EP-4736706-A1 - COMPACT CONTAINER

Abstract

A compact container (1A) comprises: a container body (2); a storage member (7) housed in the container body (2); a lid (3); and a hook piece (4) arranged on the container body (2) and including a hook (4f) that is engageable with the lid (3). Pressing the hook piece (4b) toward the container body (2) against an elastic force of a leaf spring (4b) provided on the hook piece (4) disengages the hook (4f) and the lid (3) from each other. The container body (2) and the storage member (7) are provided with respective holding portions (21 and 71) that cooperate with each other to hold the leaf spring (4b) by sandwiching the leaf spring (4b) in a pressing direction of the hook piece (4).

Inventors

• SUZUKI, AKINORI

Assignees

• Yoshino Kogyosho Co., Ltd.

Dates

Publication Date

20260506

Application Date

20240626

Claims (5)

1. A compact container comprising: a container body; a storage member housed in the container body; a lid; and a hook piece arranged on the container body and including a hook that is engageable with the lid, wherein pressing the hook piece toward the container body against an elastic force of a leaf spring provided on the hook piece disengages the hook and the lid from each other, and the container body and the storage member are provided with respective holding portions that cooperate with each other to hold the leaf spring by sandwiching the leaf spring in a pressing direction of the hook piece.
2. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein holding parts of the holding portions are each a curved surface that line-contacts a surface of the leaf spring.
3. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein holding parts of the holding portions are each a surface that surface-contacts a surface of the leaf spring.
4. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein holding parts of the holding portions are each a surface provided with a plurality of protrusions.
5. The compact container according to claim 1, wherein the storage member is a frame member.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present disclosure relates to a compact container. BACKGROUND As conventional compact containers, there are known containers in which a hook piece (operation member) fitted into a container body is pressed against the elastic force of a leaf spring provided on the hook piece, thereby disengaging a hook (engaging protrusion) provided on the hook piece from a lid and thus enabling the lid to open (see, for example, Patent Literature (PTL) 1). CITATION LIST Patent Literature PTL 1: JP H02-43907 U SUMMARY (Technical Problem) However, in such conventional compact containers, the upper part of the hook piece tends to tilt forward when the lower part of the hook piece is pressed rearward. In this case, the hook provided on the push piece also tilts forward, as a result of which the amount of engagement between the hook and the lid increases. Such an increase in the amount of engagement between the hook of the hook piece and the lid makes it difficult to open the lid. It could therefore be helpful to provide a compact container in which a hook provided on a hook piece can be easily disengaged from a lid regardless of the position where the hook piece is pressed. (Solution to Problem) (1) A compact container according to the present disclosure comprises: a container body; a storage member housed in the container body; a lid; and a hook piece arranged on the container body and including a hook that is engageable with the lid, wherein pressing the hook piece toward the container body against an elastic force of a leaf spring provided on the hook piece disengages the hook and the lid from each other, and the container body and the storage member are provided with respective holding portions that cooperate with each other to hold the leaf spring by sandwiching the leaf spring in a pressing direction of the hook piece.(2) In the compact container of (1), holding parts of the holding portions may each be a curved surface that line-contacts a surface of the leaf spring.(3) In the compact container of (1), holding parts of the holding portions may each be a surface that surface-contacts a surface of the leaf spring.(4) In the compact container of (1), holding parts of the holding portions may each be a surface provided with a plurality of protrusions.(5) In the compact container of any one of (1) to (4), the storage member may be a frame member. (Advantageous Effect) It is thus possible to provide a compact container in which a hook provided on a hook piece can be easily disengaged from a lid regardless of the position where the hook piece is pressed. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the accompanying drawings: FIG. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating a compact container according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure;FIG. 2 is a side view schematically illustrating the compact container in FIG. 1;FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically illustrating the compact container in FIG. 1;FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the compact container in FIG. 3 taken along line X1-X1;FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the compact container in FIG. 3 taken along line X2-X2;FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the compact container in FIG. 3 taken along line X3-X3;FIG. 7 is an enlarged plan view schematically illustrating the relationship among a container body, a frame member, and a hook piece of the compact container in FIG. 1;FIG. 8 is a sectional view schematically illustrating the relationship in FIG. 7 taken along line X4-X4;FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view schematically illustrating the relationship among a container body, a frame member, and a hook piece of a compact container according to Embodiment 2 of the present disclosure; andFIG. 10 is an enlarged plan view schematically illustrating the relationship among a container body, a frame member, and a hook piece of a compact container according to Embodiment 3 of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION Compact containers according to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 schematically illustrates a compact container 1A according to Embodiment 1 of the present disclosure. FIG. 2 schematically illustrates a side view of the compact container 1A. FIG. 3 schematically illustrates the internal structure of the compact container 1A in a state of being viewed through a lid 3. Here, the term "front side" refers to a side on which the below-described hook piece 4 is located. The term "rear side" refers to a side on which the below-described pin 5 is located. The term "upper side" refers to a side on which the below-described lid 3 is located. The term "lower side" refers to a side on which the below-described container body 2 is located. The terms "right side" and "left side" are defined relative to the front side, and the "left-right direction" is also referred to as "width direction." With reference to FIG. 1, the compact container 1A includes the container body 2, the lid 3, and the hook piece 4 a