JP2001314227A - Powder storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel powder storage container allowing the use of a brush and a puff with soft blistles set therein without any damage, and without compacting the stored powder or deposition of the powder on an upper surface of a mesh body. SOLUTION: A sweeping lid 10 having a powder outlet 13 with an applicator 7 inserted therein and a sweeping surface 15 which sweeps the applicator 7 to drop the excessively adhered powder H into a storage recess 9 is provided to cover an upper surface of the storage recess 9 of a container body 1 for storing the powder H, the applicator 7 such as a brush is inserted in the powder outlet 13 to allow the stored powder H to be directly adhered thereto and to take it out, the applicator 7 is swept by the sweeping surface 15 to adjust the quantity of the powder adhered thereto, and the excessively adhered powder is recovered from the sweeping surface 15 into the container.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a powder container using an applicator such as a brush or a puff, which is suitable for using powder such as white powder.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a mesh body is directly placed on a powdered cosmetic contained in a container, and the upper surface of the mesh body is brushed with a coating tool such as a puff to float on the upper surface of the mesh body. It has been practiced to apply a suitable amount of powdered cosmetic to an applicator and use it. In this conventional powder container, the mesh body descends in the container as the amount of the powder cosmetic decreases.

[0003] In the above-mentioned known powder container, since the mesh body is placed directly on the powder, the powder that has not adhered to the applicator stays on the upper surface of the mesh body, and the number of times of use is reduced. There is a disadvantage that the powder adheres excessively to the applicator as they are stacked. Further, in order to perform the operation of pressing the upper surface of the mesh body with the applicator to lift the powder, there is a problem that if this operation is repeated, the powder stored in the container is pressed and solidified by the pressing force of the applicator.

[0004] Further, the above-mentioned powder container has a drawback that when it is carried upside down or placed in a horizontal state, the mesh body is buried in the stored powder because the mesh body is loosely fitted in the container. Have.

As a solution to such a drawback, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 3-72808 discloses a cosmetic container in which the entire upper surface of a container filled with a cosmetic is covered with a highly elastic net. .

In this conventional powder container, the highly elastic net is elastically deformed by the pressing force of the applicator to adhere the powder, and when the pressing is released, the highly elastic net returns elastically and the container returns. It is held in a stretched state on the upper surface of the opening of
Excess powder on the upper surface of the highly elastic net is dropped back into the container, and the upper surface of the opening of the container is sealed, so that the net can be carried without being buried in the stored powder.

[0007]

However, since this conventional powder container is used by pressing and bending a highly elastic net with an applicator, the applicator is made of a relatively hard material such as a sponge. It is suitable for puffs, but if the applicator is a brush or a puff with soft bristles, use this to press and bend the highly elastic net while handling it. Is strongly damaged by the elastic resistance. Therefore, such an applicator could not be used for a powder container using a highly elastic net.

Further, in this powder container, since the elasticity of the highly elastic net at the peripheral edge of the opening of the container is large, this portion cannot be sufficiently bent, and the powder at the peripheral edge of the container is used up. Is also difficult.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and does not compress the stored powder and does not cause the powder to stay on the upper surface of the mesh body, and also damages brushes and puffs planted with soft hair. It is an object of the present invention to provide a new type of powder storage container which can be used without using the powder storage container.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a container for accommodating powder, the method comprising: It is constituted by covering a handling lid having a handling surface capable of falling into the storage recess with powder that has been excessively attached by brushing the applicator,
As a result, an application tool such as a brush is inserted into the powder outlet, and the stored powder is directly adhered and taken out. Unnecessary adhered powder is collected in the container from the handling surface.

In addition, since the handling surface is formed of a mesh body, when the applicator is printed on the handling surface, the resistance of the mesh body allows the handle to be moderately handled, thereby enabling fine adjustment of the amount of powder adhering. At the same time, excess powder can be dropped into the container from the gap of the mesh body.

Further, the handling surface may be formed by a plurality of through-molded holes, and the handle surface can be designed in various ways depending on the shape and arrangement of the through-molded holes.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the powder container according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a first embodiment, in which a powder container P is in the form of a cosmetic compact container. That is, the container body 1 includes a rectangular box-shaped container body 1, and a lid 20 having a peripheral wall 21 pivotally attached to the rear end of the container body 1 by a pivot pin 2. The engagement protrusion 5 on the inner surface of the recess 4 formed in the front wall 3
The engaging projections 24 of the hooks 23 suspended from the front wall 22 of the lid 20 are engaged, so that the container main body 1 and the lid 20 are kept in a closed state.

The container body 1 is partitioned by a partition wall 6 into a storage recess 8 for the applicator 7 (brush) at the front and a storage recess 9 for the powder H at the rear. A cover 10 is fitted into the storage recess 9 for the powder H so as to cover the recess H. The locking protrusion 12 protruding from the peripheral wall 11 of the handle H It is engaged with the locking groove 9 a and fixed to the storage recess 9.

On the upper surface of the handle 10, an outlet 13 for powder H having a size into which the brush portion 7 a of the applicator 7 can be inserted.
In addition, a handling surface 15 made of a mesh body 14 is formed so that excess powder adhered to the brush portion 7a can fall into the accommodation recess 9 by brushing the brush portion 7a of the applicator 7.

The mesh body 14 of the handling surface 15 is a net made of a synthetic resin such as polyamide, and is integrally stretched on the handling lid 10 using an insert molding method.

A seal 16 made of a polyethylene sheet, a polyester sheet, or the like covering the take-out port 13 and the handle surface 15 is temporarily bonded to the upper surface of the handle lid 10, and a knob 16a is integrally folded on the seal 16. It is provided in.

At the position corresponding to the handle 10 inside the cover 20, a substantially same area as the handle 10 for sealing the storage recess 9 by pressing against the upper surface of the handle 10 when the cover is closed. 2 made of synthetic resin foam sheet material having
5 is attached.

This embodiment is configured as described above. Next, the step of filling the powder H will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, a seal 16 is temporarily adhered to the upper surface of the handling lid 10, and FIG.
As shown in the figure, the handle is turned upside down, the lid 10 is filled with a desired amount of the powder H, the container body 1 is covered therewith, and the peripheral wall 11 of the lid 10 is pushed into the storage recess 9 of the container body 1. Then, the locking projection 12 and the locking groove 9a are locked and fixed.

When using this, the seal 16 is peeled off using the knob 16a, and the brush portion 7a of the applicator 7 is inserted into the storage recess 9 through the take-out opening 13, and the brush portion 7 is removed.
a powder H is directly adhered to the
The amount of adhesion is adjusted while the excess powder H is dropped into the storage recess 9 from the gap of the mesh body 14 by printing.

When the container is used in the upright state, since the mesh body 14 is stretched above the storage powder H, the handled powder can be easily stored from the gap of the mesh body 14. The powder H does not fall into the recess 9 and stay on the handling surface 15. Further, unlike the conventional example, the brush body 7a of the applicator 7 does not press the mesh body 14 to adhere the powder H, so that the applicator 7 is not damaged and the stored powder H is compacted. I don't have to.

When the lid is closed, the packing 25 comes into contact with the upper surface of the handle lid 10 to close the outlet 13 and the handle surface 15 of the mesh body 14 to seal the storage recess 9. Therefore, it is possible to carry it freely, and since the mesh body 14 is fixed, it does not become buried in the stored powder H, and can be used immediately after opening the lid.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the powder container according to the present invention, which is basically the same as the first embodiment. Are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIG.
Is in the form of a two-tiered cosmetic compact container. That is, a container body 1 in which a handling surface 10 made of a mesh body 14 and a handling lid 10 having a powder outlet 13 are fitted into the powder storage recess 9, and a packing for sealing the upper surface of the handling lid 10. The container 26 includes a partition 26 to which the cover 25 is attached, and a lid 20 which is coaxially attached to the rear end of the container body 1 coaxially with the partition 26.

In the present embodiment, the applicator 7 is a partition 26
It is stored on the upper surface of. When the lid is closed, a holding rib 27 provided inside the front wall 21 of the lid body 20 serves as a middle partition 2.
6 is held down on the upper surface of the lid 10, and the packing 25 holds the powder storage recess 9 tightly closed. The method of filling and using the powder in the present embodiment is almost the same as in the previous embodiment, and the description is omitted.

The powder container P of the first and second embodiments described above is in the form of a cosmetic compact container, but will be described below as a cartridge container of the cosmetic compact container. A variation of the embodiment of the present invention which can be used as a multipurpose powder container will be described.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the powder container according to the present invention, in which a handle 16 and a seal 16 with a knob 16a for closing the powder outlet 13 are temporarily bonded. 1 and a container body 1 in the form of a middle dish. In the container according to the present embodiment, the holding recess 9 of the container body 1 is filled with the powder H, and then the handle 10 is fitted to the outside, and the locking protrusion protrudes from the inside of the peripheral wall 11 of the handle 10. (Not shown) and the engagement protrusion 30 of the container body 1 is engaged by undercut engagement.

The powder container P of this embodiment is composed of the handle 10 and the simple container body 1 and is easy to assemble, so that it is inexpensive. It is also used as a cartridge container for a powder cosmetic compact container, and as a storage container for antiperspirants using brushes, powdered medicines for application, and the like.

FIGS. 7 and 8 show a fourth embodiment of a powder container according to the present invention. The handle 10 of the container is integrally stretched over the entire upper surface thereof by an insert molding method. A powder take-out port 13 surrounded by a port frame 13 is formed at the center of a handling surface 15 formed of the mesh 14 thus formed. In addition, the bottom plate 31 of the inner plate-shaped container main body 1 is formed in a raised bottom shape with an ascending gradient from the central portion to the peripheral portion, and the central portion of the powder storage recess 9 is deeper than the peripheral portion. Has become.

In the powder container of the present embodiment, the excess powder dropped to the peripheral edge in the storage recess 9 is removed by brushing the applicator on the handling surface 15 around the outlet 13. It is easy to gather at the central part where the mouth 13 is located, and the structure is such that the stored powder can be easily used up.

FIGS. 9 and 10 show a fifth embodiment of a powder container according to the present invention. In this container, a rectangular handle lid 10 is provided without using a mesh body for a handle surface 15. It is formed by providing a large number of through-molded holes 19 in a plate portion 18 that is integrally hung from one side of the handling lid 10 to the opposite side. Two taking-out ports 13 are opened with the handling surface 15 at the center. The handle 10 and the dish-shaped container body are ultrasonically welded to each other at their peripheral edges.

In the powder container P of the present embodiment, the handling surface 15 is formed by a through-hole 19 instead of a mesh body. Depending on the properties of the powder to be stored and the type of applicator to be used, it is possible to sufficiently adjust the amount of powder to be applied by brushing on the handling surface 15 formed by the through-hole 19. By forming the handling surface 15 with the through-molded holes 19, it is possible to reduce the cost, and it is possible to make the handling surface 15 various designs by devising the shape and arrangement of the through-molded holes 19.

FIGS. 11 to 13 show a sixth embodiment of the powder container according to the present invention. This container
A circular handle 10 having a handle surface 15 and a powder outlet 13 is fitted to the circular container body 1 so as to be horizontally rotatable. That is, the protrusion 35 provided inward at the lower end of the peripheral wall 11 of the handle lid 10 and the peripheral groove 32 provided on the outer periphery of the opening of the container body 1 are fitted to each other so as to be rotatable with each other.

The powder container of the present embodiment has a handle 1
By rotating 0, the take-out port 13 can be moved to a position where the amount of residual powder in the storage recess 9 is large. Therefore, when the remaining amount of the stored powder becomes small, the trouble of tilting the container and bringing the residual powder to the take-out port 13 side is unnecessary, which is convenient. Further, even when the stored powder H has poor fluidity and is unevenly distributed in the storage recess 9, it can be easily taken out, and thus is suitable as a container for storing powder having poor fluidity.

[0036]

The present invention is embodied in the form described above and has the following effects.

On the upper surface of the recess for accommodating the powder, a take-out opening and a handling surface for brushing the applicator to drop excess powder into the accommodating recess are formed. The stored powder was directly taken out and the applicator was brushed on the handling surface to adjust the amount of powder adhered.Excess powder was dropped from the handling surface and returned to the storage recess. like,
This eliminates the inconvenience of compacting the stored powder with the pressing force of the applicator and causing the powder to stay on the upper surface of the mesh body, and does not damage the tip of the applicator such as a puff with brush or soft hair. A new type of powder container that can be used can be provided.

Further, the stored powder can be used up without waste by using the applicator, and the amount of adhered powder can be finely adjusted using the handling surface.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a first embodiment of a powder container according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where the container of FIG. 1 is opened.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an initial step of assembling the container accompanying a powder filling step in the container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a final assembling step of the container accompanying a powder filling step in the container of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a powder container according to a second embodiment of the present invention in a state where a lid is opened.

FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a third embodiment of the powder container according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the powder container according to the present invention.

8 is a cross-sectional view of the container shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a fifth embodiment of the powder container according to the present invention.

10 is a cross-sectional view of the container shown in FIG. 9 as viewed in the direction of arrows BB.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a sixth embodiment of the powder container according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the container of FIG. 11 as viewed in the direction of arrows CC.

13 is a cross-sectional view of the container shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 container body, 7 applicator, 9 housing recess, 10 handle lid, 13 outlet, 15 handle surface,

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A powder discharge port for inserting an applicator and an extra powder adhering by brushing the applicator on the upper surface of a storage recess of a container body for accommodating the powder. A powder container comprising a handle lid having a handle surface which can be dropped into a place. 2. The powder container according to claim 1, wherein the handling surface is formed of a mesh body. 3. The powder container according to claim 1, wherein the handling surface is formed by a plurality of through-molded holes.