Compact container

Abstract

To realize a compact container that can be easily disassembled with a simple structure. [Solution] The compact case has a lid body (12), and the lid body (12) has a lid main body (40) that rotates via a lid-side hinge part (46), a lid frame (41), and a mirror (42). The lid main body (40) has a top plate part (44), a peripheral wall part (45), and a lid-side hinge part (46) extending from the rear end part of the top plate part (44). The lid frame (41) has a frame-shaped frame part (60) that fits along the inner periphery (45a) of the peripheral wall part (45). and a vertical wall portion (61) extending downward from the rear end of the frame portion (60) along the lid-side hinge portion (46). The mirror (42) is sandwiched between the frame portion (60) and the top plate portion (44) and is exposed from an opening (60a) of the frame portion (60). The lid frame (41) has the frame portion (60) engaged with the inner periphery (45a) of the peripheral wall portion (45), and the vertical wall portion (61) engaged with the front surface of the lid-side hinge portion (46).

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a compact container. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a compact container has been known that includes a container body, a lid that covers the container body, and a hinge that connects the lid to the container body so that it can be opened and closed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the structure of Patent Document 1, the lid is configured to include multiple components such as the lid body, a mirror, and a magnet. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Publication No. 2022-130783 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] From the perspective of environmental issues, it is desirable to be able to disassemble compact containers and separate them into their individual components when disposing of them, etc. However, if a compact container is constructed so that it can be separated into its individual components, there are problems such as a complicated structure and a complicated disassembly method.

[0005] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a compact container that can be easily disassembled with a simple structure. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The compact case comprises a container body and a lid body that covers the container body, and a lid-side hinge portion provided on the lid body is rotatably connected to the container body so that the lid body can be opened and closed. The lid body comprises a lid body that rotates via the lid-side hinge portion, a lid frame that engages with the lid body, and a plate-shaped mirror that is sandwiched between the lid frame and the lid body. The lid body comprises a top plate portion that covers the container body, a peripheral wall portion that extends downward from the peripheral edge of the top plate portion, and The lid frame has a frame-shaped frame portion that follows the inner periphery of the peripheral wall portion, and a vertical wall portion that extends downward from the rear end of the frame portion along the lid side hinge portion, the mirror is sandwiched between the frame portion and the top plate portion, and is exposed from an opening defined by the inner periphery of the frame portion, and the lid frame has the frame portion engaged with the inner periphery of the peripheral wall portion and the vertical wall portion engaged with the front surface of the lid side hinge portion. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] According to the present invention, a compact container that can be easily disassembled can be realized with a simple structure. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a compact container. [Figure 2] 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the lid is closed. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the lid body in an open state. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG. [Figure 5] 10 is a perspective view of the state in which the vertical wall portion is engaged with the lid-side hinge portion, as viewed from the front side. FIG. [Figure 6] 1 is a perspective view of the lid body with the lid frame removed, as viewed from the front side. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the operation of disassembling the compact case. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] Hereinafter, one embodiment of the compact case according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this specification, "upper" and "lower" refer to the up-down direction when the case body 11 is placed on a horizontal surface (as shown in FIG. 2). "Rear" refers to the side where the hinge portion 13 is provided, and "front" refers to the opposite side of "rear." "Left" and "right" refer to the left-right direction when viewed from the front to the rear.

[0010] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a compact case 10. As shown in FIG. The compact container 10 is a container that stores solid contents such as pressed powder made by solidifying powder cosmetics, and an applicator such as a puff. The compact case 10 comprises a case body 11 for storing contents and a lid 12 for covering the case body 11. Compact case 10 is also provided with hinge portion 13 that rotatably connects lid body 12 to case body 11. Lid body 12 can be opened and closed by hinge portion 13. FIG. 1 shows the cover 12 in an open state.

[0011] Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in Fig. 1. Fig. 2 shows a state in which the cover 12 is closed. The container body 11 includes a bottom lid 15 that forms the outer shell of the container body 11, and an inner frame 16 that is housed in the bottom lid 15. A container-side magnet 17 is disposed inside the container body 11.

[0012] The bottom lid 15 is formed in the shape of a substantially rectangular tray in a plan view. The bottom lid 15 includes a substantially rectangular bottom surface 20 and a bottom lid peripheral wall 21 extending from the periphery of the bottom surface 20. The bottom lid peripheral wall 21 includes a front wall 22 extending from the front edge of the bottom surface 20, a rear wall 23 extending from the rear edge of the bottom surface 20, and a pair of left and right side walls 24 extending from the left and right edges of the bottom surface 20, respectively.

[0013] A recess 26 is formed by cutting the rear wall 23 and the bottom surface 20 forward in the left-right central portion of the rear end of the bottom cover 15. In plan view, the left-right central portion of the rear end of the bottom cover 15 is recessed forward in a substantially rectangular shape by the recess 26.

[0014] A container-side hinge portion 27 is provided near the recess 26 at the rear end of the bottom lid 15 . The container-side hinge portion 27 includes a pair of left and right shaft support portions 27a that stand upright from positions on both the left and right outer sides of the recess 26 on the bottom surface portion 20, and a hinge shaft 27b (FIG. 2) that is supported by the shaft support portions 27a and extends into the recess 26. The left-side shaft support portion 27a is visible in the cross sections of FIGS. The hinge shafts 27b are provided in a pair on the left and right sides, extending from the left and right shaft support portions 27a into the recessed portion 26. The hinge shafts 27b are shafts that extend horizontally in the left-right direction.

[0015] The middle frame 16 comprises a middle frame bottom wall portion 30 that is arranged to be placed on the bottom surface portion 20 of the bottom lid 15, a middle frame peripheral wall portion 31 that stands upright from the periphery of the middle frame bottom wall portion 30, and a flange portion 32 that extends from the upper end of the middle frame peripheral wall portion 31 to the outside of the middle frame peripheral wall portion 31 in a planar view. The middle frame peripheral wall portion 31 comprises a middle frame front wall portion 31a erected from the front edge of the middle frame bottom wall portion 30, a middle frame rear wall portion 31b erected from the rear edge of the middle frame bottom wall portion 30, and a pair of left and right middle frame side wall portions 31c erected from the left and right side edges of the middle frame bottom wall portion 30. A partition wall 30a is provided in the center of the left and right sides of the bottom wall 30 of the inner frame 16, dividing the inner frame 16 into left and right storage sections 16a and 16b. The left storage section 16a stores an inner tray (not shown) for storing contents. The right storage section 16b stores an applicator (not shown) such as a puff.

[0016] The inner frame 16 is attached to the bottom lid 15 by fitting the inner frame peripheral wall portion 31 inside the bottom lid peripheral wall portion 21 of the bottom lid 15. The flange portion 32 of the inner frame 16 abuts against the upper end of the bottom cover peripheral wall portion 21 of the bottom cover 15 from above. The flange portion 32 includes a front flange portion 32a that covers the front wall portion 22 from above, and a rear flange portion 32b that covers the rear wall portion 23 from above. The front flange portion 32a extends forward from the upper end of the inner frame front wall portion 31a, and the rear flange portion 32b extends rearward from the upper end of the inner frame rear wall portion 31b. A flange-side recess 32c recessed forward so as to fit along the recess 26 of the bottom cover 15 is provided in the center of the left and right of the rear flange portion 32b.

[0017] The container-side magnet 17 is disposed between the front wall 22 and the front surface of the inner frame peripheral wall 31, and is covered from above by the front flange 32a. In other words, the container-side magnet 17 is housed between the inner frame 16 and the bottom lid 15.

[0018] Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the lid 12 in an open state. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line IV-IV in Fig. 1. 1 to 4, the lid body 12, like the bottom lid 15, is formed in a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view. The lid body 12 comprises a lid main body 40 which is connected to the container side hinge portion 27 and rotates, a lid frame 41 which engages with the lid main body 40, and a plate-shaped mirror 42 which is sandwiched between the lid frame 41 and the lid main body 40. Furthermore, a lid-side magnet 43 (magnet) is provided on the inside of the front end of the lid body 12.

[0019] When the lid body 12 is closed as shown in Figure 2, the lid body 40 comprises a top plate portion 44 that covers the container body 11, a peripheral wall portion 45 that extends downward from the peripheral edge of the top plate portion 44, and a lid side hinge portion 46 that extends downward from the rear end portion of the top plate portion 44. 3 shows the compact case 10 in an inverted state with the lid 12 open, and therefore the upside down in FIG.

[0020] The top plate portion 44 has a generally rectangular plate shape that conforms to the outer shape of the container body 11 in a plan view. The peripheral wall 45 has a generally rectangular frame shape in a plan view. In detail, the peripheral wall 45 includes a lid front wall 47 extending downward from the front edge of the top plate 44, a lid rear wall 48 extending downward from the rear edge of the top plate 44, and a pair of left and right lid side walls 49 extending downward from the left and right edges of the top plate 44. The lid side walls 49 connect the lid front wall 47 and the lid rear wall 48 from front to rear.

[0021] A recess 45b (engaged portion) extending in the circumferential direction of the inner periphery 45a is provided on the inner periphery 45a of the peripheral wall portion 45. In detail, the recess 45b is provided on the inner periphery 45a in the portion of the lid front wall portion 47, and is a groove-like portion extending in the left-right direction.

[0022] The cover-side hinge portion 46 is provided at the rear end of the top panel portion 44 in the center in the left-right direction. The lid-side hinge portion 46 includes a shaft portion 50 extending in the left-right direction along the lid rear wall portion 48, and a shaft hole 51 extending in the left-right direction within the shaft portion 50. The shaft-like portion 50 extends in the left-right direction along the hinge shaft 27b, which is the rotation center axis of the hinge portion 13 (the axial direction of the rotation center axis). The lid-side hinge 46 is provided at the rear end of the top panel 44 by connecting the upper part of the rear part of the shaft 50 to the lower end of the lid rear wall 48 when the lid 12 is closed (FIG. 2). The front-to-rear width of the shaft 50 is greater than the thickness of the lid rear wall 48. Therefore, the shaft 50 is located forward and below the lid rear wall 48.

[0023] The lid frame 41 includes a substantially rectangular frame portion 60 that fits along the inner periphery 45a of the peripheral wall portion 45, and a vertical wall portion 61 that extends downward from the rear end portion of the frame portion 60 when the lid body 12 is closed (FIG. 2). The frame portion 60 includes a rear frame portion 62 extending laterally along the lid rear wall portion 48, a front frame portion 63 extending laterally along the lid front wall portion 47, and a pair of left and right side frame portions 64 extending front and rear along each of the lid side walls 49. The side frame portions 64 connect the rear frame portion 62 and the front frame portion 63 front and rear.

[0024] The vertical wall portion 61 is provided on the rear frame portion 62 and extends downward from the rear frame portion 62. The vertical wall portion 61 is provided in the center portion of the rear frame portion 62 on the left and right sides. The front frame portion 63 faces the rear frame portion 62 on the front end side of the top panel portion 44. The front frame portion 63 is formed to be wider than the rear frame portion 62 in the front-rear direction.

[0025] 3 and 4, an upwardly protruding step 65 and an upwardly protruding rib 66 are provided on the upper surface of the front frame portion 63. Here, the upper surface of the front frame portion 63 is the surface of the front frame portion 63 that faces the top panel portion 44. The step 65 is provided in the left-right center of the front frame 63. A pair of ribs 66 are provided on the left and right outer sides of the step 65. The thickness of the step 65 and the ribs 66 is equal to the thickness of the mirror 42. The upper surface of the step portion 65 is provided with a magnet storage portion 65a (FIG. 4) formed by recessing the center portion of the step portion 65 downward.

[0026] The lid frame 41 is fixed to the lid body 40 by the outer periphery of the frame portion 60 engaging with the inner periphery 45a of the peripheral wall portion 45 and the vertical wall portion 61 engaging with the front surface of the lid-side hinge portion 46. In detail, the outer peripheries of the front frame portion 63, rear frame portion 62, and side frame portions 64 of the frame portion 60 engaging with the inner periphery 45a. 2 and 4, an engagement portion 63a protruding forward is provided on the front surface of the front frame portion 63 at the outer periphery of the frame portion 60. The engagement portion 63a is a convex portion extending in the left-right direction and engages with a concave portion 45b on the inner periphery 45a of the peripheral wall portion 45.

[0027] When the lid 12 is closed, the mirror 42 is sandwiched between the lower surface of the top plate portion 44 and the upper surface of the frame portion 60. In detail, the frame portion 60 sandwiches the mirror 42 between the rear frame portion 62 and the underside of the top plate portion 44 and between the left and right side frame portions 64 and the underside of the top plate portion 44 . The front frame portion 63 abuts against the underside of the top plate portion 44 between the front edge 42a of the mirror 42 and the front wall portion 47 of the lid via a step portion 65 and a rib 66, and the mirror 42 is not sandwiched between the front frame portion 63 and the top plate portion 44. The lid-side magnet 43 is disposed in the magnet storage portion 65 a of the front frame portion 63 , and the lid-side magnet 43 is stored between the front frame portion 63 and the underside of the top plate portion 44 . The mirror 42 is exposed to the container body 11 side from an opening 60 a defined by the inner periphery of the frame 60 .

[0028] The hinge portion 13 is composed of a lid-side hinge portion 46 and a container-side hinge portion 27 . When the lid body 12 is closed as shown in FIG. 2, the lid side hinge portion 46 of the lid main body 40 extends downward through the flange side recess 32c and is housed in the recess 26 of the bottom lid 15. The left and right hinge shafts 27b (FIG. 2) are inserted into the shaft holes 51 from the left and right ends of the shaft portion 50 of the lid-side hinge portion 46, thereby connecting the lid-side hinge portion 46 and the container-side hinge portion 27. The lid body 12 is opened and closed by rotating around the hinge shafts 27b via the lid-side hinge portion 46. When the lid body 12 is closed, the lid body 12 is maintained in the closed state by the attraction force between the lid side magnet 43 and the container side magnet 17.

[0029] When the lid body 12 is closed (FIG. 2), the vertical wall portion 61 of the lid frame 41 extends downward along the front surface of the lid-side hinge portion 46 and engages with the front surface of the lid-side hinge portion 46. When the cover 12 is closed, the vertical wall 61 is adjacent to the rear surface of the inner frame rear wall 31b via the recess 26.

[0030] Fig. 5 is a perspective view from the front side showing the state in which the vertical wall portion 61 is engaged with the lid-side hinge portion 46. Fig. 6 is a perspective view from the front side showing the state in which the lid frame 41 has been removed from the lid main body 40. Note that Figs. 5 and 6 show the state in which the lid body 12 is open and inverted, so the upward direction in Figs. 5 and 6 is the downward direction of the compact case 10. Referring to Figures 2, 3, 5, and 6, the lid side hinge portion 46 has a pair of connecting ribs 52 that extend upward from the front surfaces of both left-right (axial) ends of the shaft-shaped portion 50 and are connected to the lid rear wall portion 48.

[0031] The lid-side hinge portion 46 is formed to be longer in the left-right direction than the vertical wall portion 61. The front surface of the shaft portion 50 of the lid-side hinge portion 46 is located forward of the lid rear wall portion 48. An engagement recess 53 is provided on the front surface of the shaft portion 50 between the left and right connecting ribs 52, with the front surface recessed rearward. The vertical wall portion 61 engages with the engagement recess 53.

[0032] The engagement recess 53 has a pair of left and right recess side surfaces 54 and a bottom surface 55 located between the left and right recess side surfaces 54 . The bottom surface 55 has a planar first bottom surface portion 55a extending vertically in the cross-sectional view of Figure 2, a second bottom surface portion 55b extending diagonally downward and rearward from the lower end of the first bottom surface portion 55a, and a third bottom surface portion 55c extending downward from the lower end of the second bottom surface portion 55b.

[0033] 2, the first bottom surface portion 55a covers the hinge shaft 27b from the front and faces the inner frame rear wall portion 31b. The second bottom surface portion 55b is an inclined surface that extends downward and rearward. Specifically, the second bottom surface portion 55b is formed in an arc shape that covers the hinge shaft 27b from below and front and follows the outer periphery of the hinge shaft 27b. The third bottom surface portion 55c is located directly below the hinge shaft 27b, and the lower end of the third bottom surface portion 55c is connected to the lower end of the outer periphery of the shaft-shaped portion 50. The third bottom surface portion 55c faces the inner frame rear wall portion 31b. The left and right recess side surfaces 54 are provided with recess engaged portions 55d formed by recesses recessed outward in the left-right direction.

[0034] The lid-side hinge portion 46 has a notch 56 formed by cutting the left-right center portion of the shaft portion 50 upward from the lower end of the shaft portion 50. The upper end of the notch 56 is located higher than the hinge shaft 27b. The notch 56 penetrates the shaft portion 50 from front to rear, and the engagement recess 53 is also cut out at the portion where the notch 56 is provided. Therefore, the engagement recess 53 is located on both the left and right sides of the notch 56.

[0035] When the lid body 12 is closed as shown in Figure 2, the vertical wall portion 61 includes an extension portion 67 extending downward and forward from the underside of the rear frame portion 62 along the upper part of the shaft-shaped portion 50, a first wall portion 68 extending downward from the lower end of the extension portion 67 along the first bottom surface portion 55a, and a second wall portion 69 extending downward and rear from the lower end of the first wall portion 68 along the second bottom surface portion 55b.

[0036] The second wall portion 69 is formed in an arc shape so as to fit along the second bottom surface portion 55b. A pair of vertical wall side engaging portions 69a (see the enlarged view in FIG. 3) formed by convex portions that protrude outward in the left-right direction are provided on both the left and right side surfaces of the first wall portion 68 and the second wall portion 69. The vertical wall side engaging portions 69a extend in an arc shape so as to fit along the side surfaces of the first wall portion 68 and the second wall portion 69. Lower end cutout portions 61b are provided in the left and right intermediate portions 61a of the vertical wall portion 61 by cutting out the lower end of the vertical wall portion 61. Due to the provision of the lower end cutout portions 61b, the second wall portion 69 does not exist in the intermediate portions 61a. Therefore, the second wall portions 69 are located on both the left and right sides of the lower end cutout portions 61b.

[0037] When the vertical wall portion 61 is engaged with the engagement recess 53, the first wall portion 68 abuts against the first bottom surface portion 55a from the front, the second wall portion 69 abuts against the second bottom surface portion 55b from the front and below, the tip surface of the second wall portion 69 abuts against the third bottom surface portion 55c from the front, and the left and right side surfaces of the first wall portion 68 and the second wall portion 69 abut against the left and right recess side surfaces 54 in the left-right direction. In this way, the vertical wall portion 61 engages with the engaging recess 53 in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction, so that the vertical wall portion 61 can be firmly engaged with the engaging recess 53. Furthermore, the vertical wall side engaging portion 69a (see the enlarged view in FIG. 3) of the vertical wall portion 61 engages with the recess engaged portion 55d (FIG. 6) of the recess side surface 54. This allows the vertical wall portion 61 to be firmly engaged with the engaging recess 53.

[0038] 5, the notch 56 of the lid-side hinge portion 46 overlaps the middle portion 61a of the vertical wall portion 61 from the rear. Therefore, when the lid body 12 is closed as shown in FIG. 2, the middle portion 61a is exposed rearward from the notch 56.

[0039] Here, an example of the procedure for disassembling the lid 12 will be described. Figure 7 is a perspective view showing the process of disassembling the compact case 10. The user disassembles the lid 12 when disposing of the compact container 10, for example. First, the user opens the cover 12 as shown in FIGS. Then, the lower end of the lid-side hinge portion 46, which faces downward within the recess 26 when the lid 12 is closed as shown in Figure 2, moves to a position facing upward from the recess 26 as the lid 12 rotates, and becomes exposed upward from the recess 26 as shown in Figure 1. In this state, the notch 56 and the vertical wall portion 61 are exposed upward from the recess 26. Furthermore, when the lid 12 is open, the notch 56 overlaps with the middle portion 61a of the vertical wall portion 61 from the front side.

[0040] Next, the user grasps the middle portion 61a of the vertical wall portion 61 through the cutout portion 56 and pulls the vertical wall portion 61 rearward and upward as shown by arrow A in Figure 7. This releases the engagement of the vertical wall portion 61 with the engagement recess 53 of the lid-side hinge portion 46, and the rear frame portion 62 of the frame portion 60 elastically deforms rearward, releasing the rear frame portion 62 from the inner periphery 45a of the lid rear wall portion 48. The left and right side frame portions 64 are also pulled by the rear frame portion 62 and release from the lid side wall portion 49. Next, the user pulls the frame portion 60 forward via the vertical wall portion 61. This disengages the engagement portion 63a of the front frame portion 63 from the recessed portion 45b (FIG. 4) of the lid front wall portion 47, and the lid frame 41 is removed from the lid main body 40. Next, the user removes the cover-side magnet 43 from the magnet storage portion 65a of the front frame portion 63.

[0041] When the lid frame 41 is removed, the mirror 42 is released from being clamped between the lid frame 41 and the lid body 40. The user can remove the mirror 42 from the lid body 40 by pulling the mirror 42 up from the lid body 40. In this way, when the lid frame 41 is removed from the lid body 40, the mirror 42 and the lid-side magnet 43 stored between the lid frame 41 and the lid body 40 can also be easily removed. Therefore, the lid frame 41, the lid body 40, the mirror 42, and the lid-side magnet 43 can be disposed of separately.

[0042] In the compact case 10, the vertical wall portion 61 extending from the frame portion 60 engages with the lid-side hinge portion 46, so the lid frame 41 can be fixed more firmly than when the lid frame 41 is engaged with the lid main body 40 via only the frame portion 60. Furthermore, by using the lid-side hinge portion 46 as an engagement target for the vertical wall portion 61, the lid frame 41 can be fixed firmly with a simple structure. Furthermore, since the frame portion 60 can be pulled via the vertical wall portion 61, it is easy to apply force to the frame portion 60, and the lid frame 41 can be easily removed.

[0043] As described above, according to an embodiment of the present invention, compact case 10 includes case body 11 and lid 12 that covers case body 11, and lid-side hinge 46 provided on lid 12 is rotatably connected to case body 11, allowing lid 12 to be opened and closed. Lid 12 includes lid body 40 that rotates via lid-side hinge 46, lid frame 41 that engages with lid body 40, and plate-shaped mirror 42 that is sandwiched between lid frame 41 and lid body 40. Lid body 40 includes top plate 44 that covers case body 11, peripheral wall 45 that extends downward from the periphery of top plate 44, and lid-side hinge 46 that extends from the rear end of top plate 44 below peripheral wall 45. The lid frame 41 includes a frame-shaped frame portion 60 that fits along the inner periphery 45a of the peripheral wall portion 45, and a vertical wall portion 61 that extends downward from the rear end of the frame portion 60 along the lid-side hinge portion 46. The mirror 42 is sandwiched between the frame portion 60 and the top plate portion 44 and is exposed from an opening 60a defined by the inner periphery of the frame portion 60. The lid frame 41 has the frame portion 60 engaged with the inner periphery 45a of the peripheral wall portion 45 and the vertical wall portion 61 engaged with the front surface of the lid-side hinge portion 46. According to this configuration, a vertical wall portion 61 is provided on frame portion 60, which holds mirror 42 between itself and top plate portion 44, and when vertical wall portion 61 is pulled to release the engagement with the front surface of lid-side hinge portion 46, frame portion 60 can be easily bent and removed from inner periphery 45a of peripheral wall portion 45. As a result, lid body 12 can be disassembled into lid main body 40, lid frame 41, and mirror 42 simply by pulling vertical wall portion 61, thereby achieving a compact container 10 that is easily disassembled with a simple structure.

[0044] Furthermore, an engagement recess 53 is formed on the front surface of the lid-side hinge portion 46, with which the vertical wall portion 61 engages. According to this configuration, the vertical wall portion 61 engages with the engagement recess 53 on the front surface of the lid side hinge portion 46, thereby strengthening the engagement between the vertical wall portion 61 and the lid side hinge portion 46 and allowing the vertical wall portion 61 to be stored compactly in the lid side hinge portion 46.

[0045] Furthermore, when the lid body 12 is closed, the bottom surface 55 of the engagement recess 53 has a first bottom surface portion 55a extending vertically and a second bottom surface portion 55b extending diagonally rearward and downward from the lower end of the first bottom surface portion 55a, and the vertical wall portion 61 engages with the first bottom surface portion 55a and the second bottom surface portion 55b. According to this configuration, the vertical wall portion 61 engages with the first bottom surface portion 55a extending up and down and the second bottom surface portion 55b extending obliquely downward and rearward, so that the contact area between the vertical wall portion 61 and the engaging recess 53 can be increased and the vertical wall portion 61 can be supported in multiple directions by the engaging recess 53. Therefore, the vertical wall portion 61 can be firmly engaged with the engaging recess 53.

[0046] In addition, the engaging recess 53 has a pair of left and right recess side surfaces 54 and a bottom surface 55 located between the left and right recess side surfaces 54, and the recess side surfaces 54 are provided with recess engaged portions 55d formed by the recess, and the vertical wall portion 61 has a vertical wall side engaging portion 69a that engages with the recess engaged portions 55d. According to this configuration, the vertical wall side engaging portion 69a engages with the recessed engaged portion 55d in the left-right direction by the recessed and protruding portions, so that the vertical wall portion 61 can be firmly held in the front-rear and up-down directions.

[0047] In addition, a notch 56 is provided by cutting the lid-side hinge portion 46 upward from the lower end of the lid-side hinge portion 46, and the vertical wall portion 61 is exposed rearward from the notch 56. According to this configuration, the vertical wall portion 61 can be accessed through the cutout portion 56 provided in the lid side hinge portion 46, so that the vertical wall portion 61 can be easily pulled, and the lid frame 41 can be easily removed from the lid main body 40.

[0048] In addition, an engaging portion formed by a recess 45b is provided on the inner periphery 45a of the peripheral wall portion 45, and the frame portion 60 has a rear frame portion 62 on which the vertical wall portion 61 is provided, and a front frame portion 63 facing the rear frame portion 62 on the front end side of the top plate portion 44, and the front frame portion 63 has an engaging portion 63a that engages with the recess 45b. According to this configuration, the front frame portion 63 facing the rear frame portion 62 on which the vertical wall portion 61 is provided has engaging portions 63a, and the front frame portion 63 engages with engaged portions formed by recesses 45b in the peripheral wall portion 45. As a result, the front frame portion 63 facing the vertical wall portion 61 firmly engages with the peripheral wall portion 45 via the recesses and protrusions, so that the lid frame 41 can be firmly fixed to the lid main body 40 via the vertical wall portions 61 and the front frame portion 63. Furthermore, when removing the lid frame 41, releasing the engagement of the vertical wall portions 61 also makes it easy to release the engagement of the engaging portions 63a of the front frame portion 63 facing the vertical wall portions 61, so the lid frame 41 can be easily removed from the lid main body 40.

[0049] In addition, the lid body 12 is equipped with a lid side magnet 43 that maintains the lid body 12 in a closed state, and the front frame portion 63 is formed to be wider than the rear frame portion 62, and the lid side magnet 43 is arranged in a magnet storage portion 65a formed in the front frame portion 63 and stored between the front frame portion 63 and the top plate portion 44. According to this configuration, the width of the front frame portion 63 where the engaging portion 63a is provided is formed to be large, which increases the rigidity of the front frame portion 63 and allows the front frame portion 63 to be firmly engaged with the peripheral wall portion 45. In addition, the space of the front frame portion 63, which is formed to be large in width, can be used to store the lid-side magnet 43 well in the front frame portion 63.

[0050] Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiment, and unless otherwise limited in the above description, various modifications and variations are possible within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined in the claims. For example, the configurations of the above-described embodiment may be added or deleted as appropriate, and the configurations of one embodiment may be incorporated into other embodiments. Furthermore, the effects of the above-described 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-described effects. In the above embodiment, the engaging portion 63a, which is a convex portion, is described as engaging with the recessed portion 45b, which is the engaged portion, but this is not limited to this, and the engaging portion 63a may be a recessed portion and the recessed portion 45b, which is the engaged portion, may be a convex portion. In addition, in the above embodiment, the vertical wall side engaging portion 69a, which is a convex portion, is described as engaging with the recessed engaged portion 55d, which is a concave portion, but this is not limited to this, and the vertical wall side engaging portion 69a may be a concave portion and the recessed engaged portion may be a convex portion. In the above embodiment, the outer peripheries of the front frame portion 63, the rear frame portion 62, and the side frame portions 64 of the frame portion 60 are described as being engaged with the inner periphery 45a, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is sufficient that at least a portion of the outer periphery of the frame portion 60 is engaged with the inner periphery 45a. In the above embodiment, the lid-side magnet 43 is described as being disposed in the magnet storage section 65a formed in the front frame section 63 and housed between the front frame section 63 and the top plate section 44, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the lid-side magnet 43 may be disposed in a magnet storage section formed in the top plate section 44 and housed between the front frame section 63 and the top plate section 44. [Explanation of symbols]

[0051] 10: Compact container 11: Container body 12: Lid 13: Hinge part 15: Bottom lid 16: Middle frame 16a, 16b: Storage section 17: Container side magnet 20: Bottom part 21:Bottom cover peripheral wall 22: Front wall 23: Rear wall part 24: Side wall 26: Recess 27: Container side hinge part 27a: Shaft support part 27b: Hinge axis 30: Bottom wall of inner frame 30a: Partition wall 31: Middle frame peripheral wall 31a: Front wall of middle frame 31b: Middle frame rear wall 31c: Middle frame side wall 32: Flange part 32a: Front flange 32b: Rear flange 32c: Flange side recess 40: Lid body 41: Lid frame 42: Mirror 42a: Leading edge 43: Lid side magnet (magnet) 44: Top plate 45: Peripheral wall part 45a: Inner circumference 45b: Recess (engaged portion) 46: Lid side hinge 47: Lid front wall 48: Lid rear wall 49: Lid side wall 50: Shaft 51: Shaft hole 52: Connection rib 53: Engagement recess 54: Recessed side 55: Bottom 55a: First bottom part 55b: Second bottom part 55c: Third bottom part 55d: Recessed engaged portion 56: Notch 60: Frame 60a: Opening 61:Vertical wall part 61a: Middle section 61b: Lower notch 62: Rear frame 63: Front frame 63a: Engagement part 64: Side frame part 65:Dan section 65a: Magnet storage section 66: Rib 67: Extension part 68: 1st wall part 69:Second wall part 69a: Vertical wall side engagement part A: Arrow

Claims

1. A compact container comprising a container body and a lid body that covers the container body, wherein a lid-side hinge portion provided on the lid body is rotatably connected to the container body so that the lid body can be opened and closed, the lid body includes a lid main body that rotates via the lid-side hinge portion, a lid frame that engages with the lid main body, and a plate-shaped mirror that is sandwiched between the lid frame and the lid main body, the lid body includes a top plate portion covering the container body, a peripheral wall portion extending downward from a peripheral edge portion of the top plate portion, and the lid-side hinge portion extending from a rear end portion of the top plate portion to a position below the peripheral wall portion, The lid frame includes a frame-shaped frame portion along the inner periphery of the peripheral wall portion, and a vertical wall portion extending downward from a rear end portion of the frame portion along the lid-side hinge portion, the mirror is sandwiched between the frame and the top plate and is exposed through an opening defined by an inner periphery of the frame; The lid frame is a compact container in which the frame portion engages with the inner periphery of the peripheral wall portion and the vertical wall portion engages with the front surface of the lid side hinge portion.

2. The compact case according to claim 1, wherein the front surface of the lid-side hinge portion is formed with an engaging recess with which the vertical wall portion engages.

3. When the lid body is closed, the bottom surface of the engagement recess includes a first bottom surface portion extending vertically and a second bottom surface portion extending obliquely rearward and downward from a lower end of the first bottom surface portion, The compact case of claim 2 , wherein the vertical wall portion engages with the first and second bottom portions.

4. The engagement recess includes a pair of left and right recess side surfaces and a bottom surface located between the left and right recess side surfaces, a recessed portion engaged portion formed by a recess or a protruding portion is provided on the recessed portion side surface, The compact case according to claim 2 , wherein the vertical wall portion has a vertical wall side engaging portion that engages with the recessed engaged portion.

5. The compact case according to claim 1, wherein the lid-side hinge portion has a notch cut upward from a lower end of the lid-side hinge portion, and the vertical wall portion is exposed rearward from the notch.

6. an engaged portion formed by a recess or a protrusion is provided on the inner periphery of the peripheral wall portion; the frame portion includes a rear frame portion on which the vertical wall portion is provided, and a front frame portion facing the rear frame portion on a front end side of the top plate portion, The compact case according to claim 1 , wherein the front frame portion has an engaging portion that engages with the engaged portion.

7. the lid includes a magnet that maintains the lid in a closed state; The front frame portion is formed to be wider than the rear frame portion, The compact case according to claim 6, wherein the magnet is disposed in a magnet storage portion formed in the front frame portion or the top plate portion and stored between the front frame portion and the top plate portion.

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