CN101801234A

CN101801234A - Applicator system with helical applicator surface and source

Info

Publication number: CN101801234A
Application number: CN200880107703A
Authority: CN
Inventors: P·J·怀亚特; R·A·桑福德; D·E·威尔森; T·E·拉伯; C·S·西蒙斯; J·M·沃特斯
Original assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd
Current assignee: Procter and Gamble Ltd; Procter and Gamble Co
Priority date: 2007-09-18
Filing date: 2008-08-28
Publication date: 2010-08-11
Also published as: JP2010538727A; CA2696411A1; EP2197316A1

Abstract

An applicator system includes a handle (102) and an applicator head (110) coupled to the handle, the applicator head including at least one helical applicator surface (112), the at least one helical applicator surface disposed about a space (3870). The applicator system also includes a source of product (3880) disposed axially within the at least one helical applicator surface.

Description

Applicator system with helical applicator surface and source

Invention field

The disclosure relates to the applicator system with helical applicator surface and source, and such as the cosmetic applicator system with helical applicator surface, described surface can be used for using the cosmetics that are derived from the cosmetics source.

Background of invention

Various types of application device known in the art.Be used for brush or rod that product such as mascara or chromotrichia product are administered on target material such as cutin fiber such as eyelashes and the hair are generally comprised the function head with bar, described bar has first end that is attached on the shank.Function head also comprises the one or more application device elements that are couple on the bar.The application device element can be forms such as bristle (such as in the hank knotting brush), molded fiber, molded surface.In use, the application device element load is gone up product and be administered on the target material, make product be transferred to target material from the outside of application device element.

In addition, conventional application device requires to handle shank or other member usually, and usually requires application device to repeat on such as eyelashes through keeping simultaneously to apply every eyelashes fully and equably with product or promoting that eyelashes are separated from each other at target material.For example, in order to use whole eyelashes, the user can mobile in vertical direction brush to guarantee to cover whole eyelashes.In addition, depend on the amount of the required mascara to eyelashes to be administered, the rotatable brush of user is so that the different piece contact eyelashes of brush.Further, the user also can move back and forth brush in the horizontal direction with the separation that promotes eyelashes and/or guarantee to cover better eyelashes.

Therefore, expectation provides a kind of like this system or goods, and this system or goods can improve the transfer of product from application device to target material, such as mascara or chromotrichia product from applicator surface to eyelashes or the transfer of hair.For example, expectation provides a kind of like this system or goods, and this system or goods can and be administered on the target material equably with the product stiff.Equally, also expectation provides a kind of like this system or goods, this system or goods can minimize the inadvisable effect that target material is produced.For example, expectation provides a kind of like this system or goods, and this system or goods can minimize the gathering of adjacent eyelashes.And for example, expectation provides a kind of like this system or goods, this system or goods can be accurate and directed mode shift product.Say that simply expectation provides a kind of user's of helping effort and overcomes the system or the goods of one or more defectives of routine techniques simultaneously.

Summary of the invention

According to an aspect of the present disclosure, applicator system comprises shank and the function head that is couple on the shank, and this function head comprises at least one helical applicator surface, and described at least one helical applicator surface is provided with around the space.This applicator system also comprises the product source that is axially disposed within described at least one helical applicator surface.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, applicator system comprises shank and the function head that is couple on the shank, and this function head comprises at least one helical applicator surface, and described at least one helical applicator surface is provided with around the space.This applicator system also comprises the product source that is arranged on fully in the space, and described at least one helical applicator surface is provided with around described space, and described product source has the outer surface axially spaced with helical applicator surface.

According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a kind of method of products applied comprises makes target material pass function head, and this function head comprises at least one helical applicator surface, and described at least one helical applicator surface is provided with around the space; After target material passed function head, the product source in making target material and being arranged on the space contacted, and described at least one helical applicator surface is provided with around described space; And after target material contact product source, target material is contacted with described at least one helical applicator surface.

The accompanying drawing summary

Though this specification is drawn a conclusion by particularly pointing out and clearly require to be regarded as theme of the present invention, it is believed that reading hereinafter explanation in conjunction with the accompanying drawings can understand the present invention more fully.In order to represent other element more clearly, some figures can be simplified by omitting selected element.In some figure, may not indicate in arbitrary exemplary all to have or do not exist particular element, unless in corresponding explanatory note, can describe clearly really so to this type of omission of element.Institute's drawings attached all may not be drawn in proportion.

Fig. 1 is the plane according to makeup application device of the present disclosure;

Figure 1A is the plane on alternative surface that is used for the application device of Fig. 1;

Fig. 2 is the plane according to automatic makeup application device of the present disclosure;

Fig. 3 is the plane according to another makeup application device of the present disclosure, and described application device can or can not be automatically, has the surface in two end supports;

Fig. 4 is the plane according to another makeup application device of the present disclosure, and described application device can or can not be automatically, has the surface in two end supports;

Fig. 5 A to H is the cross section of applicator surface profile;

Fig. 6 is the plane that is the applicator surface of coil form, and the coil diameter that it had is greater than the diameter shown in Fig. 1 and 2;

Fig. 7 is the amplification view that is the applicator surface of copl form;

Fig. 8 is the amplification view that is the applicator surface of drum shape coil form;

Fig. 9 is the amplification view that is the applicator surface of hourglass shape coil form;

Figure 10 is the amplification view that is the applicator surface of the coil form with fixed knot distance, and described pitch is greater than the pitch shown in Fig. 1 and 2;

Figure 11 is the amplification view that is the applicator surface of the coil form with fixed knot distance, and described pitch is less than the pitch shown in Fig. 1 and 2;

Figure 12 A is the partial enlarged view with application device of governor motion, and described mechanism is used to regulate the pitch on surface, and wherein the surface has the first segment distance;

Figure 12 B is the partial enlarged view of the application device of Figure 12 A, and wherein the surface has second pitch less than the first segment distance;

Figure 13 A is the partial enlarged view with application device of another kind of governor motion, and described mechanism is used to regulate the pitch on surface, and wherein the surface has the first segment distance;

Figure 13 B is the partial enlarged view of the application device of Figure 13 A, and wherein the surface has second pitch less than the first segment distance;

Figure 14 is the amplification view that is the applicator surface with the coil form that changes pitch;

Figure 15 is the perspective view that is the applicator surface with the coil form that changes pitch, and wherein Biao Mian first and second parts have separate axes;

Figure 16 is the perspective view that is another applicator surface with the coil form that changes pitch;

Figure 17 is the plane that is the applicator surface with the coil form that changes the handedness part;

Figure 18 A is the perspective view with applicator surface of a plurality of rotations, and at least one in the described axis is concentric;

Figure 18 B is the end-view of the applicator surface of Figure 18 A;

Figure 19 A is the perspective view with applicator surface of a plurality of rotations, and described axis is what be offset;

Figure 19 B is the end-view of the applicator surface of Figure 19 A;

Figure 20 is the perspective view with applicator surface of a plurality of spirals, and described spiral has identical coil diameter;

Figure 21 is the perspective view with applicator surface of a plurality of spirals, and described spiral has different coil diameters;

Figure 22 is the perspective view with applicator surface of a plurality of spirals, and at least one in the described spiral has the color that is different from other spiral;

Figure 23 is the partial plan layout that comprises an a plurality of outstanding embodiment of a plurality of fibers, described outstanding being attached to according on the applicator surface of the present disclosure;

Figure 24 is a plurality of outstanding partial plan layout that comprises a plurality of fibers, and described outstanding (being similar to Figure 23's) is attached in the first according to the surf zone of applicator surface of the present invention, but is not linked on the second portion;

Figure 25 is the partial plan layout of another a plurality of outstanding embodiment of comprising that a plurality of knob shapes are outstanding, on the described outstanding whole surf zone that is attached to according to applicator surface of the present invention;

Figure 26 comprises a plurality of shaft-like outstanding a plurality of outstanding perspective views, and described outstanding being attached on the applicator surface with hollow space is in the shaft-like outstanding hollow space that dangles;

Figure 27 comprises a plurality of tabular outstanding a plurality of outstanding fragmentary, perspective views, and described outstanding being attached on the applicator surface with hollow space is in the tabular outstanding hollow space that dangles;

Figure 28 is the perspective view of helical form function head, and described function head has the first area that comprises first cross-sectional area and comprises the second area of second cross-sectional area;

Figure 29 is the perspective view with one or more outstanding applicator surfaces, described outstanding color with the color that is different from the surface that they link;

Figure 30 A is the plane of governor motion that is used to change the characteristic of applicator surface, and wherein the surface is in the first straight state;

Figure 30 B is the plane of the governor motion of Figure 30 A, and wherein the surface is in second case of bending;

Figure 31 A is the plane of another kind of governor motion that is used to change the characteristic of applicator surface, and wherein the surface is in first relaxed state;

Figure 31 B is the plane of the governor motion of Figure 31 A, and wherein the surface is in the second change state;

Figure 31 C is the plane with respect to alternative governor motion of the governor motion shown in Figure 31 A to B, and wherein the surface is in the second change state;

Figure 32 A is the plane of another governor motion that is used to change the characteristic of the applicator surface that is in first relaxed state, has wherein removed a part to expose governor motion;

Figure 32 B is the governor motion of Figure 32 A and the local amplification profile on surface, and wherein the surface is in first relaxed state;

Figure 32 C is the local amplification profile of governor motion for Figure 32 A, and wherein the surface is in the second change state;

Figure 33 is the local amplification profile of additive regulating mechanism that is used to change the characteristic of applicator surface, and wherein the surface is in first relaxed state;

Figure 34 is the local amplification profile of another governor motion that is used to change the characteristic of applicator surface, and wherein the surface is in first relaxed state;

Figure 35 A is the partial plan layout of applicator surface, wherein has rod to be arranged in the hollow space that is limited by applicator surface to crack the motion that target material passes applicator surface;

Figure 35 B is the applicator surface of Figure 35 A and the end-view that rod is arranged;

Figure 36 is the partial schematic diagram of a plurality of helical applicator surface heads, and described surface can or can not have aforesaid governor motion;

Figure 37 is the partial plan layout of makeup application device, and wherein the surface has inner hollow space and at least one outlet that is communicated with the cosmetics source, and cosmetics are discharged the surface by described outlet;

Figure 38 is and the partial plan layout of the makeup application device of cosmetics source combination that described cosmetics comprise shaft-like outstanding solid or semi-solid cosmetics;

Figure 39 is the partial plan layout with the makeup application device of cosmetics source combination, and described product source comprises and is immersed in absorbing material in the cosmetics at least in part;

Figure 40 is and the partial plan layout of the makeup application device of cosmetics source combination, and described product source comprises the container that is filled with cosmetics at least in part and has at least one outlet, and cosmetics are by described outlet amount discharge container;

Figure 41 A is the part sectioned view with the makeup application device of cosmetics source combination, described product source comprise the container that is filled with cosmetics at least in part and with helical applicator surface as with product delivery to the carrier of using the zone;

Figure 41 B is the local enlarged perspective that is used for the makeup applicator surface in the application device of Figure 41 A and source;

Figure 42 is the part sectioned view according to polishing piece of the present disclosure, has a part that is arranged on function head wherein;

Figure 43 is the part sectioned view according to polishing piece of the present disclosure, has to be arranged on wherein and also with the part of the function head shown in the cross section;

Figure 44 is the part sectioned view according to polishing piece of the present disclosure and core layout;

Figure 45 A to C is the end-view of alternative embodiment of the core of Figure 44;

Figure 45 D to E is the plane of alternative embodiment of the core of Figure 44;

Figure 46 is the exploded view with the cosmetic applicator of handle combination; And

Figure 47 is the exploded view with the automatic makeup application device of handle combination.

Detailed Description Of The Invention

The disclosure has described the multiple system that has the makeup application device of helical form function head and incorporated this type of application device in detail.Fig. 1 to 4 introduces the variant of application device roughly, and Fig. 5 to 36 shows various alternative embodiment of helical applicator surface.Figure 37 to 45 shows the application device with helical applicator surface that makes up with the cosmetics source and is intended to be used for the various embodiments of the polishing piece of application device.Figure 46 and 47 shows those the application device that is similar to Fig. 1 and 2 with bottle or handle combination.In all figure, adopted the numbering stipulations to make the like of various embodiments number in a similar manner.

Irrelevant with embodiment, it is believed that the use of helical applicator surface can have one or more advantages that are better than conventional function head.It is believed that in some cases the helical form function head can make eyelashes stand " drawing " power, rather than as use conventional function head to make identical " pushing away " power that is produced when moving of using.In addition, helical applicator also can allow target material on the inboard of applicator surface, or simultaneously touches product on the inboard of applicator surface and the outside.Therefore, it is believed that with the situation of conventional function head and compare that in single administration motion, the motion that eyelashes pass function head can make the more high surface area of applicator surface be exposed to eyelashes on the Different Plane.The rounded edges that it is believed that helical applicator can be perceived as (and can be) outstanding safer applicator surface than bristle, pointed tooth or some type.In this regard, the possible situation during with the conventional function head of use is compared, and might operate the helical form function head with higher speed or intensity.

Definition

Term " cosmetic applicator " or " application device " can refer to be used for cosmetics such as mascara is administered to keratin materials such as unit on the eyelashes or system.Yet, say that more generally application device can refer to be used for product is administered on the target material, such as the personal care product being administered to keratin materials such as unit on the hair or system.

The term administering apparatus surface " can refer to a kind of structure, product as cosmetics such as mascara can from as described in structure be transferred to target material such as keratin materials such as on the eyelashes.

The term administering head " can refer to one or more applicator surfaces (completely or partially), and also can refer to support the structure of applicator surface.

Term " binding " can refer to being suitable for any method that element is bonded together is connected or binding member by modes such as adhesion, fastening, bonding, embedding, moldings.Link and also can comprise pressure or frictional fit.It is well known to be used for a lot of usability methods that element is connected together, comprises adhesives, mechanical fasteners etc.This type of method of attachment can be used in the specific region or continuously or discontinuously element be connected together.

Term " colour " is meant the brightness value that has greater than about 10; Greater than the chromatic value of about (22-0.22L), wherein L is a lightness; Color with about 0 to about 360 tone value.

Term " chromatic value " (" C ^Ab*" or " C ") be meant from the center of color space to the vector distance of tested color; It is intended to name saturation degree or intensity and the distinct color intensity and the definition (being that vividness is to no luminosity) of certain color.The colourity of color low more (being that its intensity is more little), then this color is more near grey.

Term " contrast color " is meant the achromaticity of comparing with colour; " contrast color " can refer to that also at least two kinds have greater than 45 degree, specifically greater than 75 degree, more particularly greater than the colour of hue differences of 90 degree; " contrast color " also can refer to colour or the achromaticity compared with transparent or semitransparent object; " contrast color " can refer to Δ L greater than 3 or Δ C greater than 5 o'clock situation.

Term " connection " is meant wherein by element directly being attached to another element and makes an element be directly fixed on the configuration of another element and wherein be attached to another element again and make an element be fixed in the configuration of another element indirectly by an element being attached to intermediary element, intermediary element.

Term " setting " is used to refer to that element is present in privileged site or position and becomes one structure with other element or as the independent component that is couple on other element.

Term " driver " is meant and is used for moving driven element such as the function head be couple on the described driver or the unit or the system of applicator surface.Driver can comprise the power supply of motor and motor.

Term " effective diameter " is meant the measured value relevant with cross section.For circular cross section, effective diameter is the diameter of cross section.For non-circular cross sections, effective diameter may be difficult to describe.Yet a kind of mode of calculating effective diameter can be, with the area of four times the cross sections girth divided by cross section.

Term " effective pitch " or " pitch " are meant the distance in the space between the consecutive points that stride across helical surface.If helical surface is the single spiral with single axis, then pitch can be described to the adjacent part on surface or the distance between the rotating surface of facing mutually.Alternatively, if helical surface has a plurality of spirals or a plurality of axis, then pitch can refer to that the adjacent revolution of different spirals or same-handed are around the distance between the adjacent rotating surface of facing mutually of different axis.

Term " tone value " (" h ^Ab" or " h ") be meant basic colors, such as red, yellow or blue.Tone is defined within the plane, wherein red, yellow, green and blueness 90 degree that are spaced from each other.The tone of color is the angle in this plane.

Term " LCh color space " is the colour examining stipulations, and wherein L value, C value and h value can use the polar coordinates component to mark and draw in three dimensions, and wherein L is an axle, and h is an angle, and C is for leave the distance of L axle along the h angle, as CIE L ^*C ^Ab*h ^AbDefined such in the color space systems.By way of example and for without limitation, measurement can be used the A with 2 degree or 10 degree scopes, D50, D55, D65, F2, F7, F11, or TL84 carries out as working flare.Potential measurement mechanism comprises but should not be limited to USB4000 optic fibre spectrophotometer or the Datacolor Microflash integrating sphere spectrophotometer of Ocean Optics.

Term " brightness value " (" L ^*" or " L ") be meant perception to the color light and shade.Black has low lightness (in theory near 0), and white has high brightness.

Term " coupling look " is meant at least two kinds of colours or achromaticity, and they have less than 40 degree, specifically less than 30 degree, more particularly less than the 20 tone differences of spending.

Term " achromaticity " is meant the color that has less than about 10 brightness value; " achromaticity " also can refer to have greater than about 10 brightness value with less than the color of the chromatic value of (22-0.22L) approximately, and wherein L is a lightness.

These terms available additional language in the remainder of this specification defines.

Cosmetic applicator

As shown in Figure 1, can comprise shank 102 and bar 104 according to makeup application device 100 of the present disclosure, described bar has first end 106 and second end 108 that is attached on the shank 102.Application device 100 also can comprise the function head 110 that limits applicator surface 112, and described surface can be shown in Fig. 1 or Figure 1A.Surface 112 can be attached on second end 108 of bar 104, thereby makes first end 114 of applicator surface 112 can be couple on the shank 102, and second end 116 of applicator surface 112 is for freely.Second end 116 can end in the top cover 118, and described top cover 118 is can be with applicator surface 112 in aggregates or can otherwise be attached on it.Top cover 118 can have various functions, comprises as the surface with the wipe surfaces cooperation removing product with the end from surface 112, thereby prevents that product from forming " hangover ".Although shown in Fig. 1 is the top cover 118 of hemispherical shape, its shape can change.

As shown in Figure 1, applicator surface 112 keeps the spatial relationship with shank 102, and wherein surface 112 does not have or have limited relative motion.Yet, be not limited thereto according to application device of the present disclosure.

As shown in Figure 2, also can comprise shank 202 and bar 204 according to automatic makeup application device 200 of the present disclosure, described bar has first end 206 and second end 208 that is couple on the shank 202.Application device 200 can comprise function head 210 and applicator surface 212.Be similar to surface 112, the surface 212 can be attached on second end 208 of bar 204, thus make first end 214 of applicator surface 212 can be couple on the shank 202 and applicator surface 212 second terminal 216 for freely.Top cover 218 is attached on second end 216 of applicator surface 212.

Different with application device 100, application device 200 also comprises driver 220.All or only in some operable state, driver 220 can completely or partially move function head 210 with respect to shank 202.

In other words, in some operable state, driver 220 can break away from and/or decoupling with function head 210, makes function head 210 not have or only have limited relative motion with respect to shank 202; And in other state, driver 220 can engage and/or be couple on the head 210 with respect to shank 202 moving-heads 210.Alternatively, in some operable state, driver 220 and/or head 210 can be fixed and be not movable.For this type of alternative embodiment, driver 220 or head 210 can completely or partially engage such as switch by the element that driver 220 or head 210 firmly can be couple on the shank 202, make can not take place between head 210 and shank 202 or only limited relative motion can take place.

The relative motion of head 210 can be taked various forms.According to some embodiment, head 210 can completely or partially move with respect to shank 202 around axis.The rotation of head 210 can maybe can not correspond to described one or more axis on surface 212, and described a plurality of axis surface 212 illustrates in greater detail hereinafter.According to other embodiment, head 210 can be completely or partially along axis with respect to shank 202 translations.According to other other embodiment, head 210 can completely or partially vibrate.To recognize, driver 220 can come moving-head 210 according to any combination with respect to the rotatablely moving of shank 202, translational motion and oscillating movement, and this motion can fixed speed, frequency, amplitude and in the duration any one or all take place, or described speed, frequency, amplitude and in the duration any one or all can change.Referring to for example U.S. Patent application 11/143,176.

About the assembly of driver 220, will recognize that as shown in the figure, driver 220 can comprise actuator 222, power supply 224 and speed changer 226.Speed changer 226 is couple to actuator 222 on the bar 204, and in doing so, driver 220 is couple on the function head 210 and therefore be couple on the applicator surface 212.Yet speed changer 226 is for optional, and therefore it can omit according to some embodiment of application device 200.

The structure of actuator 222 and operation can change according to the required motion that is intended to obtain between head 210 and shank 202.According to some embodiment, actuator 222 can be the form of motor.Motor can be to have and is for example mechanical motor in the potential mechanical energy source of spring or rubber band form of elastic component.Alternatively, as shown in the figure, motor 222 can be electro-motor.In this case, driver 220 also can comprise for example power supply 224 of battery forms, described supply coupling to the motor 222 so that necessary voltage and current to be provided.At motor 222 is the occasion of electro-motor, voltage and current even can provide by the power supply of handle 202 outsides, and for example wherein motor 222 is connected to embodiment on the power bus by for example supply socket.

According to some embodiment, drive circuit can be connected to the operation of controlling motor 222 on motor 222 and the power supply 224.Drive circuit can comprise switch or control surface 228 switching on and off motor 222, or motor 222 and described power supply 224 are coupled and decoupling.Switch or control surface 228 also can or transfer to change the operational mode of driver.For example, the startup of switch or control surface 228 can change the direction of rotation of motor 222.

About speed changer 226, its structure and operation also can change according to the required motion that is intended to obtain.In fact, speed changer 226 can completely or partially be changed the motion of motor 222 before being couple on the function head 210.For example, rotatablely moving of motor 222 (or more particularly, they are 230 years old) can be converted to translational motion at least in part.In addition or alternatively, speed changer 226 can be reduced to the speed of motor 222 rotating speed that is suitable for function head 210.As mentioned above, in certain embodiments, speed changer 226 can omit, because motor drive shaft 230 can not rotate sooner than the required rotary speed of function head 210.Motor 222 in other embodiments, can not need speed changer 226, because can provide variable motion or speed.

To recognize that also except that actuator/motor 222, power supply 224 and speed changer 226, driver 220 also can comprise other element.For example, driver can comprise torque limiter, makes the moment of torsion that applies by function head be no more than predetermined allowable torque, is applied to or passes through the power of eyelashes with restriction.Torque limiter can be incorporated in motor 222 or the speed changer 226, is arranged between the element (such as motor 222 and speed changer 226) of driver 220, or is incorporated in other element of application device 200 or is arranged between them.See U.S. Patent application 11/677,326.Other adapter of driver 200 will be known to those skilled in the art.

Also will recognize, be not limited to only those shown in Fig. 1 and 2 according to application device of the present disclosure.For example, Fig. 3 shows application device 300, and wherein surface 312 does not have second end 316 freely.On the contrary, the two ends 314,316 on the surface 312 of application device 300 shown in Figure 3 all are attached on the supporting construction 318.Specifically, surface 312 can be attached on the support member 318 at first terminal 314 and second terminal 316 places, described support member has first terminal 317 and second end 319, first end 314 is attached on first end 317 of support member 318, and second end 316 is attached on second end 319 of support member 318.Be similar to application device 100,200, the surface 312 of application device 300 has axis 340, and described axis is parallel to the vertical of shank 302 on bottom line.Application device 300 can have fixed axis 340, as the application device among Fig. 1 100; Or application device 300 can be automatically in case surface 312 can around, along or move with respect to its axis 340.

Yet other embodiment in addition also is possible, wherein the surface have the longitudinal axis that is parallel to shank (if not with the words of its conllinear) longitudinal axis, but be not limited thereto according to application device of the present disclosure.For example, Fig. 4 shows the application device 400 of the application device that is similar to Fig. 3, and wherein head 412 is arranged between the relative arm 417,419 of carriage 418.Yet different with the supporting construction 318 of Fig. 3, carriage 418 is oriented to and makes the longitudinal axis 440 of applicator surface 412 be orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the shank 402 of application device 400 substantially alignedly.To recognize that also although the longitudinal axis of longitudinal axis 440 and shank 402 quadrature substantially as shown in figure, the angle between these two axis can change.Application device 400 can have fixed axis 440, as the application device among Fig. 1 100; Or application device 400 can be automatically in case surface 412 can around, along or move with respect to its axis 440.

The helical form function head

Any application device in the application device 100,200,300,400 of consideration Fig. 1 to 4 will recognize that application device comprises the helical form function head with helical applicator surface.In other words, applicator surface can have helical rib, is revealed as in certain embodiments as spring or coil, and is revealed as in other embodiments as threaded.According to shown in embodiment, applicator surface 100,200,300,400 also has hollow longitudinal axis 140,240,340,440.At least one revolution is finished around this axle 140,240,340,440 in surface 112,212,312,412.

The a large amount of variants that it will also be appreciated that function head and applicator surface are possible.Attempted having discussed the exemplary as much as possible of variant.The more variant of wide class of a lot of representatives is arranged in these exemplary, and described classification can be combined with other embodiment as herein described and other classification.For this reason, the fact of particular variant being discussed in conjunction with particular is not intended to embodiment that modification only is limited to be discussed, but these modification can with combine that other embodiment disclosed herein discusses those are combined.

A kind of mode (wherein function head and applicator surface can change) is the cross-sectional profiles about the element that forms head and defining surface.Can recognize that the scope of the value of the effective diameter of cross-sectional profiles can change according to the target material of the used application device of expecting.Therefore, according to embodiment of the present disclosure, the effective diameter that the cross-sectional profiles of applicator surface can have changes between about 0.1mm and about 5.0mm, and the embodiment that wherein goes up end value is used for for example hair.For some embodiment (wherein target material is eyelashes), cross-sectional profiles can have between about 0.1mm and about 3.5mm and changes, or even the effective diameter of about 2.0mm.In fact, according to some embodiment, the variable range of effective diameter is that about 0.15mm is to about 0.8mm.

Multiple this type of cross-sectional profiles is illustrated among Fig. 5 A to E.The profile of Fig. 5 A to E can many different modes be classified, and they all do not get rid of other possible classification.For example, some in the profile is circular, and other is non-circular.In the embodiment some be solid, and other is hollow.Even those have inner hollow space and solid outer wall for the embodiment of hollow also can be grouped into those and have inner hollow space but in outer wall, have those of one or more openings (described opening allows to enter in the inner space).To recognize that these shapes capable of being combined to be to provide even more various shape, wherein for example first is limited by the shape of Fig. 5 A, and second portion is limited by the shape of Fig. 5 B.

Profile shown in Fig. 5 A is intended to have circle or approaching round-shaped.On the contrary, the profile of Fig. 5 B and 5C is non-circular.The profile of Fig. 5 B is oval, though circularity or compression can be depending on the size of major axis and minor axis and change.The profile of Fig. 5 C is a quadrangle, and along longer sides and also can be different because of embodiment than the distance of minor face.Can use other polygonal shape, such as triangle, pentagon, hexagon etc.Although the embodiment of Fig. 5 B that has shown and 5C has the end of relative rule, the end of alternative embodiment can be varied to a little, therefore has sharp outward appearance or blade outward appearance.Other profile in addition is illustrated among Fig. 5 F to H, such as cross (Fig. 5 F), crescent (Fig. 5 G) or star (Fig. 5 H).

What form contrast with profile (they have solid outline) shown in Fig. 5 A to C and Fig. 5 F to H is that the profile of Fig. 5 D and 5E has inner hollow space.Fig. 5 D shows the profile with annular cross section, total circle that is shaped as of described cross section.Yet, will recognize that the outer surface of the cross section of Fig. 5 D or inner surface can change another kind of shape (for example, ellipse) into.Fig. 5 E shows the profile with C shape cross section.In this regard, inner hollow space is communicated with the space of profile outside.

Other profile also is possible.For example, although the surface of shown various embodiments has the uniform cross-sectional area profile, will recognize that this is not requirement of the present disclosure.For example, the surface non-uniform cross-sections profile that can have at one end and change between the opposite end.For example, profile can be circular at some positions, and is oval-shaped at other position.In addition, the surface also can have between opposite end and not to be solid profile; In profile, can form the gap, thereby (for example, zigzag pattern) or random irregular outward appearance uniformly are provided.

In addition, will recognize, also certain device or element can be set in the hollow space that embodiment limited such as Fig. 5 D.For example, heating element heater can be arranged in the hollow space temperature with the rising applicator surface.Equally, also cooling agent can be arranged in the hollow space to reduce the temperature of applicator surface.One or more wire rods can be arranged in the hollow space, described wire rod can be used to change the electric charge on the applicator surface, or the magnetic field with various intensity and/or polarity is provided.More describe in detail as institute hereinafter, in the embodiment of the helical applicator surface that comprises more than one, can be with helical surface charging having different charge polarities, described electric charge can be used to limit or lead product to the surface use or it is from lip-deep transfer.

Compare with the effective diameter of the cross-sectional profiles on surface, the another kind of mode that head and surface can change is the diametrically on head or surface change (no matter be fully or partly).For example, about the applicator surface 112 of Fig. 1, will notice that first is labeled as transverse to surface 112 longitudinal axis 140 apart from d.Can be referred to herein as the effective diameter on surface 112 apart from d.In view of a lot of in the surface as herein described are coil, this also can be described as the active coil diameter.

Equally, can recognize that the scope of the value of the effective diameter on surface can change according to the target material of the used application device of expecting.Therefore, the variable range of effective diameter is extremely about 40mm of about 2mm, and the diameter of wherein going up end value is used for for example hair.According to other embodiment of the present disclosure that is intended to be used for eyelashes, the variable range of active surface diameter is that about 2mm is to about 15mm.According to some embodiment, the variable range of active surface diameter is that about 4mm is to about 9mm.

In the situation that mascara is administered on the eyelashes, surface diameter can change in the bigger numerical scope.Surface diameter can change reason, includes but not limited to ciliogensis Neo-Confucianism, the required plentiful degree of eyelashes and the consumer perception to the product beneficial effect.For example, little application device can have the advantage of the corner region that is used for around eyes, and big application device can have and is arranged on its lip-deep more mascara product, therefore can provide more products with on the eyelashes of transferring to the user.As for consumers' perceptions, the consumer who for example has little eyelashes may not wish to use large diameter especially application device, and vice versa.In addition, the size and dimension of application device can be regarded as metaphor to the beneficial effect of application device by the consumer.But long helical surface development length beneficial effect, wide helical surface can be passed on plentiful beneficial effect, and the helical surface that has tight spacing between the adjacent part on surface can indicate eyelashes to separate beneficial effect.Different size/surface of shape can be used for different consumers in a different manner.

As for the example surface shown in Fig. 1 to 4 112,212,312,412, will recognize that surface 112,212 has uniform diameter.The coil at one end place, surface has the identical diameter of coil with place, surperficial opposite end, the coil between the described opposite end all also be like this substantially.Therefore described surface has circular bar shape shape substantially.Certainly, be not that all embodiments according to helical form function head of the present disclosure all must have identical diameter (even this diameter is uniform) between two ends; Fig. 6 shows an embodiment on surface 612, and described surface also is uniformly with regard to coil diameter D, but this coil diameter is different from for example diameter shown in Fig. 1 and 2.

In addition, will recognize also that the diameter of coil need not to uniformly, promptly the opposite end from an end of applicator surface to applicator surface has identical surface diameter.Fig. 7 to 9 shows multiple alternative embodiment of surface configuration, and wherein coil diameter changes between two ends.To recognize that these shapes capable of being combined to be to provide even more various shape, wherein for example first is limited by the shape of Fig. 7, and second portion is limited by the shape of Fig. 9.

The surface 912 of the surface 712 of Fig. 7, the surface 812 of Fig. 8 and Fig. 9 is the member on the surface of big series, and wherein the surface has the diameter of variation along the length of the longitudinal axis on surface.Yet, can think that Fig. 7 belongs to those the surface of classification that is different from Fig. 8 and 9.

Specifically, the embodiment of Fig. 7 can be described to the member on the surface of a classification, and wherein the diameter at an end place is greater than the diameter at place, opposite end.Although diameter fades to minimum from terminal 714 to terminal 716 from maximum, it should be understood that this order can be reverse.In addition, will recognize that make surface 712 have cone shape although diameter can change, the diameter of the coil between terminal 714,716 also can otherwise change.

With the embodiment of Fig. 7 forms contrast be, Fig. 8 and 9 embodiment can be described to the member on the surface of a classification, and wherein the diameter with 814,914 places, opposite end is identical substantially for the diameter at an end 816,916 places.Yet the diameter of surface 812,912 between opposing ends 814,816,914,916 is different from the diameter of surface at opposing ends 814,816,914,916 places.In the embodiment of Fig. 8, surface 812 diameter between 814,816 endways makes surface 812 have drum greater than the diameter at opposing ends 814,816 places.In the embodiment of Fig. 9, surface 912 diameter between 914,916 endways makes surface 912 have hourglass shape less than the diameter at opposing ends 914,916 places.

Also can on being called the yardstick of effective pitch or pitch, another change according to surface of the present disclosure.Pitch P is labeled as axis 140 longitudinally in Fig. 1.According to embodiment of the present disclosure, the variable range of pitch is extremely about 15.0mm of about 0.3mm, and the embodiment that wherein goes up end value is used for for example hair.If target material is eyelashes, then the variable range of pitch is that about 0.3mm is to about 3.0mm.In fact, according to some embodiment, the variable range of pitch is that about 0.4mm is to about 1.0mm.The pitch on surface can be different because of embodiment, and even can change between end of single embodiment and opposite end.

For example, surface 112 has uniform pitch.The point that faces with each other on the coil that links up on surface 112 with identical substantially distance separately.The embodiment on surface 1012 shown in Figure 10 also has even pitch, but the pitch on surface 1012 is significantly greater than pitch shown in Figure 1.In the situation that eyelashes are used, it is believed that surface than coarse pitch can provide eyelashes with greater number to be grouped in together chance, thereby increase the apparent volume of eyelashes.On the contrary, the embodiment on surface 1112 shown in Figure 11 has uniform pitch, and described pitch is significantly less than pitch shown in Figure 1.In the situation that eyelashes are used, it is believed that the surface than fine pith can be provided at the chance that produces bigger spacing between the eyelashes, thereby increase the spacing of eyelashes.In the situation that hair is used, (wherein for example color-tinted product is administered on the hair), it is believed that big or can be used to control the number that is colored the hair that product uses, thereby influence the width of painted hair bundle than fine pith.

In fact, in addition may make the surface pitch become adjustable.In other words, but the distance between first and second ends of control surface, for example by using governor motion to control.Thereby the governor motion permission flocks together coil and reduces pitch; Or allow thereby they are separated the increase pitch.

Figure 12 A and 12B show this type systematic.Applicator surface 1212 has the hollow space 1270 that limits along its longitudinal axis 1240.One end 1214 on surface 1212 is attached on the end 1208 of bar 1204, and described bar also is a hollow.The other end 1216 on surface 1212 is attached on the top cover 1218.Bar 1242 is arranged in the whole hollow stem 1204 and is attached on the top cover 1218.Mechanism is installed on the shank 1202 to be used for the motion of bar 1242, and described mechanism may simply be the control surface 1244 that is the button form, and described button is attached on the bar 1242 and along the slit 1245 that forms in shank 1202 and moves.Control surface 1244 the motion on the direction of arrow of Figure 12 A can be on the direction of shank 1202 mobile top cover 1218, thereby cause the pitch on surface 1212 to reduce, shown in Figure 12 B.Motion in the opposite direction can cause the pitch on surface 1212 to increase.

Figure 13 A and 13B show another kind of governor motion.Embodiment as Figure 12 A and 12B, the governor motion of Figure 13 A and 13B comprises the bar 1342 that is arranged in surface 1312 the part 1360, and described bar 1342 can move with the pitch that causes being attached to the part 1360 on it at a direction or another its axis of direction upper edge and increase or reduce.As the embodiment of Figure 12 A and 12B, this can realize by use the control surface 1344 that moves in slit 1345.Yet, different with the embodiment of Figure 12 A and 12B, the governor motion of Figure 13 A and 13B can comprise bar 1304, and bar 1342 is retractable in the described bar 1304 or bar 1342 can stretch out from described bar 1304, and the second portion 1362 of helical surface 1312 can be set around described bar.To recognize that this sub-assembly can allow the characteristic of part 1360 to change with respect to part 1362, to allow along a zone separation and along another zone gathering.In addition, will recognize that bar 1304 also can (or in alternative) be withdrawn in the shank 1302 or from wherein stretching out.

The arm of embodiment that similar effects can be by making Fig. 3 or the embodiment of Fig. 4 moves with deviating from towards each other and and obtains.

Also may have variable pitch along the length on surface.For example, Figure 14 shows the surface 1412 with two

parts

1460,1462, and described part is along the longitudinally displacement each other of common longitudinal axis 1440, and described part has different pitches.The user can be switched between 1412 two ends, surface alternately increasing volume or to improve and separate, or has different effects along the different piece of target material (for example, eyelashes).Figure 15 shows the surface 1512 that also has two parts 1560,1562 that comprise different pitches, but the different part of Figure 15 also has different longitudinal axis.The user can be switched between side of head 1510 and opposite side alternately to increase volume or to improve and separate.Figure 16 shows a kind of function head, and wherein the number of coil can change in the single circle of the longitudinal axis that centers on function head.Function head 1610 has first 1660 and second portion 1662, and coil has a strand in first 1660, and has two strands in second portion 1662.As shown in the figure, the strand in the second portion 1662 can be used to limit less than the pitch in the first 1660 in second portion 1662.

As another modification, can revise the handedness of helical surface.Spiral has the handedness of the twisted direction that depends on spiral.Spiral can be dextrorotation or left-handed.Surface shown in Fig. 1 to 16 has single rotation direction.Yet according to other embodiment, helical surface can make the rotation direction counter-rotating at certain the some place along the length of applicator surface.Figure 17 shows surface 1712, and it has the first area of dextrorotation and left-handed second area.Although first and second zones can be equal lengths (as shown in figure 17), this need not to become the situation in each embodiment.

As another modification, can revise the axis of helical surface.Helical surface can be defined as around single axis, as the situation of the embodiment of Fig. 1 to 17.Yet, also spiral may be defined as around more than one axis.For example, Figure 18 and 19 shows the embodiment of

helical surface

1812 and 1912, and they are defined as around a plurality of axis.Though

surface

1812,1912 is defined as around at least two axis, surface 1812 also shows might have the surface that is defined as around two above axis.As shown in figure 18, surface 1812 be defined and in the axis that centers on two for conllinear, though the radius difference.The 3rd axis is offset with respect to other axis, and radius is also different.As shown in figure 19, surface 1912 is defined and the axis that centers on is parallel and skew, and radius is also different.

Shown in Fig. 1 to 19, head also is not limited to single spiral.On the contrary,

head

2010,2110,2210 is illustrated among Figure 20 to 22, and wherein

head

2010,2110,2210 comprises a plurality of

helical surface

2012,2112,2212.As shown in figure 20, head 2010 comprises two helical surface 2012, and helical surface 2012 has the common longitudinal axis and the common radius of gyration around common axis line.Yet helical surface 2012 is that longitudinally axis is staggered, makes that the coil on surface 2012 is separated from one another because of the coil on another surface 2012.As shown in figure 21, head 2110 comprises two helical surface 2112, and they have common longitudinal axis, but has the different radius of gyration around axis, makes a helical surface 2112 appears as and is arranged in another surface 2112.Head 2210 is similar to head 2010, because these spirals have the common axis line and the common radius of gyration, comprises eight helical surface 2212 but the difference of head 2210 is head 2210.

In addition, also can be with one or more outstanding being attached on the applicator surface of helical form function head.The outstanding additional surface zone that can provide is to interact with the eyelashes that pass application device.The additional surface zone can provide cosmetics to touch the additional opportunity of the eyelashes that pass function head.Alternatively, the outstanding additional opportunity that the shape that influences the eyelashes that pass function head can be provided, thus for example give eyelashes stronger curling.In addition, outstanding also can be provided for cosmetics are directed or be restricted to mechanism on the specific part on function head or surface.

Under any circumstance, having first embodiment that is attached to a plurality of outstanding function head on its applicator surface is illustrated among Figure 23.Although only show the part of function head, the remainder that should be appreciated that the remainder of function head and application device in this connection can meet any embodiment shown in above.Function head 2310 limits applicator surface 2312.Surface 2312 has and is attached to a plurality of outstanding 2350 on it.According to this embodiment of the present disclosure, described a plurality of outstanding 2350 can comprise a plurality of fibers, and described fiber can be attached on the surface 2312 discontinuously.Therefore, fiber 2350 can at one end be attached on the surface 2312, can be attached on the surface 2312 at two ends, or can link by any point between two ends.According to this embodiment, fiber bond is on whole surperficial 2312.

Figure 24 shows an embodiment that is similar to the embodiment of Figure 23, and wherein said a plurality of outstanding 2450 comprise a plurality of fibers.Yet different with the embodiment of Figure 23, the embodiment of Figure 24 shows the described a plurality of fibers on the only part that is attached to surface 2412.According to shown in embodiment, surface 2412 has and can and can deviate from the second portion 2462 of longitudinal axis towards the first 2460 of for example longitudinal axis of function head 2410.As shown in the figure, described a plurality of outstanding 2414 in first 2460 but be not attached in second portion 2462 on the surface 2412.

To recognize, only show a kind of possible layout of giving prominence on applicator surface according to the embodiment of Figure 24.To recognize that the surface can be divided into plural part, and in the described part each can have the outstanding of different distributions thereon.In addition, Bu Fen alignment also need not with respect to longitudinal axis.Substitute the bar that is parallel to longitudinal axis, the described a plurality of outstanding band or bars that can connect in the plane that is orthogonal to longitudinal axis.Also can use more complicated patterns, such as being the pattern that chessboard or herringbone are arranged.In addition, according to some embodiment, the outstanding interruption pattern that also can be placed to discontinuously at random.In addition, also can be in the same part of function head with combinations of patterns, or can in the different piece of function head, change (for example, along the bar pattern of first longitudinal component on surface, after connect along the strip pattern of second longitudinal component on surface).

Figure 25 to 27 shows outstanding in the alternative of fiber shown in Figure 23 and 24.Yet, above can on similar degree, be applicable to the embodiment of Figure 25 to 27 about the described content of the embodiment of Figure 23 and 24.In other words, although only show the part of function head, the remainder that should be appreciated that function head also can meet any embodiment shown in above.In addition, although the roughly outstanding uniformly pattern on the shown part that is arranged on applicator surface will recognize that outstanding distribution can show any above-mentioned alternative layouts.In addition, outstanding also can outwards dangle, and inwardly dangle and be limited in the hollow space in the surface (as shown in figure 25) from the surface.

Figure 25 shows applicator surface 2512, has knob shape outstanding 2550 to be attached on the described surface.Knob shape outstanding 2550 is shown as and is arranged on whole surperficial 2512, is similar to the embodiment of Figure 23.To recognize that outstanding also can only being arranged on the surperficial part is similar to the embodiment of Figure 24.Manifest the hemispherical shape that has as shown in the figure although the knob shape is outstanding, will recognize, also can use other shape, such as taper or frusto-conical shape.

Figure 26 shows the function head 2610 with applicator surface 2612, wherein has a plurality of shaft-like outstanding 2650 to be attached on the described surface.Shaft-like outstanding 2650 are shown as on the part 2660 that only is attached to surface 2612, and described part faces the longitudinal axis 2640 of function head 2610.Therefore, shaft-like outstanding 2650 dangle in the hollow space 2670, and described hollow space is limited by the part 2660 on the surface 2612 of the head 2610 that faces axis 2640 at least in part.As shown in the figure, shaft-like outstanding 2650 are attached on the surface 2612 at first end 2652, and have second free end 2654 in the hollow space 2670 that dangles.Outstanding 2650 end 2654 is located adjacent one another, but does not touch, as shown in the figure.To recognize, but terminal 2654 each intervals get farther; Alternatively, terminal 2654 can touch or link each other, directly or indirectly touch or binding no matter be.In addition, although shaft-like giving prominence to can manifest the circular cross section with relative thin, outstanding rugosity and their shape of cross section all can change.

Figure 27 shows the function head 2710 with applicator surface 2712, has a plurality of tabular outstanding 2750 to be attached on the described surface.Tabular outstanding 2750 are shown as on the part 2760 that only is attached to surface 2712, and described part faces the longitudinal axis 2740 of function head 2710.Therefore, tabular outstanding 2750 dangle in the hollow space 2770, and described hollow space is limited by the part 2760 on the surface 2712 of the head 2710 that faces axis 2740 at least in part.As shown in the figure, tabular outstanding 2750 are attached on the surface 2712 at first end 2752, and have second free end 2754 in the hollow space 2770 that dangles.Outstanding 2750 end 2754 is located adjacent one another, but does not touch, as shown in the figure.To recognize, but terminal 2754 each intervals get farther; Alternatively, terminal 2754 can touch or link each other, directly or indirectly touch or binding no matter be.In addition, although tabular outstanding cross section with relative thin of fantail shape, outstanding thickness and their shape all can change.

Figure 28 shows the function head 2810 with surface, and described surface can have maybe can manifest first cross-sectional area that has in the first 2860 and second cross-sectional area in the second portion 2862.The surface 2812 of first 2860 can be described to have outstanding, and the surface 2812 of second portion 2862 can be described to have dangle from it outstanding, and described giving prominence to can increase the cross-sectional area on the surface 2812 in the described part 2862.This description is applicable to following those embodiments: wherein the surface in the second portion 2,862 2812 increases cross-sectional area by deposition materials, and described deposition is by for example dip-coating begins on the coil of uniform transverse cross-sectional having.In this regard, will notice according to outstanding (as in) on the applicator surface that need not to be attached to discretely of the present disclosure at Figure 23 to 28.On the contrary, as in the embodiment of Figure 28, outstanding can be so whole and be attached on the applicator surface continuously so that be difficult to determine the surface and give prominence to the position of separating.

Certainly, dip-coating is not to be the unique method of making surface 2812 as shown in figure 28.For example, can use alternative manufacture method such as molding or extrude and change the cross-sectional area of surface 2812 between first and second parts 2860,2862.According to this embodiment, part 2862 outstanding with respect to part 2860 still can be discussed, on the surface below material being added to according to described manufacture method.Alternatively, the results change of the cross-sectional area on surface 2812 can be discussed, and so not relate to outstanding.

In addition, will observe, except that the cross-sectional area on surface 2812, the modification of the cross-sectional area on surface 2812 can influence other characteristic on surface 2812.In other words, the cross-sectional area in the part 2862 also can influence effective pitch with respect to the variation of the cross-sectional area of part 2860.It may be noted that from embodiment shown in Figure 28 effective pitch the part 2860 can be greater than the effective pitch in the part 2862.Therefore, the variation of the cross-sectional area on surface 2812 can influence effective pitch, though may not all be so for all embodiments, because surface 2812 modification that can be molded to by another kind of characteristic such as curvature keep constant pitch.Also will recognize, if regard part 2862 as a series of smaller portions (each all has the profile that comprises different effective diameters), a part then might notification portion 2862 representing the rotation with variation on surface 2812, because change has taken place the effective diameter on surface 2812, thereby produced results change in the position of effective axis.

Except above-listed modification, also any material in many materials can be applied on the applicator surface to revise surface or its part or regional.For example, coating can be applied to the surface goes up so that the surface becomes hydrophobic or hydrophilic.In doing so, coating can change the surface chemical property of following coil method, and described material is the shape of defining surface structurally.In this connection, surface chemical property can otherwise be revised.Coating also can be applied as and can be transferred on the eyelashes that pass application device, such as the transferable coating on the exterior domain that is applied to the surface, described coating can be used as transfers to " top coat " of any " bottom " on the eyelashes from the surface towards inner region.In applying the process of coating, may wish to control the variable such as following: for example, be applied in the size in the zone of coating, the speed (or time of staying) that applies coating and the rheological property of coating material.

In addition, coating also can provide color to applicator surface, and described color can be identical for whole head or surface, or can head the surface different parts or the zone on be different.Different colors can be used to pass on the product beneficial effect to the user, or is used for identification and is used for user's specific products, thereby strengthens the identifiability of product to the user.In addition or alternatively, it is expection usage that how to work or product that different colors also can be used to help the user to understand product according to operation instruction.

This coating can be used to highlight the zone with different pitches, diameter, cross-sectional area etc.Yet, the zone with different colours can be changed on the zones of different that is applied to the surface, described zones of different has similar characteristic (pitch, diameter, cross-sectional area etc.), but has different locus along the surface.For example, towards the surf zone of hollow space can have at deviating from hollow space towards the contrast color of surf zone, or longitudinal region can have the contrast color with respect to another longitudinal region.The zone of different colours also needn't be the size that equates; On the contrary, a described zone can be greater than another zone.

Figure 22 shows an embodiment, and wherein color is used for distinguishing in the following way a helical applicator surface 2212 and other helical surface 2212 of many spirals head 2210: make a described helical applicator surface have the color that is different from other helical applicator surface.Figure 29 shows an embodiment, and wherein color is used for distinguishing as follows one or more and outstanding 2950 surfaces that linked 2912 in outstanding 2950: make the color on surface be different from some or all color in outstanding.To recognize that different colors can be used to distinguish outstanding 2950 different zone (for example, outstanding with respect to the free end that is attached to the end on the surface 2912).

Used color can be colour or achromatic.For example, in the illustration of Figure 22, a surface can have colour, and other surface can have achromaticity.Similarly, in the illustration of Figure 29, outstanding can have colour, and the surface has achromaticity.Yet, will recognize that the color that is used for the different surfaces of application device and/or different parts (surface, outstanding, source etc.) can be the contrast color, must be for colour and need not one.

In alternative, for example, aberration between the surface 2912 and outstanding 2950 is not to be limited by the coating that is applied on surface 2912 or outstanding 2950, but owing to the surface 2912 that when forming surface 2912 or giving prominence to 2950, is limited or give prominence to 2950 color.

The material and the method that are used to make the embodiment of helical form function head can and can change with the different of above-mentioned embodiment.

The material that is used for making function head can comprise for example metal, polymer (thermosetting and hot forming), adhesive resin, epoxides, glass and cellulose.The single administration head can comprise and is selected from the only material of group a such as fluoropolymer resin.Yet the single administration head can comprise the material of the group that is derived from more than one, such as distributing or being blended in glass or the cellulose in the fluoropolymer resin or being applied to fluoropolymer resin on the metal.

In order to make function head with metal, material can be pulled through the sizing anchor clamps to form wire rod, then with described wire coil around or be coiled on the mandrel.For the circulating compound coil of their shape of the qualification with more than one, available a series of mandrels come discontinuously or serially sizing big relatively with relative little radius.In alternative, can use the quoit machining tool that light sheet material is configured as required form with this material of sizing, cut unnecessary material then to produce final surface.Removing unnecessary material with before or after forming required surface, also can be with sheeting incision, rolling and welding.

In order to use polymer to make function head, can use single or the multiple spot injection moulding, as using extrusion molding, use the static and/or dynamic extruder head that makes up with coiling mandrel or roller to produce required helical surface.Head also can use Geka Brush GmbH, Waizendorf, the MOLTRUSION technology of Germany is come molded, wherein molded main hollow structure extrudes the inside of second material from this structure to allow controllably internal material to be extruded through this structure to form this structural subsurface with enough pressure then.In addition, the surface also can use the stereolithography with heat or laser to form, or forms according to another kind of curing or additive deposition process, as can be used for rapid shaping.

Under any circumstance, the structure of described manufacturing all can stand other operation to limit the finished product function head.Can be with metal surface tempering or carburizing to produce the required hardness under axial load and the vertical axis load.Also can use other auxiliary surface to handle, comprise be exposed to (corrosivity) gas, with aggressivity element (such as glass or sandblast) bombard, with ball bearing barreling, forging and pressing or hammering and with pair roller rolling (such as utilization by means of pressure that inside and outside mandrel or roller produced).In addition, as mentioned above, expectation applies various additive coatings to improve the preferential interaction of applicator surface and various products.These coatings can spray, flood, by electrolysis apply, sputter or vacuum plating, printing or with the incompatible flocculation of various group of fibers.

With respect to embodiment shown in Figure 28 (wherein coil manifests first cross-sectional area that has in the first 2860 and second cross-sectional area in the second portion 2862), the zone with varying cross-section can be set up by the dip-coating process.In other words, this process spiral winding of can entire body having a relative uniform transverse cross-sectional begins.Be immersed in the coating material by the only part (second portion 2862) with coil, the cross-sectional area of the coil in this zone can increase with respect to the remainder of coil.This dipping can take place at a kind of or a series of coating material, and dipping can be carried out once or a series of number of times.In addition, except the degree of depth of dipping, also can for example change the speed (or time period) of dipping and the rheological property of coating material, be subjected to the gathering region-of-interest on of control coating material at coil.

After the multiple embodiments of so having described helical applicator surface, referring now to Figure 30 to 34, wherein show multiple governor motion, described mechanism can be used to change the characteristic on said spiral shape surface.These governor motions can be used to change a specific character, such as the pitch on surface.In this regard, they are similar to the mechanism shown in Figure 12 and 13.Yet some in these governor motions also can be used to change with single input more than one characteristic, such as the pitch and the effective diameter on surface.

Figure 30 A and 30B show an embodiment of governor motion, and it comprises the bendable rod 3042 that is arranged in the helical applicator surface 3012.Governor motion is not must be attached on the applicator surface 3012, need not to link between these two structures because the motion of bar 3042 can change the curvature on surface 3012.Yet according to some embodiment, bendable rod 3042 can link at an end 3014, the other end 3016 or this two ends on surface 3012 or be couple on the helical applicator surface 3012.Bendable rod 3042 also has the control line (not shown) that is arranged on wherein.Control line has first end on the far-end 3041 that is attached to bar 3042, and passes the passages in the bar 3042 and draw from the near-end 3043 of bar 3042.Described line can be couple to control surface 3044 such as on the slide plate that is received in the slit 3045.The power that is applied on the direction of arrow in Figure 30 A on the control surface 3044 causes the curvature of bar 3042 to become the crooked relatively shape shown in Figure 30 B from the straight relatively shape shown in Figure 30 A.To recognize that the surface of bar 3042 can have one or more slits 3048, described slit along any side or relative side or this two sides be formed in the surface of bar 3042.

Figure 31 A and 31B show another embodiment according to governor motion of the present disclosure.According to this embodiment, bar 3142 is arranged in the hollow space 3170 of surface in 3112.Helical applicator surface 3112 has the end 3116 on first end that is attached to bar 3142, and second end 3114 on surface 3112 is couple on the shank 3102 by bar 3104 simultaneously.Bar 3142 can move with respect to shank 3102, and can move with respect to shank 3102 around its axis specifically.The motion of bar 3142 can obtain by using rotatable control surface 3144, and described control surface 3144 can be arranged on arbitrary end of shank 3102.Bar 3142 can cause surface 3112 that its pitch and its diameter are changed into the situation shown in Figure 31 B from the situation shown in Figure 31 A around the motion of its axis.

According to some embodiment, any point during bar 3142 rotates around its axis, but all locking lever 3142 centers on the motion of its axis and makes bar 3142 keep motionless.Alternatively, by utilizing for example detent mechanism, only the specified point during its rotation stops bar 3142 and keeps motionless.As another alternative, the motion of bar 3142 can automatically be vibrated, make bar 3142 rotate up the preset time section to change surface 3112 characteristic, automatically rotate up the preset time section so that its original shape when initial is returned on surface 3112 then in second party in first party.To recognize that also the motion of bar 3142 is vibrated with need not to be equal to, but can vibrate between first shape and a plurality of different shape (corresponding to different states) between two kinds of shapes on surface 3112.

Although described variation is revealed as uniformly along the length on the surface 3112 shown in Figure 31 B, can change be used for making helical applicator surface 3112 material to change of the response of surface 3112 pairs of bars 3142 around the motion of its axis.Figure 31 C shows the helical applicator surface 3112 with the adjusting that is similar to the adjusting shown in Figure 31 A and the 31B: bar 3142 is arranged in the surface 3112 along hollow space 3170, and an end 3116 on surface is attached on first end of bar 3142, and second end 3114 on surface 3112 is couple on the shank 3102.Yet different with the embodiment shown in Figure 31 A and the 31B, surface 3112 can have zone that is stiffer than other zone and the zone that is weaker than other zone.The motion that bar 3142 centers on its axis can influence these and have the hardness of variation and the zone of weak degree, thereby causes following pattern: wherein Biao Mian pitch and diameter can change along the longitudinal axis on surface 3112.

Figure 32 A and 32B show another embodiment according to governor motion of the present disclosure.The governor motion of Figure 32 A and 32B comprises the housing 3242 that dangles from shank 3202.As shown in the figure, housing 3242 is the form of circular bar shape pipe.Housing 3242 has a plurality of openings or the hole 3264 that forms in its wall, described opening or hole are communicated with the hollow space of housing 3242.Housing 3242 also has the arbor 3266 (seeing Figure 32 B and 32C) that is arranged on wherein, and arbor 3266 has the join domain that longitudinally is provided with and aligns with the opening or the hole 3264 of housing 3242 along arbor 3266.Helical applicator surface 3212 has shaft-like outstanding 3268, in the hollow space 3270 on the described outstanding surface 3212 of inwardly dangling, and in the opening 3264 in the housing 3242 that therefore dangles.Outstanding 3268 are attached on the join domain of arbor 3266 so that can move with the join domain of arbor 3266.The motion of arbor 3266 causes outstanding 3268 motion, thereby cause surface 3212 interior surface opposing relative to each other to be moved, this can cause being orthogonal to the variation of shape on the surface in the plane of longitudinal axis (or a plurality of axis) on surface and/or the variation of effective diameter then.

Figure 33 and 34 shows alternative embodiment of the governor motion of Figure 32.In this regard,

housing

3342,3442 is arranged in the

hollow space

3370,3470, and

housing

3342,3442 has the inner hollow space that wherein is provided with movable axle 3366,3466.Yet different with the embodiment of Figure 32, Figure 33 and 34 embodiment do not have a plurality of bars that are attached on

surface

3312,3412 and the

axle

3366,3466.

On the contrary, the embodiment of Figure 33 comprises along axle 3366 longitudinally isolated a plurality of cams 3372.Figure 33 shows in the observed cam 3372 in the cross section as the head 3310 that is intercepted in the plane of the longitudinal axis that is orthogonal to head 3310.Cam 3372 is attached on the axle 3366 to move pivotly between primary importance (showing with solid line) and second portion (showing with dotted line), first at least in described primary importance cam 3372 is arranged in the housing 3342, is arranged on outside the housing 3342 in the first at least of described second portion cam 3372.According to shown in embodiment, in primary importance, cam 3372 is received in the housing 3342 fully, and in the second place, almost completely is in outside the housing 3342.Cam 3372 can be setovered towards primary importance such as spring by for example using elastic component.Cam 3372 can be pushed into the second place from primary importance by the motion that axle 3366 centers on its axis.

Cam 3372 respectively has cam face 3373, described cam face can with the interior partial cooperation of helical applicator surface 3312 to change the characteristic of applicator surface 3312.For example, the motion of cam 3372 between first and second positions can change the shape of applicator surface 3312, with its round-shaped elliptical shape of changing into from the plane that for example is orthogonal to surface 3312 longitudinal axis (or a plurality of axis), and/or can change effective diameter.Be not in the cam each or even the cam face 3373 of the most cam interior part that must touch helical applicator surface 3312 just can cause the variation of the shape of applicator surface 3312.In fact, might cam 3372 can relative to each other be orientated with in response to axle 3366 some in the translating cam 3372 only and between first and second positions along axle 3366 around the special exercise of its axis.

Figure 34 shows another embodiment that comprises at least one cam 3472, and described cam is attached on the axle 3466 pivotly and can moves between first and second positions with axle 3466.Yet, different with the embodiment of Figure 33, at least one driven member 3474 is provided, and the interior partial cooperation of described driven member 3474 and helical applicator surface 3412 is with the variation of the shape that causes applicator surface 3412, rather than the surface 3473 of cam 3472 and surface 3412 cooperations.The motion of axle 3466 can cause these two driven members 3474 to move between first and second positions simultaneously, as shown in the figure.Yet, according to other embodiment, cam 3472 moulding or be attached in a different manner on the axle 3466 in a different manner, thus between first and second positions, move different driven members 3474 in the different time.For example, cam 3472 can be formed as the more cam shown in the image pattern 33, make in the driven member 3474 only one with respect to housing 3442 outwards and move inward.As the housing of the embodiment of Figure 33, driven member 3474 can be towards location bias shown in Figure 34, and driven member 3474 can stretch out from described position.

Also owing to other reason, pipe, bar and other structure can be arranged in the hollow space that is limited by helical applicator surface.For example, pipe, bar and other structure can be used to just change in the following way helical applicator surface: be attached to helical form at various somes place and use on the structure.According to some embodiment, pipe, bar and other structure will be opened so that allow eyelashes or other keratin materials to pass the surface with the internal interval of applicator surface and enter in the hollow space, and helical surface is around described hollow space setting.

Another embodiment with helical form function head 3510 of the pipe, bar or other structure that are arranged in the hollow space that is limited by helical applicator surface 3512 is illustrated among Figure 35 A to B.According to this embodiment, helical applicator surface 3512 has first end 3514 that is couple on the bar 3504.Helical applicator surface 3512 comprises the hollow space 3570 that wherein is provided with bar 3542, and described bar can be described as jump stick.Bar 3542 can be attached on the surface 3512 at arbitrary end, or can otherwise be couple on surface 3512, bar 3504 or other structure.Shown in Figure 35 B the best, bar 3542 is offset with respect to the longitudinal axis 3540 of head 3510.When head 3510 manually or automatically had enough to meet the need around its axis 3540, target material such as eyelashes can enter into hollow space 3570.Yet when the eyelashes contact lever, eyelashes can be pushed out space 3570.

This motion can allow user for example to observe the motion of head 3510 in the following way: when eyelashes by upwards and during extrapolated space 3570, can be observed the motion of eyelashes.The visual color that also can be colored as the remainder that is different from head by the part with head of the motion of head 3510 gets help, and for example as shown in figure 22, one in wherein said a plurality of helical surface has and is different from other surperficial color.With target material in the surface, shift onto surface 3512 outer also can help to change target material with respect to surface 3512 towards interior part with towards the placement of outer part and change vertically placement potentially.In addition, also can provide " lifting " effect to target material to the promotion of target material by applying with the tangent power of helical surface 3512.

According to some embodiment, head can comprise a plurality of helical applicator surfaces, and wherein each in the helical surface all can have the characteristic that is different from other surface (they partly limit head).Figure 36 shows this type of embodiment, and wherein head 3610 comprises a plurality of helical applicator surfaces 3612.Although being revealed as with one heart, surface 3612 centers on the common axis line setting, one or more (radially inside or outside) that can be skew with respect to other head in the surface 3612 with respect to common axis line with mutual distances.In this connection, each group surface 3612 can center on different axis settings, rather than whole surfaces 3612 is all around the common axis line setting.Say that individually the surface 3612 can have the characteristic on any above-mentioned surface, and can with following source in one or more combined.

In other words, one in the surface 3612 can have the first segment distance, and another can have than fine pith, and another can have than coarse pitch.In this connection, a surface 3612 can have the fixed knot distance, and another surface 3612 has adjustable pitch.In addition, one in the surface 3612 can have single axis, and another surface 3612 can have more than one axis.Alternatively, the surface can be grouped, make a group have the more than one surface that is provided with mutual distances around common axis line, and another group has around common axis line but with multiple apart from the more than one surface that is provided with.In addition, some surface also can have the outstanding of outstanding or some type, and that other surface has is different outstanding or do not have outstanding.Say that simply there have a variety of embodiments all to can be to be possible.

Cosmetics or other products source

Applicator surface as herein described can use with multiple product.According to some embodiment, following institute is more described in detail, and applicator surface can use such as mascara with cosmetics.Yet, will recognize have many during this discusses so applicable to being used for other products such as the application device that is administered to those products on the hair.

Cosmetics can be the form of solid, semisolid or liquid.Yet applicator surface as herein described also may the product of powder and fibers form uses with for example being.Powder can be certain combination loose or that bond together and can have uniform spherical shape, shaft-like or fibrous shape, plate or flat pattern, irregularly shaped or these shapes.These powder can be the product of being used and add pearly-lustre (for example, as top coat), maybe can increase volume and/or length.

For mascara, will recognize that the product of this type can be taked the form of muffin or blocks, white cream, gel, semisolid and low-viscosity (mobile) liquid.In fact, the muffin mascara is most popular form at first, and it is formulated into and comprises at least 50% soap, and wherein pigment mixes with the soap cake.Mixed wax afterwards to improve water-proofing performance.At present, mascara preparations comprises anhydrous mascara, water-in-oil emulsion, O/w emulsion and comprises few oil phase or do not comprise the water base mascara of oil phase.Described preparation also can comprise multiple emulsion, such as water-in-oil-in-water compositions.In addition, as for water-base emulsion, these emulsions can comprise emulsifying wax and the polymer that has the pigment that is distributed to aqueous phase usually.Regardless of concrete chemical property, these products can influence color, gloss, curvature and/or the length of the eyelashes that they use.

To recognize that also the product except that cosmetics can be provided by following source.For example, a provenance can provide adhesive product.Adhesive product can be transferred to target material such as on the eyelashes, and the eyelashes that can help to keep forming because of the interaction between eyelashes and the helical applicator surface divide into groups.Alternatively, adhesive product can cause target material temporarily to be bound on the described product source, this can allow applicator surface to interact with mode and the target material that is different from following mode: if target material can move freely with respect to application device, function head and/or applicator surface, then described mode can take place.

Figure 37 shows first embodiment, and wherein cosmetics are administered on the surface from the hollow space that is limited by applicator surface.As shown in the figure, function head 3710 comprises applicator surface 3712.Applicator surface 3712 comprises inner hollow space, shown in Fig. 5 D.Inner hollow space is communicated with the cosmetics source.Inner hollow space also is communicated with many apertures, and cosmetics are discharged inner hollow space by described aperture.The part in 3712 qualification aperture, surface can have and is similar to the profile shown in Fig. 5 E.Cosmetics can be extruded to contact the zone towards axis 3740 on eyelashes and/or surface 3712 from the aperture under pressure, for example, apply power by the cosmetics source that is communicated with inner hollow space in applicator surface and realize.Alternatively, cosmetics can be from the aperture " drippage " so that be applied to eyelashes or surface 3712 on inner region.

Figure 38 to 40 shows can be with multiple alternative makeup source of using according to application device of the present disclosure.For whole illustrations all identical be that the makeup source is arranged at least in part in the hollow space that the surface by function head limits.Being arranged in the hollow space although the makeup source is shown as, will recognizing, can dangle above the end of function head in the makeup source.This being arranged in can be particularly useful under the following situation: as in Figure 39, the makeup source comprises absorbing material, and described material can be drawn cosmetics between each time that utilizes the outside manufacture source used.According to this embodiment, can preferably only make described product source touch external source.Also will recognize other modification, such as described product source is placed in the described space, but not follow the usual practice as the longitudinal axis alignment of function head.

From Figure 38, application device 3800 is shown having helical form function head 3810.Observe the makeup source better for ease of illustrating and allowing, head 3810 does not have some above about the described parts of various embodiments of application device.To recognize that application device 3800 can comprise the parts that are derived from these any or all of other embodiments.Function head 3810 has the hollow space 3870 that wherein is provided with makeup source 3880.According to the present embodiment, makeup source 3880 is formed by the solid or the semi-solid cosmetics of rod shaped structure.Therefore eyelashes will touch source 3880 when passing head 3810.As time goes on, eyelashes can be transferred in the product some on the head 3810 from source 3880, make eyelashes and to touch cosmetics on head 3810 subsequently at 3880 places, source.To recognize that although source 3880 has shaft-like outward appearance, this outward appearance is a kind of in the multiple possible layout in source 3880.

Application device 3900 shown in Figure 39 comprises head 3910 and source 3980.Source 3980 comprises absorbing material, and described material has been immersed in the cosmetics of liquid form.Cosmetics can have the viscosity and the required ability of cosmetics being transferred to from source 3980 on the eyelashes that pass head 3910 of the variation consistent with the absorptivity of used material in the source 3980 for example.Source 3980 can comprise that other structure thinks that absorbing material such as outer shield or internal support provide rigidity or hardness, though according to other embodiment, in order to expect application, for the cause of the expected service life of application device 3900, absorbing material can be hard aptly or rigidity at least.

Application device 4000 shown in Figure 40 comprises product source 4080, described product source can maybe can not rely on contact source 4080 eyelashes effect and with transferred product to eyelashes.On the contrary, source 4080 comprises container 4082, and described container is filled with the cosmetics of liquid form during use at least in part.Container 4082 can have one or more outlets 4084, and cosmetics are discharged source 4080 by described outlet during use.For example, depend on the viscosity of cosmetics and the relative size in aperture 4084, product can pass aperture 4084 through outlet 4084 by " drippage " and discharge.Alternatively, be necessary product is exerted pressure to force product delivery port 4084.According to some embodiment, no matter whether need to force product delivery port 4084, all can to cosmetics exert pressure with force product delivery port 4084 and be discharged to surface 4012 on the part 4060 of the longitudinal axis of head 4010, and therefore be discharged on the source 4080, on this part that product is administered to surface 4012.

To recognize, embodiment with respect to Figure 38 to 40,

applicator surface

3812,3912,4012 can move with respect to

source

3880,3980,4080,

source

3880,3980,4080 can be moved with respect to

applicator surface

3812,3912,4012, or can be together as one man move or relative to each other motion in

surface

3812,3912,4012 and

source

3880,3980,4080.For example,

surface

3812,3912,4012 can rotate in one direction, or optionally rotates on both direction, or can rotate with mode of oscillation on both

direction.Source

3880,3980,4080 also can rotate in one direction, optionally rotates on both direction, or vibrates on both direction.The rotation in

source

3812,3912,4012 can maybe can not correspond to the longitudinal axis of determining with reference to the outer surface in

source

3812,3912,4012.In addition,

source

3880,3980,4080 also can move axially, or translation.The combination of these motions will be recognized, and they are contained by the disclosure.

Another embodiment in source is illustrated among Figure 41 A and the 41B.Application device 4100 comprises helical applicator surface 4112, and described surface is communicated with source 4180, is communicated with reservoir 4182 specifically.Surface 4112 has the first 4160 of the head 4110 that limits application device 4100 and is defined for the second portion 4162 that product is sent to the connecting gear of first 4160 from reservoir 4182.

For product is sent to first from reservoir 4182, surface 4112 is couple on the driver (not shown), and described driver (not shown) causes surface 4112 around its longitudinal axis 4140 turnovers.Surface 4112 second portion at least 4162 can comprise and is attached to a plurality of outstanding 4150 on the surface 4112.Outstanding 4150 can be the form of dish shape, cup-shaped or spoon shape shape, make outstanding 4150 to limit space wherein so that admit product from reservoir 4182.According to alternative embodiment, outstanding 4150 is optional.Surface 4112 causes product to be carried in the first 4160 from reservoir 4182 around the motion of axis 4140.

To recognize that alternative utilization rotatablely moves, the embodiment of Figure 41 A and 41B can be utilized axially-movable.In other words, surface 4112, but or the major part axial retraction on surface 4112 that limits head 4110 at least in reservoir 4182.Surface 4112 can axially be stretched out from reservoir 4182 then, and therefore product is arranged on the surface 4112.

Also will recognize, also can be used in combination with more conventional makeup source according to application device of the present disclosure.For example, the makeup material can be arranged in the bottle, and can be fluid or the semifluid form with variation viscosity.In this type of embodiment, expectation has polishing piece, and described polishing piece can remove some the cosmetics from the zone at least of function head or function head.

Polishing piece can have conventional shape.For example, polishing piece can have cone shape, and wherein big opening in the polishing piece is gradually little of smaller opening, the product in the described smaller opening next-door neighbour bottle.Alternatively, polishing piece can have the annular shape that comprises flexible brim, and described edge fluctuates when bottle is withdrawn or turn back to the bottle up or down at function head.Yet Figure 42 to 44 shows other the alternative embodiment that is intended to the polishing piece that uses with helical form function head according to the present invention.

Figure 42 shows the part on the surface 4212 of making up with polishing piece 4281.Polishing piece 4281 will be arranged on the opening or the place, aperture of conventional cosmetics bottle, shown in Figure 46 and 47 of back.Polishing piece 4281 has internal thread 4283.Although the pitch of preferred described screw thread is same as or is similar to the pitch of helical applicator surface 4212, described pitch also may be for different substantially.Screw thread 4283 can from surface 4212 towards outer surface and more remove cosmetics from surface 4212 towards the zone on interior surface.Alternatively, screw thread 4283 can not exclusively remove product with the amount of restriction cosmetics with surface 4212 is spaced apart, or to cosmetics to the reservation of applicator surface 4212 or use channeling conduct.The rotation of applicator surface 4212 can help surface 4212 is moved through polishing piece 4281, makes polishing piece 4281 applicable to automatic application device, and described device has and is used for the driver of surface of revolution 4212 automatically.

Figure 43 shows the part on the surface 4312 of making up with polishing piece 4381.Polishing piece 4381 will use with the cosmetics bottle with annular shape, therefore allow first wiper blade 4383 to be arranged on surperficial 4312 places, and second wiper blade 4385 is arranged in the surface 4312.In this way, can be with cosmetics removing before using from surface 4312 towards inner surface with towards outer surface.The existence of outer plate and

interior sheet

4383,4385 also can cause cracking of any product that axis longitudinally extends between the adjacent area of coil.

Figure 44 shows the part on the surface 4412 of making up with polishing piece 4481, and described surface is similar to the embodiment of Figure 42 and 43, but also comprises core 4487.Polishing piece 4481 removes product from surface 4412 towards outer surface, and can cause cracking of any product that axis longitudinally extends between the adjacent area of coil potentially.Core 4487 also can from the surface 4412 remove product towards inner surface.Alternatively, originally core 4487 can limit or lead product to surface 4412 applying towards inner surface.This can be by making realizing towards inner surface of core 4487 contact surfaces 4412, though core 4487 also can be with spaced apart towards inner surface.

In fact, can change shape, surface treatment and placement the applying of core 4487 with restriction or guiding product.One group of nonrestrictive exemplary variation of the shape of core 4487 is illustrated among Figure 45 A to E.Shown in Figure 45 A, the cross section of core 4487 can be solid.Alternatively, shown in Figure 45 B, the cross section of core 4487 can be half moon-shaped.As another alternative, shown in Figure 45 C, core 4487 can have the slit of the longitudinal axis that is parallel to core 4487 in the outer surface that is formed on core 4487.In this connection, core 4487 can have the helical groove that is formed on wherein, and shown in Figure 45 D, described groove can have pitch, rotation direction of the pitch that is different from applicator surface 4412, rotation direction etc. etc.Core 4487 also can have the groove that extends around the surface in the plane of the longitudinal axis that is orthogonal to core 4487, shown in Figure 45 E.In addition, core 4487 need not to align with described one or more longitudinal axis of helical applicator surface, as shown in the figure.

Core 4487 can use many different mechanisms to advance in surface 4412.For example, core 4487 can be limited by the bar that is arranged in the bar that is in first state, and the hollow space of described bar in second state enters into core 4487.Can use directly to be couple on the bar and the control surface that can between the primary importance (corresponding to first state) and the second place (corresponding to second state), move, as using many other control surfaces and being connected along slit.Alternatively, core can be limited in bottle or the handle, and when surface 4412 enters into bottle or handle, in surperficial 4412 hollow spaces that core 4487 can be received in the surface 4412.According to some embodiment, when surface 4412 enters into bottle or during handle, surface 4412 can be compressed in it is received in core 4487 by surface 4412 hollow spaces that limited the time.

In addition, also might use according to application device of the present disclosure with the mechanism that is used for cleaning function head between each time used.In other words, be used to clean function head mechanism can applicator surface with use between the one or many of user's eyelashes contacts.To recognize that cleaning mechanism can use after each contact, make to make before applicator surface contacts eyelashes once more that the product of any remnants is all removed from applicator surface.Alternatively, cleaning mechanism can use after this type of contact of several times, to remove the product that As time goes on accumulates in the remnants on the applicator surface.

Under any circumstance, cleaning mechanism all can be the form of the container that wherein is provided with clean solution, and described container has can be for part or all aperture of passing of function head.According to some embodiment, clean solution can use individually to remove product from applicator surface.According to other embodiment, can stir solution with induced motion in solution, thereby help product is removed from applicator surface.In addition, also can make head vibration, to help to remove product by using inside or external vibration generator.In addition, also can make brush or other instrument contact head, and in the brush/instrument of moving and the head one or they both to help to remove product.In this connection, can use brush or other instrument, and not use clean solution to come to remove product from applicator surface.

The assembling of applicator system

Application device 100 according to above-mentioned any embodiment can be made into single unit.In other words, shank 102 can be attached on the bar 104, and bar 104 can be attached on the head 110.In addition, attempt with bar 104 from shank 102 separate of can cause damaging bar 104 and the shank 102 or they both.Application device 100 can be packed and sell with cosmetics (for example mascara) bottle.

Similarly, application device 200 can be fabricated to single unit.That is to say, function head 210 can be connected on the driver 220 as follows: if attempt to make function head 210 and driver 220 to break away from, can cause in head 210 and the driver 220 one or two to be damaged, thereby head 210 and/or driver 220 can't be worked.Alternatively, function head 210 and/or driver 220 can be couple on the shank 202 to reach effect same.Also application device 200 can be packed and sell with makeup (for example mascara) bottle.

Yet, also each assembly of application device 100,200 can be manufactured and pack independently and sell.Two examples of this type systematic show in Figure 46 and 47.

Shown in Figure 46 and 47, function head 4610,4710 (having or do not have bar) optionally separates with driver 4720 and/or shank 4602,4702, makes multiple head 4610,4710 to use with given driver 4720 and/or shank 4602,4702.In this manner, can allow the user between function head 4610,4710, to change, and need not to obtain or buy more than one shank 4602 or driver 4720/ shank Unit 4702 with the distribution of different application device element profile or application device element.According to these embodiments, can pack one or more function heads 4610,4710 and shank 4602 or driver 4720/ shank Unit 4702 and sell, and function head 4610,4710 can be independent of shank 4602 or driver 4720/ shank 4702 and packs and sell with part or Replacement Part as a supplement as a cover box.

In addition, according to these principles, function head 4610,4710 also can be used as the unit 4690,4790 with handle or bottle 4692,4792 and packs and sell.According to the embodiment shown in Figure 38 to 40, cosmetics (for example, mascara) source is arranged in the head, and when not in use, handle 4692,4792 can prevent to contact function head 4610,4710 and source.According to other embodiment, bottle 4692,4792 can be the bottle that comprises cosmetics.In certain embodiments, function head 4610,4710 can comprise threaded portion 4694,4794, and described threaded portion can engage the similar threaded portion 4696,4796 of bottle 4692,4792.Then in use, head 4610,4710 can be couple on shank 4602 or driver 4720/ shank 4702.Shank 4602 or driver 4720/ shank 4702 can be packed and sell, wherein with head 4610,4710 and bottle 4692,4792 combination 4690,4790 as a part of overlapping box, or shank 4602 and driver 4720/ shank 4702 can be independent of head and pack and sell for 4610,4710/ bottle 4692,4792.

To recognize that head 4610,4710 is not the unique assembly that can pack independently and sell of application device.For example, equally as shown in figure 47, optionally the remainder of power supply 4724 with driver 4720 separated.In addition, power supply 4724 can couple intelligent power 4734 to form certain type with drive circuit 4732, it not only can provide voltage and current to motor, and the speed that can control function head 4710 is to provide revocable rotary speed, or provide certain other control function (for example, travel direction).In this manner, the selection of a kind of intelligent power 4734 or another kind of intelligent power and can influence the performance of application device 4700 significantly with the combination of the remainder of driver 4720.According to another embodiment, head 4710 and power supply 4734 can be independent of driver 4720/ shank 4702 and pack and sell.

Dimension disclosed herein and value are not intended to be understood that strictly to be limited to described exact value.On the contrary, except as otherwise noted, each such dimension is intended to represent described numerical value and centers on the scope that is equal on the function of this numerical value.For example, the dimension that is disclosed as " 40mm " is intended to expression " about 40mm ".

The relevant portion of all references file is all incorporated this paper into way of reference in the detailed Description Of The Invention; It is to its approval as prior art of the present invention that the quoting of any file not can be regarded as.When any implication of term in any implication of term among the present invention or definition and the file of incorporating in the introducing mode or when defining contradiction, should obey the implication or the definition of giving this term in the present invention.

Though illustrated and described specific embodiments of the present invention, it is obvious to those skilled in the art that and under the situation that does not deviate from the spirit and scope of the invention, can make a plurality of other changes and modification.Therefore, claims all such changes and modification of being intended to be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. an application device (100) system, described applicator system comprises:

Shank (102);

Be couple to the function head (110) on the described shank (102), described function head (110) comprises at least one helical applicator surface (112), and described at least one helical applicator surface (112) is provided with around space (3870); With

Be axially disposed within the product source (3880) in described at least one helical applicator surface (112).

2. application device as claimed in claim 1 (100) system, wherein:

Described at least one helical applicator surface (4012) comprises qualification inner space (4070) within it and the outlet (4084) that at least one is communicated with described inner space (4070); With

Described product source (4080) is arranged in the described inner space (4070), and described inner space (4070) are limited in described at least one helical applicator surface (4012).

3. application device as claimed in claim 1 or 2 (100) system, wherein said product source (3880) comprises solid or semi-solid products.

4. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said product source (3980) comprises the absorbing material that soaks into described product at least in part.

5. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said product source (4080) comprises the container (4082) that is filled with described product at least in part and has at least one outlet (4084).

6. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said product source (3880) and described surface (3812) have the contrast color.

7. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said applicator surface (3812) can automatically move.

8. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said applicator surface (3812) is rotatable.

9. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said applicator surface (3812) but translation.

10. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said applicator surface (3812) can vibrate.

11. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said product source (3880) can automatically be moved.

12. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said product source (3880) is rotatable.

13. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said space (3870) comprise longitudinal axis (140), and described product source (3880) can be around the axis rotation that departs from described longitudinal axis (140).

14. the mode motion automatically together that the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein said applicator surface (3812) and described product source (3880) can be consistent.

15. the described application device of each claim (100) system as described above, wherein product can spray from described product source (4080).