Storage dishes and cosmetic containers

Abstract

To provide a housing tray from which a residual quantity of a liquid content such as a cosmetic material of an impregnated body into which the content is impregnated can be readily and visually confirmed, and to provide a cosmetic container including the housing tray.SOLUTION: A housing tray includes: a tray body 21 including a housing space 23 sectioned by a peripheral wall 21a and a bottom wall 21b connected to a lower end of the peripheral wall 21a; and an impregnated body 22 into which a content is impregnated and which is disposed in the housing space 23 of the tray body 21. The impregnated body 22 is provided with an opening 22a through which a user can visually confirm whether there is the content impregnated into the impregnated body 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

Technical Field

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[0001] The present invention relates to a storage dish containing an impregnated body impregnated with a liquid cosmetic or the like, and a cosmetic container provided with the storage dish.

Background Art

[0002] In recent years, a cosmetic container in which a liquid cosmetic such as a liquid foundation is impregnated into a porous material such as a sponge and stored in a compact case has been known (Patent Document 1). Such a cosmetic container is configured to be easily used without soiling fingers by pressing a puff against the surface of the porous material impregnated with the cosmetic and applying the cosmetic that has oozed out from the material and adhered (soaked in) to the puff to the skin.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] In the above conventional cosmetic container, since the cosmetic is impregnated in the porous material, there is room for improvement in that the remaining amount thereof cannot be visually confirmed and the replacement timing cannot be grasped.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a storage dish that can easily visually confirm the remaining amount of a liquid content such as a cosmetic in an impregnated body impregnated with the liquid content, and a cosmetic container provided with the storage dish.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The storage dish of the present invention, developed to achieve the above objective, comprises a dish body having a storage space partitioned by a peripheral wall and a bottom wall connected to the lower end of the peripheral wall, and an impregnating body that impregnates the contents and is placed in the storage space of the dish body, wherein the impregnating body It is formed by at least one through-hole or notch that penetrates the impregnated body and reaches the bottom wall of the dish body, and when the surface of the impregnated body is pressed, it temporarily stores the contents that seep out from the impregnated body, An opening is provided to allow visual confirmation of whether or not the contents impregnated in the impregnated body are present. The bottom wall is provided and is colored to match the color of the contents impregnated in the impregnated body, making it easy to see whether or not there are contents seeping out of the impregnated body into the opening. It is characterized by the following:

[0009] Furthermore, in the storage tray of the present invention, it is preferable that the tray body has an annular body provided on the peripheral wall that covers the upper edge of the impregnated body and prevents the impregnated body, which is placed in the storage space, from coming out of the storage space.

[0010] Furthermore, the present invention relates to a cosmetic container equipped with the aforementioned storage tray, comprising a container body that detachably houses and holds the storage tray, and an outer lid that seals and holds the container body, wherein the container body has a through-opening in its bottom wall that allows the storage tray, which is housed and held in the container body, to be removed from the container body by pressing it.

[0011] In addition, in the cosmetic container equipped with a storage tray of the present invention, it is preferable that the tray body has an annular body provided on the peripheral wall that covers the upper edge of the impregnated body and prevents the impregnated body from coming out of the storage space of the tray body, and that the container body or the storage tray is held open and closed via a hinge, and that the storage space of the tray body is sealed by contacting the entire circumference of the annular body, and that the upper surface of the annular body is a surface for placing an applicator. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the present invention, by providing an opening in the impregnated body of the contents constituting the storage tray, the amount and speed at which the contents seep out from the impregnated body into the opening when the surface of the impregnated body is pressed with an applicator such as a puff can be visually confirmed. In other words, when there is a sufficient amount of contents remaining in the impregnated body, the contents will seep out from the impregnated body into the opening instantaneously, whereas as the amount of contents remaining in the impregnated body decreases, the seepage of contents from the impregnated body into the opening slows down or becomes impossible to detect. Therefore, the user can visually confirm the amount of contents remaining in the impregnated body by the presence or absence and speed of seepage of contents from the impregnated body into the opening, and can appropriately determine when to replace the storage tray.

[0013] Furthermore, according to the cosmetic container of the present invention, the container body can detachably store and hold the storage tray, and the user can easily remove the storage tray by pressing it with their fingers through a through-opening provided in the bottom wall of the container body, so that the storage tray can be replaced and used as a refill container. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0014] [Figure 1] This figure shows one embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention, where (a) is a plan view, (b) is a cross-sectional view at position AA in Figure 1(a), and (c) is a bottom view. [Figure 2] This diagram shows the state of the container when the surface of the impregnated body is pressed, assuming that a sufficient amount of contents remain in the impregnated body. (a) is a cross-sectional view, and (b) is a plan view (showing only the annular body and the impregnated body). [Figure 3] This diagram shows the state of the container when the surface of the impregnated body is pressed, assuming that no contents remain in the impregnated body. (a) is a cross-sectional view, and (b) is a plan view (showing only the annular body and the impregnated body). [Figure 4] This figure shows another embodiment of the opening provided in the impregnated body, with only the annular body and the impregnated body shown in a plan view. [Modes for carrying out the invention]

[0015] Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Figure 1 shows one embodiment of a cosmetic container according to the present invention, where (a) is a plan view, (b) is a cross-sectional view at position AA in Figure 1(a), and (c) is a bottom view. Figure 2 shows the state of the container when the surface of the impregnated body is pressed when sufficient contents remain in the impregnated body, where (a) is a cross-sectional view and (b) is a plan view (showing only the annular body and impregnated body). Figure 3 shows the state of the container when the surface of the impregnated body is pressed when no contents remain in the impregnated body, where (a) is a cross-sectional view and (b) is a plan view (showing only the annular body and impregnated body). Figure 4 shows another embodiment of an opening provided in the impregnated body, showing only the annular body and impregnated body in a plan view.

[0016] In Figures 1 to 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a cosmetic container, which comprises a container dish 2 that contains and holds contents consisting of liquid cosmetics such as liquid foundation, a container body 3 that detachably houses and holds the container dish 2, an outer lid 4 that seals the container body 3, and an inner lid 5 that is openably and closably held by the container body 3 and seals the container dish 2. The inner lid 5 may be configured to be openably and closably held by the container dish 2.

[0017] The storage dish 2 consists of a dish body 21 and an impregnated body 22 that is impregnated with the contents. The dish body 21 consists of a peripheral wall 21a and a bottom wall 21b connected to the lower end of the peripheral wall 21a, and the storage space 23 is partitioned by the peripheral wall 21a and the bottom wall 21b. The dish body 21 can be manufactured using materials such as synthetic resin, but the material and molding method are not particularly limited. In this embodiment, a circular dish body 21 is shown as an example, but the shape of the dish body 21 can be changed as appropriate based on the design and application, and is not limited to the illustrated shape.

[0018] In the dish body 21, a cylindrical outer cylinder 24 erected so as to surround the outer periphery of the peripheral wall 21a from the peripheral edge of the bottom wall 21b, an annular top wall 25 extending outward from the upper end of the outer cylinder 24, and a cylindrical base 26 hanging and held from the outer edge of the top wall 25 are connected in series.

[0019] An impregnating body 22 is disposed in the storage space 23 of the dish body 21, and the upper end of the impregnating body 22 is exposed to the outside from the opening 21c at the upper end of the dish body 21. The impregnating body 22 sucks, holds and impregnates a liquid content. For example, it is used by pressing the surface with an applicator such as a puff and attaching the content exuded from the impregnating body 22 to the applicator. Therefore, the impregnating body 22 is preferably made of a porous and elastic soft material such as a sponge.

[0020] The impregnating body 22 has a circular opening 22a at the central portion in plan view. The opening 22a is a portion that temporarily stores the content exuded from the impregnating body 22 when the portion of the impregnating body 22 exposed from the opening 21c of the dish body 21 is pressed by the applicator 7.

[0021] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, when the surface of the impregnating body 22 is pressed by the applicator 7, if the content is sufficiently sucked and held in the impregnating body 22, the content exudes from the impregnating body 22 as shown in FIG. 2 and is stored in the lower part of the opening 22a (the portion shown in black). On the other hand, when the remaining amount of the content in the impregnating body 22 decreases or runs out, the speed at which the content exudes from the impregnating body 22 into the opening 22a slows down, or as shown in FIG. 3, the exudation of the content from the impregnating body 22 into the opening 22a cannot be confirmed. Therefore, by visually checking the state (presence or absence and speed of the content) of the exudation of the content into the opening 22a when the surface of the impregnating body 22 is pressed, it is possible to judge the presence or absence of the content sucked and held in the impregnating body 22 and the replacement time. The content exuded into the opening 22a is sucked and held again by the impregnating body 22 by releasing the pressure on the impregnating body 22.

[0022] Each of the openings 22a shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is a circular through-hole that penetrates the impregnated body 22 and reaches the bottom wall 21b of the dish body 21. However, the opening 22a can also be a non-through recess dug from the outer surface of the impregnated body 22 toward the bottom wall 21b of the dish body 21.

[0023] Further, regardless of whether the opening 22a is through or non-through, it can be a notch as shown in FIG. 4(a), a rectangular shape as shown in FIG. 4(b), or a plurality (four in the figure) can be provided as shown in FIG. 4(c). The opening 22a can have any shape (polygon, ellipse, etc.) and size as long as the state of the content leaking from the impregnated body 22 can be visually confirmed (visually recognized), and the formation position and number are not particularly limited. For example, when the opening​​​​​​​​​​​The container body 3 houses and holds the dish body 21 and consists of a peripheral wall 31 and a bottom wall 32 connected to the lower end of the peripheral wall 31, with a circular through-opening 33 provided in the bottom wall 32. The container body 3 can be manufactured using a material such as synthetic resin by injection molding or the like, but the material and molding method are not particularly limited. In this embodiment, a circular container body 3 is shown as an example, but the shape of the container body 3 can be changed as appropriate based on the design and application, and is not limited to the illustrated shape.

[0027] The dish body 21 has ribs 28 on the periphery of its bottom wall 21b, and these ribs 28 are fitted into ribs 34 provided on the edge of the through-opening 33. Additionally, a projection 26a provided at the lower end of the base 26 connected to the dish body 21 is undercut-fitted into a projection 35 provided on the inner wall surface of the periphery wall 31, thereby allowing the dish body 21 to be stably stored and held inside the container body 3. Furthermore, the dish body 21 is designed to prevent it from rotating inside the container body 3 when it is stored and held inside the container body 3. On the other hand, when removing the dish body 21 from the container body 3, the bottom wall 21b of the dish body 21 can be pushed up with fingers through the through-opening 33, which detaches the fitting portion between the dish body 21 and the container body 3 (ribs 28 and 34, protrusions 26a and projections 35), allowing for easy removal. Therefore, when the contents held by the impregnated body 22 are depleted, the user can easily remove the dish body 21 from the container body 3 and replace it with a new one, allowing the container body 3 to be reused repeatedly.

[0028] The outer lid 4 consists of a peripheral wall 41 and a top wall 42 connected to the upper end of the peripheral wall 41, and is held in place on the container body 3 via a hinge 43 so as to be openable and closable (rotatable). This allows the outer lid 4 to rotate between a position that closes and seals the opening of the container body 3 and an open position. A mirror 44 is provided on the lower surface of the top wall 42 of the outer lid 4. The outer lid 4 can be manufactured using a material such as synthetic resin by injection molding, but the material and molding method are not particularly limited. The shape of the outer lid 4 can be changed as appropriate based on the design and application, and is not limited to the shape shown. The outer lid 4 may also be attached to the container body 3 by screwing or undercut fitting.

[0029] The inner lid 5 is a component for sealing and maintaining the opening 21c of the storage tray 2. The inner lid 5 has a disc-shaped lid portion 51 that covers the opening 21c of the storage tray 2, and a cylindrical peripheral wall 52 that is connected to the periphery of the lid portion 51 and extends above and below the lid portion 51. On the upper surface side of the lid portion 51, the lid portion 51 and the peripheral wall 52 form a storage space 53 for the applicator 7. A connecting portion 54 that protrudes outward is provided on a part of the peripheral wall 52 of the inner lid 5. The connecting portion 54 is roughly C-shaped in cross-section and rotatably grips the shaft portion 36 of the container body 3, thereby allowing the inner lid 5 to rotate between a position that closes the opening 21c and a position that opens it.

[0030] The hinge 43 that rotatably holds the outer lid 4 and the shaft portion 36 that rotatably holds the inner lid 5 are positioned at 90° offsets around the container axis O. Therefore, even when the outer lid 4 and inner lid 5 are open, the inner lid 5 prevents obstruction of the view of the mirror 44 on the outer lid 4.

[0031] A projection 57 is provided on the peripheral wall 52 of the inner lid 5, which is located opposite the connecting portion 54 and the container shaft O, and the inner lid 5 can be opened and closed by pushing up and down the projection 57 with your fingers.

[0032] The lid portion 51 is provided with a first ring portion 55 and a second ring portion 56 that hang down from the lower surface of the lid portion 51 near the peripheral wall 52. When the inner lid 5 is closed, the first ring portion 55 tightly engages with the gap between the upper end of the outer cylinder 24 and the seal cylinder 25a protruding from the upper surface of the top wall 25, and the second ring portion 56 tightly engages with the gap formed between the upper end of the outer cylinder 24 and the annular body 6 (fitting portion 61). As a result, the lid portion 51 can keep the inside of the storage tray 2 airtight, preventing the impregnated body 22 inside the storage tray 2 from drying out and preventing dust and debris from entering. [Industrial applicability]

[0033] The storage tray and the cosmetic container equipped with the storage tray of the present invention are useful for storing liquid cosmetic contents, and the storage tray can be suitably used as a refill container. [Explanation of Symbols]

[0034] 1. Cosmetic container 2 storage trays 21 Plate body 21a Peripheral wall 21b Bottom wall 21c aperture 22 Impregnated body 22a opening 23 Storage space 24 Outer cylinder 25 Ceiling Wall 25a sealing tube 26 base 26a Protrusion 28 Ribs 3. Container body 31 Peripheral wall 32 Bottom wall 33 Through-opening 34 Ribs 35 Protrusion 36 Shaft section 4 Outer lid 41 Peripheral wall 42 Ceiling Wall 43 Hinge 44 Mirror 5 Inner lid 51 Lid 52 Peripheral wall 53 Storage space 54 Connecting part 55 First Ring Section 56 Second Ring Section 57 Protrusion 6 Ring bodies 61 Fitting part 62 Annular flange 7 Applicator

Claims

1. The dish body has a storage space partitioned by a peripheral wall and a bottom wall connected to the lower end of the peripheral wall, and the impregnating body is impregnated with contents and placed in the storage space of the dish body, The impregnated body is provided with an opening formed by at least one through-hole or notch that penetrates the impregnated body and reaches the bottom wall of the dish body, which temporarily stores the contents that seep out from the impregnated body when the surface of the impregnated body is pressed, and which allows visual confirmation of the presence or absence of contents impregnated in the impregnated body. The bottom wall of the container is characterized by being a color that matches the color of the contents impregnated in the impregnated material, making it easy to see whether or not there are contents seeping out from the impregnated material into the opening.

2. The storage tray according to claim 1, characterized in that the tray body has an annular body provided on the peripheral wall that covers the upper edge of the impregnated body and prevents the impregnated body, which is placed in the storage space, from coming out of the storage space.

3. A cosmetic container comprising a storage dish as described in claim 1 or 2, The container comprises a container body that detachably stores and holds the aforementioned storage tray, and an outer lid that seals and holds the container body. The cosmetic container is characterized in that the container body has a through-opening in its bottom wall that allows the storage tray, which is housed and held in the container body, to be removed from the container body by pressing against it.

4. The dish body has an annular body provided on the peripheral wall that covers the upper edge of the impregnated body and prevents the impregnated body from coming out of the storage space of the dish body. The cosmetic container according to claim 3, characterized in that the container body or the storage tray is held open and closed via a hinge, and an inner lid is provided which abuts against the entire circumference of the annular body to seal and maintain the storage space of the tray body, and whose upper surface serves as a surface for placing an applicator.

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