EP3420845A1 - Cosmetic-product applicator tip, associated applicator and applicator unit - Google Patents

Cosmetic-product applicator tip, associated applicator and applicator unit Download PDF

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EP3420845A1
EP3420845A1 EP18172209.1A EP18172209A EP3420845A1 EP 3420845 A1 EP3420845 A1 EP 3420845A1 EP 18172209 A EP18172209 A EP 18172209A EP 3420845 A1 EP3420845 A1 EP 3420845A1
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Thierry Balestrini
Yann Crapet
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  • the invention relates to an applicator tip for a cosmetic product, an applicator and an associated applicator assembly.
  • Cosmetic product applicator assemblies are known, for example for a cosmetic product intended to be applied to the lips and / or the skin of a user.
  • Said applicator assemblies comprise a container containing the cosmetic product and an applicator adapted to be removably attached to the container.
  • the container generally comprises a body, the body comprising walls defining a reservoir in which the cosmetic product is contained, and a neck defining an opening through which the cosmetic product can be extracted.
  • the applicator generally comprises a plug adapted to be attached to the neck, a rod extending from the plug and an applicator tip attached to a free end of the rod.
  • the rod and the applicator tip extend inside the tank.
  • the applicator is immersed in the cosmetic product contained in the reservoir.
  • the user detaches the neck cap and extracts the applicator from the container.
  • the known applicator tips generally have a spatula-shaped zone intended to come into contact with the part to be made up, in particular to load them into a cosmetic product.
  • the spatula-shaped zone usually allows only a local application of cosmetic product, for example on a single lip at a time.
  • the spatula also has an uncomfortable stiffness when exerting pressure on the part to be made up.
  • the present invention aims to provide an applicator tip for makeup, in a single application, an extended area of a user, for example the two lips, while maintaining a comfortable use during makeup.
  • the invention relates to a tip for applying a cosmetic product to the lips and / or the skin of a user.
  • Said tip comprises a sleeve and an application portion.
  • Said sleeve is intended to be assembled with a rod, at least one of which distal ends is hollow.
  • Said application portion extends along a main longitudinal extension direction, said main direction, between two opposite distal ends, a first end called the proximal end and a second end called the distal end.
  • Said sleeve extends from the proximal end of said application portion along said main direction in the opposite direction to that which points to the distal end of the application portion.
  • the sleeve and said first application zone are made in continuity of material, said second application zone being connected to the first application zone via said articulation means.
  • Said articulation means allows a tilting movement of the second application zone with respect to the first application zone on either side of a plane of symmetry of the applicator tip, said plane of symmetry being defined by two X, Y axes of an orthonormal reference X, Y, Z whose direction X is confused with the main direction.
  • Said articulation means separates the first and second application zones by forming at least one cosmetic product reservoir between said first and second application zones.
  • the applicator tip comprises a hinge means that allows one of the application areas to be movable relative to the other.
  • This mobility limits the stiffness of the applicator portion and provides flexibility to the applicator tip. This flexibility provides comfort of use, especially for the application of a cosmetic product on the lips and / or the skin of a user.
  • the reservoir has the advantage of serving as an intermediate reservoir for the cosmetic product to be applied, which ensures the user to have enough cosmetic product on the applicator tip to be able to wear makeup, in a single application without having to reload the product.
  • the invention also relates to an applicator assembly comprising said container intended to receive a viscous, pasty or liquid cosmetic product, said container comprising an opening designed to cooperate with a closure cap, said closure cap being connected to said handling rod of the applicator tip as described above.
  • the invention also relates to the applicator assembly, the container of which is filled with cosmetic product, the product being in particular intended for making up the lips of a user.
  • the figure 1 illustrates a first example of an applicator tip 10 for a cosmetic product according to the invention.
  • the applicator tip 10 extends in a main direction of longitudinal extension, called the main direction and marked X in the figures.
  • the applicator tip 10 comprises an application portion 20.
  • application portion is meant a portion of the applicator tip that is able to retain cosmetic product when it is brought into contact with, and to restore it. then.
  • the application portion 20 extends in the main direction, between a first end, said proximal end 13 and a second end, said distal end 16, opposite the proximal end.
  • the application portion 20 has a longitudinal section at the elongate direction X, in particular an oval shape, and a cross section at the main direction X forming a circle of variable diameter along the X axis and whose maximum diameter is d.
  • This elongated shape provides a larger applicator surface while maintaining a small diameter of the application portion 20 to facilitate its introduction into a container 50 containing the cosmetic product.
  • the term "applicator surface” means a surface devoid of protuberances such as the protuberances of the mascara brushes used for the application of the product.
  • the application portion extends to a rod 40, called the handling rod, reducing the space between the application portion 20 and the handling rod 40. This prevents a product accumulation at this point. level after spin which may leak and interfere with the application of the product.
  • the applicator tip 10 comprises a sleeve 14.
  • the sleeve 14 is intended to be assembled with the rod 40, here embedded in the rod 40, to form an applicator.
  • the sleeve 14 extends from the proximal end 13 of the application portion 20 along said main direction in the opposite direction to that which points to the distal end of the application portion.
  • the first and second application areas 20a, 20b are areas with which the user applies the cosmetic product to his lips and / or the skin.
  • the sleeve 14 and said first application zone 20a are made in continuity of material. "Continuity of matter" means that the first zone 20a is in the extension of the sleeve 14, that is to say, the first application zone 20a is connected to the sleeve 14.
  • discontinuity of material is also meant that the application zones, the hinge means and the sleeve are designed to form a single piece, in one piece, without assembling subsets between them .
  • the application portion is bonded to the sleeve 14 via the first application zone 20a.
  • the cross section is substantially constant between the rod 40 and the first application zone 20a.
  • Said second application zone 20b is then linked to the first application zone 20a via said articulation means 20c.
  • the rod 40 and the sleeve 14 are made of material continuity.
  • the rod 40 and the sleeve 14 are a single piece.
  • the application portion 20 may also be glued, overmolded, clipped, inserted, embedded at the end of an assembly formed by the rod and the sleeve 14.
  • Said articulation means 20c allows a rocking movement of the second application zone 20b with respect to the first application zone 20a on either side of a plane of symmetry of the applicator tip, said plane of symmetry being defined by two X, Y axes of an orthonormal reference X, Y, Z whose direction X is confused with the main direction.
  • the rocking movement is around a direction of which at least one of the components is merged with the X axis
  • the articulation means 20c separates the first and second application zones 20a, 20b forming at least one reservoir 23 of cosmetic product between them.
  • the reservoir 23 has the advantage of serving as an intermediate reservoir for the cosmetic product to be applied, which ensures the user to have enough cosmetic product on the applicator tip 10 to be able to make up, in a single application without having to reload the applicator tip 10 cosmetic product.
  • the reservoir 23 creates a space between the first and second application zones 20a, 20b, and thus contributes to promoting the tilting of the second application zone 20b with respect to the first application zone 20a.
  • the reservoir 23 (or space) allows a degree of freedom for the tilting of the second application zone 20b.
  • the second application zone can switch with a greater amplitude, substantially corresponding to the width e23, measured along the Y axis of the orthonormal coordinate system X, Y, Z, of the space between the first and second application areas 20a, 20b, before its edge strikes the first application zone 20a ( Figures 3 and 6 ).
  • the width e23 is of the order of one millimeter, preferably between 0.5 to 5 mm, more preferably 1.5 mm.
  • the orthogonal projection of said reservoir 23 in the plane of symmetry X, Y is a curved shape generated by a curve parameterized in the plane of symmetry X, Y.
  • the curved shape follows the curvature of the application portion 20, in particular of the internal curvature of the first application zone 20a ( figure 1 and 4 ) and its width e23 will be identical in particular from the distal end 16 to the proximal end 13 of the application part 20.
  • the shape of the reservoir in orthogonal projection of said reservoir 23 in the plane of symmetry X, Y may vary.
  • the width e23 can vary along the main direction.
  • the reservoir 23 (or gap) may have a smaller width e23 at the distal end 16 of the application portion 20 and greater at the proximal end 13 of the application portion 20, and vice versa.
  • the width e23 may also be smaller at the distal 16 and proximal 13 ends of the applicator portion 20 and larger at the center of the applicator portion along the main direction.
  • the hinge means 20c is a strip of material whose thickness e20c measured along the axis Z of the orthonormal coordinate system X, Y, Z is of the order of one millimeter, preferably between 0.3 and 1 mm, more preferably 0.5 mm.
  • the application portion comprises two reservoirs 23 located on either side of the articulation means 20c.
  • the hinge means serves as a partition between the two reservoirs 23. The presence of two reservoirs makes it possible to accumulate more cosmetic product and a more uniform restitution on the parts to be made up.
  • the shape of the two tanks is identical.
  • the shape of the two tanks may be different.
  • the hinge means 20c is a plurality of material bridges 24 connecting the first and second application areas 20a, 20b in a finite number of points.
  • the application portion 20 thus has, between said first and second application zones 20a, 20b, a light 21 allowing the user to see through the application portion 20 ( figure 4 ).
  • the application portion 20 comprises a single reservoir 23 distributed on either side of the material bridges of the articulation means 20c.
  • the light 21 makes it possible to have a single tank with a storage volume made of a larger cosmetic product. This also makes it possible to prevent the cosmetic product from stagnating and thus improves its restitution, the cosmetic product being able to pass through the light 21.
  • the light 21 provides flexibility in the direction of the Y axis.
  • flexible is meant, flexible, deformable in particular at a pressure exerted by a user, especially the touch of the part to be makeup, such as the lips of a user.
  • crashing is meant that the second application zone 20b, under the pressure exerted by a user or by the wiper, come down on the internal curvature of the first application zone 20a.
  • the second application zone 20b under the pressure exerted by a user reduce the light or the volume of the reservoir.
  • the applicator tip 10 may advantageously be obtained by injection.
  • the sleeve 14, the first application zone 20a, the second application zone 20b and the articulation means 20c are molded together, preferably in a single material.
  • thermoplastic elastomers TPE
  • NBR butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers
  • the applicator tip is obtained by bi-injection, assembly or overmolding.
  • the rod 40, the sleeve 14, the first application zone 20a, the second application zone 20b and the hinge means 20c of the applicator tip 10 can then be in different materials.
  • the rod 40 and / or the sleeve 14 may for example comprise a thermoplastic material such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or poly-oxo-methylene (POM).
  • PP polypropylene
  • PET polyethylene terephthalate
  • POM poly-oxo-methylene
  • the application areas 20a, 20b are preferably made of TPE and the hinge means 20c is made of TPE.
  • the rod 40 and the sleeve 14 are made of material continuity.
  • the rod 40 and the sleeve 14 are a single piece.
  • the rod 40, the sleeve 14 and the said first application zone 20a are made of continuous material.
  • the rod 40, the sleeve 14 and said first application zone 20a are a single piece.
  • FIGS. 7 and 8 illustrate an applicator assembly for a cosmetic product, comprising a container 50 comprising a body 51 forming a reservoir for containing the cosmetic product, and an applicator comprising a tip 10 such as that of the first embodiment described above.
  • the applicator is adapted to be fixed on the container 50, so that the applicator tip 10 is housed inside the reservoir. It is thus immersed in the cosmetic product marked 80 on the figure 7 .
  • the figure 7 also illustrates the sleeve 14 assembled with a rod of the applicator, called the handling rod 40.
  • the rod 40 allows, among other things, a manipulation of said applicator tip 10. More specifically, the applicator comprises a closure cap 70 adapted to be handled by the user and the rod 40 advantageously extends from the stopper 70.
  • the plug 70 is formed of a head 71 made of material with the rod 40, and a cap 72 mounted by force and held in position on the head 71 of rod 40 using internal counter-forms intended to cooperate with shapes made on the head 71.
  • the cover 72 is rigid. "Rigid” means not deformable neither at atmospheric pressure nor at a pressure exerted by the fingers of a user. It is with the aid of said cover 72 that the user manipulates the applicator of the invention, in particular because the cover 72 prints the movement that the user gives to the head 71 of the rod 40, which it even transmits this movement to the sleeve 14 with which it is assembled.
  • the plug 70 is intended to be removably attached to an opening belonging to the container 50 (see FIG. figure 7 for the assembled version and figure 8 for the exploded version). Said opening is here a neck 52 through which the cosmetic product can be extracted.
  • the sleeve 14 and the rod 40 each have a substantially cylindrical shape and a principal direction of longitudinal extension coincides with the main direction X.
  • the sleeve 14 and the rod 40 may each have a polygonal shape.
  • the assembly between the sleeve 14 and the rod 40 is a recess.
  • the applicator tip may be overmoulded on or through the rod.
  • the figure 8 is an exploded view of the applicator assembly from the figure 7 .
  • the figure 8 illustrates the container 50 in detail.
  • the container 50 comprises a wiper 60, intended to be fixed inside said neck 52.
  • the wiper 60 comprises a wiper orifice 61 configured to scrape the excess cosmetic product on the rod 40 and the applicator tip 10 as they pass therethrough.
  • the wiping orifice 61 is advantageously of cylindrical shape; this choice is not limiting and any other form of orifice 61 may be chosen for the wiper 60 without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the diameter d61 of said wiping orifice will advantageously be chosen in relation to the diameter D of the rod 40 and the small diameter d of the applicator tip 10 from which it scrapes the surplus of embedded product.
  • the diameter D of the rod is comparable to the diameter d of the application portion 20.
  • the application portion 20 here has a cross section to the main direction X registering in a circle of variable diameter along the X axis and whose maximum diameter is of said two diameters D, d are advantageously connected by the following formula: 0.9 ⁇ d / D ⁇ 1.5.
  • the diameter D of the rod 40 may be equal to 6.3 mm and the diameter d of the application portion 20 to 7.5 mm. This means, in addition, that the diameter D of the rod will be substantially the same, or even substantially lower than that of the application portion 20.
  • the diameter d61 of the wiper orifice 61 is substantially the same as that of the rod. This has the advantage of scraping the product on the applicator tip 10, and in particular scraping the product on the application portion 20 of said applicator tip 10.
  • the presence of the reservoir 23 has the advantage of limiting the force required to extract the applicator from the container and more particularly the force required to extract the application portion 20 of the wiper orifice 61, since the reservoir 23 allows a certain deformation of the portion of the application that would not be possible if the latter was full.
  • the applicator assembly is designed so that the spin of the application portion 20 is optimized during its extraction from the container 50.
  • the cosmetic product that the application part 20 is able to embark is scraped optimally by the wiper 60 through which it passes during its extraction from said container 50.
  • the invention advantageously relates to an said applicator assembly whose container 50 is filled with cosmetic product, the product being in particular intended for the makeup of the lips of a user.
  • the application part 20, and more particularly, the application areas 20a and 20b can be smooth. It should be noted, as an alternative not excluded from the invention, that they can also have a flocking on their surface, the flocking including cotton or nylon. Flocking allows better retention of cosmetic product and a softer feel.
  • the diameter of the application portion 20 provided with the flocking is larger by 0.3 to 2.6 mm, for example, depending on the flocking chosen.
  • the application zones 20a, 20b may carry a material on their surface or may comprise grooves, in particular of shallow depth, in particular from 200 to 300 micrometers. Said material confers a surface state whose roughness is modified relative to that of the application zones 20a, 20b taken bare.
  • the applicator tip 10 will have a height h10 of the order of 22 mm (see figure 8 ) measured between the distal end 16 of the application portion 20 and a proximal end 18 of the sleeve 14, along the main direction X.
  • the sleeve 14 of said applicator tip 10 is no longer visible because embedded in the rod 40, in particular at the free end thereof.
  • the applicator tip 10 visible is then the application portion 20.
  • the height h'10 of the visible portion, measured along the main direction X, is of the order of 12.5 mm.
  • a narrowing along the entire length of the application portion, or even an absence of material at certain points, makes it possible to define at least two application zones at the applicator tip and to make one of the zones movable relative to the applicator. other by forming a means of articulation.
  • This narrowing gives a particular shape to the applicator tip which thus has a limited rigidity. This provides a softer tip that adapts to different users and their modes of makeup with comfort of use.
  • this narrowing makes it possible to form at least one reservoir for storing cosmetic product. The user can thus apply cosmetic product on a larger surface in one piece before having to plunge the tip into the container.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un embout applicateur (10) comprenant un manchon (14) et une partie d'application (20), s'étendant le long d'une direction d'extension longitudinale principale, dite direction principale, entre une première extrémité dite extrémité proximale (13) et une seconde extrémité dite extrémité distale (16), la partie d'application (20) comprenant : - une première et une seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b), et - un moyen d'articulation (20c) destiné à articuler lesdites deux zones d'application (20a, 20b) entre elles, caractérisé par le fait que ledit moyen d'articulation (20c) sépare les première et seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b) en formant au moins un réservoir (23) de produit cosmétique entre lesdites les première et seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b). L'invention concerne aussi un applicateur et un ensemble applicateur associés.An applicator tip (10) comprising a sleeve (14) and an application portion (20) extending along a principal longitudinal extension direction, said main direction, between a first end proximal end (13) and a second end said distal end (16), the application portion (20) comprising: first and second application areas (20a, 20b), and a hinge means (20c) intended to articulate said two application zones (20a, 20b) between each other, characterized by the fact that said articulation means (20c) separates the first and second application zones (20a, 20b) by forming at least one reservoir (23) of cosmetic product between said first and second application zones ( 20a, 20b). The invention also relates to an applicator and an associated applicator assembly.

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L'invention concerne un embout applicateur pour produit cosmétique, un applicateur et un ensemble applicateur associés.The invention relates to an applicator tip for a cosmetic product, an applicator and an associated applicator assembly.

On connait des ensembles applicateur pour produit cosmétique, par exemple pour produit cosmétique destiné à être appliqué sur les lèvres et/ou la peau d'un utilisateur. Lesdits ensembles applicateurs comprennent un récipient contenant le produit cosmétique et un applicateur adapté pour être fixé de manière amovible sur le récipient.Cosmetic product applicator assemblies are known, for example for a cosmetic product intended to be applied to the lips and / or the skin of a user. Said applicator assemblies comprise a container containing the cosmetic product and an applicator adapted to be removably attached to the container.

Le récipient comprend généralement un corps, le corps comprenant des parois délimitant un réservoir dans lequel est contenu le produit cosmétique, et un goulot définissant une ouverture par laquelle le produit cosmétique peut être extrait. L'applicateur comprend généralement un bouchon adapté pour être fixé sur le goulot, une tige s'étendant à partir du bouchon et un embout applicateur fixé à une extrémité libre de la tige.The container generally comprises a body, the body comprising walls defining a reservoir in which the cosmetic product is contained, and a neck defining an opening through which the cosmetic product can be extracted. The applicator generally comprises a plug adapted to be attached to the neck, a rod extending from the plug and an applicator tip attached to a free end of the rod.

Lorsque le bouchon est fixé sur le goulot, la tige et l'embout applicateur s'étendent à l'intérieur du réservoir. L'applicateur est immergé dans le produit cosmétique contenu dans le réservoir.When the cap is fixed on the neck, the rod and the applicator tip extend inside the tank. The applicator is immersed in the cosmetic product contained in the reservoir.

Pour utiliser l'applicateur, l'utilisateur détache le bouchon du goulot et extrait l'applicateur du récipient.To use the applicator, the user detaches the neck cap and extracts the applicator from the container.

Les embouts applicateurs connus présentent généralement une zone en forme de spatule destinée à venir au contact de la partie à maquiller, notamment pour les charger en produit cosmétique. Cependant, la zone en forme de spatule ne permet habituellement qu'une application locale de produit cosmétique, par exemple sur une seule lèvre à la fois. La spatule présente également une rigidité peu confortable lorsqu'on exerce une pression sur la partie à maquiller.The known applicator tips generally have a spatula-shaped zone intended to come into contact with the part to be made up, in particular to load them into a cosmetic product. However, the spatula-shaped zone usually allows only a local application of cosmetic product, for example on a single lip at a time. The spatula also has an uncomfortable stiffness when exerting pressure on the part to be made up.

La présente invention vise à proposer un embout applicateur permettant de maquiller, en une unique application, une zone étendue d'un utilisateur, par exemple les deux lèvres, tout en conservant un confort d'utilisation lors du maquillage.The present invention aims to provide an applicator tip for makeup, in a single application, an extended area of a user, for example the two lips, while maintaining a comfortable use during makeup.

Ainsi, l'invention concerne un embout destiné à l'application d'un produit cosmétique sur les lèvres et/ou la peau d'un utilisateur. Ledit embout comprend un manchon et une partie d'application. Ledit manchon est destiné à être assemblé avec une tige dont l'une au moins des extrémités distales est creuse. Ladite partie d'application s'étend le long d'une direction d'extension longitudinale principale, dite direction principale, entre deux extrémités distales opposées, une première extrémité dite extrémité proximale et une seconde extrémité dite extrémité distale. Ledit manchon s'étend à partir de l'extrémité proximale de ladite partie d'application le long de ladite direction principale dans le sens opposé à celui qui pointe vers l'extrémité distale de la partie d'application.Thus, the invention relates to a tip for applying a cosmetic product to the lips and / or the skin of a user. Said tip comprises a sleeve and an application portion. Said sleeve is intended to be assembled with a rod, at least one of which distal ends is hollow. Said application portion extends along a main longitudinal extension direction, said main direction, between two opposite distal ends, a first end called the proximal end and a second end called the distal end. Said sleeve extends from the proximal end of said application portion along said main direction in the opposite direction to that which points to the distal end of the application portion.

Selon l'invention, la partie d'application comprend :

  • une première et une seconde zones d'application, et
  • un moyen d'articulation destiné à articuler lesdites deux zones d'application entre elles.
According to the invention, the application part comprises:
  • first and second application areas, and
  • articulation means for articulating said two application areas together.

Le manchon et ladite première zone d'application sont réalisés en continuité de matière, ladite seconde zone d'application étant liée à la première zone d'application par l'intermédiaire dudit moyen d'articulation. Ledit moyen d'articulation autorise un mouvement de bascule de la seconde zone d'application par rapport à la première zone d'application de part et d'autre un plan de symétrie de l'embout applicateur, ledit plan de symétrie étant défini par deux axes X, Y d'un repère orthonormé X, Y, Z dont la direction X est confondue avec la direction principale. Ledit moyen d'articulation sépare les première et seconde zones d'application en formant au moins un réservoir de produit cosmétique entre lesdites les première et seconde zones d'application.The sleeve and said first application zone are made in continuity of material, said second application zone being connected to the first application zone via said articulation means. Said articulation means allows a tilting movement of the second application zone with respect to the first application zone on either side of a plane of symmetry of the applicator tip, said plane of symmetry being defined by two X, Y axes of an orthonormal reference X, Y, Z whose direction X is confused with the main direction. Said articulation means separates the first and second application zones by forming at least one cosmetic product reservoir between said first and second application zones.

Autrement dit, l'embout applicateur comprend un moyen d'articulation qui permet à une des zones d'application d'être mobile par rapport à l'autre. Cette mobilité limite la rigidité de la partie d'applicateur et apporte de la souplesse à l'embout applicateur. Cette souplesse confère un confort d'utilisation, notamment pour l'application d'un produit cosmétique sur les lèvres et/ou la peau d'un utilisateur.In other words, the applicator tip comprises a hinge means that allows one of the application areas to be movable relative to the other. This mobility limits the stiffness of the applicator portion and provides flexibility to the applicator tip. This flexibility provides comfort of use, especially for the application of a cosmetic product on the lips and / or the skin of a user.

Le réservoir présente l'avantage de servir de réservoir intermédiaire pour le produit cosmétique à appliquer, ce qui assure à l'utilisateur d'avoir suffisamment de produit cosmétique sur l'embout applicateur pour pouvoir se maquiller, en une unique application sans devoir recharger l'embout applicateur en produit cosmétiqueThe reservoir has the advantage of serving as an intermediate reservoir for the cosmetic product to be applied, which ensures the user to have enough cosmetic product on the applicator tip to be able to wear makeup, in a single application without having to reload the product. cosmetic applicator tip

Selon différents modes de réalisation de l'invention, qui pourront être pris ensemble ou séparément :

  • les première et seconde zones d'application sont des zones avec lesquelles l'utilisateur applique le produit cosmétique sur ses lèvres et/ ou la peau,
  • le mouvement de bascule se fait autour d'une direction dont l'une au moins des composantes est confondue avec l'axe X,
  • la projection orthogonale dudit réservoir dans le plan de symétrie X, Y est une forme galbée générée par une courbe paramétrée dans le plan de symétrie X, Y,
  • le moyen d'articulation est une bande de matière dont l'épaisseur mesurée le long de l'axe Z du repère orthonormé X, Y, Z est de l'ordre du millimètre,
  • le moyen d'articulation se présente comme une pluralité de ponts de matière reliant les première et seconde zones d'application en un nombre fini de points,
  • la partie d'application présente, entre lesdites première et seconde zones d'application, une lumière permettant à l'utilisateur de voir à travers la partie d'application,
  • les zones d'applications sont lisses et/ou floquées et/ou portent une matière à leur surface,
  • ladite matière confère un état de surface dont la rugosité est modifiée par rapport à celle des zones d'application prises nues,
  • le manchon, la première zone d'application, la seconde zone d'application et le moyen d'articulation sont moulés ensemble, de préférence en un unique matériau,
  • lorsque le manchon est assemblé à ladite tige, dite tige de manipulation dudit embout applicateur, la partie au voisinage de l'extrémité proximale de la partie d'application, alors confondue avec le voisinage de l'extrémité distale creuse de ladite tige de manipulation, est une partie au niveau de laquelle le produit cosmétique n'est pas ou peu embarqué après une plongée dudit embout applicateur dans un récipient de produit cosmétique, tandis que ledit réservoir est une partie dans laquelle le produit cosmétique est embarqué en plus grande quantité après une dite plongée.
According to various embodiments of the invention, which may be taken together or separately:
  • the first and second application zones are areas with which the user applies the cosmetic product to his lips and / or the skin,
  • the rocking movement is around a direction of which at least one of the components is merged with the X axis,
  • the orthogonal projection of said reservoir in the plane of symmetry X, Y is a curved shape generated by a curve parameterized in the plane of symmetry X, Y,
  • the articulation means is a strip of material whose thickness measured along the Z axis of the orthonormal coordinate system X, Y, Z is of the order of one millimeter,
  • the articulation means is a plurality of material bridges connecting the first and second application zones in a finite number of points,
  • the application part has, between said first and second application areas, a light allowing the user to see through the application part,
  • the application areas are smooth and / or flocked and / or carry a material on their surface,
  • said material confers a surface state whose roughness is modified with respect to that of the naked application zones,
  • the sleeve, the first application zone, the second application zone and the articulation means are molded together, preferably in a single material,
  • when the sleeve is assembled to said rod, said handle rod of said applicator tip, the part in the vicinity of the proximal end of the application part, then merged with the vicinity of the hollow distal end of said handling rod, is a part at which the cosmetic product is not or little embarked after a dive of said applicator tip in a container of cosmetic product, while said reservoir is a part in which the cosmetic product is shipped in greater quantity after a called diving.

L'invention concerne également un applicateur comprenant un embout applicateur tel que décrit plus haut et la tige d'application. Avantageusement :

  • la tige est de forme sensiblement cylindrique, et présente un diamètre D,
  • la partie d'application présente un diamètre d,
  • les deux diamètres D, d sont reliés par la formule suivante : 0,9 ≤ d / D ≤ 1,5,
  • la tige comprend une direction principale d'extension longitudinale confondue avec la direction principale de l'applicateur.
The invention also relates to an applicator comprising an applicator tip as described above and the application rod. Advantageously:
  • the rod is substantially cylindrical in shape, and has a diameter D,
  • the application portion has a diameter d,
  • the two diameters D, d are connected by the following formula: 0.9 ≤ d / D ≤ 1.5,
  • the rod comprises a main direction of longitudinal extension coincides with the main direction of the applicator.

L'invention concerne aussi un ensemble applicateur comprenant ledit récipient destiné à recevoir un produit cosmétique visqueux, pâteux ou liquide, ledit récipient comprenant une ouverture conçue de manière à coopérer avec un bouchon de fermeture, ledit bouchon de fermeture étant lié à ladite tige de manipulation de l'embout applicateur tel que décrit plus haut.The invention also relates to an applicator assembly comprising said container intended to receive a viscous, pasty or liquid cosmetic product, said container comprising an opening designed to cooperate with a closure cap, said closure cap being connected to said handling rod of the applicator tip as described above.

Selon différents modes de réalisation de l'invention, qui pourront être pris ensemble ou séparément :

  • ladite ouverture est un goulot par lequel le produit cosmétique peut être extrait,
  • le récipient comprend, en outre, un essoreur, fixé à l'intérieur de ladite ouverture,
  • l'essoreur comprend un orifice d'essorage configuré pour racler le produit cosmétique en excès sur la partie d'application,
  • le diamètre de l'orifice d'essorage est sensiblement le même que celui de la tige de manipulation.
According to various embodiments of the invention, which may be taken together or separately:
  • said opening is a neck through which the cosmetic product can be extracted,
  • the container further comprises a wiper fixed inside said opening,
  • the wiper comprises a wiping orifice configured to scrape the cosmetic product in excess on the application portion,
  • the diameter of the wiping orifice is substantially the same as that of the handling rod.

L'invention concerne encore l'ensemble applicateur dont le récipient est rempli de produit cosmétique, le produit étant en particulier destiné au maquillage des lèvres d'un utilisateur.The invention also relates to the applicator assembly, the container of which is filled with cosmetic product, the product being in particular intended for making up the lips of a user.

L'invention sera mieux comprise, et d'autres buts, détails, caractéristiques et avantages de celle-ci apparaîtront plus clairement au cours de la description explicative détaillée qui va suivre, d'au moins un mode de réalisation de l'invention donné à titre d'exemple purement illustratif et non limitatif, en référence aux dessins schématiques annexés.The invention will be better understood, and other objects, details, features and advantages thereof will become more clearly apparent in the following detailed explanatory description of at least one embodiment of the invention given to As a purely illustrative and non-limiting example, with reference to the accompanying schematic drawings.

Sur ces dessins :

  • la figure 1 est une vue en perspective d'un premier exemple de réalisation d'un embout applicateur selon l'invention,
  • la figure 2 est une vue de dessus de l'embout applicateur de la figure 1,
  • la figure 3 est une vue en coupe de la figure 2,
  • la figure 4 est une vue en perspective d'un deuxième exemple de réalisation d'un embout applicateur selon l'invention,
  • la figure 5 est une vue de dessus de l'embout applicateur de la figure 4,
  • la figure 6 est une section selon la ligne de coupe A-A repérée sur la figure 4,
  • la figure 7 est une vue en coupe longitudinale d'un exemple de réalisation d'un ensemble applicateur selon l'invention comprenant l'embout applicateur des figures 1 à 3,
  • la figure 8 est une vue éclatée de l'ensemble applicateur de la figure 7.
On these drawings:
  • the figure 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of an applicator tip according to the invention,
  • the figure 2 is a top view of the applicator tip of the figure 1 ,
  • the figure 3 is a sectional view of the figure 2 ,
  • the figure 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of an applicator tip according to the invention,
  • the figure 5 is a top view of the applicator tip of the figure 4 ,
  • the figure 6 is a section along the line of section AA marked on the figure 4 ,
  • the figure 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of an exemplary embodiment of an applicator assembly according to the invention comprising the applicator tip of the Figures 1 to 3 ,
  • the figure 8 is an exploded view of the applicator assembly from the figure 7 .

La figure 1 illustre un premier exemple d'embout applicateur 10 pour produit cosmétique suivant l'invention.The figure 1 illustrates a first example of an applicator tip 10 for a cosmetic product according to the invention.

L'embout applicateur 10 s'étend suivant une direction principale d'extension longitudinale, dite direction principale et repérée X sur les figures.The applicator tip 10 extends in a main direction of longitudinal extension, called the main direction and marked X in the figures.

L'embout applicateur 10 comprend une partie d'application 20. On entend par « partie d'application » une partie de l'embout applicateur qui est apte à retenir du produit cosmétique lorsqu'elle est mise en contact avec, et à le restituer ensuite.The applicator tip 10 comprises an application portion 20. By "application portion" is meant a portion of the applicator tip that is able to retain cosmetic product when it is brought into contact with, and to restore it. then.

La partie d'application 20 s'étend suivant la direction principale, entre une première extrémité, dite extrémité proximale 13 et une seconde extrémité, dite extrémité distale 16, opposée à l'extrémité proximale.The application portion 20 extends in the main direction, between a first end, said proximal end 13 and a second end, said distal end 16, opposite the proximal end.

La partie d'application 20 présente une section longitudinale à la direction principale X allongée, notamment en forme d'ovale, et une section transversale à la direction principale X s'inscrivant dans un cercle de diamètre variable le long de l'axe X et dont le diamètre maximal est d. Cette forme allongée procure une surface applicatrice plus importante tout en conservant un diamètre restreint de la partie d'application 20 pour faciliter son introduction dans un récipient 50 contenant le produit cosmétique. On entend par « surface applicatrice » une surface dépourvue de protubérances telles que les protubérances des brosses à mascara qui servent à l'application du produit. Autrement dit, la partie d'application s'étend jusqu'à une tige 40, dite tige de manipulation, réduisant l'espace entre la partie d'application 20 et la tige de manipulation 40. On évite ainsi une accumulation de produit à ce niveau après essorage qui risque de couler et de gêner pour l'application du produit.The application portion 20 has a longitudinal section at the elongate direction X, in particular an oval shape, and a cross section at the main direction X forming a circle of variable diameter along the X axis and whose maximum diameter is d. This elongated shape provides a larger applicator surface while maintaining a small diameter of the application portion 20 to facilitate its introduction into a container 50 containing the cosmetic product. The term "applicator surface" means a surface devoid of protuberances such as the protuberances of the mascara brushes used for the application of the product. In other words, the application portion extends to a rod 40, called the handling rod, reducing the space between the application portion 20 and the handling rod 40. This prevents a product accumulation at this point. level after spin which may leak and interfere with the application of the product.

D'autre part, l'embout applicateur 10 comprend un manchon 14. Le manchon 14 est destiné à être assemblé à la tige 40, ici encastré dans la tige 40, pour former un applicateur. Le manchon 14 s'étend à partir de l'extrémité proximale 13 de la partie d'application 20 le long de ladite direction principale dans le sens opposé à celui qui pointe vers l'extrémité distale de la partie d'application.On the other hand, the applicator tip 10 comprises a sleeve 14. The sleeve 14 is intended to be assembled with the rod 40, here embedded in the rod 40, to form an applicator. The sleeve 14 extends from the proximal end 13 of the application portion 20 along said main direction in the opposite direction to that which points to the distal end of the application portion.

Selon l'invention, la partie d'application 20 comprend :

  • une première et une seconde zones d'application 20a, 20b, et
  • un moyen d'articulation 20c destiné à articuler lesdites deux zones d'application 20a, 20b entre elles.
According to the invention, the application part 20 comprises:
  • first and second application areas 20a, 20b, and
  • a hinge means 20c for articulating said two application zones 20a, 20b therebetween.

Les première et seconde zones d'application 20a, 20b sont des zones avec lesquelles l'utilisateur applique le produit cosmétique sur ses lèvres et/ ou la peau.The first and second application areas 20a, 20b are areas with which the user applies the cosmetic product to his lips and / or the skin.

De façon avantageuse, le manchon 14 et ladite première zone d'application 20a sont réalisés en continuité de matière. Par « en continuité de matière », on entend que la première zone d'application 20a est dans le prolongement du manchon 14, c'est-à-dire, la première zone d'application 20a est liée au manchon 14.Advantageously, the sleeve 14 and said first application zone 20a are made in continuity of material. "Continuity of matter" means that the first zone 20a is in the extension of the sleeve 14, that is to say, the first application zone 20a is connected to the sleeve 14.

Par « en continuité de matière », on entend aussi que les zones d'application, le moyen d'articulation et le manchon sont conçus de manière à former une unique pièce, d'un seul tenant, sans assemblage de sous-ensembles entre eux.By "continuity of material" is also meant that the application zones, the hinge means and the sleeve are designed to form a single piece, in one piece, without assembling subsets between them .

La partie d'application est liée au manchon 14 par l'intermédiaire de la première zone d'application 20a. De façon avantageuse, la section transversale est sensiblement constante entre la tige 40 et la première zone d'application 20a. Ladite seconde zone d'application 20b est alors liée à la première zone d'application 20a par l'intermédiaire dudit moyen d'articulation 20c.The application portion is bonded to the sleeve 14 via the first application zone 20a. Advantageously, the cross section is substantially constant between the rod 40 and the first application zone 20a. Said second application zone 20b is then linked to the first application zone 20a via said articulation means 20c.

En variante, la tige 40 et le manchon 14 sont réalisés en continuité de matière. Autrement dit la tige 40 et le manchon 14 sont une unique pièce.Alternatively, the rod 40 and the sleeve 14 are made of material continuity. In other words, the rod 40 and the sleeve 14 are a single piece.

La partie d'application 20 pourra aussi être collée, surmoulée, clippée, insérée, encastrée à l'extrémité d'un ensemble formé par la tige et le manchon 14.The application portion 20 may also be glued, overmolded, clipped, inserted, embedded at the end of an assembly formed by the rod and the sleeve 14.

Ledit moyen d'articulation 20c autorise un mouvement de bascule de la seconde zone d'application 20b par rapport à la première zone d'application 20a de part et d'autre un plan de symétrie de l'embout applicateur, ledit plan de symétrie étant défini par deux axes X, Y d'un repère orthonormé X, Y, Z dont la direction X est confondue avec la direction principale. Le mouvement de bascule se fait autour d'une direction dont l'une au moins des composantes est confondue avec l'axe XSaid articulation means 20c allows a rocking movement of the second application zone 20b with respect to the first application zone 20a on either side of a plane of symmetry of the applicator tip, said plane of symmetry being defined by two X, Y axes of an orthonormal reference X, Y, Z whose direction X is confused with the main direction. The rocking movement is around a direction of which at least one of the components is merged with the X axis

Le moyen d'articulation 20c sépare les première et seconde zones d'application 20a, 20b en formant au moins un réservoir 23 de produit cosmétique entre elles. Lorsque le manchon 14 est assemblé à la tige 40, la partie au voisinage de l'extrémité proximale 13 de la partie d'application, alors confondue avec le voisinage de l'extrémité distale creuse de ladite tige de manipulation 40, est une partie 15 au niveau de laquelle le produit cosmétique n'est pas ou peu embarqué après une plongée dudit embout applicateur 10 dans le récipient 50 de produit cosmétique, tandis que le réservoir 23 est une partie dans laquelle le produit cosmétique est embarqué en plus grande quantité après une plongée. Autrement dit, le réservoir 23 présente l'avantage de servir de réservoir intermédiaire pour le produit cosmétique à appliquer, ce qui assure à l'utilisateur d'avoir suffisamment de produit cosmétique sur l'embout applicateur 10 pour pouvoir se maquiller, en une unique application sans devoir recharger l'embout applicateur 10 en produit cosmétique.The articulation means 20c separates the first and second application zones 20a, 20b forming at least one reservoir 23 of cosmetic product between them. When the sleeve 14 is assembled to the rod 40, the part in the vicinity of the proximal end 13 of the application portion, then merged with the vicinity of the hollow distal end of said manipulation rod 40, is a part 15. at the level of which the cosmetic product is not or only slightly embarked after a dive of said applicator tip 10 in the container 50 of cosmetic product, while the reservoir 23 is a part in which the cosmetic product is embedded in a larger quantity after a diving. In other words, the reservoir 23 has the advantage of serving as an intermediate reservoir for the cosmetic product to be applied, which ensures the user to have enough cosmetic product on the applicator tip 10 to be able to make up, in a single application without having to reload the applicator tip 10 cosmetic product.

Par ailleurs, le réservoir 23 crée un espace entre les première et seconde zones d'application 20a, 20b, et participe ainsi à favoriser le basculement de la seconde zone d'application 20b par rapport à la première zone d'application 20a. En effet, le réservoir 23 (ou espace) autorise un degré de liberté pour le basculement de la seconde zone d'application 20b. Autrement dit, la seconde zone d'application peut basculer avec une amplitude plus grande, correspondant sensiblement à la largeur e23, mesurée le long de l'axe Y du repère orthonormé X, Y, Z, de l'espace entre les première et seconde zones d'application 20a, 20b, avant que son bord heurte la première zone d'application 20a (figures 3 et 6). La largeur e23 est de l'ordre du millimètre, de préférence comprise entre 0,5 à 5 mm, plus préférentiellement de 1.5 mm.Moreover, the reservoir 23 creates a space between the first and second application zones 20a, 20b, and thus contributes to promoting the tilting of the second application zone 20b with respect to the first application zone 20a. Indeed, the reservoir 23 (or space) allows a degree of freedom for the tilting of the second application zone 20b. In other words, the second application zone can switch with a greater amplitude, substantially corresponding to the width e23, measured along the Y axis of the orthonormal coordinate system X, Y, Z, of the space between the first and second application areas 20a, 20b, before its edge strikes the first application zone 20a ( Figures 3 and 6 ). The width e23 is of the order of one millimeter, preferably between 0.5 to 5 mm, more preferably 1.5 mm.

De préférence, la projection orthogonale dudit réservoir 23 dans le plan de symétrie X, Y est une forme galbée générée par une courbe paramétrée dans le plan de symétrie X, Y. De préférence, la forme galbée suit la courbure de la partie d'application 20, notamment de la courbure interne de la première zone d'application 20a (figure 1 et 4) et sa largeur e23 sera notamment identique de l'extrémité distale 16 à l'extrémité proximale 13 de la partie d'application 20.Preferably, the orthogonal projection of said reservoir 23 in the plane of symmetry X, Y is a curved shape generated by a curve parameterized in the plane of symmetry X, Y. Preferably, the curved shape follows the curvature of the application portion 20, in particular of the internal curvature of the first application zone 20a ( figure 1 and 4 ) and its width e23 will be identical in particular from the distal end 16 to the proximal end 13 of the application part 20.

En variante, la forme du réservoir en projection orthogonale dudit réservoir 23 dans le plan de symétrie X, Y peut varier. En effet, la largeur e23 peut varier le long de la direction principale. Autrement dit, le réservoir 23 (ou l'espace) peut présenter une largeur e23 plus petite à l'extrémité distale 16 de la partie d'application 20 et plus grande à l'extrémité proximale 13 de la partie d'application 20, et vice versa. En variante, la largeur e23 peut également être plus petite aux extrémités distale 16 et proximale 13 de la partie applicatrice 20 et plus grande au centre de la partie applicatrice le long de la direction principale.As a variant, the shape of the reservoir in orthogonal projection of said reservoir 23 in the plane of symmetry X, Y may vary. Indeed, the width e23 can vary along the main direction. In other words, the reservoir 23 (or gap) may have a smaller width e23 at the distal end 16 of the application portion 20 and greater at the proximal end 13 of the application portion 20, and vice versa. Alternatively, the width e23 may also be smaller at the distal 16 and proximal 13 ends of the applicator portion 20 and larger at the center of the applicator portion along the main direction.

Dans un premier exemple de réalisation représenté aux figures 1 à 3, le moyen d'articulation 20c est une bande de matière dont l'épaisseur e20c mesurée le long de l'axe Z du repère orthonormé X, Y, Z est de l'ordre du millimètre, de préférence comprise entre 0,3 et 1 mm, plus préférentiellement de 0,5 mm.In a first exemplary embodiment shown in Figures 1 to 3 , the hinge means 20c is a strip of material whose thickness e20c measured along the axis Z of the orthonormal coordinate system X, Y, Z is of the order of one millimeter, preferably between 0.3 and 1 mm, more preferably 0.5 mm.

Dans ce premier exemple, la partie d'application comprend deux réservoirs 23 situés de part et d'autre du moyen d'articulation 20c. Autrement dit le moyen d'articulation sert de cloison entre les deux réservoirs 23. La présence de deux réservoirs permet d'accumuler plus de produit cosmétique et une restitution plus uniforme sur les parties à maquiller.In this first example, the application portion comprises two reservoirs 23 located on either side of the articulation means 20c. In other words, the hinge means serves as a partition between the two reservoirs 23. The presence of two reservoirs makes it possible to accumulate more cosmetic product and a more uniform restitution on the parts to be made up.

Ici, la forme des deux réservoirs est identique. En variante, la forme des deux réservoirs peut être différente.Here, the shape of the two tanks is identical. Alternatively, the shape of the two tanks may be different.

Dans un deuxième exemple de réalisation représenté aux figures 4 à 6, le moyen d'articulation 20c se présente comme une pluralité de ponts de matière 24 reliant les première et seconde zones d'application 20a, 20b en un nombre fini de points. La partie d'application 20 présente ainsi, entre lesdites première et seconde zones d'application 20a, 20b, une lumière 21 permettant à l'utilisateur de voir à travers la partie d'application 20 (figure 4). Dans cet exemple, la partie d'application 20 comprend un seul réservoir 23 réparti de part et d'autre des ponts de matière du moyen d'articulation 20c. Autrement dit, la lumière 21 permet d'avoir un seul réservoir avec un volume de stockage en produit cosmétique plus conséquent. Cela permet d'éviter également que du produit cosmétique stagne et améliore ainsi sa restitution, le produit cosmétique pouvant passer à travers la lumière 21.In a second exemplary embodiment shown in Figures 4 to 6 , the hinge means 20c is a plurality of material bridges 24 connecting the first and second application areas 20a, 20b in a finite number of points. The application portion 20 thus has, between said first and second application zones 20a, 20b, a light 21 allowing the user to see through the application portion 20 ( figure 4 ). In this example, the application portion 20 comprises a single reservoir 23 distributed on either side of the material bridges of the articulation means 20c. In other words, the light 21 makes it possible to have a single tank with a storage volume made of a larger cosmetic product. This also makes it possible to prevent the cosmetic product from stagnating and thus improves its restitution, the cosmetic product being able to pass through the light 21.

De plus, la lumière 21 confère une souplesse en direction de l'axe Y. On entend par « souple », flexible, déformable en particulier à une pression exercée par un utilisateur, notamment au toucher de la partie à maquiller, tel que les lèvres d'un utilisateur. Autrement dit, lorsqu'une pression est exercée sur la seconde zone d'application 20b, celle-ci peut basculer ou encore « s'écraser ». Par « s'écraser » on entend que la seconde zone d'application 20b, sous la pression exercée par un utilisateur ou par l'essoreur, vienne s'abattre sur la courbure interne de la première zone d'application 20a. Autrement dit, que la seconde zone d'application 20b sous la pression exercée par un utilisateur, vienne réduire la lumière ou le volume du réservoir. Cette souplesse permet, d'une part, de restituer du produit cosmétique stocké dans le réservoir 23, de permettre plus facilement son passage au niveau de l'essoreur, mais également d'accroître la facilité avec laquelle la seconde zone d'application 20b peut basculer en comparaison au premier mode de réalisation comprenant la bande de matière.In addition, the light 21 provides flexibility in the direction of the Y axis. By "flexible" is meant, flexible, deformable in particular at a pressure exerted by a user, especially the touch of the part to be makeup, such as the lips of a user. In other words, when a pressure is exerted on the second application zone 20b, it can tilt or "crash". By "crashing" is meant that the second application zone 20b, under the pressure exerted by a user or by the wiper, come down on the internal curvature of the first application zone 20a. In other words, that the second application zone 20b under the pressure exerted by a user, reduce the light or the volume of the reservoir. This flexibility makes it possible, on the one hand, to restore the cosmetic product stored in the reservoir 23, to make it easier to pass through the wiper, but also to increase the ease with which the second application zone 20b can to switch in comparison to the first embodiment comprising the material web.

L'embout applicateur 10 peut être avantageusement obtenu par injection. En particulier, le manchon 14, la première zone d'application 20a, la seconde zone d'application 20b et le moyen d'articulation 20c sont moulés ensemble, de préférence en un unique matériau.The applicator tip 10 may advantageously be obtained by injection. In particular, the sleeve 14, the first application zone 20a, the second application zone 20b and the articulation means 20c are molded together, preferably in a single material.

De façon avantageuse, il s'agit d'élastomères thermoplastiques (TPE), de copolymères butadiène-acrylonitrile (NBR), de silicones.Advantageously, these are thermoplastic elastomers (TPE), butadiene-acrylonitrile copolymers (NBR), silicones.

On peut cependant imaginer que l'embout applicateur soit obtenu par bi-injection, assemblage ou surmoulage. La tige 40, le manchon 14, la première zone d'application 20a, la seconde zone d'application 20b et le moyen d'articulation 20c de l'embout applicateur 10 peuvent alors être dans des matériaux différents.However, it can be imagined that the applicator tip is obtained by bi-injection, assembly or overmolding. The rod 40, the sleeve 14, the first application zone 20a, the second application zone 20b and the hinge means 20c of the applicator tip 10 can then be in different materials.

On peut ainsi choisir un matériau souple et doux pour les zones d'application 20a et 20b, un matériau élastique pour le moyen d'articulation 20c et un matériau plus résistant pour la tige 40 et le manchon 14. Les différents matériaux doivent être compatibles pour assurer une fixation durable et résistante entre eux. La tige 40 et/ou le manchon 14 peut par exemple comprendre un matériau thermoplastique tel que le polypropylène (PP), le polytéréphtalate d'éthylène (PET) ou le poly-oxo-méthylène (POM). Les zones d'applications 20a, 20b sont de préférence en TPE et le moyen d'articulation 20c est en TPE.It is thus possible to choose a flexible and soft material for the application zones 20a and 20b, an elastic material for the articulation means 20c and a more resistant material for the rod 40 and the sleeve 14. The different materials must be compatible for ensure a durable and resistant fixation between them. The rod 40 and / or the sleeve 14 may for example comprise a thermoplastic material such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or poly-oxo-methylene (POM). The application areas 20a, 20b are preferably made of TPE and the hinge means 20c is made of TPE.

En variante, la tige 40 et le manchon 14 sont réalisés en continuité de matière. Autrement dit la tige 40 et le manchon 14 sont une unique pièce.Alternatively, the rod 40 and the sleeve 14 are made of material continuity. In other words, the rod 40 and the sleeve 14 are a single piece.

En variante la tige 40, le manchon 14 et ladite première zone d'application 20a sont réalisée en continuité de matière. Autrement dit la tige 40, le manchon 14 et ladite première zone d'application 20a sont une unique pièce.In a variant, the rod 40, the sleeve 14 and the said first application zone 20a are made of continuous material. In other words, the rod 40, the sleeve 14 and said first application zone 20a are a single piece.

Les figures 7 et 8 illustrent un ensemble applicateur pour produit cosmétique, comprenant un récipient 50 comprenant un corps 51 formant un réservoir destiné à contenir le produit cosmétique, et un applicateur comprenant un embout 10 tel que celui du premier exemple de réalisation décrit ci-dessus. L'applicateur est adapté pour être fixé sur le récipient 50, de sorte que l'embout applicateur 10 est logé à l'intérieur du réservoir. Il est ainsi plongé dans le produit cosmétique repéré 80 sur la figure 7.The Figures 7 and 8 illustrate an applicator assembly for a cosmetic product, comprising a container 50 comprising a body 51 forming a reservoir for containing the cosmetic product, and an applicator comprising a tip 10 such as that of the first embodiment described above. The applicator is adapted to be fixed on the container 50, so that the applicator tip 10 is housed inside the reservoir. It is thus immersed in the cosmetic product marked 80 on the figure 7 .

La figure 7 illustre aussi le manchon 14 assemblé avec une tige de l'applicateur, dite tige de manipulation 40.The figure 7 also illustrates the sleeve 14 assembled with a rod of the applicator, called the handling rod 40.

La tige 40 permet, entre autre, une manipulation dudit embout applicateur 10. Plus précisément, l'applicateur comprend un bouchon de fermeture 70 adapté pour être manipulé par l'utilisateur et la tige 40 s'étend avantageusement à partir du bouchon 70.The rod 40 allows, among other things, a manipulation of said applicator tip 10. More specifically, the applicator comprises a closure cap 70 adapted to be handled by the user and the rod 40 advantageously extends from the stopper 70.

Il est à noter, ici, que le bouchon 70 est formé d'une tête 71 issue de matière avec la tige 40, et d'un capot 72 monté à force et maintenu en position sur la tête 71 de tige 40 à l'aide de contre-formes internes destinées à coopérer avec des formes réalisées sur la tête 71. Le capot 72 est rigide. On entend par « rigide », non déformable ni à la pression atmosphérique, ni à une pression exercée par les doigts d'un utilisateur. C'est à l'aide dudit capot 72 que l'utilisateur manipule l'applicateur de l'invention, en particulier parce que le capot 72 imprime le mouvement que l'utilisateur lui donne à la tête 71 de la tige 40, qui elle-même transmet ce mouvement au manchon 14 avec lequel elle est assemblée.It should be noted here that the plug 70 is formed of a head 71 made of material with the rod 40, and a cap 72 mounted by force and held in position on the head 71 of rod 40 using internal counter-forms intended to cooperate with shapes made on the head 71. The cover 72 is rigid. "Rigid" means not deformable neither at atmospheric pressure nor at a pressure exerted by the fingers of a user. It is with the aid of said cover 72 that the user manipulates the applicator of the invention, in particular because the cover 72 prints the movement that the user gives to the head 71 of the rod 40, which it even transmits this movement to the sleeve 14 with which it is assembled.

Le bouchon 70 est destiné à être fixé de manière amovible à une ouverture appartenant au récipient 50 (voir figure 7 pour la version assemblée et figure 8 pour la version éclatée). Ladite ouverture est ici un goulot 52 par lequel le produit cosmétique peut être extrait.The plug 70 is intended to be removably attached to an opening belonging to the container 50 (see FIG. figure 7 for the assembled version and figure 8 for the exploded version). Said opening is here a neck 52 through which the cosmetic product can be extracted.

Il est à noter que le manchon 14 et la tige 40 présentent chacun une forme sensiblement cylindrique et une direction principale d'extension longitudinale confondue avec la direction principale X.It should be noted that the sleeve 14 and the rod 40 each have a substantially cylindrical shape and a principal direction of longitudinal extension coincides with the main direction X.

En variante, le manchon 14 et la tige 40 peuvent présenter chacun une forme polygonale.Alternatively, the sleeve 14 and the rod 40 may each have a polygonal shape.

Il est à noter aussi que l'assemblage entre le manchon 14 et la tige 40 est un encastrement. En variante, l'embout applicateur pourra être surmoulé sur ou à travers la tige.It should also be noted that the assembly between the sleeve 14 and the rod 40 is a recess. Alternatively, the applicator tip may be overmoulded on or through the rod.

La figure 8 est une vue éclatée de l'ensemble applicateur de la figure 7. La figure 8 illustre le récipient 50 en détails. Notamment, le récipient 50 comprend un essoreur 60, destiné à être fixé à l'intérieur dudit goulot 52.The figure 8 is an exploded view of the applicator assembly from the figure 7 . The figure 8 illustrates the container 50 in detail. In particular, the container 50 comprises a wiper 60, intended to be fixed inside said neck 52.

Il est aussi visible, sur la figure 8, que l'essoreur 60 comprend un orifice d'essorage 61 configuré pour racler le produit cosmétique en excès sur la tige 40 et sur l'embout applicateur 10 lorsque ces derniers passent à travers lui.It is also visible, on the figure 8 , that the wiper 60 comprises a wiper orifice 61 configured to scrape the excess cosmetic product on the rod 40 and the applicator tip 10 as they pass therethrough.

L'orifice d'essorage 61 est avantageusement de forme cylindrique ; ce choix n'est pas limitatif et toute autre forme d'orifice 61 pourra être choisie pour l'essoreur 60 sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.The wiping orifice 61 is advantageously of cylindrical shape; this choice is not limiting and any other form of orifice 61 may be chosen for the wiper 60 without departing from the scope of the invention.

Le diamètre d61 dudit orifice d'essorage sera avantageusement choisi en rapport avec le diamètre D de la tige 40 et le petit diamètre d de l'embout applicateur 10 dont il racle le surplus de produit embarqué.The diameter d61 of said wiping orifice will advantageously be chosen in relation to the diameter D of the rod 40 and the small diameter d of the applicator tip 10 from which it scrapes the surplus of embedded product.

A ce propos, il est à noter que le diamètre D de la tige est comparable au diamètre d de la partie d'application 20. En effet, la partie d'application 20 présente ici une section transversale à la direction principale X s'inscrivant dans un cercle de diamètre variable le long de l'axe X et dont le diamètre maximal est d, lesdits deux diamètres D, d sont avantageusement reliés par la formule suivante : 0,9 ≤ d / D ≤ 1,5.In this regard, it should be noted that the diameter D of the rod is comparable to the diameter d of the application portion 20. In fact, the application portion 20 here has a cross section to the main direction X registering in a circle of variable diameter along the X axis and whose maximum diameter is of said two diameters D, d are advantageously connected by the following formula: 0.9 ≤ d / D ≤ 1.5.

Ainsi, à titre d'exemple, le diamètre D de la tige 40 pourra être égal à 6,3 mm et le diamètre d de la partie d'application 20, à 7,5 mm. Cela signifie, en outre, que le diamètre D de la tige sera sensiblement le même, voire sensiblement inférieur à celui de la partie d'application 20.Thus, for example, the diameter D of the rod 40 may be equal to 6.3 mm and the diameter d of the application portion 20 to 7.5 mm. This means, in addition, that the diameter D of the rod will be substantially the same, or even substantially lower than that of the application portion 20.

Il est à noter aussi que le diamètre d61 de l'orifice d'essorage 61 est sensiblement le même que celui de la tige. Cela présente l'avantage de venir racler le produit sur l'embout applicateur 10, et en particulier de racler le produit sur la partie d'application 20 dudit embout applicateur 10. De plus, la présence du réservoir 23 présente l'avantage de limiter l'effort nécessaire à l'extraction de l'applicateur du récipient et plus particulièrement l'effort nécessaire pour extraire la partie d'application 20 de l'orifice d'essorage 61, puisque le réservoir 23 permet une certaine déformation de la partie d'application qui ne serait pas possible si cette dernière était pleine.It should also be noted that the diameter d61 of the wiper orifice 61 is substantially the same as that of the rod. This has the advantage of scraping the product on the applicator tip 10, and in particular scraping the product on the application portion 20 of said applicator tip 10. In addition, the presence of the reservoir 23 has the advantage of limiting the force required to extract the applicator from the container and more particularly the force required to extract the application portion 20 of the wiper orifice 61, since the reservoir 23 allows a certain deformation of the portion of the application that would not be possible if the latter was full.

Ainsi, en plus de présenter une grande surface d'application, l'ensemble applicateur est conçu de telle sorte que l'essorage de la partie d'application 20 soit optimisé lors de son extraction hors du récipient 50. Autrement dit, le produit cosmétique que la partie d'application 20 est apte à embarquer est raclé de façon optimisée par l'essoreur 60 à travers lequel elle passe lors de son extraction dudit récipient 50.Thus, in addition to having a large area of application, the applicator assembly is designed so that the spin of the application portion 20 is optimized during its extraction from the container 50. In other words, the cosmetic product that the application part 20 is able to embark is scraped optimally by the wiper 60 through which it passes during its extraction from said container 50.

Cela participe à conférer à l'embout applicateur 10 de l'invention une capacité à maquiller les deux lèvres d'un utilisateur, ceci dès le premier passage de l'embout applicateur dessus.This helps to give the applicator tip 10 of the invention an ability to make up the two lips of a user, this from the first passage of the applicator tip on.

En effet, l'invention concerne avantageusement un dit ensemble applicateur dont le récipient 50 est rempli de produit cosmétique, le produit étant en particulier destiné au maquillage des lèvres d'un utilisateur.Indeed, the invention advantageously relates to an said applicator assembly whose container 50 is filled with cosmetic product, the product being in particular intended for the makeup of the lips of a user.

La partie d'application 20, et plus particulièrement, les zones d'application 20a et 20b peuvent être lisse. Il est à noter, à titre d'alternative non exclue de l'invention, qu'elles peuvent également présenter un flocage à leur surface, le flocage comprenant notamment du coton ou du nylon. Le flocage permet une meilleure rétention de produit cosmétique et un toucher plus doux. Le diamètre de la partie d'application 20 munie du flocage est plus grand de 0,3 à 2,6 mm, par exemple, suivant le flocage choisi.The application part 20, and more particularly, the application areas 20a and 20b can be smooth. It should be noted, as an alternative not excluded from the invention, that they can also have a flocking on their surface, the flocking including cotton or nylon. Flocking allows better retention of cosmetic product and a softer feel. The diameter of the application portion 20 provided with the flocking is larger by 0.3 to 2.6 mm, for example, depending on the flocking chosen.

Selon d'autres variantes, les zones d'applications 20a, 20b peuvent portent une matière à leur surface ou encore comprendre des rainures, en particulier de faible profondeur, notamment de 200 à 300 micromètres. Ladite matière confère un état de surface dont la rugosité est modifiée par rapport à celle des zones d'application 20a, 20b prises nues.According to other variants, the application zones 20a, 20b may carry a material on their surface or may comprise grooves, in particular of shallow depth, in particular from 200 to 300 micrometers. Said material confers a surface state whose roughness is modified relative to that of the application zones 20a, 20b taken bare.

A titre d'exemple, l'embout applicateur 10 présentera une hauteur h10 de l'ordre de 22 mm (voir figure 8) mesurée entre l'extrémité distale 16 de la partie d'application 20 et une extrémité proximale 18 du manchon 14, le long de la direction principale X.By way of example, the applicator tip 10 will have a height h10 of the order of 22 mm (see figure 8 ) measured between the distal end 16 of the application portion 20 and a proximal end 18 of the sleeve 14, along the main direction X.

Une fois assemblé à la tige, le manchon 14 dudit embout applicateur 10 n'est plus visible, car encastré dans la tige 40, en particulier à l'extrémité libre de celle-ci. L'embout applicateur 10 visible est alors la partie d'application 20. A titre d'exemple encore, la hauteur h'10 de la partie visible, mesurée le long de la direction principale X, est de l'ordre de 12,5 mm.Once assembled to the rod, the sleeve 14 of said applicator tip 10 is no longer visible because embedded in the rod 40, in particular at the free end thereof. The applicator tip 10 visible is then the application portion 20. For example again, the height h'10 of the visible portion, measured along the main direction X, is of the order of 12.5 mm.

Un rétrécissement sur toute la longueur de la partie d'application, voire une absence de matière en certains points, permet de définir au moins deux zones d'application à l'embout applicateur et de rendre mobile l'une des zones par rapport à l'autre en formant un moyen d'articulation. Ce rétrécissement confère une forme particulière à l'embout applicateur qui présente ainsi une rigidité limitée. On obtient ainsi un embout plus souple qui s'adapte à différents utilisateurs et à leurs modes de maquillage avec un confort d'utilisation.A narrowing along the entire length of the application portion, or even an absence of material at certain points, makes it possible to define at least two application zones at the applicator tip and to make one of the zones movable relative to the applicator. other by forming a means of articulation. This narrowing gives a particular shape to the applicator tip which thus has a limited rigidity. This provides a softer tip that adapts to different users and their modes of makeup with comfort of use.

De plus, ce rétrécissement permet de former au moins un réservoir permettant le stockage de produit cosmétique. L'utilisateur peut ainsi appliquer du produit cosmétique sur une surface plus étendue d'un seul tenant avant de devoir replonger l'embout dans le récipient.In addition, this narrowing makes it possible to form at least one reservoir for storing cosmetic product. The user can thus apply cosmetic product on a larger surface in one piece before having to plunge the tip into the container.

Pour obtenir des effets avantageux supplémentaires, les modes de réalisation pourront être combinés sans sortir du cadre de l'invention.For additional advantageous effects, the embodiments may be combined without departing from the scope of the invention.

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Embout applicateur (10) destiné à l'application d'un produit cosmétique sur les lèvres et/ou la peau d'un utilisateur, ledit embout (10) comprenant un manchon (14) et une partie d'application (20), ledit manchon (14) étant destiné à être assemblé avec une tige (40) dont l'une au moins des extrémités distales est creuse, ladite partie d'application (20) s'étendant le long d'une direction d'extension longitudinale principale, dite direction principale, entre une première extrémité dite extrémité proximale (13) et une seconde extrémité dite extrémité distale (16), ledit manchon (14) s'étendant à partir de l'extrémité proximale (13) de la partie d'application (20) le long de ladite direction principale dans le sens opposé à celui qui pointe vers l'extrémité distale (16) de la partie d'application (20), la partie d'application (20) comprenant : - une première et une seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b), et - un moyen d'articulation (20c) destiné à articuler lesdites deux zones d'application (20a, 20b) entre elles, caractérisé par le fait que le manchon (14) et ladite première zone d'application (20a) sont réalisés en continuité de matière, ladite seconde zone d'application (20b) étant liée à la première zone d'application (20a) par l'intermédiaire dudit moyen d'articulation (20c), ledit moyen d'articulation (20c) autorisant un mouvement de bascule de la seconde zone d'application (20b) par rapport à la première zone d'application (20a) de part et d'autre un plan de symétrie de l'embout applicateur (10), ledit plan de symétrie étant défini par deux axes X, Y d'un repère orthonormé X, Y, Z dont la direction X est confondue avec la direction principale, et par le fait que ledit moyen d'articulation (20c) sépare les première et seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b) en formant au moins un réservoir (23) de produit cosmétique entre lesdites les première et seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b).Applicator tip (10) for the application of a cosmetic product to the lips and / or the skin of a user, said tip (10) comprising a sleeve (14) and an application portion (20), said sleeve (14) being intended to be assembled with a rod (40) of which at least one of the distal ends is hollow, said application portion (20) extending along a main longitudinal extension direction, said main direction, between a first end said proximal end (13) and a second end said distal end (16), said sleeve (14) extending from the proximal end (13) of the application portion ( 20) along said main direction in the opposite direction to the one pointing towards the distal end (16) of the application portion (20), the application portion (20) comprising: first and second application areas (20a, 20b), and a hinge means (20c) intended to articulate said two application zones (20a, 20b) between each other, characterized in that the sleeve (14) and said first application zone (20a) are made of continuous material, said second application zone (20b) being connected to the first application zone (20a) by the intermediate of said articulation means (20c), said articulation means (20c) allowing a rocking movement of the second application zone (20b) with respect to the first application zone (20a) of a plane of symmetry of the applicator tip (10), said plane of symmetry being defined by two axes X, Y of an orthonormal coordinate system X, Y, Z whose direction X coincides with the principal direction, and by the fact that said articulation means (20c) separates the first and second application zones (20a, 20b) by forming at least one reservoir (23) of cosmetic product between said first and second application zones (20a, 20b). Embout applicateur (10) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel les première et seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b) sont des zones avec lesquelles l'utilisateur applique le produit cosmétique sur ses lèvres, ses cils, ses sourcils et/ou ses ongles.Applicator tip (10) according to the preceding claim, wherein the first and second application zones (20a, 20b) are areas with which the user applies the cosmetic product to his lips, eyelashes, eyebrows and / or his nails. Embout applicateur (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 ou 2, dans lequel le mouvement de bascule se fait autour d'une direction dont l'une au moins des composantes est confondue avec l'axe X.Applicator tip (10) according to any one of claims 1 or 2, wherein the flip-flop movement is around a direction of which at least one of the components coincides with the X axis. Embout applicateur (10) selon la revendication précédente, dans lequel la projection orthogonale dudit réservoir (23) dans le plan de symétrie X, Y est une forme galbée générée par une courbe paramétrée dans le plan de symétrie X, Y.Applicator tip (10) according to the preceding claim, wherein the orthogonal projection of said reservoir (23) in the plane of symmetry X, Y is a curved shape generated by a curve parameterized in the plane of symmetry X, Y. Embout applicateur (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le moyen d'articulation (20c) est une bande de matière dont l'épaisseur mesurée le long de l'axe Z du repère orthonormé X, Y, Z est de l'ordre du millimètre.An applicator tip (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the hinge means (20c) is a strip of material whose thickness measured along the Z axis of the orthonormal coordinate system X, Y, Z is of the order of a millimeter. Embout applicateur (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, dans lequel le moyen d'articulation 20c) se présente comme une pluralité de ponts de matière (24) reliant les première et seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b) en un nombre fini de points, la partie d'application (20) présentant alors, entre lesdites première et seconde zones d'application (20a, 20b), une lumière (21) permettant à l'utilisateur de voir à travers la partie d'application (20).Applicator tip (10) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the hinge means 20c) is a plurality of material bridges (24) connecting the first and second application zones (20a, 20b ) in a finite number of points, the application portion (20) then having, between said first and second application areas (20a, 20b), a light (21) allowing the user to see through the part application (20). Embout applicateur (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel les zones d'applications (20a, 20b) sont floquées et/ou portent une matière à leur surface, ladite matière conférant un état de surface dont la rugosité est modifiée par rapport à celle des zones d'application (20a, 20b) prises nues.Applicator tip (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the application areas (20a, 20b) are flocked and / or carry a material on their surface, said material imparting a surface condition whose roughness is modified relative to that of the application zones (20a, 20b) taken bare. Embout applicateur (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, dans lequel le manchon (14), la première zone d'application (20a), la seconde zone d'application (20b) et le moyen d'articulation (20c) sont moulés ensemble, de préférence en un unique matériau.Applicator tip (10) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the sleeve (14), the first application zone (20a), the second application zone (20b) and the articulation means (20c). are molded together, preferably in a single material. Embout applicateur (10) selon l'une quelconque des revendications 3 à 8, dans lequel, lorsque le manchon (14) est assemblé à ladite tige (40), dite tige de manipulation dudit embout applicateur (10), la partie au voisinage de l'extrémité proximale (13) de la partie d'application (20), alors confondue avec le voisinage de l'extrémité distale creuse de ladite tige de manipulation (40), est une partie au niveau de laquelle le produit cosmétique n'est pas ou peu embarqué après une plongée dudit embout applicateur (10) dans un récipient (50) de produit cosmétique, tandis que ledit réservoir (23) est une partie dans laquelle le produit cosmétique est embarqué en plus grande quantité après une dite plongée.Applicator tip (10) according to any one of claims 3 to 8, wherein, when the sleeve (14) is assembled to said rod (40), said handle rod of said applicator tip (10), the part in the vicinity of the proximal end (13) of the application part (20), then merged with the vicinity of the hollow distal end of said handling rod (40), is a part at which the cosmetic product is not or little embarked after a dive of said applicator tip (10) in a container (50) of cosmetic product, while said reservoir (23) is a part in which the cosmetic product is shipped in greater quantity after said dive. Ensemble applicateur comprenant ledit récipient (50) destiné à recevoir un produit cosmétique visqueux, pâteux ou liquide, ledit récipient (50) comprenant une ouverture (52) conçue de manière à coopérer avec un bouchon de fermeture (70), ledit bouchon (70) de fermeture étant lié à ladite tige de manipulation (40) de l'embout applicateur (10) selon la revendication précédente.An applicator assembly comprising said container (50) for receiving a viscous, pasty or liquid cosmetic product, said container (50) including an opening (52) designed to cooperate with a closure cap (70), said closure cap (70) being connected to said handle rod (40) of the applicator tip (10) according to the preceding claim.
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