EP0790017A1 - Cosmetics case with flexible bottom - Google Patents

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EP0790017A1
EP0790017A1 EP97400168A EP97400168A EP0790017A1 EP 0790017 A1 EP0790017 A1 EP 0790017A1 EP 97400168 A EP97400168 A EP 97400168A EP 97400168 A EP97400168 A EP 97400168A EP 0790017 A1 EP0790017 A1 EP 0790017A1
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  • the present invention relates to a packaging and distribution box for a pulverulent or semi-fluid product.
  • This product is in particular a care or make-up product for the skin or the hair and more especially a powder, a blusher or an eyeshadow or a foundation.
  • Conventional makeup powder cases have a rigid body closed by a cover, in which is housed a receptacle or a rigid cup containing the powder, and a screen capable of letting the powder pass, vertically movable.
  • These housings further include an applicator element such as a puff, disposed on the screen. A mechanical pressure exerted, thanks to the puff on the sieve, allows the withdrawal of a certain quantity of powder.
  • Powder boxes are also known, close to those described above, comprising, in addition, a damping and / or aerator means. Such a case is described in particular in document FR-A-2719202.
  • the damping and / or aerator means has the function of unpacking and / or aerating the powder between each sampling.
  • the powder is permanently stressed by the damping and / or aerator means and remains constantly in contact with the sieve, in particular in the closed position, when the housing is shaken.
  • forced ventilation of the powder promotes its exit from the receptacle.
  • This housing therefore has the same drawbacks of non-sealing vis-à-vis the powder.
  • US Patent 4,557,620 describes a casing applicator for powdery product in which the outlet of the product is favored, by providing, under the reserve of product, a bellows type device, making it possible to inject pressurized air in contact with the powder.
  • the powder is contained in a fixed volume container.
  • Such devices also pose sealing problems during transport, as well as accuracy in the metering of the powder. These problems are not however not critical for the application envisaged in this document, namely the application of a powder of charcoal or corn starch type, before painting a surface.
  • US Patent 2,919,703 describes a housing into which is inserted a powder reservoir, said reservoir being in the form of a deformable or foldable structure, the upper wall of which forms a screen, through which, under the effect of pressure exerted on the wall opposite the sieve, the product is forced to exit, for distribution, by means of a puff-type member.
  • the disadvantage of such a device lies mainly in the fact that the screen is supported by a deformable or foldable structure, and is therefore not mounted at a fixed height in the housing. There arises, in fact, the problem of the precise dosage of the product on the puff, insofar as the sieve can be hidden under the effect of a pressure exerted by means of the puff. Furthermore, during the transport of such a housing, the large free space that may exist between the sieve and the powder puff allows the pulverulent product to pass through the sieve, thus permeating too much the applicator, and causing soiling. when opening the case.
  • a housing with a rigid body and a flexible bottom, associated with a fixed screen made it possible to remedy the above drawbacks.
  • the product is caused to pass through the mesh of the sieve, only when a force is exerted on the flexible bottom, a pressure applied to the sieve having indeed substantially no action on the axial position of that -this.
  • the user has complete control over the quantity of product withdrawn by the applicator insofar as the sieve cannot be concealed under the effect of a force exerted perpendicular to its surface, by means of an applicator, or directly with your fingers.
  • the subject of the invention is therefore a housing for packaging and dispensing at least one pulverulent or semi-fluid product, comprising a rigid body and a flexible base, defining with the body at least one variable-volume chamber containing said product, and at least one screen, opposite the flexible bottom, this screen being capable of allowing the product to pass when it is pressed on the flexible bottom and being fixedly mounted along the axis of the housing, inside the latter.
  • variable volume chamber can be defined by the walls of the body itself or by the walls of a receptacle.
  • the body has an opening opening into which is housed a receptacle containing the product, the soft bottom belonging, then to the receptacle.
  • This receptacle is advantageously mounted fixed relative to the body of the housing.
  • the flexible bottom, the opening, and the variable volume chamber are of substantially identical cross sections, and aligned along the axis X.
  • This characteristic makes it possible to optimize the emptying of the variable volume chamber by authorizing the application pressure on substantially the entire surface of the bottom of the chamber. This is not the case in particular in US patent 2,919,703 discussed above in which, the opening coincides only with a central portion of the bottom of the tank.
  • the sieve is housed in the variable volume chamber. However, it can be accommodated above said chamber. Preferably, it is located at a distance from the free surface of the product, in order to limit the accidental exit of product.
  • the body of the housing of the invention is made of a rigid material, that is to say non-deformable, and in particular of a material chosen from plastic materials, glass, wood, composite materials and their combination . It can be in all possible forms and the receptacle can have a shape adapted or not to that of the hole in the body of the case.
  • the product can be in the form of a powder with a particle size ranging from 1 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m and preferably ranging from 6 ⁇ m to 20 ⁇ m. It can also be in the form of a semi-fluid product having a viscosity ranging from 10 -2 Pa.s to 0.15 Pa.s and preferably from 5x10 -2 Pa.s to 0.12 Pa.s, or 10 to 150 times the viscosity of water.
  • the housing of the invention has the advantage of allowing easy and precise metering of the product to be sampled, while ensuring excellent tightness with respect to the latter, without compressing it.
  • This tightness is notably due to the rigid body and the fixed screen.
  • the sieve is fixed by any known means, for example by means of a hook, a latching device, a notch, a means pressing it against an edge of the body, or even a system associating two or three of these ways. This fixing is provided either on the upper edge of the body, or on the upper edge of the receptacle, when the latter is present.
  • the upper surface of the body, opposite the flexible bottom is substantially at the same level as the sieve or at a slightly lower level.
  • the flexible bottom of the housing contributes not only to the intake of product but also the blowing of air into the product in order to decompact it and propel it towards the sieve in the form of a cloud of particles, when the product is under in powder form or in more fluid form, when it is in semi-fluid form.
  • This bottom may consist of one or more pieces of any flexible material.
  • the flexible or soft bottom comprises a piston, a flexible membrane, in particular of a thermoformable elastomer, a foam part with open or semi-open cells, a bellows, a movable plate or the association of two or more of these elements.
  • the flexible bottom may comprise a flexible membrane supporting a foam, the latter being directed towards the product and possibly in contact with the product, or else a piston directed towards the product, interposed between the membrane and the foam.
  • the flexible membrane can also support a piston directly in contact with the product.
  • the flexible bottom has, in a rest position, a profile projecting away from the variable volume chamber, and, in an actuating position, for the distribution of the product through the sieve, a profile substantially opposite to the profile of the flexible bottom in the rest position.
  • the profile is a curved profile (in the form of a cap) towards the outside of the case, in the rest position of the flexible bottom, and curved towards the inside of the case in the actuating position. This characteristic contributes to reducing the force to be applied to cause the product to come out, and to impart a greater stroke to the flexible bottom, so as to facilitate complete emptying of the chamber containing the product.
  • the foam is preferably formed from a material chosen from porous thermoplastic materials such as in particular polyether and polyurethane foams, latex foams, elastomeric foams. These foams have in particular from 10% to 80% by volume of open cells.
  • the cells of the foam part can have an opening ranging from 0.005 mm to 2 mm and preferably ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 mm.
  • the thickness of the foam is in particular a function of the quantity of air which it is desired to inject into the product and / or the deformation which it is desired to obtain to bring the product into contact with the product and / or to break up the aggregates. of product.
  • the thickness of the foam is also a function of the thickness of the housing.
  • the taking of product can be done with the fingers of the user or better with an applicator element; the latter can be a puff or a brush.
  • the applicator element may, moreover, be made of a deformable material capable of conforming to the shape of each mesh of the sieve in order to best remove the product trapped in each of the meshes.
  • the applicator element may include bristles having a length and a density such that they facilitate gripping of the product. It can include, instead of hair, feathers, a flocking or pores giving it the appearance of a foam.
  • the applicator element can be covered and / or impregnated with at least one additive chosen from bactericidal agents and slip agents.
  • bactericidal agents and slip agents chosen from bactericidal agents and slip agents.
  • slip agent has the role of facilitating the spreading of the product on the skin.
  • a bactericidal agent is to avoid the formation of bacteria colonies within the applicator element due to its regular contact with the skin.
  • a cover can be provided which can either be removed permanently before the first use, or put back in place after each use. This cover can be replaced by a stopper.
  • the part of the housing to receive the plug and in particular the receptacle must have a screw pitch complementary to that of the plug.
  • the housing of the invention may in particular comprise a rigid frame or flap, removable or not, intended to ensure, possibly in association with the applicator element, a seal against the product, this frame allowing access to the product and possibly fixing the sieve.
  • This frame can be fixed removably, or not, for example using a hinge on the body of the housing. When present, this frame can also be used to house the applicator means and in particular a puff.
  • sealing means can be provided between the receptacle and the rigid body. These sealing means are advantageously combined with the means for fixing the receptacle to the body of the housing.
  • the latter may include a cover.
  • sealing means can be provided between the cover and the body.
  • the applicator element can constitute these sealing means.
  • a first pressure is exerted, for example by the fingers of one hand, on the flexible bottom and a second pressure, antagonistic to the first, is exerted on the product by means of the applicator element (puff), with the fingers of the other hand.
  • the second pressure which compresses the flexible bottom makes it possible to propel air within the product and to bring the product into contact with the sieve. During the sampling of the product, the sieve remains stationary relative to the rigid body.
  • the latter may include a rigid gripping zone which may be non-slip.
  • the purpose of the sieve is to distribute the product evenly over the applicator means, during sampling.
  • the shape and the thickness of the sieve as well as the size of its meshes are such that they allow imprisonment of a given quantity of product within them, without this product escaping from it when the pressures are not 'exercise more on either side of the sieve.
  • the screen can be formed from a woven or non-woven material, a grid, a foam, a film or a perforated surface or a combination of these elements.
  • the mesh size of the sieve can range from 1 ⁇ m to 2.5 mm, preferably from 30 ⁇ m to 600 ⁇ m and better still from 50 ⁇ m to 300 ⁇ m.
  • the mesh of the sieve can have any shape.
  • the sieve can be impregnated with bactericidal or bacteriostatic additives.
  • it can be provided with any flocking.
  • the mesh of the sieve may be larger than indicated above because the flocking bristles reduce the size of the openings.
  • the sieve can be flat or curved (concave, or convex).
  • a concave shaped sieve could cause the accumulation of product in the deepest part as samples are taken.
  • the presence of the flexible bottom ensuring in particular the aerator and / or product vacuum function, makes it possible to avoid an undesirable accumulation of product in the mesh of the sieve: the aspiration of the product accumulated under the sieve, towards the bottom of the chamber, takes place when the pressures on the sieve and the flexible bottom cease to be exerted and that the latter returns to its initial position.
  • means for fixing the receptacle to the body can be provided.
  • These fixing means can be permanent (bonding, breakdown, welding) or temporary (frame sandwiching the receptacle between the frame and the body of the case).
  • the use of temporary fixing means makes it possible to change the receptacle as many times as desired.
  • These receptacles constitute refills.
  • a user can start with skincare using a refill containing a care cream, then replace the refill of care cream with a refill containing a makeup powder.
  • the housing may include several refills containing products of different natures. Each of these refills corresponds to a variable volume chamber and an opening in the body capable of receiving said refills.
  • the refill (s) can be inserted into the opening (s) of the housing body from below or better from the top of the body.
  • the refills can each comprise a flexible bottom, the product to be dispensed, a screen, different sealing means and the means for fixing the screen.
  • the screen is preferably fixed on the upper lateral edges of each refill.
  • FIG. 1 there is shown a makeup housing, of general reference 1, of axis X, and of elliptical shape in section along line l-l '.
  • This housing comprises a cover 2 pivotally mounted on a body 5, by means of a fixing film hinge 6.
  • the body and the housing cover are made of a rigid plastic material.
  • a clasp 2c closes the cover on the body of the case.
  • the body 5 comprises, in its center, a cylindrical opening 3 passing right through the thickness of the body, closed by a flexible bottom 4 comprising a corrugated membrane 4a, made of flexible and elastic material such as a silicone sheet.
  • the flexible bottom and the internal walls of the body (or walls of the opening) define a variable volume chamber.
  • the membrane 4a is fixed to the lower edge 5a of the body by means of an annular ring 4c.
  • a piston 4b movable in translation (according to the arrows F1 and F2), comprising a central finger 4d wedged in the central valley of the membrane 4a according to the principle of a press button.
  • the membrane has an elasticity allowing it to return to its initial position after having moved towards the sieve.
  • An annular bead 5c located near the screen limits the stroke of the piston.
  • This piston supports a foam plate 7 with open polyurethane cells having a pore diameter of approximately 0.5 mm in contact with the pulverulent product 8.
  • the lower edge 5a of the body is at a level at least equal to that of the flexible bottom.
  • the cover 2 may include on its internal face 2a a mirror 2b.
  • a screen 9 possibly including a flocking is fixed to the upper part and to the periphery of the opening 3 of the body 5 by means of a folded edge 10 of a fixing frame 11.
  • This edge 10 constitutes a sealing means between the body 5 and the product chamber.
  • the screen is located at a level slightly lower than that of the upper surface 5b of the housing body and at a distance from the upper surface of the powder.
  • the frame 11 is rigid and made of the same material as the body; it is fixed using a tab-throat system 19 to the upper part 5b of the body 5 and to its periphery. This frame contributes both to the maintenance of the sieve as well as to the sealing of the housing 1 and in particular of the cover with respect to the powder 8. It has an opening 11c allowing access to the product.
  • a puff 12 comprising a flocking 12a rests on the frame. It allows the powder 8 to be removed and completes the sealing of the casing with respect to the powder, in the closed position of the latter.
  • An inner edge 11a of the frame 11 allows the puff to be raised in order to avoid contact with the sieve, in the closed position, and to ensure that the housing is watertight.
  • a groove 11b formed in the frame 11 allows to receive a peripheral bead 12b of the puff, having a shape complementary to that of the groove 11b.
  • the user holds the housing in one hand and presses (arrow F2) with his fingers on the flexible bottom 4 and more particularly on the membrane 4a. With the other hand, it exerts a pressure (arrow F1) on the powder 8 by means of the puff 12. It thus exerts two opposing pressures F1 and F2 on either side of the housing, directed respectively downwards and towards the top of the case.
  • the force F1 is communicated to the sieve via the movable piston and the foam 7.
  • these two pressures are exerted on either side of the sieve 9, the latter remaining fixed relative to the side walls of the body 5.
  • the directed pressure upwards F2 also allows ventilation of the powder and its supply to the sieve.
  • the downward pressure F1 exerted by means of the puff, allows the powder to be gripped on the latter.
  • the user closes the housing.
  • the foam plate 7, the piston 4b and the flexible membrane 4a then return to their initial place.
  • the housing is again sealed until further use. This seal is ensured, among other things, by the position of the puff which covers the screen without being in contact with it.
  • the box of FIG. 3 differs from that of FIG. 2 in that it comprises a receptacle 13 of product constituting a refill of product, housed in the opening 3 of the body and of shape complementary to that of the opening 3.
  • This refill is shown in more detail in FIG. 4.
  • It comprises a flexible bottom 4 formed by a flexible membrane 4a made of biinjected thermoplastic elastomer, integral with a rigid cylindrical skirt 14 comprising an upper peripheral flange 15.
  • This flange has a folded edge 15a allowing its attachment to the housing 1, by means of a corresponding annular groove 10a of the upper surface 5b of the housing.
  • a removable cover 16 protects the product before the first use of the refill and between each use.
  • the membrane 4a may include a central reinforcing element 4f which is more rigid than the peripheral zone of the membrane, serving to grip the housing.
  • the flexible bottom 4 and the internal walls of the skirt 14 of the refill define the variable volume chamber.
  • the refill 13 contains the piston 4b supporting the foam plate 7 as well as the powder 8 and the screen 9.
  • the piston 9 is made integral with the membrane by a press button system 4d.
  • the frame 11 for fixing the housing includes an inner edge 11a allowing the puff 12 to be raised relative to the screen 9.
  • This frame completes the fixing of the refill 13 by sandwiching the flange 15 of the refill between the surface 5b of the housing and the frame 11.
  • the body 5 has a movable bottom 4e made of a rigid material such as a plastic material.
  • the bottom 4e is slidably mounted in an annular chamber 20, formed at the periphery of the body 5, in its lower edge 5a.
  • An annular shoulder and abutment system 21 makes it possible to retain the movable bottom on the body. If necessary, the bottom 4e can be covered with a non-slip material.
  • a refill 13 is housed in the opening 3 of the body 5. It comprises a membrane 4a in contact with the movable bottom 4e and which is elastically deformable so as to constitute a means of returning the bottom 4e. This membrane cooperates with the piston 4b and the foam plate to move the powder towards the sieve, when gripping the product.
  • a wooden frame 11, supporting a puff 12, is fixed to the upper part 5a of the receptacle 13.

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Container for holding/dispensing powdered or semi=fluid product has rigid body with supple base forming variable volume chamber with upper mesh layer.

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La présente invention se rapporte à un boîtier de conditionnement et de distribution d'un produit pulvérulent ou semi-fluide. Ce produit est en particulier un produit de soin ou de maquillage de la peau ou des cheveux et plus spécialement une poudre, un fard à joues ou à paupières ou encore un fond de teint.The present invention relates to a packaging and distribution box for a pulverulent or semi-fluid product. This product is in particular a care or make-up product for the skin or the hair and more especially a powder, a blusher or an eyeshadow or a foundation.

Les boîtiers classiques de poudre de maquillage comportent un corps rigide fermé par un couvercle, dans lequel est logé un réceptacle ou une coupelle rigide contenant la poudre, et un tamis apte à laisser passer la poudre, mobile verticalement. Ces boîtiers comprennent, en plus, un élément applicateur tel qu'une houppette, disposé sur le tamis. Une pression mécanique exercée, grâce à la houppette sur le tamis, permet le prélèvement d'une certaine quantité de poudre.Conventional makeup powder cases have a rigid body closed by a cover, in which is housed a receptacle or a rigid cup containing the powder, and a screen capable of letting the powder pass, vertically movable. These housings further include an applicator element such as a puff, disposed on the screen. A mechanical pressure exerted, thanks to the puff on the sieve, allows the withdrawal of a certain quantity of powder.

Malheureusement, du fait de la mobilité non contrôlée du tamis dans ce type de boîtier, la poudre se trouve en contact permanent avec ce dernier notamment lorsque le boîtier est déplacé ou agité en position de fermeture, ce qui est souvent le cas lors d'un transport dans un sac à main ou de voyage. Ce contact permanent entre la poudre et le tamis provoque une importante sortie de poudre venant imprégner ou charger de façon trop importante et en permanence la houppette. Ainsi, lorsque l'utilisatrice ouvre le boîtier pour se maquiller, le surplus de poudre déposé sur la houppette s'échappe, venant salir tout le boîtier et l'espace environnant. Un tel boîtier présente donc l'inconvénient d'une mauvaise étanchéité vis-à-vis de la poudre.Unfortunately, due to the uncontrolled mobility of the sieve in this type of housing, the powder is in permanent contact with the latter in particular when the housing is moved or agitated in the closed position, which is often the case during a transport in a handbag or travel bag. This permanent contact between the powder and the sieve causes a large output of powder impregnating or charging too much and permanently the puff. Thus, when the user opens the housing for makeup, the excess powder deposited on the puff escapes, coming to soil the entire housing and the surrounding space. Such a case therefore has the drawback of poor sealing against the powder.

On connaît par ailleurs des boîtiers poudre, proches de ceux décrits précédemment, comportant, en plus, un moyen amortisseur et/ou aérateur. Un tel boîtier est notamment décrit dans le document FR-A-2719202. Le moyen amortisseur et/ou aérateur a pour fonction de décompacter et/ou d'aérer la poudre entre chaque prélèvement.Powder boxes are also known, close to those described above, comprising, in addition, a damping and / or aerator means. Such a case is described in particular in document FR-A-2719202. The damping and / or aerator means has the function of unpacking and / or aerating the powder between each sampling.

Dans ce type de boîtier, la poudre est sollicitée en permanence par le moyen amortisseur et/ou aérateur et reste constamment au contact du tamis, notamment en position de fermeture, lorsque le boîtier est secoué. De plus, la ventilation forcée de la poudre favorise sa sortie hors du réceptacle. Ce boîtier présente donc les mêmes inconvénients de non étanchéité vis-à-vis de la poudre.In this type of housing, the powder is permanently stressed by the damping and / or aerator means and remains constantly in contact with the sieve, in particular in the closed position, when the housing is shaken. In addition, forced ventilation of the powder promotes its exit from the receptacle. This housing therefore has the same drawbacks of non-sealing vis-à-vis the powder.

Par ailleurs, les boîtiers ci-dessus ne permettent pas le stockage et la distribution de produits semi-fluides. En effet, ces derniers s'écoulant facilement sous leur propre poids s'échapperaient en trop grande quantité, hors du réceptacle, via le tamis. Il en résulterait une imprégnation trop importante de l'élément applicateur par le produit, le rendant inutilisable.Furthermore, the above boxes do not allow the storage and distribution of semi-fluid products. Indeed, the latter flowing easily under their own weight would escape in too large quantity, out of the receptacle, via the sieve. This would result in too much impregnation of the applicator element by the product, making it unusable.

Le brevet US 4 557 620 décrit un boîtier applicateur de produit pulvérulent dans lequel la sortie du produit est favorisée, en disposant, sous la réserve de produit, un dispositif de type à soufflet, permettant d'injecter de l'air pressurisé au contact de la poudre. La poudre est contenue dans un réservoir à volume fixe. De tels dispositifs posent également des problèmes d'étanchéité lors de leur transport, ainsi que de précision dans le dosage de la poudre. Ces problèmes ne sont toutefois pas critiques pour l'application envisagée dans ce document, à savoir l'application d'une poudre de type charbon de bois ou amidon de maïs, avant peinture d'une surface.US Patent 4,557,620 describes a casing applicator for powdery product in which the outlet of the product is favored, by providing, under the reserve of product, a bellows type device, making it possible to inject pressurized air in contact with the powder. The powder is contained in a fixed volume container. Such devices also pose sealing problems during transport, as well as accuracy in the metering of the powder. These problems are not however not critical for the application envisaged in this document, namely the application of a powder of charcoal or corn starch type, before painting a surface.

Le brevet US 2 919 703 décrit un boîtier dans lequel est inséré un réservoir de poudre, ledit réservoir se présentant sous forme d'une structure déformable ou pliable, dont la paroi supérieure forme un tamis, au travers duquel, sous l'effet d'une pression exercée sur la paroi opposée au tamis, le produit est forcé à sortir, en vue de sa distribution, au moyen d'un organe de type houppette. L'inconvénient d'un tel dispositif réside principalement dans le fait que le tamis est supporté par une structure déformable ou pliable, et n'est donc pas monté à hauteur fixe dans le boîtier. Se pose en effet, le problème du dosage précis du produit sur la houppette, dans la mesure ou le tamis peut se dérober sous l'effet d'une pression exercée au moyen de la houppette. Par ailleurs, lors du transport d'un tel boîtier, l'espace libre important pouvant exister entre le tamis et la houppette permet au produit pulvérulent de passer au travers du tamis, imprégnant ainsi de manière trop importante l'applicateur, et provoquant des salissures lors de l'ouverture du boîtier.US Patent 2,919,703 describes a housing into which is inserted a powder reservoir, said reservoir being in the form of a deformable or foldable structure, the upper wall of which forms a screen, through which, under the effect of pressure exerted on the wall opposite the sieve, the product is forced to exit, for distribution, by means of a puff-type member. The disadvantage of such a device lies mainly in the fact that the screen is supported by a deformable or foldable structure, and is therefore not mounted at a fixed height in the housing. There arises, in fact, the problem of the precise dosage of the product on the puff, insofar as the sieve can be hidden under the effect of a pressure exerted by means of the puff. Furthermore, during the transport of such a housing, the large free space that may exist between the sieve and the powder puff allows the pulverulent product to pass through the sieve, thus permeating too much the applicator, and causing soiling. when opening the case.

Aussi, il subsiste le besoin d'un boîtier de conditionnement et de distribution d'un produit pulvérulent ou semi-fluide permettant le prélèvement d'une quantité suffisante de produit, sans sortie excessive de ce dernier pendant le transport et/ou le stockage.Also, there remains the need for a packaging and distribution box for a pulverulent or semi-fluid product allowing the withdrawal of a sufficient quantity of product, without excessive output of the latter during transport and / or storage.

Le demandeur a trouvé, de façon surprenante qu'un boîtier à corps rigide et à fond souple, associés à un tamis fixe permettaient de remédier aux inconvénients ci-dessus. Avec une telle configuration, le produit est amené à passer au travers des mailles du tamis, uniquement lorsqu'une force est exercée sur le fond souple, une pression appliquée sur le tamis n'ayant en effet sensiblement aucune action sur la position axiale de celui-ci. En revanche, l'utilisatrice maîtrise parfaitement la quantité de produit prélevée par l'applicateur dans la mesure ou le tamis ne peut se dérober sous l'effet d'une force exercée perpendiculairement à sa surface, par l'intermédiaire d'un applicateur, ou directement avec les doigts.The applicant has surprisingly found that a housing with a rigid body and a flexible bottom, associated with a fixed screen made it possible to remedy the above drawbacks. With such a configuration, the product is caused to pass through the mesh of the sieve, only when a force is exerted on the flexible bottom, a pressure applied to the sieve having indeed substantially no action on the axial position of that -this. On the other hand, the user has complete control over the quantity of product withdrawn by the applicator insofar as the sieve cannot be concealed under the effect of a force exerted perpendicular to its surface, by means of an applicator, or directly with your fingers.

L'invention a donc pour objet un boîtier de conditionnement et de distribution d'au moins un produit pulvérulent ou semi-fluide, comprenant un corps rigide et un fond souple, définissant avec le corps au moins une chambre à volume variable renfermant ledit produit, et au moins un tamis, opposé au fond souple, ce tamis étant apte à laisser passer le produit lors d'une pression sur le fond souple et étant monté fixement selon l'axe du boîtier, à l'intérieur de celui-ci.The subject of the invention is therefore a housing for packaging and dispensing at least one pulverulent or semi-fluid product, comprising a rigid body and a flexible base, defining with the body at least one variable-volume chamber containing said product, and at least one screen, opposite the flexible bottom, this screen being capable of allowing the product to pass when it is pressed on the flexible bottom and being fixedly mounted along the axis of the housing, inside the latter.

La chambre à volume variable peut être définie par les parois même du corps ou bien par les parois d'un réceptacle. Aussi, de façon avantageuse, le corps comporte une ouverture débouchant dans laquelle est logé un réceptacle contenant le produit, le fond mou appartenant, alors au réceptacle. Ce réceptacle est avantageusement monté fixe par rapport au corps du boîtier.The variable volume chamber can be defined by the walls of the body itself or by the walls of a receptacle. Also, advantageously, the body has an opening opening into which is housed a receptacle containing the product, the soft bottom belonging, then to the receptacle. This receptacle is advantageously mounted fixed relative to the body of the housing.

Avantageusement, le fond souple, l'ouverture, et la chambre à volume variable sont de sections transversales sensiblement identiques, et alignées selon l'axe X. Cette caractéristique permet d'optimiser la vidange de la chambre à volume variable en autorisant d'appliquer une pression sur sensiblement toute la surface du fond de la chambre. Ceci n'est pas le cas notamment dans le brevet US 2 919 703 discuté ci-avant dans lequel, l'ouverture coïncide seulement avec une portion centrale du fond du réservoir.Advantageously, the flexible bottom, the opening, and the variable volume chamber are of substantially identical cross sections, and aligned along the axis X. This characteristic makes it possible to optimize the emptying of the variable volume chamber by authorizing the application pressure on substantially the entire surface of the bottom of the chamber. This is not the case in particular in US patent 2,919,703 discussed above in which, the opening coincides only with a central portion of the bottom of the tank.

Avantageusement, le tamis est logé dans la chambre à volume variable. Toutefois, il peut être logé au-dessus de ladite chambre. De préférence, il est situé à distance de la surface libre du produit, afin de limiter la sortie fortuite de produit.Advantageously, the sieve is housed in the variable volume chamber. However, it can be accommodated above said chamber. Preferably, it is located at a distance from the free surface of the product, in order to limit the accidental exit of product.

Le corps du boîtier de l'invention est constitué d'un matériau rigide, c'est-à-dire non déformable, et notamment d'un matériau choisi parmi les matériaux plastiques, le verre, le bois, les matériaux composites et leur association. Il peut se présenter sous toutes les formes possibles et le réceptacle peut avoir une forme adaptée ou non à celle du trou du corps du boîtier.The body of the housing of the invention is made of a rigid material, that is to say non-deformable, and in particular of a material chosen from plastic materials, glass, wood, composite materials and their combination . It can be in all possible forms and the receptacle can have a shape adapted or not to that of the hole in the body of the case.

L'invention s'applique à tout type de produit poudreux ou semi-fluide et plus spécialement à des produits de maquillage et/ou de soin de la peau. Ainsi, le produit peut se présenter sous forme d'une poudre de granulométrie allant de 1µm à 100 µm et de préférence allant de 6 µm à 20 µm. Il peut aussi se présenter sous forme d'un produit semi-fluide ayant une viscosité allant de 10-2 Pa.s à 0,15 Pa.s et de préférence de 5x10-2 Pa.s à 0,12 Pa.s, soit 10 à 150 fois la viscosité de l'eau.The invention applies to any type of powdery or semi-fluid product and more particularly to make-up and / or skin care products. Thus, the product can be in the form of a powder with a particle size ranging from 1 μm to 100 μm and preferably ranging from 6 μm to 20 μm. It can also be in the form of a semi-fluid product having a viscosity ranging from 10 -2 Pa.s to 0.15 Pa.s and preferably from 5x10 -2 Pa.s to 0.12 Pa.s, or 10 to 150 times the viscosity of water.

Le boîtier de l'invention présente l'avantage de permettre un dosage aisé et précis du produit à prélever, tout en assurant une excellente étanchéité vis-à-vis de ce dernier, sans le comprimer. Cette étanchéité est notamment due au corps rigide et au tamis fixe. La fixation du tamis est assurée par tout moyen connu par exemple au moyen d'un crochet, d'un dispositif d'encliquetage, d'une encoche, d'un moyen le plaquant contre un bord du corps, voire d'un système associant deux ou trois de ces moyens. Cette fixation est assurée, soit sur le bord supérieur du corps, soit sur le bord supérieur du réceptacle, lorsque ce dernier est présent.The housing of the invention has the advantage of allowing easy and precise metering of the product to be sampled, while ensuring excellent tightness with respect to the latter, without compressing it. This tightness is notably due to the rigid body and the fixed screen. The sieve is fixed by any known means, for example by means of a hook, a latching device, a notch, a means pressing it against an edge of the body, or even a system associating two or three of these ways. This fixing is provided either on the upper edge of the body, or on the upper edge of the receptacle, when the latter is present.

En vue d'améliorer la prise de produit, la surface supérieure du corps, opposée au fond souple est sensiblement au même niveau que le tamis ou à un niveau légèrement inférieur.In order to improve product intake, the upper surface of the body, opposite the flexible bottom, is substantially at the same level as the sieve or at a slightly lower level.

Le fond souple du boîtier contribue non seulement à la prise de produit mais aussi l'insufflation d'air dans le produit en vue de le décompacter et de le propulser vers le tamis sous forme d'un nuage de particules, lorsque le produit est sous forme de poudre ou sous forme plus fluide, lorsqu'il est sous forme semi-fluide. Ce fond peut être constitué d'une ou plusieurs pièces en matériaux souples quelconques.The flexible bottom of the housing contributes not only to the intake of product but also the blowing of air into the product in order to decompact it and propel it towards the sieve in the form of a cloud of particles, when the product is under in powder form or in more fluid form, when it is in semi-fluid form. This bottom may consist of one or more pieces of any flexible material.

Avantageusement, le fond souple ou mou comprend un piston, une membrane souple, en particulier en un élastomère thermoformable, une pièce en mousse à cellules ouvertes ou semi-ouvertes, un soufflet, une plaque mobile ou l'association de deux ou plusieurs de ces éléments. En particulier, le fond souple peut comporter une membrane souple supportant une mousse, cette dernière étant dirigée vers le produit et éventuellement au contact du produit, ou encore un piston dirigé vers le produit, intercalé entre la membrane et la mousse. La membrane souple peut, aussi, supporter un piston directement au contact du produit.Advantageously, the flexible or soft bottom comprises a piston, a flexible membrane, in particular of a thermoformable elastomer, a foam part with open or semi-open cells, a bellows, a movable plate or the association of two or more of these elements. In particular, the flexible bottom may comprise a flexible membrane supporting a foam, the latter being directed towards the product and possibly in contact with the product, or else a piston directed towards the product, interposed between the membrane and the foam. The flexible membrane can also support a piston directly in contact with the product.

Avantageusement, le fond souple présente, dans une position de repos, un profil faisant saillie à l'opposé de la chambre à volume variable, et, dans une position d'actionnement, en vue de la distribution du produit au travers du tamis, un profil sensiblement opposé au profil du fond souple en position de repos. A titre d'exemple, le profil est un profil bombé (sous forme d'une calotte) vers l'extérieur du boîtier, en position de repos du fond souple, et bombé vers l'intérieur du boîtier en position d'actionnement. Cette caractéristique contribue à réduire la force à appliquer pour provoquer la sortie du produit, et à conférer une plus grande course au fond souple, de manière à faciliter la vidange complète de la chambre contenant le produit.Advantageously, the flexible bottom has, in a rest position, a profile projecting away from the variable volume chamber, and, in an actuating position, for the distribution of the product through the sieve, a profile substantially opposite to the profile of the flexible bottom in the rest position. By way of example, the profile is a curved profile (in the form of a cap) towards the outside of the case, in the rest position of the flexible bottom, and curved towards the inside of the case in the actuating position. This characteristic contributes to reducing the force to be applied to cause the product to come out, and to impart a greater stroke to the flexible bottom, so as to facilitate complete emptying of the chamber containing the product.

La mousse est de préférence formée d'un matériau choisi parmi les matériaux thermoplastiques poreux tels que notamment les mousses de polyéther et de polyuréthanne, les mousses de latex, les mousses en élastomère. Ces mousses ont notamment de 10% à 80% en volume de cellules ouvertes.The foam is preferably formed from a material chosen from porous thermoplastic materials such as in particular polyether and polyurethane foams, latex foams, elastomeric foams. These foams have in particular from 10% to 80% by volume of open cells.

En pratique, les cellules de la pièce en mousse peuvent avoir une ouverture allant de 0,005 mm à 2 mm et de préférence allant de 0,1 à 0,5 mm. L'épaisseur de la mousse est notamment fonction de la quantité d'air que l'on veut insuffler dans le produit et/ou de la déformation que l'on veut obtenir pour amener le produit au contact du produit et/ou rompre les agrégats de produit. Bien entendu, l'épaisseur de la mousse est également fonction de l'épaisseur du boîtier.In practice, the cells of the foam part can have an opening ranging from 0.005 mm to 2 mm and preferably ranging from 0.1 to 0.5 mm. The thickness of the foam is in particular a function of the quantity of air which it is desired to inject into the product and / or the deformation which it is desired to obtain to bring the product into contact with the product and / or to break up the aggregates. of product. Of course, the thickness of the foam is also a function of the thickness of the housing.

Selon l'application envisagée et notamment selon la nature du produit, la prise de produit peut se faire avec les doigts de l'utilisateur ou mieux avec un élément applicateur ; ce dernier peut être une houppette ou un pinceau. L'élément applicateur peut, en outre, être constitué en un matériau déformable capable d'épouser la forme de chaque maille du tamis afin de prélever au mieux le produit emprisonné dans chacune des mailles. En particulier, l'élément applicateur peut comporter des poils ayant une longueur et une densité telles qu'ils facilitent la préhension du produit. Il peut comporter, à la place des poils, des plumes, un flocage ou des pores lui conférant l'aspect d'une mousse.According to the envisaged application and in particular according to the nature of the product, the taking of product can be done with the fingers of the user or better with an applicator element; the latter can be a puff or a brush. The applicator element may, moreover, be made of a deformable material capable of conforming to the shape of each mesh of the sieve in order to best remove the product trapped in each of the meshes. In particular, the applicator element may include bristles having a length and a density such that they facilitate gripping of the product. It can include, instead of hair, feathers, a flocking or pores giving it the appearance of a foam.

Enfin, l'élément applicateur peut être recouvert et/ou imprégné d'au moins un additif choisi parmi les agents bactéricides et les agents glissants. La présence d'un agent glissant a pour rôle de faciliter l'étalement du produit sur la peau. La présence d'un agent bactéricide est d'éviter la formation de colonies de bactéries au sein de l'élément applicateur du fait de son contact régulier avec la peau.Finally, the applicator element can be covered and / or impregnated with at least one additive chosen from bactericidal agents and slip agents. The presence of a slip agent has the role of facilitating the spreading of the product on the skin. The presence of a bactericidal agent is to avoid the formation of bacteria colonies within the applicator element due to its regular contact with the skin.

Pour protéger, le contenu du boîtier et plus spécialement du réceptacle, on peut prévoir un opercule que l'on peut soit enlever définitivement avant la première utilisation, soit remettre en place après chaque utilisation. Cet opercule peut être remplacé par un bouchon. Dans ce cas, la partie du boîtier devant recevoir le bouchon et en particulier le réceptacle doit comporter un pas de vis complémentaire de celui du bouchon.To protect the contents of the housing and more specifically of the receptacle, a cover can be provided which can either be removed permanently before the first use, or put back in place after each use. This cover can be replaced by a stopper. In this case, the part of the housing to receive the plug and in particular the receptacle must have a screw pitch complementary to that of the plug.

Le boîtier de l'invention peut notamment comprendre un cadre ou un rabat rigide, amovible ou non, destiné à assurer, éventuellement en association avec l'élément applicateur, une étanchéité vis-à-vis du produit, ce cadre permettant l'accès au produit et éventuellement la fixation du tamis. Ce cadre peut être fixé de façon amovible, ou non, par exemple à l'aide d'une charnière sur le corps du boîtier. Lorsqu'il est présent, ce cadre peut, de plus servir à loger le moyen applicateur et notamment une houppette.The housing of the invention may in particular comprise a rigid frame or flap, removable or not, intended to ensure, possibly in association with the applicator element, a seal against the product, this frame allowing access to the product and possibly fixing the sieve. This frame can be fixed removably, or not, for example using a hinge on the body of the housing. When present, this frame can also be used to house the applicator means and in particular a puff.

En vue d'améliorer l'étanchéité du boîtier vis-à-vis du produit d'autres moyens d'étanchéité peuvent être prévus entre le réceptacle et le corps rigide. Ces moyens d'étanchéité sont avantageusement confondus avec les moyens de fixation du réceptacle sur le corps du boîtier.In order to improve the tightness of the housing vis-à-vis the product, other sealing means can be provided between the receptacle and the rigid body. These sealing means are advantageously combined with the means for fixing the receptacle to the body of the housing.

Afin d'augmenter encore l'étanchéité du boîtier, ce dernier peut comporter un couvercle. En outre, des moyens d'étanchéité peuvent être prévus entre le couvercle et le corps. Dans ce cas, l'élément applicateur peut constituer ces moyens d'étanchéité.In order to further increase the tightness of the housing, the latter may include a cover. In addition, sealing means can be provided between the cover and the body. In this case, the applicator element can constitute these sealing means.

Pour prélever le produit présent dans le boîtier, on exerce deux pressions antagonistes de part et d'autre du tamis et plus spécialement sur le fond souple et le tamis.To collect the product present in the housing, two opposing pressures are exerted on either side of the screen and more especially on the flexible bottom and the screen.

Ainsi, une première pression est exercée, par exemple par les doigts d'une main, sur le fond souple et une seconde pression, antagoniste de la première, est exercée sur le produit par l'intermédiaire de l'élément applicateur (houppette), au moyen des doigts de l'autre main. Ces deux pressions permettent, simultanément, de prélever et de doser le produit. La seconde pression qui comprime le fond souple permet de propulser de l'air au sein du produit et d'amener le produit au contact du tamis. Pendant le prélèvement du produit, le tamis reste immobile par rapport au corps rigide.Thus, a first pressure is exerted, for example by the fingers of one hand, on the flexible bottom and a second pressure, antagonistic to the first, is exerted on the product by means of the applicator element (puff), with the fingers of the other hand. These two pressures allow the product to be withdrawn and dosed simultaneously. The second pressure which compresses the flexible bottom makes it possible to propel air within the product and to bring the product into contact with the sieve. During the sampling of the product, the sieve remains stationary relative to the rigid body.

Pour faciliter l'application de la pression sur le fond souple, ce dernier peut comporter une zone rigide de préhension éventuellement antidérapante.To facilitate the application of pressure on the flexible base, the latter may include a rigid gripping zone which may be non-slip.

Le tamis a pour fonction de répartir de façon homogène le produit sur le moyen applicateur, au cours du prélèvement. Avantageusement, la forme et l'épaisseur du tamis ainsi que la taille de ses mailles sont telles qu'elles permettent un emprisonnement d'une quantité de produit donnée en leur sein, sans que ce produit ne s'en échappe lorsque les pressions ne s'exercent plus de part et d'autre du tamis.The purpose of the sieve is to distribute the product evenly over the applicator means, during sampling. Advantageously, the shape and the thickness of the sieve as well as the size of its meshes are such that they allow imprisonment of a given quantity of product within them, without this product escaping from it when the pressures are not 'exercise more on either side of the sieve.

En particulier, le tamis peut être formé d'un matériau tissé ou non tissé, d'une grille, d'une mousse, d'un film ou d'une surface perforé ou d'une association de ces éléments. La dimension des mailles du tamis peut aller de 1 µm à 2,5 mm, de préférence de 30 µm à 600 µm et mieux de 50 µm à 300 µm. Les mailles du tamis peuvent avoir une forme quelconque. De plus, le tamis peut être imprégné d'additifs bactéricides ou bactériostatiques. En outre, il peut être muni d'un flocage quelconque. Dans ce cas, les mailles du tamis pourront être plus grandes qu'indiqué ci-dessus du fait que les poils du flocage réduisent la tailles des ouvertures. En outre, le tamis peut être de forme plane ou bombé (concave, ou convexe).In particular, the screen can be formed from a woven or non-woven material, a grid, a foam, a film or a perforated surface or a combination of these elements. The mesh size of the sieve can range from 1 µm to 2.5 mm, preferably from 30 µm to 600 µm and better still from 50 µm to 300 µm. The mesh of the sieve can have any shape. In addition, the sieve can be impregnated with bactericidal or bacteriostatic additives. In addition, it can be provided with any flocking. In this case, the mesh of the sieve may be larger than indicated above because the flocking bristles reduce the size of the openings. In addition, the sieve can be flat or curved (concave, or convex).

Un tamis de forme concave pourrait provoquer la formation d'amas de produit dans la partie la plus profonde au fur et à mesure des prélèvements. Toutefois, la présence du fond souple, assurant notamment la fonction aérateur et/ou aspirateur de produit, permet d'éviter une accumulation indésirable de produit dans les mailles du tamis : l'aspiration du produit accumulé sous le tamis, vers le fond de la chambre, a lieu lorsque les pressions sur le tamis et le fond souple cessent d'être exercées et que ce dernier revient dans sa position initiale.A concave shaped sieve could cause the accumulation of product in the deepest part as samples are taken. However, the presence of the flexible bottom, ensuring in particular the aerator and / or product vacuum function, makes it possible to avoid an undesirable accumulation of product in the mesh of the sieve: the aspiration of the product accumulated under the sieve, towards the bottom of the chamber, takes place when the pressures on the sieve and the flexible bottom cease to be exerted and that the latter returns to its initial position.

De façon avantageuse, des moyens de fixation du réceptacle sur le corps peuvent être prévus. Ces moyens de fixation peuvent être définitifs (collage, claquage, soudage) ou bien temporaires (cadre prenant en sandwich le réceptacle entre le cadre et le corps du boîtier). L'emploi de moyens de fixation temporaires permet de changer le réceptacle autant de fois qu'on le désire. Ainsi, il est possible d'utiliser différents réceptacles contenant différents produits (poudre, ombres à paupières de couleurs différentes), en alternance, avec un même boîtier. Ces réceptacles constituent des recharges. Par exemple, un utilisateur peut commencer par le soin de la peau en utilisant une recharge contenant une crème de soin, puis remplacer la recharge de crème de soin par une recharge contenant une poudre de maquillage. Eventuellement, le boîtier peut comprendre plusieurs recharges contenant des produits de natures différentes. A chacune de ces recharges correspondent une chambre à volume variable et une ouverture dans le corps aptes à recevoir lesdites recharges.Advantageously, means for fixing the receptacle to the body can be provided. These fixing means can be permanent (bonding, breakdown, welding) or temporary (frame sandwiching the receptacle between the frame and the body of the case). The use of temporary fixing means makes it possible to change the receptacle as many times as desired. Thus, it is possible to use different receptacles containing different products (powder, eye shadows of different colors), alternately, with the same housing. These receptacles constitute refills. For example, a user can start with skincare using a refill containing a care cream, then replace the refill of care cream with a refill containing a makeup powder. Optionally, the housing may include several refills containing products of different natures. Each of these refills corresponds to a variable volume chamber and an opening in the body capable of receiving said refills.

La ou les recharges peuvent être insérées dans la ou les ouvertures du corps du boîtier par le bas ou mieux par le haut du corps. Les recharges peuvent comprendre chacune un fond souple, le produit à distribuer, un tamis, différents moyens d'étanchéité et les moyens de fixation du tamis. Dans ce cas, le tamis est de préférence fixé sur les bords latéraux supérieurs de chaque recharge.The refill (s) can be inserted into the opening (s) of the housing body from below or better from the top of the body. The refills can each comprise a flexible bottom, the product to be dispensed, a screen, different sealing means and the means for fixing the screen. In this case, the screen is preferably fixed on the upper lateral edges of each refill.

L'invention va maintenant être décrite de façon plus détaillée et non limitative en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • la figure 1 représente schématiquement une vue générale en perspective du boîtier de l'invention, en position fermée ;
  • la figure 2 est un schéma en vue éclatée et en coupe d'un premier mode de réalisation du boîtier en position ouverte selon la direction l-l'de la figure 1 ;
  • la figure 3 et une vue analogue à celle de la figure 2 d'un second mode de réalisation du boîtier de l'invention ;
  • la figure 4 représente schématiquement une vue générale en perspective d'un réceptacle interchangeable ;
  • la figure 5 représente schématiquement en coupe selon la ligne l-l' de la figure 1 un autre mode de réalisation du boîtier de l'invention.
The invention will now be described in more detail and without limitation, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • Figure 1 schematically shows a general perspective view of the housing of the invention, in the closed position;
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view in section of a first embodiment of the housing in the open position in the direction l-l'de of Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 and a view similar to that of Figure 2 of a second embodiment of the housing of the invention;
  • FIG. 4 schematically represents a general perspective view of an interchangeable receptacle;
  • Figure 5 shows schematically in section along line ll 'of Figure 1 another embodiment of the housing of the invention.

Sur la figure 1, on a représenté un boîtier de maquillage, de référence générale 1, d'axe X, et de forme elliptique en section selon la ligne l-l'. Ce boîtier comprend un couvercle 2 monté pivotant sur un corps 5, à l'aide d'une charnière film de fixation 6. Le corps et le couvercle du boîtier sont en un matériau plastique rigide. Un fermoir 2c assure la fermeture du couvercle sur le corps du boîtier.In Figure 1, there is shown a makeup housing, of general reference 1, of axis X, and of elliptical shape in section along line l-l '. This housing comprises a cover 2 pivotally mounted on a body 5, by means of a fixing film hinge 6. The body and the housing cover are made of a rigid plastic material. A clasp 2c closes the cover on the body of the case.

Sur la figure 2, le corps 5 comprend, en son centre, une ouverture cylindrique 3 traversant de part en part l'épaisseur du corps, fermée par un fond 4 souple comprenant une membrane 4a ondulée, en matériau souple et élastique tel qu'une feuille de silicone. Le fond souple et les parois internes du corps (ou parois de l'ouverture) définissent une chambre à volume variable. La membrane 4a est fixée sur le bord inférieur 5a du corps grâce à une bague annulaire 4c. Sur la membrane souple 4a est monté un piston 4b mobile en translation (selon les flèches F1 et F2), comportant un doigt central 4d coincé dans le vallon central de la membrane 4a selon le principe d'un bouton pression. La membrane a une élasticité permettant son retour à sa position initiale après s'être déplacée vers le tamis. Un bourrelet annulaire 5c, situé à proximité du tamis limite la course du piston. Ce piston supporte une plaque de mousse 7 à cellules ouvertes en polyuréthanne ayant un diamètre de pores d'environ 0,5 mm en contact avec le produit 8 pulvérulent. En vue de faciliter l'utilisation du boîtier, le bord inférieur 5a du corps est à un niveau au moins égal à celui du fond souple. Le couvercle 2 peut comprendre sur sa face interne 2a un miroir 2b.In FIG. 2, the body 5 comprises, in its center, a cylindrical opening 3 passing right through the thickness of the body, closed by a flexible bottom 4 comprising a corrugated membrane 4a, made of flexible and elastic material such as a silicone sheet. The flexible bottom and the internal walls of the body (or walls of the opening) define a variable volume chamber. The membrane 4a is fixed to the lower edge 5a of the body by means of an annular ring 4c. On the flexible membrane 4a is mounted a piston 4b movable in translation (according to the arrows F1 and F2), comprising a central finger 4d wedged in the central valley of the membrane 4a according to the principle of a press button. The membrane has an elasticity allowing it to return to its initial position after having moved towards the sieve. An annular bead 5c, located near the screen limits the stroke of the piston. This piston supports a foam plate 7 with open polyurethane cells having a pore diameter of approximately 0.5 mm in contact with the pulverulent product 8. In order to facilitate the use of the housing, the lower edge 5a of the body is at a level at least equal to that of the flexible bottom. The cover 2 may include on its internal face 2a a mirror 2b.

Un tamis 9 comportant éventuellement un flocage est fixé à la partie supérieure et à la périphérie de l'ouverture 3 du corps 5 par l'intermédiaire d'un bord replié 10 d'un cadre 11 de fixation. Ce bord 10 constitue un moyen d'étanchéité entre le corps 5 et la chambre de produit. Le tamis est situé à un niveau légèrement inférieur à celui de la surface supérieure 5b du corps de boîtier et à distance de la surface supérieure de la poudre. Le cadre 11 est rigide et constitué de la même matière que le corps ; il est fixé à l'aide d'un système patte-gorge 19 à la partie supérieure 5b du corps 5 et à sa périphérie. Ce cadre participe à la fois au maintien du tamis ainsi qu'à l'étanchéité du boîtier 1 et notamment du couvercle vis-à-vis de la poudre 8. Il comporte une ouverture 11c permettant l'accès au produit. Une houppette 12 comportant un flocage 12a repose sur le cadre. Elle permet le prélèvement de la poudre 8 et complète l'étanchéité du boîtier vis-à-vis de la poudre, en position fermée de ce dernier. Un bord intérieur 11a du cadre 11 permet de surélever la houppette afin d'éviter son contact avec le tamis, en position fermée, et d'assurer une étanchéité du boîtier. Une gorge 11b formée dans le cadre 11 permet de recevoir un bourrelet périphérique 12b de la houppette, ayant une forme complémentaire à celle de la gorge 11b.A screen 9 possibly including a flocking is fixed to the upper part and to the periphery of the opening 3 of the body 5 by means of a folded edge 10 of a fixing frame 11. This edge 10 constitutes a sealing means between the body 5 and the product chamber. The screen is located at a level slightly lower than that of the upper surface 5b of the housing body and at a distance from the upper surface of the powder. The frame 11 is rigid and made of the same material as the body; it is fixed using a tab-throat system 19 to the upper part 5b of the body 5 and to its periphery. This frame contributes both to the maintenance of the sieve as well as to the sealing of the housing 1 and in particular of the cover with respect to the powder 8. It has an opening 11c allowing access to the product. A puff 12 comprising a flocking 12a rests on the frame. It allows the powder 8 to be removed and completes the sealing of the casing with respect to the powder, in the closed position of the latter. An inner edge 11a of the frame 11 allows the puff to be raised in order to avoid contact with the sieve, in the closed position, and to ensure that the housing is watertight. A groove 11b formed in the frame 11 allows to receive a peripheral bead 12b of the puff, having a shape complementary to that of the groove 11b.

Pour prélever une quantité de poudre 8, l'utilisateur maintient dans une main le boîtier et appui (flèche F2) à l'aide de ses doigts sur le fond 4 souple et plus spécialement sur la membrane 4a. De l'autre main, il exerce une pression (flèche F1) sur la poudre 8 au moyen de la houppette 12. Il exerce ainsi deux pressions antagonistes F1 et F2 de part et d'autre du boîtier, dirigées respectivement vers le bas et vers le haut du boîtier.To take a quantity of powder 8, the user holds the housing in one hand and presses (arrow F2) with his fingers on the flexible bottom 4 and more particularly on the membrane 4a. With the other hand, it exerts a pressure (arrow F1) on the powder 8 by means of the puff 12. It thus exerts two opposing pressures F1 and F2 on either side of the housing, directed respectively downwards and towards the top of the case.

La force F1 est communiquée au tamis via le piston mobile et la mousse 7. Ainsi, ces deux pressions s'exercent de part et d'autre du tamis 9, ce dernier restant fixe par rapport aux parois latérales du corps 5. La pression dirigée vers le haut F2 permet, en outre, la ventilation de la poudre et son amenée sur le tamis. La pression dirigée vers le bas F1, exercée au moyen de la houppette, permet la préhension de la poudre sur cette dernière.The force F1 is communicated to the sieve via the movable piston and the foam 7. Thus, these two pressures are exerted on either side of the sieve 9, the latter remaining fixed relative to the side walls of the body 5. The directed pressure upwards F2 also allows ventilation of the powder and its supply to the sieve. The downward pressure F1, exerted by means of the puff, allows the powder to be gripped on the latter.

Une fois la poudre prélevée, l'utilisateur referme le boîtier. La plaque de mousse 7, le piston 4b et la membrane souple 4a reprennent alors leur place initiale. En outre, l'étanchéité du boîtier est à nouveau assurée jusqu'à l'utilisation ultérieure. Cette étanchéité est assurée, entre autre, par la position de la houppette qui coiffe le tamis sans pour autant être au contact de celui-ci.Once the powder has been removed, the user closes the housing. The foam plate 7, the piston 4b and the flexible membrane 4a then return to their initial place. In addition, the housing is again sealed until further use. This seal is ensured, among other things, by the position of the puff which covers the screen without being in contact with it.

Le boîtier de la figure 3 se différencie de celui de la figure 2 par le fait qu'il comprend un réceptacle 13 de produit constituant une recharge de produit, logée dans l'ouverture 3 du corps et de forme complémentaire de celle de l'ouverture 3. Cette recharge est représentée de façon plus détaillée sur la figure 4. Elle comprend un fond souple 4 formée d'une membrane souple 4a en élastomère thermoplastique biinjectée, solidaire d'une jupe rigide 14 cylindrique comportant une collerette périphérique supérieure 15. Cette collerette comporte un bord replié 15a permettant sa fixation sur le boîtier 1, grâce à une gorge annulaire 10a correspondante de la surface supérieure 5b du boîtier. Un opercule 16 amovible protège le produit avant la première utilisation de la recharge et entre chaque utilisation. Eventuellement, la membrane 4a peut comporter un élément de renfort central 4f plus rigide que la zone périphérique de la membrane, servant à la préhension du boîtier.The box of FIG. 3 differs from that of FIG. 2 in that it comprises a receptacle 13 of product constituting a refill of product, housed in the opening 3 of the body and of shape complementary to that of the opening 3. This refill is shown in more detail in FIG. 4. It comprises a flexible bottom 4 formed by a flexible membrane 4a made of biinjected thermoplastic elastomer, integral with a rigid cylindrical skirt 14 comprising an upper peripheral flange 15. This flange has a folded edge 15a allowing its attachment to the housing 1, by means of a corresponding annular groove 10a of the upper surface 5b of the housing. A removable cover 16 protects the product before the first use of the refill and between each use. Optionally, the membrane 4a may include a central reinforcing element 4f which is more rigid than the peripheral zone of the membrane, serving to grip the housing.

Dans ce mode de réalisation le fond souple 4 et les parois internes de la jupe 14 de la recharge définissent la chambre à volume variable. La recharge 13 renferme le piston 4b supportant la plaque de mousse 7 ainsi que la poudre 8 et le tamis 9. Le piston 9 est rendu solidaire de la membrane par un système de bouton pression 4d.In this embodiment, the flexible bottom 4 and the internal walls of the skirt 14 of the refill define the variable volume chamber. The refill 13 contains the piston 4b supporting the foam plate 7 as well as the powder 8 and the screen 9. The piston 9 is made integral with the membrane by a press button system 4d.

Comme sur la figure 2, le cadre 11 de fixation du boîtier comprend un bord intérieur 11a permettant la surélévation de la houppette 12 par rapport au tamis 9. Ce cadre complète la fixation de la recharge 13 en prenant en sandwich la collerette 15 de la recharge entre la surface 5b du boîtier et le cadre 11.As in FIG. 2, the frame 11 for fixing the housing includes an inner edge 11a allowing the puff 12 to be raised relative to the screen 9. This frame completes the fixing of the refill 13 by sandwiching the flange 15 of the refill between the surface 5b of the housing and the frame 11.

Sur la figure 5, le corps 5 comporte un fond mobile 4e constitué en un matériau rigide tel qu'un matériau plastique. Le fond 4e est monté coulissant dans une chambre annulaire 20, formée à la périphérie du corps 5, dans son bord inférieur 5a. Un système d'épaulement et de butée 21 annulaire permet de retenir le fond mobile sur le corps. Le cas échéant le fond 4e peut être recouvert d'un matériau antidérapant. Une recharge 13 est logée dans l'ouverture 3 du corps 5. Elle comporte une membrane 4a en contact avec le fond mobile 4e et qui est élastiquement déformable de façon à constituer un moyen de rappel du fond 4e. Cette membrane coopère avec le piston 4b et la plaque de mousse pour déplacer la poudre vers le tamis, lors de la préhension de produit. Un cadre 11 en bois, supportant une houppette 12, est fixé à la partie supérieure 5a du réceptacle 13.In Figure 5, the body 5 has a movable bottom 4e made of a rigid material such as a plastic material. The bottom 4e is slidably mounted in an annular chamber 20, formed at the periphery of the body 5, in its lower edge 5a. An annular shoulder and abutment system 21 makes it possible to retain the movable bottom on the body. If necessary, the bottom 4e can be covered with a non-slip material. A refill 13 is housed in the opening 3 of the body 5. It comprises a membrane 4a in contact with the movable bottom 4e and which is elastically deformable so as to constitute a means of returning the bottom 4e. This membrane cooperates with the piston 4b and the foam plate to move the powder towards the sieve, when gripping the product. A wooden frame 11, supporting a puff 12, is fixed to the upper part 5a of the receptacle 13.

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Boîtier (1) d'axe X, pour produit (8) pulvérulent ou semi-fluide, comprenant un corps rigide et un fond souple (4) définissant avec le corps au moins une chambre à volume variable renfermant ledit produit (8) et au moins un tamis (9) apte à laisser passer le produit lors d'une pression sur le fond souple, ledit tamis étant monté fixement selon l'axe X, à l'intérieur du boîtier.Housing (1) of X axis, for powder or semi-fluid product (8), comprising a rigid body and a flexible bottom (4) defining with the body at least one variable volume chamber containing said product (8) and at at least one screen (9) capable of allowing the product to pass during a pressure on the flexible bottom, said screen being fixedly mounted along the axis X, inside the housing. Boîtier selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que le corps comporte une ouverture (3) débouchant, le fond souple appartenant à un réceptacle (13) logé dans cette ouverture.Housing according to claim 1, characterized in that the body has an opening (3) opening, the flexible bottom belonging to a receptacle (13) housed in this opening. Boîtier selon la revendication 2 caractérisé en ce que le fond souple, l'ouverture, et la chambre à volume variable sont de sections transversales sensiblement identiques, et alignées selon l'axe X.Housing according to claim 2 characterized in that the flexible bottom, the opening, and the variable volume chamber are of substantially identical cross sections, and aligned along the axis X. Boîtier selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle est monté fixe par rapport au corps.Housing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the receptacle is mounted fixed relative to the body. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le corps comporte une surface supérieure (5a), opposée au fond souple, sensiblement au même niveau ou à un niveau inférieur à celui du tamis.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body has an upper surface (5a), opposite the flexible bottom, substantially at the same level or at a level below that of the screen. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fond souple comporte une membrane souple (4a).Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flexible bottom comprises a flexible membrane (4a). Boîtier selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que la membrane souple présente, dans une position de repos, un profil faisant saillie à l'opposé de la chambre à volume variable, et dans une position d'actionnement, en vue de la distribution du produit au travers du tamis, un profil sensiblement opposé au profil de la membrane souple en position de repos.Housing according to claim 6, characterized in that the flexible membrane has, in a rest position, a profile projecting away from the variable volume chamber, and in an actuation position, for the distribution of the produced through the screen, a profile substantially opposite to the profile of the flexible membrane in the rest position. Boîtier selon la revendication 7 caractérisé en ce que ledit profil est un profil bombé vers l'extérieur du boîtier en position de repos de la membrane souple, et bombé vers l'intérieur du boîtier en position d'actionnement.Housing according to claim 7 characterized in that said profile is a profile curved towards the outside of the housing in the rest position of the flexible membrane, and curved towards the inside of the housing in the actuating position. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fond souple comporte une membrane souple supportant une mousse (7), cette dernière étant dirigée vers le produit (8) et éventuellement au contact du produit (8).Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flexible bottom comprises a flexible membrane supporting a foam (7), the latter being directed towards the product (8) and possibly in contact with the product (8). Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fond souple comporte une membrane souple supportant un piston (4b) dirigé vers le produit (8) et éventuellement au contact du produit.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flexible bottom comprises a flexible membrane supporting a piston (4b) directed towards the product (8) and possibly in contact with the product. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le produit (8) est une poudre ayant une granulométrie allant de 1 µm à 100 µm.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the product (8) is a powder having a particle size ranging from 1 µm to 100 µm. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 1 à 10, caractérisé en ce que le produit (8) est sous forme semi-fluide et a une viscosité allant de 10-2 à 0,15 Pa.s.Housing according to one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that the product (8) is in semi-fluid form and has a viscosity ranging from 10 -2 to 0.15 Pa.s. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un élément applicateur (12).Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises an applicator element (12). Boîtier selon la revendication 13, caractérisé en ce que l'élément applicateur est recouvert et/ou imprégné d'au moins un additif choisi parmi les agents bactéricides et les agents glissants.Housing according to claim 13, characterized in that the applicator element is covered and / or impregnated with at least one additive chosen from bactericidal agents and slip agents. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le tamis (9) est réalisé en un matériau choisi parmi les matériaux tissés ou non tissés, les grilles, les films perforés et leurs associations, avec éventuellement une imprégnation d'additif bactéricide ou bactériostatique.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sieve (9) is made of a material chosen from woven or non-woven materials, grids, perforated films and their combinations, possibly with an impregnation of bactericidal additive or bacteriostatic. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le tamis (9) a une dimension de maille allant de 1 µm à 2,5 mm.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the screen (9) has a mesh size ranging from 1 µm to 2.5 mm. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le tamis (9) est situé à distance de la surface libre du produit.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the screen (9) is located at a distance from the free surface of the product. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle (13) comporte des moyens de fixation (11,15) sur le corps.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the receptacle (13) comprises fixing means (11,15) on the body. Boîtier selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation comportent une collerette périphérique (15) claquée, soudée ou collée directement sur le corps.Housing according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the fixing means comprise a peripheral flange (15) slammed, welded or bonded directly to the body. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 18 ou 19, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation comportent un cadre (11) prenant en sandwich le réceptacle entre le corps et ledit cadre, ce dernier comprenant une ouverture (11c) assurant l'accès au tamis.Housing according to one of claims 18 or 19, characterized in that the fixing means comprise a frame (11) sandwiching the receptacle between the body and said frame, the latter comprising an opening (11c) ensuring access to the sieve. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 2 à 20, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des premiers moyens d'étanchéité (10) entre le réceptacle et le corps.Housing according to one of claims 2 to 20, characterized in that it comprises first sealing means (10) between the receptacle and the body. Boîtier selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de fixation et les premiers moyens d'étanchéité (10) sont confondus.Housing according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the fixing means and the first sealing means (10) are combined. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 2 à 22, caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle (13) est monté amovible dans le corps et constitue une recharge.Housing according to one of claims 2 to 22, characterized in that the receptacle (13) is removably mounted in the body and constitutes a refill. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 2 à 23, caractérisé en ce que le réceptacle comporte un moyen de protection amovible (16).Housing according to one of claims 2 to 23, characterized in that the receptacle comprises a removable protective means (16). Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend un couvercle (2) monté pivotant sur le corps (5).Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a cover (2) pivotally mounted on the body (5). Boîtier selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend des seconds moyens d'étanchéité (9) entre le couvercle et le corps.Housing according to the preceding claim, characterized in that it comprises second sealing means (9) between the cover and the body. Boîtier selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les seconds moyens d'étanchéité et l'élément applicateur (9) sont confondus.Housing according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the second sealing means and the applicator element (9) are combined. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fond souple (4) comporte une zone centrale (4f) plus rigide qu'une zone périphérique.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flexible bottom (4) has a central zone (4f) which is more rigid than a peripheral zone. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 13 à 28, caractérisé en ce que l'élément applicateur comporte un bourrelet périphérique (12b) complémentaire d'une gorge (11b) pratiquée dans le cadre (11).Housing according to one of claims 13 to 28, characterized in that the applicator element comprises a peripheral bead (12b) complementary to a groove (11b) formed in the frame (11). Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le corps comprend un bord inférieur (5a) situé à un niveau au moins égal à celui du fond souple.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the body comprises a lower edge (5a) situated at a level at least equal to that of the flexible bottom. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le fond souple constitue une zone de préhension antidérapante.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the flexible base constitutes a non-slip grip zone. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 13 à 31, caractérisé en ce que l'élément applicateur comporte des poils, des plumes, un flocage (12a), une mousse.Housing according to one of claims 13 to 31, characterized in that the applicator element comprises hairs, feathers, a flocking (12a), a foam. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le produit (8) est un produit de maquillage et/ou de soin.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the product (8) is a make-up and / or care product. Boîtier selon l'une des revendications 13 à 33, caractérisé en ce que l'élément applicateur est une houppette (9).Housing according to one of claims 13 to 33, characterized in that the applicator element is a puff (9). Boîtier selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que le tamis comporte un flocage.Housing according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the screen has flocking.
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