CN1204283A

CN1204283A - Fluid applicator

Info

Publication number: CN1204283A
Application number: CN 96199050
Authority: CN
Inventors: 马克·R·莱特富特
Original assignee: Gillette Co LLC
Current assignee: Belor Corp.
Priority date: 1995-12-15
Filing date: 1996-12-12
Publication date: 1999-01-06
Anticipated expiration: 2016-12-12
Also published as: DE69631685T2; JP2000501668A; WO1997021554A1; AR001526A1; TR199801103T2; MX9804753A; GB9525696D0; CO4650058A1; BR9611963A; AU1290197A; EP0869873A1; EP0869873B1; DE69631685D1; PL327148A1; CN1093046C; JP4005133B2; CA2240175A1

Abstract

An applicator for applying a fluid to a surface comprises an applicator tip element (5) connected to the end of a substantially rigid stem (1) by a part (3) capable of flexing resiliently as the applicator tip element is stroked across a surface. The application element is conveniently formed as a pad or a moulded member of porous material e.g. foam, which can be attached in various ways, e.g. by means of adhesive, heat welding or mechanical fixing, to the resiliently flexible connection part.

Description

Fluid applicator

The present invention relates to be used for a kind of flowing material is applied to a lip-deep spreader.The present invention relates generally to and here specifies about a kind of correcting fluid is applied on the paper surface, so that correct various typewritings or clerical error.Correcting fluid in the bottle of a lid of known supply equipment, it comprises a spreader and a spreader element, this spreader has the rigid rod that extends below lid, and this spreader element is through brush commonly used, and it is installed in the free end of bar.By holding lid, brush can be immersed in the fluid that is contained in the bottle, to absorb the fraction fluid,, can on this paper, deposit a quite wide correcting fluid band or a bar by this brush being applied on the surface of a piece of paper.When time spent not, lid is tightened to (as being threaded by a kind of) on the bottle, and spreader is kept in the bottle easily.In a word, known this spreader can be worked well.Yet, be along paper fluid of coating in surpassing a short-range scope with uniform thickness and width, as drawing one time when covering whole speech or more than one speech with brush when attempting at least, it may be difficult.As a result, often brush need be drawn several times along paper, this is very inconvenient.

According to the present invention, be provided with a spreader, be used for a kind of fluid is applied to a surface, this spreader comprises a spreader tip element, when this spreader tip element streaks one when surperficial, it is on the end of rigid rod basically that its parts by an energy elastic bending is connected to one.

This coated components is in immersing a lot of fluids (as be contained in the bottle fluid) time, and it should absorb a part of fluid, and till keeping this part fluid when coated components is applied on the surface.Coated components can form a pad or moulded parts of being made by porous material such as foamed plastics easily, it is attached on the parts of this elastic bending as sticking with glue agent, thermofussion welding or mechanical Fixing Method but can in all sorts of ways.Also can form with the porous material manufacturing and with but the parts of elastic bending are whole to this coated components.

But parts that should elastic bending can be to become integral body with bar, and perhaps it can be that parts that separate are fixed firmly on the bar, as by its root is inserted in the hole that is arranged in the rod end.

The flexible parts of this elasticity can be can be crooked in any direction, perhaps it for example can adapt in a kind of mode of being movably hinged and limits a predetermined axle, coated components can rotate with respect to the bar pivot shaft type around this axle, stops the deflection on other direction simultaneously.

But attaching parts that should elastic bending preferably make coated components become 90 ° position basically with it with the neat location deflection to of pole pair basically from one.When this coated components being applied on the surface with a kind of natural line effect, it changes the angle of bar and this surface tilt, has one to increase the tendency that coated components is pushed down this surperficial power.Yet if use according to a kind of spreader of the present invention, this coated components is because the elasticity of attaching parts and can deflection, and the power of pushing down paper during whole line changes little.Speed when fluid was transported to lip-deep speed with the line beginning when result finished in line does not have marked difference, and obtains a uniform fluid bar.

From the detailed description of some following embodiment, referring to accompanying drawing, will obtain to fully understand to of the present invention, wherein:

Fig. 1 illustrates and implements one first spreader of the present invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates the crooking ability of the spreader tip of Fig. 1 spreader;

Fig. 3 is similar to Fig. 2, but a kind of structure of modification is shown;

Fig. 4 illustrates and implements another kind of spreader of the present invention;

Fig. 5 is the side view of the Connection Element of spreader among Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is the front view of Connection Element in the Figure 4 and 5;

Fig. 7 illustrates the crooking ability of Fig. 4 embodiment;

Fig. 8 illustrates another kind of spreader structure with axial section;

Fig. 9 a and 9b illustrate the crooking ability of Fig. 8 embodiment;

The spreader that Figure 10 and 11 illustrates among Fig. 8 has the corresponding form of the spreader tip element that is installed on the flexible attaching parts;

Figure 12 illustrates the axial section of implementing another spreader of the present invention; And

Figure 13 a and 13b illustrate the crooking ability of spreader among Figure 12.

Comprise that at the correcting fluid spreader shown in Fig. 1 and 2 one is the bar 1 of rigidity basically, bar 1 is attached to the following of a correcting fluid bottle cap 2 and severally axially stretches out from that.Lower end at bar is attaching parts 3, and it and this bar monoblock type form.

Attaching parts comprise the waisting segmentation 4 that a diameter reduces, this segmentation 4 limits a bending point, can become elastic deflection between 90 ° the position (state among Fig. 2 (c)) basically with this bar to one with the neat normal position (state among Fig. 2 (a)) of pole pair vertically at one around the lower part of these these parts of bending point.Being fixed on the attaching parts 3 is a coated components, and this coated components is a kind of form of the tip spare 5 that is molded as by open cell foamed plastic, and it can be any desired shape, as has a tip or have the edge of a flat blade shape.The available any mode easily of this foamed plastics tip spare is fixed as sticking with glue agent.

In use, this tip spare immerses in the correcting fluid main body and absorbs some fluids.When this tip being applied on the surface with a kind of natural line effect or moving past one when surperficial, carrying out along with line, these coupling part 3 bendings, cause this tip spare according to the order shown in Fig. 2 (a)-(b)-(c) from the deflection gradually of normal position in upright arrangement.When line finishes when spreader is mentioned on the surface, because the elasticity of attaching parts material, these attaching parts 3 and tip spare 5 return to their position in upright arrangement.This elasticity guarantees that also tip spare defeats paper uniformly with one, thereby when this tip spare streaks a paper surface, helps to carry fluid with constant speed from this tip spare.

Spreader shown in Fig. 3 is identical with spreader major part among Fig. 1 and 2, and difference is that just these attaching parts form and are fixed on the end of bar 1 as an element that separates.Be that these attaching parts comprise a root 6 or connector easily, this root 6 or connector are mounted to or are fixed in the blind hole, and this blind hole is arranged on the place, end of bar.

Fig. 4-7 illustrates another kind of spreader, and it has attaching parts of separating, and these attaching parts are to be fixed on the bar 1 as the described mode of relevant Fig. 3.These attaching parts 3 have 8, one open cell foam pads 9 of a flat basically blade sections and are wound on the free end edge of this blade sections 8 to form a coated components.This blade sections is included in a pair of opposed breach 10 in its lateral edges, and this breach 10 limits a bending point, will be with respect to the bar elastic bending in this this section of some place.Because flat shape, as the hinge of activity, produce bending around a pivot, foam plastic cushion 9 is supported and can not be except that moving with respect to bar on other direction the pivot.Breach 10 also is used for being provided with and keeping a ring or monofilament 11, and this monofilament 11 ties so that it is fixed on the attaching parts around foam plastic cushion.Certainly fix foam plastic cushion with other fixing means.

In use, the spreader of Fig. 4-6 works in identical with the spreader of Fig. 1-2 basically mode, although this spreader must be directed in this case, become traversed by with the foam plastic cushion coated components at the lip-deep moving direction of paper so that can produce crooked pivot around it.When coating line beginning, foam plastic cushion and pole pair are neat, and as shown in Fig. 7 (a), and when whole line finishes, it will be set to 90 ° with start bit, as shown in Fig. 7 (b).

Fig. 8-11 illustrates a kind of spreader, and wherein the flexible attaching parts of elasticity comprise a straight rod 12, and the ethylene vinyl acetate that this straight rod 12 is crossed by rubber-like material or elasticity suitable plastic such as sintering is made.This excellent cross section is inessential, and it can be circular, square or rectangle easily.One end of this rod plays a root, and this root is inserted in the hole that forms in the end of rigid rod 1, passes the laterally inserted pin of this rods and bars 13 with one and is fixed on the appropriate location.About 90 ° of the extension energy elastic bending of rod is as shown in Fig. 9 (a) and 9 (b).Being installed on the extension of rod is coated components, and the latter can be any form easily, as sticks with glue agent or be fixed to a mechanical fastening system and fill up 14 or socks with one of open cell foamed plastic system on this rod.This foamed plastics coated components can have any desirable shape, as if the band point circular or that resemble among Figure 11 among Figure 10 is pointed.

Figure 12 and 13 applicating implement have the total structure as those spreaders among Fig. 8-11, but coated components 15 and elasticity flexible excellent 12 that difference is to be connected on the bar are made into one, the ethylene vinyl acetate moulded parts of crossing as a kind of sintering or water foundry goods.Figure 13 (a) and 13 (b) illustrate this flexibility, and show that coated components can deflect into a position, this position with become 90 ° approximately with the neat normal position of pole pair.

Each spreader of Fig. 8-13 is by using about the coated components of the same manner bending of each embodiment of front as mentioned above and operating.

Although the coating of relevant correcting fluid has been described, can be used for other purposes according to each spreader of the present invention, as be coated with various cosmetics or emollient.Provide the elastic deflection of coated components to exert pressure and do not cause that this coated components opens as the bristle of brush.Applying a uniform fluid film and have another advantage, is exactly concerning all parts of this film, and be constant drying time basically.In addition, the deflection of coated components can improve visibility, has therefore improved the accuracy when using spreader.

Claims

1. spreader, it is used for a kind of fluid is applied to a surface, this spreader comprises a spreader tip element, utilizing parts that this tip element is connected to one is on the end of rigid rod basically, when this spreader tip element streaks one when surperficial, these parts can elastic bending.

2. one kind according to the described spreader of claim 1, it is characterized in that, these attaching parts make spreader tip element deflect into one with the neat normal position of pole pair basically from one to become 90 ° position approximately with described normal position.

3. one kind according to claim 1 or 2 described spreaders, it is characterized in that, these attaching parts limit an axle, and spreader tip element can rotate with respect to bar around this axle.

4. one kind according to any described spreader among the aforementioned claim 1-3, it is characterized in that these attaching parts only allow the deflection in a plane of the axis that comprises bar of spreader tip element.

5. one kind according to claim 3 or 4 described spreaders, it is characterized in that these attaching parts comprise that one is flat segmentation basically.

6. one kind according to claim 1 or 2 described spreaders, it is characterized in that, but these attaching parts comprise a rod of being made by the material of elastic bending.

7. one kind according to any described spreader in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, but attaching parts and bar that should elastic bending becomes integral body.

8. one kind according to any described spreader among the claim 1-6, it is characterized in that these attaching parts comprise a root portion, and this root portion is fixed in the hole in the end of bar.

9. one kind according to any described spreader among the claim 1-8, it is characterized in that this spreader tip element comprises a foamed plastics member, but this foamed plastics member is attached on the attaching parts of elastic bending.

10. one kind according to any described spreader in the aforementioned claim, it is characterized in that, this spreader tip element is by the porous material manufacturing, and forms with this attaching parts monoblock type.