JP7534086B2 - Compact container - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a compact container.

For example, a compact container that includes a container that houses an inner tray that holds the solid contents and a lid that can swing relative to the container is known as a container used for carrying solid contents such as pressed powder made by solidifying powder cosmetics.

As shown in Patent Document 1, for example, such compact containers generally have a mirror on the back of the lid body that can be used to check the state of makeup.

JP 2004-73293 A

In recent years, there has been a strong demand for environmental protection and efficient use of resources, and there is a demand for products with high recyclability. However, in conventional compact containers, the mirror is attached to the back of the lid body, for example, using an adhesive or an adhesive sheet, and it is not easy to remove the mirror from the lid body. For this reason, even when disposing of a used compact container, it is difficult to separate the lid body and the mirror.

In view of these problems, the present invention aims to propose a compact container that allows the mirror to be easily removed from the lid when disposing of the container, etc.

The present invention provides a compact container comprising a container and a lid body that can be pivoted relative to the container,
The lid body has a frame-shaped member swingably connected to the container, a cover member having a top wall portion that closes the opening of the frame-shaped member, and a mirror located on the back surface of the top wall portion, the cover member has an elastic piece connected to the top wall portion, and an engaged portion provided on the elastic piece that engages with an engaging portion provided on the frame-shaped member, and the mirror can be directly or indirectly clamped between the frame-shaped member and the engaging portion by engagement with the engaging portion, and the frame-shaped member has a hole portion into which a removal tool can be inserted that bends the elastic piece to release the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion, and the elastic piece is a compact container that is hidden within the hole , the engaging portion is provided on a front wall that defines the hole, the elastic piece is formed in a crank shape having a first portion extending downward from the top wall when the lid is closed, a second portion extending rearward from the first portion away from the engaging portion, and a third portion extending downward from the second portion, the engaged portion being provided on the first portion, and when the lid is open, the removal tool can be inserted between the third portion and the front wall above the second portion.

It is preferable that the lid body is provided with a frame-shaped elastic member that supports the mirror , the elastic member being fitted into the opening provided in the frame-shaped member and clamped in the vertical direction between the cover member and the frame-shaped member, the elastic member engaging with the upper surface, outer circumferential surface and lower surface of the outer edge portion of the mirror while surrounding the outer edge portion, the upper surface of the elastic member abutting against the back surface of the top wall portion, and when the lid body is closed, the lower surface of the elastic member abutting against the upper surface of the container .

The container is provided with a recess, and a protrusion provided on the frame-shaped member, which fits into the recess and has an axial portion to be inserted into an axial hole provided in a side wall of the recess, or an axial hole into which the axial portion provided in the side wall of the recess is inserted, and it is preferable that the hole portion is provided in the protrusion.

According to the compact container of the present invention, the cover member can be removed from the frame member by inserting a removal tool such as a coin through a hole or notch provided in the frame member and bending the elastic piece or the top wall with the removal tool. This makes it easy to remove the mirror that was directly or indirectly sandwiched between the cover member and the frame member.

1A and 1B are cross-sectional side views (cross-sectional views taken along line A-A in FIG. 2) illustrating a first embodiment of a compact case according to the present invention, in which (a) illustrates a closed state and (b) illustrates an open state. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the compact case shown in FIG. 1 with the lid closed, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of the compact case shown in FIG. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining the situation in which the cover member is removed using a removal tool (coin) for the compact case shown in FIG. 1, in which (a) shows the state in which the removal tool is inserted into the hole, and (b) shows the state in which the elastic piece is bent by the removal tool. 5 is a cross-sectional side view of a second embodiment of a compact case according to the present invention (cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5). With regard to the compact case shown in FIG. 4, (a) is a plan view in a closed state, and (b) is a plan view in an open state. 5A and 5B are diagrams for explaining the situation in which the cover member is removed using a removal tool (coin) for the compact case shown in FIG. 4, in which (a) shows the state in which the removal tool is inserted into the cutout portion, and (b) shows the state in which the top wall portion is bent by the removal tool.

Below, an embodiment of a compact container according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this specification, "upper" and "lower" basically refer to the orientation when the bottom wall portion (2a) of the container body (2) is placed on a horizontal surface (the orientation shown in FIG. 1(a)). Also, "front" refers to the side where the unlocking member (3) shown in FIG. 1 is provided, and "rear" refers to the opposite side. Also, "left" and "right" refer to the left-right direction when viewed from the front to the rear.

1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a compact container according to the present invention. The compact container 100 of this embodiment is used when carrying solid contents such as pressed powder made by solidifying powder cosmetics. The compact container 100 includes a container 1 (comprised of a container body 2, an unlocking member 3, and a partition member 4) and a lid body 5 (comprised of a frame-shaped member 6, a cover member 7, a mirror 8, and an elastic member 9). The container body 2, the unlocking member 3, the partition member 4, the frame-shaped member 6, and the cover member 7 of this embodiment are made of a relatively hard synthetic resin such as acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin. The mirror 8 is mainly made of glass. The elastic member 9 is made of a relatively soft synthetic resin (such as polypropylene (PP) resin) or an elastomer (rubber or thermoplastic elastomer). The compact container 100 also contains a bottomed cylindrical inner plate 10 in which the solid contents are stored.

The container body 2 forms the outer shell of the container 1, and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, it has a plate-like bottom wall 2a that is rectangular in plan view, and a body peripheral wall 2b (see Fig. 2(b)) that is provided around the outer edge of the bottom wall 2a, and is shaped roughly like a bottomed cylinder. As shown in Fig. 2(b), the widthwise center portion at the rear of the container body 2 is shaped in a concave shape. Here, this concave portion is called the recess 2c. The side walls (walls located in the left-right direction) that define the recess 2c are provided with an axial hole 2d (shown by an imaginary line) for swinging the lid 5. In addition, the widthwise center portion at the front of the container body 2 is provided with a groove 2e for sliding the unlocking member 3 in the front-rear direction, an inclined portion 2f located above the groove 2e, and a container-side engagement claw 2g provided behind the inclined portion 2f.

The unlocking member 3 is slidably attached to the groove 2e and can be moved in the front-rear direction relative to the container body 2. The unlocking member 3 is used when opening the lid 5, and has an engagement release portion 3a that is pushed upward by the inclined portion 2f when pushed backward.

The partition member 4 is attached to the inside of the container body 2 and has the function of storing the inner plate 10 and the like without shifting. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2(b), a total of two rectangular holes 4a are provided, and the inner plate 10 can be stored in the left hole 4a. The right hole 4a can store an applicator (not shown) such as a puff.

The frame-shaped member 6 constitutes the outer periphery of the lid body 5 and is shaped roughly like a picture frame in plan view. An opening 6a that is rectangular in plan view is provided in the center of the frame-shaped member 6 (see FIG. 1(a)). The wall that defines the opening 6a has an inward flange portion 6b that protrudes toward the opening 6a (see the partially enlarged view of FIG. 1(a)).

At the rear of the frame-shaped member 6, a protrusion 6c is provided that protrudes from above to below and is shaped to fit into the recess 2c of the container body 2 as shown in FIG. 2(b). The side wall (wall located in the left-right direction) of the protrusion 6c is provided with an axis 6d (shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1) that is inserted into the axis hole 2d provided in the side wall of the recess 2c described above to enable the lid body 5 to swing relative to the container 1. The axis hole 2d of the recess 2c and the axis part 6d of the protrusion 6c may be interchanged, and the axis part 6d may be provided in the recess 2c and the axis hole 2d may be provided in the protrusion 6c. The protrusion 6c is provided with a hole 6e that is rectangular in plan view as shown in FIG. 2 and is shaped so that the protrusion 6c penetrates in the vertical direction. In addition, the front wall that defines the hole 6e is provided with an engagement part 6f that is formed to be convex toward the hole 6e (toward the rear) as shown in FIG. 1(a).

As shown in FIG. 1(a), the front lower part of the frame-shaped member 6 is provided with a lid-side engaging claw 6g that engages with the container-side engaging claw 2g to keep the lid 5 in the closed state. As shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 1(a), the front upper part of the frame-shaped member 6 is provided with an upper wall 6h that extends upward, and in front of the upper wall 6h is provided an engaging portion 6f that has a shape similar to that of the engaging portion 6f provided at the rear of the frame-shaped member 6.

The cover member 7 constitutes the center of the lid body 5 and is shaped roughly rectangular in plan view. The cover member 7 has a plate-shaped top wall portion 7a that covers and closes the opening 6a. As shown in FIG. 1(a), the top wall portion 7a also covers and conceals the hole portion 6e. Therefore, the hole portion 6e is not noticeable in plan view. In addition, a lower wall 7b is provided at the front lower portion of the top wall portion 7a, which is located forward of the upper wall 6h and extends downward from the top wall portion 7a. The inner peripheral surface of the lower wall 7b is formed to be convex toward the inside and is provided with an engaged portion 7c that engages with the engaging portion 6f.

At the rear of the cover member 7, as shown in Fig. 1(a), an elastic piece 7d is provided that is formed to fit into the hole 6e and is capable of bending and deforming in the front-to-rear direction relative to the top wall 7a. As shown in Fig. 1(a), the elastic piece 7d is shaped like a crank (in the state shown in the figure, it extends downward, then bends at a right angle to extend backward, and then bends at a right angle to extend downward again). In addition, the engaged portion 7c described above is provided on the wall surface of the elastic piece 7d that faces the engaging portion 6f.

Mirror 8 is plate-shaped and rectangular in plan view.

The elastic member 9 is shaped roughly like a picture frame in plan view. As shown in the partially enlarged view of FIG. 1(a), the elastic member 9 includes a rectangular cylindrical annular wall 9a located at the bottom, a lower support wall 9b extending outward from the annular wall 9a, a side support wall 9c extending upward from the outer edge of the lower support wall 9b, and an upper support wall 9d extending inward from the top of the side support wall 9c.

The elastic member 9 is fitted into the opening 6a so that it is placed on the inward flange portion 6b of the frame-shaped member 6, with the outer edge of the mirror 8 surrounded by the inside of the lower support wall 9b, side support wall 9c, and upper support wall 9d. Then, by pressing the cover member 7 against the frame-shaped member 6, the engaging portion 6f and the engaged portion 7c engage, and the cover member 7 is held by the frame-shaped member 6. In this state, the elastic member 9 is sandwiched between the frame-shaped member 6 and the cover member 7, and the mirror 8 is clamped.

In the compact container 100 having such a configuration, when the lid body 5 is closed on the container 1, the lid body side engagement claw 6g engages with the container side engagement claw 2g, so that the lid body 5 can be maintained in a closed state. Therefore, even when the compact container 100 is carried, the inner plate 10 and the applicator contained therein do not jump out of the compact container 100. On the other hand, when applying makeup, when the unlocking member 3 is pressed from the front to the rear, the inclined portion 2f pushes up the engagement release portion 3a, lifting the lid body side engagement claw 6g, so that the engagement between the container side engagement claw 2g and the lid body side engagement claw 6g is released, and the lid body 5 can be opened.

When removing the mirror 8 from the compact case 100, the cover 5 is opened as shown in FIG. 3(a), and the removal tool J (a coin in this embodiment) is inserted through the hole 6e. Then, as shown in FIG. 3(b), the removal tool J is tilted forward and backward to deflect the elastic piece 7d, which disengages the engaging part 6f from the engaged part 7c, allowing the cover member 7 to be removed from the frame member 6. As a result, the elastic member 9 and the mirror 8 that were sandwiched between the frame member 6 and the cover member 7 can be removed. After that, the mirror 8 can be removed from the elastic member 9 by pulling the elastic member 9 to spread it. That is, according to the compact case 100 of this embodiment, the container body 2, the unlocking member 3, the partition member 4, the frame member 6, and the cover member 7, which are made of a relatively hard synthetic resin, the mirror 8, which is made mainly of glass, and the elastic member 9, which is made of a relatively soft synthetic resin, can be separated.

As shown in FIG. 1(a), the elastic piece 7d is hidden inside the hole 6e and cannot be touched accidentally, preventing the mirror 8 from being removed unintentionally. The hole 6e is located at the rear of the compact case 100 where it is not easily noticeable, and is hidden by the top wall 7a in a plan view, so the appearance is not marred. Furthermore, since the vertical length of the protrusion 6c is relatively long, the length of the elastic piece 7d located inside it can also be made long. In other words, the elastic piece 7d can be bent with a relatively small force, making it easier to remove the mirror 8.

Next, a second embodiment of a compact case according to the present invention will be described with reference to Figures 4 to 6. The compact case 200 of this embodiment includes a frame member 16 and a cover member 17, which are partially different in configuration from the frame member 6 and cover member 7 described above.

The frame-shaped member 16 has an opening 16a, an inward flange portion 6b, a protrusion portion 6c, a shaft portion 6d, an engagement portion 6f, a cover-side engagement claw 6g, and an upper wall 16h, which are configured similarly to the above-mentioned opening 6a, the inward flange portion 6b, the protrusion portion 16c, the shaft portion 16d, the engagement portion 16f, the cover-side engagement claw 16g, and the upper wall 16h, while having a cutout portion 16j instead of the above-mentioned hole portion 6e. As shown in Figures 4 and 5(a), the cutout portion 16j is provided so as to cut out the upper portion of the protrusion portion 16c in the horizontal direction at the rear of the compact case 200. Note that, as shown in the partial enlargement of Figure 1(a), the engagement portion 6f of the compact case 100 is provided on the front wall that defines the hole portion 6e at the rear, but as shown in Figure 4, the engagement portion 16f of the compact case 200 is provided on the upper wall 16h at both the front and rear.

The cover member 17 does not have the elastic piece 7d described above, and has a top wall 17a, a bottom wall 17b, and a bottom engaged part 17c instead of the top wall 7a, bottom wall 7b, and engaged part 7c described above. The rear center part of the top wall 17a protrudes so as to cover the upper part of the notch 16j, as shown in Figures 4 and 5(a). Note that the bottom wall 7b of the compact case 100 is not provided at the rear as shown in Figure 1(a), but the bottom wall 17b of the compact case 200 is also provided at the rear as shown in Figure 4. The bottom wall 17b also has a bottom engaged part 17c at both the front and rear that engages with the engaging part 16f.

In the compact case 200 having such a configuration, the cutout portion 16j is provided at the rear of the compact case 200 and is therefore less noticeable. Also, the rear center portion of the top wall portion 17a protrudes to hide the cutout portion 16j, making the cutout portion 16j less noticeable and not compromising the appearance.

When removing the mirror 8 from the compact case 200, as shown in FIG. 6(a), the lid 5 is closed and a removal tool J (a coin in this embodiment) is inserted into the cutout 16j. Then, as shown in FIG. 6(b), the removal tool J is tilted upward to deflect the top wall 17a, thereby releasing the engagement between the engaging part 16f and the engaged part 17c. This allows the elastic member 9 and mirror 8 that were sandwiched between the frame member 16 and the cover member 17 to be removed, and the mirror 8 can be removed from the elastic member 9 by pulling the elastic member 9 to spread it apart. Thus, even in the compact case 200 of this embodiment, the components can be separated by material.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to such a specific embodiment, and various modifications and changes are possible within the scope of the spirit of the present invention described in the claims unless otherwise specifically limited in the above description. Furthermore, the effects of the above embodiment are merely examples of the effects resulting from the present invention, and do not mean that the effects of the present invention are limited to the above effects.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the mirror 8 is indirectly clamped between the frame members 6, 16 and the cover members 7, 17 by the elastic member 9, but it may be clamped directly between the frame members 6, 16 and the cover members 7, 17 without providing the elastic member 9.

1: Container 2: Container main body 2a: Bottom wall portion 2b: Main body peripheral wall portion 2c: Recessed portion 2d: Shaft hole 2e: Groove portion 2f: Inclined portion 2g: Container side engaging claw 3: Lock release member 3a: Engagement release portion 4 : Partition member 4a: Hole 5: Lid 6: Frame member 6a: Opening 6b: Inward flange 6c: Projection 6d: Shaft 6e: Hole 6f: Engaging portion 6g: Lid side engaging claw 6h : Upper wall 7: Cover member 7a: Top wall portion 7b: Lower wall 7c: Engaged portion 7d: Elasticity Piece 8: mirror 9: elastic member 9a: annular wall 9b: lower support wall 9c: side support wall 9d: upper support wall 10: inner plate 16: frame-shaped member 16a: opening 16b: inward flange portion 16c: protrusion Part 16d: shaft part 16f: engaging part 16g: lid body side engaging claw 16h: upper wall 16j: notch part 17: cover member 17a: top wall part 17b: lower wall 17c: engaged part 100: compact case 200 : Compact container J: Removal tool

Claims (3)

A compact container comprising a container and a lid body that can be pivoted relative to the container,
The lid body includes a frame-shaped member that is swingably connected to the container, a cover member having a top wall portion that closes the opening of the frame-shaped member, and a mirror located on the back surface of the top wall portion,
the cover member has an elastic piece connected to the top wall portion and an engaged portion provided on the elastic piece and engaged with an engaging portion of the frame-shaped member, and the mirror can be directly or indirectly clamped between the cover member and the frame-shaped member by the engagement of the engaging portion and the engaged portion,
the frame-shaped member has a hole into which a removal tool can be inserted to deflect the elastic piece and release the engagement between the engaging portion and the engaged portion, the elastic piece being hidden within the hole;
The engagement portion is provided on a front wall that defines the hole,
the elastic piece is formed in a crank shape and has a first portion extending downward from the top wall portion when the lid is closed, a second portion extending rearward from the first portion so as to be away from the engagement portion, and a third portion extending downward from the second portion;
The engaged portion is provided on the first portion,
A compact container, wherein when the lid is open, the removal tool is insertable between the third portion and the front wall above the second portion. The cover includes a frame-shaped elastic member that supports the mirror,
the elastic member is fitted into the opening provided in the frame-shaped member and is sandwiched between the cover member and the frame-shaped member in the up-down direction,
the elastic member supports the mirror by engaging with an upper surface, an outer circumferential surface, and a lower surface of the outer edge portion in a state in which the elastic member surrounds the outer edge portion of the mirror from the periphery;
2. The compact case according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the elastic member abuts against a rear surface of the top wall portion, and a lower surface of the elastic member abuts against an upper surface of the case when the lid is closed. A recess provided in the container;
a protrusion provided on the frame-shaped member, adapted to be fitted in the recess, and having a shaft portion to be inserted into a shaft hole provided in a side wall of the recess, or a shaft hole into which the shaft portion provided in the side wall of the recess is to be inserted;
The compact case according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the hole is provided in the protrusion.

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