Compact container

Abstract

This invention provides a new compact container that allows for easy separation of ferromagnetic components, such as magnets used to seal the lid, when disposing of the container. [Solution] The compact container 100 of the present disclosure comprises a tray member 12 for containing contents, a container body 10 having a recess 10m formed therein for installing the tray member 12, and a lid 40 that can close the upper end opening of the recess 10m by rotating relative to the container body 10, wherein the lid 40 has a lid adsorption member 43 which is a ferromagnetic material that attracts a body adsorption member 13 which is a ferromagnetic material disposed on the container body 10 side to close the lid 40, and at least one of the body adsorption member 13 and the lid adsorption member 43 includes a magnet, and the lid adsorption member 43 is positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end 49a of a mirror 49 which is detachably attached to the lid 40 and the front side wall 40a of the lid 40.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a new compact container that can be easily separated after using a ferromagnetic member for maintaining a lid in a closed state.

Background Art

[0002] Compact containers are generally used as cosmetic containers. As such a compact container, there is conventionally known a compact container having a container body for storing cosmetics such as eyeshadow, eyeliner, foundation, etc., and a lid that is connected to the container body so as to be openable and closable, and the lid is adsorbed to the container body side by a magnet to be closed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, in the above - mentioned conventional compact container, when it is discarded after use, it is required to be able to easily separate a ferromagnetic member such as a magnet, which is made of a different material from other members. Therefore, there is still room for improvement in this regard.

[0005] An object of the present disclosure is to provide a new compact container that can easily separate a ferromagnetic member such as a magnet used for closing the lid at the time of disposal.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The present disclosure has been made to solve the above - mentioned problems, and the compact container of the present disclosure is [1] A compact container comprising a tray member for containing contents, a container body having a recess for installing the tray member, and a lid that can rotate relative to the container body to close the upper opening of the recess, The lid has a lid adsorption member which is a ferromagnetic material that attracts a body adsorption member which is a ferromagnetic material disposed on the container body side, thereby closing the lid, and at least one of the body adsorption member and the lid adsorption member includes a magnet, and the lid adsorption member is positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end of a mirror detachably attached to the lid and the front side wall of the lid.

[0007] Furthermore, the compact container of this disclosure is [2] In the configuration described in [1] above, it is preferable that the lid suction member is placed in a lid suction member housing space, which is partitioned by the top wall of the lid, the front side wall of the lid, and the lower and side walls of the lid housing that extend rearward from the front side wall of the lid, and that the front end of the mirror restricts its movement rearward from the lid suction member housing space.

[0008] Furthermore, the compact container of this disclosure is [3] In the configuration described in [1] or [2] above, it is preferable that the mirror is biased rearward by a biasing member provided on the front side wall of the lid and is sandwiched between the mirror and the rear side wall of the lid.

[0009] Furthermore, the compact container of this disclosure is [4] In the configuration described in [3] above, it is preferable that the rear end of the mirror is supported by a mirror support piece provided on the rear side wall of the lid.

[0010] Furthermore, the compact container of this disclosure is [5] In any of the configurations described in [1] to [4] above, it is preferable that the main body suction member is positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end of the receiving tray member installed in the recess of the container body and the front side wall of the container body.

[0011] Furthermore, the compact container of this disclosure is [6] In the configuration described in [5] above, it is preferable that the main body suction member is placed in a main body suction member housing space which is partitioned by the bottom wall of the container body, the main body housing side wall extending rearward from the front side wall of the main body, and the main body housing rear wall covering a part of the rear side surface of the main body suction member. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to this disclosure, it is possible to provide a new compact container in which ferromagnetic materials such as magnets used to close the lid can be easily separated when disposing of the container. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0013] [Figure 1] This is a plan view of a compact container, which is one embodiment of the present disclosure, with its lid open. [Figure 2] This is a cross-sectional view taken from section AA in Figure 1. [Figure 3] This is a cross-sectional view taken from the BB section in Figure 1. [Figure 4A] This is a right-side cross-sectional view of the front portion (including the CC section in Figure 1) of a compact container, which is one embodiment of the present disclosure, with the lid closed. [Figure 4B] This figure shows the state in which the user is attempting to release the engagement between the front end 49a of the mirror 49 and the claw portion 41b of the biasing member 41 by moving it forward against the biasing force, starting from the state in Figure 4A. [Figure 5A] Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view taken using the DD section. [Figure 5B] This figure shows the state after removing the mirror and the lid suction member from the state shown in Figure 5A. [Figure 6A] Figure 5B shows the state in which the lid suction member, which was removed in Figure 5B, is used to suction and remove the main body suction member. [Figure 6B] This is a rear view of the main body suction member attached to the container body.

Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0014] Hereinafter, a compact container 100, which is an embodiment of the present disclosure, will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0015] FIGS. 1 to 3 show the appearance and cross-sectional views of a compact container 100, which is an embodiment of the present disclosure. The compact container 100 according to the present embodiment includes a tray member 12 (see FIG. 1) for accommodating contents such as cosmetics, a container body 10 having a recess 10m for installing the tray member 12, and a lid body 40 that rotates around a rotation axis R with respect to the container body 10 to cover the upper end opening of the recess 10m of the container body 10. Further, the lid body 40 has a lid body attracting member 43, which is a ferromagnetic member, that attracts a main body attracting member 13, which is a ferromagnetic member disposed on the container body 10 side, to close the lid body 40. In the present embodiment, both the main body attracting member 13 and the lid body attracting member 43 are permanent magnets, but at least one of them may be a magnet member and the other may be a ferromagnetic material (such as permalloy or soft iron) that is not a magnet member. Further, at least one of the main body attracting member 13 and the lid body attracting member 43 may be partially composed of a magnet. When both the main body attracting member 13 and the lid body attracting member 43 are permanent magnets, for example, when the lid body 40 is closed, the upper surface of the main body attracting member 13 is magnetized to the N pole, while the lower surface of the lid body attracting member 43 is magnetized to the S pole, etc., as long as different magnetic poles face each other when the lid body 40 is closed. The lid body attracting member 43 is positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end portion 49a of a mirror 49 detachably attached to the lid body 40, which will be described later, and the lid front side wall 40a of the lid body 40 (see FIG. 3).

[0016] In this embodiment, the vertical direction in Figure 1, the horizontal direction in Figure 2, and the direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in Figure 3 represent the left-right direction (X-axis direction) of the compact container 100, with the positive X-axis direction being the rightward direction. Also, the horizontal direction in Figure 1, the direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in Figure 2, and the horizontal direction in Figure 3 represent the front-back direction (Y-axis direction) of the compact container 100, with the positive Y-axis direction being the rearward direction. Furthermore, the direction perpendicular to the plane of the paper in Figure 1, the vertical direction in Figure 2, and the vertical direction in Figure 3 represent the up-down direction (Z-axis direction) of the compact container 100, with the positive Z-axis direction being the upward direction.

[0017] In this embodiment, the upward and downward directions are defined as the upward and downward directions when the lid 40 is closed, as shown in Figure 3. For example, since the mirror 49 is mounted below the top wall 40e when the lid 40 is closed as shown in Figure 3, the mirror 49 will also be described as being mounted below the top wall 40e in Figures 1 and 4B.

[0018] The accompanying drawings of this disclosure are drawn to the same scale in the vertical, front-to-back, and left-to-right directions, and the aspect ratio of the compact container 100 in the drawings represents the aspect ratio of the compact container 100 of this disclosure. However, the configuration, shape, dimensional ratio, etc. of the compact container 100 in the accompanying drawings are merely one embodiment of this disclosure. This disclosure should be interpreted in accordance with the language of the claims and is not limited to the configuration, shape, dimensional ratio, etc. shown in the drawings.

[0019] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the container body 10 has a rectangular shape in plan view and includes a bottom wall 10e, a front side wall 10a, a rear side wall 10c, a right side wall 10b2, and a left side wall 10b1 that rise from the front, rear, right, and left ends of the bottom wall 10e, a body suction member 13 that maintains the lid 40 in a closed state by attracting the lid suction member 43 on the lid 40 side, and a body hinge portion 10j (see Figures 1 and 3) that rotates the lid 40 around a rotation axis R relative to the container body 10. The body hinge portion 10j is provided with an axial hole into which a pin for rotating the lid 40 around the rotation axis R can be inserted.

[0020] The container body 10 is divided into a recess 10m by the bottom wall 10e, the front side wall 10a, the rear side wall 10c, the right side wall 10b2, and the left side wall 10b1 described above. As shown in Figure 1, a tray member 12 is placed in the area to the left (upper side in Figure 1) of the dividing wall 10d, which is located in the center of the recess 10m in the left-right direction.

[0021] As shown in Figure 1, the tray member 12 has a rectangular shape with rounded corners in plan view, and the contents storage space N is partitioned by the bottom wall portion 12d and the front end portion 12a, side end portion 12b, and rear end portion 12c that are erected from the edge of the bottom wall portion 12d. The front end portion 12a of the tray member 12 restricts the rearward movement of the main body suction member 13 (the magnetic member on the container body 10 side) so that it does not protrude backward from the main body suction member storage space 10s. In other words, the main body suction member 13 is positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end portion 12a of the tray member 12, which is installed in the recess 10m of the container body 10, and the front side wall 10a of the container body 10.

[0022] In this embodiment, the tray member 12 is formed from a synthetic resin mainly composed of polypropylene or the like. However, the embodiment is not limited to this, and the material of the tray member 12 can be, for example, various other synthetic resins or metals such as aluminum. Furthermore, the material of the tray member 12 is not limited to a single material, and may be constructed by laminating different materials such as metal materials onto various synthetic resin members.

[0023] At the front of the container body 10, a body suction member 13 is positioned to maintain the closed state of the lid 40 by attracting the lid suction member 43 on the lid 40 side. As shown in Figures 3, 6A, and 6B, the body suction member 13 has a roughly rectangular parallelepiped shape that is elongated in the left-right direction. As shown in Figures 6A and 6B, the body suction member 13 is housed in a storage member 14 located within the body suction member housing space 10s of the container body 10.

[0024] As shown in Figures 6A and 6B, the storage member 14 partitions the storage space 14s for the main body suction member 13 with its upper end wall 14h, lower end wall 14e, side end wall 14f, and front end wall 14a. The main body suction member 13 is supported at three points in the left-right direction by projections 14e1 provided at three locations on the upper surface of the lower end wall 14e. The dimensions of the main body suction member 13 are set to be slightly smaller than the inner dimensions of the storage space 14s so that it can move relatively freely within the storage space 14s. With the receiving tray member 12 removed, the main body suction member 13 can be moved out of the storage space 14s through the storage space opening 10g1 provided in the rear wall 10g of the main body, as shown in Figure 6A.

[0025] The container body 10 is provided with a body suction member housing space 10s at the center in the left-right direction behind the front side wall 10a of the body body. The body suction member housing space 10s is partitioned by the front side wall 10a of the body body, body housing side walls 10f extending rearward from two locations in the left-right direction on the front side wall 10a, a bottom wall 10e, and a body housing rear wall 10g connecting the rear ends of the body housing side walls 10f in the left-right direction. As shown in Figure 6B, the body housing rear wall 10g is provided with a housing space opening 10g1 on the right side facing forward, and the body suction member 13 can be inserted into and removed through this housing space opening 10g1 (see Figure 6A). Figure 6A shows the state in which the lid suction member 43 on the lid side has been removed from the lid 40 first, and the body suction member 13 is being removed to the outside using the suction force acting between the lid suction member 43 and the body suction member 13.

[0026] Although not shown in the diagram, the container body 10 may be composed of two parts: the container body and the inner frame, or a structure in which the inner frame is fitted inside the container body may be adopted.

[0027] As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the lid 40 comprises a horizontally oriented lid base plate 40h, a front lid wall 40a, a rear lid wall 40c, a left lid wall 40b1, and a right lid wall 40b2 integrally provided at the front, rear, left, and right ends of the lid base plate 40h, a top wall 40e placed on and fixed to the upper surface of the lid base plate 40h, a mirror 49 mounted below the lid base plate 40h, a lid suction member 43 that closes the lid 40 by attracting the body suction member 13 on the container body 10 side, and a lid hinge portion 42c (see Figures 1 and 3) that rotates the lid 40 around the rotation axis R relative to the container body 10. In addition, semicircular engaging protrusions 40b3 protrude inward in the left-right direction from the left lid wall 40b1 and the right lid wall 40b2 to support the mirror 49 (see Figure 1). As shown in Figures 1 and 3, the lid hinge portion 42c is provided at a position including the left-right position where the mirror support piece 42a is provided, and is provided with an axial hole 42d into which a pin for rotating the lid 40 around the rotation axis R can be inserted.

[0028] A lid suction member 43 is positioned at the center in the left-right direction behind the front side wall 40a of the lid 40. The lid suction member 43 is located within a lid suction member housing space 40s, which is partitioned by the top wall 40e of the lid 40, the front side wall 40a of the lid, and the lower lid housing wall 40f2 and lid housing side wall 40f1 extending rearward from the front side wall 40a of the lid 40. The lid suction member 43 is restricted from moving rearward from the lid suction member housing space 40s by the front end portion 49a of a mirror 49 that is detachably attached to the lid 40. In other words, the lid suction member 43 is positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end portion 49a of the mirror 49 and the front side wall 40a of the lid 40.

[0029] The mirror 49 is biased rearward by a biasing member 41 provided on the front side wall 40a of the lid and is clamped between it and the rear side wall 40c of the lid 40. As shown in Figures 4A and 4B, the biasing member 41 has a contact portion 41a that presses the front end portion 49a of the mirror 49 rearward, a claw portion 41b that protrudes rearward from the lower part of the contact portion 41a and engages with the lower surface of the mirror 49, and a bent portion 41c that has a substantially U-shape when viewed from the left and right directions and connects the front side wall 40a of the lid and the contact portion 41a. The bent portion 41c bends forward from an unloaded state, pressing and biasing the mirror 49 rearward. As shown in Figures 3 and 4A, the mirror 49 is biased rearward by the biasing member 41 and is clamped in the front-rear direction between it and the mirror support rear wall 42b provided on the rear side wall 40c of the lid 40. The mirror 49 is also supported from below by a mirror support piece 42a that slopes downward toward the front from the rear wall 42b of the mirror support.

[0030] The mirror 49 can be formed, for example, by depositing aluminum onto the mirror surface of a glass plate or an acrylic plate, but is not limited to this, and may be formed using other materials or manufacturing methods.

[0031] When separating the mirror 49 from the lid 40, as shown in Figure 4B, the lid 40 is opened and the lid 40 is inverted. The separater then presses the claw portion 41b of the biasing member 41 forward with their finger F to bend the bent portion 41c forward (the bent state is shown by a dashed line in Figure 4B). With the engagement between the claw portion 41b and the front end portion 49a of the mirror 49 disengaged, the front end portion 49a of the mirror 49 is moved in a direction away from the lid base plate 40h of the lid 40 (upwards in Figure 4B). As a result, the engagement between the engaging projection 40b3 and the mirror 49 is also disengaged, and the rear end portion of the mirror 49 is tilted to follow the upper surface of the mirror support piece 42a. Therefore, the mirror 49 can be removed from the lid 40 without causing stress concentration on the mirror support rear wall 42b and the mirror support piece 42a.

[0032] By removing the mirror 49 from the lid 40 from the state shown in Figure 5A, a space larger than the front-to-back width of the lid suction member 43 is created behind the lid suction member 43, as shown in Figure 5B. Therefore, as shown in Figure 5B, by tilting the lid 40 so that it slopes downward toward the rear, the lid suction member 43 moves backward from within the lid suction member housing space 40s, and can be easily removed. Since the external dimensions of the lid suction member 43 are set to be slightly smaller than the internal dimensions of the lid suction member housing space 40s, the lid suction member 43 can be removed simply by tilting the lid 40 so that its rear slopes downward with the mirror 49 removed, as shown in Figure 5B.

[0033] As described above, this embodiment is a compact container 100 comprising a tray member 12 for containing contents, a container body 10 having a recess 10m for installing the tray member 12, and a lid 40 that can close the upper end opening of the recess 10m by rotating relative to the container body 10. The lid 40 has a lid adsorption member 43 which is a ferromagnetic material that attracts a body adsorption member 13 which is a ferromagnetic material disposed on the container body 10 side, thereby closing the lid 40. At least one of the body adsorption member 13 and the lid adsorption member 43 includes a magnet, and the lid adsorption member 43 is configured to be positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end 49a of a mirror 49 which is detachably attached to the lid 40 and the front side wall 40a of the lid 40. With this configuration, the restriction on the rearward movement of the lid adsorption member 43 is released by removing the mirror 49 attached to the lid 40 side from the lid 40, so the lid adsorption member 43 can be easily removed from the lid 40. Therefore, by removing the mirror 49 from the lid 40, the ferromagnetic material, which is made of a different material from the other components constituting the compact container 100, can be easily separated.

[0034] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the lid suction member 43 is positioned within a lid suction member housing space 40s, which is partitioned by the top wall 40e of the lid 40, the front side wall 40a of the lid, and the lower lid housing wall 40f2 and lid housing side wall 40f1 extending rearward from the front side wall 40a of the lid, and is configured so that its movement rearward from the lid suction member housing space 40s is restricted by the front end 49a of the mirror 49. By adopting such a configuration, the lid suction member 43 can be positioned more accurately relative to the lid 40, thereby improving the airtightness of the compact container 100 when the lid 40 is closed.

[0035] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the mirror 49 is biased rearward by a biasing member 41 provided on the front side wall 40a of the lid and is configured to be held between the mirror 49 and the rear side wall 40c of the lid 40. By adopting this configuration, the engagement between the front end 49a of the mirror 49 and the biasing member 41 can be released simply by elastically deforming the biasing member 41 forward against the biasing force, so that the mirror 49 can be easily removed from the lid 40. Consequently, the lid suction member 43 can be removed from the lid 40 even more easily.

[0036] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the rear end of the mirror 49 is supported by a mirror support piece 42a provided on the rear side wall 40c of the lid 40 and inclined downward toward the front. By adopting this configuration, even after elastically deforming the biasing member 41 forward to release the engagement between the front end 49a of the mirror 49 and the biasing member 41, and then separating the front end 49a of the mirror 49 downward from the lid 40, the rear end of the mirror 49 is inclined to follow the upper surface of the mirror support piece 42a. Therefore, when removing the mirror 49, elastic deformation of the mirror support rear wall 42b and the mirror support piece 42a can be suppressed. Consequently, the mirror 49 can be removed from the lid 40 without causing stress concentration in the lid 40.

[0037] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the main body suction member 13 is configured to be positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end portion 12a of the receiving tray member 12 installed in the recess 10m of the container body 10 and the front side wall 10a of the container body 10. By adopting this configuration, the restriction on the rearward movement of the main body suction member 13 is released by removing the receiving tray member 12 attached to the container body 10, so that the main body suction member 13 can be easily removed from the container body 10. Accordingly, by removing the receiving tray member 12 from the container body 10, the ferromagnetic material, which is made of a different material from the other components constituting the compact container 100, can be easily separated.

[0038] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the main body suction member 13 is configured to be positioned within a main body suction member housing space 10s, which is partitioned by the bottom wall 10e of the container body 10, the main body housing side wall 10f extending rearward from the main body front wall 10a, and the main body housing rear wall 10g covering a part of the rear side surface of the main body suction member 13. By adopting this configuration, the main body suction member 13 can be positioned more accurately relative to the container body 10, thereby improving the airtightness of the compact container 100 when the lid 40 is closed.

[0039] While this disclosure has been described based on various drawings and embodiments, it should be noted that those skilled in the art will find it easy to make various modifications and alterations based on this disclosure. Therefore, it should be noted that these modifications and alterations are included within the scope of the present invention. For example, the functions included in each component can be rearranged in a logically consistent manner, and multiple components can be combined into one or separated. It should be understood that these are also included within the scope of the present invention.

[0040] For example, in this embodiment, the container body 10 and lid 40 have a roughly rectangular shape in plan view (see Figure 1), but the embodiment is not limited to this, and can be appropriately changed to a circular or elliptical shape, etc., depending on the shape of the mirror 49 and the tray member 12 in plan view.

[0041] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the receiving tray member 12 is configured to contain a volatile cosmetic in its storage space N, but the embodiment is not limited to this, and contents other than cosmetics may be stored, or contents that are not volatile may be stored.

[0042] Furthermore, in this embodiment, the lid 40 is configured to open and close by rotating around a pin, but the embodiment is not limited to this, and the lid 40 may, for example, rotate around a hinge.

[0043] Furthermore, in this embodiment, as shown in Figure 6A, an example is shown in which the lid suction member 43 on the lid 40 side is first removed from the lid 40, and then the main body suction member 13 is removed to the outside using the suction force acting between the lid suction member 43 and the main body suction member 13. However, the embodiment is not limited to this. The main body suction member 13 may also be removed to the outside by adsorbing it using a ferromagnetic material other than the lid suction member 43. In addition, although not shown, when removing the lid suction member 43, a ferromagnetic material other than the suction material contained in the compact container 100 may also be used. [Industrial applicability]

[0044] This disclosure can be applied to a variety of compact containers 100 that use a ferromagnetic material such as a magnet to close the lid 40. [Explanation of symbols]

[0045] 10 Container body 10a Front wall of the main body 10b1 Left side wall of main unit 10b2 Main body right wall 10c Main body rear wall 10d Dividing wall 10e bottom wall 10f Main body housing side wall 10g Main unit storage rear wall 10g1 Enclosure space opening 10j Main body hinge part 10m recess 10s Main body suction member housing space 12 Receiving tray member 12a Front end 12b Side edge 12c Rear end 12d Bottom wall 13 Main body suction component 14 Storage components 14a Front end wall 14e Bottom wall 14e1 Protrusion 14th floor side wall 14h Top wall 14s storage space 40 Lid 40a Lid front side wall 40b1 Lid left side wall 40b2 Lid right side wall 40b3 Engagement protrusion 40c Lid rear side wall 40e ceiling wall 40f1 Lid housing side wall 40f2 Lid storage lower wall 40h lid board 40s Lid suction member housing space 41. Biasing member 41a Contact part 41b Claw part 41c Bend part 42a Mirror support piece 42b Mirror support rear wall 42c Lid hinge 42d shaft hole 43 Lid suction member 49 Mirror 49a Front end 100 compact containers F finger N containment space R Rotation axis

Claims

1. A compact container comprising a tray member for containing contents, a container body having a recess for installing the tray member, and a lid that can rotate relative to the container body to close the upper opening of the recess, A compact container wherein the lid has a lid adsorption member which is a ferromagnetic material that attracts a body adsorption member which is a ferromagnetic material disposed on the container body side, thereby closing the lid, at least one of the body adsorption member and the lid adsorption member includes a magnet, and the lid adsorption member is positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end of a mirror detachably attached to the lid and the front side wall of the lid.

2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the lid suction member is disposed within a lid suction member housing space, which is partitioned by the top wall of the lid, the front side wall of the lid, and the lower and side walls of the lid housing that extend rearward from the front side wall of the lid, and its movement rearward from the lid suction member housing space is restricted by the front end of the mirror.

3. The compact container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the mirror is biased rearward by a biasing member provided on the front side wall of the lid and is sandwiched between the mirror and the rear side wall of the lid.

4. The compact container according to claim 3, wherein the rear end of the mirror is supported by a mirror support piece provided on the rear side wall of the lid.

5. The compact container according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the main body suction member is positioned in the front-rear direction between the front end of the receiving tray member installed in the recess of the container body and the front side wall of the container body.

6. The compact container according to claim 5, wherein the main body suction member is disposed within a main body suction member housing space, which is partitioned by the bottom wall of the container body, a main body housing side wall extending rearward from the front side wall of the main body, and a main body housing rear wall covering a part of the rear side surface of the main body suction member.

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