Compact container

Abstract

To provide a compact container that allows for easy removal of magnets (or magnets and mirrors). [Solution] The device comprises a container body 2 having an opening O, and a lid member 40 having a mirror 80 facing the opening O. A container-side magnetic body 30 is detachably provided on the container body 2, and a lid-side magnetic body 82 that attracts the container-side magnetic body 30 is detachably provided on the lid member 40. The lid member 40 includes a lid body 42 assembled to the container body 2, and a slide member 60 that is disposed between the lid body 42 and the opening O and is slidable in a slide direction S along the back surface i of the lid body 42. The lid-side magnetic body 82 is held on an upper surface U of the slide member 60, interposed between the slide member 60 and the lid body 42, and the lid-side magnetic body 82 can be removed by pulling the slide member 60 outward relative to the lid body 42.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to compact containers, particularly compact containers suitable for sorting magnets and mirrors. [Background technology]

[0002] A compact container is known in which a container-side magnet and a lid-side magnet that attract each other are placed in corresponding positions on the container body and lid body, which are connected via a hinge.The mirror is fitted and glued into a wide-mouthed recess for storing the mirror provided on the back of the lid body, and the lid-side magnet is fitted into a narrow recess provided in part of the bottom surface of the wide-mouthed recess, so that the lid-side magnet and the container-side magnet attract each other via the mirror (Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent Publication No. 2022-114926 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] In recent years, there has been a demand to separate the plastic portion of compact containers from the mirror and magnet, which are different materials, and to recycle the former. To separate the container of Patent Document 1, it was necessary to peel off the mirror glued to the inside of the wide-mouth recess and remove the magnet on the lid side, which was troublesome.

[0005] SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a compact container that allows the magnet (or magnet and mirror) to be easily removed. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The first means includes a container body 2 having an opening O, a cover member (40) having a mirror (80) facing the opening (O); The container body 2 is detachably equipped with a container-side magnetic material 30, and the lid member 40 is detachably equipped with a lid-side magnetic material 82 that attracts the container-side magnetic material 30. The lid member 40 includes a lid body 42 assembled to the container body 2, and a slide member 60 disposed between the lid body 42 and the opening O and slidable in a slide direction S along a back surface i of the lid body 42, The lid-side magnetic body 82 is held on the upper surface U of the slide member 60, interposed between the slide member 60 and the lid body 42, and is configured so that the lid-side magnetic body 82 can be removed by pulling the slide member 60 outward relative to the lid body 42.

[0007] In this means, in a configuration in which the closed state of the lid member 40 is maintained using magnetic force, as shown in Figure 2(A), the lid member 40 includes a lid body 42 attached to the container body 2, and a slide member 60 arranged between the lid body 42 and the opening O of the container body 2 and capable of sliding in a slide direction S along the back surface i of the lid body 42. In addition, a lid-side magnetic body 82 is held on the upper surface U of the slide member 60, interposed between the slide member 60 and the lid body 42, and is configured so that the lid-side magnetic body 82 can be removed by pulling the slide member 60 outward relative to the lid body 42. This structure allows for easy separation of the magnetic material 82 on the lid side through a pulling operation.

[0008] The second means has the first means, and the slide member 60 is slidably attached to the underside of the lid body 42, and the lid-side magnetic body 82 is placed in a holding recess 76 arranged in the slide member 60.

[0009] In this method, as shown in Figure 3(A), the lid-side magnetic material 82 is placed in a retaining recess 76 on the upper surface U side of a slide member 60 that is slidably attached to the lower side of the lid 42. With this structure, the lid-side magnetic body 82 is less likely to unexpectedly fall off compared to when the lid-side magnetic body 82 is arranged on the underside of the lid body 42 without providing a sliding member, and the lid-side magnetic body 82 is easier to attach and remove.

[0010] the third means includes the second means, and the cover body 42 has a pair of guide arms 52 that engage with both side portions 68 of the slide member 60 and guide the slide member 60 in the slide direction S; With these guide arms 52 engaged with both side portions 68 of the slide member 60, the cover body 42 abuts or comes close to the cover side magnetic body 82, thereby restricting the cover side magnetic body 82 from coming out of the holding recess 76.

[0011] In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6(B), the cover 42 has a pair of guide arms 52 that guide the slide member 60 in the slide direction S. With these guide arms 52 engaged with both side portions 68 of the slide member 60, the lid body 42 abuts or approaches the lid side magnetic body 82, thereby restricting the lid side magnetic body 82 from coming out of the holding recess 76. This structure allows the lid-side magnetic body 82 to be held stably.

[0012] The fourth means includes the second means or the third means, and an adhesive seal 84 is removably attached to the upper surface U of the slide member 60 at least around the periphery of the retaining recess 76, and by peeling off this adhesive seal 84, the lid-side magnetic body 82 can be removed from the retaining recess 76.

[0013] In this means, as shown in Figure 3(A), an adhesive seal 84 is removably attached to the upper surface U of the slide member 60, at least around the periphery of the holding recess 76, and by peeling off this adhesive seal 84, the lid-side magnetic body 82 can be removed from the holding recess 76. This structure allows the lid-side magnetic bodies 82 to be separated more easily.

[0014] The fifth means includes the fourth means, and the mirror 80 is removably attached to the lower surface L side of the slide member 60, and a through hole 66 is opened in the slide member 60. The adhesive seal 84 is attached to the upper surface U of the slide member 60 from around the retaining recess 76 to around the through hole 66, and by removing the adhesive seal 84, the lid side magnetic body 82 and the mirror 80 can be removed from the slide member 60.

[0015] In this means, as shown in FIG. 3(A), a mirror 80 is removably attached to the lower surface L side of the slide member 60, and a through hole 66 is opened in the slide member 60. The adhesive seal 84 is attached to the upper surface U of the slide member 60 from around the retaining recess 76 to around the through hole 66, and by removing the adhesive seal 84, the lid-side magnetic body 82 and the mirror 80 can be removed from the slide member 60. This structure allows the lid-side magnetic body 82 and the mirror 80 to be appropriately separated. [Effects of the Invention]

[0016] According to the present invention, the magnet (or magnet and mirror) built into the compact case can be easily removed. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0017] [Figure 1] 1 shows the configuration of a compact case according to an embodiment of the present invention, where FIG. 1A is a plan view with a portion cut away, FIG. 1B is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is a cross-sectional view seen from the front. [Figure 2] 2A and 2B are diagrams showing the overall structure of the container in FIG. 1 and the operation of the rear part, where FIG. 2A is an overall view seen from the side, and FIG. 2B is an enlarged view of the rear part seen from the side. [Figure 3] 2A and 2B are diagrams showing the configuration and function of the front part of the container in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 2A is a side view of the front part, and FIG. 2B is an explanatory diagram of the operation of separating the magnetic bodies in the container. [Figure 4] 2 shows the lid of the container of FIG. 1, with FIG. 2(A) being a bottom view and FIG. 2(B) being a front view. [Figure 5] 2 shows the slide member of the container of FIG. 1, where FIG. 2(A) is a top view and FIG. 2(B) is a cross-sectional view seen in the V(B)-V(B) direction. [Figure 6] Figure 1 is an explanatory diagram of the preparation work for separating the magnetic material and mirror on the lid side of the container. Figure (A) shows the stage where the mirror of the lid member is facing upwards, Figure (B) shows the stage where the slide member is pulled out from the lid member, and Figure (C) shows the stage where the retaining recess of the slide member is facing upwards. [Figure 7] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram of the separation operation of the container in FIG. 1. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[0018] 1 to 7 show a compact case according to an embodiment of the present invention. This compact case comprises a case body 2 and a lid member 40. Each of these members, except for a mirror 80, a case-side magnet 30, and a lid-side magnet 82 (described below), can be made of, for example, a synthetic resin material. Furthermore, an inner plate 32 (described below) can be made of metal.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 2(A), the container body 2 has an opening O that opens upward, and a container-side magnet 30 that attracts a lid-side magnet 82 (described later) is disposed around the opening O. In addition, instead of combining a lid-side magnet and a container-side magnet, one of them may be a ferromagnetic material such as iron that is not pre-magnetic. In this specification, when the terms "lid-side magnetic material" and "container-side magnetic material" are used, it is sufficient that the two can attract each other by magnetic force. In this embodiment, the container body 2 consists of a case body 3, a frame 10 (the main body of the container), a container-side magnet 30, and an inner tray 32. However, these structures can be modified as appropriate.

[0020] The case body 3 houses the main body 10 and is connected (pivotably attached in the illustrated example) to the lid 42, which will be described later. In this embodiment, it is formed in the shape of a bottomed cylinder that forms a rectangle in plan view. Specifically, the case body 3 has a peripheral wall 6 rising from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 4 shown in FIG. 2(A), and a notch 7 formed in the center of the rear wall portion of this peripheral wall. A pair of shaft holes b for supporting a shaft a shown in FIG. 2(B) are opened on both the left and right sides of this notch 7. The shaft a is inserted into a shaft hole c of a shaft support portion 56 (described below) of the cover body 42. These shaft holes b and c and the shaft a form a pivot point A. The shaft a is preferably formed from a resin pin. For ease of explanation, the right side of FIG. 2(A) will be referred to as the "rear", the left side of the figure as the "front", and the directions perpendicular to the paper surface as the "left and right". Positioned in front of the pivot support 56, a vertical plate-shaped connecting piece 8 is erected from the rear of the bottom wall 4, as shown in Figure 2(B), for linking with the main body 10. A projection receiving portion 9 is attached to the front surface of this connecting piece 8 for receiving the locking projection 18 of the main body 10, which will be described later. Near the front surface of the connecting piece 8, a slit 5 long in the left-right direction is formed in the bottom wall 4, and a notch r is formed adjacent to each other in the lower part of the rear surface of the body 10. By inserting a jig Jc such as a coin into the slit 5 and the notch r from below and twisting it, the connecting piece 8 is elastically displaced rearward, and the locking protrusion 18 and the protrusion receiving portion 9 are separated, allowing the body 10 to be removed from the case body 3. This structure can be modified as appropriate. In addition, as shown by the dotted line in FIG. 2(B), a lower through-hole m is opened at an appropriate position on the bottom wall 4, which is spatially continuous with an upper through-hole n of the body 10, which will be described later.

[0021] In this embodiment, the body 10 has a rectangular cylindrical wall 16 corresponding to the peripheral wall 6 of the case body 3, and as shown in Fig. 3(A), an upper frame plate 12 protrudes outward from the upper end of this cylindrical wall 16, and a lower frame plate 14 protrudes inward from the lower end of the cylindrical wall 16. A tip end 12a of the upper frame plate 12 is engaged with the upper end surface of the cylindrical wall 16, and an upper through-hole n is opened in the rear wall portion of the lower frame plate 14, which overlaps with the lower through-hole m when viewed from above, as shown in Fig. 1(A). As shown in FIG. 2(B), a claw portion 17 projects rearward from the rear surface of the cylindrical wall 16 and is in close proximity to or in contact with the upper end of the connecting piece 8. In the illustrated example, a partition p, shown by a dotted line in Fig. 1(A), is formed between the front and rear of the cylindrical wall 16. An inner tray 32 is accommodated in one of the spaces defined by the partition p within the body 10.

[0022] A magnet holding portion 20 for holding the container-side magnet 30 is formed on the front surface of the cylindrical wall 16 of the aforementioned body 10. The magnet holder 20 of this embodiment is a fitting recess into which the container-side magnet 30 is removably fitted, and its shape may be set appropriately depending on the form of the container-side magnet 30. In this embodiment, the container-side magnet 30 is formed as a rectangular vertical plate that is long in the left-right direction, and therefore the magnet holding portion 20 is also wide in the left-right direction and is formed as a fitting recess that is open to the front. Specifically, in this embodiment, a bottom plate portion 22 protrudes forward from the lower side of the cylindrical wall 16 so as to face the front plate portion 13 of the upper frame plate 12, and a pair of left and right side plate portions 25 protrude forward from the cylindrical wall 16, connected to the front plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 22. The front plate portion 13, the bottom plate portion 22, the pair of side plate portions 25, and the front surface (rear surface portion 26) of the cylindrical wall 16 define the magnet holding portion 20. In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 1(C), a pair of contact points t are provided protruding from the inner surfaces of the pair of side plate portions 25, which contact the side surfaces of the container-side magnet 30. This reduces rattling of the container-side magnet 30. The contact strength of the contact points t with respect to the container-side magnet 30 is designed so as not to hinder the easy removal of the container-side magnet 30 from the magnet holding portion 20. As shown in Figure 1(C), multiple (three in the illustrated example) mounting protrusions 24 for mounting the container-side magnets 30 are arranged on the upper surface of the bottom plate portion 22 at intervals in the left-right direction. In this embodiment, the bottom plate portion 22 is provided with a plurality of (two in the illustrated example) jig insertion holes 23 adjacent to the cylindrical wall 16 . In this way, as shown in FIG. 3(B), by inserting a jig Jb such as a push-up rod through the jig insertion hole 23, the cover-side magnet 82 can be removed forward.

[0023] The inner plate 32 is cylindrical with a bottom and is housed within the cylindrical wall 16 . Although not shown, a magnet or the like may be provided in the space between the inner tray 32, the lower frame plate 14, and the bottom wall 4 of the case body 3 to fix the inner tray 32 and the body 10 together.

[0024] The lid member 40 is a member for opening and closing the opening O, and has a mirror 80 that faces the opening O when the lid member 40 is closed. In addition, a lid-side magnet 82 is provided at an appropriate position on the lid member 40 (above the container-side magnet 30 in the illustrated example) to attract the container-side magnet 30 and maintain the closed state. In this embodiment, the lid member 40 includes a lid body 42 assembled to the container body 2, and a slide member 60 that is slidable in a slide direction S along the back surface i of the lid body 42. The slide member 60 is disposed between the cover 42 and the opening O, and a cover-side magnet 82 is removably attached to the upper surface U side of the slide member 60, and a mirror 80 is removably attached to the lower surface L side of the slide member 60. A top plate 88 is attached to the upper surface of the cover 42. The mirror 80 is simply attached (fitted in the illustrated example) to the underside L of the slide member 60, and is not fixed with adhesive as in Patent Document 1. Similarly, the lid-side magnet 82 is simply installed (placed in the illustrated example) on the upper surface U of the slide member 60. Because the slide member 60 is disposed between the opening O of the container body 2 and the lid plate 44, the mirror 80 and the lid-side magnet 82 are held in their respective locations unless the slide member 60 is slid out of the lid body 42.

[0025] The lid body 42 is a member in which a slide member 60 is attached (supported in the illustrated example) to the back surface i of the lid plate 44 described below so as to be slidable in a sliding direction S along the lid plate, and is pivotally attached to the container body 2. The term "supported" means that even if the cover 42 is rotated in the opening direction around the pivot A, the slide member 60 will not fall off from the rear surface i until a sliding operation is performed. In this embodiment, the sliding direction S is set forward (direction moving away from the pivotal connection part A when viewed from above) as shown in FIG. 1(A), but the direction can be changed as appropriate. The cover 42 has a pair of guide arms 52 for guiding the slide member 60 in the slide direction S, as shown in FIG. 6(B). The pair of guide arms 52 are slidably engaged with both side portions 68 of the slide member 60 . Furthermore, a storage space V, described later, is formed between the pair of guide arms 52 to support the slide member 60. The guide arm portion 52 in the illustrated example is formed as a part (side frame portion) of the stiffening frame 50 described below.

[0026] In this embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2(A), the cover body 42 is formed by a cover plate 44, a stiffening frame 50, and a pivot support portion 56. However, this structure can be modified as appropriate.

[0027] In the illustrated example, the cover plate 44 is a rectangular plate body with a lower rear edge e1 side, as shown in Figure 2 (B), and is formed by connecting a horizontal low plate portion 45 near the rear edge e1 to a horizontal high plate portion 46 via a step portion 47. A recess 48 is formed in the center of the back surface i of the higher plate portion 46, located near the front edge e3 of the cover plate 44. This recess 48 is positioned above the cover-side magnet 82 when the cover body 42 is closed, as shown in FIG.

[0028] In this embodiment, the stiffening frame 50 is a short vertical wall having a constant vertical width extending from the rear edge e1 of the rectangular cover plate 44 to a pair of left and right side edges e2, and is shaped roughly in a U-shape when viewed from above. This stiffening frame 50 is made up of a rear frame portion 51 that borders the low plate portion 45, and a pair of side frame portions 52 that border both the left and right sides of the high plate portion 46. In the illustrated example, as shown in Fig. 2(B), the low plate portion 45 is connected to the lower end of the rear frame portion 51, and as shown in Fig. 4(B), the high plate portion 46 is connected to the upper end of the side frame portion 52. A pair of lateral frame portions 52 engage with both sides 68 of the sliding member 60. This engagement mechanism is designed to satisfy the following conditions. Firstly, the sliding member 60 is guided to slide in the sliding direction S. Secondly, the sliding member 60 does not fall off the back surface of the lid 42 even when the lid 42 is in the open position until the sliding operation is performed. As a result, the side frame portions 52 function as the guide arms described above, and the inner surfaces of the pair of side frame portions 52 and the rear surface i of the higher plate portion 46 define a storage space V that supports the slide member 60. In the illustrated example, horizontal, linear guide protrusions 53 are attached to the inner surfaces of the pair of side frame portions 52, with a gap w corresponding to the thickness of the slide member 60 between them and the back surface i of the higher plate portion 46, as shown in Figure 4(B). In the illustrated example, the guide projection 53 is formed along the entire length of the side edge e2 of the lid 42 and is connected (undercut engaged) to the slide member 60. Specifically, as shown in Figure 6(A), a pair of side portions 68 of the slide member 60 are slidably sandwiched between the back surface i of the cover plate 44 (high plate portion 46 in the illustrated example) and the guide protrusion 53. Additionally, an appropriate number (two in the illustrated example) of vertical rib-like locking projections 54 are provided on the inner surface of each side frame portion 52, positioned between the back surface i and the guide ribs 53. These locking projections 54 are releasably engaged with projection receiving portions 69 of the slide member 60, which will be described later. However, these structures can be modified as appropriate. In this embodiment, when both side portions 68 of the slide member 60 are locked to the pair of side frame portions 52, a suitable portion (recessed portion 48 in the illustrated example) on the back surface i of the cover plate 44 is arranged to abut or come close to the cover-side magnet 82. This prevents the cover-side magnet 82 from slipping out of the holding recess 76, which will be described later.

[0029] The pivot support portion 56 is vertically disposed within the cutout portion 7 from the lower plate portion 45 of the cover plate 44. A pivot hole c is formed in the pivot support portion 56 in the left-right direction. The pivot hole c is aligned with the pivot hole b of the case body 3, and a pivot rod a is inserted through both the pivot holes to form the pivot attachment portion A.

[0030] The sliding member 60 is a member disposed between the lid body 42 and the opening O of the container body 2, and is capable of sliding in a sliding direction S along the rear surface i of the lid body 42. A mirror 80 is removably attached to the lower surface L of the slide member 60. A lid-side magnet 82 is placed on the upper surface U of the slide member 60. This lid-side magnet 82 is held in place so that it cannot be removed by being interposed between the slide member 60 and the lid body 42. The lid-side magnet 82 can be removed by pulling the slide member 60 outward relative to the lid body 42. In this embodiment, the cover-side magnet 82 is placed in a holding recess 76 disposed in the slide member 60 .

[0031] In this embodiment, the slide member 60 comprises a fitting portion 62 that is fitted into the storage space V of the lid body 42 so as to be able to be pulled out, and an exposed portion 70 that is always outside the storage space V. The fitting portion 62 serves as a portion for holding the mirror 80 . The exposed portion 70 also serves as a portion for holding the lid-side magnet 82 .

[0032] In this embodiment, when the lid is closed, the insertion portion 62 has a horizontal support plate portion 64 that is placed on the upper side of the upper surface of the mirror 80, as shown in Figures 5(A) and 5(B), and a pair of side portions 68 that are hook pieces protruding from both ends of the support plate portion 64 in the left and right directions. The splice plate portion 64 is large enough to cover at least the entire mirror 80 when viewed from above, and in the illustrated example, is formed as a flat rectangular plate having the same dimensions and shape as the mirror 80. The side portions 68 releasably hold the left and right ends of the mirror 80. The tip ends of the side portions 68 are folded inward in the left-right direction to form folded portions k, as shown in Figure 5(B), and are engaged with the left and right ends of the underside of the mirror 80. Furthermore, a through-hole 66 is opened at an appropriate position in the splice plate portion 64 (near the holding recess 76 described below in the illustrated example) for separating the mirror 80 from the slide member 60. In this embodiment, after removing the adhesive seal 84 described below from the through-hole 66, the mirror 80 can be removed by sliding it in the direction indicated by the arrow in FIG. 7. However, this configuration can be modified as appropriate. For example, the mirror 80 may be configured so that it falls off from the splice plate portion 64 when it is pushed downward with a finger or the like through the through-hole 66. 5(A), recessed (in the illustrated example, shallow vertical groove-shaped) projection receiving portions 69 are formed on the pair of side portions 68 to detachably engage with the locking projections 54. This prevents the slide member 60 from accidentally slipping out of the storage space V. As long as this function of preventing slipping out is ensured, the structures of the locking projections 54 and the projection receiving portions 69 can be modified as appropriate.

[0033] In this embodiment, the exposed portion 70 is disposed on the opposite side to the pivotal attachment portion A (on the front side in the closed state shown in FIG. 2(A)). In this embodiment, the exposed portion 70 is an elongated part in the left-right direction, and the lid-side magnet 82 is assembled in the middle of its width. In the illustrated example, as shown in Fig. 5(A), the slide member 60 widens from the fitting portion 62 to the exposed portion 70 via a pair of left and right engagement steps 71. These engagement steps 71 come into contact with the front ends of the side frame portions 52 when the fitting portion 62 is inserted into the storage space V of the lid body 42, as shown in Fig. 6(A). The width d of these engagement steps 71 is set to match the left-right width of the side frame portion 52. The left-right side surfaces of the lid body 42 and the exposed portion 70 are designed to be flush with each other when inserted into the fitting portion 62 in the storage space V. The exposed portion 70 in the illustrated example is composed of a first vertical wall portion 72, a second vertical wall portion 73, and a horizontal wall portion 74, as shown in Figure 3(A). As shown in Figure 5(A), the first vertical wall portion 72 extends linearly from left to right along the front end of the splice portion 64 when viewed from above. The second vertical wall portion 73 is connected to the left and right ends of the first vertical wall portion 72 and is formed to bulge forward in an arc shape. When viewed from above, the lateral wall portion 74 is formed so as to close the space defined by the first vertical wall portion 72 and the second vertical wall portion 73. In the illustrated example, the lateral wall portion 74 is connected to the lower ends of the first vertical wall portion 72 and the second vertical wall portion 73, and is placed on the front plate portion 13 of the upper frame plate 12. The thicknesses of the lateral wall portion 74 and the front plate portion 13 are designed to be small enough to allow a required amount of attractive force to act between the container-side magnet 30 and the lid-side magnet 82. As shown in Figures 5(A) and 5(B), a holding recess 76 recessed downward is formed in the middle of the upper surface of the side wall portion 74 in the left-right direction, and a pair of finger hook recesses 78 recessed upward are formed on both sides of the lower surface of the side wall portion 74 in the left-right direction. The holding recess 76 is a portion for placing and holding the lid-side magnet 82. "Placing" means that the lid-side magnet 82 simply needs to be placed on the bottom surface 77 of the holding recess 76 (see FIG. 1(C)), and does not necessarily have to be fitted into the holding recess 76. In this embodiment, as shown in Figure 3(A), the front part of the cover plate 44 is placed close to the cover side magnet 82 and covers the upper part of the holding recess 76, so that the cover side magnet 82 will not suddenly pop out of the holding recess 76 even if it is not fitted as described above. In the illustrated example, as shown in FIG. 3(A), a vertical inner rib f for reducing rattle of the lid-side magnet 82 is provided to protrude from the inner surface (front surface in the illustrated example) of the holding recess 76. The protruding length of the inner rib f in the illustrated example is set so that its tip is close to the surface of the lid-side magnet 82. This allows the lid-side magnet 82 to be easily removed from the holding recess 76. When removing the lid-side magnet 82 from the holding recess 76, after removing the adhesive seal 84 described below, the lid-side magnet 82 can be pulled out from the holding recess 76, or the lid-side magnet 82 can be dropped onto the palm of your hand with the holding recess 76 facing downwards. These structures can be modified as appropriate. For example, the lid-side magnet 82 can be designed to be loosely fitted (fitted with some play) into the retaining recess 76, and when the adhesive seal 84 is peeled off from the periphery of the retaining recess 76, the adhesive force of the adhesive seal 84 on the top surface of the lid-side magnet 82 causes the lid-side magnet 82 to be pulled up from the retaining recess 76. In the illustrated example, as shown in FIG. 1A, the shape of the cover-side magnet 82 is a rectangular parallelepiped that is long in the left-right direction, so the holding recess 76 is also in the form of a groove that is long in the left-right direction. 3(A), the depth g of the holding recess 76 is designed to be slightly smaller than the height h of the lid-side magnet 82. This causes the top surface of the lid-side magnet 82 to protrude above the holding recess 76 when viewed from the side, allowing an adhesive seal 84, described below, to be reliably adhered to the top surface of the lid-side magnet 82. In the illustrated example, the second vertical wall portion 73 is raised on the front side of the holding recess 76 to form a raised portion 79 .

[0034] In this embodiment, as seen from above in Figure 5(A), the retaining recess 76 and the through hole 66 are adjacent to each other, and an adhesive seal 84 is bonded to the upper part of the slide member 60, extending from around the retaining recess 76 to around the through hole 66. The reason for using the adhesive seal 84 is that the mirror 80 and the lid-side magnet 82 are simply incorporated into the slide member 60 and can easily come off, so the purpose is to temporarily fix them in place to prevent this. The adhesive seal 84 may be a seal or adhesive tape, or any other temporary fixing means may be used. With the adhesive seal 84 in place, even if the slide member 60 is pulled out of the storage space V, the adhesive seal 84 will get in the way, preventing the mirror 80 from being removed through the through hole 66, and the lid-side magnet 82 will not unexpectedly pop out of the retaining recess 76. Furthermore, as shown in Figure 3(A), when the adhesive seal 84 is attached to the upper surface U of the slide member 60, a portion of the adhesive seal 84 enters the through hole 66 and adheres to the mirror 80. This assists the function of the side portion 68, which holds both sides of the mirror 80, and prevents the mirror 80 from accidentally falling off the slide member 60. By lifting the adhesive seal 84 and separating it from the slide member 60, the lid-side magnet 82 is lifted together with the adhesive seal 84 and removed from the retaining recess 76. At the same time, the through hole 66 is opened, making it possible to slide and remove the mirror 80. The structure of the adhesive seal 84, the retaining recess 76, and the through hole 66 can be modified as appropriate. For example, the retaining recess 76 and the through hole 66 may be placed in separate locations and covered with separate adhesive seals, or one of the structures that covers the retaining recess with an adhesive seal and the structure that covers the through hole with an adhesive seal may be omitted.

[0035] In the above configuration, when separating and disposing of the compact container, first insert a jig Jc such as a coin into the slit 5 as shown in Figure 2(B) and twist it. When this is done, the connecting piece 8 elastically deforms backward, separating the locking projection 18 and the projection receiving part 9, and in this state the case body 3 can be removed from the main body 10. Furthermore, if the inner tray 32 is made of metal, it can be removed from the body 10 by pushing up the inner tray 32 with a jig such as a pin (not shown) through the lower through-hole m and the upper through-hole n. Also, as shown in Figure 3(B), by removing the case body 3, a jig Jb such as a push-up rod is inserted through the jig insertion port of the main body 10 exposed to the outside, and the container-side magnet 30 is pushed forward from within the magnet holding portion 20 and removed. The lid member 40 is rotated from the closed state shown in Fig. 2(A) to the open direction, and then the position of the container (lid member 40 and case body 3) is adjusted so that the mirror 80 and the finger hook recess 78 face upward, as shown in Fig. 6(A). Note that the case body is not shown in Fig. 6 for simplicity. Then, with a finger hooked in the finger hook recess 78, the slide member 60 is pulled out from the storage space V of the lid body 42, as shown in Figure 6(B). In this state, the adhesive seal 84 is adhered to the periphery of the holding recess 76, so that the lid-side magnet 82 will not accidentally fall out of the holding recess 76. Next, as shown in Fig. 6(C), the slide member 60 is turned upside down so that the holding recess 76 and the lid-side magnet 82 are on top. Then, as shown in Fig. 7, by pinching one end of the adhesive sticker 84 and pulling it up, the holding recess 76 and the through-hole 66 are opened, and the lid-side magnet 82 can be removed from the holding recess 76. Furthermore, by pushing the mirror 80 with a finger or the like through the through-hole 66 in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 7, the mirror 80 can be slid relative to the slide member 60 and removed, as shown by the imaginary line in Fig. 6(C). This allows the non-plastic parts to be separated from the compact container and the plastic parts to be recycled.

[0036] According to the above-described configuration and function, the lid-side magnet 82 is held on the upper surface U of the slide member 60, interposed between the slide member 60 and the lid body 42, and by pulling the slide member 60 outward relative to the lid body 42, the lid-side magnet 82 can be removed and easily separated. The lid-side magnet 82 is placed in the holding recess 76 disposed in the slide member 60 slidably attached to the underside of the lid body 42, so that the lid-side magnet 82 can be easily attached and detached. By peeling off the adhesive seal 84 adhered around the holding recess 76, the separation of the lid-side magnet 82 becomes easy, and since the adhesive seal 84 is further adhered around the through-hole 66, the separation of the mirror 80 can be carried out appropriately. [Explanation of symbols]

[0037] 2...Container body 3...Case body 4...Bottom wall 5...Slit 6...Surface wall 7...Notch part 8...Connection piece 9...Protrusion piece receiving part 10...Main frame (main body) 12...Upper frame plate 12a...Front end 13...Front panel 14...Lower frame plate 16...Cylinder wall 17...Claw portion 18...Locking projection 20...Magnet holder portion 22...Bottom plate section 23...Jig insertion hole 24...Placement projection 25...Side plate section 26...Rear part 30...Container side magnetic body (container side magnet) 32...Inner plate 40...Lid member 42...Lid body 44...Lid plate 45...Low plate part 46...High plate part 47...Stepped section 48...Recessed section 50...Reinforcement frame 51...Rear frame section 52...Side frame section (guide arm section) 53...Guide projection 54...Locking projection 56...Axis support section 60...Sliding member 62...Fitting part (mirror holding part) 64...Reinforcement plate part 66...Through hole 68...Side portion 69...Protrusion receiving portion 70...Exposed portion (magnet holding portion) 71...Engaging step portion 72...First vertical wall section 73...Second vertical wall section 74...Horizontal wall section 76...Retaining recess 77...Bottom surface 78...Finger rest recess 79...Raised area 80...Mirror 82...Lid-side magnetic material (lid-side magnet) 84...Adhesive seal 88...Top plate A...Pivot part a...Shaft b, c...Shaft hole d...Width of engagement step e1...Rear edge of cover plate e2...side edge e3...front edge f...inner rib g...depth of retaining recess h...height of lid magnet i...Back side of cover plate Jb...Jig (push-up rod) Jc...Jig (coin) k...Folded part L... Underside of slide member m... Lower through-hole n... Upper through-hole O... Opening p... Partition r...Notch S...Slide direction t...Abutment U...Upper surface of slide member V: Storage space w: Gap

Claims

1. A container body (2) having an opening (O); and a cover member (40) having a mirror (80) facing the opening (O), A container-side magnetic body (30) is detachably provided on the container body (2), and a lid-side magnetic body (82) that attracts the container-side magnetic body (30) is detachably provided on the lid member (40), The lid member (40) includes a lid body (42) assembled to the container body (2), and a slide member (60) disposed between the lid body (42) and the opening (O) and slidable in a slide direction (S) along a back surface (i) of the lid body (42), A compact container characterized in that the lid-side magnetic body (82) is held on the upper surface (U) of the slide member (60) between the slide member (60) and the lid body (42), and the lid-side magnetic body (82) can be removed by pulling the slide member (60) outward relative to the lid body (42).

2. 2. A compact container as described in claim 1, characterized in that the slide member (60) is slidably attached to the underside of the lid body (42), and the lid-side magnetic body (82) is placed within a holding recess (76) arranged in the slide member (60).

3. The cover (42) has a pair of guide arms (52) that engage with both side portions (68) of the slide member (60) and guide the slide member (60) in the sliding direction (S), The compact container described in claim 2, characterized in that when these guide arms (52) are engaged with both side portions (68) of the slide member (60), the lid body (42) abuts or comes close to the lid side magnetic body (82), thereby restricting the lid side magnetic body (82) from being removed from the retaining recess (76).

4. A compact container as described in claim 2 or claim 3, characterized in that an adhesive seal (84) is removably attached to the upper surface (U) of the slide member (60) at least around the periphery of the retaining recess (76), and by peeling off this adhesive seal (84), the lid-side magnetic body (82) can be removed from the retaining recess (76).

5. The mirror (80) is removably attached to the lower surface (L) of the slide member (60), and a through hole (66) is opened in the slide member (60), The compact container of claim 4, characterized in that the adhesive seal (84) is attached to the upper surface (U) of the slide member (60) from around the retaining recess (76) to around the through hole (66), and by removing the adhesive seal (84), the lid-side magnetic body (82) and the mirror (80) can be removed from the slide member (60).

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