EP2014569B1 - Vorrichtung zum Verpacken und Aufbringen eines Kosmetikprodukts - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Verpacken und Aufbringen eines Kosmetikprodukts Download PDF

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EP2014569B1
EP2014569B1 EP20080160290 EP08160290A EP2014569B1 EP 2014569 B1 EP2014569 B1 EP 2014569B1 EP 20080160290 EP20080160290 EP 20080160290 EP 08160290 A EP08160290 A EP 08160290A EP 2014569 B1 EP2014569 B1 EP 2014569B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/42—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices with pads or like contents-applying means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D47/00—Closures with filling and discharging, or with discharging, devices
    • B65D47/04—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps
    • B65D47/20—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge
    • B65D47/24—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat
    • B65D47/241—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element
    • B65D47/243—Closures with discharging devices other than pumps comprising hand-operated members for controlling discharge with poppet valves or lift valves, i.e. valves opening or closing a passageway by a relative motion substantially perpendicular to the plane of the seat the valve being opened or closed by actuating a cap-like element moving linearly, i.e. without rotational motion

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  • the invention relates to a device for packaging and applying a product, and in particular a cosmetic product.
  • US 3,331,094 and US 5,568,990 disclose packaging and application devices provided with valves for automatically closing the dispensing orifice of the product when the device is not used.
  • US 3,281,887 discloses a device comprising a valve which, at rest, tends to keep open the dispensing orifice of the product, the closed position resulting from the introduction of a protective cap.
  • the open and closed positions are stable, i.e., can be maintained without the exercise of force, by a user or a cap.
  • No. 5,547,303 discloses a packaging and application device for the distribution of ketchup or mustard.
  • the dispensing orifice of this device may be selectively open or closed. After closure, a certain volume of product, called “retention volume”, however, remains exposed to the outside and may be damaged if not used quickly, which can lead to soiling and loss of product. In addition, when drying, this product can clog the dispensing orifice.
  • the devices described in WO 01/21499 , DE 1928880 and EP 0 265 784 allow to close the dispensing orifice of the product by means of a rod-shaped shutter fixed on a protective cap, which limits the retention volume. Closing the dispensing orifice from the outside, by means of the cap, is however not practical. In addition, in the closed position of the dispensing orifice, the device is unusable. Finally, the hood is detachable and can always be lost or lost.
  • US 3,520,453 describes a device comprising a container and a stopper closing the neck of the container.
  • the cap is provided with one or more eccentric dispensing orifices in which the distal end of the container neck penetrates more or less deeply, depending on the desired flow rate.
  • US 4,974,727 discloses a device comprising a chamber (36) provided with a skirt (37) pierced with slots (51) and that in the open position, the bottom of the skirt must be located lower than the top of the shutter (column 8, lines 19 to 29) to ensure that the liquid in the reservoir can flow from the reservoir into the chamber (36) only through the slots.
  • this object is achieved by means of a device for packaging and applying a product according to claim 1.
  • the proximity of the distal end of the shutter and the opening allows, in the closed position, to minimize or even eliminate the volume of product retention in the dispensing orifice downstream of the shutter.
  • the invention therefore advantageously makes it possible to limit the risks of degradation of the product.
  • the mobility of the shutter between the open and closed positions leads to a displacement of the shutter within the dispensing orifice, which promotes the cleaning of the latter and avoids clogging.
  • the shutter is preferably housed at least partly, preferably completely, in the applicator head in the closed position.
  • the applicator makes it possible to expose the aperture or the applicator element to the outside in the closed position. This can promote the drying of the application element after cleaning with water, for example, without fear of degradation of the product.
  • the distal end of the obturator is preferably less than 5 mm, more preferably less than 2 mm from the opening. Preferably, it is flush with said opening.
  • the retention volume is then minimal.
  • the distal end of the shutter extends inside the dispensing orifice, that is to say that the shutter does not protrude outside the opening.
  • the risk of injury during the application of the product is reduced. This can facilitate cleaning and reduce the risk of discomfort to use.
  • the dispensing orifice may open directly outwards, that is to say not be covered by an applicator element, for example by a foam. The user can accurately measure the amount of product to apply.
  • the distal end of the shutter is visible from the outside in the closed position. Access to the shutter is facilitated, which simplifies cleaning operations. The manufacture of the device can also be easier.
  • the distal end of the shutter may be visible, in the closed position, after removal of the applicator element.
  • the shutter, the dispensing orifice and the opening are shaped so as to define, in the closed position, a retention volume preferably less than 30 mm 3 , better still less than 20 mm 3 .
  • the retention volume is configured so that, when the X axis is vertical, the majority of the product that would be present in this volume flows by gravity.
  • the risk of clogging of the dispensing orifice is thus further reduced.
  • the inclination of the opening relative to the axis of the dispensing orifice improves the comfort of use of the device according to the invention, and may be chosen according to the region to be treated.
  • the opening is preferably inclined with respect to the X axis of the dispensing orifice by an angle of between 30 and 60 degrees, preferably about 45 degrees.
  • the dispensing orifice may be substantially cylindrical, at least near the opening, and the opening have a contour corresponding to a cutting the dispensing orifice along a plane inclined relative to the axis of this orifice, but not perpendicular to this axis.
  • the opening has an oval outline.
  • the applicator head has only a single opening.
  • the applicator head preferably comprises an applicator element holder intended to carry an applicator element and having a front surface, preferably substantially flat, on which the orifice distribution opens through the opening.
  • the front surface may in particular have an area of between 6 and 12 cm 2 to allow the preparation, prior to application, a significant amount of product.
  • the opening is preferably substantially in the center of the front surface.
  • the applicator element holder is in the form of an oblique plate with respect to the axis of the dispensing orifice.
  • the shutter may comprise a needle which, between the open and closed positions, moves relative to the dispensing orifice along the axis of this orifice.
  • the needle is disposed in the thickness of an applicator element holder. The size of the applicator head is then advantageously reduced.
  • the applicator head may comprise an application element chosen from a tuft of bristles, one, two, three or more rows of tufts of bristles extending for example in closed contours surrounding the opening of the dispensing orifice, a set of protruding reliefs such as teeth for application of a product to the hair or massage nubs, for example elastomer, flocking, or a soft or abrasive foam.
  • the tufts of bristles may in particular be oriented substantially parallel to the direction of the opening.
  • the applicator head comprises an application element configured for application to the skin, in particular on the skin of the face.
  • these bristles preferably have a useful length, that is to say beyond the applicator element holder, between 8 and 12 mm.
  • Their diameter is preferably between 0.05 and 0.2 mm, preferably between 0.075 and 0.1 mm.
  • They may be in particular polyamide or PBT and may have been treated by milling, grinding or polishing.
  • the applicator head may be movable in translation relative to the shutter, preferably along the axis of the shutter, between low and high positions in which the shutter is in closed and open positions, respectively.
  • the shutter is fixed relative to the container.
  • the applicator head can then be movable in translation relative to the container, along the axis of the neck of the container.
  • the mobility of the applicator head between the low and high positions can be mobility in pure translation or combined with a rotational movement.
  • the movement may result from a screwing of the applicator head on the container or on a support for fixing the applicator on the container.
  • the applicator can be fixed by any means on the container.
  • the applicator comprises a support attached to the container and on which the applicator head is movably mounted.
  • the applicator head could, however, also be movably mounted on the container.
  • the support may include in particular a fixing skirt for attachment to the neck of the container.
  • the fixing skirt may for example comprise a thread or clipping means adapted to cooperate with complementary means of the neck of the container.
  • the shutter can be carried by the holder, but could also be carried by the container.
  • the shutter comprises a needle having a cylindrical portion cooperating with an inner lateral surface of the dispensing orifice so as to sealingly close, in a cylindrical contact surface, said dispensing orifice in the position closed.
  • the shutter and the dispensing orifice cooperate to ensure a seal near the opening, in the closed position.
  • the dispensing orifice comprises a narrowed portion, or "constriction”, forming a seat for the shutter or a housing for a cylindrical portion of a valve of the shutter, so as to ensure said seal.
  • the narrowed portion is disposed near and, more preferably, in contact with said opening.
  • the seal is thus obtained only when the closed position is reached.
  • the ratio between the largest diameter and the smallest diameter (at the sealing zone) is less than 1.1, preferably less than 1.05, or even less than 1.02.
  • the seal between the container and the outside provided by the shutter is exclusively near, preferably in contact with, the opening. Sealing is thus obtained only when the closed position is reached, which means that, during the transition from the open position to the closed position, the product contained in said swept volume can escape to the outside, but also towards the container, which limits the piston effect.
  • the outward opening of the dispensing orifice is directed upwardly when the device is disposed with the applicator head above the container, which means that; during said transition, the product advantageously tends, by gravity, to return to the container rather than out to the outside.
  • the shutter may comprise a needle having a conical or frustoconical portion.
  • a generatrix of this conical or frustoconical portion extends along said opening.
  • the shutter and the applicator head may be shaped to allow rotation of the applicator head around the shutter without changing the open or closed position. shutter, and preferably without modification of the seal between the different parts of the device, in particular, if necessary, between the shutter and the dispensing orifice.
  • a conical or frustoconical shape of the distal end of the shutter is particularly suitable.
  • the axis of the conical or frustoconical portion then corresponds to the axis of rotation of the applicator head around the shutter.
  • the angle at the apex of this conical or frustoconical portion is determined so that, whatever the angular position of the applicator head, a generatrix of said conical or frustoconical part of the shutter s' extended according to said opening. The volume of retention is thus minimal, whatever this angular position, without the distal end of the shutter never projecting out of the opening.
  • a shutter end in the form of a cylinder cut at an angle according to the inclination of the opening, or, where appropriate, the front surface of the applicator element holder is particularly advantageous. Indeed, the volume of retention is minimal or even zero.
  • the support preferably comprises an X-axis chimney allowing a flow of the product from the container to the dispensing orifice, possibly via a distribution duct of the applicator head.
  • the applicator head may in particular be mounted movably on the support chimney, in axial translation and / or in rotation around the axis of the chimney, so as to allow passage between the open and closed positions.
  • the applicator head When the applicator head is rotatably mounted on the support chimney, it may be useful for the rotation to be possible, at least in the closed position, without changing the axial position of the shutter with respect to the the applicator.
  • the applicator head can be turned around the chimney without this rotation leading to an opening of the shutter. The user can thus apply the product, in the closed position, with great comfort, and without risk of unwanted product flow.
  • the shutter can be attached to the inner side surface of the support chimney and extend beyond the free end of the chimney providing passages for product flow.
  • the shutter may comprise a needle and a plurality of tabs for fixing the needle to the inner side surface of the support chimney.
  • the shutter has three brackets equiangularly distributed around the chimney of the support.
  • the chimney may be adapted to cooperate with an applicator head dispensing conduit, X axis, opening towards the dispensing orifice, so as to prevent any flow of product between said chimney and said distribution duct.
  • the outer lateral surface of the distribution duct cooperates with the internal lateral surface of the chimney of the support so as to prevent any product flow between these two surfaces.
  • the applicator head may also include a collar coaxially surrounding the distribution duct, the support chimney being able to slide axially between said dispensing duct and said neck of the applicator head.
  • the inner and outer side surfaces of the support channel are in contact with the outer side surfaces of the dispensing channel and the interior of the neck of the applicator head.
  • the neck of the applicator head preferably extends to the base of the support chimney in the closed position, preferably without coming into contact with a shoulder of the support, for example in the form of a transverse arch a skirt of the support, to which the base of the chimney is connected.
  • the device according to the invention comprises stop means capable of limiting the axial displacement of the applicator head towards the support and / or in the opposite direction.
  • the neck of the applicator head may for example comprise an inner annular bead abutting, in the open position, against an outer annular bead formed on the outer lateral surface of the support chimney.
  • the chimney of the support may also have, on its inner lateral surface, an inner annular shoulder shaped and arranged so that the free end of the distribution duct, that is to say the end of this duct opposite to the opening, abut on said inner annular shoulder in the closed position.
  • the mounting tabs of the shutter can in particular join the inner side surface of the support chimney at said inner annular shoulder, without exceeding the height of the latter.
  • the shutter, and in particular the bases of the lugs can also serve as abutment means for the applicator head, and in particular the distribution duct, and therefore replace the inner annular shoulder.
  • the support chimney, the shutter, the possible distribution duct and the dispensing orifice are coaxial with axis X and substantially rectilinear over their entire length.
  • the support may comprise a sealing skirt adapted to cooperate with the neck of the container to prevent any product flow between the applicator and the neck of the container.
  • the neck of the container is coaxial with the support chimney, the shutter, the optional dispensing duct and the dispensing orifice.
  • the product contained in the container can be a cosmetic product, including care.
  • this product may be a product for external use, make-up, removal of make-up, cleansing of the skin, especially the face, a slimming product, self-tanning, lightening or foundation.
  • the applicator head and the support which have just been described are easy to mold.
  • the applicator head, without regard to a possible application element, and / or the support may be monoblock, that is to say manufactured, for example by molding, in the form of monolithic parts.
  • the device is preferably shaped so that, in the open position, the flow of the product towards the outside or towards a possible application element is done symmetrically about the X axis, and in particular exclusively through a annular passage around the shutter.
  • a symmetrical flow promotes a homogeneous distribution of the product on the application surface.
  • the container may have a variable internal volume by manual pressure of the user or a substantially constant internal volume, the flow of the product being then only by gravity.
  • the distal end of the obturator has a substantially flat base necessarily disposed in the closed position in a plane defined by the opening.
  • “Stable position” means a position that the shutter can keep at rest, that is to say without being held in this position by an external force, exerted for example by a user or by a protective cap.
  • the “disengaged” and “engaged” positions of the shutter in the dispensing orifice correspond to different degrees of depression in this orifice:
  • the engaged position the shutter occupies a larger volume of the dispensing orifice. only in the unobstructed position.
  • the unobstructed position does not, however, imply full disengagement, i.e. complete extraction, of the shutter from the dispensing orifice.
  • the engaged position does not imply that the shutter is fully engaged in the dispensing orifice.
  • the shutter In the disengaged position, however, the shutter necessarily allows product flow between itself and the side wall of the dispensing orifice.
  • the shutter in the engaged position, provides a seal with the dispensing orifice, preferably near the opening.
  • the invention is not limited by these preferred features.
  • the "distal" end of the shutter is the most downstream end of the shutter in the flow direction of the product.
  • opening along the X axis means that the opening is formed in the extension of the dispensing orifice, in the direction of the X axis.
  • sealed contact is meant a contact preventing a passage of product in the absence of pressurizing the product and, preferably, preventing an air passage.
  • An “application element” is a part of the applicator intended to come into contact, during the application of the product, with the surface on which the product is to be applied.
  • the packaging and application device 10 shown on the figures 1 and 2 comprises a container 12 containing the product to be applied and an applicator 14 comprising an applicator head 16 and a support 18.
  • the container 12 contains the product to be applied, for example a cosmetic product, including a care product.
  • the device according to the invention is particularly suitable for the application of a make-up, makeup removal or skin-cleaning product, especially the skin of the face. However, it can also be used to apply a slimming product, self-tanning, lightening or foundation, for example.
  • the container 12 has an X-axis container neck 20 through which the product contained in the container can exit.
  • the container neck 20 externally has a thread 22 for fixing the support 18.
  • the container 12 is made of a flexible and elastic material which, by pressure of the user, pushes the product towards the container neck 20.
  • the support 18 comprises, from the outside towards the inside, concentrically about the X axis, a covering skirt 26, a fixing skirt 28 and a sealing skirt 30.
  • the dressing skirt 26 has a substantially cylindrical lower portion 31 of X axis and an upper portion 32.
  • the outer surface of the lower portion 31 of the trim skirt 26 carries striations 33, oriented along the X axis and extending all around the trim skirt 26.
  • annular groove 34 of X axis is provided on the outer surface of the trim skirt at the boundary between the lower 31 and upper 32 portions of the trim skirt.
  • the annular groove 34 is intended to cooperate with a complementary bead of a not shown protective cap, provided to protect the applicator head outside periods of use of the device. As shown on the figure 2 the streaks 32 extend from the base of the covering skirt 26 to the annular groove 34. After placing the cap, only the lower portion 31 of the striated dress skirt 26 is visible.
  • the upper part 32 of the covering skirt 26 has the shape of a dome whose vault 36, substantially flat and transverse, comprises a chimney 40 intended for the passage of the product towards the applicator head 16.
  • the chimney 40 presents the general shape of an X axis cylinder of circular cross section, opening at both ends. The first of these ends, or base 42, connects to the roof 36 while the second end 46 is free.
  • the outer lateral surface 48 of the chimney 40 has, substantially at mid-height, an outer annular bead 50 intended to limit the axial translation of the applicator head 16 on the support 18.
  • a shutter 60 is attached to the inner side surface 62 of the chimney 40.
  • the shutter 60 has three lugs 64 extending substantially along the X axis and distributed equiangularly around this axis.
  • the tabs 64 are attached by their proximal end, or base 66, to the inner side surface 62 of the chimney 40.
  • the distal ends 68 of the tabs 64 are attached to the base of a needle 70.
  • the needle 70 has a cylindrical portion 72 of diameter d 72 and height h 72 which, in the direction of flow, is extended by a conical portion 74 of axis X and angle at the apex a.
  • the tip 75 of this conical portion 74 constitutes the distal end of the shutter 60.
  • the diameter d 72 is smaller than the inside diameter d 40 of the chimney 40, so that the tabs 64 progressively approach the X axis as one approaches the needle 70.
  • the tabs 64 are spaced apart from each other. other so as to provide passages 76 allowing flow of the product through the shutter 60.
  • the fastening skirt 28 extends, from the roof 36, substantially to half the height of the covering skirt 26.
  • the fastening skirt 28 has, at its inner lateral surface 78, a thread 80 adapted to cooperate with the net 22 formed on the container neck 20 in order to fix the support 18 on the container 12.
  • the sealing skirt 30 extends, from the roof 36, substantially to half the height of the fastening skirt 28.
  • the sealing skirt 30 has the shape of a cylinder whose outside diameter is slightly less than the inside diameter of the container neck 20 so that, after screwing the holder 18 onto the container 12, the outer side surface 82 of the sealing skirt 30 is in sealing contact with the inner side surface 84 of the container neck 20 .
  • the free end of the sealing skirt 30 has a bevel 86 facilitating the introduction of the sealing skirt 30 into the container neck 20.
  • the applicator head 16 comprises an applicator element holder 90 having the shape of an oblique plate of axis Y and thickness E, a distribution duct 92, of axis X, and a collar 94, coaxial to the dispensing duct 92 and extending around it.
  • the dispensing element holder 90 is traversed by a dispensing orifice 96 defined by a lateral surface 97, the dispensing orifice 96 opening onto a substantially planar front surface 98 of the dispensing element holder 90 through an opening 100 and, at the end opposite the opening 100, in the distribution duct 92.
  • the opening 100 shown is defined by an edge 100 'which extends in the plane of the front surface 98, the axis of the opening 100 being, by definition, perpendicular to this plane.
  • the front surface 98 preferably extends over an area of between 6 and 12 cm 2 , and the dispensing orifice 96 opens substantially in the center of the frontal surface 98.
  • the axis of the opening 100 is therefore the axis Y.
  • the dispensing orifice 96 has a lower cylindrical portion 101 opening into the dispensing duct 92 and an upper cylindrical portion 102 opening at one end through the opening 100 and, at the opposite end, in the lower cylindrical portion. 101.
  • the lower cylindrical portions 101 and upper 102 are substantially coaxial with axis X.
  • the diameter d 101 of the lower portion 101 is greater than the diameter d 72 of the cylindrical portion 72 of the needle 70, so that when the cylindrical portion 72 is engaged in the lower cylindrical portion 101 of the dispensing orifice 96, the flow of the product is still possible around the needle 70.
  • the diameter d 102 of the upper cylindrical portion 102 of the dispensing orifice 96 is slightly smaller than the diameter d 72 so that the cylindrical portion 72 can penetrate into the upper cylindrical portion 102 by making a sealing contact, according to an annular cylindrical surface.
  • the angle ⁇ between the X and Y axes is substantially equal to ⁇ 2 - ⁇ 2 , so that a generatrix of the outer surface of the conical portion 74 of the shutter can extend in the plane of the opening 100 when the needle 70 is engaged in the upper cylindrical portion 102 of the orifice distribution 96.
  • ⁇ is about 45 °.
  • Housing 103 oriented parallel to the axis Y, are formed in the thickness of the applicator element holder 90 from the front surface 98.
  • the substantially cylindrical housings 103 are formed at regular intervals and distributed over the front surface 98 according to closed contours surrounding the opening 100.
  • the housings 103 receive tufts of bristles 104, for example fixed by stapling, which extend, from the front surface 98, over a length preferably between 8 and 12 mm.
  • the diameter of the bristles is preferably between 0.05 and 0.2 mm, preferably between 0.075 and 0.1 mm.
  • these bristles are made of nylon or PBT. More preferably, these bristles have been treated, in particular by milling, grinding or polishing, in order to be well adapted to contact with human skin.
  • the distribution duct 92 and the neck 94 extend, along the X axis, from the face 105 of the applicator holder 90 opposite to the front surface 98.
  • the substantially cylindrical distribution duct 92 of circular base substantially coaxial with the dispensing orifice 96, has an internal diameter d 92 greater than the internal diameter d 101 of the lower cylindrical portion 101 of the dispensing orifice 96.
  • the diameter outside D 92 of the distribution duct 92 is slightly smaller than the inside diameter d 40 of the chimney 40 so that, after introduction of the distribution duct 92 into the chimney 40, a tight contact is established between the internal lateral surface 62 of the chimney 40 40 and the outer lateral surface 106 of the distribution duct 92.
  • the length of the distribution duct 92 is determined so that, when the needle 70 is fully engaged in the dispensing orifice 96 and is flush with the opening 100, the free end 108 of the dispensing duct 92 abuts the bases 66 of the tabs 64 of the shutter 70 (see FIG. figure 6 ).
  • the neck 94 cylindrical circular base, has an inner diameter d 94 slightly greater than the outside diameter D 40 of the chimney 40, so as to make possible a guided sliding, along the X axis, of the neck 94 on the chimney 40.
  • the spacing between the outer lateral surface 106 of the distribution duct 92 and the inner lateral surface 109 of the neck 94 is therefore substantially equal to the thickness of the lateral wall of the chimney 40.
  • the neck 94 has an inner annular bead 110 adapted to abut with the outer annular bead 50 of the chimney 40 during a translation, along the X axis, of the applicator head 16 on the support 18.
  • the chimney 40 of the support 18 is introduced axially between the distribution duct 92 and the neck 94 until the inner annular beads 110 of the applicator and outer head 50 of the chimney 40 abut.
  • the applicator head 16 is then forced towards the support 18, so that the annular bead 110 inside passes over the outer annular bead 50.
  • the applicator head 16 can then be moved axially, this movement being limited to the container by the contact between the free end 108 of the distribution duct 92 and the bases 66 of the tabs 64, and, in the opposite direction, by the contact between the inner annular bead 110 of the applicator head 16 and the outer annular bead 50 of the support 18.
  • the applicator head 16 may also freely rotate around the X axis, regardless of its axial position.
  • the support 18 Before or after the assembly of the applicator head 16 on the support 18, the support 18 is fixed on the container by screwing the thread 80 of the fastening skirt 28 on the thread 22 of the container neck 20.
  • the striations 18 33 facilitate this screwing.
  • the assembly of the different parts of the device according to the invention is particularly simple and fast.
  • the user pulls the applicator head 16, along the axis X, to move it away from the container 12.
  • the movement of the applicator head 16 is blocked when the annular beads outside 50 and inside 110 come into contact.
  • the applicator head 16 is then in the high position shown on the figure 5 .
  • the lateral surface of the cylindrical portion 72 of the needle 70 is disengaged from the dispensing orifice 96, at least from the upper cylindrical portion 102 of this orifice, thereby allowing the product to pass towards the opening 100.
  • shutter 60 then occupies a so-called "open" position.
  • the user can then tilt the container 12 so that the applicator 14 is under the container 12, the front surface 98 of the applicator head 16 being oriented upwards.
  • the product contained in the container then descends, by gravity, towards the neck of the container 20. It then enters the chimney 40, passes through the passages 76 of the shutter 60, then between the needle 70 and the lateral surface 97 of the the dispensing orifice 96, and reaches the opening 100 (arrows F).
  • the front surface 98 facing upwards, prevents the product from falling out of the opening 100.
  • the user can squeeze the container.
  • the user can close the device by pushing the applicator head 16 towards the container up to the low position shown on the figure 6 and apply the product.
  • the free end 108 of the dispensing duct 92 abuts on the bases 66 of the tabs 64 of the shutter 60, which prevents any movement of the applicator head 16 downwards beyond this position.
  • the neck 94 extends along the chimney 40, to the base 42 of the latter, but without coming into contact with the arch 36 of the dressing skirt 26.
  • the collar 94 thus masks the chimney 40 while avoiding a support on the vault 36 likely to deform it. Such support would also lead to local wear, aesthetically damaging, due to the rotation of the applicator head 16 on the support 18.
  • shutter 60 thus prevents any output of the product through the opening 100 and is therefore in a "closed" position.
  • the needle 70 is close to the opening 100.
  • the retention volume V defined by the upper cylindrical portion 102 of the dispensing orifice, the needle 70 and the opening 100, is therefore very small. Limiting the retention volume V is particularly useful when the product is intended to be applied to the skin. Indeed, the volume of retention is an ideal place for the proliferation of bacteria since it is likely to find product, washing water if the applicator has been cleaned, and heat.
  • the tip 75 of the shutter, and even a generatrix of the conical portion 74 are flush with said opening 100, that is to say extend in the plane of this opening. There is therefore no part of the shutter protruding outside the opening 100, which limits the risk of injury during application of the product.
  • the applicator head 16 can rotate freely around the chimney 40. This possibility of rotating the applicator head 16 is particularly advantageous in an application requiring good accuracy on a curved or left surface, for example on the skin of a face.
  • the conical end of the shutter and the relationship between the apex angle ⁇ and the inclination ⁇ of the applicator element holder advantageously allow the needle 70 to never protrude outside the opening 100 when the applicator head 16 rotates about the axis X.
  • a generatrix of the conical portion 74 is always flush with the opening 100. The safety of the user is therefore preserved.
  • the rotation of the applicator head about the X axis does not eliminate the contact, according to an annular sealing surface, between the lateral surface of the cylindrical portion 72 and the lateral surface of the dispensing orifice. 96.
  • the device according to the invention therefore allows the user to apply the product after closing the device without risk of injury.
  • the inclination of the applicator element holder 90 with respect to the axis X of the container 12 also offers a very appreciable comfort of use. If necessary, the user can, by simply pulling on the applicator head and pressing on the container, quickly renew the dose of product available on the front surface of the application element holder.
  • the user After applying the product, for example on his face, the user can finally rinse the applicator head, without the risk of getting cleaning liquid into the container.
  • the invention provides a device for packaging and application allowing a comfortable product application, without risk of injury, under optimal hygiene conditions and which can be used both in the open position and in the closed position.
  • the shutter does not necessarily have a conical portion, the latter being especially useful when a free rotation of the applicator head on the support in the closed and / or open position is desired. Otherwise, it is preferable for the shutter to terminate in an end face 115, preferably substantially flat, which, in the closed position, is coplanar with the front surface 98 of the application element holder 90 (see FIG. Figures 7 and 8 ).
  • the dispensing orifice is cylindrical, for example of circular cross section, and opens on a front surface inclined at an angle ⁇ relative to the axis of the dispensing orifice
  • a cylindrical punch 70 of shape complementary to the dispensing orifice 96 and whose distal base is cut along a plane inclined at an angle ⁇ with the axis of this cylinder is perfectly adapted, as shown in FIGS. Figures 7 and 8 , provided that the angular position of the head applicator on the support is such that, in the closed position, the end face 115 inclined extends in the plane of the opening.
  • the end face 115 of the shutter completely closes the opening 100 in the closed position.
  • the retention volume is then substantially zero.
  • the movement of the applicator head 16 on the support 18 could be guided by means of a helical thread, for example to the outer lateral surface of the chimney 40. To open the device, the user should therefore no longer pull the applicator head, but turn it to unscrew it.

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  1. Vorrichtung zur Konditionierung und Auftragung eines kosmetischen Produkts, umfassend:
    - einen Behälter (12) des Produkts, und
    - einen durch den Behälter (20) getragenen Applikator (14), umfassend:
    - einen Verschluss (60) und
    - einen Applikatorkopf (16), der eine Verteilungsleitung (92) sowie ein Verteilungsloch (96) des Produkts mit einer Achse X umfasst, wobei letzteres über eine, der Achse X folgende und relativ zur Achse X schrägstehende Öffnung (100) nach Außen oder in ein Auftragungselement mündet, wobei der Applikatorkopf (16) relativ zum Verschluss (60) zwischen einer stationären geöffneten und einer stationären geschlossenen Stellung beweglich ist, in denen der Verschluss (60) mit dem Verteilungsloch (96) dicht eingreift bzw. ausgekuppelt ist,
    wobei der Verschluss in der geöffneten Stellung zumindest teilweise in dem Applikatorkopf (16) hinter der Öffnung (100) eingesteckt ist, und wobei sich in der geschlossenen Stellung ein distales Ende des Verschlusses (60) in der Nähe der Öffnung (100) erstreckt, wobei der Verschluss eine Düsennadel (70) umfasst, wobei sich das Verteilungsloch (96) zwischen der geöffneten und geschlossenen Stellung, der Achse X folgend, relativ zur Düsennadel (70) bewegt,
    wobei das Verteilungsloch einen unteren zylindrischen Teilbereich (101) umfasst, der in die Verteilungsleihmg mündet und einen oberen zylindrischen Teilbereich (102) umfasst, der an einem Ende in die Öffnung mündet und an dem gegenüberliegenden Ende in der unteren zylindrischen Teilbereich mündet, wobei der obere und der untere zylindrische Teilbereich im Wesentlichen mit der Achse X koaxial sind,
    wobei die Düsennadel einen zylindrischen Teil (72) aufweist, wobei der Durchmesser des unteren zylindrischen Teilbereichs (101) grösser als der Durchmesser des zylindrischen Teils (72) der Düsennadel (70) ist, so dass das Auskuppeln des zylindrischen Teils (72) aus dem oberen zylindrischen Teilbereich (102) und das Eingreifen mit dem unteren zylindrischen Teilbereich (101) den Durchlauf eines Produkts in Richtung der Öffnung (100) um die Düsennadel (70) herum erlaubt, wobei der Durchmesser des oberen zylindrischen Teilbereichs (102) geringfügig kleiner als der Durchmesser des zylindrischen Teils (72) der Düsennadel (70) ist, so dass der zylindrische Teil (72) der Düsennadel (70) in den oberen zylindrischen Teilbereich (102) eindringen kann und einen dichten Kontakt zwischen der den oberen zylindrischen Teilbereich (102) begrenzenden, seitlichen Fläche des Verteilungslochs (96) und der seitlichen Fläche des zylindrischen Teils (72) der Düsennadel (70) erstellt, wobei der Verschluss, das Verteilungsloch und die Öffnung derartig ausgebildet sind, dass sie in der geschlossenen Stellung ein Retentionsvolumen unter 40 mm3 begrenzen.
  2. Vorrichtung nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der der Behälter (12) einen Behälterhals (20) mit einer Achse X umfasst, durch den das in dem Behälter enthaltene Produkt austreten kann.
  3. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Applikatorkopf relativ zum Behälter rein verschiebbar ist.
  4. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der sich die Öffnung (100) in der Mitte einer stirnseitigen Fläche des Applikatorkopfs befindet.
  5. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der, in der geschlossenen Stellung, das distale Ende des Verschlusses nicht über die Öffnung (100) hervorsteht und/oder die Öffnung (100) leicht berührt.
  6. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Verschluss (60), das Verteilungsloch (96) und die Öffnung (100) derartig ausgebildet sind, dass sie in der geschlossenen Stellung ein Retentionsvolumen (V) unter 20 mm3 bestimmen, bei der die Öffnung (100) relativ zur Achse (X) des Verteilungslochs (96) um einen Winkel (β) zwischen 30° und 60° geneigt ist und
    bei der der Applikatorkopf (16) einen Träger (90) Für ein Auftragungselement umfasst, der zum Tragen eines Auftragungselements (104) bestimmt ist und eine stirnseitige Fläche (98) mit einer Fläche zwischen 6 und 12 cm2 aufweist, auf die das Verteilungsloch (96) durch die Öffnung (100) mündet.
  7. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Verschluss (60) und der Applikatorkopf(16) derartig ausgebildet sind, dass sie eine Drehung des Applikatorkopfs (16) um den Verschluss (60) ohne Änderung der Dichtheit zwischen den verschiedenen Teilen der Vorrichtung erlaubt.
  8. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Düsennadel (70) einen konischen oder kegelförmigen Teil aufweist, wobei sich eine Mantellinie des konischen oder kegelförmigen Teils entsprechend der Öffnung (100) erstreckt, wobei die Achse des konischen oder kegelförmigen Teils der Drehachse des Applikatorkopfs (16) um den Verschluss entspricht.
  9. Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 7, bei der der Verschluss eine im Wesentlichen flache Basis aufweist, die in der geschlossenen Stellung notwendigerweise in einer durch die Öffnung (100) bestimmte Ebene angeordnet ist.
  10. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der die Düsennadel (70) einen zylindrischen Teil (72) aufweist, der mit einer inneren seitlichen Fläche des Verteilungslochs (96) derartig zusammenwirkt, dass das Verteihmgsloch in der geschlossenen Stellung, einer zylindrischen Kontaktfläche entsprechend, dicht verschlossen wird.
  11. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Applikator einen Träger (18) umfasst, der auf dem Behälter (12) befestigt ist und den Verschluss (60) träg wobei der Applikatorkopf (16) auf einem Schlot (40) des Trägers mit einer Achse X derartig axial verschiebbar und/oder um die Achse des Schlots (40) drehbar gelagert ist, dass ein Übergang von der geschlossenen zur geöffneten Stellung erlaubt wird,
    wobei der Applikatorkopf (16) eine Verteilungsleitung (92) mit einer Achse X umfasst, der in das Verteilungsloch (96) mündet, sowie einen Hals (94), der die Verteilungsleitung (92) koaxial umgibt, wobei sich der Schlot (40) des Trägers axial zwischen der Verteilungsleitung und dem Hals des Applikatorkopfs verschieben lässt.
  12. Vorrichtung nach dem vorhergehenden Anspruch, bei der sich der Hals (94) des Applikatorkopfs (16) bis zur Basis des Schlots (40) des Trägers in der geschlossenen Stellung erstreckt, ohne mit einem Vorsprung des Trägers, mit dem die Basis des Schlots (40) verbunden ist, in Berührung zu kommen.
  13. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Verschluss (60) als Anschlagmittel für den Applikatorkopf (16) dient.
  14. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der das Verteilungsloch einen verengten Teilbereich umfasst, der in der Nähe oder in Berührung mit der Öffnung angeordnet ist, um nur bei Erreichen der geschlossenen Stellung eine Dichtheit zu gewährleisten.
  15. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der Verschluss (60) an der inneren seitlichen Fläche des Schlots (40) des Trägers befestigt ist und sich über das freie Ende des Schlots hinaus erstreckt und Durchläufe für den Durchfluss des Produkts vorsieht.
  16. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der das Verteilungsloch auf eine flache stirnseitige Fläche eines Trägers eines Auftragungselements des Applikatorkopfs mündet, wobei der Träger des Auftragungselements die Form eines relativ zur Achse des Verteilungslochs schrägstehenden Tellers aufweist.
  17. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der in der geöffneten Stellung der Durchfluss des Produkts ausschließlich durch einen um den Verschluss ringförmig angeordneten Durchlass erfolgt.
  18. Vorrichtung nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei der der dichte Kontakt zwischen dem zylindrischen Teil (72) der Düsennadel und dem oberen zylindrischen Teilbereich des Verteilungslochs einer ringförmigen zylindrischen Fläche mit einer Achse X entspricht.
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