KR20090004125A - Compact container with automatic opening and closing - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a compact container. The compact container is disposed in the lower housing, the lower housing, a plurality of corrugations are formed on the surface of the outer circumferential surface and an air inlet is formed on the upper surface, a main body portion disposed on the air corrugated pipe, the main body portion Powder container is fixed to the inside, and has a lid portion fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the back of the lower housing. When the opening button of the lower housing is pressed, the locking jaw of the lid portion is separated from the locking groove of the lower housing so that one end of the lid portion becomes a free end, and as the air enters and expands the air corrugated pipe, the main body portion is expanded. It will automatically rise to a certain height slowly. A rack having a plurality of teeth is formed at the rear end of the main body, and a pinion engaged with the rack is formed at the rear end of the lid. As a result, as the main body portion rises due to the expansion of the air corrugated pipe, the pinion of the lid portion engaged with the rack of the main body portion rotates, and the lid portion gradually opens.

Description

Compact container being capable of automatically opening and closing

1 and 2 are cross-sectional views showing a compact container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a compact container with the lid closed, Figure 2 shows a compact container with the lid open. One cross section.

3 is a perspective view exemplarily showing an air corrugated pipe used in a compact container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: compact container

100: lower housing

110: air corrugated pipe

112: air inlet

118: main body

120: Powder Container

130: puff pedestal

140: Puff

160: lid portion

The present invention relates to a compact container which is a cosmetic container, and more particularly, to a compact container which can be conveniently used by automatically raising the contents to a usable height when the open button is pressed and opening the lid by rotating.

In general, the compact container has a main body that accommodates cosmetics and cosmetics, and a lid with a mirror to be rotated, and the lid can be opened and closed by an opening and closing structure in which the locking piece of the lid is caught by the locking jaw of the main body. It was. As described above, the lid opening and closing structure of the compact that can open and close the lid is conceived and is currently employed in many compacts.

In this regard, the present applicant intends to propose a compact container having a new concept in which a lid can be automatically opened and contents can be raised while having a simple structure.

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to provide a compact container having a simple structure and the lid is automatically opened at the same time as the contents in the container automatically rises to a usable height when the open button is pressed.

The compact container according to the characteristics of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem,

A lower housing having an opening button mounted to the front part and a locking groove interlocked with the opening button and having a rotation shaft at the rear end thereof;

Is disposed inside the lower housing, the inside is hollow, the surface of the outer circumferential surface is formed with a plurality of corrugation, the upper surface of the air corrugated pipe formed with an air inlet,

A main body portion disposed above the air corrugated pipe,

A powder container fixed inside the main body,

A locking jaw engaging with the locking groove of the lower housing, and having a lid portion fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the lower housing, and when the opening button of the lower housing is pressed, the locking jaw of the lid portion is a locking groove of the lower housing. The main body portion gradually rises to a predetermined height as the lid portion is separated from the lid portion and the lid portion is opened, and air is introduced into the air corrugated pipe and expanded.

It is preferable that a rack having a plurality of teeth is formed at the rear end of the main body portion of the compact container having the above-described characteristics, and a pinion engaged with the rack is formed at the rear end of the lid portion.

The compact container having the above-mentioned characteristics further includes a puff pedestal on top of the powder container fixed inside the main body, and the puff pedestal is rotatably connected to a rotating shaft formed on one side wall of the main body. Do.

Preferably, the compact container having the above-mentioned characteristics further includes a spring portion connecting the upper surface and the lower surface of the air corrugated pipe to the inside of the air corrugated pipe or the outside of the air corrugated pipe to reduce the lifting speed of the main body part.

It is preferable to include a guide groove and a protrusion engaging with the guide groove, respectively, at positions opposite to each other on the outer circumferential surface of the main body portion and the inner surface of the lower housing of the compact container having the above-mentioned characteristics.

Hereinafter, a compact container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail.

1 and 2 are cross-sectional views showing a compact container according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a compact container with the lid closed, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a compact container with the lid open.

1 and 2, the compact container 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is the lower housing 100, air corrugated pipe 110, the body portion 118, powder container 120, puff pedestal ( 130, and a lid 160. Hereinafter, each component described above will be described in detail.

In the lower housing 100, the air corrugated pipe 110 and the main body 118 are sequentially disposed therein, and the powder container 120 and the puff pedestal 130 are sequentially disposed in the main body 118. do. A first rotation shaft is mounted on an inner sidewall of the lower housing 100 or the main body 118, and a rear end of the puff pedestal is rotatably fixed to the first rotation shaft.

The front of the lower housing 100 is provided with an opening button and a locking groove that moves in conjunction with the opening button, the second side of the rear side is formed with a rotating shaft. The locking groove is formed at a position where the locking portion is engaged with the locking jaw of the front of the lid portion 160 in a state where the lid is closed to the lower housing. The rear end of the lid portion 160 is fixedly connected to the second rotation shaft, so that the lid portion can be rotatably connected to the lower housing.

3 is a perspective view illustrating the air corrugated pipe 110 by way of example. Referring to Figure 3, the air corrugated pipe 110 is made of a cylindrical shape, the inside is hollow and the air inlet 112 is formed on the upper surface and a plurality of wrinkles are formed along the outer circumferential surface. In the air corrugated pipe 110 having the above-described configuration, referring to FIG. 3 (a), when air is introduced into the air through the air inlet 112, the corrugations formed along the outer circumferential surface thereof are expanded, and the overall height h1. Will rise. In addition, as shown in (b) of FIG. 3, when the upper surface of the air corrugated pipe is compressed, as the air inside is discharged through the air inlet 112, the corrugations of the outer circumferential surface are compressed to reduce the overall height h2. On the other hand, by additionally mounting the spring portion 116 connecting the upper surface and the lower surface of the air corrugated pipe inside or outside the air corrugated pipe 110, it is possible to appropriately reduce the speed of expansion and compression of the air corrugated pipe do. In addition, by adjusting the size of the air inlet 112 it is possible to control the speed of expansion and compression of the air corrugated pipe.

The main body 118 is disposed above the air corrugated pipe 110, and the powder container 120 and the puff pedestal are sequentially disposed therein.

The powder container 120 is a place where the powder is loaded therein, is disposed in the body portion.

The puff pedestal 130 is for arranging the puff 140 required for compact use, and is preferably disposed on the upper portion of the powder container, but may not include a puff pedestal depending on the type of compact container.

The front of the lid portion 160 is provided with a locking jaw 162 at a position engaged with the locking groove of the lower housing, the rear end of the lid portion to be fixedly connected to the second rotating shaft of the lower housing. As a result, when the lid is closed, the locking jaw of the lid is engaged with the locking groove of the lower housing. When the opening button is pressed, the locking jaw is released from the locking groove so that one end of the lid is free.

On the other hand, a pinion is formed at the rear end of the lid part 160, and a rack having a plurality of teeth is formed at the rear end of the main body 118 opposite to the rear end of the lid part on which the pinion is formed. The rack of the main body portion and the pinion of the lid portion are engaged with each other and driven.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a compact container with the lid closed, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a compact container with the lid open. With reference to Figure 2 will be described the structure of opening and closing the compact container according to the present invention.

First, as the opening button on the front of the lower housing 100 is pressed, the locking groove of the lower housing is moved, and as a result, the locking jaw that is engaged and fixed to the locking groove is separated from the locking groove, and the lid portion One end is a free end.

At this time, the air corrugated pipe expands as air is introduced into the air corrugated pipe, and as the air corrugated pipe expands, the upper surface of the air corrugated pipe rises upwards, and then the main body 118 disposed above the air corrugated pipe is It will rise upward slowly.

As the main body gradually rises, the rack of the main body also rises. Accordingly, the pinion of the lid part engaged with the rack of the main body part rotates together, and as a result, the main body of the lid part fixedly connected to the pinion moves in the direction of the arrow of FIG. 2.

By the above-described process, the powder container and puff pedestal in the main body portion are automatically lifted from the lower housing, and the lid portion is automatically rotated and opened.

On the other hand, in another embodiment of the present invention, when the main body portion is raised or lowered by further provided with a guide groove and a projection engaging with the guide groove, respectively, at positions opposing each other on the outer circumferential surface of the main body portion and the inner surface of the lower housing; It is desirable not to deviate from the lower housing.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments thereof, this is merely an example and is not intended to limit the present invention, and those skilled in the art do not depart from the essential characteristics of the present invention. It will be appreciated that various modifications and applications which are not illustrated above in the scope are possible. And differences relating to such modifications and applications should be construed as being included in the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims.

According to the present invention, by mounting the air corrugated pipe inside the lower housing, the release button is pressed and the puff and powder container in the lower housing are automatically raised to a certain height.

In addition, by forming a rack at the rear end of the main body portion, and by forming a pinion to be driven in engagement with the rack at the rear end of the lid portion, as the main body portion is raised by the expansion of the air corrugated pipe, the lid portion is also rotated to open automatically.

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact container in which the main body is automatically raised and the lid is opened without using a complicated structure such as a motor.

Claims (5)

A lower housing having an opening button mounted to the front part and a locking groove interlocked with the opening button, and having a rotation shaft at the rear end thereof; An air corrugation pipe disposed inside the lower housing, the inside being hollow, and having a plurality of corrugations formed on a surface of an outer circumferential surface thereof, and having an air inlet formed thereon; A main body portion disposed above the air corrugated pipe; A powder container fixed inside the main body; A lid having a locking jaw engaging with the locking groove of the lower housing and fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the lower housing. When the opening button of the lower housing is pressed, the locking jaw of the lid portion is separated from the locking groove of the lower housing to open the lid portion, at the same time as the air is introduced into the air corrugated pipe and expands the main body A compact container, wherein the portion gradually rises to a certain height. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein a rack having a plurality of teeth is formed at a rear end of the main body, and a pinion engaged with the rack is formed at a rear end of the lid. The compact container of claim 1, further comprising a puff pedestal on an upper portion of the powder container fixed inside the body portion, wherein the puff pedestal is fixedly connected to a rotating shaft formed on one sidewall of the body portion. Vessel. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the compact container further comprises a spring portion connecting the upper surface and the lower surface of the air corrugated pipe to the inside of the air corrugated pipe or the outside of the air corrugated pipe. The compact container according to claim 1, further comprising a guide groove and a protrusion engaging with the guide groove at positions opposing each other on an outer circumferential surface of the body portion of the compact container and an inner surface of the lower housing.

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