EP1510149B1 - Applicator for cosmetic substances - Google Patents

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EP1510149B1
EP1510149B1 EP04291735A EP04291735A EP1510149B1 EP 1510149 B1 EP1510149 B1 EP 1510149B1 EP 04291735 A EP04291735 A EP 04291735A EP 04291735 A EP04291735 A EP 04291735A EP 1510149 B1 EP1510149 B1 EP 1510149B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B9/00—Arrangements of the bristles in the brush body
    • A46B9/02—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups
    • A46B9/021—Position or arrangement of bristles in relation to surface of the brush body, e.g. inclined, in rows, in groups arranged like in cosmetics brushes, e.g. mascara, nail polish, eye shadow
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B3/00—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier
    • A46B3/18—Brushes characterised by the way in which the bristles are fixed or joined in or on the brush body or carrier the bristles being fixed on or between belts or wires
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A46—BRUSHWARE
    • A46B—BRUSHES
    • A46B2200/00—Brushes characterized by their functions, uses or applications
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    • A46B2200/1053—Cosmetics applicator specifically for mascara

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  • the present invention relates to a cosmetic product applicator, in particular mascara, as used in particular for eyelashes and eyebrows.
  • twisted brushes are obtained by arranging a sheet of bristles between the two branches of a wire configured hairpin, and then twisting the two branches of the wire about its axis.
  • the wire thus twisted forms a helix (in fact, one for each strand of wire) whose turns, depending on the direction of twisting of the wire, rise from left to right (when the brush is seen from the front in a vertical position) or from right to left.
  • the first type of twisting provides a brush sometimes qualified "left brush”. Such a brush is described in particular in patent EP 0 611 170 in the name of the applicant.
  • the second type of twisting the most widespread so far, provides a brush called "brush right".
  • EP-A-0 250 680 discloses a cosmetic product applicator such as that described in the preamble of claim 1.
  • Such twisted brushes generally comprise a portion “empoilée” defining an application portion, extending by a “nonempoilée” portion of the wire, sometimes called “tail” of the brush, and serving in particular for fixing the device on a rod connected in particular to a member for gripping the device also serving as a closure cap of the bottle that contains the mascara.
  • Fixing the brush in the stem requires a minimum of axial holding so that the brush does not fall off the rod and is definitely not usable.
  • the attachment of the brush also requires a sufficiently large rotational hold so that the brush rotates with the rod when the rod is rotated by the user to unscrew the cap of the bottle. Fixation must be even stronger when the mascaras used are mascaras that dry very quickly, namely mascaras that have a relatively pasty formulation and therefore that adhere significantly to the brush and the bottle.
  • the tail of the brush is generally inserted into a hole in the rod, the diameters of this hole and the tail of the brush being substantially equal.
  • the hold is ensured by heating the tail of the wire brush and forcing it into the hole of the rod so that the plastic of the rod melts locally in contact with the tail of the brush and matches the shape of the twist of the tail of the brush.
  • the holding of the brush in traction is high because the rod taking the shape of the twist becomes a kind of female thread around the tail of the brush which is a male thread. Thus, any axial displacement becomes impossible without deformation of the material of the rod or the brush.
  • the rotation in the direction of the unscrewing of the tail of the brush remains easy since there is no chemical adhesion between the plastic and the metal, and that this movement does not imply any mechanical deformation. Thus, the rotational behavior remains low.
  • the unscrewing movement of the brush relative to the stem may occur in the direction of the opening or closing of the mascara.
  • the twisted zone of the second portion of the web contiguous to the empoiled portion may be twisted in the same direction as the empoiled portion.
  • the twisted zone of the second portion of the web contiguous to the emptied portion may be twisted with the same pitch as the empoiled portion.
  • the second portion of the core may be formed by a twisted zone of a first step and a twisted zone of a second step different from the first.
  • the second portion of the core may be formed by a twisted zone whose pitch increases, or decreases, progressively between a first end contiguous to the empoiled portion of the core and a second end opposite to the first.
  • the entire soul can be formed from two branches of a wire.
  • the empoilated portion of the core may have a plurality of turns rising from left to right when the applicator is viewed from the front in a vertical position.
  • the brush is called "left".
  • the empoiled portion of the core may have a plurality of turns rising from the right to the left when the applicator is seen from the front in a vertical position.
  • the brush is called "right".
  • the empoilated portion of the soul may be rectilinear, or alternatively be curved.
  • the rod may be secured to a gripping member.
  • the bristles may form a brush of circular cross section, or polygonal, in particular triangular, square, or pentagonal.
  • the objects of the invention can also be achieved by providing an assembly for the packaging and application of a product on keratinous fibers, in particular eyelashes or eyebrows, comprising a container containing the product, said container defining an opening at the vicinity of which is a wiper member, said assembly being equipped with an applicator as just described.
  • the application device 10 shown in Figure 1 is intended to apply a mascara.
  • the device 10 comprises a rod 30 carrying a brush 40, the rod extending along an axis X.
  • the brush comprises for example a cross section to the axis X of circular shape.
  • the brush 40 comprises a twisted core 20 substantially straight.
  • the twisted core is obtained from a U-folded wire and between the branches of which, prior to the twisting movement, a ply of bristles 41 is introduced.
  • the bristles 41 are driven into a helical configuration formed of a succession of turns more or less spaced apart.
  • the bristles 41 extend radially to the support and are substantially rectilinear.
  • the layer of bristles 41 forming the brush is trapped in a first portion 21 of the core 20 while a second portion of the core 22 not empoilée, hereinafter called the tail of the brush, is fixed in the rod 30
  • the end of the rod 20 opposite the brush 40 is generally connected to an element (shown only in FIG. 6) forming both a gripping member for the brush 40, and a closure element for the container to which is associated the brush.
  • the brush 40 is of the "straight brush” type, the turns of the empoilated portion 21 of the twisted core 20 rising from the right to the left when the brush 40 is seen from the front in vertical position.
  • the tail of the brush 22, which is fixed in the rod 30, has two twisted zones 22a and 22b in two different directions.
  • a first twisted zone 22a formed in the extension of the empoilated portion 21 of the core 20, has the same direction and the same pitch as the empoiled portion 21 of the soul.
  • a second twisted zone 22b formed in the extension of the first twisted zone 22a, is this time twisted in the opposite direction to the first twisted zone 22a of the tail of the brush.
  • the tail of the brush has a length of about 2 cm.
  • the two twisted areas of the tail of the brush and the twisted portion empoilée have a pitch of about 1 mm.
  • the branches of the wire are wound in a first direction so as to form the empoiled portion 21 of the core 10. and the first twisted zone 22a of the tail 22 of the brush. Then, the two wires are held about 1 cm from the end of the tail of the brush and wound in the opposite direction so as to achieve the second twisted zone 22b of the tail of the brush.
  • the tail thus obtained is then partially heated and pressed into a hole 31 previously formed in the rod 30.
  • the plastic of the rod melts slightly in contact with the tail and then matches the shape of the tail of the brush.
  • FIG. 2 represents a second embodiment of embodiment of the applicator 10 according to the invention.
  • the entire tail 22 of the brush is twisted in the same direction.
  • the tail of the brush comprises a first twisted zone 22a of a first pitch, for example the same pitch as the empoilée portion of the core, and a second twisted zone 22b of a different pitch, this pitch being constant.
  • the first twisted zone 22a of the tail of the brush has for example a pitch of approximately 1 mm and the second twisted zone 22b has for example a pitch of 1.5 mm.
  • FIG. 3 represents a third embodiment of the applicator 10 according to the invention.
  • the entire tail 22 of the brush is also twisted in the same direction.
  • the tail 22 of the brush comprises a first twisted zone 22a in a first step, for example the same pitch as the empoiled portion of the core.
  • the second twisted zone 22b of the tail this time has a step different from the pitch of the first twisted zone but it is not constant throughout this zone. It increases gradually from the first twisted zone to the end of the soul.
  • any relative rotational movement of the brush with respect to the rod is also impossible without significant deformation of the rod, because the pitch of the twisted zone of the tail of the brush is not constant and does not allow unscrewing.
  • the presence of the twisted zone in the rod also allows good axial retention. The brush is again very strongly maintained in the stem.
  • FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the applicator illustrated in FIG. 1.
  • the brush 40 differs from the brush according to FIG. 1 in that it is of the "left brush" type, the turns of the empoilated portion 21 of the twisted core rising from left to right when the brush is viewed from the front in a vertical position.
  • the advantages resulting from a twisted core on the left reference may be made to US Pat. No. 6,227,735.
  • the brush according to the variant of FIG. 5 differs from the brush according to FIG. 1 in that the empoilated portion 21 of the twisted core 20 is curved, the curvature substantially corresponding to the curvature of the line of implantation of the eyelashes on the eyelid.
  • the tail of the soul is always right.
  • FIG. 6 shows a packaging and application unit 100, equipped with an application device 10 of the type of those described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.
  • the assembly 100 comprises a container 50 containing a supply of cosmetic product such as mascara and an applicator 10.
  • the applicator 10 comprises a twist-brush type applicator device attached to one end of an X-axis shaft 30. The other end the rod 30 is integral with a gripping member 60 which also constitutes a closure cap of the container 50.
  • the container 50 comprises a wiper member 70 constituted in this case by a cylindrical sleeve whose end terminates in an annular lip, 71. In the mounted position of the applicator 10 on the container 50, the application device 10 is in its entirety between the wiper lip 71 and the bottom of the container.
  • Other types of wiper members may be used, for example an open or semi open cell foam block, traversed axially by a slot or a passage, the edges of which delimit it are substantially contiguous in the absence of constraint
  • the user unscrews the cap formed by the gripping member 60, and extracts the applicator 10 from the container 50. In doing so, the application device 10 is made to pass through the wiper member 70, so as to dose the amount of product distributed on the bristles.
  • the extraction movement of the applicator is of substantially longitudinal direction to the axis X.
  • the user puts the applicator back into the container, again passing the application device 10 through the wiper member 70.
  • the cross section of the brush perpendicular to the axis X can be of any other shape than circular, in particular polygonal, for example square, triangular, pentagonal, etc. ...
  • the cross section of the bristles can be of different forms, the brush may include bristles of a single type of section, or bristles of different sections, mixed.

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The applicator has a twisted core (20) having a portion (21) that has bristles (41) radially arranged with respect to the core. Another portion (22) is fixed in a shaft (30). The latter portion has two zones (22a,22b) twisted in different directions and/or pace, where the pace of the twisting is progressively increased between an end close to the former portion and another end. An independent claim is also included for an assembly for packaging and applying of a product on a keratin fiber e.g. eyelash and eyebrow.

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La présente invention concerne un applicateur de produit cosmétique, notamment de mascara, tel qu'utilisé en particulier pour les cils et les sourcils.The present invention relates to a cosmetic product applicator, in particular mascara, as used in particular for eyelashes and eyebrows.

Dans le domaine du mascara, les applicateurs les plus communément utilisés sont formés de brosses dites "torsadées". De telles brosses torsadées sont obtenues en disposant une nappe de poils entre les deux branches d'un fil de fer configuré en épingle à cheveux, puis en torsadant les deux branches du fil de fer autour de son axe. Le fil de fer ainsi torsadé forme une hélice (en réalité, une pour chaque brin de fil de fer) dont les spires, en fonction du sens de torsadage du fil de fer, montent de la gauche vers la droite (lorsque la brosse est vue de face en position verticale) ou de la droite vers la gauche. Le premier type de torsadage permet d'obtenir une brosse qualifiée parfois de "brosse gauche". Une telle brosse est décrite notamment dans le brevet EP 0 611 170 au nom de la demanderesse. Le second type de torsadage, le plus répandu jusqu'à présent, permet d'obtenir une brosse qualifiée de "brosse droite".In the field of mascara, the most commonly used applicators are formed of so-called "twisted" brushes. Such twisted brushes are obtained by arranging a sheet of bristles between the two branches of a wire configured hairpin, and then twisting the two branches of the wire about its axis. The wire thus twisted forms a helix (in fact, one for each strand of wire) whose turns, depending on the direction of twisting of the wire, rise from left to right (when the brush is seen from the front in a vertical position) or from right to left. The first type of twisting provides a brush sometimes qualified "left brush". Such a brush is described in particular in patent EP 0 611 170 in the name of the applicant. The second type of twisting, the most widespread so far, provides a brush called "brush right".

Le document EP-A- 0 250 680 décrit un applicateur de produit cosmétique tel que celui décrit dans le préambule de la revendication 1.EP-A-0 250 680 discloses a cosmetic product applicator such as that described in the preamble of claim 1.

De telles brosses torsadées comprennent généralement une partie "empoilée" définissant une portion d'application, se prolongeant par une partie "non empoilée" du fil de fer, appelée parfois "queue" de la brosse, et servant notamment à la fixation du dispositif sur une tige reliée notamment à un organe pour la préhension du dispositif servant également de capuchon de fermeture du flacon qui contient le mascara.Such twisted brushes generally comprise a portion "empoilée" defining an application portion, extending by a "nonempoilée" portion of the wire, sometimes called "tail" of the brush, and serving in particular for fixing the device on a rod connected in particular to a member for gripping the device also serving as a closure cap of the bottle that contains the mascara.

La fixation de la brosse dans la tige exige un minimum de tenue axiale pour que la brosse ne tombe pas de la tige et ne soit définitivement plus utilisable. La fixation de la brosse exige également une tenue en rotation assez importante pour que la brosse tourne avec la tige lorsque la tige est mise en rotation par l'utilisateur pour dévisser le capuchon du flacon. La fixation doit être d'autant plus solide lorsque les mascaras utilisés sont des mascaras qui sèchent très vite, à savoir des mascaras qui ont une formulation relativement pâteuse et donc qui adhèrent de façon importante à la brosse et au flacon.Fixing the brush in the stem requires a minimum of axial holding so that the brush does not fall off the rod and is definitely not usable. The attachment of the brush also requires a sufficiently large rotational hold so that the brush rotates with the rod when the rod is rotated by the user to unscrew the cap of the bottle. Fixation must be even stronger when the mascaras used are mascaras that dry very quickly, namely mascaras that have a relatively pasty formulation and therefore that adhere significantly to the brush and the bottle.

Pour fixer la brosse à la tige, on insère généralement la queue de la brosse dans un trou ménagé dans la tige, les diamètres de ce trou et de la queue de la brosse étant sensiblement égaux. La tenue est assurée en chauffant la queue de la brosse métallique et en la forçant dans le trou de la tige de telle sorte que le plastique de la tige fonde localement au contact de la queue de la brosse et épouse la forme de la torsade de la queue de la brosse.To attach the brush to the rod, the tail of the brush is generally inserted into a hole in the rod, the diameters of this hole and the tail of the brush being substantially equal. The hold is ensured by heating the tail of the wire brush and forcing it into the hole of the rod so that the plastic of the rod melts locally in contact with the tail of the brush and matches the shape of the twist of the tail of the brush.

La tenue de la brosse en traction est donc élevée puisque la tige prenant la forme de la torsade devient une sorte de filetage femelle autour de la queue de la brosse qui est un filetage mâle. Ainsi, tout déplacement axial devient impossible sans déformation du matériau de la tige ou de la brosse. En revanche, la rotation dans le sens du dévissage de la queue de la brosse reste aisée puisqu'il n'y a pas adhésion chimique entre le plastique et le métal, et que ce mouvement n'implique aucune déformation mécanique. Ainsi, la tenue en rotation reste faible. Le mouvement de dévissage de la brosse par rapport à la tige peut se produire dans le sens de l'ouverture ou de fermeture du mascara.The holding of the brush in traction is high because the rod taking the shape of the twist becomes a kind of female thread around the tail of the brush which is a male thread. Thus, any axial displacement becomes impossible without deformation of the material of the rod or the brush. On the other hand, the rotation in the direction of the unscrewing of the tail of the brush remains easy since there is no chemical adhesion between the plastic and the metal, and that this movement does not imply any mechanical deformation. Thus, the rotational behavior remains low. The unscrewing movement of the brush relative to the stem may occur in the direction of the opening or closing of the mascara.

Pour palier ce problème, il est classique d'écraser localement la queue de la brosse pour la rendre localement plate et ainsi empêcher la queue de la brosse de se dévisser lors de mouvements de rotation. Toutefois, ce plat n'est efficace que pour des valeurs de couple de rotation assez faibles, et n'est pas suffisament efficace pour des mascaras de formulation relativement pâteuse.To overcome this problem, it is conventional to locally crush the tail of the brush to make it locally flat and thus prevent the tail of the brush to unscrew during rotational movements. However, this dish is effective only for relatively low torque values, and is not sufficiently effective for mascaras of relatively pasty formulation.

Aussi, est-ce un des objets de l'invention que de réaliser un applicateur de produit cosmétique qui ne présente pas les inconvénients de la technique antérieure.Also, is it an object of the invention to provide a cosmetic product applicator that does not have the disadvantages of the prior art.

C'est en particulier un objet de l'invention que de réaliser un tel applicateur dans lequel la brosse ne risque pas de se séparer de la tige sur laquelle elle est fixée, et ceci, même pour des formulations de produit relativement collantes.It is particularly an object of the invention to provide such an applicator in which the brush is not likely to separate from the rod on which it is attached, and this, even for relatively sticky product formulations.

C'est également un autre objet de l'invention que de réaliser un tel applicateur de façon simple et à moindre coût.It is also another object of the invention to provide such an applicator simply and at a lower cost.

Selon l'invention, ces objets peuvent être atteints en tout ou partie en réalisant un applicateur de produit cosmétique, notamment de mascara, comprenant une âme torsadée présentant :

  • une première portion qui emprisonne des poils disposés de manière radiale relativement à l'âme, et
  • une seconde portion fixée dans une tige, la seconde portion de l'âme étant formée d'au moins deux zones torsadées ayant un sens et/ou un pas différent.
According to the invention, these objects can be achieved wholly or partly by producing a cosmetic product applicator, in particular mascara, comprising a twisted core having:
  • a first portion which traps bristles arranged radially relative to the core, and
  • a second portion fixed in a rod, the second portion of the core being formed of at least two twisted zones having a different direction and / or pitch.

La zone torsadée de la seconde portion de l'âme contiguë à la portion empoilée peut être torsadée dans le même sens que la portion empoilée.The twisted zone of the second portion of the web contiguous to the empoiled portion may be twisted in the same direction as the empoiled portion.

La zone torsadée de la seconde portion de l'âme contiguë à la portion empoilée peut être torsadée avec le même pas que la portion empoilée.The twisted zone of the second portion of the web contiguous to the emptied portion may be twisted with the same pitch as the empoiled portion.

La seconde portion de l'âme peut être formée par une zone torsadée d'un premier pas et par une zone torsadée d'un deuxième pas différent du premier.The second portion of the core may be formed by a twisted zone of a first step and a twisted zone of a second step different from the first.

Alternativement, la seconde portion de l'âme peut être formée par une zone torsadée dont le pas augmente, ou diminue, progressivement entre une première extrémité contiguë à la portion empoilée de l'âme et une seconde extrémité opposée à la première.Alternatively, the second portion of the core may be formed by a twisted zone whose pitch increases, or decreases, progressively between a first end contiguous to the empoiled portion of the core and a second end opposite to the first.

L'ensemble de l'âme peut être formée à partir de deux branches d'un fil de fer.The entire soul can be formed from two branches of a wire.

La portion empoilée de l'âme peut présenter une pluralité de spires montant de la gauche vers la droite lorsque l'applicateur est vu de face en position verticale. Dans ce cas, la brosse est qualifiée de "gauche".The empoilated portion of the core may have a plurality of turns rising from left to right when the applicator is viewed from the front in a vertical position. In this case, the brush is called "left".

Alternativement, la portion empoilée de l'âme peut présenter une pluralité de spires montant de la droite vers la gauche lorsque l'applicateur est vu de face en position verticale. Dans ce cas, la brosse est qualifiée de "droite".Alternatively, the empoiled portion of the core may have a plurality of turns rising from the right to the left when the applicator is seen from the front in a vertical position. In this case, the brush is called "right".

La portion empoilée de l'âme peut être rectiligne, ou alternativement être courbe.The empoilated portion of the soul may be rectilinear, or alternatively be curved.

La tige peut être solidaire d'un organe de préhension.The rod may be secured to a gripping member.

Les poils peuvent former une brosse de section transversale circulaire, ou polygonale, notamment triangulaire, carrée, ou pentagonale.The bristles may form a brush of circular cross section, or polygonal, in particular triangular, square, or pentagonal.

Les objets de l'invention peuvent également être atteints en réalisant un ensemble pour le conditionnement et l'application d'un produit sur les fibres kératiniques, notamment les cils ou les sourcils, comprenant un récipient contenant le produit, ledit récipient délimitant une ouverture au voisinage de laquelle est disposé un organe d'essorage, ledit ensemble étant équipé d'un applicateur tel qu'il vient d'être décrit.The objects of the invention can also be achieved by providing an assembly for the packaging and application of a product on keratinous fibers, in particular eyelashes or eyebrows, comprising a container containing the product, said container defining an opening at the vicinity of which is a wiper member, said assembly being equipped with an applicator as just described.

L'invention consiste, mis à part les dispositions exposées ci-dessus, en un certain nombre d'autres dispositions qui seront explicitées ci-après, à propos d'exemples de réalisation non limitatifs, décrits en référence aux figures annexées, parmi lesquelles :

  • la figure 1 illustre une vue en coupe partielle d'un premier mode de réalisation d'un applicateur selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 2 illustre une vue en coupe partielle d'un deuxième mode de réalisation d'un applicateur selon l'invention ;
  • la figure 3 illustre une vue en coupe partielle d'un troisième mode de réalisation d'un applicateur selon l'invention ;
  • les figures 4 et 5 représentent des variantes de l'applicateur illustré à la figure 1 ; et
  • la figure 6 représente un ensemble de conditionnement et d'application utilisant un applicateur selon l'invention.
The invention consists, apart from the arrangements set out above, in a certain number of other arrangements which will be explained below, with reference to nonlimiting exemplary embodiments, described with reference to the appended figures, among which:
  • Figure 1 illustrates a partial sectional view of a first embodiment of an applicator according to the invention;
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a partial sectional view of a second embodiment of an applicator according to the invention;
  • Figure 3 illustrates a partial sectional view of a third embodiment of an applicator according to the invention;
  • Figures 4 and 5 show variants of the applicator illustrated in Figure 1; and
  • FIG. 6 represents a packaging and applicator assembly using an applicator according to the invention.

Le dispositif d'application 10 représenté à la figure 1 est prévu pour appliquer un mascara. Le dispositif 10 comporte une tige 30 portant une brosse 40, la tige s'étendant selon un axe X. La brosse comporte par exemple une section transversale à l'axe X de forme circulaire.The application device 10 shown in Figure 1 is intended to apply a mascara. The device 10 comprises a rod 30 carrying a brush 40, the rod extending along an axis X. The brush comprises for example a cross section to the axis X of circular shape.

La brosse 40 comprend une âme torsadée 20 sensiblement droite. L'âme torsadée est obtenue à partir d'un fil de fer replié en U et entre les branches duquel, préalablement au mouvement de torsadage, on introduit une nappe de poils 41. En réponse au mouvement de torsadage, les poils 41 sont entraînés dans une configuration hélicoïdale formée d'une succession de spires plus ou moins écartées. Les poils 41 s'étendent radialement au support et sont sensiblement rectilignes.The brush 40 comprises a twisted core 20 substantially straight. The twisted core is obtained from a U-folded wire and between the branches of which, prior to the twisting movement, a ply of bristles 41 is introduced. In response to the twisting movement, the bristles 41 are driven into a helical configuration formed of a succession of turns more or less spaced apart. The bristles 41 extend radially to the support and are substantially rectilinear.

La nappe de poils 41 formant la brosse est emprisonnée dans une première portion 21 de l'âme 20 alors qu'une seconde portion de l'âme 22 non empoilée, appelée par la suite la queue de la brosse, est fixée dans la tige 30. L'extrémité de la tige 20 opposée à la brosse 40 est reliée généralement à un élément (représenté uniquement à la figure 6) formant à la fois organe de préhension pour la brosse 40, et élément d'obturation pour le récipient auquel est associée la brosse.The layer of bristles 41 forming the brush is trapped in a first portion 21 of the core 20 while a second portion of the core 22 not empoilée, hereinafter called the tail of the brush, is fixed in the rod 30 The end of the rod 20 opposite the brush 40 is generally connected to an element (shown only in FIG. 6) forming both a gripping member for the brush 40, and a closure element for the container to which is associated the brush.

Selon ce mode de réalisation, la brosse 40 est du type "brosse droite", les spires de la portion empoilée 21 de l'âme torsadée 20 montant de la droite vers la gauche lorsque la brosse 40 est vue de face en position verticale.According to this embodiment, the brush 40 is of the "straight brush" type, the turns of the empoilated portion 21 of the twisted core 20 rising from the right to the left when the brush 40 is seen from the front in vertical position.

La queue de la brosse 22, qui est fixée dans la tige 30, comporte deux zones torsadées 22a et 22b dans deux sens différents. Une première zone torsadée 22a, formée dans le prolongement de la portion empoilée 21 de l'âme 20, comporte le même sens et le même pas que la portion empoilée 21 de l'âme. Une deuxième zone torsadée 22b, formée dans le prolongement de la première zone torsadée 22a, est cette fois torsadée dans le sens inverse de la première zone torsadée 22a de la queue de la brosse.The tail of the brush 22, which is fixed in the rod 30, has two twisted zones 22a and 22b in two different directions. A first twisted zone 22a, formed in the extension of the empoilated portion 21 of the core 20, has the same direction and the same pitch as the empoiled portion 21 of the soul. A second twisted zone 22b, formed in the extension of the first twisted zone 22a, is this time twisted in the opposite direction to the first twisted zone 22a of the tail of the brush.

Selon un exemple de réalisation, la queue de la brosse a une longueur d'environ 2 cm. Les deux zones torsadées de la queue de la brosse ainsi que la portion torsadée empoilée ont un pas environ égal à 1 mm.According to an exemplary embodiment, the tail of the brush has a length of about 2 cm. The two twisted areas of the tail of the brush and the twisted portion empoilée have a pitch of about 1 mm.

Pour réaliser cet applicateur, après avoir introduit la nappe de poils entre les branches du U du fil de fer replié en U, on enroule les branches du fil de fer dans un premier sens de manière à former la portion empoilée 21 de l'âme 10 et la première zone torsadée 22a de la queue 22 de la brosse. Puis, on maintient les deux fils à environ 1 cm du bout de la queue de la brosse et on les enroule dans le sens inverse de manière à réaliser la deuxième zone torsadée 22b de la queue de la brosse.To make this applicator, after having introduced the layer of bristles between the branches of the U of the U-folded wire, the branches of the wire are wound in a first direction so as to form the empoiled portion 21 of the core 10. and the first twisted zone 22a of the tail 22 of the brush. Then, the two wires are held about 1 cm from the end of the tail of the brush and wound in the opposite direction so as to achieve the second twisted zone 22b of the tail of the brush.

La queue ainsi obtenue est ensuite partiellement chauffée et enfoncée dans un trou 31 préalablement formé dans la tige 30. Le plastique de la tige fond légèrement au contact de la queue et épouse alors la forme de la queue de la brosse.The tail thus obtained is then partially heated and pressed into a hole 31 previously formed in the rod 30. The plastic of the rod melts slightly in contact with the tail and then matches the shape of the tail of the brush.

Ainsi, après insertion à chaud dans le trou de la tige de la totalité de la queue de la brosse, à savoir des zones torsadées dans les deux sens, tout mouvement de rotation relatif de la brosse par rapport à la tige devient impossible sans déformation importante de la tige, car visser une partie de la queue de la brosse revient à dévisser l'autre partie de la queue de la brosse. Ainsi, la brosse est très fortement maintenue en rotation dans la tige. La présence de la zone torsadée dans la tige permet également un bon maintien axial.Thus, after hot insertion into the hole of the rod of the entire tail of the brush, namely twisted areas in both directions, any relative rotational movement of the brush relative to the rod becomes impossible without significant deformation of the rod, because screw a part of the tail of the brush is to unscrew the other part of the tail of the brush. Thus, the brush is very strongly maintained in rotation in the rod. The presence of the twisted zone in the rod also allows good axial retention.

La figure 2 représente un deuxième mode de réalisation de réalisation de l'applicateur 10 selon l'invention. Selon ce mode de réalisation, l'ensemble de la queue 22 de la brosse est torsadé dans le même sens. Toutefois, la queue de la brosse comporte une première zone torsadée 22a d'un premier pas, par exemple le même pas que la portion empoilée de l'âme, et une deuxième zone torsadée 22b d'un pas différent, ce pas étant constant. La première zone torsadée 22a de la queue de la brosse a par exemple un pas environ égal à 1 mm et la deuxième zone torsadée 22b a par exemple un pas de 1,5 mm.FIG. 2 represents a second embodiment of embodiment of the applicator 10 according to the invention. According to this embodiment, the entire tail 22 of the brush is twisted in the same direction. However, the tail of the brush comprises a first twisted zone 22a of a first pitch, for example the same pitch as the empoilée portion of the core, and a second twisted zone 22b of a different pitch, this pitch being constant. The first twisted zone 22a of the tail of the brush has for example a pitch of approximately 1 mm and the second twisted zone 22b has for example a pitch of 1.5 mm.

La figure 3 représente un troisième mode de réalisation de l'applicateur 10 selon l'invention. Selon ce mode de réalisation, l'ensemble de la queue 22 de la brosse est également torsadé dans le même sens. Toutefois, la queue 22 de la brosse comporte une première zone torsadée 22a selon un premier pas, par exemple le même pas que la portion empoilée de l'âme. La deuxième zone torsadée 22b de la queue a cette fois un pas différent du pas de la première zone torsadée mais il n'est pas constant tout au long de cette zone. Il augmente progressivement depuis la première zone torsadée jusqu'à l'extrémité de l'âme.FIG. 3 represents a third embodiment of the applicator 10 according to the invention. According to this embodiment, the entire tail 22 of the brush is also twisted in the same direction. However, the tail 22 of the brush comprises a first twisted zone 22a in a first step, for example the same pitch as the empoiled portion of the core. The second twisted zone 22b of the tail this time has a step different from the pitch of the first twisted zone but it is not constant throughout this zone. It increases gradually from the first twisted zone to the end of the soul.

Dans ces deux derniers modes de réalisation, tout mouvement de rotation relatif de la brosse par rapport à la tige est également impossible sans déformation importante de la tige, car le pas de la zone torsadée de la queue de la brosse n'est pas constant et ne permet pas un dévissage. En outre, la présence de la zone torsadée dans la tige permet également un bon maintien axial. La brosse est là encore très fortement maintenue dans la tige.In these last two embodiments, any relative rotational movement of the brush with respect to the rod is also impossible without significant deformation of the rod, because the pitch of the twisted zone of the tail of the brush is not constant and does not allow unscrewing. In addition, the presence of the twisted zone in the rod also allows good axial retention. The brush is again very strongly maintained in the stem.

A la figure 4 on a représenté une variante de réalisation de l'applicateur illustré à la figure 1. Selon cette variante, la brosse 40 se distingue de la brosse selon la figure 1 en ce qu'elle est du type "brosse gauche", les spires de la portion empoilée 21 de l'âme torsadée montant de la gauche vers la droite lorsque la brosse est vue de face en position verticale. En ce qui concerne les avantages résultant d'une âme torsadée à gauche, on pourra utilement se reporter au brevet US 6 227 735.FIG. 4 shows an alternative embodiment of the applicator illustrated in FIG. 1. According to this variant, the brush 40 differs from the brush according to FIG. 1 in that it is of the "left brush" type, the turns of the empoilated portion 21 of the twisted core rising from left to right when the brush is viewed from the front in a vertical position. With regard to the advantages resulting from a twisted core on the left, reference may be made to US Pat. No. 6,227,735.

La brosse selon la variante de la figure 5 se distingue de la brosse selon la figure 1 en ce que la portion empoilée 21 de l'âme torsadée 20 est courbe, la courbure correspondant sensiblement à la courbure de la ligne d'implantation des cils sur la paupière. La queue de l'âme est toujours droite.The brush according to the variant of FIG. 5 differs from the brush according to FIG. 1 in that the empoilated portion 21 of the twisted core 20 is curved, the curvature substantially corresponding to the curvature of the line of implantation of the eyelashes on the eyelid. The tail of the soul is always right.

A la figure 6, est représenté un ensemble de conditionnement et d'application 100, équipé d'un dispositif d'application 10 du type de ceux décrits précédemment en référence aux figures 1 à 5. L'ensemble 100 comporte un récipient 50 contenant une réserve de produit cosmétique tel que du mascara et un applicateur 10. L'applicateur 10 comprend un dispositif d'application du type brosse torsadée, fixé à une extrémité d'une tige 30 d'axe X. L'autre extrémité de la tige 30 est solidaire d'un élément de préhension 60 qui constitue également un capuchon de fermeture du récipient 50. Le récipient 50 comporte un organe d'essorage 70 constitué ici par un manchon cylindrique dont une extrémité se termine par une lèvre annulaire, souple, 71. En position montée de l'applicateur 10 sur le récipient 50, le dispositif d'application 10 se trouve dans son intégralité entre la lèvre d'essorage 71 et le fond du récipient. D'autres types d'organes d'essorage peuvent être utilisés, par exemple un bloc de mousse à cellules ouvertes ou semi ouvertes, traversé axialement par une fente ou un passage, dont les bords qui la délimitent sont sensiblement jointifs en l'absence de contrainte.FIG. 6 shows a packaging and application unit 100, equipped with an application device 10 of the type of those described above with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5. The assembly 100 comprises a container 50 containing a supply of cosmetic product such as mascara and an applicator 10. The applicator 10 comprises a twist-brush type applicator device attached to one end of an X-axis shaft 30. The other end the rod 30 is integral with a gripping member 60 which also constitutes a closure cap of the container 50. The container 50 comprises a wiper member 70 constituted in this case by a cylindrical sleeve whose end terminates in an annular lip, 71. In the mounted position of the applicator 10 on the container 50, the application device 10 is in its entirety between the wiper lip 71 and the bottom of the container. Other types of wiper members may be used, for example an open or semi open cell foam block, traversed axially by a slot or a passage, the edges of which delimit it are substantially contiguous in the absence of constraint.

En vue d'utiliser l'applicateur, l'utilisatrice dévisse le capuchon formé par l'organe de préhension 60, et extrait l'applicateur 10 du récipient 50. Ce faisant, le dispositif d'application 10 est amené à passer au travers de l'organe d'essorage 70, de manière à doser la quantité de produit répartie sur les poils. Le mouvement d'extraction de l'applicateur est de direction sensiblement longitudinale à l'axe X. Après usage, l'utilisatrice remet l'applicateur dans le récipient, en faisant à nouveau passer le dispositif d'application 10 au travers de l'organe d'essorage 70.In order to use the applicator, the user unscrews the cap formed by the gripping member 60, and extracts the applicator 10 from the container 50. In doing so, the application device 10 is made to pass through the wiper member 70, so as to dose the amount of product distributed on the bristles. The extraction movement of the applicator is of substantially longitudinal direction to the axis X. After use, the user puts the applicator back into the container, again passing the application device 10 through the wiper member 70.

Dans la description détaillée qui précède, il a été fait référence à des modes de réalisation préférés de l'invention. Il est évident que des variantes peuvent y être apportées sans s'écarter de l'invention telle que revendiquée ci-après. En particulier, la section transversale de la brosse perpendiculairement à l'axe X peut être de toute autre forme que circulaire, notamment polygonale, par exemple carrée, triangulaire, pentagonale, etc... De même, la section transversale des poils peut être de différentes formes, la brosse pouvant comporter des poils d'un seul type de section, ou des poils de différentes sections, en mélange.In the foregoing detailed description, reference has been made to preferred embodiments of the invention. It is obvious that variations can be made without departing from the invention as claimed hereinafter. In particular, the cross section of the brush perpendicular to the axis X can be of any other shape than circular, in particular polygonal, for example square, triangular, pentagonal, etc. ... Similarly, the cross section of the bristles can be of different forms, the brush may include bristles of a single type of section, or bristles of different sections, mixed.

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  1. Applicator (10) for applying a cosmetic product, in particular mascara, comprising a twisted core (20) having:
    - a first portion (21) which traps bristles arranged radially with respect to the core, and
    - a second portion (22) fixed in a stem,
    characterized in that the second portion (22) of the core is formed of at least two twisted segments (22a; 22b) with a different direction and/or pitch.
  2. Applicator according to Claim 1, characterized in that the twisted segment (22a) of the second portion (22) of the core adjacent to the bristled portion (21) is twisted in the same direction as the bristled portion (21).
  3. Applicator according to either of Claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the twisted segment (22a) of the second portion (22) of the core adjacent to the bristled portion (21) is twisted with the same pitch as the bristled portion (21).
  4. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the second portion (22) of the core is formed of a twisted segment with a first pitch and a twisted segment with a second pitch, different to the first.
  5. Applicator according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the second portion (22) of the core is formed of a twisted segment whose pitch increases gradually between a first end adjacent to the bristled portion (21) of the core and a second end opposite the first.
  6. Applicator according to any one of Claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the second portion (22) of the core is formed of a twisted segment whose pitch decreases gradually between a first end adjacent to the bristled portion (21) of the core and a second end opposite the first.
  7. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the core assembly is formed from two legs of an iron wire.
  8. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, the bristled portion (21) of the core has a plurality of turns rising from left to right when the applicator is seen from the front in the vertical position.
  9. Applicator according to any one of Claims 1 to 7, characterized in that the bristled portion (21) of the core has a plurality of turns rising from right to left when the applicator is seen from the front in the vertical position.
  10. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bristled portion (21) of the core is straight.
  11. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bristled portion (21) of the core is curved.
  12. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the stem is integral with a gripping means.
  13. Applicator according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the bristles form a brush (40) having a circular or polygonal, in particular triangular, square or pentagonal cross section.
  14. Assembly (100) for packaging and applying a product to keratin fibres, in particular the eyelashes or eyebrows, comprising a container (50) containing the product, said container delimiting an opening near which is positioned a wiping means (60), said assembly having an applicator (10) according to any one of the preceding claims.
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