JP2008264303A - Airtight compact - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an airtight compact with ease of handling which enables the opening of a lid body of the main body of a container and the mid lid of a middle plate by one operation. <P>SOLUTION: The airtight compact is provided with the lid body 4 held on the main body 1 of the container so as to be openable or closeable through a pivot, the mid lid 6 separate from the lid body 4 which is held so as to be openable or closeable individually through a pivot S<SB>2</SB>and maintains the middle plate 2 airtight and a push piece which is arrayed in the main body 1 of the container and is pushed to release the link to the main body 1 of the container. A rotor 7 for releasing the link to the mid lid rotatably pivoted having a shaft core parallel with that of the pivot S<SB>2</SB>is provided at a position facing the pivot S<SB>2</SB>openably holding the mid lid 6. Arrayed on the rotor 7 are an arm 9 with its tip part contacting the lower end rim of the mid lid 6 and an operation piece 10 hanging down to the bottom wall of the body of the container. The push piece 5 is provided with a protruded part 11 which makes the operation piece 10 slide and oscillate about the shaft core of the rotor 7 to match its pushing action and pushes up the mid lid 6 with the tip part of a push up arm 9, thereby releasing the link to the middle plate. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a highly airtight compact for storing cosmetics such as foundations and eye shadows, and intends to improve the usability of the compact.

  In recent years, cosmetics such as foundations and eye shadows are often used which contain volatile components. And since the volatilization containing such a volatile component cannot be avoided, the compact with high airtightness is used.

As a specific structure for improving the airtightness, a refill type container (inner dish) with an inner lid is arranged separately inside the compact, and when the lid is closed, the inner lid is closed by the lid. The structure which presses to the opening part of an inner plate was employ | adopted (for example, refer patent document 1).
JP 2005-168666 A

  By the way, the conventional compact as described above requires two opening operations to open the lid of the inner tray in addition to opening the lid of the main body of the container, and it cannot be said that it is easy to use. Met.

  An object of the present invention is to propose a new air-tight compact that is easy to use and can open the lid of the inner tray simultaneously with opening the lid of the container body.

The present invention provides a container body in which an inner dish filled with cosmetics is disposed together with a storage space for storing an applicator such as a puff, a lid body that is held openably and closably via a pivot on the container body, An inner lid that is individually openable and closable via a pivot that is separate from the lid and maintains the inner tray in an airtight state, and is disposed on the container body to release the linkage with the container body and push the lid. It is an airtight compact with a push piece that opens the body,
Provided at a position opposite to the pivot that holds the inner lid so as to be openable and closable, is provided with a pivot for releasing the inner lid and pivotally supported by an axis parallel to the axis of the pivot.
The rotating element is provided with an arm having a tip portion that comes into contact with the lower end edge of the inner lid, and an operation piece that hangs down toward the bottom wall of the container body.
The push piece is provided with a convex portion that slides in accordance with the pushing and swings the operation piece around the axis of the rotor,
The convex portion is an airtight compact having an inclined side that gradually changes the swing angle of the operation piece in accordance with the push-in degree of the push piece.

  When the push piece is pushed in, the inclined side of the convex portion comes into contact with the operation piece and swings, and the rotator rotates. Along with this rotation, the push-up arm pushes up the inner lid of the middle dish, so that the inner lid of the middle dish opens simultaneously with the lid of the container body, and the contents can be taken out by a single operation.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
1 to 4 show an embodiment of an airtight compact according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a plan view (a lid is not shown), FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along AA in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG.

  Reference numeral 1 in the figure denotes a container body that forms a compact basic skeleton. The container body 1 is shown as an example of a rectangular shape having a pair of short sides 1a, 1b and a pair of long sides 1c, 1d, and a recess (storage) for storing an applicator such as a puff by a frame 1e on the inside. Space) M is defined. Of the long sides 1c and 1d, on the long side 1d side, a claw portion 1g linked to a hook (4a) hanging from a lid (4) described later, and a front surface with an upper surface inclined below the claw portion 1g A protruding portion 1h is provided upright.

  Further, reference numeral 2 denotes a middle dish disposed adjacent to the recess M of the container body 1 (see FIG. 2). The inner plate 2 is filled with contents (cosmetics) containing volatile components, and is detachably disposed on the container body 1 so as to function as a refill container.

  Reference numeral 3 denotes a claw portion (see FIG. 2) integrally provided at the lower part of the outer wall of the middle plate 2. The middle plate 2 is fixed to the container main body 1 by engaging with the claw portion 1f ′ of the base 1f of the container main body 1. Hold.

4 is a lid which can be opened or closed held via a pivot S ₁ in the long side 1c of the container body 1 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). A hook 4a is provided on the back surface of the lid 4 (see FIG. 3).

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a push piece elastically supported outward on the long side 1d (see FIGS. 1 and 3). On the back side of the pressing surface of this push piece 5, the hook 4a is pushed up along the projecting portion 1h by pushing the push piece 5 to release the linkage with the claw portion 1g, thereby enabling the lid 4 to be opened. A pressing piece 5a is integrally provided (see FIG. 3).

Reference numeral 6 denotes an inner lid that can be opened and closed on the intermediate dish 2 via a pivot S ₂ that is separate from the lid 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). The inner lid 6 so as to be able to open the middle cover 6 without undergoing the any of the regulated by the open state of the cover 4, cutouts pivot S ₂ is provided on a short side 1a of the container main body 1 h (see Figure 1).

Also, FIG. 2, turning member for the inner lid uncoupling for releasing the association between the inner cover 6 and the inner plate 2 provided at a position facing the pivot S ₂ of the inner cover 6 is 7 in FIG. 3, 8a, 8b Is a pair of receiving members that pivotally support the rotator 7. The receiving members 8a and 8b are integrally provided upright from the bottom surface of the container body 1, and have a recess at the upper end thereof, and the rotor 7 is fitted and disposed in the recess. its axial (7 ') by placing a 7 (see FIG. 3) is parallel to the axis of the pivot S _2.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes a push-up arm formed integrally with the rotor 7 (see FIGS. 2 and 4). The push-up arm 9 is provided so as to protrude toward the inner lid 6 and includes a tip portion that comes into contact with the lower surface of the convex portion r formed on the lower end edge 6a of the inner lid 6. 10 is an operation piece (see FIG. 2) that is integrally formed with the rotor 7 and hangs down toward the bottom wall 1d of the container body 1 (see FIG. 2), and 11 is a convex portion that is provided integrally with the push piece 5 (FIG. 3). , 4). This convex portion 11 has a function like a cam that slides as the push piece 5 is pushed and swings the operation piece 10 around the axis 7 ′ of the rotor 7 by the contact. 5 has an inclined side 11a for gradually changing the swing angle of the operation piece 10 in accordance with the degree of pushing. FIG. 5 shows the arrangement of the rotor 7 and the push piece 5.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a seal member disposed on the back side of the inner lid 6 (see FIG. 2). The sealing member 12 is made of a soft member such as rubber or elastomer, and holds the inner tray 2 in an airtight state when the inner lid 6 is fitted to the inner tray 2.

  13 is a convex portion provided on the upper surface of the flange of the inner lid 6 (see FIGS. 1 to 3). The convex portion 13 secures a push allowance for pressing the inner lid 6 toward the inner plate 2 via the back surface of the lid body 4 (a mirror disposed on the back surface in the illustrated example) when the lid body 4 is closed.

  In the state shown in FIG. 3 in which the hook 4a of the lid 4 is linked to the claw portion 1g of the container body 1, the lid 4 is in a completely closed state. When the push piece 5 is pressed, the pressing piece 5a connected thereto slides upward along the inclined surface of the projecting portion 1h provided at the base of the claw portion 1g, thereby pushing up the hook 4a and the hook 4a and the claw portion. Linkage with 1g is cancelled.

  At this time, the convex portion 11 provided on the push piece 5 slides, the inclined side 11a abuts on the operation piece 10, and the operation piece 10 swings around the axis 7 'of the rotator 7 (the rotator 7 turns). Along with this, the tip of the push-up arm 9 moves upward, the inner lid 6 is pushed up, and the linkage with the intermediate dish 2 is released.

  The case where the lid 4 and the inner lid 6 are opened simultaneously has been shown as an example. However, after the lid 4 is opened, the inner lid 6 may be opened, and the setting of the pressing piece 5b of the push piece 5 This is performed by appropriately changing the stroke or the angle of the convex portion 11 at the inclined side 11a.

  It is possible to provide an easy-to-use airtight compact that can open the lid of the container body and the inner lid of the middle dish with a single operation.

It is the top view which showed embodiment of the airtight compact according to this invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing an AA cross section of the hermetic compact shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a view showing a B-B cross section of the hermetic compact shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing a main part of FIG. It is the figure which showed the arrangement | positioning condition of a rotor and a push piece.

Explanation of symbols

1 Container body
1a Short side
1b Short side
1c Long side
1d long side
1e frame
1f pedestal
1f ′ claw
1g nail
1h Protruding part
2 middle dish
3 Claw
4 Lid
4a hook
5 Push piece
5a Pressing piece
6 Inner lid
6a Bottom edge
7 Rotator
8a Receiving member
8b Receiving member
9 arm
10 Operation piece
11 Convex
11a Inclined side
12 Seal material
13 Convex
r Convex

Claims (1)

A container main body in which an inner dish for filling cosmetics is disposed together with a storage space for storing an applicator such as a puff, a lid body that can be opened and closed via a pivot on the container body, and the lid body. An inner lid that is individually openable and closable through a separate pivot and maintains the inner tray in an airtight state, and is disposed on the container body to release the linkage with the container body and release the lid body. Airtight compact with push piece,
An rotator for releasing the inner lid linkage is provided at a position opposite to the pivot that holds the inner lid so as to be openable and closable and has an axis parallel to the axis of the pivot and pivotally supported.
The rotating element is provided with a push-up arm provided with a tip that comes into contact with the lower edge of the inner lid, and an operation piece that hangs down toward the bottom wall of the container body,
The push piece is slid in accordance with the push-in, and provided with a convex portion that swings the operation piece around the axis of the rotor,
The airtight compact, wherein the convex portion has an inclined side that gradually changes the swing angle of the operation piece in accordance with the push-in degree of the push piece.

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