Ring Button Compact Container Diagonal Pressing Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing cosmetic containers, particularly those with airless pumps, are inconvenient to use due to the requirement for precise central pressing, leading to potential pump malfunction and cosmetic waste, as well as exposure of the mixing member which results in contamination and evaporation of the cosmetic product.
Innovation Solution
A compact container with a ring button member that allows diagonal pressing grooves to engage with corresponding protrusions on a distribution plate, enabling vertical pumping even when the container is inclined, and includes a bushing with a gap for smooth movement, preventing cosmetic contact with air and allowing hygienic use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the mixing member is tightly formed with the bushing to ensure vertical movement, then the pump operates reliably, but the user must press exactly at the center which limits ease of operation
Solution Approach 1:
The pressing surface is segmented into multiple pressing protrusions arranged in a circular pattern, allowing the user to press at any of these distributed points rather than requiring precise central pressing. This segmentation maintains reliable pump operation while significantly improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The ring button member acts as an intermediary between the user's pressing action and the pump mechanism. It converts various pressing positions and angles into consistent vertical motion of the piston, ensuring reliable pump operation regardless of where the user presses on the mixing member.
2Device complexity
If the mixing member is exposed to allow easy access, then the structure is simple, but the cosmetics are polluted and evaporate causing product loss
Solution Approach 1:
The mixing member is nested within the ring button member, which itself is integrated into the discharge plate structure. This nested arrangement protects the mixing member and cosmetics from exposure while maintaining a simple overall structure, preventing both pollution and evaporation.
Solution Approach 2:
The discharge plate with integrated ring button member acts as a protective cover that can be pressed to dispense cosmetics. This flexible sealing structure prevents exposure of the cosmetics to air and contaminants while allowing controlled dispensing through the pump mechanism.
3Ease of operation
If the ring button member is pressed diagonally, then ease of operation improves, but the pump mechanism may malfunction
Solution Approach 1:
The ring button member and pressing protrusions are designed to dynamically adapt to the user's pressing angle. When pressed diagonally, the pressing protrusions guide the force to convert it into effective vertical motion, maintaining pump reliability while allowing flexible pressing angles for ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The geometry of the pressing grooves and protrusions is optimized to transform various pressing parameters (angle, position, force) into consistent vertical piston motion. This parameter transformation allows diagonal pressing for ease of operation while ensuring the pump receives the correct vertical force for reliable operation.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a compact container having a ring button member, and more particularly, to a compact container having a ring button member which is capable of allowing a distribution plate to vertically press a pump by allowing pressing grooves formed in a diagonal direction of the ring button member to press an upper part of pressing protrusions of the distribution plate even though the ring button member is pressed in a state that the ring button member is inclined when the ring button member is pressed to exhaust contents, wherein the ring button member having a ring shape is formed on a lower part of a discharge plate, the pressing grooves are formed at two places facing each other in a diagonal direction of a lower end of the ring button member, the pressing protrusions are formed at two places facing each other facing each other in a diagonal direction of an outside of the distribution plate to correspond to the positions of the pressing grooves of the ring button member, and the distribution plate formed on the lower portion of the ring button member is coupled to the discharge plate so that a content discharge path is formed. According to the present invention, there is provided a compact container having a ring button member, which includes a container body (10) provided with a button (11) formed at one side thereof, and a container lid (20) hinge-coupled to one side of the container body (10) to be taken on/off, wherein the compact container includes: an inner container (30) provided with a content receiving space (31); a pump support plate (40) coupled to an upper part of the inner container (30) to seal the inner container (30); a pump (50) installed to a central upper part of the pump support plate (40) to pump contents; a distribution plate (60) coupled to an upper part of the pump (50) and having pressing protrusions (61) formed at two places facing each other in a diagonal direction on an outside thereof; and a ring button member (70) coupled to an upper part of the distribution plate 60 and having pressing grooves (71) formed at two places facing each other in a diagonal direction on a lower end thereof, wherein the pressing protrusions (61) of the distribution plate (60) are inserted into the pressing grooves (71) of the ring button member (70), and diameters of the pressing protrusions (61) are less than inner diameters of the pressing grooves (71).