EP3229645B1 - Vorrichtung zum verbinden einer flasche mit einem applikator, und anordnung mit einem applikator und solch einer vorrichtung - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum verbinden einer flasche mit einem applikator, und anordnung mit einem applikator und solch einer vorrichtung Download PDF

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EP3229645B1
EP3229645B1 EP15808192.7A EP15808192A EP3229645B1 EP 3229645 B1 EP3229645 B1 EP 3229645B1 EP 15808192 A EP15808192 A EP 15808192A EP 3229645 B1 EP3229645 B1 EP 3229645B1
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Yann Crapet
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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
    • 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
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  • the invention relates to an assembly device between a bottle and an applicator.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly of an applicator and a bottle comprising such an assembly device.
  • threaded assemblies have the drawback of taking time for the user when separating the applicator and the bottle. They also have the drawback of occupying both hands of the user during this separation.
  • the document US2010143021 describes a device for packaging and applying a cosmetic product.
  • One of the objectives of the present invention consists in providing an alternative assembly device between a bottle and a cosmetic product applicator.
  • the invention relates to an assembly device between a bottle and an applicator, according to claim 1.
  • the device according to the invention introduces cooperation between a cam and a cam track for assembling and disassembling an applicator and a bottle. Said device makes it possible to release the applicator from the bottle by moving the cam inside the cam track, which presents an alternative to the assembly devices known in the field by offering an intuitive assembly / disassembly gesture. and playful.
  • the invention also relates to an assembly of an applicator and a bottle comprising such an assembly device.
  • the invention relates to an assembly device between a bottle 21 and an applicator 11.
  • Said bottle 21 is here intended to receive a cosmetic product, in particular mascara, in particular for making up the eyelashes of a user.
  • the figure 1 illustrates an exemplary embodiment of the device according to the invention. It is shown here in a first position in which the bottle 21 and the applicator 11 are assembled, called the assembled position.
  • this position allows the transport of the bottle 21 and of the applicator 11, in particular as a portable assembly.
  • the figure 2 illustrates the same exemplary embodiment of the assembly device, the latter being shown in a second position in which the bottle 21 and the applicator 11 are free. This second position is called the use position.
  • said applicator 11 comprises a rod 13 carrying an applicator tip 15.
  • said device comprises a first part 12 intended to be mounted fixed relative to one of the elements chosen between the bottle 21 and the applicator 11 and a second part 22 intended to be mounted fixed relative to the other element.
  • the term “fixed rise” is understood to mean a part 12, 22 made from material with the element 11, 21, overmolded with, or even glued, embedded, clipped, force-fitted in or on said element 11, 21.
  • the figures 2 and 3 illustrate said first part as being mounted fixed relative to the applicator 11, said first part comprising a cam 12.
  • cam 12 is understood to mean a protuberance of material projecting from the outer wall of the applicator 11.
  • said cam 12 is mounted fixed relative to the small bottle 21 and therefore protrudes from the internal wall of said small bottle 21.
  • Said cam 12 is sufficiently rigid to maintain the assembly device in the assembled position without time limit.
  • the figure 4 illustrates in detail an exemplary embodiment of said second part comprising a cam track 22.
  • the second part is here integrated into the Bottle 21.
  • said cam track 22 will be carried by the applicator 11.
  • said cam track 22 is open to allow said cam 12 to escape from said cam track 22.
  • said cam 12 and said cam track 22 are configured so as to allow passage from said assembled position ( figure 1 ) at said position of use ( figure 2 ) and / or said position of use ( figure 2 ) to said assembled position ( figure 1 ).
  • the assembly and disassembly of the two elements, namely the applicator 11 and the bottle 21, is allowed by virtue of the movement of the cam 12 in the cam track 22.
  • the cam track 22 extends along an annular path and has at least one exhaust portion 23 located at an upper edge 25 of said cam track 22. This exhaust portion 23 enables the cam 12 to be released. of the cam track 22 and to disassemble the applicator 11 from the bottle 21.
  • annular path is understood to mean a path of substantially revolution, in particular centered on a main axis of the rod 13 of said applicator 12.
  • said exhaust portion 23 is oriented in a direction transverse to said annular path, therefore in a direction substantially parallel to said main axis X of rod 13.
  • said upper edge 25 comprises locking portions 24 alternating angularly with said exhaust portions 23.
  • Said locking portions 24 each have a hollow shape making it possible to retain the cam 12 to allow the applicator 11 and to the small bottle 21 to occupy said position Assembly. In other words, it is the locking of the cam 12 by said locking portions 24 which ensures the maintenance in the assembled position of said two elements 11, 21.
  • cam track 22 comprises a lower edge 26 (see figure 4 ) which has a sawtooth shape, in particular annular. Said lower edge 26 then forms, with the upper edge 25, portions called guide portions.
  • Said guide portions direct the cam 12 of one of the exhaust portions 23 towards one of the locking portions 24 and vice versa.
  • the cam 2 is caused to occupy different positions inside the cam track 22, in particular between the upper 25 and lower edges 26 of said cam track 22. These are the positions occupied by said cam 12 relative to said cam track. cam 22 which allow the passage from the assembled position to the position of use of the assembly device of the invention.
  • Step 1 corresponds to the insertion of cam 12 (not illustrated on figure 4 for reasons of readability) in the cam track 22. This insertion takes place via an exhaust portion 23 which is located between two locking portions 24, at said upper edge 25.
  • Step 2 corresponds to the contact of said cam 12 with the lower edge 26, in particular with an inclined face of one of the teeth of this lower edge 26. This tooth slides said cam 12 towards position 3, in a spiral path. .
  • An elastic means then acts on said cam 12 and brings it to the position marked 4.
  • This elastic means is not illustrated here; it pushes said cam 12 along the axis X, from the lower edge 26 towards the upper edge 25 of said cam track 25.
  • said elastic means opposes the movement of the cam 12 when it passes from the position 1 in position 2. It is the action of the user on one of the two elements 11, 21 which makes it possible to overcome the return force exerted by this elastic means.
  • said cam 12 can no longer leave the cam track 22 because a judiciously placed locking portion 24 prevents it from doing so and guides it, along an inclined side of the upper edge 25 of the cam track 22, of the position 4 to position 5, which is a blocking position, this in a spiral path.
  • Steps 6 to 10 marked on the figure 4 illustrate the passage of the assembly device from the assembled position to the position of use.
  • the user allows the elastic means to push back the cam 12, according to an axial displacement, towards a new exhaust portion 23, at the level of the upper edge 25 of the cam track 22, between two locking portions 24 - steps marked 8, 9 and 10 on the figure 4 - and thus allows the disassembly of the bottle 21 and the applicator 11.
  • the upper edge 25 of the cam track 22 has another inclined face guiding said cam 12 along a spiral path from said position 8 to said position 9.
  • cam 12 advantageously has a triangular shape. This allows for facilitated cooperation with the lower 26 and upper 25 edges of the cam track 22.
  • the upper edge 25 of the cam track 22 is formed by blocks of material.
  • the exhaust portions 23 are located between two lateral edges of two blocking portions 24 facing each other.
  • the locking portions 24 are located at a lower edge of said blocks. They are angularly offset with respect to a top of the teeth of the lower edge 26 of said cam track 22 located between the inclined plane used for assembly and the inclined plane used for disassembly.
  • cam 12 and / or the cam track 22 are preferably obtained from plastic.
  • the cam 12 and / or the cam track 22 may be obtained from polypropylene, from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, from polyoxymethylene, or even from any thermoplastic polymer which is sufficiently rigid to ensure satisfactory cooperation between the cam 12 and the cam track 22.
  • the figure 2 gives an exemplary embodiment of the applicator 11.
  • the applicator 11 comprises the rod 13 carrying the applicator tip 15 as well as said cam 12 which is reproduced on its periphery with a constant angular increment.
  • four cams 12 are provided, each spaced a quarter of a disc around the main axis X of the rod 13.
  • the repetition of several cams 12 around the applicator 11 has the advantage of distributing the force exerted on each of them.
  • cams 12 provided around the applicator 11, or inside the bottle 21, may be between 2 and 8 without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the applicator 11 comprises a gripping element 14.
  • Said gripping element is advantageously movable relative to the rod 13, in particular free to rotate around said rod 13.
  • Said gripping element 14 is here configured to actuate the assembly device of the invention.
  • the user exerts a force contrary to the return force of the elastic means mentioned above by actuating said gripping element 14.
  • the user exerts a manual force in pushing the gripping element, and therefore the applicator 11, towards the bottle 21, along the X axis.
  • the mobility of said gripping element 14 relative to the rod 13 then allows the rod 13 to rotate inside the gripping element without this hindering the grip of the user. Indeed, the rod 13 is rotated by the movement of the cam 12 in the cam track 22 and, to prevent this from causing unpleasant friction for the user, the gripping element 14 allows the rod 13 to rotate without causing the gripping element 14 which is in contact with a finger of the user.
  • said gripping element 14 is shown in the form of a cylinder. This form is not limiting.
  • the gripping element may also be pyramidal, cubic, or any other shape without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • said gripping element 14 is located in the vicinity of a proximal end of said rod 13.
  • said rod 13 has a proximal end 16 and a distal end 17 opposite to said proximal end 16 along said axis. principal X.
  • said cam 12 is located in the vicinity of said proximal end 16 of the rod 13.
  • said cam track 22 is also located in the vicinity of said proximal end 16.
  • the applicator tip 15 mentioned above is located in the vicinity of said distal end 17.
  • This applicator tip 15 may be a plastic brush, with a straight or curved core, a fiber brush, with a straight or curved metal core. or even a hybrid plastic / fiber brush.
  • This applicator tip 15 may also be a spatula allowing makeup to be applied to the lips or nails of the user, this without departing from the scope of the invention, the cosmetic product contained by the bottle 21 then being adapted accordingly.
  • said rod 13 has a part capable of sealing said bottle tightly, in particular when the device is in the assembled position. Said part will be called the sealing part hereafter; it is marked 18 on the figure 3 .
  • Said sealing part 18 is shown here in the form of a groove 18, in particular annular.
  • This groove 18 is a hollow part of the rod 13, located in the vicinity of its proximal end 16, intended to cooperate with a proximal part 26 of the bottle 21.
  • Said groove 18 is advantageously configured to match the neck of a reservoir 23. housed inside the bottle 21, said reservoir 23 being intended to receive said cosmetic product.
  • the neck of the reservoir 23 comprises a wringer 30. It is the wringer 30, in interaction with the groove 18, in particular in interaction with a bevelled side of the groove 18, which allows said sealing.
  • the seal is made between the wiper 30 of relatively flexible material and the bevelled part of rigid material.
  • rigid is meant a material that is rigid compared to the material of the relatively flexible wiper 30. In other words, it is the portion of the rod 13 which cooperates with the wiper 30 which makes said seal.
  • Said groove 18 is located between a skirt formed by the applicator 11 and the rod 13, said cam 12 being located at an outer wall of said skirt.
  • said bottle 21 also has a main direction of longitudinal extension, called the main axis of the bottle and marked Y on the figures 1 to 4 .
  • Said bottle 21 has, again, a distal end 27 opposite to said proximal end 26 along said main axis Y and said cam track 22, carried here by bottle 21, is located in the vicinity of said proximal end 25.
  • the main axis of the rod X is substantially coincident with the main axis of the bottle Y when said device is in the assembled position ( figure 1 and 3 ).

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  1. Zusammenfüge-Vorrichtung zwischen einem Fläschchen (21) und einem Applikator (11), wobei das Fläschchen (21) dazu bestimmt ist, ein Kosmetikprodukt aufzunehmen, wobei die Vorrichtung dazu bestimmt ist, eine erste Position einzunehmen, in der das Fläschchen (21) und der Applikator (11) zusammengefügt sind, zusammengefügte Position genannt, und eine zweite Position, in der das Fläschchen (21) und der Applikator (11) frei sind, Verwendungsposition genannt, wobei die Vorrichtung ein erstes Teil umfasst, das dazu bestimmt ist, stationär in Bezug auf eines der Elemente, das aus dem Fläschchen (21) und dem Applikator (11) ausgewählt ist, montiert zu sein, und ein zweites Teil, das dazu bestimmt ist, stationär in Bezug auf das andere Element montiert zu sein, wobei das erste Teil einen Nocken (12) umfasst, und das zweite Teil eine Nockenbahn (22) umfasst, wobei die Nockenban (22) offen ist, um ein Austreten des Nockens (12) aus der Nockenbahn (22) zu gestatten,
    wobei sich die Nockenbahn (22) gemäß einem ringförmigen Verlauf erstreckt und eine Vielzahl von Austrittsabschnitten (23) aufweist, die in dem Bereich eines oberen Randes (25) der Nockenbahn (22) liegen, und die gemäß einer Richtung quer zu dem ringförmigen Verlauf ausgerichtet sind,
    wobei der obere Rand (25) Blockierungsabschnitte (24) winkelig abwechselnd mit den Austrittsabschnitten (23) umfasst.
  2. Vorrichtung nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei die Nockenbahn (22) einen unteren Sägezahnrand (26) umfasst, der mit dem oberen Rand (25) Führungsabschnitte des einen der Austrittsabschnitte (23) zu einem der Blockierungsabschnitte (24), und Führungsabschnitte des einen der Blockierungsabschnitte (24) zu einem der Austrittsabschnitte (23), bildet.
  3. Einheit aus einem Applikator (11) und einem Fläschchen (21), die eine Zusammenfüge-Vorrichtung nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 2 umfasst.
  4. Einheit nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei der Applikator (11) in Verschiebung entlang einer Hauptachse (Y) des Fläschchens (21) beweglich ist.
  5. Einheit nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei der Applikator (11) außerdem einen Schaft (13) umfasst, der einen Applikatoransatz (15) trägt.
  6. Einheit nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei der Applikator (11) außerdem ein Greifelement (14), das in Bezug auf den Schaft (13) beweglich ist, umfasst.
  7. Einheit (11) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei der Schaft (13) und das Greifelement (14) zueinander einen Drehungsfreiheitsgrad um eine Hauptachse (X) des Schafts (13) aufweisen.
  8. Einheit (11) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei das Greifelement (14) in der Nähe eines proximalen Endes (16) des Schafts (13) liegt.
  9. Einheit (11) nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 8, wobei der Schaft (13) einen Teil aufweist, der dazu geeignet ist, das Fläschchen (21) dicht zu verschließen, Abdichtungsteil (18) genannt, insbesondere wenn die Vorrichtung in zusammengefügter Position ist.
  10. Einheit (11) nach dem vorstehenden Anspruch, wobei der Abdichtungsteil eine Hohlkehle (18) ist.
  11. Einheit (11) nach einem der Ansprüche 9 oder 10, wobei der Abdichtungsteil (18) in dem Bereich des Teils (12, 22) der Zusammenfüge-Vorrichtung, die von dem Applikator (11) getragen wird, liegt.
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FR1462247A FR3029755B1 (fr) 2014-12-11 2014-12-11 Dispositif d'assemblage entre une flaconnette et un applicateur, applicateur et ensemble d'un applicateur et d'une flaconnette comprenant un tel dispositif
PCT/EP2015/079326 WO2016092049A1 (fr) 2014-12-11 2015-12-10 Dispositif d'assemblage entre une flaconnette et un applicateur, applicateur et ensemble d'un applicateur et d'une flaconnette comprenant un tel dispositif

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