JPH0520245Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a rotating container for storing cosmetics and the like.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, when using cosmetics, etc., a cylindrical rotating container consisting of an inner tube and an outer tube is used, and by rotating the inner tube, the opening is opened and the contents can be used. For example, in the 1980s,
There is a rotating container described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 103409, and a container for cosmetics described in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 161921/1983.

The rotary container described in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-103409 rotates the inner cylinder 42 of the rotary container to open the inner cylinder hole 4 of the inner cylinder 42, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9.
3 and the outer cylinder hole 41 of the outer cylinder 40, the rod-shaped cosmetic tool 44 is taken out from the hole, and the cosmetic container 30 of the inner cylinder 42 is aligned with the opening of the outer cylinder 40, and the cosmetics are removed. fees are now available.

In addition, the cosmetic container described in the above-mentioned Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 161921/1980 also allows the user to use the cosmetic by rotating the grip part relative to the housing and aligning the tray of the holding member with the opening of the housing. It was formed.

[The problem that the idea attempts to solve]

However, in the conventional example described above, the cosmetics can be taken out by rotating the inner tube 42 of the rotary container, or by rotating the grip with respect to the housing.

Therefore, in the conventional example, the outer cylinder 4 is
0 and the housing, and rotate the inner cylinder 42 and the grip part with the other hand to release the cosmetic storage part 30 of the inner cylinder 42.
It also opens and closes the tray of the cosmetics holding member.

Therefore, in the conventional example, the operation must be performed with both hands, which is cumbersome. In particular, when cosmetics are stored in trays provided at multiple locations around the cosmetics holding member, such as in the case of the above-mentioned cosmetics container, when applying makeup with a makeup brush or the like with the other hand, additional cosmetics When trying to use a makeup brush, it is necessary to rotate the grip with the hand that is gripping the makeup brush, making the operation even more troublesome.

The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned problems, and its technical objective is to provide a cosmetic container that allows the cosmetics contained in the container to be used easily and quickly.

[Means to solve the problem]

The present invention has the following configuration in order to solve the above technical problem.

That is, a knock rotation mechanism 5 that intermittently rotates the rotation shaft 4 and a rotating body 6 that engages with the rotation shaft 4 of the knob rotation mechanism 5 to rotate within the cylinder 1 are provided in the cylindrical body 1. Cosmetic storage portions 3 are arranged on the rotating body 6 at every other position corresponding to the intermittent rotation of the rotating shaft 4.
0, and a cosmetic storage section 3 is provided in the cylindrical body 1.
A through hole 31 corresponding to 0 was bored.

The knob rotation mechanism 5 has a plurality of sets of first protrusions 12, shallow grooves 13, second protrusions 14, and deep grooves 15 repeatedly formed in the circumferential direction in the order of the axial direction on a part of the inner circumferential surface. Fixed cylinder 11 having a cam portion C
and a guide provided slidably in the axial direction within the cam portion C of the fixed cylinder 11 and slidably inserted into the shallow groove 13 and deep groove 15 in correspondence with the shallow groove 13 and deep groove 15, respectively. Knock shaft 20 with protrusion 21
The deep groove 15 is rotatably accommodated in a fixed cylinder 11 that is disengaged from the cam portion C and faces the knock shaft 20.
It has a plurality of cam protrusions 25 corresponding to each deep groove 15 that fit into the shallow grooves 13 but not the shallow grooves 13, and a rotary shaft 4 biased by a spring 27 toward the knock shaft 20 side. The end surfaces of the strips 12 and the shallow grooves 13 on the rotating shaft 4 side are made into first inclined surfaces 16 that are inclined from the first protrusions 12 toward the shallow groove entrance side to form a step 13a at the shallow groove entrance, and The end surface of the projection 14 on the rotating shaft 4 side is a second inclined surface 17 facing the deep groove entrance, and the repetition of the first inclined surface 16 and the second inclined surface 17 forms a sawtooth shape, and the rotating shaft 4 side of the guide protrusion 21 is formed by repeating the first inclined surface 16 and second inclined surface 17. The end face is made into a guide inclined surface 18 having the same inclination direction as the first inclined surface 16 and the second inclined surface 17, and the cam protrusion 25 located in the deep groove 15 is moved to the notch in the deep groove 15 by the first notch operation. When the shaft 20 is pushed out of the deep groove 15 by the guide projection 21 of the shaft 20 against the spring 27, the cam projection 25 of the rotary shaft 4 pushed by the spring 27 moves from above the guide slope 18 of the guide projection 21 to above the first slope 16. While rotating the rotary shaft 4, it falls into the shallow groove 13 side and catches the step 13a at the entrance of the shallow groove, and locks the rotary shaft 4 at that position.The second knob operation opens the shallow groove 13. Guide protrusion 21 inside
By pushing the cam protrusion 25 that had been caught on the step 13a of the shallow groove 13 against the spring 27, the cam protrusion 25 is moved to the end face side of the second protrusion 14, and at this time,
The cam projection 25 on the guide slope 18 of the guide projection 21 in the shallow groove 13 is guided onto the second slope 17 while rotating the rotating shaft 4 by the force of the spring 27. The rotary shaft 4 is configured to rotate intermittently by repeatedly stopping at two positions: a position where the cam protrusion 25 catches the step 13a at the entrance of the shallow groove, and a position where the cam protrusion 25 falls into the deep groove 15. On the circumferential surface of the rotating body 6, which is equally divided into the number of stopping positions, the cosmetic storage portions 30 are arranged at every other equally divided position.
was formed into a cosmetic container.

[Effect]

When using the cosmetic, when the knob shaft 20 of the knob rotation mechanism 5 is operated in the axial direction, the rotating shaft 4 rotates intermittently, and the rotating body 6 also rotates intermittently. When the cosmetic storage section 30 corresponds to the through hole 31, the cosmetic stored in the cosmetic storage section 30 is exposed and ready for use. When the knob is operated again from this state, the cosmetic storage parts 30 of the rotating body 6 are inserted into the through holes 31 because the cosmetic storage parts 30 are provided every other position corresponding to the intermittent rotation.
The part where the cylindrical body 1 is not formed is exposed, and the cosmetic storage part 30 is covered with the other part of the cylindrical body 1.

In the cosmetic container of the present invention, the cosmetic container 30 can be opened and closed with one hand by holding the cylindrical body 1 in the palm of the hand and pressing the knob shaft 20 with the thumb of the hand.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

A fixed spacer 3 having a fitting hole 2 on the central axis is fitted into an opening at one end of the cylindrical body 1 . Inside the fitting hole 2 of the fixed spacer 3 is a knob rotation mechanism 5 for intermittently rotating the rotating shaft 4.

Also, this notch rotation mechanism 5 is provided in the cylindrical body 1.
A cylindrical rotating body 6 that engages with the rotating shaft 4 and rotates within the cylindrical body 1 is rotatably installed inside the cylinder. Then, the joint cylinder body 7 is fitted into the other end opening of the cylinder body 1,
A cap 8 is detachably fitted onto this joint cylinder body 7.

A cosmetic tool 10 having a cosmetic tip 9 made of sponge at the tip of the shaft protrudes inside the cap 8, and when the cap 8 is attached to the joint tube body 7, the cosmetic tool 10 passes through the inside of the joint tube body 7. It is designed to be inserted and housed within the cylindrical rotating body 6.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the knock rotation mechanism 5 has a fixed cylinder 11 fitted into the fitting hole 2 of the fixed spacer 3, and the inner circumferential surface of the fixed cylinder 11. A cam portion C is provided in a part of the cam portion C, in which three sets of a first protrusion 12, a shallow groove 13, a second protrusion 14, and a deep groove 15 are repeatedly formed in the circumferential direction in this order in the axial direction. Note that FIG. 4 is for explaining the principle of the knob rotation mechanism 5 and is not accurate.

A knock shaft 20 is provided in the cam portion C of the fixed cylinder 11 so as to be slidable in the axial direction.
0, three guide protrusions 21 are protrudingly provided in correspondence with the shallow grooves 13 and deep grooves 15, respectively, and are slidably inserted into these shallow grooves 13 and deep grooves 15, respectively. Further, a push button 23 is connected to one end of the knob shaft 20 so as to cover an opening at one end of the cylindrical body 1.

The rotary shaft 4 is rotatably housed in a fixed cylinder 11 that is disengaged from the cam portion C and faces the knock shaft 20. This rotating shaft 4 has three cam protrusions 25 that fit into the deep grooves 15 but do not fit into the shallow grooves 13, corresponding to each deep groove 15.
Spring retainer 26 and knob shaft 2 fitted on the other end
0 is biased in a direction away from the knob shaft 20 by a spring 27 stretched between the knob shaft 20 and the knob shaft 20.

The rotating shaft 4 extends toward the inside of the cylindrical body 1,
The tip thereof passes through the through hole 28 of the rotating body 6. Axial knurls that engage with each other are formed on the inner surface of the through hole 28 of the rotary body 6 and the outer periphery of the tip of the rotary shaft 4, and the rotary body 6 engages with the rotary shaft 4 in the rotational direction of the rotary shaft 4, and rotates in the axial direction. It is designed to be able to slide freely and not engage. The rotary body 6 is biased in the direction of contacting the joint cylinder body 7 by the second spring 29 between the rotary body 6 and the spring retainer 26 .

Then, in the cam part C in the fixed cylinder 11, the end surface of the first protrusion 12 and the shallow groove 13 on the rotating shaft 4 side is
The first inclined surface 16 is inclined from the protrusion 12 toward the shallow groove inlet to form a step 13a at the shallow groove inlet, and the end surface of the second protrusion 14 on the rotating shaft 4 side is a second inclined surface toward the deep groove inlet. 17, and these first
The sloped surface 16 and the second sloped surface 17 are repeated three times to form a sawtooth shape.

The end surface of the guide protrusion 21 on the rotating shaft 4 side is a guide inclined surface 18 having the same inclination direction as the first inclined surface 16 and the second inclined surface 17. cam protrusion 25
the guide protrusion 21 of the knob shaft 20 in the deep groove 15.
When pushed out from the deep groove 15 against the spring 27, the cam protrusion 25 of the rotating shaft 4 pushed by the spring 27 is guided from the guide slope 18 of the guide protrusion 21 onto the first slope 16 and rotates. While rotating the shaft 4, it falls into the shallow groove 13 side and gets caught on the step 13a at the entrance of the shallow groove, and at that position, the rotating shaft 4
is locked, and the second protrusion 14 is pushed against the spring 27 by the guide protrusion 21 in the shallow groove 13 to push the cam protrusion 25 that had been caught on the step 13a of the shallow groove 13. move it to the end face side,
At this time, the cam protrusion 25 on the guide slope 18 of the guide protrusion 21 in the shallow groove 13 is guided onto the second slope 17 while rotating the rotating shaft 4 by the force of the spring 27. It is designed to fall into the deep groove 15 from above the surface 17.

These steps 13a at the entrance of the shallow groove of the cam projection 25
The rotary shaft 4 is designed to rotate intermittently by repeatedly stopping at two locations: the position where it gets caught in the groove 15 and the position where it falls into the deep groove 15. On the circumferential surface of the rotating body 6 that has been divided into equal parts, every other equally divided position (that is, the rotating body 6 is
Cosmetic storage portions 30 are formed at equally divided positions),
This cosmetic storage section 30 is filled with powdered cosmetic.

In this embodiment, there are three cosmetic storage parts 30, each of which can be filled with different types of cosmetics, and these can be selectively used.

Note that one through hole 31 of a size corresponding to the cosmetic storage section 30 is bored on one side of the cylindrical body 1.

Then, when the push button 22 is pressed and the knock shaft 20 of the knock rotation mechanism 5 is operated, the deep groove 15 of the cam protrusion 25 → the step 13a at the entrance of the shallow groove →
The rotating shaft 4 is intermittently rotated by the repeated movement of the deep groove 15, and the rotating body 6 is intermittently rotated while the rotating shaft 4 advances and retreats in the axial direction through the through hole 28 of the rotating body 6. When the cosmetic storage section 30 corresponds to the through hole 31, the cosmetic stored in the cosmetic storage section 30 is exposed and ready for use, so remove the cap 8, take out the cosmetic tool 10, and apply makeup. . When the knob is operated again from this state, the cosmetic storage parts 30 of the rotating body 6 are inserted into the through holes 31 because the cosmetic storage parts 30 are provided every other position corresponding to the intermittent rotation.
The portion where the hole 31 is not formed is exposed, and the through hole 31 appears to be closed.

[Effect of the invention]

By having the above configuration, the present invention has the following features:
By pressing and sliding the knob shaft 20 of the knob rotation mechanism 5 in the axial direction, the rotating body 6 is intermittently rotated with respect to the cylindrical body 1, and the cosmetic storage section 30 provided on the rotating body 6 is moved into the cylindrical body. The cylindrical body 1 can be exposed through the through hole 31 of the cylindrical body 1, and the cosmetic accommodating part 30 can be covered with the cylindrical body 1.

In the cosmetic container of the present invention, by gripping the cylindrical body 1 in the palm and pressing the knob shaft 20 with the thumb of the gripping hand, the cosmetic container 30 of the cosmetic container can be opened and closed with one hand. is light and easy, and
You can quickly select the state of use and storage of cosmetics,
It can be made into an easy-to-use cosmetic container.
In particular, when one hand is holding the cosmetic container and the other hand is holding the cosmetic tool 10, etc., and applying makeup using one cosmetic product, it is difficult to use another cosmetic product next. In such cases, the cosmetic storage section 30 can be easily opened and closed, which is convenient.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figures 1 to 6 show an embodiment of the present invention, with Figure 1 being an overall assembled sectional view when the through hole is closed, and Figure 2 being an overall assembled sectional view when the through hole is opened. , FIG. 3 is a plan view of the entire assembly, FIG. 4 is a detailed view showing the knob rotation mechanism, and FIG.
6 is a sectional view taken from - in FIG. 2, FIGS. 7 to 9 show a conventional cylindrical rotating container, and FIG. 7 shows the inner cylinder before opening. FIG. 8 is an assembled perspective view when the inner cylinder is opened to take out the bar-shaped cosmetic tool, and FIG. 9 is a sectional view taken from the - line in FIG. 8. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1... Cylindrical body, 4... Rotating shaft, 5... Knot rotation mechanism body, 6... Rotating body, 11... Fixed tube, 12
...First protrusion, 13...Shallow groove, 14...Second protrusion, 15...Deep groove, 16...First slope, 17...
...Second inclined surface, 18...Guiding inclined surface, 21...Guiding protrusion, 20...Knot shaft, 25...Cam protrusion,
27...Spring, 30...Cosmetic storage section, 3
1...Through hole, cam part C.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] Inside the cylindrical body 1, there is a knob rotation mechanism 5 that intermittently rotates the rotation shaft 4, and a rotation mechanism that engages with the rotation shaft 4 of the knob rotation mechanism 5 to rotate inside the cylindrical body 1. A body 6 is provided, and the rotating body 6 is provided with cosmetic storage portions 30 at every other position corresponding to the intermittent rotation of the rotating shaft 4, and the cylindrical body 1 is provided with through holes 31 corresponding to the cosmetic storage portions 30. The knob rotation mechanism 5 has a first protrusion 12, a shallow groove 13, a second protrusion 14 in the axial direction on a part of the inner peripheral surface.
A fixed cylinder 11 having a cam portion C in which a plurality of sets of deep grooves 15 are repeatedly formed in the circumferential direction in the order shown in FIG. A knob shaft 20 having guide protrusions 21 slidably inserted into the shallow grooves 13 and the deep grooves 15 corresponding to the grooves 15, respectively.
The deep groove 15 is rotatably accommodated in a fixed cylinder 11 that is disengaged from the cam portion C and faces the knock shaft 20.
It has a plurality of cam protrusions 25 corresponding to each deep groove 15 that fit into the shallow grooves 13 but not the shallow grooves 13, and a rotary shaft 4 biased by a spring 27 toward the knock shaft 20 side. The end surfaces of the strips 12 and the shallow grooves 13 on the rotating shaft 4 side are made into first inclined surfaces 16 that are inclined from the first protrusions 12 toward the shallow groove entrance side to form a step 13a at the shallow groove entrance, and The end surface of the projection 14 on the side of the rotating shaft 4 is a second inclined surface 17 facing the deep groove entrance, and the repetition of the first inclined surface 16 and the second inclined surface 17 forms a sawtooth shape. The fourth side end face is made into a guide slope 18 having the same slope direction as the first slope 16 and the second slope 17, and the cam protrusion 25 that was located in the deep groove 15 is moved into the deep groove 15 by the first knob operation. When a certain knob shaft 20 is pushed out of the deep groove 15 by the guide projection 21 against the spring 27, the cam projection 25 of the rotary shaft 4 pushed by the spring 27 moves from above the guide slope 18 of the guide projection 21 to the first slope. 16, and while rotating the rotating shaft 4, falls into the shallow groove 13 side and catches the step 13a at the entrance of the shallow groove, and locks the rotating shaft 4 at that position. Guide protrusion 21 in groove 13
By pushing the cam protrusion 25 that had been caught on the step 13a of the shallow groove 13 against the spring 27, the cam protrusion 25 is moved to the end face side of the second protrusion 14, and at this time,
The cam projection 25 on the guide slope 18 of the guide projection 21 in the shallow groove 13 is guided onto the second slope 17 while rotating the rotating shaft 4 by the force of the spring 27. The rotary shaft 4 is configured to rotate intermittently by repeatedly stopping at two positions: a position where the cam protrusion 25 catches the step 13a at the entrance of the shallow groove, and a position where the cam protrusion 25 falls into the deep groove 15. On the circumferential surface of the rotating body 6, which is equally divided into the number of stopping positions, the cosmetic storage portions 30 are arranged at every other equally divided position.
A cosmetic container made of