JP7339864B2 - container with lid - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a lidded container in which a container and a lid are connected via a hinge.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a lidded container in which a container and a lid are connected via a hinge portion is known as a container for storing cosmetics, for example. As such a container with a lid, Patent Document 1 discloses a compact container suitable for carrying solid contents such as pressed powder obtained by solidifying powder cosmetics.

In general, a compact container has a mirror on the back surface of the lid, which is used for checking the state of makeup. When using such a mirror, it is convenient to hold the lid at any angle that is easy for the user to visually recognize. Also, even when the mirror is not used, it would be convenient if it could be used without fully opening the lid for various reasons (for example, when used in a narrow space). Here, in the compact container of Patent Document 1, a spring pin is arranged at a portion where the container and the lid are pivotably connected, and the frictional force of the spring pin generated when the lid is pivoted is utilized to achieve this. implements the function.

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On the other hand, the use of such spring pins complicates the structure, hinders miniaturization, and increases costs.

In view of these points, the present invention enables the lid to be held at an arbitrary angle, has a simpler structure than the conventional one, can be made smaller, and is less expensive. The object is to propose a container with a lid that allows

The present invention is a lidded container comprising a container and a lid, and having a hinge portion connected to the container and the lid to allow the lid to swing relative to the container about a swing axis. hand,
The container has a container body and a connecting portion held by the container body facing the inner surface of the container body,
The container main body is provided with a main body curved portion composed of an elastic portion having elasticity, which curves forward from top to bottom,
The connecting portion is provided with a notched groove curved along the main body curved portion at a portion facing the main body curved portion,
A passage extending in a direction away from the swing shaft is provided between the body curved portion and the groove portion ,
The lid is a cord-like or belt-like wire having elasticity, one end of which is connected to the lid, the wire portion which extends beyond the swing shaft and the other end of which is inserted through the passage. It is a container with a lid having

The container has a storage space for storing the content,
It is preferable that the connection part partitions the accommodation space with the container body.

Preferably, the hinge portion is elastic and bendable, and the wire portion is provided integrally with the hinge portion.

According to the lidded container of the present invention, when the wire portion inserted through the passage comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the passage, resistance acts on the wire portion due to the friction generated between the wire portion and the inner peripheral surface. , the lid can be held at any angle. Moreover, since it is not necessary to use a spring pin as in the conventional art, the structure can be simplified, the size can be reduced, and the cost can be suppressed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is the figure which showed one Embodiment of the container with a lid|cover according to this invention in the open lid state, (a) is a top view, (b) is sectional drawing by the side view. FIG. 2 is a view showing the lidded container shown in FIG. 1 in a closed state, where (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view, and (c) is shown in FIG. 1(a). It is a sectional view along AA, and (d) is a bottom view. (a) is an enlarged view of the K1 part shown in FIG. 1(a), (b) is an enlarged view of the K2 part shown in FIG. 1(b), and (c) is an enlarged view of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the K3 part shown to c). (a) is a cross-sectional view along BB shown in FIG. 1 (a), (b) is a cross-sectional view along CC, and (c) is a cross-sectional view along DD. , (d) is a cross-sectional view along EE, (e) is a cross-sectional view along FF, and (f) is a cross-sectional view along GG. (a) is a diagram showing a state in which the wire portion is inserted into the passage, (b) is a cross-sectional view showing the periphery of the wire portion with the lid closed, and (c) is a lid at an angle. It is a figure showing a held state.

An embodiment of a lidded container according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In this specification and the like, "upper" and "lower" basically refer to the direction in which the bottom wall (reference 2a) of the container body (reference 2) is placed on a horizontal plane (Fig. 1 ( b)). The "front" is the side on which the locking portion (reference numeral 2d) of the container body 2 shown in FIG. 1 is provided, and the "rear" is the opposite side. "Left" and "right" are left and right directions when viewed from the front to the rear.

Figures 1-5 show one embodiment of a lidded container according to the present invention. The lidded container 100 of the present embodiment is a compact container used when carrying solid contents such as pressed powder obtained by solidifying powder cosmetics. A lidded container 100 includes a container 1 (consisting of a container body 2 and a connecting portion 3), a lid 4 (consisting of a lid body 5 and a mirror 6), a hinge portion 7, and a wire portion 8. I have.

The container body 2 forms the outer shell of the container 1, and as shown in FIGS. It is provided with a main body peripheral wall portion 2b that rises from the main body, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with a bottom. Here, the bottom wall portion 2a is provided with a plurality of through holes 2c as shown in FIG. 1(a). A locking portion 2d for locking the lid body 4 in the closed state is provided at the front central portion of the container body 2. As shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3(b), a main body curved portion 2e is provided at the rear central portion of the main body peripheral wall portion 2b, which gently curves forward from top to bottom. Further, as shown in FIG. 4(a), an engagement recess 2f is formed by recessing the main body peripheral wall portion 2b on the outer side in the width direction with respect to the main body curved portion 2e. Note that the container body 2 of the present embodiment is composed of a hard portion k made of a relatively hard synthetic resin (for example, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) resin) as a whole, while FIG. As shown in a) to (f), the rear part is made of the above hard part k and an elastic material (for example, a relatively soft synthetic resin (eg polypropylene (PP) resin), rubber, elastomer, etc.). It is composed of an elastic portion d formed. The body curved portion 2e shown in FIG. 3B described above is composed of the elastic portion d.

As shown in FIG. 1, the connecting portion 3 is provided in the center of the container body 2 in the left-right direction so as to face the upper surface of the bottom wall portion 2a. As shown in FIG. 4(a), an engagement projection 3a that engages with the engagement recess 2f is provided behind the connecting portion 3. As shown in FIG. The engaging concave portion 2f and the engaging convex portion 3a are also provided in front of the container body 2 and the connecting portion 3, and the connecting portion 3 can be fixed to the container body 2 by engaging them. . Further, in a state where the connecting portion 3 is fixed to the container body 2, as shown in FIG. 1(a), two recesses (accommodating spaces S1 and S2) are defined with the connecting portion 3 interposed therebetween. Although illustration is omitted, it is preferable to store a middle plate containing a solid content in the storage space S1 as an item to be stored in the container main body 2 . Further, since the through hole 2c improves the air permeability of the housing space S2, housing an applicator such as a puff has the effect of reducing humidity, which is preferable.

Further, the connecting portion 3 is provided with a groove portion 3b as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3B, the groove portion 3b of the present embodiment is formed by cutting out the connecting portion 3 while curving along the main body bending portion 2e at a portion facing the main body bending portion 2e, and then cutting the connecting portion as it is. It is provided so that the lower surface of 3 may be notched toward the front. Further, the groove portion 3b of the present embodiment is formed so as to have a rectangular cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG. 3(c). A passage T is formed between the inner surface of the container body 2 and the groove portion 3b by such a groove portion 3b. Further, as shown in FIG. 3(b), the passage T is bent in the middle of the route by the body curved portion 2e.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lid main body 5 is formed into a generally lidded cylindrical shape by a top wall portion 5a having a rectangular shape in plan view and a lid peripheral wall portion 5b surrounding the top wall portion 5a. is On the inner surface of the top wall portion 5a, there is provided an engaged portion 5c which is formed in a claw shape and is engaged with the engaging portion 2d when the lid body 5 is closed. Like the container body 2, the lid body 5 is generally composed of a hard portion k, while the rear central portion thereof is composed of a hard portion k as shown in FIGS. It is composed of an elastic portion d. A rectangular mirror 6 is provided on the inner surface of the lid body 5 .

The hinge portion 7 is made of an elastic material and has flexibility. The hinge portion 7 of the present embodiment is formed of the same material as the elastic portion d of the container body 2 and the lid body 5, and integrally connects the container body 2 and the lid body 5 behind the container body 2. are doing. Such a hinge portion 7 allows the lid 4 to swing relative to the container 1 around the swing axis Y (see FIGS. 1 and 3).

The wire portion 8 has a string-like or band-like (long shape), and has a rectangular cross-sectional shape as shown in FIG. 3(c). Also, the wire portion 8 is formed of a material having elasticity. The wire portion 8 of this embodiment is made of the same material as the elastic portion d of the lid body 5 , and one end of the wire portion 8 is integrally connected to the elastic portion d of the lid body 5 . there is That is, the wire portion 8 is integrally connected to the hinge portion 7 via the elastic portion d of the lid body 5 .

The lidded container 100 of the present embodiment uses a material that forms the rigid portion k and a material that forms the elastic portion d, and applies two-color molding technology to form the container body 2, the lid body body 5, and the hinge portion. 7 and wire portion 8 are integrally formed. Considering the reduction in the number of parts and the ease of assembly, it is preferable to integrally form these members as in the present embodiment, but they may be formed as individual members and then joined together.

The wire portion 8 is shaped to stand up from one end connected to the lid body 5 toward the other end when formed by two-color molding, as shown in FIG. 5(a). Here, when closing the lid body 4, as shown in FIGS. Insert into T. As the lid 4 is closed, the other end of the wire portion 8 moves from the rear to the front in the passage T, so the lid 4 is completely closed as shown in FIG. 5(b). The wire portion 8 does not become slack outside the passage T even in this state.

Further, when the lid body 4 is opened, the wire portion 8 is pulled out from the passage T as shown in FIG. 5(c). When the wire portion 8 inserted through the passage T comes into contact with the inner peripheral surface of the passage T, a resistance force acts on the wire portion 8 due to friction generated between the wire portion 8 and the inner peripheral surface. The body 4 can be held at any angle. The passage T of the present embodiment is bent in the middle of the passage by the curved portion 2e of the main body. It can be securely held at any angle. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the body curved portion 2e is formed of the elastic portion d, the frictional force acting between the wire portion 8 and the body curved portion 2e also increases. Therefore, the function of holding the lid 4 at an arbitrary angle becomes more reliable.

As described above, according to the lidded container 100 of the present embodiment, the function of holding the lid 4 at an arbitrary angle can be obtained simply by inserting the wire portion 8 into the passage T, so the spring pin is used. The structure is simplified as compared with the conventional one. As a result, it is possible to reduce the size of the device, and it is also possible to easily assemble the device. Moreover, since it is sufficient to simply provide the wire portion 8, the cost can be reduced as compared with the case of using a spring pin. Moreover, since the wire portion 8 is provided integrally with the hinge portion 7, the number of parts does not increase, and the cost can be further reduced.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to such a specific embodiment. Various modifications and changes are possible within the range of. Moreover, the effects of the above-described embodiments are merely examples of the effects produced by 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 embodiment, the passage T is provided in the container 1 and one end of the wire portion 8 is connected to the lid 4, but the passage T is provided in the lid 4 and one end of the wire portion 8 is connected to the container. 1 may be employed. Further, the connecting portion 3 not only defines the passage T by the groove portion 3b but also partitions the accommodation spaces S1 and S2, but the accommodation spaces S1 and S2 may be partitioned by another member. Moreover, although the cross-sectional shapes of the passage T and the wire portion 8 are both rectangular, the shape is not limited to this, and may be, for example, circular. The groove portion 3b may be provided on the inner surface of the container body 2 instead of on the lower surface of the connecting portion 3 or in combination therewith. Further, the hinge portion 7 is not limited to the one that bends as in the present embodiment. It may be provided so as to be swingable.

1: Container 2: Container main body 2a: Bottom wall portion 2b: Main body peripheral wall portion 2c: Through hole 2d: Locking portion 2e: Main body curved portion 2f: Engagement concave portion 3: Connecting portion 3a: Engagement convex portion 3b: Groove portion 4 : Lid 5: Lid main body 5a: Top wall 5b: Lid peripheral wall 5c: Engaged portion 6: Mirror 7: Hinge 8: Wire portion 100: Container with lid S1: Accommodating space S2: Accommodating space T : Passage Y: Rocking axis d: Elastic part k: Hard part

Claims (3)

A lidded container comprising a container and a lid, and having a hinge portion connected to the container and the lid to allow the lid to swing relative to the container about a swing axis,
The container has a container body and a connecting portion held by the container body facing the inner surface of the container body,
The container main body is provided with a main body curved portion composed of an elastic portion having elasticity, which curves forward from top to bottom,
The connecting portion is provided with a notched groove curved along the main body curved portion at a portion facing the main body curved portion,
A passage extending in a direction away from the swing shaft is provided between the body curved portion and the groove portion ,
The lid is a cord-like or belt-like wire having elasticity, one end of which is connected to the lid , the wire portion which extends beyond the swing shaft and the other end of which is inserted through the passage. A container with a lid. The container has a storage space for storing the content,
The lidded container according to claim 1, wherein the connecting portion defines the accommodation space with the container body. 3. The lidded container according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge portion is elastic and bendable, and the wire portion is provided integrally with the hinge portion.

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