CN1162248A - Cosmetics container - Google Patents
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Abstract
A cosmetics container comprises an outer housing (1) capable of being covered by a calotte (2), which is used for storing extrusive face-painting or curing formulation (such as lip rouge) that are loaded therein and is used for applying skins, wherein problems offer occur because that a temperature sensitive face-painting stick agent with stable shapes is used generally. For continuous use with problems, in accordance with the present invention, the formulation has a consistency of from chrisma shape to viscous state, the container is designed in such a manner that it comprises a control mechanism (10, 20') set as press-button form and a skin contacting head (31) having a applying surface (32) and a allotter valve (33). A modus operandi being especially consistent with the objective is that the skin contacting head (31) is arranged within a plane sloping relative to the outer housing (1) longitudinal axis (X-X).
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The present invention relates to a kind of cosmetics containers, it has an available calotte to cover to be generally the shell of cylindrical, ellipse or rectangle, is used to be kept at that can pack in its inside and in order to spread upon extrudable cosmetic or treatment preparation on the skin.
The cosmetics containers of on market, seeing, as lipstick, sun-screening agent, the container of deodorant etc. has a sleeve, and it is typically designed to cylindrical and is retained in the shell.The content of cosmetics containers mostly can provide use by screw.For lipstick, the content that dimensionally stable is housed in the sleeve can shift out by the screw shift-in.The cosmetic stick of dimensionally stable is generally added coloring earth or organic dyestuff by wax and oil, and for example additive such as eosin is made.Cosmetic stick should guarantee not to be the superiors' pigmenting of skin of lip and not softening with impairing one's health.Sometimes the purpose that is used for the treatment of of cosmetics containers and being loaded with for example prevents at strong lower lip at the sunshine high effective substance of be full of cracks easily that becomes.
The shortcoming that exists in the cosmetics of these dimensionally stables is that they tend to fracture in this case to responsive to temperature and meeting deliquescing under the high temperature in summer, or hardening under the low temperature in the winter time, so bring difficulty when smearing this preparation or cosmetics.In addition, cosmetics are made this necessity of dimensionally stable, also mean be subjected to certain restriction aspect its composition.
The objective of the invention is to, a kind of cosmetics containers are provided, adopt this container can overcome above-mentioned difficulties, content that it comprises or preparation are under the little denseness of a kind of and temperature relation, and can use all the time with having no problem.
This purpose reaches by a kind of the above-mentioned type cosmetics containers that have following characteristics by the present invention, promptly, preparation is in the consistency state of ointment shape to thickness, container is designed to distributor, it has an operating mechanism that is provided as button, and have a band to be coated with to wipe one's face and the skin contact head of dispenser valve, that this valve is preferably designed as is discoid, teardrop shaped or ellipse.
Denseness is the preparation of ointment shape to thickness, the advantage of bringing has provided a kind of possibility, be that preparation can be stored in the distributor, and temperature influence ground is not extruded on being coated with of skin contact head wipe one's face according to needed dosage, and does not have difficultly and spread upon on the skin.
Convenient in order to make this smear process, a kind of optimal design regulation is located at one with respect in the shell longitudinal axis plane inclined with this skin contact head.
Dependent claims is seen in other designs that conform with purpose of the present invention.
Represent the present invention with a kind of most preferred embodiment in the diagram, also can find out other favourable details of the present invention by accompanying drawing as lipstick.
Wherein:
Fig. 1 passes through to change the vertical section of shape product container along a cutting plane that extends by center line (X-X);
Fig. 2 is along the lipstick cross section of cutting plane II-II among Fig. 1;
Fig. 3 is by the vertical section of the another kind of structure of lipstick.
The cosmetics of representing in Fig. 1 (in the case for lipstick) container is designed to the distributor with a button-operating mechanism 10, and a flat skin contact head 31 is arranged extruding side, and it has one to be coated with the 32 and plate-like dispenser valves 33 of wiping one's face.
For the ease of smearing cosmetics, skin contact head 31 is located in a longitudinal axis with respect to shell 1 (X-X) plane inclined.Wherein, valve 33 has a skin contact head 31 that is located in the clinoplain with flexible thermoplastic material system, its available flat valve disc 34 is closed under the reset force effect, in this case, valve disc 34 is provided with a detent mechanism 35 that extends along shell 1 axis (X-X), and this detent mechanism can snap in the end of distributor 30 discharge sides.Therefore, the assembling of dispenser valve 33 is greatly simplified.Skin contact head 31 can be circular or lachrymal, or other shape also can be arranged, and is for example oval.Because the structure of valve 33 has the valve disc 34 at sealing skin contact head 31 edges, thus from be coated with 32 the edge of wiping one's face extrude needed gageable a small amount of cosmetics to this be coated with wipe one's face on, and can cosily be distributed in this and be coated with to wipe one's face and go up and spread upon on the lip.
A kind of design code of cosmetics containers, it has one can be located at the outlet 41 of discharging side central authorities from the material-storage jar that is used for depot formulation 40 of below filling and one.This outlet can cut out with a check valve 42 contrary directions of discharging, and in the available enclosed areas of the clip-on ends 43 of bottom a piston 44 is housed.The cross section of material-storage jar 40 can be designed to circle, ellipse, polygon etc.No matter being the material-storage jar 40 or the clip-on end 43 and being contained in piston 44 in the material-storage jar 40 movingly, all is simple in structure, sturdy and durable and compact, and the manufacturing of part and assembly fee be with cheap, and can not have and load material-storage jar 40 difficultly.In addition, after end of content, this structure allows filling lipstick once more.
Material-storage jar 40 has the step-like convex shoulder 45 of a top circumference, is used to install a distributor sleeve 30.This distributor sleeve is distinguished the elasticity that can be enclosed within on the material-storage jar 40 in the central and is squeezed device 20, it has a side to be placed in button 10 on the distributor sleeve pipe 30, is used to reduce volume and thereby extrudes its ointment shape or the content of thickness along the direction part of valve 33.
In addition, a design code, detent mechanism 35 are provided with a shape of cross section to be the through hole of the bar 36 of leaving a blank and to be located at the head portion 37 that increases on this bar 36, is used to snap in the top of squeezing device 20.In this case, this squeezes device 20 and is one and is designed to the elastic hose that its shape has recuperability that it relies on the support member 29 a longitudinal side, in relative longitudinal side available buttons controls 10 reinforcings.Adopt this structure little and part minimum of preparation might be extruded dispenser valve 33 as required measurablely.
Another design code, squeeze the support flange 21 that device 20 outlet side ends have a circumference on the one hand, its holder is located in the distributor sleeve 30 on the convex shoulder below the skin contact head 31 28 at one, be shaped on the centre bore 22 of a tapered expansion on the other hand, it has a slow oblique inner groove 23, is used to snap in the head 37 that is located on valve disc 34 bars 36.
By a rational design code, button 10 be one be contained in distributor sleeve 30 external slots 27, in align with the distributor sleeve 30 exterior contours sealing and have the mechanism of a direction of all sides of resting position towards the cylinder-shaped sleeve 11 that squeezes device, and, squeezing device 20 has a toggle 24 that radially protrudes center line (X-X), and sleeve pipe 11 and toggle 24 are designed to can link together mutually.This structure lipstick that not only can advantageously simplify the operation, and can simplify and where necessary fully automatically with cost lowland device.
In rational design, also further stipulate, the moulding that the head 46 of piston 44 has a moulding that exports sidewalls 39 with material-storage jar 40 to match, it has the protuberance 48 of a central plug 47 and an annular.Adopt this moulding to guarantee that lipstick in material-storage jar 40 or other cosmetics stock emptying in fact to the drains.
Cosmetics containers can be with various thermoplastic manufacturings, and especially squeeze device 20 and valve 33 and piston 44, use the plastic properties than all the other members to have the much bigger plastics manufacturing of elasticity.
Fig. 3 has represented the simple especially version of the another kind of lipstick.In order to see clearlyer, to compare altered with the structure of Fig. 1 and 2 and/or the member of different arrangement is arranged among the figure, represent with adding on the numeral to cast aside.Be designed in the version of oral pore of distributor at this, squeeze device 20 ' simultaneously as operating mechanism, so by distributor sleeve 30 ' shell 1 in establish an outer casing through hole 3, squeeze device 20 ' can directly use manual operating, do not have button in the middle of for example pressurize under connecting with thumb.
Consistent with the design according to Fig. 1 and 2, lipstick has a flat skin contact head 31, and it has one to be coated with the 32 and plate-like dispenser valves 33 of wiping one's face.In addition, valve 33 has one to be located at one with respect to the flat valve disc 34 in (X-X) plane inclined in skin contact head 31 equally, wherein, valve disc 34 be provided with a detent mechanism 35 that is provided with slightly prejudicially ', it by a sagittate head 37 ' may be stuck in support member 29 ' hole 26 in, and the edge that is overlapped with it by hole 26 fixes.
This lipstick have one can from the cylinder material-storage jar 40 of below filling ', material-storage jar has the flat closure wall 38 on a top, it have the outlet 41 of a sidewise mismatch '.On the closure wall 38 and be clamped in this closure wall 48 and distributor sleeve 30 ' convex shoulder 28 between, be provided in a side of the support member 29 of side ', be similarly the offset hose-like of settling of side and squeeze device 20 ' rest on this support member.Therefore squeeze device 20 ' directly rely on the outer casing through hole 3, and can pressurize with hand as the operating mechanism that distributes cosmetics from the inside.
The simplification of cosmetic container structure can also reach like this, that is, a flat head 46 of piston 44 ' have ', the time towards material-storage jar 40 ' emptying terminal mobile, it leans against on the flat downside of being similarly of top closure wall 38, and thereby can be almost the content of emptying cosmetics to the drains.In addition, at the bottom of the piston 46 ' and closure wall 38 simple moulding, can also use simply also thereby be cheap and good-quality fabrication tool.
Squeezing the advantage that device 20 ' side direction biasing brings is, cosmetics needn't from detent mechanism 35 ' bar 36 ' by, but discharge from valve disc 34 below freely in the cavity that below valve disc 34, forms.Thereby can cancel and squeeze the flanged (FLGD) structure of device 20 ' outlet side, and can be designed to the flexible tube section of simple shape, it top can be bearing in distributor sleeve 30 ' convex shoulder 28 on.
Selection is used for the relevant manufactured materials by lipstick shown in Fig. 1 and 2, is equally applicable to the lipstick by Fig. 3.In addition, by consistent among lipstick shown in Figure 3 and Fig. 1 embodiment, it have a convex shoulder 45 be used for suit distributor sleeve 30 ' and have one at the bottom of 43 be used for from descend face closure material-storage jar 40 '.
As press shown in the embodiment of Fig. 1 to 3, the technical staff can select slightly different each other organization plans in the scope by lipstick design of the present invention, and they especially can adapt to working condition at that time in the best way.
Measure of taking by the present invention and design are not subjected to the restriction of accompanying drawing illustrated embodiment.The possibility that changes utensil of the present invention is that for example valve and/or material-storage jar have different shape of cross sections; And member also available metal replaces plastics.How relevant structural design adapts to leave technical staff decision of special application.
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1. cosmetics containers, the shell (1) that has an available calotte (2) to cover, be used for preserving and pack into and for spreading upon on the skin extrudable cosmetic or treating preparation in its inside, it is characterized by: preparation has the denseness of ointment shape to thickness, container is designed to have a distributor that is provided as the operating mechanism (10,20 ') of button, and a skin contact head (31) arranged, it has one to be coated with and to wipe one's face (32) and a distributing valve (33).
2. according to the described cosmetics containers of claim 1, it is characterized by: skin contact head (31) is placed in one with respect in shell (1) longitudinal axis (X-X) plane inclined.
3. according to claim 1 or 2 described cosmetics containers, it is characterized by: valve (33) has one to be located at the skin contact head (31) by flexible thermoplastic material system that shape and distributing valve (33) match in this inclined-plane, its available flat valve disc (34) is closed under the reset force effect, wherein, valve disc (34) design has a detent mechanism (35,35 ') that extends along shell (1) axis (X-X), and it can be stuck in distributor (30,30 ') and discharge in the end of side.
4. according to one of claim 1 to 3 item or multinomial described cosmetics containers, it is characterized by: this container have one can be from the material-storage jar (40) of below filling, be used for depot formulation and have one to be located at the outlet (41) of discharging side central authorities, the contrary direction of discharging of its available check valve (42) is closed, and in the bottom can be with a clip-on end (43) enclosed areas a piston (44) is housed; And, material-storage jar (40) is on the convex shoulder (45) of top circumferential step shape, a distributor sleeve (30) is housed, central authorities at the distributor sleeve have the elasticity that can be enclosed within on material-storage jar (40) outlet (41) to squeeze device (20), and it is provided with a button (10) that is placed in the side on the distributor sleeve pipe (30).
5. according to one of claim 1 to 4 item or multinomial described cosmetics containers, it is characterized by: detent mechanism (35) is provided with the through hole that a shape of cross section is the bar (36) of leaving a blank, with the head portion (37) that is located at the last increase of this bar (36), it can snap in the top of squeezing device (20).
6. according to one of claim 1 to 5 item or multinomial described cosmetics containers, it is characterized by: squeeze device (20) and be one and be designed to the elastic hose that its shape has reset force, it relies on the ground support member (29), in relative longitudinal side available buttons controls (10) reinforcing a longitudinal side.
7. according to one of claim 1 to 6 item or multinomial described cosmetics containers, it is characterized by: squeeze the support flange (21) that device (20) outlet side end has a circumference on the one hand, its holder is located in the distributor sleeve (30) on the convex shoulder (28) below the skin contact head (31) at one, be shaped on the centre bore (22) of a tapered expansion on the other hand, it has a slow oblique inner groove (23), is used to snap in the head (37) that is located on valve disc (34) bar (36).
8. according to one of claim 1 to 6 item or multinomial described cosmetics containers, it is characterized by: button (10) be one be contained in distributor sleeve (30) external slot (27), all sides of resting position align with distributor sleeve (30) outline sealing and have the mechanism of a direction towards the cylinder-shaped sleeve that squeezes device (20) (11), and, squeezing device (20) has a toggle (24) that radially protrudes center line (X-X), and sleeve pipe (11) and toggle (24) are designed to can link together mutually.
9. according to one of claim 1 to 8 item or multinomial described cosmetics containers, it is characterized by: the moulding that the head (46) of piston (44) has a moulding with material-storage jar (40) outlet sidewall (39) to match, it has the protuberance (48) of a central plug (47) and an annular.
10. according to one of claim 1 to 9 item or multinomial described cosmetics containers, it is characterized by: its available heat thermoplastic plastic is made, and uses the plastic properties than all the other members to have the much bigger plastics manufacturing of elasticity and squeeze device (20) and valve (33) and piston (44).
11. according to the described cosmetics containers of claim 1, it is characterized by: it has a distributor sleeve (30 '), what distributor sleeve (30 ') had the support member (29 ') of a sidewise mismatch and a sidewise mismatch relatively arranged squeezes device (20 '), it relies on the shell in an axial elongated outer casing through hole (3) uncoveredly, its lower end can be enclosed within on the outlet (41 ') of material-storage jar (40 '), and outlet has a check valve (42); And, squeeze can be bearing on the shell convex shoulder (28) above the device (20 ').
12. according to the described cosmetics containers of claim 1, it is characterized by: support member (29 ') is fixed between the top closure wall (38) and convex shoulder (28) of material-storage jar (40 ') in the distributor sleeve (30 '), in its upper end a hole (26) is arranged, be used for the head (37 ') that detent mechanism (35 ') can snap in.
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