JP2001054424A - Container for cosmetic preparation - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a container for cosmetic preparation, wherein a shaking sound is not generated at the time of a carrying or usage even after a usage for long years. SOLUTION: On a first internal wall surface 20a from among four edges of a cosmetic tray housing section 20, a first engaging protuberance 28, which can be engaged with the engaging groove 24a of a cosmetic tray 24, is formed. At the same time, on a second internal wall surface 20b, which is confronted with the first internal wall surface 20a, a plurality of claws 30, wherein a vertical slit 30a extending in the vertical direction is formed on both sides, and the lower end is made a free end, are formed. Then, on the internal surface of the lower end section of the claw 30, a second engaging protuberance 32, which is engaged with the engaging groove 24a of the cosmetic tray and presses the cosmetic tray 24, is formed. Also, on the bottom surface 21 of the cosmetic tray housing section 20, a deflection-deformable elastic piece 40, wherein a slit 40a is formed on both side, and one end is made a free end, is formed within the bottom surface. Then, on the free end of the elastic piece 40, a protruding section 41, which presses the cosmetic tray in the upper direction of the cosmetic tray housing section, is formed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cosmetic container in which a makeup dish can be detached from a makeup dish storage portion provided on a container body.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A cosmetic container of this type is disclosed in
No. 4,731,319. In this cosmetic container 10, as shown in FIG.
2 is provided on the inner wall surface 20a of the partition wall 18 on the side of the makeup dish storage section, which is partitioned into a makeup dish storage section 20 and an accessory box 22.
The first engagement protrusion 28 that can be engaged with the engagement groove 24a is formed. And the interior wall surface 2 of the decorative dish storage section facing the partition wall 18
0b, as shown in FIG. 7, vertical slits 30a extending in the vertical direction are formed on both sides, and the first slit 30a having a lower end as a free end.
A plurality of claws 30 corresponding to the engaging projections 28 are formed, and the engaging grooves 24 a of the decorative dish 24 are formed on inner surfaces of lower ends of the claws 30.
The second engagement protrusion 32 that can be engaged with the second engagement protrusion 32 is formed.

On the other hand, the inner wall surface 20b of the container body between the claws 30, 30 is formed with the lower end as a free end.
A holding wall 34 that can be bent and deformed with a larger spring force is provided. On the inner surface of the holding wall 34, the amount of protrusion is set to be smaller than that of the second engagement protrusion 32, and the decorative dish 24 is moved in the direction of the first engagement protrusion 28. A convex portion 36 to be pressed is formed.

[0004] In the cosmetic container 10 having this configuration, by inserting the decorative dish 24 into the decorative dish storage section 20 from above, the nail 30 is pushed open by the lower end of the decorative dish 24 to open the decorative dish 24. The first engagement groove 24 a is formed on the partition wall 18.
At the time when the second engaging protrusion 32 formed on the claw 30 is located in the engaging groove 24a while engaging with the engaging protrusion 28,
Then, the second engagement protrusion 32 is engaged with the engagement groove 24a (see FIG. 8). At this time, the decorative dish 24 is pressed in the direction of the first engagement protrusion 28 by the convex portion 36 formed on the holding wall 34 between the claws 30, 30, and the first engagement protrusion 28 and the engagement groove 24a are Is maintained, and the protrusion 36 is set to have a smaller protrusion amount than the second engagement protrusion 32.
The engagement state with a is also maintained, and detachment of the decorative dish 24 is prevented. Accordingly, the cosmetic dish 24 is moved from above to
By simply pushing the groove, the engaging groove 24a is engaged with the first and second engaging projections 28 and 32, respectively,
Can be mounted, and the work of mounting the decorative dish 24 can be easily performed.

Next, when removing the decorative dish 24,
By pushing the decorative plate 24 in the direction of the second engaging protrusion 32, the convex portion 36 is pressed to deflect the holding wall 34, and the engaging groove 24 a is detached from the first engaging protrusion 28.
Is lifted obliquely upward so that the first engagement protrusion 28 side is upward, and the engagement groove 24 a is disengaged from the second engagement protrusion 32.

[0006]

However, in the conventional cosmetic container 10 in which the cosmetic dish 24 is detachable, the cosmetic dish fitted and stored in the container body 12 when used for a certain period of time. Looseness (rattle) may occur between the container 24 and the container body 12, and rattle may occur when the device is carried or used.

[0008] That is, in FIG. 8, the decorative dish 24 is pressed in the direction of the first engaging projection 28 by the protrusion 36 of the holding wall 34 which is an elastic piece, and is sandwiched between the partition 18. But,
During repeated replacement of the makeup dish 24 several times, the resin elastic pieces (holding walls 34) undergo elastic fatigue due to fatigue over time, and the holding force is weakened. On the other hand, a clearance is provided between the makeup dish 24 and the makeup dish storage unit 20 in the front-rear direction (the direction orthogonal to the paper surface in FIG. 8). As a result, when the cosmetic container 10 is carried or used, the cosmetic dish 24 slightly moves in the cosmetic container 10 to generate a sound.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a cosmetic container which does not generate rattle when being carried or used for many years.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a cosmetic container in which a decorative dish is stored in a decorative dish storage portion provided on a container body. Forming an engaging groove on a first inner wall surface of the plurality of inner wall surfaces of the decorative dish storage portion, wherein a first engaging protrusion engageable with the engaging groove of the decorative dish is formed; First
On the second inner wall surface of the decorative dish storage portion facing the inner wall surface, a claw having one free end sandwiched by a pair of slits is formed, and the free end of the claw is engaged with the engaging groove of the decorative dish. A second engaging protrusion is formed, and a flexible deformable elastic piece having one end as a free end sandwiched between a pair of slits is formed on the bottom surface of the decorative dish storage portion. A protrusion is formed to protrude into the cosmetic dish storage portion and press the cosmetic dish upward in the cosmetic dish storage portion.

In the cosmetic container of the present invention having this configuration, by inserting the decorative dish into the decorative dish storage section from above, the nail is pushed open at the lower end of the decorative dish and the engaging groove of the decorative dish is opened. Are engaged with the first engagement protrusion formed on the first inner wall surface, and when the second engagement protrusion formed on the claw is located in the engagement groove, the claw returns to the second engagement protrusion. Engages with the engagement groove.

At this time, since the elastic piece provided on the bottom surface of the decorative dish storage portion is pressed down, the engaging groove of the decorative dish pushed up by the elastic force is formed on the first engaging protrusion and the second engaging protrusion. It is pressed from below and its movement is restrained.

Therefore, by simply pushing the decorative dish into the decorative dish storage section from above, the engaging grooves are respectively engaged with the first and second engaging projections, and the mounting of the decorative dish is simplified, and the decorative dish is easily mounted. The dish is firmly fixed under the pressing force of the elastic piece.

Next, when removing the decorative dish, the decorative dish is pushed toward the second inner wall surface of the decorative dish storage portion, so that the engaging groove is disengaged from the first engaging projection while bending the claw. Let go,
Then, the decorative dish is lifted obliquely upward so that the first engaging protrusion side is upward, and the engaging groove is separated from the second engaging protrusion.

As described above, the movement of the decorative dish is restricted by the pressing force of the elastic piece. Therefore, even if the nail is fatigued due to the replacement of the makeup dish a plurality of times, the movement of the makeup dish is restrained in the makeup dish storage unit by the elastic piece, so that the makeup dish moves and generates rattling noise. Inconvenience is prevented.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below based on the illustrated embodiment. 1 to 3 show one embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container in a state where a cosmetic dish is taken out and a lid is opened, and FIG. 2 is a lid opened. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cosmetic container in a state where the lid is closed.

That is, the cosmetic container 10 according to the present embodiment
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a lid 14 is hinged to the rear end of the container body 12 via a hinge 16 so as to be openable and closable. The decorative dish storage unit 20 formed in the container body 12 includes:
The decorative dish 24 shown in FIG. 1 formed separately from the container body 12 is detachably stored.

The decorative dish 24 is formed in a rectangular shape along the inner peripheral shape of the decorative dish storage section 20, and is filled with a cosmetic 26, and among the four outer peripheral surfaces of the decorative dish 24, An engagement groove 24a is formed at a lower end portion of at least two outer peripheral surfaces facing each other. In this embodiment, the engagement grooves 24a are provided continuously on one outer peripheral surface in the circumferential direction. However, as shown in FIG. it can.

On the other hand, on the inner wall surface (first inner wall surface) 20a on the front side of the decorative dish storage section 20, an engaging groove 2 of the decorative dish 24 is provided.
A pair of first engagement protrusions 28, 28 that can be engaged with 4a are formed. Further, a pair of claws 30, 30 are formed on the inner wall surface (second inner wall surface) 20b of the decorative dish storage unit 20 facing the first inner wall surface 20a, facing the first engagement projections 28, 28. These claws 30, 30 have vertical slits 30a formed on both sides extending vertically by separating the lower end of the second inner wall surface 20b, and are capable of flexing and deforming around the base of the upper end. On the inner surfaces of the lower ends of the claws 30, 30, there are formed second engagement projections 32, 32 which can be engaged with the engagement grooves 24a of the decorative dish 24.

A slit 40a extending in the front-rear direction in the bottom surface 21 of the bottom plate 21
Are formed on both sides, thereby forming an elastic piece 40 that can be bent and deformed with the front end as a free end. The slit 40 a is provided at the center of the bottom surface 21 of the decorative dish storage unit 20 at the hinge 1.
The elastic piece 40 extends from the sixth side (rear side) to the near side, so that the elastic piece 40 can be bent and deformed with the near side end as a free end and the center of the far side root. The inner surface of the front end of the elastic piece 40 is provided with
The convex portion 4 which protrudes inward and presses the decorative dish 24 upward.
1 is formed.

In the cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment, a vanity mirror 38 is attached to the back surface of the lid 14, and a hook 50 protruding from the center of the tip of the lid 14 as shown in FIG. Projection 5 formed at the center of the front end of 12
2, the closed state of the lid 12 is maintained. When the lid 12 is opened, the hook 50 is pushed up to release the engagement with the projection 52.

In the cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration, when the cosmetic dish 24 is mounted, as shown in FIG.
0, and further pushed in from the state where the lower end of the decorative dish 24 is in contact with the second engaging projection 32. As a result, while the pair of claws 30, 30 are pushed open, the engagement grooves 24
a engages with the pair of first engagement protrusions 28 formed on the first inner wall surface 20a, and the second engagement protrusions 32 formed on the claws 30, 30 are located in the engagement grooves 24a. At this point, the claws 30, 30 return and the second engagement projections 3
2, 32 engage with the engagement groove 24a (FIG. 3). By engaging the first and second engagement projections 28 and 32 with the engagement grooves 24a in this manner, the detachment of the decorative dish 24 is prevented, and the mounting is completed.

At this time, the tips of the second engaging projections 32, 32 engaged with the engaging groove 24a are in contact with the inner side of the engaging groove 24a, and the decorative dish 24 is pressed in the direction of the first engaging projections 28, 28. I do. Therefore, the engagement groove 24a and the first engagement protrusions 28, 2
8, the decorative plate 24 is reliably prevented from being detached, and the decorative plate 24 is pressed against the first inner wall surface 20a by the pressing force of the second engaging projection 32 of the claw 30. And its movement is restricted.

When the decorative dish 24 is inserted into the decorative dish storage section 20 from above, the elastic piece 40 is pressed down substantially by the amount of the convex portion 41 at its free end. 24 is pressed upward. As a result, the lower edge of the engagement groove 24a is moved to the first engagement protrusion 28 and the second engagement protrusion 3
2 is pressed from below, and the movement of the decorative dish 24 is restrained.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the engaging groove 24a is engaged with the first and second engaging projections 28 and 32, respectively, by simply pushing the decorative dish 24 into the decorative dish storage section 20 from above. 24 can be installed, and
Can be performed extremely easily.

Next, when removing the decorative dish 24 from the decorative dish storage section 20, the decorative dish 24 is pressed and moved in the direction of the claws 30, 30, and the decorative dish 24 is used to move the second engaging projections 3.
The engagement grooves 24a are disengaged from the first engagement protrusions 28 while pressing the claws 30, 30 by pressing the claws 2, 32, and
The decorative dish 24 is lifted obliquely upward so that the first engagement protrusions 28, 28 are directed upward, and the second engagement protrusions 32, 3 are lifted.
2 is disengaged from the engagement groove 24a.

As described above, the decorative dish 24 receives not only the lateral pressing force of the claw 30 but also the vertical pressing force of the elastic piece 40, so that the displacement in the front-rear and left-right directions is restrained. Therefore, even when the nail 30 is fatigued due to multiple replacements of the makeup dish 24 and the pressing force in the left-right direction of the makeup dish storage unit 20 is weakened, the movement of the makeup dish 24 is still restricted by the elastic piece 40. Therefore, the inconvenience of moving the makeup dish 24 and generating rattling noise is prevented.

FIG. 4 shows a second embodiment. FIG. 4 is a sectional view corresponding to FIG. In this embodiment, a middle frame 60 is separately mounted in the container body 12 and the decorative dish storage section 20 is formed therein.
And the elastic piece 40 is formed. Although not shown, the first engagement protrusion 28 is also formed on the middle frame 60.

Therefore, in this embodiment, as well as in the previous embodiment, the operation of attaching and detaching the decorative dish 24 can be easily performed. Generation of sound can be prevented. In particular, the claw 30 and the elastic piece 40 are
Therefore, the materials of the container body 12, the claws 30 and the elastic pieces 40 can be changed. For this reason,
The spring force of the claw 30 and the elastic piece 40 can be arbitrarily set regardless of the material of the container body 12.

FIG. 5 shows a third embodiment. In this embodiment, the inside of the container main body 12 is separated into two left and right storage portions by a partition wall 18 provided at a substantially central portion, and one (left side in the drawing) storage portion is formed as a decorative dish storage portion 20. The other storage section (right side in the figure) is used as the accessory box 22 for storing puffs and the like. The decorative dish 24 is formed in the decorative dish storage section 20 separately from the container body 12.
Is detachably stored.

A pair of first engaging projections 28, 28 engageable with the engaging grooves 24a of the decorative dish 24 are provided on the inner wall surface (first inner wall surface) 20a of the partition wall 18 on the side of the decorative dish storage portion 20 side. Is formed. Further, a pair of claws 30, 30 are formed on the inner wall surface (second inner wall surface) 20b of the decorative dish storage unit 20 facing the partition wall 18 so as to face the first engagement protrusions 28, 28.

A concave portion 18 is provided at the center of the partition wall 18 for pressing the mounted decorative dish 24 when removing it.
a is formed. When the makeup dish 24 is to be removed from the makeup dish storage section 20, a finger is inserted from the recessed portion 18a of the partition wall 18, and the makeup dish 24 is pressed and moved toward the claws 30, 30. Second engagement projections 32, 32
The first engagement protrusions 28, 28
, And the decorative dish 24 is lifted obliquely upward so that the first engagement protrusions 28 and 28 are directed upward, and the engagement groove 24a is detached from the second engagement protrusion 32. .

A slit 40a is formed on each side of the bottom surface of the decorative dish storage portion to form a flexible deformable elastic piece 40 having one end as a free end. A convex portion 41 for pressing the dish 24 in the upward direction of the decorative dish storage section 20 is formed. In this embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the above embodiment can be obtained.

[0033]

As described above, in the cosmetic container of the present invention, by inserting the decorative dish into the decorative dish storage section from above, the nails are pushed open by the decorative dish and engaged with the decorative dish. The groove engages with the first engagement protrusion formed on the first inner wall surface, and when the second engagement protrusion formed on the claw is located in the engagement groove, the claw returns to the second engagement protrusion. The projections can be engaged with the engagement grooves to hold the decorative dish in the decorative dish storage portion.

At this time, since the elastic piece provided on the bottom surface of the decorative dish storage portion is pushed down, the engaging groove of the decorative dish pushed up by the elastic force is fitted to the first engaging protrusion and the second engaging protrusion. It is pressed from below and can restrain its movement.

Accordingly, by simply pushing the decorative dish into the decorative dish storage section from above, the engaging grooves are respectively engaged with the first and second engaging projections, so that the mounting of the decorative dish is facilitated and the elasticity is improved. The decorative dish can be firmly fixed by the pressing force of the piece. Therefore, even if the nail is fatigued due to the replacement of the makeup dish a plurality of times, since the movement of the makeup dish in the makeup dish storage portion is restricted by the elastic pieces, the makeup dish moves and generates rattling noise. This is prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container according to a first embodiment of the present invention, in which a cosmetic dish is taken out and a lid is opened.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the cosmetic container according to the first embodiment of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the cosmetic container according to the first embodiment of the present invention with the lid closed.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a cosmetic container according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a cosmetic dish is taken out and a lid is opened.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a cosmetic container according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which a cosmetic dish is taken out and a lid is opened.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 1 showing a conventional cosmetic container.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a conventional cosmetic container with a lid closed.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of an essential part showing a state in which a cosmetic dish of a conventional cosmetic container is mounted.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cosmetic container 12 Container main body 14 Lid 16 Hinge 20 Cosmetic dish storage part 20a 1st inner wall surface 20b 2nd inner wall surface 21 Bottom surface 24 Cosmetic dish 24a Engaging groove 28 First engaging protrusion 30 Claw 30a Vertical slit 32 Second Engagement protrusion 40 Elastic piece 40a Vertical slit 41 Convex part

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A cosmetic container in which a makeup dish is stored in a makeup dish storage portion provided in a container body, wherein an engagement groove is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the makeup dish, and a plurality of the makeup dish storage portions are provided. A first engaging protrusion engageable with an engaging groove of the decorative dish is formed on a first inner wall surface of the inner wall surface of the first member, and the first
On the second inner wall surface of the decorative dish storage portion facing the inner wall surface, a claw having one free end sandwiched by a pair of slits is formed, and the free end of the claw is engaged with the engaging groove of the decorative dish. A second engaging protrusion is formed, and a flexible deformable elastic piece having one end as a free end sandwiched between a pair of slits is formed on the bottom surface of the decorative dish storage portion. A cosmetic container, wherein a convex portion is formed so as to protrude into the cosmetic dish storage portion and press the cosmetic dish upward toward the cosmetic dish storage portion.