JP6318104B2 - Container with lid - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a container with a lid, and more particularly to a container with a lid provided with an openable / closable lid such as a compact container for makeup.

  Conventionally, a lidded container having a lid that can be opened and closed has been used in a cosmetic compact container or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

By the way, in this kind of container with a lid, the container main body and the lid are connected to each other by a hinge part so that the container body can be opened and closed freely. An engagement piece that is detachably engaged is provided, and the engagement piece gets over the engagement portion and engages with the engagement portion, so that the closed state of the container is maintained.
And this container with a lid | cover is provided with the engagement piece operation member which makes the engagement piece act on the engagement piece in the direction which cancels | releases the engagement state of an engagement part and an engagement piece by pushing operation, and opens a lid | cover In this case, by pushing the engaging piece operating member, a releasing force in a direction for releasing the engaged state with the engaging portion can be applied to the engaging piece engaged with the engaging portion. I am doing so.

Utility Model Registration No. 2580759

By the way, since this container with a lid, especially a cosmetic compact container, etc. is carried and carried, there is a demand for miniaturizing the mechanism as much as possible. For this reason, when pushing the engaging piece operating member, The working distance was also made as short as possible.
However, when the operating distance of the engaging piece operating member is shortened in this way, when the engaging piece operating member is pushed, the pushing amount is likely to be biased in the width direction. There was a problem that the release force in the direction of releasing the engagement state with the engagement portion could not be applied uniformly to the engagement piece engaged with the joint portion, and the lid could not be opened smoothly. .
This problem tends to occur particularly when the end of the engaging piece operating member having a large dimension in the width direction is pushed to improve operability.

  In view of the above-described problems of the conventional container with a lid, the present invention does not cause a deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount when pushing the engaging piece operating member, and is engaged with the engaging portion. An object of the present invention is to provide a container with a lid that allows a lid to be smoothly opened by causing a release force in a direction to release an engagement state with an engagement portion to act equally on the piece.

In order to achieve the above object, in the container with a lid of the present invention, the container body and the lid are connected to each other by a hinge part so that the container body and the lid can be freely opened and closed. An engagement piece that is detachably engaged with the engagement portion is provided, and the closed state of the container is maintained by the engagement piece getting over the engagement portion and engaging with the engagement portion. In the container with a lid provided with an engagement piece operation member that applies a release force in a direction to release the engagement state between the engagement portion and the engagement piece to the engagement piece by performing a pushing operation, the engagement piece operation member As a sliding guide mechanism that restricts the deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount during pushing operation, a guide portion having a rectangular cross-sectional shape formed on both sides of the engaging portion, and an engaging piece operation that fits the guide portion A concave guy with a rectangular cross-section formed by a partition wall that divides the cavity inside the member. Characterized by comprising providing a part.

  According to the container with a lid of the present invention, the sliding operation of the engaging piece operating member is performed by providing the sliding guide mechanism that restricts the deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount during the pushing operation of the engaging piece operating member. When the engaging piece operating member is pushed, there is no deviation in the width direction, and the engaging piece engaged with the engaging portion is released in the direction of releasing the engaged state with the engaging portion. The force can be applied evenly, and, for example, the lid can be smoothly opened even in the case of an engagement piece operation member having a large dimension in the width direction in order to improve operability.

The sliding guide mechanism is formed by a guide portion having a rectangular cross-sectional shape formed on both sides of the engaging portion, and a partition wall that divides the hollow portion inside the engaging piece operating member fitted to the guide portion. By forming the cross-sectional shape with a rectangular concave guide portion , the sliding guide mechanism can be a simple structure that can be easily molded.

It is side surface sectional drawing which shows one Example of the container with a lid | cover of this invention. The container main body of the container with the lid | cover is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is side sectional drawing. The engagement piece operation member of the container with the lid | cover is shown, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a rear view, (d) is side sectional drawing.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of a container with a lid of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 3 show an embodiment of a container with a lid according to the present invention.
In the container 1 with a lid, a container body 2 made of a synthetic resin and a lid 3 are connected to each other by a hinge portion 4 so as to be freely rotatable and openable. An engagement piece 31 that is detachably engaged is provided, and the engagement piece 31 passes over the engagement portion 21 and engages with the engagement portion 21 so that the closed state of the container 1 is maintained and the push-in is performed. A synthetic resin engaging piece operating member 5 is provided, which operates the engaging piece 31 with a releasing force in a direction to release the engaging state of the engaging portion 21 and the engaging piece 31 by operating. A sliding guide mechanism 6 is provided for restricting the deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount when the member 5 is pushed.

  In this embodiment, the engaging portion 21 is provided on the container main body 2 and the engaging piece 31 is provided on the lid 3. However, the engaging portion is provided on the lid 3 and the engaging piece is provided on the container main body 2. It is also possible to provide them respectively.

  An engaging piece operating member 5 is slidably disposed in the recess 22 provided on the front surface of the container body 2 facing the hinge portion 4 so that the engaging piece operating member 5 is opened when the lid 3 is opened. By pushing, the protruding piece 51 provided on the engagement piece operating member 5 is formed on the lid 3 while being supported by the cam surface 23a formed in an upward gradient toward the rear of the support piece 23 provided on the container body 2. By abutting the engagement piece 31 and pushing it up, the engagement piece 31 gets over the engagement portion 21 and the engagement state with the engagement portion 21 is released, so that the lid 3 is opened. To be able to.

The protruding piece 51 of the engaging piece operating member 5 is provided with a thin hinge 51a that can be elastically bent at its base, and is positioned above the support piece 23 of the container body 2 with the lid 3 closed. The lower end portion of the engagement piece 31 of the lid 3 is substantially in contact.
When the engaging piece operating member 5 is pushed in, the protruding piece 51 is guided obliquely upward along the cam surface 23a of the support piece 23 while bending the thin hinge 51a, and the protruding piece 51 engages with the lid 3. The lower end portion of the piece 31 is pushed upward, whereby the lid 3 is pushed upward, the engagement piece 31 gets over the engagement portion 21, and the engagement state with the engagement portion 21 is released. It can be opened.

  The sliding guide mechanism 6 that restricts the deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount during the pushing operation of the engaging piece operating member 5 includes a convex guide portion 24 provided on both sides of the engaging portion 21 in the container body 2, It consists of a concave guide part 52 formed between opposing partition walls 52a provided on the engaging piece operating member 5 fitted to the guide part 24, and the front surface of the engaging piece operating member 5 is in the width direction during pushing operation. At least the side surfaces of the guide portion 24 and the guide portion 52 are in sliding contact with each other so as to be pushed in without being inclined so as to guide the width direction.

  Here, in this embodiment, the guide portion 24 provided on the container body 2 is formed in a convex shape, and the guide portion 52 provided on the engagement piece operating member 5 is formed in a concave shape. What has a function which can restrict the deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount at the time of pushing operation member 5, that is, the front surface of engagement piece operating member 5 is pushed without being inclined in the width direction at the time of pushing operation. As long as the width direction is guided, the uneven shape may be formed in reverse, or any other guide structure may be employed.

According to the container 1 with a lid, by providing the sliding guide mechanism 6 that restricts the deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount when the engaging piece operating member 5 is pushed, the engaging piece operating member 5 is provided. When the pushing operation is performed, it is possible to eliminate a deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount of the engaging piece operating member 5.
Thereby, the release force in the direction of releasing the engagement state with the engagement portion 21 can be applied evenly to the engagement piece 31 engaged with the engagement portion 21. Even in the case of the engaging piece operating member 5 having a large dimension in the width direction in order to improve the performance, the lid 3 can be opened smoothly.

  As mentioned above, although the container with a lid of the present invention was explained based on the example, the present invention is not limited to the composition described in the above-mentioned example, and changes the composition suitably in the range which does not deviate from the meaning. Is something that can be done.

  The container with a lid of the present invention does not cause a deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount when pushing the engaging piece operating member, and the engaging piece engaged with the engaging portion is connected to the engaging portion. Since it has the characteristic that the lid can be opened smoothly by applying the release force in the direction to release the engagement state, it is suitably used for applications with lidded containers such as compact cosmetic containers. be able to.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container with lid 2 Container main body 21 Engagement part 22 Recessed part 23 Supporting piece 23a Cam surface 24 Guide part (sliding guide mechanism)
3 Lid 31 Engagement piece 4 Hinge part 5 Engagement piece operation member 51 Projection piece 51a Thin-walled hinge part 52 Guide part (sliding guide mechanism)
52a Partition wall 6 Sliding guide mechanism

Claims (1)

The container main body and the lid are connected to each other by a hinge portion so as to be pivotable and openable. An engagement piece is provided on one of the container main body and the lid, and the other is detachably engaged with the engagement portion. The closed state of the container is maintained by the engagement piece moving over the engagement portion and engaging the engagement portion, and by pushing the operation piece, the engagement portion and the engagement piece In a container with a lid that has an engagement piece operation member that applies a release force in a direction to release the engagement state to the engagement piece, the deviation in the width direction of the pushing amount when the engagement piece operation member is pushed is limited. As a sliding guide mechanism , a cross section formed by a guide portion having a rectangular cross section formed on both sides of the engaging portion, and a partition wall that divides the hollow portion of the engaging piece operating member fitted to the guide portion. A lidded container comprising a rectangular guide part having a rectangular shape .

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