EP0741982B1 - Eye make-up device - Google Patents

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EP0741982B1
EP0741982B1 EP19960401016 EP96401016A EP0741982B1 EP 0741982 B1 EP0741982 B1 EP 0741982B1 EP 19960401016 EP19960401016 EP 19960401016 EP 96401016 A EP96401016 A EP 96401016A EP 0741982 B1 EP0741982 B1 EP 0741982B1
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Jean-Louis Gueret
Christian Bailly
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  • the present invention relates to makeup accessories and, more specifically, a device for making up the eyes.
  • German patent application 2,203,982 a device for making up the eye, comprising a cavity reflective constituted by upper plane mirrors and lower between which is placed a central plane mirror constituting the bottom of the reflecting cavity.
  • each upper or lower mirror forms, with the central mirror, an angle slightly greater than 90 °, so that the user, looking at one of the upper or lower mirror, can obtain, after successive reflections in the three mirrors, an image from above or below his eye.
  • the object of the invention is to facilitate makeup of the eye and to make it possible to perform high-precision makeup by a person applying make-up.
  • said means supports have two pivoting links respectively associated with the two mirrors, allowing them to rotate around parallel and distinct geometric axes of rotation, said pivoting links being each further provided with a rotational end stop for positioning the two mirrors in said predetermined relative position.
  • the angle formed by the planes of the two mirrors in said relative position predetermined is between 50 ° and 70 ° and preferably it is close to 60 °.
  • the device further includes a third, central, planar mirror, allowing the user to obtain a front image of his eye and lying, during the use of the device, between the other two.
  • the plane of this third mirror forms during use, with plans of both other mirrors, respective angles close to 110 ° and 130 °.
  • the device 1 for making up the eye represented on Figures 1 and 2, comprises a housing body 2 of general shape parallelepiped and a pivoting cover 3, opening towards the rear and can be folded over the body 2.
  • the device 1 In the folded down position of the cover 3, the device 1 is thus presents in the form of a flat case as shown in Figure 1.
  • the body 2 is provided on its upper face, on which is flap the cover 3, with a central mirror 4, flat and shaped elongated rectangular, long sides parallel to the axis swivel geometry X of the cover 3.
  • the cover 3 is provided on its internal face, which faces the central mirror 4 when the case is closed, of a plane mirror 5, called upper mirror in the following, also shaped rectangular and long sides parallel to the pivot axis X.
  • This flap 7 is connected to the body 2 by hinges 8 arranged, with respect to the central mirror 4, opposite the cover 3, and it is raised for the use of the device.
  • the pivoting links connecting the cover 3 to the body 2 and the flap 7 to the body 2 are each provided with a rotational end-of-travel stop making it possible to position the lower 6 and upper 5 mirrors at a predetermined angle c , substantially equal to 60 ° in the example of embodiment described.
  • This stop may be constituted by a raised part 2 a secured to the body 2 and having a face 2 b against which bears the external face of the flap 7 when the latter occupies the position allowing the use of the device.
  • the stop serving to stop the pivoting towards the rear of the cover 3 can be constituted as shown in FIG. 4 by a raised part 2 c having a face 2 d against which the rear upright of the cover 3 comes to bear when the latter is noted.
  • the pivotings of the cover 3 and of the flap 7 on the body 2 are carried out with sufficient friction for the cover 3 and the flap keep the positions in which they are left by the user.
  • the device 1 also comprises a couple of orientable lateral mirrors 9 a and 9 b arranged on either side of the central mirror 4.
  • These lateral mirrors 9 a and 9 b are carried by support panels respectively referenced 12 a and 12 b , connected to the body 2 by ball joints respectively referenced 10 a and 10 b .
  • the latter make it possible to orient each panel 12 a or 12 b around geometric axes of rotation perpendicular to each other and parallel to the plane of the mirror fixed to the panel considered.
  • the articulation of the panels 12 a and 12 b is preferably carried out with sufficient friction so that the latter retain the positions in which the user leaves them after adjusting their orientations.
  • the latter are chosen so that the images of the sides of the eye can be obtained by reflections on the side mirrors 9 a and 9 b only or by reflections on the side mirrors 9 a and 9 b and the central mirror 4.
  • the panels 12 a and 12 b can advantageously fold over one another on the central mirror 4.
  • the flap 7 then folds over the panels 12 a and 12 b .
  • the cover 3 then covers and protects the assembly.
  • the body 2 and the cover 3 are shaped to provide sufficient space for accommodating, when the case is closed, the side panels 12 a , 12 b and the flap 7.
  • a clasp 11 is used to keep the case closed .
  • the body 2 advantageously houses accessories or eye make-up products, for example an applicator mascara.
  • the body 2 receives a drawer 14 capable of retracting under the central mirror 4 and opening towards the front.
  • the central mirror 4 can be mounted on a panel removable or pivoting, constituting a double bottom to be lifted to access to an interior compartment of the body 2 where the products or accessories.
  • the central mirror 4 can be replaced if necessary by a palette containing makeup products.
  • the dimensions of the mirrors are chosen so that allow the user to get close enough to the mirror look to benefit from the multiple reflections that give them desired eye images.
  • the dimensions of the mirrors 4, 5 and 6 are close, even identical.
  • mirrors 4, 5 and 6 are advantageously included between 7 and 11 cm, their width between 4 and 8 cm.
  • the mirrors 4, 5 and 6 have the length 9 cm and for width 6 cm.
  • the mirrors can be conventional mirrors produced by deposit of a metal on a transparent support made of glass or material plastic (the thickness of the glass preferably being between 0.5 and 5 mm and that of plastic between 0.1 and 5 mm).
  • the mirrors can still be made up of metal sheets (thickness between 0.05 and 2 mm), be made by depositing hot of a reflective film on a support (then produced in plastic) or by adding a metallized plastic film.
  • the user holds the device 1 with one hand, orienting the central mirror 4 in a substantially vertical plane, with the pivot axis X substantially horizontal and the upper mirror 5 located above the lower mirror 6. The user then approaches the mirror lower 6 and looking at the latter benefits from the reflections successive on the lower mirror 6 and the upper mirror 5 as illustrated in figure 5.
  • the user To obtain an image of the underside of his eye, the user observe the upper mirror 5 and obtain by successive reflections on this mirror and on the lower mirror 6 the desired image, as illustrated in figure 7. Again, the user does not have to modify substantially the position of his head relative to the device for obtain the image below the eye after observing his eye face or top of it.
  • the central mirror 4 and the upper 5 and lower 6 mirrors constitute a cavity whose opening is greater than that of the reflective cavities known from the prior art, thanks to the larger angle c formed in the invention between the planes of the lower 6 and upper 5 mirrors.
  • the larger opening of the cavity allows to get a brighter image of the eye.

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Description

La présente invention concerne les accessoires de maquillage et, plus précisément, un dispositif pour le maquillage des yeux.The present invention relates to makeup accessories and, more specifically, a device for making up the eyes.

On connaít, par la demande de brevet allemand 2.203.982, un dispositif pour le maquillage de l'oeil, comportant une cavité réfléchissante constituée par des miroirs plans supérieur et inférieur entre lesquels est disposé un miroir central plan constituant le fond de la cavité réfléchissante.We know, by German patent application 2,203,982, a device for making up the eye, comprising a cavity reflective constituted by upper plane mirrors and lower between which is placed a central plane mirror constituting the bottom of the reflecting cavity.

Le plan de chaque miroir supérieur ou inférieur forme, avec le miroir central, un angle légèrement supérieur à 90°, de sorte que l'utilisateur, en regardant l'un des miroir supérieur ou inférieur, puisse obtenir, après réflexions successives dans les trois miroirs, une image du dessus ou du dessous de son oeil.The plane of each upper or lower mirror forms, with the central mirror, an angle slightly greater than 90 °, so that the user, looking at one of the upper or lower mirror, can obtain, after successive reflections in the three mirrors, an image from above or below his eye.

Un dispositif semblable est décrit dans le brevet américain 3.737.216, l'angle formé entre les plans de deux miroirs adjacents étant fixé à 110°.A similar device is described in the US patent 3,737,216, the angle formed between the planes of two adjacent mirrors being fixed at 110 °.

Les dispositifs connus n'offrent pas entière satisfaction car il est nécessaire pour obtenir une image du dessus ou du dessous de l'oeil de se placer à une distance relativement grande du dispositif, ce qui rend difficile la perception des détails, notamment par un utilisateur myope.Known devices are not entirely satisfactory because it is necessary to obtain an image from above or from below the eye to be placed at a relatively great distance from the device, which makes it difficult to perceive details, especially by a myopic user.

L'invention a pour but de faciliter le maquillage de l'oeil et de rendre possible l'exécution d'un maquillage de grande précision par une personne se maquillant elle-même.The object of the invention is to facilitate makeup of the eye and to make it possible to perform high-precision makeup by a person applying make-up.

Elle y parvient grâce à l'utilisation pour le maquillage des yeux, d'un dispositif tel que défini dans la revendication 1.It does this through the use of make-up for eyes, of a device as defined in claim 1.

Dans une réalisation préférée de l'invention, lesdits moyens de support comportent deux liaisons pivotantes respectivement associées aux deux miroirs, permettant de faire pivoter ces derniers autour d'axes géométriques de rotation parallèles et distincts, lesdites liaisons pivotantes étant en outre munies chacune d'une butée de fin de course en rotation permettant de disposer les deux miroirs dans ladite position relative prédéterminée.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, said means supports have two pivoting links respectively associated with the two mirrors, allowing them to rotate around parallel and distinct geometric axes of rotation, said pivoting links being each further provided with a rotational end stop for positioning the two mirrors in said predetermined relative position.

Dans une réalisation préférée de l'invention, l'angle formé par les plans des deux miroirs dans ladite position relative prédéterminée est compris entre 50° et 70° et de préférence il est voisin de 60°.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the angle formed by the planes of the two mirrors in said relative position predetermined is between 50 ° and 70 ° and preferably it is close to 60 °.

Dans une réalisation préférée de l'invention, le dispositif comporte en outre un troisième miroir plan, central, permettant à l'utilisateur d'obtenir une image de face de son oeil et se situant, pendant l'utilisation du dispositif, entre les deux autres.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the device further includes a third, central, planar mirror, allowing the user to obtain a front image of his eye and lying, during the use of the device, between the other two.

Dans une réalisation préférée de l'invention, le plan de ce troisième miroir forme pendant l'utilisation, avec les plans des deux autres miroirs, des angles respectifs voisins de 110° et 130°.In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the plane of this third mirror forms during use, with plans of both other mirrors, respective angles close to 110 ° and 130 °.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaítront à la lecture de la description détaillée qui suit, d'exemples de réalisation non limitatifs de l'invention, et à l'examen du dessin annexé sur lequel :

  • la figure 1 est une perspective schématique d'un dispositif conforme à l'invention, en position repliée de transport,
  • la figure 2 montre le dispositif représenté sur la figure 1 dans une position déployée d'utilisation,
  • les figure 3 et 4 sont des coupes schématiques représentant des moyens de butée de fin de course en rotation pour les deux miroirs,
  • les figures 5 à 7 sont des vues schématiques illustrant l'utilisation du dispositif selon l'invention.
Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows, of nonlimiting exemplary embodiments of the invention, and on examining the appended drawing in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective of a device according to the invention, in the folded transport position,
  • FIG. 2 shows the device represented in FIG. 1 in a deployed position of use,
  • FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrammatic sections representing means of the end-of-travel stop in rotation for the two mirrors,
  • Figures 5 to 7 are schematic views illustrating the use of the device according to the invention.

Le dispositif 1 pour le maquillage de l'oeil, représenté sur les figures 1 et 2, comporte un corps de boítier 2 de forme générale parallélépipédique et un couvercle pivotant 3, s'ouvrant vers l'arrière et pouvant se rabattre sur le corps 2.The device 1 for making up the eye, represented on Figures 1 and 2, comprises a housing body 2 of general shape parallelepiped and a pivoting cover 3, opening towards the rear and can be folded over the body 2.

En position rabattue du couvercle 3, le dispositif 1 se présente ainsi sous la forme d'un boítier plat comme représenté sur la figure 1.In the folded down position of the cover 3, the device 1 is thus presents in the form of a flat case as shown in Figure 1.

Le corps 2 est muni sur sa face supérieure, sur laquelle se rabat le couvercle 3, d'un miroir central 4, plan et de forme rectangulaire allongée, de grands côtés parallèles à l'axe géométrique de pivotement X du couvercle 3.The body 2 is provided on its upper face, on which is flap the cover 3, with a central mirror 4, flat and shaped elongated rectangular, long sides parallel to the axis swivel geometry X of the cover 3.

Le couvercle 3 est muni sur sa face interne, qui fait face au miroir central 4 lorsque le boítier est fermé, d'un miroir plan 5, appelé miroir supérieur dans la suite, également de forme rectangulaire et de grands côtés parallèles à l'axe de pivotement X.The cover 3 is provided on its internal face, which faces the central mirror 4 when the case is closed, of a plane mirror 5, called upper mirror in the following, also shaped rectangular and long sides parallel to the pivot axis X.

Un troisième miroir 6, appelé dans la suite miroir inférieur, est fixé sur un volet 7 monté à pivotement sur le corps 2 autour d'un axe géométrique de rotation parallèle à l'axe X et distinct de ce dernier. Ce volet 7 est relié au corps 2 par des charnières 8 disposées, par rapport au miroir central 4, à l'opposé du couvercle 3, et il est relevé pour l'utilisation du dispositif.A third mirror 6, called in the following lower mirror, is fixed on a flap 7 pivotally mounted on the body 2 around a geometric axis of rotation parallel to the X axis and distinct from this latest. This flap 7 is connected to the body 2 by hinges 8 arranged, with respect to the central mirror 4, opposite the cover 3, and it is raised for the use of the device.

Les liaisons pivotantes reliant le couvercle 3 au corps 2 et le volet 7 au corps 2 sont munies chacune d'une butée de fin de course en rotation permettant de positionner les miroirs inférieur 6 et supérieur 5 selon un angle prédéterminé c, sensiblement égal à 60° dans l'exemple de réalisation décrit.The pivoting links connecting the cover 3 to the body 2 and the flap 7 to the body 2 are each provided with a rotational end-of-travel stop making it possible to position the lower 6 and upper 5 mirrors at a predetermined angle c , substantially equal to 60 ° in the example of embodiment described.

On a représenté sur la figure 3 un exemple de réalisation d'une butée de fin de course en rotation pour le volet 7.There is shown in Figure 3 an embodiment a rotary end stop for the shutter 7.

Cette butée peut être constituée par une partie en relief 2a solidaire du corps 2 et présentant une face 2b contre laquelle vient en appui la face externe du volet 7 lorsque ce dernier occupe la position permettant l'utilisation du dispositif.This stop may be constituted by a raised part 2 a secured to the body 2 and having a face 2 b against which bears the external face of the flap 7 when the latter occupies the position allowing the use of the device.

De même, la butée servant à arrêter le pivotement vers l'arrière du couvercle 3 peut être constituée comme représenté sur la figure 4 par une partie en relief 2c présentant une face 2d contre laquelle vient en appui le montant arrière du couvercle 3 lorsque ce dernier est relevé. Similarly, the stop serving to stop the pivoting towards the rear of the cover 3 can be constituted as shown in FIG. 4 by a raised part 2 c having a face 2 d against which the rear upright of the cover 3 comes to bear when the latter is noted.

Bien entendu, on peut utiliser d'autres moyens de butée de fin de course en rotation sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.Of course, other end stop means can be used running in rotation without departing from the scope of the invention.

De préférence, les pivotements du couvercle 3 et du volet 7 sur le corps 2 s'effectuent avec un frottement suffisant pour que le couvercle 3 et le volet conservent les positions dans lesquelles ils sont laissés par l'utilisateur.Preferably, the pivotings of the cover 3 and of the flap 7 on the body 2 are carried out with sufficient friction for the cover 3 and the flap keep the positions in which they are left by the user.

En variante, on peut prévoir que le maintien du couvercle 3 et du volet 7, en position de pleine ouverture, s'effectue au moyen de crans.As a variant, it can be provided that maintaining the cover 3 and of the flap 7, in the fully open position, is carried out by means of notches.

Avantageusement, comme représenté sur la figure 2, le dispositif 1 comporte en outre un couple de miroirs latéraux orientables 9a et 9b disposés de part et d'autre du miroir central 4. Ces miroirs latéraux 9a et 9b sont portés par des panneaux de support respectivement référencés 12a et 12b, reliés au corps 2 par des liaisons à rotule respectivement référencées 10a et 10b. Ces dernières permettent d'orienter chaque panneau 12a ou 12b autour d'axes géométriques de rotation perpendiculaires entre eux et parallèles au plan du miroir fixé sur le panneau considéré. De même que pour la liaison articulée du couvercle 3 ou du volet 7 sur le corps 2, l'articulation des panneaux 12a et 12b s'effectue de préférence avec un frottement suffisant pour que ces dernières conservent les positions dans lesquelles l'utilisateur les laisse après réglage de leurs orientations. Ces dernières sont choisies de manière à ce que les images des côtés de l'oeil puissent être obtenues par réflexions sur les miroirs latéraux 9a et 9b seulement ou par réflexions sur les miroirs latéraux 9a et 9b et le miroir central 4.Advantageously, as shown in FIG. 2, the device 1 also comprises a couple of orientable lateral mirrors 9 a and 9 b arranged on either side of the central mirror 4. These lateral mirrors 9 a and 9 b are carried by support panels respectively referenced 12 a and 12 b , connected to the body 2 by ball joints respectively referenced 10 a and 10 b . The latter make it possible to orient each panel 12 a or 12 b around geometric axes of rotation perpendicular to each other and parallel to the plane of the mirror fixed to the panel considered. As for the articulated connection of the cover 3 or of the flap 7 on the body 2, the articulation of the panels 12 a and 12 b is preferably carried out with sufficient friction so that the latter retain the positions in which the user leaves them after adjusting their orientations. The latter are chosen so that the images of the sides of the eye can be obtained by reflections on the side mirrors 9 a and 9 b only or by reflections on the side mirrors 9 a and 9 b and the central mirror 4.

Pour le transport du dispositif, les panneaux 12a et 12b peuvent avantageusement se rabattre l'un sur l'autre sur le miroir central 4. Le volet 7 se rabat ensuite sur les panneaux 12a et 12b. Le couvercle 3 vient alors couvrir et protéger l'ensemble.For transporting the device, the panels 12 a and 12 b can advantageously fold over one another on the central mirror 4. The flap 7 then folds over the panels 12 a and 12 b . The cover 3 then covers and protects the assembly.

Bien entendu, le corps 2 et le couvercle 3 sont conformés pour ménager un espace suffisant permettant de loger, lorsque le boítier est fermé, les panneaux latéraux 12a, 12b et le volet 7. Un fermoir 11 est utilisé pour maintenir le boítier fermé.Of course, the body 2 and the cover 3 are shaped to provide sufficient space for accommodating, when the case is closed, the side panels 12 a , 12 b and the flap 7. A clasp 11 is used to keep the case closed .

Le corps 2 abrite avantageusement des accessoires ou des produits pour le maquillage des yeux, par exemple un applicateur de mascara. Dans l'exemple de réalisation représenté sur les figures 1 et 2, le corps 2 reçoit un tiroir 14 capable de s'escamoter sous le miroir central 4 et s'ouvrant vers l'avant.The body 2 advantageously houses accessories or eye make-up products, for example an applicator mascara. In the embodiment shown in Figures 1 and 2, the body 2 receives a drawer 14 capable of retracting under the central mirror 4 and opening towards the front.

On peut en variante monter le miroir central 4 sur un panneau amovible ou pivotant, constituant un double fond à soulever pour l'accès à un compartiment intérieur du corps 2 ou seraient rangés les produits ou accessoires.Alternatively, the central mirror 4 can be mounted on a panel removable or pivoting, constituting a double bottom to be lifted to access to an interior compartment of the body 2 where the products or accessories.

Le miroir central 4 peut être remplacé le cas échéant par une palette contenant des produits de maquillage.The central mirror 4 can be replaced if necessary by a palette containing makeup products.

Les dimensions des miroirs sont choisies de manière à permettre à l'utilisateur de s'approcher suffisamment du miroir à regarder pour bénéficier des réflexions multiples qui donnent les images voulues de l'oeil.The dimensions of the mirrors are chosen so that allow the user to get close enough to the mirror look to benefit from the multiple reflections that give them desired eye images.

De préférence, les dimensions des miroirs 4, 5 et 6 sont proches, voire identiques.Preferably, the dimensions of the mirrors 4, 5 and 6 are close, even identical.

La longueur des miroirs 4, 5 et 6 est avantageusement comprise entre 7 et 11 cm, leur largeur entre 4 et 8 cm.The length of mirrors 4, 5 and 6 is advantageously included between 7 and 11 cm, their width between 4 and 8 cm.

Dans l'exemple décrit, les miroirs 4, 5 et 6 ont pour longueur 9 cm et pour largeur 6 cm.In the example described, the mirrors 4, 5 and 6 have the length 9 cm and for width 6 cm.

Les miroirs peuvent être des miroirs classiques réalisés par dépôt d'un métal sur un support transparent en verre ou en matière plastique (l'épaisseur du verre étant de préférence comprise entre 0,5 et 5 mm et celle du plastique comprise entre 0,1 et 5 mm). Les miroirs peuvent encore être constitués par des feuilles de métal (d'épaisseur comprise entre 0,05 et 2 mm), être réalisés par dépôt à chaud d'un film réfléchissant sur un support (alors réalisé en matière plastique) ou en rapportant un film plastique métallisé.The mirrors can be conventional mirrors produced by deposit of a metal on a transparent support made of glass or material plastic (the thickness of the glass preferably being between 0.5 and 5 mm and that of plastic between 0.1 and 5 mm). The mirrors can still be made up of metal sheets (thickness between 0.05 and 2 mm), be made by depositing hot of a reflective film on a support (then produced in plastic) or by adding a metallized plastic film.

On va maintenant décrire en référence aux figures 5 à 7 l'utilisation du dispositif qui vient d'être décrit. On a indiqué par a l'angle entre le plan du miroir inférieur 6 et le plan du miroir central 4, égal à 110° dans l'exemple décrit, par b l'angle entre le plan du miroir central 4 et le plan du miroir supérieur 5, égal à 130° dans l'exemple décrit. L'angle c au sommet du dièdre formé par les plans des miroirs inférieur 6 et supérieur 5 est alors égal à 60°.We will now describe with reference to Figures 5 to 7 the use of the device which has just been described. We indicated by a the angle between the plane of the lower mirror 6 and the plane of the central mirror 4, equal to 110 ° in the example described, by b the angle between the plane of the central mirror 4 and the plane of the mirror higher 5, equal to 130 ° in the example described. The angle c at the top of the dihedral formed by the planes of the lower 6 and upper 5 mirrors is then equal to 60 °.

Pour obtenir une image du dessus de son oeil, l'utilisateur tient d'une main le dispositif 1 en orientant le miroir central 4 dans un plan sensiblement vertical, avec l'axe de pivotement X sensiblement horizontal et le miroir supérieur 5 situé au dessus du miroir inférieur 6. L'utilisateur s'approche alors du miroir inférieur 6 et en regardant ce dernier bénéficie des réflexions successives sur le miroir inférieur 6 et le miroir supérieur 5 comme illustré sur la figure 5.To obtain an image from above his eye, the user holds the device 1 with one hand, orienting the central mirror 4 in a substantially vertical plane, with the pivot axis X substantially horizontal and the upper mirror 5 located above the lower mirror 6. The user then approaches the mirror lower 6 and looking at the latter benefits from the reflections successive on the lower mirror 6 and the upper mirror 5 as illustrated in figure 5.

On remarquera sur cette figure, que la présence du miroir central n'est pas nécessaire pour obtenir une image, inversée, du dessus de l'oeil.It will be noted in this figure, that the presence of the mirror central is not necessary to obtain an inverted image of the above the eye.

Pour obtenir une image de face de son oeil, l'utilisateur regarde le miroir central 4, comme illustré sur la figure 6.To obtain a front image of his eye, the user look at the central mirror 4, as illustrated in figure 6.

On remarquera que pour obtenir une image de face de son oeil, après avoir examiné le dessus de son oeil, l'utilisateur n'a qu'à changer la direction de son regard et n'a pas à modifier sensiblement la position de sa tête relativement au dispositif.Note that to get a front image of his eye, after examining the top of their eye, the user only has to change the direction of his gaze and does not have to change significantly the position of his head relative to the device.

Pour obtenir une image du dessous de son oeil, l'utilisateur observe le miroir supérieur 5 et obtient par réflexions successives sur ce miroir et sur le miroir inférieur 6 l'image voulue, comme illustré sur la figure 7. Là encore, l'utilisateur n'a pas à modifier sensiblement la position de sa tête relativement au dispositif pour obtenir l'image du dessous de l'oeil après avoir observé son oeil de face ou le dessus de celui-ci.To obtain an image of the underside of his eye, the user observe the upper mirror 5 and obtain by successive reflections on this mirror and on the lower mirror 6 the desired image, as illustrated in figure 7. Again, the user does not have to modify substantially the position of his head relative to the device for obtain the image below the eye after observing his eye face or top of it.

On remarquera que pour obtenir une image, inversée, du dessous de l'oeil, le miroir central 4 n'est pas nécessaire.Note that to obtain an inverted image of the bottom with the eye, the central mirror 4 is not necessary.

Le miroir central 4 et les miroirs supérieur 5 et inférieur 6 constituent une cavité dont l'ouverture est supérieure à celle des cavités réfléchissantes connues de l'art antérieur, grâce à l'angle c plus important formé dans l'invention entre les plans des miroirs inférieur 6 et supérieur 5.The central mirror 4 and the upper 5 and lower 6 mirrors constitute a cavity whose opening is greater than that of the reflective cavities known from the prior art, thanks to the larger angle c formed in the invention between the planes of the lower 6 and upper 5 mirrors.

Il est possible grâce à l'invention de s'approcher davantage des miroirs supérieur 5 et inférieur 6 pour obtenir l'image du dessous ou du dessus de l'oeil que dans les dispositifs de l'art antérieur et d'obtenir une image plus grande et plus détaillée.It is possible thanks to the invention to get closer upper 5 and lower 6 mirrors to obtain the image of the below or above the eye as in art devices and get a larger, more detailed picture.

En outre, l'ouverture plus importante de la cavité permet d'obtenir une image plus lumineuse de l'oeil.In addition, the larger opening of the cavity allows to get a brighter image of the eye.

Bien entendu, l'invention n'est pas limité à l'exemple de réalisation qui vient d'être décrit. Of course, the invention is not limited to the example of realization which has just been described.

On peut notamment, sans sortir du cadre de l'invention, fixer le corps 2 sur un présentoir, voire articuler directement les miroirs sur ce dernier. Dans ce cas, le couvercle 3 peut être remplacé par un simple volet pivotant.In particular, without departing from the scope of the invention, it is possible to fix body 2 on a display stand, or even directly articulate the mirrors on the latter. In this case, the cover 3 can be replaced by a simple pivoting flap.

On peut encore rapporter sur un miroir une loupe.We can also bring a magnifying glass to a mirror.

A titre d'exemple, on a représenté en pointillés sur la figure 3 une loupe 15 rapportée sur le miroir inférieur 6.By way of example, there is a dotted line in the figure 3 a magnifying glass 15 attached to the lower mirror 6.

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  1. Use, for the application of eye make-up, of a device comprising two flat mirrors (5, 6) and supporting means (2, 3, 7) capable of holding them in a predetermined relative position in which the planes of the mirrors form a dihedral whose edge extends approximately horizontally, the said supporting means comprising at least one pivoting joint so that one of the mirrors can be pivoted between a position for carrying the device and the position it occupies when the two mirrors are in the said predetermined relative position, this pivoting joint being provided with an end stop to its angular travel (2a; 2c) such that the mirror concerned can be placed in its position of use, the angle (c) formed by the planes of the two mirrors in the said predetermined relative position being selected in such a way that a user looking into the lower mirror obtains, after successive reflections in the two mirrors only, an image of the top of his or her eye.
  2. Use according to Claim 1, in which the mirrors are rectangular with their long sides parallel to the axis of rotation of the said pivoting joint, the length of the said mirrors being between 7 and 11 cm and their width between 4 and 8 cm.
  3. Use according to Claim 1 or 2, in which the angle (c) formed by the planes of the two mirrors in the said predetermined relative position is between 50 and 70°.
  4. Use according to Claim 3, the said angle (c) being about 60°.
  5. Use according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, the device comprising two pivoting joints fitted to the two mirrors respectively, to enable the mirrors to be pivoted about parallel and separate axes of rotation, the said pivoting joints each also being provided with an end stop for their angular travel (2a, 2c) to enable the two mirrors to be placed in the said predetermined relative position.
  6. Use according to any one of the preceding claims, the said supporting means consisting of a box comprising a body (2) and, hinged to this body, a lid (3) and a flap (7), the two mirrors (5, 6) being fixed to the lid and to the flap, respectively, the body and the lid also being shaped so as to leave sufficient space to house the said flap when the box is closed.
  7. Use according to any one of the preceding claims, the device also comprising a central mirror (4) situated, during use, between the other two mirrors and allowing the user to obtain a front view of his or her eye.
  8. Use according to Claim 7, the plane of the said central mirror forming, during the use of the device, with the planes of the other two mirrors, respective angles of about 110° and 130°.
  9. Use according to Claims 6 and 7, the central mirror (4) being fixed to the said body in such a way that it can be tilted about an axis of rotation parallel to the said edge.
  10. Use according to any one of the preceding claims, the said device also comprising two side mirrors (12a, 12b) and means of supporting these side mirrors, while the device is in use, in relative positions enabling a user, looking into one of the side mirrors, to obtain, after reflections in this side mirror and in the other side mirror, an image of one side of his or her eye, the dimensions of the side mirrors being furthermore selected to enable the user to come sufficiently close to the mirror into which he or she is looking to obtain the image of the side of his or her eye.
  11. Use according to any one of the preceding claims, the device being shaped to accommodate cosmetic products or accessories.
  12. Use according to any one of the preceding claims, the device comprising a magnifying glass (15) for attaching to one of the mirrors.
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