JP3946335B2 - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cosmetic container that can store a cosmetic easily.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, a cosmetic container is used for carrying cosmetics. The cosmetic container stores the cosmetic in the container body and is an outer lid that is hinged at the rear end of the container body so as to be freely opened and closed. The upper side of the main body is entirely covered. The closed state of the outer lid is maintained by the hook mechanism provided between the front end portions of the container body and the outer lid, and an operation button for releasing the hook mechanism is projected from the front end portion of the container body. Has a general structure.
[0003]
Incidentally, as a cosmetic container of this type, there is a container in which a removable inner tray is stored in a storage portion of a container body as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-40003 . That is, the inner pan is configured by hinge-joining the inner lid to a dish-shaped container, and when the outer lid of the container body is in the closed position, the inner lid is pressed by the outer lid, and the inner lid is closed. Is to be retained. Accordingly, since the inner tray is closed with a double structure of an inner lid and an outer lid, the cosmetic in the inner tray can be reliably prevented from leaking outward.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a conventional cosmetic container, when using the cosmetics in the middle dish, after opening the outer lid of the container body first, it becomes a double effort to open the inner lid of this middle dish, Therefore, there is a problem that the operability when the lid is opened is inconvenient.
[0005]
Therefore, in view of the conventional problems, the present invention can make the outer lid and the inner lid open by a single operation, thereby facilitating the opening operability of the double-structured lid. The purpose is to provide a container.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Cosmetic container of the present invention shown in claim 1 in order to achieve the above object, a container body, the outer lid for opening and closing the container body, in which is removably received in the receiving portion provided on the container body Yes and pan, a lid inner opening and closing the tray in said, the second engaging portion and actuation block which projects from the rear side of the operation portion formed in the cylindrical portion inside the operation portion formed in a cylindrical shape The second engagement protrusion is configured to detachably engage the push piece, which is arranged to be movable back and forth in the notch formed in the container body, and is pushed. And a first hook that protrudes from the outer lid, a first hook that is disengaged by pressing the push piece, and a third hook that protrudes from the inner lid. and and a fourth engaging portion formed in a dish in the above, disengageably the inner lid on the pan during the A second hook that engages, is integrally formed freely bent from the container main body side, the lower end portion to the operation block, the upper end to the inner lid is contact, with the pushing operation of the push-piece movement And an intermediate piece that pushes up the inner lid and releases the engagement of the second hook.
[0007]
The cosmetic container of the present invention according to claim 2 includes a container main body, an outer lid that opens and closes the container main body, an inner pan that is detachably stored in a storage portion provided in the container main body, An inner lid that opens and closes the dish; a first engaging convex portion that projects from the outer lid; and a second engaging convex portion that projects from the standing wall of the notch formed in the container body. A first hook for releasably engaging the container body side, a third engagement convex portion projecting from the inner lid, and a fourth engagement convex portion formed on the inner plate. A second hook that detachably engages the lid with the inner plate, an operating portion and a slide bar are formed in an L shape, and protrude from the rear surface of the operating portion, rise along the standing wall, and It has an inclined protrusion for pushing up the first engaging convex part, and is arranged to be movable back and forth in the notch part of the container body. A push piece that is pushed in to release the engagement of the first hook, and is integrally molded so as to be foldable from the container main body side, a lower end portion of the slide bar is in contact with an upper end of the inner lid, And an intermediate piece that is moved along with the pushing operation of the push piece to push up the inner lid and release the engagement of the second hook.
[0008]
With the above-described configuration, the cosmetic container according to claim 1 and claim 2 includes an outer lid that opens and closes the container body by engagement of the first hook of the outer lid and the second hook of the inner lid, and an inner lid that opens and closes the inner tray. By operating the push piece in a state where both are closed, the first hook is disengaged, and the intermediate piece is moved to disengage the second hook. Accordingly, the outer lid can be opened by releasing the engagement of the first hook, and the inner lid can be opened by releasing the engagement of the second hook. It is possible to open at once, and the opening operation of the lid having a double structure is remarkably simplified.
[0009]
Further, since the intermediate piece is integrally formed from the container body side, the intermediate piece can be formed at the same time as the container body side is manufactured, so that the manufacturing process can be reduced and the number of parts can be reduced. . Therefore, by reducing the number of parts in this way, the number of steps for assembling the cosmetic container can be reduced, and the intermediate piece is integrated with the container body side, so that the intermediate piece is loose in the assembled state. Can be prevented.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. 1 to 5 show an embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the entire cosmetic container showing a cross section of a refill container comprising an inner plate and an inner lid and a part of the inner frame. 2 is a sectional view corresponding to the line AA in FIG. 1 with the outer lid and the inner lid closed, and FIG. 3 is a sectional view corresponding to the line BB in FIG. 1 with the outer lid and the inner lid closed. 4 is an enlarged sectional view of a portion C in FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing an operation state of the push piece.
[0011]
The basic structure of the cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment is detachably housed in a container body 12, an outer lid 14 that opens and closes the container body 12, and a housing portion 16 a of a middle frame 16 provided in the container body 12. The inner plate 20, the inner lid 20 for opening and closing the inner plate 18, the second engaging convex portion 38 and the piece main body formed on the inner side of the cylindrical portion of the piece main body portion 26a serving as the operation portion formed in a cylindrical shape. A push piece 26 which has an operation block 26c projecting from the rear side of the portion 26a, is arranged to be movable back and forth in a notch 12e formed in the container body 12, and is pushed and operated, and the outer lid 14 is placed on the container body 12 side. The first engagement convex portion 38 and the first engagement convex portion 36 projecting from the outer lid 14 so as to be detachably engaged with each other, and the engagement is released by the pushing operation of the push piece 26 . 1 hook 22 and the inner lid 2 And a fourth engaging portion 42 formed in the third engaging portion 40 and the in the dish 18 projecting from the, the second hook 24 for engaging the inner lid 20 is disengageably to the inner tray 18 The lower end of the container body 12 is integrally formed from the side of the container body 12, the lower end is brought into contact with the inner lid 20, and the upper end is brought into contact with the inner lid 20. And an intermediate piece 28 for releasing the engagement of the second hook 24.
[0012]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the container body 12 is formed in a substantially rectangular dish shape from a side wall 12a and a bottom surface 12b, and the outer end of the container body 12 is connected to the outer end of the container body 12 via a first hinge 30. The lid 14 is hinged so as to be freely opened and closed. An inner frame 16 is fitted inside the container main body 12, and the inside of the container main body 12 is divided into two left and right by a partition wall 17 formed in a substantially central portion of the inner frame 16 in the left-right direction. 1 and 2nd accommodating parts 16a and 16b are separated. The first storage portion 16a is formed by opening the bottom portion of the middle frame 16, and the second storage portion 16b is formed in a bottomed shape. In addition, when the middle frame 16 is fitted into the container body 12, the protrusions 16 c formed on the outer periphery of the middle frame 16 are formed in correspondence with the inner periphery of the side wall 12 a of the container body 12. While being detachably engaged with 12 c, a flange portion 16 d formed on the upper peripheral edge of the middle frame 16 is brought into contact with the upper end surface of the side wall 12 a of the container body 12.
[0013]
Further, the inner lid 20 is hinged to the left end portion of the inner tray 18 through a second hinge 32 so as to be opened and closed. The inner tray 18 and the inner lid 20 constitute a refill container 34, and the refill container 34 Cosmetic P is accommodated inside. The refill container 34 is detachably stored in the first storage portion 16a. When the refill container 34 is fitted in the first storage portion 16a, a recess formed on the outer periphery of the inner tray 18 is formed. 18a is removably engaged with the convex part 16e formed corresponding to the inner periphery of the 1st accommodating part 16a, respectively. Further, an opening 12d is formed in the bottom surface 12b of the container body 12 where the first storage portion 16a is located, and a refill fitted into the first storage portion 16a is inserted by inserting a finger or the like from below the opening 12d. The container 34 can be easily removed.
[0014]
A notch 12e extending over a predetermined width is formed at the center of the front end of the side wall 12a of the container body 12, and a push piece 26 is disposed in the notch 12e so as to be movable back and forth. The push piece 26 includes a piece main body portion 26a which is formed in a cylindrical shape having a rectangular plane cross section and serves as an operation portion. The piece main body portion 26a is formed to have a lateral width w substantially equal to the cutout portion 12e. It is slidably fitted inside with no play. A pair of leaf springs 26b project from the rear end portions on both sides of the piece body portion 26a. These leaf springs 26b are urged in the direction of pushing the piece main body portion 26a forward, with the tip portion being in contact with the front side of the middle frame 16 in a state where the piece main body portion 26a is disposed in the notch portion 12e.
[0015]
On the inner side surface of the outer lid 14, a first engagement convex portion 36 protrudes from the center portion of the opening / closing side tip portion to the tip portion, and on the rear surface inside the cylindrical portion of the piece main body portion 26 a. An engaging convex portion 38 is formed, and the first hook 22 is constituted by the first and second engaging convex portions 36 and 38. When the outer lid 14 is closed, the first engaging convex portion 36 has the second engaging convex portion 38 as shown in FIG. 3 through the first opening 16 f formed in the flange portion 16 d of the inner frame 16. In this state, the closed state of the outer lid 14 is maintained.
[0016]
On the other hand, on the inner side surface of the inner lid 20, a third engagement convex portion 40 protrudes from the central portion of the opening / closing side distal end portion, and a fourth engagement convex portion 42 is formed in the central portion of the right side surface of the inner tray 18. The second hook 24 is formed by the third and fourth engaging convex portions 40 and 42 formed. The third engaging convex portion 40 is engaged with the fourth engaging convex portion 42 when the inner lid 20 is closed, and the closed state of the inner lid 20 is maintained in this state.
[0017]
Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate piece 28 is interposed between the inner lid 20 and the push piece 26, and the movement of the push piece 26 in the pushing direction is moved by the intermediate piece 28 in the lifting direction of the inner lid 20. It is supposed to be converted into a movement. The intermediate piece 28 is disposed in the second opening 16g formed on the rear side of the first opening 16f for inserting the first engagement convex portion 36 of the middle frame 16, and the second opening It is integrally connected to the front side edge of the portion 16g via a bendable connecting portion 28a.
[0018]
On the other hand, an operation block 26c protrudes from the rear side of the piece main body portion 26a of the push piece 26, and a lower end portion of the intermediate piece 28 is brought into contact with an inclined surface 26d formed at a tip portion of the operation block 26c. Further, the upper end of the intermediate piece 28 is brought into contact with the lower surface of the distal end portion of the inner lid 20. Further, a regulating projection 12f that abuts on the rear side of the intermediate piece 28 from the bottom surface 12b of the container body 12 and prevents the intermediate piece 28 from falling backward is integrally provided.
[0019]
A vanity mirror 44 is attached to the inner side surface of the outer lid 14, and a convex portion 46 projects from the upper surface of the inner lid 20. When the outer lid 14 is closed, the vanity mirror 44 is convex. 46 is pressed, the closed state of the inner lid 20 is maintained, and the forgetting to close the inner lid 20 can be prevented. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a packing 48 is attached to the inner side surface of the inner lid 20 to guarantee airtight performance.
[0020]
With the cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, when the outer lid 14 and the inner lid 20 of the refill container 34 are closed, the second hook 24 of the inner lid 20 is closed as shown in FIG. The first hook 22 of the outer lid 14 is in the engaged state as shown in FIG. By closing the outer lid 14 and the inner lid 20 in this manner, the airtightness when sealing the cosmetic P accommodated in the refill container 34 is improved, or the cosmetic P is prevented from spilling. Can do. Further, when the first and second hooks 22 and 24 are engaged as described above, the push piece 26 is projected by the urging force of the leaf spring 26b as shown in FIG. 4, that is, outside the piece main body portion 26a. The intermediate piece 28 in which the side surface is substantially flush with the front end surface of the container body 12 and is in contact with the inclined surface 26d of the operation block 26c of the push piece 26 is in the lowered position.
[0021]
When the cosmetic container 10 is used, as shown in FIG. 5, when the push piece 26 is pushed against the urging force of the leaf spring 26 b, first, the first piece engaged with the piece main body portion 26 a of the push piece 26. The hook 22 is disengaged. Further, when the push piece 26 is pushed, the operation block 26 c moves backward, and the inclined surface 26 d pushes up the lower end portion of the intermediate piece 28. Then, while the rearward movement of the intermediate piece 28 is restricted by the restricting projection 12f, the intermediate piece 28 is bent upward with the connecting portion 28a as the center, and then the inner lid 20 with which the upper end of the intermediate piece 28 abuts is pushed upward. The second hook 24 is disengaged. Thus, by disengaging the first hook 22 and the second hook 24, the outer lid 14 and the inner lid 20 can be opened by hand, and the inside of the refill container 34 can be opened with the inner lid 20 opened. Cosmetic P can be used.
[0022]
Therefore, in the cosmetic container 10 of the present embodiment, when the outer lid 14 and the inner lid 20 are opened, both the outer lid 14 and the inner lid 20 can be sequentially opened by pressing the single push piece 26 once. The operability of opening the lid having the double structure can be remarkably improved.
[0023]
Further, in the present embodiment, the intermediate piece 28 is integrally connected to the middle frame 16 on the container body side via the connecting portion 28a, so that the intermediate piece 28 can be integrally formed from the middle frame 16. . Therefore, the intermediate piece 28 can be formed simultaneously with the manufacture of the middle frame 16, and the manufacturing process can be reduced and the number of parts can be reduced. And since the number of parts can be reduced in this way, the number of steps for assembling the cosmetic container 10 can be reduced, and the intermediate piece 28 is integrated with the middle frame 16, so the intermediate piece 28 in the assembled state. Can be prevented from rattling.
[0024]
6 and 7 show another embodiment, and the same components as those in the above embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and redundant description will be omitted. 6 is an enlarged sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged sectional view showing an operating state corresponding to FIG.
[0025]
That is, in this embodiment, the first engagement convex portion 36 of the first hook 22 is formed on the container body 12 side without being formed on the push piece 26, and the engagement release of the first hook 22 is performed on the push piece. This is performed by the inclined projecting piece 22e formed in the No. 26. That is, in this embodiment, the standing wall 12g is formed in the notch 12e of the container main body 12, and the second engaging convex portion 38 is projected from the upper end of the standing wall 12g, while the push piece 26 is connected to the operation portion 26h. A horizontal slide bar 26i is formed in an L-shaped side section, and the inclined protruding piece 22e protrudes from the lower end of the rear surface of the operating portion 26h so as to be inclined upward and the upper end of the inclined protruding piece 22e is It is in contact with the lower end of the first engaging projection 36 in the engaged state.
[0026]
The slide bar 26i is inserted through an insertion port 12h formed at the lower end of the standing wall 12g, and the upper surface of the inclined surface 26d formed at the front end of the slide bar 26i is in contact with the lower end of the intermediate piece 28. . Further, a locking projection 26j is provided on the lower side of the slide bar 26i, and the locking projection 26j is engaged with a guide groove 12i formed on the bottom surface 12b of the container body 12, so that the slide guide 26 The retaining is performed.
[0027]
Therefore, by pushing the operating portion 26h of the push piece 26 from the closed state of the outer lid 14 and the inner lid 20 shown in FIG. 6, the inclined protrusion 22e rises along the standing wall 12g as shown in FIG. The first engagement convex portion 36 is pushed upward to release the engagement state with the second engagement convex portion 38, and the first hook 22 is disengaged. At the same time, the inclined surface 26d at the tip of the slide bar 26i pushes up the intermediate piece 28 and releases the engagement of the second hook 24, as in the above embodiment.
[0028]
Therefore, even in this embodiment, both the outer lid 14 and the inner lid 20 can be sequentially opened by pushing the single push piece 26 once, and the intermediate piece 28 is connected to the container via the connecting portion 28a. It can be integrally molded from the inner frame 16 on the main body side, and the manufacturing process can be reduced, the number of parts can be reduced to reduce the assembly man-hours, and the intermediate piece 28 can be prevented from rattling in the assembled state. be able to.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the cosmetic container according to claim 1 and claim 2 of the present invention, the push piece is in a state where both the outer lid and the inner lid are closed by the engagement of the first hook and the second hook. , The first hook and the second hook are sequentially disengaged, and the outer lid and the inner lid can be opened at once by a single operation of the push piece. The opening operation is significantly simplified.
[0030]
Further, since the intermediate piece is integrally formed from the container body side, the intermediate piece can be formed simultaneously with the manufacture of the container body side, and the manufacturing process and the number of parts can be reduced. Therefore, by reducing the number of parts in this way, it is possible to reduce the man-hours for assembling the cosmetic container, and the intermediate piece is integrated with the container body side, so that the intermediate piece is loose in the assembled state. There is an excellent effect that can be prevented.
[Brief description of the drawings]
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a refill container and a cosmetic container in which a part of an inner frame is sectioned, showing an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line AA in FIG. 1 with an outer lid and an inner lid closed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view corresponding to the line BB in FIG. 1 with the outer lid and the inner lid closed according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a portion C in FIG. 3 showing an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 in the operating state of the push piece according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an enlarged cross-sectional view showing an operating state corresponding to FIG. 5 showing another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cosmetic container 12 Container main body 14 Outer lid 16a Storage part 18 Middle dish 20 Inner lid 22 1st hook 24 2nd hook 26 Push piece 28 Intermediate piece 34 Refill container

Claims (2)

A container body;
An outer lid for opening and closing the container body,
And inner tray which is detachably accommodated in the accommodating portion provided in the container body,
And inner lid for opening and closing the tray in said,
It has a second engaging convex part formed inside the cylindrical part of the operating part formed in a cylindrical shape and an operation block protruding from the rear side of the operating part, and moves back and forth to the notch part formed in the container body. A push piece that can be arranged and pushed, and
In order to detachably engage the outer lid to the container body side, the second lid includes a second engaging convex portion and a first engaging convex portion projecting from the outer lid. A first hook that is disengaged ;
And a fourth engaging portion formed in the third engaging portion and the in dish projecting above the lid, and a second hook that engages disengageably the dish in the said inner lid,
It is integrally molded from the container body side so that it can be bent. The lower end of the operation block is in contact with the upper end of the inner lid, and the inner lid is moved by pushing the push piece to push up the inner lid. A cosmetic container comprising an intermediate piece for releasing the engagement of the second hook. A container body;
  An outer lid for opening and closing the container body;
  An inner pan detachably stored in a storage section provided in the container body;
  An inner lid for opening and closing the inner tray;
  A first engaging convex portion projecting from the outer lid and a second engaging convex portion projecting from a standing wall of a notch formed in the container body, the outer lid being engaged with and disengaged from the container body side. A first hook that freely engages;
  A second hook configured to protrude from the inner lid and a fourth engagement convex portion formed on the inner plate, and detachably engage the inner lid with the inner plate;
  An inclined projection piece is formed in an L shape by the operation portion and the slide bar, and protrudes from the rear surface of the operation portion, rises along the standing wall, and pushes up the first engagement convex portion, A push piece that is arranged in the notch portion of the container body so as to be movable back and forth, and is pushed to release the engagement of the first hook;
  It is integrally molded from the container body side so that it can be bent freely. The lower end of the slide bar is brought into contact with the inner lid, and the inner lid is moved by pushing the push piece to push up the inner lid. A cosmetic container comprising an intermediate piece for releasing the engagement of the second hook.

Images