EP0655892B1 - Brosse pour appliquer un produit de maquillage, en particulier du mascara - Google Patents

Brosse pour appliquer un produit de maquillage, en particulier du mascara Download PDF

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EP0655892B1
EP0655892B1 EP94919726A EP94919726A EP0655892B1 EP 0655892 B1 EP0655892 B1 EP 0655892B1 EP 94919726 A EP94919726 A EP 94919726A EP 94919726 A EP94919726 A EP 94919726A EP 0655892 B1 EP0655892 B1 EP 0655892B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
    • A46B3/18—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed on or between belts or wires
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46D—MANUFACTURE OF BRUSHES
    • A46D1/00—Bristles; Selection of materials for bristles
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
    • A46B2200/10—For human or animal care
    • A46B2200/1046—Brush used for applying cosmetics
    • A46B2200/1053—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara

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  • the invention relates to a brush for applying a product of makeup, especially mascara, of the kind that comprise a rod fitted at one end with a core formed by two branches of metal wire, twisted according to turns between which are trapped hairs extending transversely by relative to the core and capable of forming by helix a helical sheet when all hairs have identical behavior.
  • Such brushes are used; in particular, to apply a mascara on the eyelashes, or a dye on the hair.
  • FR-A-2 607 373 shows a brush of this type, a variant of which embodiment comprises bristles having a cruciform cross section.
  • a brush of this type a variant of which embodiment comprises bristles having a cruciform cross section.
  • four reserves of makeup product are thus constituted.
  • product reserves gradually empty and lead to a uniform coating and important eyelashes.
  • Such a brush while improving makeup has a certain overall hardness which can sometimes lead to irritation of the eyelid skin.
  • the symmetry of the section transverse of the hair, relative to the center of this section generates a practically identical behavior of all the hairs during their crushing in the torsion zone of the metallic core so that the hair ends reproduce the spiral effect created by the soul twisted.
  • US-A-3,121,040 relates to polyolefin filaments, used in different types of brush.
  • Various forms of sections presented as equivalent, are proposed to improve the resistance of the filaments to deformation.
  • these forms of sections there is a section in V, or substantially in L, without other indication particular which may lead to retain this form in preference to other.
  • the object of the invention is, above all, to provide a brush for apply a makeup product that has great flexibility while being able to provide extremely strong makeup thanks a large load of product taken. It is desirable, moreover, the coiling effect is blurred at the end of the bristles.
  • a brush for applying a product of make-up, in particular mascara, of the kind defined above is characterized in that at least a fraction of the hairs of the brush has an L-shaped cross section, known per se, of so that the area of a hair wedged between the turns of the metallic core undergoes a flattening either by deployment effect, when the angle between the branches of the L opens, either by folding effect when the angle between the branches closes, this flattening reducing the rigidity of the hair on the one hand, and, on the other hand, increasing preferentially the spacing of the hair relative to the helical sheet formed by the turns, thus creating a disorganized layout of the section of hairs and blurring the spiral effect at the end of the hairs. So the angle formed between the axis of the metallic core and the hair is significantly different from 90 °.
  • the branches of the L-shaped cross section of the hairs have the same length.
  • the branches of the L form between them an angle of about 90 °.
  • the span of the L-shaped cross section, a hair in the state not deformed, is preferably between 10 hundredths and 50 hundredths of a millimeter.
  • each branch of the section of a hair is preferably about 0.04 mm.
  • the ends of at least part of the bristles can be shredded, in particular by grinding.
  • L-shaped bristles can be mixed with other types of hair, for example cross-section hair substantially flat, or bristles of higher hardness.
  • the set of bristles with L-shaped cross section and more bristles hard can be subjected to a grinding operation in order to obtain L-shaped bristles with ends beyond hard hairs made shorter by grinding.
  • L-shaped bristle ends can be exposed to a heat source so as to present a bulge.
  • L-shaped bristles can be mixed with bristles of smaller cross-section, the whole then exposed at the source heat, exposure to heat causing shortening bristles of smaller cross-section than bristles of section in L whose ends project beyond those of the bristles of smaller section.
  • the number of L-shaped hairs per turn can be reduced, by around 7 to 40 hairs per turn.
  • Figure 1 of these drawings is an exterior view, with parts torn from a mascara tank with a brush for apply the product.
  • Figure 2 is a cross section, on a large scale, of a bristle for a brush according to the invention.
  • Figure 3 is a partial perspective view, on a large scale and diagrammed of soul turns being formed with entrapment of the hairs between these turns.
  • Figure 4 is a cross section, on a large scale, of a flattened section by wedging between the turns, an L-shaped pile of which the angle between the branches has opened.
  • Figure 5 is a cross section, on a large scale, of the area of a hair wedged between the turns having undergone bending.
  • FIG. 6 schematically illustrates a grinding operation and for shaping a brush according to the invention.
  • Figure 7 shows, on a large scale, the end of a hair having undergone grinding.
  • Figure 8 schematically illustrates an exposure of the brush to a heat source.
  • Figure 9 is an enlarged perspective view of the end of a hair having been exposed to heat.
  • Figure 10 is a partial section of a container equipped with a wringer, and a brush according to the invention.
  • Figure 11 is a diagram illustrating the taking of a load of product with a hair according to the invention.
  • a set applicator 1 comprising a reservoir 2 which contains a mascara M of liquid to pasty consistency.
  • the tank 2 is surmounted by a cap 3 secured to a brush 4 for applying the mascara M, in especially on the eyelashes.
  • the brush 4 comprises a rod 5 fitted, at its end lower, of a core 6 formed by two branches 7, 8 of metal wire twisted according to turns between which hairs are trapped 9 extending transversely relative to the core 6.
  • At least a fraction of the bristles 9 of the brush has a cross section S (see FIG. 2) in L comprising two branches 10, 11 forming between them an angle A.
  • the apex of the angle is rounded.
  • the branches 10, 11 of the section have the same length h .
  • the angle A has a value of substantially 90 °.
  • the span D of the cross section S that is to say the diagonal distance between the ends of the branches, is preferably between 10 hundredths and 50 hundredths of a millimeter, the limits of this interval being included.
  • the thickness e of each branch is advantageously 0.04 mm.
  • the bristles 9 are distributed in bundles, arranged transversely, between the branches 7, 8 which are parallel before being twisted.
  • the tank 2 is equipped, in the upper part, with a wringer 12 (see FIG. 10) comprising an opening of reduced diameter intended to be crossed by the bristles 9 during removal in order to wring out the excess of product.
  • a wringer 12 see FIG. 10
  • the bristles 9 remain charged with produced in zone 13 located inside the L section. Opening the bristle section at around 90 ° ensures great taking care of the product, like a shovel, while protecting this charge, in zone 13, against excessive spinning.
  • the bristles 9 are wrung out according to the variable orientation of their ends, which gives rise to a variable spin brush.
  • the high product load of bristles allows a extremely strong makeup, while having a large brush flexibility.
  • the L-shaped cross section of the bristles is asymmetrical by report at the top of this section, so that the deformations created by the tightening between the turns gives a random distribution as for the orientation of the parts of the hairs extending from the core.
  • the brush thus produced is bushy and the ends of the bristles randomly distributed (as shown schematically in Figures 6, 8 and 10) fade the spiral effect usually created on the classic mascara brushes by the twisted core.
  • the core 6 of the brush is not necessarily central, and can be off center.
  • the brush 4 can be shaped by a grinding wheel 14 (see Figure 6) for example frustoconical, whose axis is arranged parallel to that of the core 6 of the brush.
  • a grinding wheel 14 for example frustoconical, whose axis is arranged parallel to that of the core 6 of the brush.
  • the brush 4 is rotated around the axis of the core and the rod 5, and the grinding wheel 14 is rotated about its axis, preferably in the opposite direction to the direction of rotation of the brush.
  • the grinding of the bristles 9 of the brush can also be carried out without changing the overall shape of the brush 4. Grinding produces shredded ends of the bristles 9, which appear under the shape of forks 15 (FIG. 7) corresponding substantially to the section of a right dihedral by a plane inclined with respect to the edge of the dihedral.
  • the bristles 9 with an L-shaped cross section can be mixed with bristles of higher hardness.
  • the bristles 9 with an L-section will be less worn than the harder bristles and, after grinding, the bristles 9 with L-shaped section will have their ends located beyond that of harder hair; harder hairs may be cylindrical bristles with circular cross-section, or flat bristles or horsehair section hairs.
  • the brush 4 can be exposed to a heat source 16, for example a radiation ramp infrared placed substantially parallel to a generator of the brush 4.
  • a heat source 16 for example a radiation ramp infrared placed substantially parallel to a generator of the brush 4.
  • the brush 4 is rotated about its axis, in front of this heat source 16.
  • the temperature of the source 16 is chosen so that the ends of the bristles 9 undergo a early melting causing an L-shaped blister 17, like visible in Figure 9, which extends along the entire transverse edge of the hair.
  • the bristles 9 with L-section can be mixed with bristles of lower section, then exposed to the heat source 16.
  • the bristles of smaller section less heat resistant, will undergo a greater length decrease to that of L-shaped bristles whose blistered ends 17 will protrude beyond the ends of the weaker hairs section.
  • L-section bristles can be mixed with bristles flat cross section, in particular with bristles whose cross section substantially rectangular has at least a large dimension equal to double the small dimension and at most equal to five times this small dimension, as specified in FR-B-2 627 363.
  • the bristles with an L-shaped cross section are preferably obtained by extrusion through an appropriate die.
  • These hairs can be made of polyamide PA6-66 plastic; 6-10; 6-12 or in PA11 (trade name RILSAN), or polyethylene, elastomer thermoplastic such as polyurethane, or polyether block amide.
  • Brushes made with L-section bristles may include a reduced number of hairs per turn, for example from 7 to 40 hairs per turn.
  • Metallic wires, especially iron wires, used for branches 7, 8 of the core can be very fine, with a diameter advantageously between 5 tenths and 10 tenths of millimeter, because the bristles 9 with an L-shaped cross section are crushed between the turns.

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