EP0723880A1 - Procédé pour la fabrication de crayons cosmétiques et un crayon cosmétique ainsi obtenu - Google Patents

Procédé pour la fabrication de crayons cosmétiques et un crayon cosmétique ainsi obtenu Download PDF

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EP0723880A1
EP0723880A1 EP94830580A EP94830580A EP0723880A1 EP 0723880 A1 EP0723880 A1 EP 0723880A1 EP 94830580 A EP94830580 A EP 94830580A EP 94830580 A EP94830580 A EP 94830580A EP 0723880 A1 EP0723880 A1 EP 0723880A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/16—Refill sticks; Moulding devices for producing sticks
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/20—Pencil-like cosmetics; Simple holders for handling stick-shaped cosmetics or shaving soap while in use
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K15/00—Assembling, finishing, or repairing pens
    • B43K15/02—Automatic machines
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B43—WRITING OR DRAWING IMPLEMENTS; BUREAU ACCESSORIES
    • B43K—IMPLEMENTS FOR WRITING OR DRAWING
    • B43K19/00—Non-propelling pencils; Styles; Crayons; Chalks
    • B43K19/16—Making non-propelling pencils
    • B43K19/18—Making pencil writing-cores

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  • the present invention relates to a method of making cosmetic pencils, as well as a cosmetic pencil obtained by same, said pencil being of the type comprising: an external wooden body formed of at least two mutually coupled half cases; a core or stick longitudinally enclosed in a longitudinal housing defined between the coupled half cases, said core consisting of a cosmetic mixture comprised of hydrogenated oils and mineral oils in an amount included between 30 and 50 parts by weight (for 100 parts of the product), hydrogenated vegetable fats in an amount included between 5 and 15 parts by weight, synthetic waxes in an amount included between 15 and 25 parts by weight, ball-shaped inert fillers in an amount included between 7 and 15 parts by weight, pigments in an amount included between 15 and 25 parts by weight.
  • a cosmetic mixture comprised of hydrogenated oils and mineral oils in an amount included between 30 and 50 parts by weight (for 100 parts of the product), hydrogenated vegetable fats in an amount included between 5 and 15 parts by weight, synthetic waxes in an amount included between 15 and 25 parts by weight, ball-shaped inert fillers in an amount included between
  • the invention is directed to the manufacture of pencils for cosmetic use of the so-called "poured-core" type.
  • a pair of wooden boards of rectangular section is made, and a plurality of longitudinal grooves of semicircular section parallelly spaced apart from each other according to a predetermined pitch is formed in one of the faces of said boards.
  • Engaged in the longitudinal grooves of one of said boards are, after interposition of a glue layer, corresponding pencil cores produced separately.
  • the second board previously coated with another glue layer on its surface exhibiting said grooves is then placed upon the core-holding board and pressed against it, so as to achieve a stable coupling, on drying of the glue.
  • the cosmetic mixture components forming the core are selected according to proportions capable of giving the mixture a consistency sufficient to make it possible to obtain a core by extrusion and to subsequently handle the core without running too many risks of deformation or breakage of the core itself.
  • the cosmetic mixtures for pencil cores obtained by extrusion contain, just as an indication, an amount included between 30 and 50 parts by weight (for 100 g of the product) of hydrogenated vegetable fats in the solid state at room temperature, 7 to 15 parts by weight of hydrogenated vegetable oils and/or mineral oils, 3 to 10 parts by weight of synthetic waxes, 30 to 55 parts by weight of pigments and inert fillers.
  • the consistency and structural resistance of the cosmetic mixture causes the assembling of the wooden body halves and the core interposed therebetween to be carried out to advantage in an automatic manner.
  • the pencil cores are arranged in a hopper feeder from which they are engaged by falling on a rotating transfer drum laying them down into the board grooves, a belt conveyor causing passage of the boards under said drum.
  • the pencil tip In fact, in order to enable the mixture to be conveniently transferred to the user's skin, the pencil tip needs to be passed over the same area several times, by exerting some pressure thereon. However, not only this necessity is not very pleasant from a practical point of view, but it also involves some risks as far as safety is concerned, above all with reference to pencils to be used as make-up on eyelids.
  • the cosmetic mixtures used to this end contain 30 to 50 parts by weight of hydrogenated oils and mineral oils; 5 to 15 parts by weight of hydrogenated vegetable fats; 15 to 25 parts by weight of synthetic waxes; 7 to 15 parts by weight of ball-shaped inert fillers; 15 to 25 parts by weight of pigments.
  • Pencil cores made up of this type of mixture however, due to the low consistency exhibited by the mixture itself, cannot be obtained following the traditional extrusion processes. In fact the pencil core production takes place by pouring the melted mixture into appropriate moulds from which the cores themselves are subsequently drawn out after cooling to the solidification temperature, being then enclosed in the half cases of wood forming the external body.
  • Pencils thus obtained commercially referred to as "poured-core pencils", offer much higher qualitative performance as compared to extruded-core pencils, in terms of easy marking on the skin, in that they make it possible to obtain sufficiently emphasized marks even when the pencil tip, is passed only once over the concerned area and the pressure exerted on said area is much lower than with usual extruded-core pencils.
  • the main object of the present invention is substantially to overcome the problems and limits of the known art, by providing a method enabling pencils to be made with a cosmetic mixture adapted for poured cores, capable of being assembled automatically in the same manner as it occurs with the present extruded-core pencils and completely free of the drawbacks resulting from permeation of the cosmetic mixture components through the wood fibres.
  • a method of making cosmetic pencils characterized in that it comprises the steps of: hot-mixing oils, fats, waxes and pigments to obtain a mixture of a cosmetic substance in a melted state; injecting the melted mixture into at least one stiffening tube; making at least two half portions or cases of wood provided each with at least one longitudinal groove; interposing the stiffening tube between the longitudinal grooves of said two half cases; coupling said half cases with each other to fixedly enclose therebetween the stiffening tube interposed between said longitudinal grooves.
  • a pencil for cosmetic use which is characterized in that it comprises a stiffening tube made of plastic material, interposed between the pencil core and the inner surfaces of the longitudinal core housing exhibited by an external body made of wood.
  • a pencil for cosmetic use made in accordance with the present invention has been generally identified by reference numeral 1.
  • Pencil 1 conventionally has an external body 2 of wood, consisting of two half cases 2a, 2b to be mutually coupled by gluing. Each of said half cases 2a, 2b exhibits a longitudinal groove 3a, 3b with a semicircular profile.
  • the longitudinal grooves define a housing at the inside of body 2 for receiving and enclosing a pencil core or stick generally denoted by 4.
  • the core 4 is made up of a cosmetic mixture of the type used in conventional cores obtained by pouring.
  • this mixture comprises 30 to 50 parts by weight of hydrogenated oils and mineral oils, 5 to 15 parts by weight of hydrogenated vegetable fats; 15 to 25 parts by weight of synthetic waxes; 7 to 15 parts by weight of ball-shaped inert fillers; 15 to 25 parts by weight of pigments.
  • the cosmetic mixture forming the core 4 is contained in a stiffening tube 5, interposed between the core itself and the inner surface of the longitudinal housing formed of the grooves 3a, 3b.
  • the stiffening tube 5 is fastened to the longitudinal housing by gluing.
  • the tube should have surface ribs 5a on the external surface thereof.
  • said tube may be also provided with auxiliary surface ribs 5b formed on the inner surface thereof.
  • closing element 15a, 15b may be also provided, which is slidably and sealingly engaged at least at one of the ends of the stiffening tube 5, to avoid evaporation of the volatile substances contained in the cosmetic mixture.
  • closing elements 15a, 15b can be made of a plastic material or of a jelly-like substance injected into the tube 5, as better clarified in the following.
  • the ends of the stiffening tube 5 may be hermetically sealed by squashing or heat-sealing.
  • the method of manufacturing the above described pencil 1 involves preparation of the cosmetic mixture by heat-blending of the different components, in a manner known per se, for example within a blending vessel or mixer 7. This blending is preferably carried out at a temperature included between 75°C and 110°C, for example 90°C, or at all events at a temperature higher than the solidification temperature of the mixture, so that the latter is maintained in a melted state with an appropriate viscosity.
  • the stiffening tubes 5 of plastic material are disposed at a predetermined distance on driving chains 8 or equivalent means imparting the tubes a stepping movement, according to a given path along which a series of work stations is located, as better described in the following.
  • each tube 5 first encounters a filling station 9 in which, by a gear pump 10 or equivalent means, a given amount of mixture is drawn from vessel 7 and injected into the tube itself.
  • the gear pump 10 is connected to a nozzle 10a movable between a work position in which, as shown by solid line, it is engaged with an inlet end of the tube 5 located close to the filling station 9 for carrying out injection of the melted mixture, to a rest position in which it is spaced apart from the tube 5, as shown by dotted line, to enable moving away of same and positioning of a new tube 5 at the filling station 9.
  • the tube 5 filled with the cosmetic mixture executes one or more movement steps in a cooling station 11, where the mixture temperature goes down to the solidification point, generally lower than 55°C. Cooling can be indifferently obtained, depending on requirements, by making the tube 5 stand at room temperature and/or by arranging appropriate forced ventilation means or cold-air blowing means in the cooling station.
  • a trimming station 12 may be conveniently provided downstream of the cooling station 11, in which by means of blades 12a or other cutting means, the opposite ends of tube 5 are cut so as to bring the tube itself to a predetermined length and eliminate its end portions that possibly have not been filled with the cosmetic mixture.
  • a heat-sealing station 13 may be also provided where closure of the opposite ends of tube 5 is carried out by squashing and simultaneous heat-sealing.
  • closing of tubes 5 is carried out by insertion of a first and a second closing element, 15a and 15b respectively, before and after injection of the mixture into the tube itself.
  • a first closing station 14 where insertion of the first closing element 15a is carried out close to the inlet end of the tube 5 located therein.
  • the closing element 15a may be made of plastic material, in which case the inserting operation can be executed for example by a pusher 14a provided with a reciprocating motion coaxially with the tube 3.
  • the closing element 15a may be formed of a jelly-like material introduced into the inlet end of tube 5 by injection.
  • the first closing element 15a will slide along the tube 5 under the thrust action of the injected mixture, until it reaches the tube end opposite to the injection nozzle 10a.
  • a second closing station 16 operating downstream of the cooling station 11 for example, and at all events downstream of the filling station 9, carries out the insertion of the second closing element 15b into the tube 5.
  • the second closing element 15b can be made of plastic material, being inserted by a pusher 16a, or may consist of a jelly-like substance, introduced by injection into the tube 5 end.
  • the pencil core 4 thus formed within the stiffening tube 5 lends itself to be handled easily without running the risk of being deformed or broken, even if the cosmetic mixture of which it is made up has a very low structural consistency.
  • One of said boards, previously coated with glue at least in the region of said grooves 3a, 3b is passed under a rotating drum by which, in a manner known per se, a given number of tubes 5 containing the respective cores 4 is taken up by a hopper feeder and distributed in the individual board grooves. During this step therefore, the insertion of each core 4 in the longitudinal housing 3a formed in one half portion 3a of the corresponding external wooden body substantially takes place.
  • the board carrying the cores 4 and tubes 5 is then matched with the other board, after optionally interposing another layer of glue; then, drying of the glue being completed, the matched boards are forced to pass through appropriate cutting elements causing the separation of the individual pencils and shaping of same to the desired form and sizes.
  • the present invention achieves the intended purposes.
  • the method in question enables cosmetic pencils to be manufactured in a completely automatic manner even when the pencil core is made up of a very malleable cosmetic mixture, devoid of any structural consistency.
  • stiffening tube of plastic material optionally provided with closure elements, ensures the qualitative features of the mixture to be maintained over time, while all risks of dispersion of the mixture components by evaporation or absorption by the wood forming the external body are eliminated.

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EP19940830580 1994-12-21 1994-12-21 Procédé pour la fabrication de crayons cosmétiques et un crayon cosmétique ainsi obtenu Revoked EP0723880B1 (fr)

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DE1994610625 DE69410625T2 (de) 1994-12-21 1994-12-21 Verfahren zur Herstellung von Kosmetikstiften und damit hergestellter Kosmetikstift
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EP0966898A2 (fr) 1998-06-22 1999-12-29 Laffon S.P.A. Procédé de remplissage mécanique d'un récipient de produits cosmétiques
EP1665949A1 (fr) * 2004-12-03 2006-06-07 Intercos S.p.A. Dispositif et procédé pour fabriquer un produit cosmétique multicolore ayant des formes diverses
DE102005004175A1 (de) * 2005-01-26 2006-07-27 J. S. Staedtler Gmbh & Co. Kg Mine für Schreib-, Zeichen- oder Malgeräte
ITMI20102314A1 (it) * 2010-12-17 2012-06-18 Chromavis Spa Dispositivo di sformatura di mine di matite truccanti
CN106956536A (zh) * 2014-02-26 2017-07-18 闫化存 应用于新型铅笔的粉末层、新型铅笔及其使用方法

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DE4303563A1 (de) * 1993-02-08 1994-08-11 Hempel Matthias Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Mine, insbesondere Mal-, Schreib-, Markier- und Kosmetikstifte
DE4305369A1 (de) * 1993-02-22 1994-08-25 Schwan Stabilo Schwanhaeusser Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Mine, nach diesem Verfahren hergestellte Mine und Stift mit einer solchen Mine

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EP0966898A2 (fr) 1998-06-22 1999-12-29 Laffon S.P.A. Procédé de remplissage mécanique d'un récipient de produits cosmétiques
EP0966898A3 (fr) * 1998-06-22 2001-11-21 Laffon S.P.A. Procédé de remplissage mécanique d'un récipient de produits cosmétiques
EP1665949A1 (fr) * 2004-12-03 2006-06-07 Intercos S.p.A. Dispositif et procédé pour fabriquer un produit cosmétique multicolore ayant des formes diverses
DE102005004175A1 (de) * 2005-01-26 2006-07-27 J. S. Staedtler Gmbh & Co. Kg Mine für Schreib-, Zeichen- oder Malgeräte
DE102005004175B4 (de) * 2005-01-26 2013-11-28 J. S. Staedtler Gmbh & Co. Kg Mine für Schreib-, Zeichen- oder Malgeräte
ITMI20102314A1 (it) * 2010-12-17 2012-06-18 Chromavis Spa Dispositivo di sformatura di mine di matite truccanti
EP2465375A1 (fr) * 2010-12-17 2012-06-20 Chromavis S.P.A. Dispositif d'extraction de moule pour coeur de crayon cosmétique
CN106956536A (zh) * 2014-02-26 2017-07-18 闫化存 应用于新型铅笔的粉末层、新型铅笔及其使用方法
CN106956536B (zh) * 2014-02-26 2018-11-13 江苏宁江文化科技有限公司 应用于新型铅笔的粉末层、新型铅笔及其使用方法

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