JP6961292B2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a compact container in which accommodation spaces are stacked one above the other.

A compact container for cosmetics is known in which two layers of storage spaces are laminated one above the other and lids are provided on each of the upper surface and the lower surface so that the contents in each storage space can be used (. For example, see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-233327

In the compact container described in Patent Document 1, when the contents in the upper storage space are used and then the contents in the lower storage space are used, the entire compact container is turned upside down and then the lower side is used. You need to open the lid. Therefore, it becomes complicated to take out the contents in the lower accommodation space.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compact container in which the contents can be easily taken out while stacking the accommodation spaces one above the other.

In order to solve the above problems, the compact container according to the present invention is
The upper container that forms the first storage space for the contents,
A lower container provided below the upper container and forming a second storage space for the contents, and a lower container.
A compact container having a lid that can open and close the first storage space from above.
The upper container is slidable horizontally with respect to the lower container, and the slide opens the second storage space upward.
A magnet or a ferromagnetic member is arranged on the upper container, the lower container, and the lid, respectively.
The magnet is arranged in at least one of the upper container and the lower container.
The magnet is arranged on at least one of the upper container and the lid .
The magnets arranged in at least one of the upper container, the lower container, and the lid body are compact containers that are magnetized in the vertical direction.

Further, the first accommodation space is opened by rotating the lid body around a rotation axis provided at the rear portion and moving the lid body rearward.
It is preferable that the second storage space is opened by sliding the upper container rearward with respect to the lower container.

Further, the magnet or the ferromagnetic member disposed on the upper container, the lower container, and the lid body overlaps in a plan view when the first accommodation space S1 and the second accommodation space S2 are closed. Is preferably arranged so as to maximize.

Further, the bottom of the upper container is undercut engaged with a protrusion protruding from the upper surface of the lower container to maintain the upper container in the closed position and the open position of the second storage space, respectively. It is preferable that the joint protrusion is provided.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact container in which the contents can be easily taken out while stacking the accommodation spaces one above the other.

It is (a) plan view at the time of storage of the compact container which is one Embodiment of this invention, (b) (a) AA cross-sectional view, and (c) (b) a detailed view of part C. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG. 1 (a). It is a side view seen from the magnet side at the time of storage of the compact container which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is (a) plan view of the lid body, (b) plan view of the upper container, and (c) plan view of the lower container at the time of storage of the compact container which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is (a) plan view and (b) (a) DD sectional view at the time of opening the lower container in the compact container which is one Embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, the compact container 100, which is an embodiment of the present invention, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 are views showing a state of the compact container 100 according to the present embodiment at the time of storage. In the present specification, claims, abstract and drawings, the "upper side" refers to the side provided with the lid 40 in FIG. 1 (b), and the "lower side" refers to the lower container 10. Refers to the provided side. Further, the "front side" refers to the side provided with the magnets 10M, 30M, 40M (the left side in FIG. 1B), and the "rear side" refers to the side provided with the lid rotating portion 49. Further, in the present embodiment, the "left-right direction" refers to the direction perpendicular to the paper surface in FIG. 1 (b).

FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view of the compact container 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention at the time of storage, and FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the cross section AA of FIG. 1 (a). As shown in FIG. 1A, the compact container 100 is a container having a rectangular shape that is slightly elongated in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 1B, the compact container 100 is provided with an upper container 30 having a first storage space S1 for storing contents such as cosmetics, and a cosmetic brush 28 provided below the upper container 30. It includes a lower container 10 having a second storage space S2 for storing contents such as a puff, and a lid 40 that covers the first storage space S1 from above so as to be openable and closable.

The upper container 30 includes a peripheral wall 31 that covers the periphery, a bottom wall 32 that is connected to the lower end of the peripheral wall 31, a flange portion 33 that extends outward from the peripheral wall 31, and a flange portion 33 that hangs downward from the outer end of the flange portion 33. It has an outer wall 34 that forms an outer shape. A middle plate 35 is arranged in the space defined by the peripheral wall 31 and the bottom wall 32, and the first accommodation space S1 is formed by the middle plate 35. In the present embodiment, the inner plate 35 contains cosmetics such as foundation and eye shadow. As shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 4 (b), a magnet 30M is arranged in the region between the outer wall 34 and the peripheral wall 31 in the front portion. In the present embodiment, the magnet 30M is magnetized in the vertical direction so that the upper side is the north pole and the lower side is the south pole. Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4B, the magnet 30M is fitted and fixed in the region between the ribs 34b and 34c and the outer wall 34. As shown in FIG. 2, in the upper container 30, a pair of left and right rail columns 36 hang down from the lower surface of the bottom wall 32, and a rail engaging portion 37 projects from the lower end of the rail columns 36 toward the center. By engaging the rail engaging portion 37 with the rail engaging portion 27 of the lower container 10 described later, the upper container 30 is restrained in the vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the lower container 10 in the front-rear direction (FIG. 2). It is configured so that it can slide only in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface). As shown in FIG. 1B, stoppers 32a are provided before and after the rail column 36 and the rail engaging portion 37, and the upper container 30 includes the rail column 26 and the rail engaging portion 27 of the lower container 10. It is configured to be slidable in the front-rear direction with respect to the lower container 10 until it comes into contact with the stopper 32a.

In FIG. 1B, a pivot shaft support portion 39 is arranged behind the outer wall 34. A pivot shaft 47 is attached to the pivot shaft support portion 39, and the lid 40 is formed by rotating the lid rotation portion 49 on the lid 40 side, which will be described later, around the pivot shaft 47. By moving backward and opening, the user can use the contents in the first accommodation space S1.

The lower container 10 includes a lower container main body 13 having a peripheral wall 11 covering the periphery, a bottom wall 12 connected to the lower end of the peripheral wall 11, and an inner frame member 20 arranged in a space defined by the peripheral wall 11 and the bottom wall 12. To be equipped with. The middle frame member 20 has a side wall 22 that surrounds the second accommodating space S2 inside the peripheral wall 11, an upper wall 23 that defines the upper end of the second accommodating space S2, and rearward and downward from the upper end of the front side portion of the side wall 22. It is provided with an inclined surface 24 extending in a cylindrical surface shape and in contact with the bottom wall 12, and a flange portion 25 extending further outward from the upper wall 23 beyond the side wall 22. The middle frame member 20 is placed in a fitting groove 11a provided at the upper end of the peripheral wall 11 at the outer end of the flange portion 25, and ultrasonically adheres the lower end of the side wall 22 to the bottom wall 12 of the lower container body 13. It is fixed by. An opening 23a is provided in the front region of the upper wall 23, and the user slides the upper container 30 rearward with respect to the lower container 10 to open the upper part of the second storage space S2 as described later. After that, for example, a cosmetic brush 28 or the like housed in the second storage space S2 can be easily taken out along the inclined surface 24 and used.

As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of left and right rail columns 26 extend upward from the upper surface of the upper wall 23 of the lower container 10, and the rail engaging portion 27 extends outward in the left-right direction from the upper end of the rail columns 26. It is protruding. When the rail engaging portion 27 engages with the rail engaging portion 37 of the upper container 30 described above, the upper container 30 is restrained with respect to the lower container 10 in the vertical and horizontal directions, and is restrained in the front-rear direction (paper surface of FIG. 2). It is configured to be slidable only in the vertical direction.

As shown in FIGS. 1 (b) and 4 (c), a magnet 10M is arranged in the region between the peripheral wall 11 and the side wall 22 in the front side portion. In the present embodiment, the magnet 10M is magnetized in the vertical direction so that the upper side is the north pole and the lower side is the south pole. Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4C, the magnet 10M is fitted and fixed in the region between the ribs 11b and 11c and the peripheral wall 11.

As shown in FIG. 3, the magnet 30M of the upper container 30 and the magnet 10M of the lower container 10 are both magnetized in the vertical direction so that the upper side is the north pole. The magnets 10M and 30M are vertically arranged so as to overlap each other in a plan view. Therefore, when the upper container 30 is to be slid horizontally with respect to the lower container 10 in the state of the compact container 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the magnets 10M and 30M are attracted to each other and overlap each other in a plan view. Try to return so that the part becomes larger. Therefore, the upper container 30 can maintain the state in which the opening 23a of the lower container 10 is closed.

The lid 40 includes a lid top wall 43 that covers the first accommodation space S1 from above, and a lid peripheral wall 41 that hangs down from the outer end of the lid top wall 43. In the example of this embodiment, a mirror 48 is provided on the lower surface of the top wall 43 of the lid. The mirror 48 is adhered to the lid 40 by being fitted to the lid fitting portion 43a provided on the lower surface of the top wall 43 of the lid.

A magnet 40M is arranged behind the front side portion of the lid peripheral wall 41 as shown in FIGS. 1 (b), 3 and 4 (a). In the present embodiment, the magnet 40M is magnetized in the vertical direction so that the upper side is the north pole and the lower side is the south pole. Then, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4A, the magnet 40M is pressed against and fixed to the peripheral wall 41 of the lid by the pressing member 43b.

As shown in FIG. 3, the magnet 30M of the upper container 30 and the magnet 40M of the lid 40 are both magnetized in the vertical direction so that the upper side is the north pole. The magnets 40M and 30M are vertically arranged so as to overlap each other in a plan view. Therefore, in the stored state of the compact container 100 shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, if the lid 40 is pulled upward with respect to the upper container 30 to be opened, the magnets 40M and 30M attract each other, so that the lid 40 Can maintain the state in which the first storage space S1 of the upper container 30 is closed.

A lid rotating portion 49 is integrally provided below the lid peripheral wall 41 on the rear side. The front side of the lid 40 is lifted from the upper container 30 against the attractive force acting between the magnets 30M and 40M, and the lid rotating portion 49 is rotated around the pivot shaft 47 attached to the upper container 30 side. Then, the lid body 40 can move rearward to open the upper part of the first accommodation space S1.

Next, a method of using the compact container 100 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

First, the user presses the outer wall 34 of the upper container 30 toward the rear while holding the lower container 10 with the palm from the state shown in FIG. 1 (b). When this pressing force exceeds the sum of the attractive force between the magnets 30M and 10M and the force of the rear engaging protrusion 38a shown in FIG. 1C overcoming the protrusion 11d of the peripheral wall 11, the upper container 30 is covered with the lid 40. At the same time, it slides backward with respect to the lower container 10.

FIG. 5B shows a state in which the upper container 30 slides rearward with respect to the lower container 10 together with the lid 40, and the rail pillar 26 and the rail engaging portion 27 are in contact with the stopper 32a on the front side. There is. That is, the upper container 30 and the lid 40 have moved to the rearmost position with respect to the lower container 10. Moreover, the engaging protrusion 38b on the front side gets over the protrusion 11d of the peripheral wall 11 and moves backward, so that the engaging protrusion 38b does not easily move forward. Therefore, the upper container 30 and the lid 40 are maintained in the state shown in FIG. 5B, that is, the opening 23a of the upper wall 23 is open to the outside. Therefore, the user can easily take out and use the contents such as the cosmetic brush 28 housed in the second storage space S2 along the inclined surface 24.

After taking out the contents from the second storage space S2, the user returns the upper container 30 and the lid 40 to the states shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B, and then opens the lid 40 this time. do. The opening of the lid 40 is performed by gripping the peripheral wall 41 of the lid and lifting the lid 40 upward against the attractive force between the magnets 40M and 30M. When the force for lifting the lid 40 exceeds the attractive force between the magnets 40M and 30M, the lid 40 rotates around the pivot shaft 47 and moves backward, so that the upper part of the first accommodation space S1 is opened. The user can access and use the cosmetics in the first storage space S1 by using the cosmetic brush 28 taken out from the second storage space S2.

In the present embodiment, the magnets 30M, 10M, and 40M are arranged in all of the upper container 30, the lower container 10, and the lid 40, but the present embodiment is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the magnet 30M may be arranged only in the upper container 30, and a ferromagnetic member such as iron or nickel may be arranged in the lower container 10 and the lid 40. In this case as well, an attractive force acts between the magnet 30M of the upper container 30 and the ferromagnetic member of the lower container 10, and an attractive force also acts between the magnet 30M of the upper container 30 and the ferromagnetic member of the lid 40. Works. Therefore, the same effect as when the magnets 30M, 10M, and 40M are arranged in all of the upper container 30, the lower container 10, and the lid 40 can be obtained.

Further, the magnets 10M and 40M may be arranged only in the lower container 10 and the lid 40, and the ferromagnetic member may be arranged in the upper container 30. Also in this case, an attractive force acts between the ferromagnetic member of the upper container 30 and the magnet 10M of the lower container 10, and also between the ferromagnetic member of the upper container 30 and the magnet 40M of the lid 40. Attractive force acts. Therefore, the same effect as when the magnets 30M, 10M, and 40M are arranged in all of the upper container 30, the lower container 10, and the lid 40 can be obtained. It is preferable that the magnetizing directions of the magnets 10M and 40M are aligned. For example, the magnets 10M and 40M are magnetized so that the upper side is the north pole.

Further, in the present embodiment, the magnet or the ferromagnetic member is arranged in the central portion on the front side, but the present invention is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the magnet and the ferromagnetic member may be arranged at the left and right ends on the front side. Further, the magnet and the ferromagnetic member may be arranged not at the front side but at the left and right ends near the center in the front-rear direction, and various around the first accommodation space S1 and the second accommodation space S2 in a plan view. Can be placed in the area.

Further, in the present embodiment, the lid body 40 is configured to rotate around the pivot shaft 47, but the present embodiment is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the upper container 30 and the lid 40 may be integrally molded via a hinge. In this case, the hinge portion serves as a rotation shaft.

Further, in the present embodiment, the upper container 30 slides rearward with respect to the lower container 10, and the lid 40 moves rearward with respect to the upper container 30 to open. It is not limited to the embodiment. For example, the upper container 30 may slide rearward with respect to the lower container 10, and the lid 40 may move left and right with respect to the upper container 30 to open.

Further, in the present embodiment, the cosmetics are stored in the first storage space S1 and the cosmetic brush 28 and the like are stored in the second storage space S2, but the present embodiment is not limited to this embodiment. For example, cosmetics may be stored in the second storage space S2 in addition to the first storage space S1, and the contents are not limited.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the upper container 30 is covered with the openable and closable lid 40 so that the first storage space S1 in the upper container 30 can be accessed, and the upper container 10 is compared with the lower container 10. By sliding 30 in the horizontal direction, the second storage space S2 in the lower container 10 can be accessed. As a result, both the first storage space S1 and the second storage space S2 can be easily accessed without turning the compact container 100 upside down.

Further, in the present embodiment, magnets 30M, 10M, 40M or ferromagnetic members are arranged in the upper container 30, the lower container 10, and the lid 40, respectively, and the upper container 30 and the lower container 10 are relative to each other by the attractive force of the magnets. The position and the relative position between the upper container 30 and the lid 40 are maintained at the initial positions. As a result, it is not necessary to arrange an engaging member such as a hook on the side surface, so that the aesthetic appearance of the compact container 100 can be improved.

Further, in the present embodiment, the first accommodating space S1 is opened by rotating the lid 40 around the pivot shaft 47 provided at the rear and moving the lid 40 to the rear, and the upper container 30 is placed with respect to the lower container 10. The second accommodation space S2 is configured to be in an open state by sliding it backward. As a result, the first accommodation space S1 and the second accommodation space S2 can be opened respectively by the same backward movement, so that the two accommodation spaces S1 and S2 can be individually accessed by a simple operation. ..

Further, in the present embodiment, the magnets or ferromagnetic members arranged in the upper container 30, the lower container 10, and the lid 40 overlap in a plan view when the first accommodation space S1 and the second accommodation space S2 are closed. Is arranged so as to be the maximum. As a result, the attractive force of the magnet can be maximized to reliably maintain the closed state of the first accommodation space S1 and the second accommodation space S2.

Further, in the present embodiment, the magnetizing direction of the magnet is set to be the vertical direction. As a result, even if there is an error in the distance between the magnets or the distance between the magnet and the ferromagnetic member due to the member tolerance or the like, an attractive force is surely generated and the first accommodating space S1 and the second accommodating space S2 The blocked state can be maintained.

Further, in the present embodiment, the upper container 30 is second-accommodated by providing engaging protrusions 38a and 38b at the bottom of the upper container 30 and undercut engaging them with the protrusion 11d protruding from the upper surface of the lower container 10. The space S2 can be maintained at the closed position and the open position, respectively. As a result, the user can tactilely perceive the open / closed state of the second accommodation space S2.

Although the present invention has been described based on the drawings and examples, it should be noted that those skilled in the art can easily make various modifications and modifications based on the present disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and modifications are included in the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each component can be rearranged so as not to be logically inconsistent, and a plurality of components can be combined or divided into one. It should be understood that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

10 Lower container 10M Magnet 11 Peripheral wall 11a Fitting groove 11b Rib 11c Rib 11d Protrusion 12 Bottom wall 13 Lower container body 20 Middle frame member 22 Side wall 23 Upper wall 23a Opening 24 Inclined surface 25 Flange 26 Rail pillar 27 Rail engagement Part 28 Cosmetic brush 30 Upper container 30M Magnet 31 Circumferential wall 32 Bottom wall 32a Stopper 33 Flange part 34 Outer wall 34b Rib 35 Middle plate 36 Rail pillar 37 Rail engaging part 39 Pivot shaft support 40 Lid 40M Magnet 41 Lid peripheral wall 43 Top wall of the lid 43a Fitting part of the lid 43b Holding member 47 Pivot shaft 48 Mirror 49 Rotating part of the lid 100 Compact container S1 First storage space S2 Second storage space

Claims (4)

The upper container that forms the first storage space for the contents,
A lower container provided below the upper container and forming a second storage space for the contents, and a lower container.
A compact container having a lid that can open and close the first storage space from above.
The upper container is slidable horizontally with respect to the lower container, and the slide opens the second storage space upward.
A magnet or a ferromagnetic member is arranged on the upper container, the lower container, and the lid, respectively.
The magnet is arranged in at least one of the upper container and the lower container.
The magnet is arranged on at least one of the upper container and the lid .
A compact container in which the magnets arranged in at least one of the upper container, the lower container, and the lid are magnetized in the vertical direction. The first accommodation space is opened by rotating the lid body around a rotation axis provided at the rear and moving it rearward.
The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the second storage space is opened by sliding the upper container rearward with respect to the lower container. The magnet or the ferromagnetic member disposed on the upper container, the lower container, and the lid has the maximum overlap in a plan view when the first accommodation space S1 and the second accommodation space S2 are closed. The compact container according to claim 1 or 2, which is arranged so as to be. Engagement protrusions on the bottom of the upper container maintain the upper container in the closed position and the open position of the second storage space by undercut engaging with the protrusions protruding from the upper surface of the lower container. The compact container according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein is provided.

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