ... Tip end portion 42 ... Holding wall body 42a ... Lower wall Part 42b ... Side wall part 42c ... Upper wall part 44 ... Pivoting part 46 ... Locking rib 48 ... Middle dish insertion port 50 ... Cosmetics outlet 52 ... Elastic body 52a ... Side end part 52b ... Longitudinal intermediate part 54 ... Middle Plate 54a ... Base 54b ... Tip 56 ... Mounting table A ... Rotating shaft B ... Constant direction (sliding direction) F ... Lock mechanism M ... Mirror

Claims (4)

A container body (2) having a recess (6) on the upper surface side;
A lid (10) covering the upper surface of the container body (2);
A middle frame member (16) fitted into the recess (6) and having an open top tray storage chamber (28);
A middle dish (54) for filling cosmetics, which is slidably inserted in a certain direction (B) in the middle dish storage chamber (28);
Comprising
An elastic body (52) is provided for urging the inner plate (54) in the fixed direction in the direction from the base (54a) to the front portion (54b) of the inner plate (54), and on the opposite side to the urged direction In a compact container formed so that the middle dish (54) can be taken out by moving the middle dish to
An inner tray holder (40) disposed in the recess (6) of the container body (2) for detachably holding the base (54a) of the inner tray (54);
While the base end portion (40a) of the inner tray holder (40) is pivotally attached to the container body (2) or the inner frame member (16), the inner tray holder (40) is formed so as to be undulated. The middle tray holder (40) has a middle tray insertion port (48) at the tip (40b) and a top portion of the middle tray holder (40) with a cosmetic outlet (50). A compact container comprising an elastic body (52) for urging the inner plate (54) in a holder (40).   A hook-shaped protrusion (32) is attached to a portion of the first partition wall (30) that defines the inner-plate storage chamber (28) that faces the front portion (54b) of the intermediate dish (54). The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the tip portion (54 b) of the inner tray (54) is engaged with (32).   A support base part (7) that supports the tip part (54b) of the intermediate dish (54) is raised from the bottom surface of the intermediate dish storage chamber (28), and the support base part (7) and the intermediate dish holder (40) are raised. The compact container according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the inner tray (54) is horizontally supported. A finger insertion recess (34) is formed in the vicinity of the tip (54b) of the middle plate (54) in the first partition wall (30) defining the middle plate storage chamber (28). The compact container according to claim 1 or claim 2.