EP1820419A1 - Elektrischer Maskara Applikator - Google Patents

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EP1820419A1
EP1820419A1 EP06290849A EP06290849A EP1820419A1 EP 1820419 A1 EP1820419 A1 EP 1820419A1 EP 06290849 A EP06290849 A EP 06290849A EP 06290849 A EP06290849 A EP 06290849A EP 1820419 A1 EP1820419 A1 EP 1820419A1
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application apparatus
mascara application
electric mascara
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Jae Kyung Kim
Chil Sung Lee
Kyoung Shin 208-604 548 Woncheon Park
Sang Min Woo
Dong Won 103-904 Woncheon Jugong Choi
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Samsung Electro Mechanics Co Ltd
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D40/00—Casings or accessories specially adapted for storing or handling solid or pasty toiletry or cosmetic substances, e.g. shaving soaps or lipsticks
    • A45D40/26—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball
    • A45D40/262—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like
    • A45D40/265—Appliances specially adapted for applying pasty paint, e.g. using roller, using a ball using a brush or the like connected to the cap of the container
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45D—HAIRDRESSING OR SHAVING EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT FOR COSMETICS OR COSMETIC TREATMENTS, e.g. FOR MANICURING OR PEDICURING
    • A45D2200/00—Details not otherwise provided for in A45D
    • A45D2200/20—Additional enhancing means
    • A45D2200/207—Vibration, e.g. ultrasound

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  • the present invention relates to an electric mascara application apparatus. More particularly, the present invention relates to an electric mascara application apparatus in which a brush to handle eyelashes is electrically driven.
  • Mascara is one of the cosmetics to be used to darken and thicken eyelashes, in former days, one handled one's eyelashes by manually rotating it in desired direction using one's wrist or fingers.
  • the prior art electric mascara application apparatus is comprised of an electrically-driven mascara brush and a container for holding liquid mascara therein.
  • the mascara brush has a brush head, a brush shaft which acts as the central axis of the brush head and to which the brush head is fixed, and a hollow handle.
  • a gear assembly embedded in the hollow handle reduces the speed of a motor to a desired level (number of revolutions per minute), so that the brush shaft and the brush head can be rotated.
  • the operation of the motor, such starting, stopping, and changing of the direction of rotation thereof is controlled by a slide-typed switch provided on the outer of the handle.
  • the above-mentioned prior art mascara application apparatus is disadvantageous in that a user has to check the direction of rotation of a brush head before use by driving the brush head because the mascara does not have a display unit for displaying the direction of rotation of the brush head, that is the direction of rotation of the motor.
  • the above-mentioned prior art mascara application apparatus is further disadvantageous in that battery or electric power can be unnecessarily consumed or wasted since the operating status of the mascara application apparatus may not be checked without opening of a brush cover even if the mascara is being operated by turning on by mistake.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide an electric mascara application apparatus enabling to be checked the direction of rotation of a brush, that is a motor by displaying the direction of rotation thereof.
  • an electric mascara application apparatus comprising: a driving means for rotating a brush, a control means for controlling the driving means, and a display means electrically connected to and controlled by the control means, for displaying the direction of rotation of the driving means.
  • the electric mascara application apparatus may further comprise an operation means electrically connected to the control means for controlling the operation of the driving means, wherein the operation means may be operated after the display means displays the direction of rotation.
  • the operation means may be a dome-shaped switch, and the display means may be a light emitting lamp or a light emitting diode.
  • the electric mascara application apparatus may further comprise an on-off means for electrically the driving means and the control means connecting to or disconnecting from an external power supply means.
  • the mascara application apparatus comprises a main body having a battery therein, a motor assembly fixedly installed to the main body to be electrically connected to the battery, for rotating a brush, a rotator rotatably coupled to the circumferential outer surface of the main body, a control board fixed to the rotator for controlling the motor assembly, and a display lamp installed on the control board for displaying the direction of rotation of the motor assembly.
  • the electric mascara application apparatus may further comprise a sub body coupled to the main body such that the rotator can rotate, wherein a brush cover for keeping the brush can be detachably coupled to the sub body.
  • the electric mascara application apparatus may further comprise an elastic pin fixed to the end of the rotator, and the elastic pin is formed with protrusions to be selectively inserted into at least one groove formed on the main body while the rotator rotates.
  • the electric mascara application apparatus may further comprise an operation switch electrically connected to the control board for controlling the operation of the motor assembly, and the operation switch can be only operated after the display lamp lights up.
  • the operation switch may have a dome shape, and the display lamp may be a light emitting lamp or a light emitting diode.
  • the electric mascara application apparatus may further comprise an on-off switch for electrically the driving means and the control means connecting to or disconnecting from an external power supply means.
  • an electric mascara application apparatus 100 comprises a main body 110, a sub body 120, a rotator 130, a control board 140, a motor assembly 150, and a brush cover 160.
  • the main body 110 acts as a handle when using the electric mascara 100, and includes a first cylinder 111, a first rotator coupler 112 and a cover coupler 113, as more specifically shown in FIG. 2.
  • the first cylinder 111 is hollow and formed with two inserting holes 115 on the side of the first rotator coupler 112, the two inserting holes 115 being opposite with respect to the first rotator coupler 112 and into which the contact pins 114 are inserted.
  • the contact pins 114 pogo pins which pin portion may freely goes into and/or comes out a body thereof is applied.
  • the first rotator coupler 112 is hollow to have smaller diameter than that of the first cylinder 111, and it is formed with two connecting grooves 116 to be opposite each other on the end thereof.
  • the cover coupler 113 is hollow to have an intermediate diameter between the first cylinder 111 and the first rotator coupler 112, and it is formed with threads 117 on the outer circumferential face thereof.
  • a plurality of batteries 171 for driving the motor assembly 150 is encased in the main body 110, and in particular is disposed across the first cylinder 111 and the cover coupler 113.
  • a battery board 172 for electrically connecting the batteries 171 and the motor assembly 150 thereon and for controlling the motor assembly 150 is fixedly installed in the first cylinder 111.
  • a battery cover 118 engages with the cover coupler 113 in which the batteries 171 are received, in a threaded manner, in order to prevent the batteries from being removed.
  • the sub body 120 is provided with a second cylinder 121 and a second rotator 122.
  • the second cylinder 121 is hollow to have nearly same diameter as that of the first cylinder 111.
  • the second cylinder 121 has threads 123 on the inner surface thereof, so that a brush cover 160 can be coupled thereto in a threaded manner.
  • An on-off switch 176 such as a push-button switch, for electrically connecting or disconnecting the motor assembly 150 and the control board 140 to or from batteries acting as a power supply is installed on the inner surface of the second cylinder 121.
  • the on-off switch 176 is in an open state when the brush cover 160 is closed and contacted, but it is in a closed state when the brush cover 160 is opened and non-contacted. Accordingly, the electric mascara application apparatus according to the present embodiment cannot be basically driven without opening of the brush cover 160.
  • the second rotator coupler 122 is also a hollow cylinder shape having a diameter nearly the same as the diameter of the first rotator coupler 112, and it is oppositely formed with two connecting protrusions 124 connecting into the connecting grooves 116 of the first rotator coupler 112 on the end thereof.
  • the rotator 130 is formed in hollow type, and the first and second rotator couplers 112 and 122 are inserted thereinto and engaged therewith.
  • the rotator 130 is formed to be rotatable in axial direction with respect to the first and second rotator couplers 112 and 122.
  • the inner diameter of the rotator 130 is almost same as that of the first and second rotator couplers 112 and 122, it also almost same as the outer diameter of the motor assembly 150.
  • the rotator 130 has a planar part 131 on the outer circumferential surface and is longitudinally formed with one flat hole 132 and one flat groove 133 on end side thereof.
  • An elastic piece 173 being movably installed to the main body 110 is fixedly inserted into the flat groove 133, and a protrusion 174 formed on one end of the elastic piece 173 is alternately brought into contact with two grooves 118 formed with constant distance on the circumferential inner surface of the main body 110.
  • the distance between two grooves 118 corresponds to the distance between a first connection terminal 144 and a third connection terminal 146, or corresponds to the distance between a second connection terminal 145 and a fourth connection terminal 147. Accordingly, while the rotator 130 rotates in the direction of an axis, every time the connection terminals 144, 145, 146 and 147 are brought into contact with the contact pins 114, the protrusion 174 is inserted into the grooves 118, making a short and sharp sound like a click, so that a user can easily check whether the connection terminals 144, 145, 146 and 147 are in contact with the contact pins 114.
  • the control board 140 is a control unit. As more specifically shown in FIG. 5, the control board 140 is made of a flexible substrate and is provided with a ring-shaped contact part 141, a flat panel-shaped switch/lamp part 142, and a circuit 143 for controlling the motor assembly 150.
  • the ring-shaped contact part 141 is installed at an end of the rotator 130, and the flat panel-shaped switch/lamp part 142 is fixed to the flat planar surface 131 of the rotator 130, passing through the hole 132.
  • the switch/lamp part 142 is provided with an operation switch 148 for controlling the operation status of the motor assembly 150, and two lamps 149a and 149b for displaying the direction of rotation of the motor assembly 150: one lamp displaying the clockwise direction and the other displaying the counterclockwise direction.
  • first and second connection terminals 144 and 145 are disposed to face each other based on one of the contact pins 114 installed in the main body 110, and the third and fourth connection terminals 146 and 147 are disposed to face each other based on the other of the contact pins 114.
  • Each of the first, second, third and fourth connection terminals 144, 145, 146 and 147 has two separate terminals, so that the two separate terminals are electrically connected when the connection terminals 144, 145, 146 and 147 are brought into contact with the contact pins 114, installed in the main body 110, by the rotation of the rotator 130.
  • the switch/lamp 142 has the operation switch 148 for operating the motor assembly 150 and the display lamps 149a and 149b for displaying the direction of rotation of the motor assembly 150.
  • the operation switch 148 and the display lamps 149a and 149b are electrically connected to the first, second, third and fourth connection terminals 144, 145, 146 and 147 via the circuit 143 provided on the control board 140.
  • the display lamps 149a and 149b may be implemented with a light emitting lamp or a light emitting diode as a display means.
  • the operation switch 148 is an operation means and is a dome-shaped switch made of steel.
  • the switch/lamp part 142 is covered with a thin transparent cover 175 having elasticity, so that it is protected from external impact.
  • the display lamps 149a and 149b preferably emit different colors of light so that a user can easily identify the direction of rotation of a brush. Moreover, the direction of rotation can be marked or printed on the surface of the lamps 149a and 149b at their respective upper end portions or lower end portions.
  • the motor assembly 150 is a driving means and provided with a cylindrical body 151 and a central shaft 152.
  • the cylindrical body 151 has an outer diameter nearly same as the inner diameters of the first rotator coupler 112, the second rotator coupler 122 and the rotator 130.
  • the cylindrical body 151 is fixedly inserted into and coupled with the first rotator coupler 112, the second rotator coupler 122 and the rotator 130.
  • a motor and a plurality of planetary gears are installed in order to generate the rotating force to rotate a brush and to adjust the number of revolutions per minute (RPM) of the brush.
  • the central shaft 152 is installed in and protrudes from the sub body 120, so that the brush 162 is fixedly coupled to the central shaft 152.
  • a brush cover 160 extends in the longitudinal direction, and has a closed end and an open end.
  • the brush cover 160 has threads 161 on the circumferential outer surface near the open end, so that the brush cover 160 can be combined with the sub body 120 in a threaded manner.
  • the electric mascara application apparatus 100 having the above-mentioned construction operates in the following manner.
  • the contact parts 141 of the control board 140, mounted on the rotator 130 is also rotated in the same direction, so that the first and second connection terminals 144 and 145, or the third and fourth connection terminals 146 and 147 are brought into contact with the contact pins 114.
  • one of the lamps 149a and 149b lights up, and the user can check the direction of rotation of the brush 162 by the light of the display lamps 149a and 149b. After checking the direction of rotation of the brush 162, the user pushes the operation switch 148 to drive the motor assembly 150, so that the brush 162 rotates in the direction desired by the user.
  • the element "on-off switch” in FIG. 7 corresponds to the on-off switch 176 in FIG. 1, the on/off state of the "switch 1," “switch 2,” “switch 3” and “switch 4" correspond to the non-contact/contact state between the contact pins 114 and the first connection terminal 144, the second connection terminal 145, the third connection terminal 146 and the fourth connection terminal 147, and the opening and shutting of the "operation switch” means to switch the operation status of the operation switch 148 of the switch/lamp part 142.
  • the on-off switch 176 is restored to its initial position so that power is ready to be supplied to the motor assembly 150 and the control board 140.
  • the control board 140 shown in FIG. 5 is rotated in the same direction, so that the first connection terminal 144 and the second connection terminal 145 are brought into contact with the two contact pins 114 installed in the main body 110.
  • the "lamp 1" lights up, so that a user can identify that the brush 162 will rotate in the forward direction, that is, clockwise.
  • the on-off switch 176 is forced to be pushed and the motor assembly 150 and the control board 140 cannot be supplied with power. This means that the "on-off switch" is open in the circuit diagram, so that the circuit is electrically disconnected.
  • the above described electric mascara application apparatus has the following advantages.
  • the motor of the apparatus does not start to rotate until the operation switch is pushed after the display lamp is lit up by rotation of the rotator. Accordingly, the apparatus is prevented from being driven by mistake, thereby battery or electric power is not unnecessarily consumed or wasted, without being noticed by a user.

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