EP4251004A1 - Consumable solid/pasty material refill to be applied to a bar-shaped support member for a refillable sliding case and material case relating thereto - Google Patents
Consumable solid/pasty material refill to be applied to a bar-shaped support member for a refillable sliding case and material case relating theretoInfo
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- EP4251004A1 EP4251004A1 EP21830456.6A EP21830456A EP4251004A1 EP 4251004 A1 EP4251004 A1 EP 4251004A1 EP 21830456 A EP21830456 A EP 21830456A EP 4251004 A1 EP4251004 A1 EP 4251004A1
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Definitions
- the invention relates to the field of refillable sliding cases for packaging and application on a support of a consumable solid-pasty material in the form of a stick, and refills of such a stick of material for such a case.
- the material is a cosmetic product such as a colored or colorless lipstick, a foundation, a treatment or moisturizing composition, a care product such as a balm, a deodorant, an ornamental product such as a colored pencil for the skin.
- the support is then the human body, in particular the face, the nails, the hair. It can also be a different material but which, with regard to its stick shape, its packaging, its application and its implementation by means of a case, has similar technical characteristics.
- the invention is also applicable, in particular, to medicines or pharmaceutical products, cleaning products, decorative products. This is how “matter to be applied” (or more simply “matter”) should be understood.
- the application of the material on the support means the deposit of a certain quantity of material on the support by means of a light contact of the stick on the support, which can include sliding.
- “Stick” refers to the shape given to the material to be applied and also designates the corresponding block of material.
- For a lipstick we also use the term “grape”, for others, the term “stick”.
- the stick is cylindrical in shape with a front end for application and a rear end for attachment.
- “Front” refers to that which is toward or near the application medium and “rear” is opposed to front.
- the stick In the case of a lipstick, the stick most often includes a powdery phase and a rather oily phase for ease and softness of application. As a result, the stick has a certain fragility, because touching it, grasping it, a fortiori squeezing it with the fingers, leads to its deterioration and to the dirtiness of the user's fingers.
- a refillable slider case is a lipstick case.
- Such a case is also intended for storage, transport, presentation and marketing, storage or deposit in an ad hoc place (kit, vanity unit, etc.) as well as the implementation of the stick c' that is to say its application on a support.
- the term "case” refers to a means of packaging having a certain rigidity, which is adapted to the shape of its content (the stick) and which aims to protect it and allow its manipulation.
- the term “case” is not exclusive of others, such as “stick” (by ellipse of "stick case”), "sheath”, depending on the applications envisaged.
- the case which like the baton and the refill, has an extension axis (sometimes referred to as an ellipse axis), firstly comprises a body which is its main part forming a baton-bearing structure, most often including at least a hollow tubular part, a means of association of the stick, a means for the sliding of the stick with a view to its use and, secondly, an auxiliary part which is a removable closing cover.
- the case is deformed adapted to that of the stick (in particular cylindrical with a circular or oval contour), generally rigid, self-supporting, transportable and manipulable by the user.
- the case has dimensions adapted to the baton.
- the case may have a length of the order of 60 mm to 100 mm and a diameter of the order of 20 mm to 40 mm for a lipstick. It may have a larger diameter in the case of a deodorant, or smaller in the case of a tip stick.
- the main part of the case is used, the cover having been removed and dissociated.
- the case can be in two states: open (cover separated from the body), closed (cover secured to the body).
- Axial refers to what is arranged in the axis or parallel to it (including substantially parallel), “transverse” to what is arranged perpendicular to the axis (including substantially perpendicular) and whether or not passing through it , “radial” to that which extends in a transverse direction passing through the axis.
- Rim refers to what goes around, relative to the axis.
- Peripheral refers to what is arranged around the perimeter.
- Internal or “inner” refers to that which is closest to the axis or facing it.
- External or “external” refers to that which is furthest from the axis or facing away from it.
- “Lateral” refers to what is on the side of the axis.
- “Sliding” qualifying the case means that it allows, because of its layout, to slide its content (the stick) between a retracted configuration (in the sense of concealed) and a configuration protruding.
- the stick In the retracted configuration, the stick is placed inside the hollow main part of the case, the stick is not used.
- the projecting configuration In the projecting configuration, the front end of the stick and an adjoining part project outside the main part, forward, so that the stick can be used for the application of the material.
- sliding is an exclusively axial, non-rotating movement, and for this reason qualified as “straight”.
- sliding is a combined axial and rotary movement around the axis, and for this reason qualified as “helical”.
- two cylinders mounted one inside the other, sliding and rotating, are generally provided, one comprising a straight slot or groove and the other a helical groove or slot, cooperating with a projection of a moving part.
- Refillable qualifying a given case means that this case can be associated, as needed, with new, identical or similar sticks (for example of a different color or fragrance), when this is needed or desired, especially when a previous stick has been used up.
- "Associated” means here more precisely that the stick is mounted on and in the case, so that it is carried and held by it, and in doing so can be used for the application. In this configuration, the stick thus mounted constitutes or belongs to what is called “recharging in place”.
- “Empty case” designates the case alone, without refill in place, therefore without stick. It is essentially a mechanical device that allows you to attach a stick to it. “Charged case” designates the case with which a reload in place is associated, therefore a stick, which includes the case of a reloaded case. This is what the user can use for the application of the material.
- the case Being a cosmetic material, it is sometimes required that the case has a qualitative aspect for the buyer or the user, its appearance being very attractive and can be interpreted at first sight as a promise of quality giving confidence . Often it is desirable that the purchaser or user be able to know what exactly the contents of the case are when closed, for example the color of the grape.
- the case may include a pellet of the color of the grape, or else all or part of the outer face of the case may be of this color. In other cases, such as certain everyday products, it is only necessary that the appearance be suitable.
- Refill in relation to a stick of material, designates a structural unit (sometimes also called spare or cartridge) available to the user to have obtained it, comprising at least one stick, which is distinct from the empty case, and which is intended to associate the baton with the empty case.
- the operation by which a stick from a new refill is associated with a case is called “fitting”.
- the preliminary operation by which a stick which was previously associated with a case is dissociated from it is called “removal”.
- a refill can be found in several successive configurations (which means constitution, layout, arrangement). In a first configuration, the refill then qualified as “packaged”, is as it is presented for sale and available to the user and may include an overwrap such as a box, a sheath or an envelope.
- a first type of lipstick case is known (US 1236846, US 1862271) which, as designed, are not refillable. When the grapes have been totally or almost used up, the user must throw away the case, which is prohibitive if this is deemed unacceptable because of the cost of the case, the user's attachment to it (for its qualitative aspect, its design, its brand), or for ecological reasons.
- FR 255643, FR 2577397 and FR 2603468 describe cases of the first type comprising an inner tubular element made of metal and an outer sleeve made of molded plastic.
- EP 0597591 describes an applicator for cosmetic product but does not aim to propose a new arrangement for lipstick refills or the substitution of one colored ointment by another, because this is considered unhealthy, because all the materials of lipstick touch and contaminate the inside of the case.
- the intent is indeed to provide a system in which the case is sold separately from the set comprising the lipstick cup, and the two are combined to form a new permanent unit.
- a cup carrying the grapes comprising towards the rear of the clipping projections arranged so as to cooperate permanently with a transverse edge of a cup holder forming part of the case.
- US 6033140 describes an applicator comprising a stick holder cup, mounted in a body, on which a cover is removably mounted.
- the cup comprises a peripheral side wall comprising on the one hand a front part with a front end having a front opening limited by a front free edge, and a rear part, hollow, with a rear end, and on the other hand an external face and an internal face delimiting an interior space with a front housing.
- the cup also comprises a lug comprising a peduncle extended by a manipulation slider arranged to be able to be touched, acted upon and moved by the user in order to move the sliding cup.
- the cup also comprises an association arrangement comprising a radially elastically deformable structure comprising a projecting portion of the outer face, located in the rear part, located at the rear end on its free edge, directed radially outwards and arranged so as to be able to be moved elastically inwards, formed on several peripheral sectors of the side wall in the rear part, between two extended breaks in continuity axially.
- This cup is placed in the body during manufacture and cannot then be dissociated from it by the user, the rear groove being extended forwards by a front slot of smaller width. With such an applicator, it is not possible for the cup to be part of a refill, the introduction of the cup into the case not being possible by a user, and moreover not being provided for this end.
- the side wall of the cup is moved away from the side wall of the body, which is a source of chattering.
- This cup as arranged is neither intended to be part of a refill of a stick, nor suitable for such use.
- the invention does not belong to this first type of non-refillable case.
- a second type of case, rechargeable overcomes the previous drawbacks, and comes in several families.
- a grape reception cup which is an integral and permanent part of the case.
- the refill consists of a grape and a protective coating in the form of an envelope of soft wax-like material with a removal tab.
- the refill does not include a cup or the like.
- the user takes the grapes by the coating, then, having grasped the tab, detaches the rear end of the coating so as to uncover the rear end of the grapes which can be mounted in the cup , while the stick remains protected by the coating towards its front end, which avoids damaging it and preventing the user from getting their fingers dirty.
- This arrangement has the disadvantage that the removal of the coating is a complicated and unsatisfactory operation. In addition, it leads to waste, which is contrary to ecological requirements.
- it when it comes to replacing the rest of a grape with a new grape, it is necessary to clean the bucket and get rid of the residual part of the unused grape, which is a long, tedious operation. and dirty.
- the invention does not belong to this first family.
- a grape holder cup supporting the grapes and constituting the refill and, on the other hand, distinctly, a movable sliding support forming an integral and permanent part of the case.
- the bucket and the mobile support mutually comprise complementary removable rigid association means.
- the mobile support has a thread and the grape holder has a thread and a keyway.
- the grape holder is screwed onto the thread of the holder.
- a handling cap is provided with a keying complementary to that of the grape holder, these keyings being implemented both for the screwing of installation and the unscrewing of removal by ensuring a locking against rotation.
- the embodiments according to the second family all have the disadvantage of requiring not only a bucket but also a mobile support, i.e. two parts, which is penalizing in terms of quantity of raw material, weight, cost, complexity.
- the invention does not belong to this second family.
- FR 1124179 describes a bucket, intended to be part of a refill for a lipstick stick, having the function of holding the stick.
- the bucket is adapted to be associated with a retractable hollow case comprising, on the one hand, a hollow cylinder with an open front edge and a helical lateral slot and, on the other hand, a body with an axial internal groove.
- the slot and groove of constant width, without shrinkage, open on the front edge.
- the cup is arranged to be able to be put in place in the case, once filled with a stick of lipstick, to be moved by helical sliding with respect to the case between two respectively retracted and projecting configurations, and finally to be extracted and separated from the case when desired, especially when the stick has been consumed.
- the bucket comprises, with an axis, a peripheral side wall of cylindrical shape, having on the one hand a front part with a front end having a front opening, and a rear end, and on the other hand, an external face and a internal delimiting a space.
- the bucket also comprises a transverse partition adjoining the side wall, located in space.
- the cup thus provides a housing in the front part of the space, arranged to receive the stick by its rear part coming into abutment on the transverse partition.
- the slot, the groove and a lug of the cup form an association arrangement adapted so that the cup can be mounted and guided in the case, with helical sliding.
- This association arrangement is based on the characteristic that the lug cooperates with the slot and the groove. This is how the bucket is slidably moved and maintained at the slidable location where it was brought.
- the pin of the bucket is secured to the side wall, in the middle position between the front end and the rear end, and extends radially outwards.
- the lug is constituted by a single part cooperating with the slot and the groove, having the function of guiding the bucket with helical sliding.
- the lug is also a means for stopping the relative movement of the cup, capable of cooperating with a means for stopping the relative movement complementary to a protective and handling cap, namely a slot formed in the side wall of the cap. .
- a protective and handling cap namely a slot formed in the side wall of the cap.
- the bucket For the installation of the refill, the bucket is introduced into the opening of the case and it comes into axial locking on its front edge, then the maneuvering head of the case is rotated until the lug enters the groove, then the slot.
- the placement of the cup is delicate and hazardous since the cup remains on the edge of the opening of the case until it enters the groove, which requires in particular that the case be held with its axis quite vertical, while, simultaneously, the maneuvering head of the case must be rotated. It is the same with the kidnapping.
- the arrangement described by this document is limited to helical sliding and does not allow straight sliding. Consequently, the case necessarily comprises an inner cylinder and an outer body, ie two parts, not including the bucket and the cover. This results in a high cost, a large quantity of material and a complex assembly. Moreover, the user is unable to know what exactly the content of the refill is once it has been put in place and the case closed.
- US 2921675 describes a cosmetic container having an open-ended tubular housing for propelling a lipstick, and a lipstick holder assembly comprising a tubular cup and a closure cap frictionally engaged on the outer surface of the cup and not able to enter the tubular casing.
- FR 1246819 describes a packaging and a presentation of lipstick sticks and the appropriate mechanical case allowing the renewal of the worn stick, in which the lipstick is delivered from the factory in its cup, the latter is capped with a protective capsule that does not touch the stick.
- the invention aims to overcome the drawbacks and limitations of sliding cases and refills of the third family to which it relates.
- the problem underlying the invention is, in the context of this third family, to be able to have a refillable sliding case (without its own sliding support) and a refill comprising a stick-holder cup, with, all at once:
- the sliding can be straight or helical
- the support structure of the sheath can have one or more slots, with one or more projections provided with a distal part for manual input by the user.
- the subject of the invention is a stick-holder cup comprising, with an axis: a peripheral side wall of the cup, rigid as a whole, comprising on the one hand a front part of the cup with a front end of the cup having a cup front opening bounded by a cup front free edge, and a cup rear part with a cup rear end, and on the other hand a cup outer face and a cup inner face delimiting a cup inner space with a front cup housing, a lug integral with the side wall, extending radially outward, comprising a proximal peduncle outwardly by a manipulation slider arranged to be able to be touched, urged and moved by the user in order to move the sliding cup , an association arrangement comprising a radially elastically deformable structure, belonging to the side wall or associated with it, comprising a projecting portion of the outer face, located in the rear part, located at the rear end on its free edge, directed radially outward and arranged so that it
- a protruding portion is a bead
- the connection between the bead and the rear free edge has a diameter slightly smaller than that of the outer face
- the outer face radially to the right of the peripheral sectors has a slightly larger diameter smaller than the diameter of the outer face to the right radially of the front part
- the front free edge forms a means of stopping the relative forward movement of the cup, it further comprises a means, being a recessed relief, d removable rigid association of cup, belonging to the lateral wall and located towards the front end.
- the cup intended to be part of a refill of a stick of consumable solid-pasty material to be applied to a support and having the function of holding the stick in the front housing, is suitable for being associated with a hollow case , retractable, having a body and an axially extended side sliding slot at the front end which can be traversed by the peduncle.
- the slider is such that either it is an integral part of the cup to be integral with it, or it is attached to it, thanks to a means of association such as screwing, gluing, clipping, pressing in, and/or it is swollen to facilitate its touch, its solicitation and its movement by the user, and/or it has an appearance, in particular a shade of color, corresponding to the characteristics, in particular the shade of color, of the stick.
- the cup comprises in its interior cup space a transverse wall, in particular a transverse wall having a hole or vent, between the front part of the cup and the rear part of the cup.
- the protruding portion is provided on several peripheral sectors of the side wall in the rear part of the cup, a peripheral sector being limited by two solutions of continuity, with on either side of a protruding portion two solutions of continuity.
- the protruding portion is provided on several peripheral sectors of the side wall in the rear part of the cup, a peripheral sector extending continuously with the neighboring peripheral sectors, contiguous, the peripheral side wall of the cup being elastically deformable radially between two neighboring beads.
- the cup is made of plastic material in whole or in part.
- the subject of the invention is a recharging of a stick, in its new and ready configuration just preceding the installation of the stick to associate it with an empty case, comprising, with an axis: a cup -stick as previously described, a stick of material whose rear part is received in the front housing of the cup, so as to hold it, and whose front part protrudes forwards from the front housing, a refill cap, rigid as a whole, having a peripheral envelope comprising a side part and a top part opposite a base having an opening, an external face and an internal face delimiting an internal housing for the protruding part of the stick, and comprising: o a means for stopping the relative movement of cap towards the rear relative to the cup, located towards the opening of the cap and arranged to cooperate with the front edge of the cup forming means for stopping the relative movement of the cup forward relative to the cap, o a means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case, capable of cooperating with a means for stopping
- the means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup comprises a transverse recess of the internal face of the lateral part of the casing of the cap, located towards the opening of the cap by means of an axial separation therefrom, and facing the opening of the cap.
- the means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case is, in the case of a cylindrical cap base, the edge limiting the opening of the cap and, in the case of a flared cap base towards the opening of the cap, the part of the internal face of the cap adjacent to the edge limiting the opening of the cap.
- the new and ready refill further comprises a means of removable rigid association of the cap to the cup, belonging to the internal face of the lateral part of the casing of the cap, located towards the opening of the cap by means of a axial spacing therewith, capable of cooperating with the removable rigid association means of the cup to the cap, namely the recessed relief, so, on the one hand, that the cap and the cup can form a unitary assembly allowing manipulation of the cup with a view to placement via the cap, on the other hand, that the cap and the cup can be separated from each other after placement.
- the removable rigid cap-to-cup association means comprises a projecting relief, in particular a boss, bead or part of a bead.
- the subject of the invention is a refill in its configuration in place, with the stick associated with a case, which is similar to that previously described, but without a refill cap, the latter having been separated from the cup stick holder at the end of the setup.
- This refill in its configuration in place, with the stick associated with the case comprises, with an axis: a stick holder cup such as it has been described, a stick of material whose rear part is received in the front housing of the cup, so as to hold it, and the front part of which protrudes forwards from the front housing, a relative displacement stopping means intended for a cap having been dissociated from the stick-holder cup at the end of the setting in place, towards the rear in relation to the cup, located towards the opening of the cap, a means of stopping relative movement intended for the cap having been dissociated from the stick-holder cup at the end of the positioning, rearward from the case.
- the subject of the invention is a refillable sliding case, hollow, in empty configuration, comprising, with an axis, in addition to a removable closing cap, a case body having: a peripheral side wall of the case, rigid as a whole, comprising on the one hand a front part of the case with a front end of the case having a front opening of the case limited by a front free edge of the case, and a rear part of the case with an end back of case provided with a bottom, and on the other hand a face outer case and an inner face of the case delimiting an inner housing of the case, capable of receiving the baton, an axially extended side sliding slot formed in the side wall of the case, with an open front end and a closed rear end .
- This empty case is such that: it is specially adapted to be associated with a stick of a new and ready refill as previously described, apart from the closing cap, it essentially consists of the side wall of the case with its bottom, to the exclusion of any other cylinder, sheath, slider or cup holder, the slot is through and capable of cooperating with the peduncle which passes through it, to guide the cup, the internal face of the side wall of case is provided to cooperate with the radially elastically deformable structure of the cup, so - the elastically deformable structure being constrained inwards by the internal face of the side wall of the case - to ensure contact with gentle friction and braking of the cup on the case over the stroke corresponding to the extreme retracted and protruding configurations, controlled so that the cup is moved smoothly when the slider is moved by the user, and that in the absence of it this user request, the cup is maintained at the sliding location where it was brought, including during the application of the material, while the stick is in light contact on the support, it comprises a means for
- the sliding slot comprises a narrowing of smaller width located towards - but spaced away - from the front end of the slot interposed between a main section and an introduction section, these two sections being of the same transverse width.
- the empty case further comprises an axially extended widening side slot formed in the side wall of the case, with an open front end, intended to allow the narrowing to be slightly widened when the peduncle passes through it.
- the sliding slot is either straight or helical, the sliding of the stick being either straight or helical.
- the empty case comprises a single sliding slot, or two sliding slots, or at least three sliding slots.
- the means for stopping relative movement of the case forward relative to the cap is the free edge of the front opening of the case.
- the case side wall is made of metal by machining, including drilling or turning, the internal face of the side wall being devoid of draft or undercut.
- the subject of the invention is a case loaded with a stick of solid-pasty material, comprising an empty refillable sliding case as previously described, and a refill in place as it was previously described, in which the cup is associated directly with the case.
- the peduncle has a dimension in the transverse direction chosen so as to be: slightly less than the width of the main section of the sliding slot, except for the play necessary to guide the cup in the case with a smooth sliding, on the travel of the main section of the slot between the retracted and protruding extreme configurations, slightly greater than the width of a narrowing of the sliding slot in the absence of request for widening of the latter or of request for narrowing in the transverse direction of the peduncle.
- the width of the narrowing is slightly less than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle, which during sliding: can come into abutment forwards against the rear edge of the narrowing, thus forming a hard point, so that the cup and case, once associated, cannot be dissociated unexpectedly, but can be by pressing the slider sufficiently forward to cross the hard point, the main section of the slot, between the rear edge of the narrowing and the closed rear end of the slot defining the race between the retracted and protruding extreme configurations, can come into abutment towards the rear against the front edge of the constriction, thus forming a hard point, which can be crossed with sufficient stress on the cap or of the cursor backwards.
- the side wall of the case and the cup, arranged to slide straight or helically, are in metal-plastic contact.
- the outer face of the cup to the right radially of the front part and the inner face of the casing form a precise sliding assembly, on the axial sliding stroke of the cup relative to the casing between its two extreme configurations. , respectively retracted and projecting, the side wall of the case being made of metal by machining, without undercut or undercut, while the cup is made of plastic.
- the subject of the invention is a method for placing a stick of a new and ready refill as it has been described, in a refillable sliding case, empty as it has been described.
- a refillable sliding case empty as it has been described.
- the empty case and the new and ready refill are seized by the refill cap, and the rear part of the cup facing the front opening of the case, coaxially and with the lug of the cup facing the front opening of the sliding slot, the rear part of the cup is made to penetrate into the front part of 'case and the lug in the sliding slot, it ensures a relative movement of the cup lined with the stick and associated with the refill cap, and the case, so as to cause the stick to penetrate into the interior housing of the case, and the refill cap and the cup are separated.
- the peduncle is brought to the second hard point against the front edge of the constriction, then the edge of the opening of the cap is brought into abutment against the edge of the opening of the case by forcing the passage of the front edge of the constriction, then the slider is urged rearwards so as to dissociate the respective removable rigid association means of the cap and the cup.
- an operation to remove a refill consumed in place has previously been carried out and, for this purpose, the cursor is moved forwards so as to cause the cup to slide forwards, and make it cross the narrowing until completely extracting the cup from the interior housing of the case, and this without the need for an extractor or the like.
- FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a closed loaded case showing its side wall and its closure cap and the slider for handling the cup inserted in the case;
- FIG. 2 and the;
- FIG. 3 are two front side and top views respectively of the loaded case of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of an open loaded case with the cover removed.
- the figure shows the side wall of the case, a sliding slot here on the right, the part of the cup protruding from the side wall of the case, the stick of material to be applied, the manipulation slider allowing the cup to slide ;
- FIG. 5 and;
- FIG. 6 are two cross-sectional views of the case loaded along section planes V-V and VI-VI of Figures 2 and 1. These figures show in particular the stick in the extreme retracted position and the manipulation slider allowing the cup to slide. These figures illustrate the radially elastically deformable structure of the cup in contact with the internal face of the peripheral side wall of the case. These figures illustrate, on the one hand, the sliding assembly of the front part of the cup in the body of the case, with a very limited sliding assembly play made possible by a cup made of plastic material and a case made metal by machining or the like, on the other hand, an arrangement comprising an elastically deformable structure of the rear part of the cup, is so as to ensure contact with gentle friction and braking of the cup on the case.
- FIG. 7 is a side elevational view of a refill in its new and ready configuration, showing the cup with its slider and the refill cap mounted on the cup in its variant embodiment with the end part towards the edge limiting its flared opening towards the opening;
- FIG. 8A is a front elevational view of the refill of Figure 7.
- FIG. 8B is a front elevational view of the refill in its alternative embodiment with the end part towards the edge limiting its cylindrical opening
- FIG. 9 is a sectional view according to section plane IX-IX of FIG. 8A, of the new and ready refill, showing the cup with its slider, the stick of material and the refill cap mounted on the cup. It illustrates the radially elastically deformable structure of the cup;
- FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of the side wall of the open empty case, without the closure cap, showing the sliding slot, here a straight slot. It also shows a means of removable rigid fastening of the wall to the cover;
- FIG. 11 is a front rear elevational view of the side wall of the open empty case, without the closure cap, showing the expansion slot;
- FIG. 12 is a top view of the side wall of the open empty case of Figures 10 and 11, showing the sliding slot and the expansion slot;
- FIG. 13 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the side wall of the opened empty case, without the closure cap, showing the sliding slot and its narrowing.
- FIG. 13A is an enlargement of Figure 13 showing the narrowing of the sliding slot
- FIG. 14 is a front elevational view of the cup showing its side wall, its distal manipulation slider, its radially elastically deformable structure, and the removable rigid means of association of the cup with the cap, here in the form of a groove;
- FIG. 15 is a side elevational view of the cup of Figure 14;
- FIG. 16 is a top view of the cup of FIGS. 14 and 15, showing the proximal peduncle of the spur and the stick holding reliefs;
- FIG. 17 is a sectional view along the XVII-XVII section plane of Figure 14, of the cup showing its side wall, its slider, its radially elastically deformable structure, a projecting portion of which is a bead, the connection between the bead and the rear free edge of the cup having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the outer face of the cup, the part of the outer face of the cup radially in line with the peripheral sectors which has a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the outside of the cup to the right radially of its front part, and a means, being a recessed relief, of removable rigid association of the cup, belonging to its side wall towards its front end.
- the cup intended to be part of a refill of a stick of consumable solid-pasty material to be applied to a support and having the function of holding the stick in its front housing, is suitable for being associated with a hollow, retractable case having a body, a case front opening bounded by a case front edge and an axially extended sliding side slot at the front end which can be traversed by the peduncle.
- FIG. 18 is a front elevational view of the refill cap in its alternative embodiment with the end part towards the edge limiting its opening flared towards the opening;
- FIG. 19 is a sectional view of the refill cap of Figure 18, along the line XIX-XIX, showing its peripheral envelope with its side part and its top part, its base having an opening, an interior housing, a means of stopping relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup, here in the form of a transverse recess, means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case, and means for removable rigid association of cap to the cup here a relief comprising several bosses.
- FIG. 19A is a partial enlargement of Figure 19;
- FIG. 20F are six diagrams in front elevation illustrating successive stages of placing a baton refill in an empty case
- FIG. 21 B are two detailed diagrams illustrating the placement of a baton refill in an empty case, namely more specifically the disengagement of the refill cap;
- FIG. 22 is a side elevational view similar to Figure 15, of a cup variant comprising two pushers.
- the field of the invention has been mentioned above, as well as certain general knowledge of those skilled in the art.
- the terms and expressions used in the presentation below must be understood as mentioned previously (eg for front, rear, axial, etc.). There is no need to go back to it.
- the invention may have other applications as mentioned above.
- the invention relates in particular to a case E for a stick of solid-pasty material B, consumable (such as in particular lipstick), to be applied to a support (such as in particular the human body), by means of light contact of the stick on the support , which may include a slip, subject to a refill R of baton B.
- the reference E generally designates the case or the relevant part of the case, whether it is in the open state (body 1 separated from the cover 2) or closed (body 1 secured to the cover 2), and that it either in its "empty case” configuration (without refill R in place, therefore without baton B) or in its "loaded case” configuration (which includes the case of a reloaded case), in which case E is associated with a refill in place R, therefore a stick B.
- case E is associated with a refill in place R, therefore a stick B.
- the reference R generally designates the refill or the considered part of the refill, whether it is in its "new and ready” configuration just preceding the installation in a case E, so as to make it possible, or in the final configuration "in place” in which a new and ready refill (with a new stick B) is in place in the case E, which is then charged and can be used, or even in the "consumed" configuration in which the stick B was is consumed.
- the reference B generally designates the stick which may be new as shown in the figures, or more or less used or finally consumed.
- the stick B Being a retractable case E, the stick B is movable with axial sliding relative to the case E between two extreme configurations, respectively retracted (figures 5 and 6) and protruding (figure 20F).
- the refill R in place (which comprises stick B), is itself movable by axial sliding between these two extreme configurations.
- the case E and the refill R both have a rectilinear general direction of reference, or axis A, which can be at least partly of revolution or of symmetry.
- the case E and the refill R and their constituent parts have a generally cylindrical shape or approaching a cylindrical shape, and have a circumference (or outline) of circular section or close to a circular section.
- the perimeter is oval in shape for example (typically for a deodorant stick).
- the shapes of the case E, the refill R and the stick B are adapted to each other to allow their mutual mounting and sliding.
- a straight slide can be obtained with a circular or other shape, such as oval, while a helical slide imposes a circular shape.
- the case E can have a length of the order of 60 mm to 100 mm and a diameter of the order of 20 mm to 40 mm for a lipstick. It can have a larger or smaller diameter when it comes to other materials to be applied.
- the case E in its loaded configuration (FIGS. 1 to 6) and in the closed state, comprises a case body 1, a closing cap 2 of the body 1, mounted on it in a rigid and removable manner, and a refill R in its configuration in place, associated with the body 1, that is to say carried by the body 1.
- the case E In its loaded configuration and in the open state - closure cap 2 removed - (FIG. 20F), the case E essentially consists of the body 1 and the refill R in its configuration in place.
- FIGS. 10 to 13A illustrate in detail the body 1 of case E empty and open (closing cap 2 removed).
- the body 1 comprises, and more precisely, consists of a peripheral side wall of the case 3, which is rigid as a whole.
- the side wall 3 firstly comprises a case front part 4 with a case front end 5 having a case front opening 6 bounded by a case front free edge 7.
- the side wall 3 secondly comprises a rear part of the case 8 with a rear end of the case 9 provided with a bottom 10, here closed.
- the side wall 3 has an outer face of the case 11 and an inner face of the case 12, which delimits an interior housing of the case 13, capable of receiving the stick B.
- the side wall 3 is made of metal, such as aluminum, typically anodized aluminum, by machining, including drilling or turning, the inner face 12 being devoid of undercut or against undercut.
- the internal face 12 has a transverse dimension that is not only constant along the axis A, but also has the precision that such machining allows.
- a side sliding slot 14 In the side wall 3 is provided a side sliding slot 14.
- "A" sliding slot should be understood as meaning at least one slot.
- the sliding slot 14 is through and it is extended axially between a front end 15, open on the opening 6 and the edge 7, and a rear end 16, closed, close to the rear end 9 of the case and its bottom 10, with a space in the axial direction.
- the sliding slot 14 is capable of cooperating with a peduncle 17 of a stick holder cup 18 forming part of the refill R, which peduncle 17 crosses completely radially the sliding slot 14 and has the function of guiding the cup 18 along the axis A.
- the sliding slot 14 has a flared front end 15, capable of facilitating the axial introduction of the peduncle 17 by the user during the setting operation. in place.
- the sliding slot 14 includes a constriction 19.
- This constriction 19 is located towards the front end 15 of the slot 14, but nevertheless separated from it and it is interposed between two slot sections which it separates: a main section of slot 14a, located at the rear of the constriction 19 between the rear edge 21 of the constriction 19 and the rear end 16 of the sliding slot 14 and an introduction section 14b, located at the front of the constriction 19.
- the section main slot 14a and the introduction section 14b are of such width, in the transverse direction, that the peduncle 17 can cross and slide axially in the two sections 14a, 14b, with the same ease, by the user himself, for the use of the stick, as well as the positioning and removal operations,
- the two sections 14a, 14b are of the same transverse width, in correspondence with the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17 so that the latter either at both guided and can be moved as indicated, that is to say that the width of the slot, 14 in the sections 14a and 14b, is very slightly greater than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17, which corresponds to the assembly and sliding play (required).
- the two sections 14a, 14b have a width of 3.2 mm and the stem 17 has a dimension in the transverse direction of 3 mm.
- the play is then 0.2 mm.
- This value is not limiting, the play being of the order of a fraction of mm.
- the width of the sections 14a and 14b is very slightly greater than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17, the axial length of the main section 14a defines the sliding stroke of the refill R and of the stick B between the retracted and protruding extreme configurations. This axial length corresponds to the length of the new stick section B outside the cup 18.
- the main slot section 14a can have an axial length of around 35 mm and the introduction section 14b an axial length of the order of less than 10 mm.
- These values are examples, on the one hand, of the fact that the main slot section 14a has an axial length of the order of several times that of the introduction section 14b, for example of the order of 3 to 4 times, on the other hand, that the axial length of the introduction section 14b is of the order of a few times the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17, for example of the order of 3 to 4 times.
- the constriction 19 comprises a front edge 20 and a rear edge 21, for connection to the non-restricted parts of the slot 14 towards the introduction section 14b and towards the main section 14a, and a narrowed intermediate part 22 between the edges 20 and 21
- the width (in transverse direction) of the narrowed part 22 of the narrowing 19 is slightly less than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17.
- the width of the narrowed part 22 is 2.6 mm
- the peduncle 17 has a dimension in the transverse direction of 3mm. This difference in dimensions is not limiting, the clearance being of the order of a fraction of a mm.
- the width in the transverse direction of the narrowed part 22 is slightly less than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17.
- the front edge 20 of connection of the narrowing 19 to the introduction section 14b is in bias (relative to the axis A) with a sufficiently large axial extension length so that the passage, by the user, of the peduncle 17 from the introduction section 14b towards the narrowing 19, necessary when putting in place of recharging, either progressive, easy, and without excessive effort.
- the rear edge 21 connecting the constriction 19 to the main section 14a is also oblique with a sufficiently small axial extension length so that, on the one hand, when the user slides the stick B towards the front according to the normal movement required for its use, the risk that the peduncle 17 unexpectedly exceeds the rear edge 21 is prevented or at least greatly reduced, and, on the other hand, that when the user wants to remove the refill to replace it, he p uisse, with the force required, but without excessive effort, allow the peduncle 17 to cross the narrowing
- the front edge 20 has an axial extension length of the order of 1.8 mm and the rear edge 21 has an axial extension length of the order of 1 mm, while the narrowing 19 proper (the edges
- the width of the constriction 19 is slightly less than that of the peduncle 17, there is formed in the side wall 3 a side widening slot 23 intended to allow, by a minimal elastic deformation of the side wall 3 designed for this purpose , to slightly widen the constriction 19 when the peduncle 17 crosses it (backwards or forwards).
- the widening slot 23 is extended axially between a front end 24, open to the opening 6 and the edge 7, and a rear end 25, closed, adjacent to the bottom 9, and by example more or less in the same transverse plane as the rear end 16.
- the width of the widening slot 22 can be minimal and if necessary the widening slot 22 can be without substantial removal of the constituent material of the side wall 3.
- the sliding slot 14 is straight, the sliding of the stick B and the refill R being straight.
- the sliding slot 14 is helical, the sliding of the stick B and of the refill R being helical.
- the body 1 (therefore the side wall 3) also comprises a means 26a for stopping the relative forward movement of the case with respect to a refill cap 27 forming part of the refill R in its new and ready configuration.
- This means 26a for stopping relative movement is capable of cooperating with a means 26b for stopping the relative movement of the refill cap towards the rear with respect to the case.
- the means 26a for stopping relative forward movement of the case with respect to the refill cap 27 is the front free edge of the case 7.
- the first part is the case E and the second part is the refill cap 27.
- the relative displacement stopping means is a specific arrangement of the part considered which is specially designed to fulfill a displacement stopping function, or it is the function fulfilled by an otherwise existing part. of the room.
- the relative movement in question is that which is required for such an operation made necessary by the installation or removal of a refill and this movement must therefore be understood independently of the sliding of the cup 18 in the case E in view of the use of stick B. It is understood that it is possible to consider that a part structurally includes a means of stopping the relative movement of this part with respect to another part, second part, even if the motion stop function is not implemented permanently, but only temporarily when the stop is desired or necessary.
- the body 1 also comprises case means 28 for (i) carrying the closing cap 2 of the case E, (ii) limiting the assembly travel of the closing cap 2 on the body 1 and the side wall 3, and (iii) removably associating the closing cap 2 with the body 1 and the side wall 3, capable of cooperating with complementary means of the closing cap 2.
- case means in order to associate the closure cap 2 in a removable rigid manner with the body 1 and with the side wall 3
- means such as a relief, a projection, an edge, a stop or the like
- the closure cap 2 on the one hand allow the closure cap 2 to be worn and held firmly by the body 1 (and the side wall 3) so as to form with it a unitary assembly allowing manipulation of the assembly, the cover d e closure that cannot be dissociated inadvertently from the body 1 (and from the side wall 3), on the other hand allows the closure cap 2 and the body 1 (and the side wall 3) to be separated from one of the other with sufficient user input.
- Such holster means 28 for carrying, limiting the stroke and associating in a rigid removable manner can comprise a section 28a of the outer face 11 of the holster E, an outward peripheral transverse recess 28b of the outer face 11, for example in the vicinity of the rear end 9, so that the rear part of the case 8 is bulged, and a peripheral transverse groove towards the inside 28c of the outer face 11, for example in the vicinity of the front end 5
- These means 28 are capable of cooperating with the internal face of the closure cap 2, the free edge of the closure cap 2 limiting its opening and its end and a peripheral transverse projection of the internal face of the closure cap 2.
- the transverse recess 28b is located slightly apart towards the rear of the rear end 16 of the sliding slot 14, so as to allow the passage between them of the peduncle 17, while ensuring continuity visual night between the outer face 11 of the bulging rear part 8 and the outer face of the closure cap 2.
- the case E is itself placed in a decorative trim.
- the refill R comprises - and consists of - the cup 18, the stick B which it carries and holds, as well as the refill cap 27 mounted on the cup 18.
- the refill R also comprises—and consists of—the cup 18 and the stick B, but not the refill cap 27 which has been separated and removed.
- the case E and the refill R are both designed, in particular as regards the shape and dimensions, so that they can be associated and cooperate.
- the cup 18 is arranged to be able (i) to be placed in the empty case E while it is lined with a stick B, (ii) to be, during use, moved to sliding relative to the case E between the two extreme retracted and protruding configurations, by sliding the peduncle 17 in the main slot section 14a, and (iii) being extracted and separated from the case when desired, in particular when the stick B has been consumed.
- the functions of the cup 18 are to hold the stick B and, in association with the case E, to contribute to the establishment of the stick B in the housing 13 of the case E, to prevent the cup 18 from flapping and in doing so of the stick B, to participate in a guided sliding of the stick B in the case E, to contribute to the fact that the stick B is maintained at the location of the sliding where it has been brought, and to contribute to the removal of baton B consumed from housing 13 of case E.
- the cup 18, with axis A comprises and is limited by a peripheral side wall of the cup 29, which is rigid as a whole and of generally cylindrical outer shape.
- This cup lateral wall 29 comprises, on the one hand, a cup front part 30 with a cup front end 31 having a cup front opening 32 limited by a cup front free edge 33, and, on the other hand, a rear part of cup 34 with a rear end of cup 35.
- This side wall of cup 29 further comprises, on the one hand, an external face of cup 36 and, on the other hand, an internal face of cup 37 delimiting an interior space of cup 38.
- the outer face of the cup 36 of the front part of the cup 30 is cylindrical except for the presence of a recessed relief of a means 57b of removable rigid association of the cup with the cap located towards the front end. of cup 31 .
- This cup outer face 36 of the cup front part 30 is joined to the inner face 12 of the case E, so as to be in sliding contact.
- the front part of the cup 30 comprises, in the interior space 38, a front housing of the cup 39 arranged to receive the stick B by its rear part Ba, so as to hold it.
- ribs 39a of axial direction may be provided, adjoining the internal face 37 of the housing 39, capable of firmly enclosing the rear part Ba of the stick B by pressing in.
- the cup 18 also includes a lug 40 secured to the side wall 29 and located in the axial direction in the vicinity of between the front part of the cup 30 and the rear part of the cup 34.
- the lug 40 extends radially outwards and comprises the peduncle 17.
- This peduncle 17 is disposed proximally with respect to the side wall 29 to be adjoining it, and, as indicated, capable of cooperating with the sliding slot 14 to guide the cup 18.
- the peduncle 17 has a length in the radial direction allowing it to pass through the through sliding slot 14.
- the peduncle 17 is extended outwards by a slider of manipulation 41, arranged distally relative to the side wall 29 to be separated therefrom by the peduncle 17.
- the cursor 41 (which could also be called a button) is arranged to be able to be touched, acted on and moved by the user, in any circumstance, whatever the arrangement, in order to move the cup 18 slidingly in the case E.
- the cup 18 also comprises an association arrangement adapted so that the cup can be mounted and guided in the case E.
- This association arrangement comprises the very structure of the cup 18.
- This association arrangement comprises an elastically deformable structure radially 42, belonging to the side wall 29 of the cup 18 or associated with this side wall 29.
- the radially elastically deformable structure 42 is arranged to, when it is constrained inwards (and the axis A) by the face internal 12 of the case, ensure contact with gentle friction and braking on the inner face 12 of the case, on the race between the extreme retracted and projecting configurations, and therefore a gentle movement with braking of the cup 18 with respect to the case E. This contact is controlled so that, in the first place, the cup 18 is moved smoothly when the slider 41 is moved by the user.
- This contact with gentle friction and braking is controlled so, secondly, that in the absence of user stress, the cup 18 is maintained, by braking, at the sliding location where it has been brought, including during the application of the material of stick B, while the latter is in light contact on the support.
- the side wall 3 of case E is made of metal, such as aluminum, typically anodized aluminum, for example with a thickness of the order of 1 to 2 mm, while the side wall 29 of cup 18 and the elastically deformable structure 42 are made of plastic material, such as polypropylene, so that the elastically deformable structure 42 and the internal face 12, and therefore the cup 18, are in plastic-metal contact.
- metal such as aluminum, typically anodized aluminum
- plastic material such as polypropylene
- the radially elastically deformable structure 42 to comprise one (or at least one) protruding portion 42a of the outer face 36 of the side wall 29 of the cup 18.
- This protruding portion 42a is located in the rear part 34 of the cup 18.
- This protruding portion 42a is directed radially outwards.
- This projecting portion 42a also extends in the peripheral direction.
- This protruding portion 42a is arranged so as to be able to be moved elastically inwards once the cup 18 has been placed in the case E, the rear part 34 of the cup 18 where this protruding portion is located being hollow.
- the protruding portion 42a is provided on at least one peripheral sector 43 of the side wall 29 in the rear part 34.
- the protruding portion 42a is provided on several peripheral sectors 43 (for example four peripheral sectors 43, but the number can be different).
- a peripheral sector 43 is bounded by two axially extended continuity solutions 44a and 44b which give the peripheral sector 43 a tab, tongue or flap shape, in the axial direction.
- On either side of a protruding portion 42a are the two continuity solutions 44a and 44b.
- the continuity solutions 44a and 44b are slots with material removal, as shown in the figures, or without material removal.
- the peripheral extent of the continuity solutions 44a and 44b is small, while being sufficient, to allow the peripheral sectors 43 to be moved inwards (axis A), without mutually interfering.
- a continuity solution 44a, 44b has a peripheral extent which is a fraction of the peripheral extent of the adjoining peripheral sector 43. Such a fraction may for example be between 1/4 and 1/6, in particular of the order of 1/5.
- the projecting portions 42a concern between about 75% to 90% of the peripheral extent of the cup 18, this range not being limiting given that the friction depends on the coefficient of friction of the surfaces in contact.
- the solutions of continuity 44a and 44b have an axial length capable of allowing the radial deformation of the peripheral sectors 43 inwards (axis A) ensuring the obtaining of the desired effects for the elastically deformable structure 42.
- the peripheral sectors 43 extend axially over all or most of the axial dimension of rear cup portion 34.
- a projecting portion 42a is a bead projecting from the outer face 36, located at the rear end 35, on its free edge 35a, and the connection between the bead of the projecting portion 42a and the free edge 35a has a diameter equal to or slightly lower than that of the outer face 36 in the front part of the cup 33, so that the introduction of the cup 18 into the housing 13 of the case E is not hampered, by passing through the free edge 35a of the front opening 6 of the case E.
- a bead 42a has a shape similar to that of a toric cap or a toric cap sector, being rounded.
- the section of the outer face 36 radially to the right of the peripheral sectors 43 - which extends between the front of the protruding portion/bead 42a and the rear of the front part of the cup 30 - has a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the outer face 36 to the right radially of the front part 30 of the cup and to the right radially of the protruding portion/bead 42a. This is how the protruding portion 42a is connected to the corresponding peripheral sector section 43, allowing the protruding portion/bead 42a to be moved appropriately and to fully perform its function with a view to the intended results.
- the shape of the peripheral side wall of the cup 29 in the rear part of the cup 34 (excluding the bead 42a) is generally similar to the shape of the peripheral side wall of the cup 29 in the front part 30.
- the external diameter of the envelope of the cup 18 in line with the protruding portion/bead 42a is slightly larger than the external diameter of the external face of cup 36 of the front part of the cup 30, so that when the cup 18 is introduced into the case E, the projecting portion/bead 42a is slightly moved towards the axis A, as it has been exposed to fulfill its function in view of the desired results.
- a peripheral sector 43 comprises a single bead 42a or several beads 42a juxtaposed peripherally and/or superposed axially and these different beads are identical or only similar. If necessary, it is possible that a particular peripheral sector 43 has no bead 42a. Depending on the case, a bead 42a extends peripherally over all or over only part of the corresponding peripheral sector 43.
- the various peripheral sectors 43 are identical or they are not, for example one or more peripheral sectors 43 is/are more peripherally extended than others, or else one or more peripherals 43 is/are less peripherally extended than others.
- the peripheral sectors 43 are arranged regularly around the axis A.
- a peripheral sector 43 is not limited by solutions of continuity as in the first embodiment, but extends continuously with the neighboring peripheral sectors 43, contiguous.
- a bead 42a which is not limited either by solutions of continuity on either side, extends axially over substantially the entire rear part of the cup 34. Between two neighboring beads 42a, the peripheral side wall 29 of cup is elastically deformable radially, so that the beads 42a are in contact with gentle friction and braking on the inner face 12 of the case, on the race between the extreme retracted and projecting configurations.
- the shape of the cup peripheral side wall 29 in the rear cup part 34 comprises, along a circular line of extension, a wave succession projecting outwards corresponding to a bead 42a - wave in inward hollow corresponding to an elastically deformable part.
- This wave shape seen axially from the back of the cupule is wavy and resembles a star with several rounded lobes.
- This form extends axially from the free edge 35a of the rear end 35 to the front part of the cup 30, by means of a peripheral line of undulating junction forwards and backwards.
- the second embodiment of the radially elastically deformable structure 42 which has just been exposed may be subject to variants.
- two neighboring beads 42a belong to two neighboring peripheral sectors 43 provided that an elastically deformable intermediate zone is present, or else two neighboring beads 42a belong to two peripheral sectors 43 which are not neighboring but are separated by an elastically deformable peripheral sector 43.
- This elastically deformable peripheral sector 43 may comprise one or more waves and may have a part of reduced thickness, in order to ensure the desired elastic deformability.
- the cup 18 also comprises in the space 38 a transverse wall 45 having a hole or vent 45a, rearwardly limiting the front housing 39 of the cup 18 and forming an end of movement of insertion of the stick B into the cup 18.
- This wall 45 is located between the front 30 and rear 34 parts of the cup 18.
- the lug 40, more specifically its peduncle 17 is adjacent to the transverse wall 45, by means of a gusseted bulge located in the rear part of the cup 34, between the rear face of the wall 45 and the internal face 37 of the cup.
- the outer face of the projecting portion or portions 42a projects slightly radially outwards from the cylindrical envelope of the external face 36 in the front part 30, in order to provide the desired friction with the internal face 12 of the case E.
- the axial length of the front part 30 towards the front of the wall 45 is for example of the order of double the axial length of the rear part 34, towards the rear of the wall 45.
- the cup 18 can therefore have, in one possible embodiment, an axial dimension of the order of 20 mm to 30 mm. These dimensions are given by way of example.
- the outer face 36 has a diameter similar to the right radially of the projecting portion 42a and to the right of the front part 30 of the cup, this diameter corresponding to the diameter of the inner face 12 d 'case.
- the outer face 36 radially to the right of the front part 30 of the cup is not separated from the inner face 12 of the case, but on the contrary the two faces 36 and 12 form a precise sliding assembly, on the axial sliding travel of the cup 18 relative to the case E between its two extreme configurations, respectively retracted and projecting, the side wall 3 being made of metal, such as aluminum, typically aluminum anodized, by machining, without undercut or against undercut, whereas the cup 18 is made of plastic material. The cup 18 is thus guided without jerking.
- the lug 40 is arranged outside the elastically deformable structure 42 proper so as not to hinder it.
- the lug 40 is arranged in the vicinity between the front part 30 and the rear part 34 of the cup 18, for example slightly towards the rear with respect to the wall 45, to which the lug 40 is connected.
- a single lug 40 is provided.
- two lugs 40a and 40b are provided, with stem 17 and slider 41 diametrically opposed, case E then comprising two sliding slots 14 diametrically opposed.
- the slider 41 is an integral part of the cup 18 to be integral with it, including with the peduncle 17.
- the slider 41 is attached to the peduncle 17 or the slider 41 with the peduncle 17 is attached to the cup 18, thanks to a means of association such as screwing, gluing, clipping, pressing in by force.
- the slider 41 is bulged to facilitate its touch, its stress and its movement by the user.
- the slider may be a spheroid on the order of a few millimeters in diameter.
- this shape is not exclusive of others, for example more or less flattened.
- the cursor 41 has the appearance, in particular of a shade of color, corresponding to the characteristics, in particular the shade of color, of the stick B, which allows the user to know which is the stick B, without have to open case E, closed with cover 2.
- the refill R in its new and ready configuration, comprises, in addition to the cup 18 and a stick B, the refill cap 27 (FIGS. 18 to 20).
- the cap 27 is rigid as a whole and it is constituted by a peripheral envelope 46, comprising a lateral part 47 and a top part 48, which is located opposite a base 49 having an opening 50 bounded by an edge 51 .
- the base 49 is either cylindrical like the remaining part of the cap (FIG. 8B) or flared towards the opening 50 (FIGS. 7, 8A, 9, 18 to 20, 20A to 20F, 21 A and 21 B).
- the side part 47 is generally cylindrical in shape, possibly with a diameter decreasing towards the top part 48.
- the top part 48 is flat and transverse (FIGS. 18 to 20), or pointed (FIGS. 21 A and 21 B) , more or less rounded.
- the peripheral envelope 46 is partly at least transparent or translucent so as to allow the visualization through it of the stick B.
- the cap 27 also has an outer face 52 and an inner face 53 which delimits an inner housing 54 for the part of the stick B which protrudes forwards from the cup 18.
- the cap 27 comprises a means 55a for stopping the relative displacement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup, arranged so as to be capable of cooperating with a means 55b for stopping the relative displacement of the cup towards the front by relative to the cap, the means 55a and 55b being complementary.
- the means 55a for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup comprises a transverse recess of the internal face 52 of the cap 27.
- This recess 55a is located towards the opening 50 of the cap 27, with a spacing axial with it.
- This recess 55a is turned towards the opening 50.
- the recess 55a comprises a single recess part arranged over the entire periphery of the side part 47 of the cap 27.
- This embodiment is not exclusive others, equivalent, in which the recess 55a can comprise several recess parts, and/or be arranged on only part of the periphery of the lateral part 47. In the case of several recess parts, they can be arranged around the periphery of the side part 47 continuously or discontinuously, adjoining, or adjacent or spaced apart.
- the means 55b for stopping relative forward movement of the cup with respect to the cap belongs to the side wall 29 of the cup 18. It is located towards the front end 33. It is separated from the lug 40 towards the front.
- the means 55b for stopping the forward relative movement of the cup with respect to the cap comprises the front free edge 33 of the cup 18.
- the front free edge 33 of the cup 18 is not not only the termination of the side wall 29 of the cup, but it provides a function of stopping the relative movement of the cup 18 forwards with respect to the cap and therefore the front free edge 33 is arranged for this purpose, in particular dimensionally .
- the cap 27 also comprises a means 56a for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case, arranged so as to be capable of cooperating with a means 56b for stopping the relative movement of the case towards the rear. 'front relative to the cap, the means 56a and 56b being complementary.
- means 55a is the edge 51 of opening 50 of cap 27.
- the means 55a is the part of the internal face 53 of the cap 27 adjacent to the edge 51 of the opening 50.
- the means 56b stopping relative movement of the case forward relative to the cap is the front free edge 7 of the case E.
- the front free edge 7 of the case E is not only the termination of the wall side 3 of the case E, but it ensures a function of stopping the movement of the case forward relative to the cap 27 and therefore the front free edge 7 is arranged for this purpose in particular dimensionally.
- the cap 27 also comprises a means 57a for removable rigid association of the cap with the cup, arranged so as to be capable of cooperating with a means 57b of removable rigid association of the cup with the cap, the means 57a and 57b being complementary.
- the means 57a and 57b are such that, on the one hand, the cap 27 and the cup 18 can form a unitary assembly allowing the manipulation of the cup 18 with a view to placing it in the case E by means of the cap 27, on the other hand, that the cap 27 and the cup 18 can be separated from each other after the placement of the refill in the case E.
- the means 57a of removable rigid association of the cap to the cup belongs to the internal face 52 of the cap 27. It is located towards the opening 50 of the cap 27 by means of an axial separation therefrom. More specifically, it is arranged between the recess 55a of the means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup and the opening 50.
- the means 57a is a relief comprising several parts. These parts in relief are arranged over the entire periphery of the casing 46 of the cap, in a discontinuous and spaced out manner. These parts in relief are projecting and, in particular, are bosses.
- This embodiment is not exclusive of others, equivalent, in which the relief comprises only a single portion of relief, or in which the relief is arranged on only a part of the periphery of the envelope 46, or in which several relief parts are arranged continuously, adjoining or adjacent.
- the means 57b of removable rigid association of the cup to the cap belongs to the side wall 29 of the cup 18 and it is located towards the front end of the cup 31.
- the means 57b is a recessed relief, like a groove forming a single part, arranged over the entire circumference of the side wall 29 of the cup 18.
- This embodiment is not exclusive of others, equivalent, in which the relief comprises several parts of relief, or in which the relief is arranged on only part of the periphery of the side wall 3, in which several portions of relief are arranged on the periphery of the side wall 3 continuously or discontinuously, adjoining, or adjacent or spaced, or in which the relief is not a groove or part of a groove.
- the invention relates to the refill R, both in its new and ready configuration, and in its configuration in place (figures 5, 6).
- the refill R In the configuration in place, where the stick B is associated with a case, the refill R is analogous to the refill in its new and ready configuration, but without a refill cap, this having been separated from the cup 18 at the end the installation of the refill (FIG. 20F).
- the peduncle 17 may have a length in the radial direction just sufficient to allow it to pass through the sliding slot 14, provided through, the slider 41 thus being located in the immediate vicinity of the outer face 11 of the case E.
- the peduncle 17 has a dimension in the transverse direction which is chosen so that, on the one hand, it is slightly less than the width of the main slot section 14a, except for the play necessary to guide the cup 18 in the case E, with a smooth sliding , on the race of the main slot section 14a, between the extreme retracted and projecting configurations. It is also slightly less than the width of the slot introduction section 14b, except for the clearance necessary for the sliding necessary for the installation and removal of the refill R on the case E.
- the peduncle 17 can, on the one hand, come into abutment towards the front against the rear edge 21 of the constriction 19, thus forming a first hard point forward.
- the cup 18 and the case E once associated, cannot be dissociated unexpectedly.
- the cup 18 and the case E can be separated from each other by pressing the slider 41 sufficiently forward to cross this first hard point. This solicitation is provided by the user himself.
- the respective dimensions in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17 and of the constriction 19 as well as the arrangement, and in particular the sufficiently small axial extension length, of the rear edge 21 are chosen so that the stress provided by the user is without excessive effort.
- the peduncle 17 can on the other hand come into abutment towards the rear against the front edge 20 of the narrowing 19, thus forming a second hard point towards the rear.
- this second hard point can be crossed with sufficient force from the refill cap 27 or from the slider 41 towards the rear. This solicitation is provided by the user himself.
- the respective dimensions in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17 and of the constriction 19 as well as the arrangement, and in particular the sufficiently large axial extension length, of the front edge 20 are chosen so that the stress exerted by the user is without excessive effort.
- the rear edge 21 of the constriction 19 is separated in the axial direction from the open front end 15 of the sliding slot 14 by a distance close to or slightly less than the distance in the axial direction between the peduncle 17 and the free front edge 33 of the cup 18, or the means 57b of removable rigid association of the cup with the cap.
- the cup 18 protrudes slightly, by its extreme front part, from the opening 6 of the case E.
- the user obtains on the one hand a refill R, then in the packaged configuration, on the other hand an empty case E (from which the cover 2 has been removed) either because the user procures it either because the user has previously procured a charged case, but the baton of which has been consumed, has been removed by a prior removal operation.
- the operation of removing a refill R consumed in place consists in the user moving the cursor 41 forwards so as to cause the cup 18 to slide forwards, and to make it cross the first hard point of the constriction 19, until the cup 18 is completely extracted from the interior housing 13 of the case E.
- This operation can be carried out by the user easily, without the need for an extractor or the like. This is how the previously loaded case E becomes empty.
- the user can then remove any overwrapping or the like, so as to have a new and ready refill R, which comprises the refill cap 27 associated with the cup 18 which holds the stick B.
- the user can handle this new and ready refill R, which then forms a unitary whole, without risk of damaging stick B or getting his fingers dirty with the material of stick B, because stick B is protected by the refill cap 27 and therefore inaccessible.
- the user can enter the case E empty and the refill R new and ready by the refill cap 27 and bring the rear part 34 of the cup 18 facing the front opening 6 of the case E, coaxially and with the lug 40 of the cup 18 facing the front opening 14 of the sliding slot 14 (figure 20A).
- the user can insert the rear part 34 of the cup 18 into the front part 4 of the case F, and the lug 40, more precisely its peduncle 17, into the sliding slot 14, through its front opening. . And, the user can ensure a relative movement of the cup 18 filled with the stick B and still at this time associated with the refill cap 27, and of the case E, so as to make the stick B penetrate into the interior housing 13 of case E (FIG. 20B).
- the user brings the peduncle 17 to the second hard point against the front edge 20 of the constriction 19 (FIG. 20C), then he brings the edge 51 of the opening 50 of the cap 27 abuts against the edge 7 of the opening 6 of the case E (FIG. 20D), forcing the passage of the front edge 20 of the constriction. Then he urges the slider 41 backwards so as to dissociate the means 57a, 57b of respective removable rigid association from the refill cap 27 and from the cup 18 (FIG. 20 e ). The refill cap 27 is then ejected and discarded (FIG. 20F).
- the stressing of the peduncle 17 with a view to crossing the front edge 20 of the constriction 19 most often results in an upward dynamic of the cup 18 which easily drags it into the main slot section 14a.
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The bar-carrying cup (18) of a refill R comprises a lateral wall (29), a sliding slot (14), a housing (39) for receiving the bar B, a stud (40) which is secured to the lateral wall (29) and which has a stem (17), a means (55b) for stopping relative forward displacement in relation to a refill cap (27) which is located towards the front end (31) of the lateral wall (29), where the stem (17) can extend through the slot (14) and is extended by a distal manipulation slider (41), and an arrangement in association with the case which comprises a radially resiliently deformable structure (42).
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Titre : Recharge de matière solide-pâteuse consomptible à appliquer sur un support, en bâton, destiné à un étui coulissant rechargeable, et étui de matière y relatifTitle: Refill of consumable solid-pasty material to be applied to a support, in stick form, intended for a refillable sliding case, and case of material relating thereto
Domaine technique de l’invention Technical field of the invention
L’invention concerne le domaine des étuis coulissants rechargeables de conditionnement et d’application sur un support d’une matière solide-pâteuse consomptible en forme de bâton, et des recharges d’un tel bâton de matière pour un tel étui. The invention relates to the field of refillable sliding cases for packaging and application on a support of a consumable solid-pasty material in the form of a stick, and refills of such a stick of material for such a case.
Etat de la technique antérieure State of the prior art
Dans une application plus spécialement décrite, la matière est un produit cosmétique comme un rouge à lèvres coloré ou incolore, un fond de teint, une composition traitante ou hydratante, un produit de soin comme un baume, un déodorant, un produit d’ornement comme un crayon coloré pour la peau. Le support est alors le corps humain, notamment le visage, les ongles, les cheveux. Il peut aussi s’agir d’une matière différente mais qui, eu égard à sa forme de bâton, à son conditionnement, à son application et à sa mise en oeuvre au moyen d’un étui, présente des caractéristiques techniques similaires. Ainsi, l’invention est également applicable, notamment, à des médicaments ou des produits pharmaceutiques, des produits d’entretien, des produits décoratifs. C’est ainsi que « matière à appliquer » (ou plus simplement « matière ») doit être compris. L’application de la matière sur le support s’entend du dépôt d’une certaine quantité de matière sur le support moyennant un contact léger du bâton sur le support, pouvant comprendre un glissement. In an application more specifically described, the material is a cosmetic product such as a colored or colorless lipstick, a foundation, a treatment or moisturizing composition, a care product such as a balm, a deodorant, an ornamental product such as a colored pencil for the skin. The support is then the human body, in particular the face, the nails, the hair. It can also be a different material but which, with regard to its stick shape, its packaging, its application and its implementation by means of a case, has similar technical characteristics. Thus, the invention is also applicable, in particular, to medicines or pharmaceutical products, cleaning products, decorative products. This is how “matter to be applied” (or more simply “matter”) should be understood. The application of the material on the support means the deposit of a certain quantity of material on the support by means of a light contact of the stick on the support, which can include sliding.
« Bâton » se réfère à la forme donnée à la matière à appliquer et désigne aussi le bloc de matière correspondant. Pour un rouge à lèvres, on emploie aussi le terme « raisin »., pour d’autres, le terme « stick ». Le bâton est de forme cylindrique avec une extrémité avant d’application et une extrémité arrière de fixation. « Avant » se réfère à ce qui est vers le, ou proche du, support d’application et « arrière » est opposé à avant. Ces qualificatifs avant et arrière valent aussi pour l’étui et la recharge. "Stick" refers to the shape given to the material to be applied and also designates the corresponding block of material. For a lipstick, we also use the term "grape", for others, the term "stick". The stick is cylindrical in shape with a front end for application and a rear end for attachment. "Front" refers to that which is toward or near the application medium and "rear" is opposed to front. These front and back qualifiers also apply to the case and the refill.
Dans le cas d’un rouge à lèvres, le bâton comprend le plus souvent, une phase pulvérulente, et une phase plutôt grasse pour la facilité et la douceur d’application. Par suite, le bâton présente une certaine fragilité, car le toucher, le saisir, a fortiori le serrer avec les doigts, conduit à sa détérioration et à la salissure des doigts de l’utilisateur. In the case of a lipstick, the stick most often includes a powdery phase and a rather oily phase for ease and softness of application. As a result, the stick has a certain fragility, because touching it, grasping it, a fortiori squeezing it with the fingers, leads to its deterioration and to the dirtiness of the user's fingers.
Dans une application, un étui coulissant rechargeable est un étui à rouge à lèvres. Un tel étui est destiné aussi au stockage, au transport, à la présentation et la commercialisation, au rangement ou dépôt dans un endroit ad hoc (trousse, plan de toilette, etc.) ainsi qu’à la mise en oeuvre du bâton c’est-à-dire son application sur un support. Le terme « étui » se réfère à un moyen de conditionnement présentant une certaine rigidité, qui est adapté à la forme de son contenu (le bâton) et qui vise à, le protéger et permettre sa manipulation. Le terme « étui » n’est pas exclusif d’autres, comme « stick » (par ellipse de « étui stick »), « fourreau », selon les applications envisagées. In one application, a refillable slider case is a lipstick case. Such a case is also intended for storage, transport, presentation and marketing, storage or deposit in an ad hoc place (kit, vanity unit, etc.) as well as the implementation of the stick c' that is to say its application on a support. The term "case" refers to a means of packaging having a certain rigidity, which is adapted to the shape of its content (the stick) and which aims to protect it and allow its manipulation. The term "case" is not exclusive of others, such as "stick" (by ellipse of "stick case"), "sheath", depending on the applications envisaged.
L’étui, qui comme le bâton et la recharge, a un axe d’extension (parfois dénommé par ellipse axe), comprend en premier lieu un corps qui est sa partie principale formant une structure porteuse de bâton, incluant le plus souvent au moins une partie tubulaire creuse, un moyen d’association du bâton, un moyen pour le coulissement du bâton en vue de son utilisation et, en second lieu, une partie auxiliaire qui est un capot amovible de fermeture. L’étui est déformé adaptée à celle du bâton (notamment cylindrique à contour circulaire ou ovale), globalement rigide, autoportant, transportable et manipulable par l’utilisateur. L’étui a des dimensions adaptées au bâton. Par exemple, il peut avoir une longueur de l’ordre de 60 mm à 100 mm et un diamètre de l’ordre de
20 mm à 40 mm pour un rouge à lèvres. Il peut avoir un diamètre plus grand dans le cas d’un déodorant, ou plus petit dans le cas d’un bâton pointe. Pour l’application de la matière du bâton, on utilise la partie principale de l’étui, le capot ayant été enlevé et dissocié. Ainsi, l’étui peut se trouver dans deux états : ouvert (capot désolidarisé du corps), fermé (capot solidarisé du corps). The case, which like the baton and the refill, has an extension axis (sometimes referred to as an ellipse axis), firstly comprises a body which is its main part forming a baton-bearing structure, most often including at least a hollow tubular part, a means of association of the stick, a means for the sliding of the stick with a view to its use and, secondly, an auxiliary part which is a removable closing cover. The case is deformed adapted to that of the stick (in particular cylindrical with a circular or oval contour), generally rigid, self-supporting, transportable and manipulable by the user. The case has dimensions adapted to the baton. For example, it may have a length of the order of 60 mm to 100 mm and a diameter of the order of 20 mm to 40 mm for a lipstick. It may have a larger diameter in the case of a deodorant, or smaller in the case of a tip stick. For the application of the stick material, the main part of the case is used, the cover having been removed and dissociated. Thus, the case can be in two states: open (cover separated from the body), closed (cover secured to the body).
De façon générale, le qualificatif « associé » utilisé en relation avec plusieurs moyens doit être compris comme signifiant que ces moyens sont combinés structurellement et/ou fonctionnellement en vue d’un certain résultat. In general, the qualifier “associated” used in relation to several means must be understood as meaning that these means are structurally and/or functionally combined with a view to a certain result.
« Axial » se réfère à ce qui est disposé dans l’axe ou parallèle à lui (y compris sensiblement parallèle), « transversal » à ce qui est disposé perpendiculairement à l’axe (y compris sensiblement perpendiculairement) et passant ou non par lui, « radial » à ce qui s’étend dans une direction transversale passant par l’axe. « Pourtour » se réfère à ce qui fait le tour, relativement à l’axe. « Périphérique » se réfère à ce qui est disposé sur le pourtour. « Interne » ou « intérieur » se réfère à ce qui est le plus proche de l’axe ou tourné vers lui. « Externe » ou « extérieur » se réfère à ce qui est le plus éloigné de l’axe ou tourné à l’opposé de lui. « Latéral » se réfère à ce qui est sur le côté de l’axe. "Axial" refers to what is arranged in the axis or parallel to it (including substantially parallel), "transverse" to what is arranged perpendicular to the axis (including substantially perpendicular) and whether or not passing through it , "radial" to that which extends in a transverse direction passing through the axis. "Rim" refers to what goes around, relative to the axis. “Peripheral” refers to what is arranged around the perimeter. "Internal" or "inner" refers to that which is closest to the axis or facing it. "External" or "external" refers to that which is furthest from the axis or facing away from it. “Lateral” refers to what is on the side of the axis.
« Coulissant » qualifiant l’étui (ou telle pièce de l’étui) signifie qu’il permet, du fait de son agencement, de faire glisser son contenu (le bâton) entre une configuration escamotée (au sens de dissimulé) et une configuration saillante. Dans la configuration escamotée, le bâton est placé à l’intérieur de la partie principale creuse de l’étui, le bâton n’étant pas utilisé. Dans la configuration saillante, l’extrémité avant du bâton et une partie attenante saillent à l’extérieur de la partie principale, vers l’avant, en sorte que le bâton peut être utilisé pour l’application de la matière. "Sliding" qualifying the case (or such part of the case) means that it allows, because of its layout, to slide its content (the stick) between a retracted configuration (in the sense of concealed) and a configuration protruding. In the retracted configuration, the stick is placed inside the hollow main part of the case, the stick is not used. In the projecting configuration, the front end of the stick and an adjoining part project outside the main part, forward, so that the stick can be used for the application of the material.
Selon une première réalisation, le coulissement est un mouvement exclusivement axial, non rotatif, et pour cette raison qualifié de « droit ». Selon une seconde réalisation, le coulissement est un mouvement combiné axial et rotatif autour de l’axe, et pour cette raison qualifié de « hélicoïdal ». Dans ce cas, il est généralement prévu deux cylindres montés l’un dans l’autre, à coulissement et à rotation, l’un comprenant une fente ou rainure droite et l’autre une rainure ou fente hélicoïdale, coopérant avec une saillie d’une pièce mobile. According to a first embodiment, sliding is an exclusively axial, non-rotating movement, and for this reason qualified as “straight”. According to a second embodiment, sliding is a combined axial and rotary movement around the axis, and for this reason qualified as “helical”. In this case, two cylinders mounted one inside the other, sliding and rotating, are generally provided, one comprising a straight slot or groove and the other a helical groove or slot, cooperating with a projection of a moving part.
« Rechargeable » qualifiant un étui donné, signifie qu’à cet étui peuvent être associés, au furet à mesure des besoins, à des bâtons neufs, identiques ou analogues (par exemple d’une couleur ou d’une fragrance différente), lorsque cela est nécessaire ou souhaité, notamment lorsqu’un précédent bâton a été utilisé complètement. « Associé » signifie ici plus précisément que le bâton est monté sur et dans l’étui, en sorte qu’il soit porté et tenu par lui, et ce faisant puisse être utilisé pour l’application. Dans cette configuration, le bâton ainsi monté, constitue ou appartient à ce qui est appelé « recharge en place ». "Refillable" qualifying a given case, means that this case can be associated, as needed, with new, identical or similar sticks (for example of a different color or fragrance), when this is needed or desired, especially when a previous stick has been used up. "Associated" means here more precisely that the stick is mounted on and in the case, so that it is carried and held by it, and in doing so can be used for the application. In this configuration, the stick thus mounted constitutes or belongs to what is called “recharging in place”.
« Etui vide » désigne l’étui seul, sans recharge en place, donc sans bâton. Il s’agit essentiellement d’un dispositif mécanique qui permet d’y associer un bâton. « Étui chargé » désigne l’étui auquel est associé une recharge en place, donc un bâton, ce qui inclut le cas d’un étui rechargé. C’est ce que l’utilisateur peut utiliser en vue de l’application de la matière. “Empty case” designates the case alone, without refill in place, therefore without stick. It is essentially a mechanical device that allows you to attach a stick to it. “Charged case” designates the case with which a reload in place is associated, therefore a stick, which includes the case of a reloaded case. This is what the user can use for the application of the material.
S’agissant d’une matière cosmétique, il est parfois requis que l’étui ait un aspect qualitatif pour l’acheteur ou l’utilisateur, son apparence étant très attractive et pouvant être interprétée dès le premier regard comme une promesse de qualité donnant confiance. Souvent, il est souhaitable que l’acheteur ou l’utilisateur puisse savoir quel est exactement le contenu de l’étui lorsqu’il est fermé, par exemple la couleur du raisin. A cet effet, l’étui peut comporter une pastille de la couleur du raisin, ou bien tout ou partie de la face extérieure de l’étui peut être de cette couleur. Dans d’autres cas, comme certains produits d’usage courant, il est seulement nécessaire que l’aspect soit convenable.
« Recharge » en relation avec un bâton de matière, désigne une unité structurelle (parfois appelée aussi rechange ou cartouche) dont dispose l’utilisateur pour se l’être procurée, comprenant au moins un bâton, qui est distincte de l’étui vide, et qui est destinée à associer le bâton à l’étui vide. L’opération par laquelle un bâton d’une recharge neuve est associé à un étui est appelée « mise en place ». L’opération préalable par laquelle un bâton qui était précédemment associé à un étui est dissocié de lui est appelée « enlèvement ». Une recharge peut se trouver dans plusieurs configurations successives (ce qui signifie constitution, disposition, agencement). Dans une première configuration, la recharge alors qualifié de « emballée », est telle qu’elle est présentée à la vente et à disposition de l’utilisateur et peut comporter un suremballage comme une boîte, une gaine ou une enveloppe. Puis, dans une deuxième configuration, alors qualifiée de « déballée », l’utilisateur a enlevé le suremballage en vue de la mise en place à venir. Dans une troisième configuration, qualifiée de « neuve et prête », la recharge est dans l’état précédant juste la mise en place de sorte à la rendre possible. Entre la configuration déballée et la configuration neuve et prête, il est possible que l’utilisateur ait procédé à une opération préparatoire. Enfin, dans une quatrième configuration finale, alors qualifiée de « en place », l’utilisateur a mis en place la recharge neuve et prête, en sorte que l’étui chargé peut alors être utilisé. Dans cette configuration, le bâton est consumé à chaque utilisation et, une fois qu’il a été utilisé complètement, la recharge est qualifiée de « consommée », étant précisé qu’il reste toujours une partie résiduelle de bâton non utilisée, mais pratiquement inutilisable, ou que l’utilisateur peut ne pas attendre que le bâton ait été utilisé complètement, lorsqu’il souhaite utiliser un autre bâton. On utilise le terme « recharge » sans autre qualificatif, lorsqu’il n’est pas requis de distinguer sa configuration. Being a cosmetic material, it is sometimes required that the case has a qualitative aspect for the buyer or the user, its appearance being very attractive and can be interpreted at first sight as a promise of quality giving confidence . Often it is desirable that the purchaser or user be able to know what exactly the contents of the case are when closed, for example the color of the grape. For this purpose, the case may include a pellet of the color of the grape, or else all or part of the outer face of the case may be of this color. In other cases, such as certain everyday products, it is only necessary that the appearance be suitable. "Refill" in relation to a stick of material, designates a structural unit (sometimes also called spare or cartridge) available to the user to have obtained it, comprising at least one stick, which is distinct from the empty case, and which is intended to associate the baton with the empty case. The operation by which a stick from a new refill is associated with a case is called “fitting”. The preliminary operation by which a stick which was previously associated with a case is dissociated from it is called “removal”. A refill can be found in several successive configurations (which means constitution, layout, arrangement). In a first configuration, the refill then qualified as “packaged”, is as it is presented for sale and available to the user and may include an overwrap such as a box, a sheath or an envelope. Then, in a second configuration, then described as “unpacked”, the user has removed the overwrapping in view of the implementation to come. In a third configuration, qualified as “new and ready”, the recharge is in the state just preceding the installation so as to make it possible. Between the unpacked configuration and the new and ready configuration, it is possible that the user has carried out a preparatory operation. Finally, in a fourth final configuration, then qualified as “in place”, the user has put the new and ready refill in place, so that the loaded case can then be used. In this configuration, the stick is consumed each time it is used and, once it has been completely used up, the refill is described as "consumed", it being specified that there is always a residual part of the stick that is not used, but practically unusable. , or that the user may not wait until the stick has been used up completely, when he wishes to use another stick. The term “recharge” is used without any other qualifier, when it is not required to distinguish its configuration.
On connaît (US 1236846, US 1862271) un premier type d’étuis de rouge à lèvres qui, tels que conçus, ne sont pas rechargeables. Lorsque le raisin a été totalement ou quasiment utilisé, l’utilisateur doit jeter l’étui, ce qui est rédhibitoire si cela est jugé inacceptable du fait du coût de l’étui, de l’attachement de l’utilisateur à celui-ci (pour son aspect qualitatif, son design, sa marque), ou pour des raisons écologiques. FR 255643, FR 2577397 et FR 2603468 décrivent des étuis du premier type comportant un élément tubulaire intérieur en métal et un manchon extérieur en plastique moulé. EP 0597591 décrit un applicateur pour produit cosmétique mais n’a pas pour but de proposer un nouvel agencement pour les recharges de rouge à lèvres ou la substitution d'une pommade colorée par une autre, car cela est considéré comme insalubre, car toutes les matières de bâton de rouge à lèvres touchent et contaminent l'intérieur de l’étui. Le but est en effet de fournir un système dans lequel l’étui est vendu séparément de l'ensemble comprenant la cupule de bâton de rouge à lèvres, et les deux sont combinés pour former une nouvelle unité permanente. Il est prévu une coupelle portant le raisin comportant vers l’arrière des saillies de clipsage agencées de sorte à coopérer de façon permanente avec un bord transversal d’un porte coupelle faisant partie de l’étui. A first type of lipstick case is known (US 1236846, US 1862271) which, as designed, are not refillable. When the grapes have been totally or almost used up, the user must throw away the case, which is prohibitive if this is deemed unacceptable because of the cost of the case, the user's attachment to it ( for its qualitative aspect, its design, its brand), or for ecological reasons. FR 255643, FR 2577397 and FR 2603468 describe cases of the first type comprising an inner tubular element made of metal and an outer sleeve made of molded plastic. EP 0597591 describes an applicator for cosmetic product but does not aim to propose a new arrangement for lipstick refills or the substitution of one colored ointment by another, because this is considered unhealthy, because all the materials of lipstick touch and contaminate the inside of the case. The intent is indeed to provide a system in which the case is sold separately from the set comprising the lipstick cup, and the two are combined to form a new permanent unit. There is provided a cup carrying the grapes comprising towards the rear of the clipping projections arranged so as to cooperate permanently with a transverse edge of a cup holder forming part of the case.
US 6033140 décrit un applicateur comportant une cupule porte-bâton, montée dans un corps, sur lequel est monté de façon amovible un capot. La cupule comporte une paroi latérale périphérique comportant d’une part une partie avant avec une extrémité avant ayant une ouverture avant limitée par un bord libre avant, et une partie arrière, creuse, avec une extrémité arrière, et d’autre part une face externe et une face interne délimitant un espace intérieur avec un logement avant. La cupule comporte également un ergot comportant un pédoncule prolongé par un curseur de manipulation agencé pour pouvoir être touché, sollicité et déplacé par l’utilisateur afin de déplacer la cupule à coulissement. La cupule comporte également un agencement d’association comportant une structure élastiquement déformable radialement comportant une portion saillante de la face externe, située dans la partie arrière, localisée à l’extrémité arrière sur son bord libre, dirigée radialement vers l’extérieur et agencée de sorte à pouvoir être déplacée élastiquement vers l’intérieur, ménagée sur plusieurs secteurs périphériques de la paroi latérale dans la partie arrière, entre deux solutions de continuité étendues
axialement. Cette cupule est mise en place dans le corps lors de la fabrication et ne peut ensuite en être dissociée par l’utilisateur, la rainure arrière étant prolongée vers l’avant par une fente avant de plus petite largeur. Avec un tel applicateur, il n’est pas possible que la cupule fasse partie d’une recharge l’introduction de la cupule dans l’étui n’étant pas possible par un utilisateur, et d’ailleurs n’étant pas prévu à cette fin. D’autre part, la paroi latérale de la cupule est écartée de la paroi latérale du corps, ce qui est source de bagotement. Cette cupule telle qu’agencée n’est ni destinée à faire partie d’une recharge d’un bâton, ni adaptée à un tel usage. US 6033140 describes an applicator comprising a stick holder cup, mounted in a body, on which a cover is removably mounted. The cup comprises a peripheral side wall comprising on the one hand a front part with a front end having a front opening limited by a front free edge, and a rear part, hollow, with a rear end, and on the other hand an external face and an internal face delimiting an interior space with a front housing. The cup also comprises a lug comprising a peduncle extended by a manipulation slider arranged to be able to be touched, acted upon and moved by the user in order to move the sliding cup. The cup also comprises an association arrangement comprising a radially elastically deformable structure comprising a projecting portion of the outer face, located in the rear part, located at the rear end on its free edge, directed radially outwards and arranged so as to be able to be moved elastically inwards, formed on several peripheral sectors of the side wall in the rear part, between two extended breaks in continuity axially. This cup is placed in the body during manufacture and cannot then be dissociated from it by the user, the rear groove being extended forwards by a front slot of smaller width. With such an applicator, it is not possible for the cup to be part of a refill, the introduction of the cup into the case not being possible by a user, and moreover not being provided for this end. On the other hand, the side wall of the cup is moved away from the side wall of the body, which is a source of chattering. This cup as arranged is neither intended to be part of a refill of a stick, nor suitable for such use.
L’invention n’appartient pas à ce premier type d’étuis non rechargeables. Un second type d’étuis, rechargeables pallie les inconvénients précédents, et se décline en plusieurs familles. The invention does not belong to this first type of non-refillable case. A second type of case, rechargeable, overcomes the previous drawbacks, and comes in several families.
Dans une première famille d’étuis rechargeables, il est prévu un godet de réception du raisin qui fait partie intégrante et permanente de l’étui. La recharge est constituée d’un raisin et d’un enrobage de protection sous la forme d’une enveloppe en matériau comme de la cire molle pourvue d’une languette d’enlèvement. La recharge ne comporte pas de godet ou analogue. Pour la mise en place, l’utilisateur prend le raisin par l’enrobage, puis, ayant saisi la languette, détache l’extrémité arrière de l’enrobage de sorte à découvrir l’extrémité arrière du raisin qui peut être montée dans le godet, tandis que le raisin reste protégé par l’enrobage vers son extrémité avant ce qui évite de le détériorer et que l’utilisateur se salisse les doigts. Cet agencement a comme inconvénient que l’enlèvement de l’enrobage est une opération compliquée et peu satisfaisante. De plus, il conduit à des déchets ce qui est contraire aux exigences écologiques. De plus, lorsqu’il s’agit de remplacer le reste d’un raisin par un nouveau raisin, il est nécessaire de nettoyer le godet et de le débarrasser de la partie résiduelle de raisin non utilisée, ce qui est une opération longue, fastidieuse et sale. L’invention n’appartient pas à cette première famille. In a first family of refillable cases, there is provided a grape reception cup which is an integral and permanent part of the case. The refill consists of a grape and a protective coating in the form of an envelope of soft wax-like material with a removal tab. The refill does not include a cup or the like. For placement, the user takes the grapes by the coating, then, having grasped the tab, detaches the rear end of the coating so as to uncover the rear end of the grapes which can be mounted in the cup , while the stick remains protected by the coating towards its front end, which avoids damaging it and preventing the user from getting their fingers dirty. This arrangement has the disadvantage that the removal of the coating is a complicated and unsatisfactory operation. In addition, it leads to waste, which is contrary to ecological requirements. In addition, when it comes to replacing the rest of a grape with a new grape, it is necessary to clean the bucket and get rid of the residual part of the unused grape, which is a long, tedious operation. and dirty. The invention does not belong to this first family.
Dans une deuxième famille d’étuis rechargeables, il est prévu, d’une part, un godet porte-raisin supportant le raisin et constituant la recharge et, d’autre part, distinctement, un support mobile coulissant faisant partie intégrante et en permanence de l’étui. Le godet et le support mobile comportent mutuellement des moyens d’association rigide amovibles complémentaires. Selon FR 2642624, le support mobile comporte un filetage et le porte-raisin comporte un filetage et un clavetage. Le porte-raisin est vissé sur le filetage du support. Un capuchon de manipulation est pourvu d’un clavetage complémentaire de celui du porte-raisin, ces clavetages étant mis en oeuvre tant pour le vissage de mise en place que le dévissage d’enlèvement en assurant un blocage à rotation. Cet étui présente comme inconvénients que les opérations d’association et de dissociation des clavetages et des filetages ne sont ni intuitives, ni faciles, ni rapides, qu’elles exigent soin et méticulosité. Il n’est pas garanti que l’association des clavetages et des filetages soit correcte et efficace. Il faut garder le capuchon de manipulation pour dévisser et enlever le porte-raisin. Le capuchon de manipulation n’est pas solidaire du porte-raisin. Selon EP 3148367, le raisin est monté dans une coupelle (godet porte-raisin), grâce à un agencement à dents ou par serrage et cette coupelle est montée de façon solidaire et amovible sur le coulisseau (support mobile) moyennant un assemblage par vissage ou coopération d’organes mâles et femelles ou magnétiques. Une recharge est constituée d’un raisin, d’une coupelle de recharge et d’un capuchon de recharge. Cette réalisation a pour inconvénient que les opérations de mise en place et surtout d’enlèvement sont compliquées, longues et tout spécialement que l’enlèvement nécessite de disposer d’un extracteur. In a second family of refillable cases, provision is made, on the one hand, for a grape holder cup supporting the grapes and constituting the refill and, on the other hand, distinctly, a movable sliding support forming an integral and permanent part of the case. The bucket and the mobile support mutually comprise complementary removable rigid association means. According to FR 2642624, the mobile support has a thread and the grape holder has a thread and a keyway. The grape holder is screwed onto the thread of the holder. A handling cap is provided with a keying complementary to that of the grape holder, these keyings being implemented both for the screwing of installation and the unscrewing of removal by ensuring a locking against rotation. This case has the disadvantages that the operations of association and dissociation of keyings and threads are neither intuitive, nor easy, nor fast, they require care and meticulousness. It is not guaranteed that the combination of keyways and threads will be correct and effective. You must keep the manipulation cap to unscrew and remove the grape holder. The handling cap is not attached to the grape holder. According to EP 3148367, the grapes are mounted in a cup (grape holder cup), by means of an arrangement with teeth or by clamping and this cup is mounted in an integral and removable manner on the slider (moving support) by means of an assembly by screwing or cooperation of male and female or magnetic organs. A refill consists of a grape, a refill cup and a refill cap. This embodiment has the disadvantage that the operations of installation and especially of removal are complicated, long and especially that the removal requires the use of an extractor.
Les réalisations selon la deuxième famille présentent toutes l’inconvénient de nécessiter non seulement un godet mais aussi un support mobile, soit deux pièces, ce qui est pénalisant en termes de quantité de matière première, de poids, de coût, de complexité. L’invention n’appartient pas à cette deuxième famille. The embodiments according to the second family all have the disadvantage of requiring not only a bucket but also a mobile support, i.e. two parts, which is penalizing in terms of quantity of raw material, weight, cost, complexity. The invention does not belong to this second family.
Dans une troisième famille, il est prévu uniquement un godet porte-raisin supportant le raisin monté directement dans l’étui, sans la nécessité d’un support mobile coulissant intermédiaire appartenant à l’étui. FR
1124179, décrit un godet, destiné à faire partie d’une recharge d’un bâton de rouge à lèvres, ayant pourfonction de tenir le bâton. Le godet est apte à être associé à un étui creux rétractable comportant d’une part un cylindre creux avec un bord avant ouvert et une fente latérale hélicoïdale et, d’autre part un corps avec une rainure intérieure axiale. La fente et la rainure de largeur constante, sans rétrécissement, s’ouvrent sur le bord avant. Le godet est agencé pour pouvoir être mis en place dans l’étui, une fois garni d’un bâton de rouge à lèvres, être déplacé à coulissement hélicoïdal par rapport à l’étui entre deux configurations respectivement escamotée et saillante, et enfin être extrait et séparé de l’étui lorsque souhaité, tout spécialement lorsque le bâton a été consommé. Le godet comporte, avec un axe, une paroi latérale périphérique de forme cylindrique, ayant d’une part une partie avant avec une extrémité avant ayant une ouverture avant, et une extrémité arrière, et d’autre part, une face externe et une face interne délimitant un espace. Le godet comporte aussi une cloison transversale attenante à la paroi latérale, située dans l’espace. Le godet ménage ainsi un logement dans la partie avant de l’espace, agencé pour recevoir le bâton par sa partie arrière venant en butée sur la cloison transversale. La fente, la rainure et un ergot du godet forment un agencement d’association adapté pour que le godet puise être monté et guidé dans l’étui, avec coulissement hélicoïdal. Cet agencement d’association repose sur la caractéristique selon laquelle l’ergot coopère avec la fente et la rainure. C’est ainsi que le godet est déplacé à coulissement et maintenu à l’emplacement du coulissement où il a été amené. L’ergot du godet est solidaire de la paroi latérale, en position médiane entre l’extrémité avant et l’extrémité arrière, et s’étend radialement vers l’extérieur. L’ergot est constitué par une partie unique coopérant avec la fente et la rainure, ayant pour fonction de guider le godet à coulissement hélicoïdal. Il ne comporte aucun prolongement vers l’extérieur. Une fois le godet mis en place, l’ergot est totalement à l’intérieur de l’étui et il ne peut donc être directement touché, sollicité ou déplacé par l’utilisateur. Hormis l’ergot, la face externe de la paroi latérale est cylindrique sans portion saillante dirigée radialement vers l’extérieur. L’ergot est par ailleurs un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif du godet, apte à coopérer avec un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif complémentaire d’un capuchon de protection et manipulation, à savoir une fente ménagée dans la paroi latérale du capuchon. Par suite, le moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de la cupule est écarté de l’extrémité avant de la paroi latérale et coïncide avec la saillie. Ce capuchon de protection et manipulation est distinct du godet, et apte à être monté sur lui par coulissement d’engagement important, jusqu’à l’ergot. Pour la mise en place de la recharge, on introduit le godet dans l’ouverture de l’étui et il vient en blocage axial sur son bord avant, puis on fait tourner la tête de manoeuvre de l’étui jusqu’à ce que l’ergot pénètre dans la rainure, puis dans la fente. Par suite, la mise en place du godet est délicate et hasardeuse puisque le godet reste sur le bord de l’ouverture de l’étui jusqu’à ce qu’il vienne pénétrer dans la rainure, ce qui exige notamment que l’étui soit tenu avec son axe bien vertical, alors que, simultanément, on doit faire pivoter la tête de manoeuvre de l’étui. Il en est de même de l’enlèvement. De plus, l’agencement décrit par ce document est limité à un coulissement hélicoïdal et ne permet pas un coulissement droit. Par suite, l’étui comporte nécessairement un cylindre intérieur et un corps extérieur, soit deux pièces, non compris le godet et le capot. Il s’ensuit un coût élevé, une quantité de matière importante et un montage complexe. De plus, l’utilisateur est incapable de savoir quel est exactement le contenu de la recharge une fois celle-ci mise en place et l’étui fermé. In a third family, only a grape-carrying cup supporting the grapes mounted directly in the case is provided, without the need for an intermediate sliding mobile support belonging to the case. FR 1124179, describes a bucket, intended to be part of a refill for a lipstick stick, having the function of holding the stick. The bucket is adapted to be associated with a retractable hollow case comprising, on the one hand, a hollow cylinder with an open front edge and a helical lateral slot and, on the other hand, a body with an axial internal groove. The slot and groove of constant width, without shrinkage, open on the front edge. The cup is arranged to be able to be put in place in the case, once filled with a stick of lipstick, to be moved by helical sliding with respect to the case between two respectively retracted and projecting configurations, and finally to be extracted and separated from the case when desired, especially when the stick has been consumed. The bucket comprises, with an axis, a peripheral side wall of cylindrical shape, having on the one hand a front part with a front end having a front opening, and a rear end, and on the other hand, an external face and a internal delimiting a space. The bucket also comprises a transverse partition adjoining the side wall, located in space. The cup thus provides a housing in the front part of the space, arranged to receive the stick by its rear part coming into abutment on the transverse partition. The slot, the groove and a lug of the cup form an association arrangement adapted so that the cup can be mounted and guided in the case, with helical sliding. This association arrangement is based on the characteristic that the lug cooperates with the slot and the groove. This is how the bucket is slidably moved and maintained at the slidable location where it was brought. The pin of the bucket is secured to the side wall, in the middle position between the front end and the rear end, and extends radially outwards. The lug is constituted by a single part cooperating with the slot and the groove, having the function of guiding the bucket with helical sliding. It has no outward extension. Once the bucket is in place, the lug is completely inside the case and therefore cannot be directly touched, stressed or moved by the user. Apart from the lug, the outer face of the side wall is cylindrical with no protruding portion directed radially outwards. The lug is also a means for stopping the relative movement of the cup, capable of cooperating with a means for stopping the relative movement complementary to a protective and handling cap, namely a slot formed in the side wall of the cap. . As a result, the relative displacement stop means of the cup is moved away from the front end of the side wall and coincides with the projection. This protection and handling cap is separate from the cup, and suitable for being mounted on it by sliding with significant engagement, up to the lug. For the installation of the refill, the bucket is introduced into the opening of the case and it comes into axial locking on its front edge, then the maneuvering head of the case is rotated until the lug enters the groove, then the slot. As a result, the placement of the cup is delicate and hazardous since the cup remains on the edge of the opening of the case until it enters the groove, which requires in particular that the case be held with its axis quite vertical, while, simultaneously, the maneuvering head of the case must be rotated. It is the same with the kidnapping. In addition, the arrangement described by this document is limited to helical sliding and does not allow straight sliding. Consequently, the case necessarily comprises an inner cylinder and an outer body, ie two parts, not including the bucket and the cover. This results in a high cost, a large quantity of material and a complex assembly. Moreover, the user is unable to know what exactly the content of the refill is once it has been put in place and the case closed.
US 2921675 décrit un récipient cosmétique ayant un boîtier tubulaire à extrémité ouverte pour la propulsion d'un rouge à lèvres, et un ensemble support de rouge à lèvres comprenant une coupelle tubulaire et un capuchon de fermeture engagé par friction sur la surface externe de la coupelle et ne pouvant pas entrer dans le boîtier tubulaire.
FR 1246819 décrit un emballage et une présentation des bâtons de rouge à lèvres et l'étui mécanique approprié permettant le renouvellement du bâton usé, dans lequel le bâton de rouge est livré de la fabrique dans son godet, celui-ci est coiffé d’une capsule de protection qui ne touche pas le bâton. US 2921675 describes a cosmetic container having an open-ended tubular housing for propelling a lipstick, and a lipstick holder assembly comprising a tubular cup and a closure cap frictionally engaged on the outer surface of the cup and not able to enter the tubular casing. FR 1246819 describes a packaging and a presentation of lipstick sticks and the appropriate mechanical case allowing the renewal of the worn stick, in which the lipstick is delivered from the factory in its cup, the latter is capped with a protective capsule that does not touch the stick.
Résumé de l’invention Summary of the invention
L’invention vise à pailler les inconvénients et limites des étuis couiissants et des recharges de ia troisième famille à laquelle elle se rattache. Ainsi, le problème à la base de l’invention est, dans ie cadre de cette troisième famille, de pouvoir disposer d’un étui coulissant rechargeable (sans support coulissant propre) et d’une recharge comportant une cupule porte-bâton, avec, tout à fois : The invention aims to overcome the drawbacks and limitations of sliding cases and refills of the third family to which it relates. Thus, the problem underlying the invention is, in the context of this third family, to be able to have a refillable sliding case (without its own sliding support) and a refill comprising a stick-holder cup, with, all at once:
- Une constitution simple, peu de pièces constitutives, à savoir deux pièces principales, soit un étui métallique et une cupule en matière plastique, outre bien entendu un capuchon de recharge et un capot de fermeture de l’étui. Par suite, une quantité réduite de matériaux constitutifs, une fabrication simple, un coût acceptable. Une quantité minimale de matériau jeté lors de l’enlèvement. - A simple construction, few component parts, namely two main parts, i.e. a metal case and a plastic cup, in addition of course to a refill cap and a cover for closing the case. As a result, a reduced quantity of constituent materials, a simple manufacture, an acceptable cost. Minimal amount of material discarded during removal.
- Une absence de jeu ou de bagotement de la cupule et donc du bâton, notamment en cas de vibrations (lors du transport par exemple). Et une variation de la valeur du frottement de la cupule sur l’étui minimale même en cas de changement des paramètres ambiants comme la température et le vieillissement. - An absence of play or jitter of the cup and therefore of the stick, especially in the event of vibrations (during transport for example). And a variation of the friction value of the cup on the minimal case even in the event of changes in ambient parameters such as temperature and aging.
- L’inutilité de prévoir une lubrification (comme au moyen de silicone), ce qui est un atout du point de vue ornemental, et en cas de lubrification accidentelle (émanant du bâton) l’absence d’impact négatif sur le fonctionnement. - The uselessness of providing lubrication (as with silicone), which is an advantage from an ornamental point of view, and in the event of accidental lubrication (emanating from the stick) the absence of a negative impact on operation.
- Une mise en place facile de la cupule dans l’étui en vue de sa recharge, par l’utilisateur lui-même, ne nécessitant aucun outil, aucun vissage, sans effort excessif, sans détérioration du bâton, et sans salissure des doigts, alors même que la recharge est saisie avec les doigts. Un enlèvement de la cupule depuis l’étui présentant les mêmes caractéristiques. - Easy positioning of the cup in the case for recharging, by the user himself, requiring no tools, no screws, no excessive effort, no damage to the stick, and no dirt on the fingers, even as the refill is grasped with the fingers. Removal of the cup from the case with the same characteristics.
- Lors de la mise en oeuvre, un coulissement de la cupule assuré facilement par une sollicitation directe de l’utilisateur sur l’ergot. Le terme « utilisateur » doit être considéré hors de tout genre. - During the implementation, a sliding of the cup ensured easily by a direct solicitation of the user on the lug. The term "user" must be considered without any gender.
- Un coulissement régulier, « lisse » et sans à coup, « onctueux », facile et agréable sur la totalité de la course, hormis un point dur fonctionnel, entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante avec freinage contrôlé et, simultanément, un maintien efficace du bâton en configuration saillante, sans déplacement intempestif.- Regular, "smooth" and smooth, "smooth" sliding, easy and pleasant over the entire stroke, apart from a functional hard point, between the extreme retracted and protruding configurations with controlled braking and, simultaneously, effective support of the stick in a protruding configuration, without inadvertent movement.
- L’absence de grincement lors du fonctionnement, le bruit étant faible et agréable. - The absence of squeaking during operation, the noise being low and pleasant.
- Un enlèvement ne nécessitant aucun outil de désengagement ou le nettoyage d’un godet faisant partie intégrante à demeure de l’étui. - A removal requiring no disengagement tool or the cleaning of a cup forming an integral part of the case.
- Un aspect qualitatif. - A qualitative aspect.
- La possibilité de repérer la nature (dont aussi la teinte) de la matière du bâton depuis l’extérieur de l’étui fermé pourvu de son capot. - The possibility of identifying the nature (including also the color) of the material of the stick from the outside of the closed case provided with its cover.
- Une très grande flexibilité de réalisation, le coulissement pouvant être droit ou hélicoïdal, la structure porteuse d’étui pouvant avoir une ou plusieurs fentes, avec une ou plusieurs saillies pourvues d’une partie distale pour la saisie manuelle par l’utilisateur. - A very great flexibility of realization, the sliding can be straight or helical, the support structure of the sheath can have one or more slots, with one or more projections provided with a distal part for manual input by the user.
Selon un premier aspect, l’invention a pour objet une cupule porte-bâton comportant, avec un axe : une paroi latérale périphérique de cupule, rigide dans son ensemble, comportant d’une part une partie avant de cupule avec une extrémité avant de cupule ayant une ouverture avant de cupule limitée par un bord libre avant de cupule, et une partie arrière de cupule avec une extrémité arrière de cupule, et d’autre part une face externe de cupule et une face interne de cupule délimitant un espace intérieur de cupule avec un logement avant de cupule,
un ergot solidaire de la paroi latérale, s’étendant radialement vers l’extérieur, comportant un pédoncule proximal vers l’extérieur par un curseur de manipulation agencé pour pouvoir être touché, sollicité et déplacé par l’utilisateur afin de déplacer la cupule à coulissement, un agencement d’association comportant une structure élastiquement déformable radialement, appartenant à la paroi latérale ou associé à elle, comportant une portion saillante de la face externe, située dans la partie arrière, localisée à l’extrémité arrière sur son bord libre, dirigée radialement vers l’extérieur et agencée de sorte à pouvoir être déplacée élastiquement vers l’intérieur. According to a first aspect, the subject of the invention is a stick-holder cup comprising, with an axis: a peripheral side wall of the cup, rigid as a whole, comprising on the one hand a front part of the cup with a front end of the cup having a cup front opening bounded by a cup front free edge, and a cup rear part with a cup rear end, and on the other hand a cup outer face and a cup inner face delimiting a cup inner space with a front cup housing, a lug integral with the side wall, extending radially outward, comprising a proximal peduncle outwardly by a manipulation slider arranged to be able to be touched, urged and moved by the user in order to move the sliding cup , an association arrangement comprising a radially elastically deformable structure, belonging to the side wall or associated with it, comprising a projecting portion of the outer face, located in the rear part, located at the rear end on its free edge, directed radially outward and arranged so that it can be moved elastically inward.
Cette cupule est telle que : une portion saillante est un bourrelet, et le raccordement entre le bourrelet et le bord libre arrière a un diamètre légèrement inférieur à celui de la face externe, la face externe au droit radialement des secteurs périphériques a un diamètre légèrement plus petit que le diamètre de la face externe au droit radialement de la partie avant, le bord libre avant forme un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de cupule vers l’avant, elle comprend en outre un moyen, étant un relief en creux, d’association rigide amovible de cupule, appartenant à la paroi latérale et situé vers l’extrémité avant. This cup is such that: a protruding portion is a bead, and the connection between the bead and the rear free edge has a diameter slightly smaller than that of the outer face, the outer face radially to the right of the peripheral sectors has a slightly larger diameter smaller than the diameter of the outer face to the right radially of the front part, the front free edge forms a means of stopping the relative forward movement of the cup, it further comprises a means, being a recessed relief, d removable rigid association of cup, belonging to the lateral wall and located towards the front end.
Ainsi, la cupule, destinée à faire partie d’une recharge d’un bâton de matière solide-pâteuse consomptible à appliquer sur un support et ayant pour fonction de tenir le bâton dans le logement avant, est apte à être associée à un étui creux, rétractable, ayant un corps et une fente latérale de coulissement étendue axialement à extrémité avant pouvant être traversée par le pédoncule. Thus, the cup, intended to be part of a refill of a stick of consumable solid-pasty material to be applied to a support and having the function of holding the stick in the front housing, is suitable for being associated with a hollow case , retractable, having a body and an axially extended side sliding slot at the front end which can be traversed by the peduncle.
Selon les réalisations il est prévu un unique ergot, ou deux ergots, ou au moins trois ergots, à pédoncule et à curseur, régulièrement répartis autour de l’axe en cas de pluralité d’ergots. Et le curseur est tel que soit il fait partie intégrante de la cupule pour être monobloc avec elle, soit il est rapporté sur elle, grâce à un moyen d’association comme vissage, collage, clipsage, enfoncement à force, et/ou il est renflé pour faciliter son toucher, sa sollicitation et son déplacement par l’utilisateur, et/ou il est d’aspect, notamment d’une nuance de couleur, correspondant aux caractéristiques, notamment la nuance de couleur, du bâton. According to the embodiments, there is provided a single lug, or two lugs, or at least three lugs, with a stalk and a slider, regularly distributed around the axis in the event of a plurality of lugs. And the slider is such that either it is an integral part of the cup to be integral with it, or it is attached to it, thanks to a means of association such as screwing, gluing, clipping, pressing in, and/or it is swollen to facilitate its touch, its solicitation and its movement by the user, and/or it has an appearance, in particular a shade of color, corresponding to the characteristics, in particular the shade of color, of the stick.
Selon une réalisation, la cupule comporte dans son espace intérieur de cupule une paroi transversale, en particulier une paroi transversale ayant un trou ou évent, entre la partie avant de cupule et la partie arrière de cupule. According to one embodiment, the cup comprises in its interior cup space a transverse wall, in particular a transverse wall having a hole or vent, between the front part of the cup and the rear part of the cup.
Selon une première réalisation, la portion saillante est ménagée sur plusieurs secteurs périphériques de la paroi latérale dans la partie arrière de cupule, un secteur périphérique étant limité par deux solutions de continuité, avec de part et d’autre d’une portion saillante deux solutions de continuité. According to a first embodiment, the protruding portion is provided on several peripheral sectors of the side wall in the rear part of the cup, a peripheral sector being limited by two solutions of continuity, with on either side of a protruding portion two solutions of continuity.
Selon une seconde réalisation, la portion saillante est ménagée sur plusieurs secteurs périphériques de la paroi latérale dans la partie arrière de cupule, un secteur périphérique s’étendant continûment avec les secteurs périphériques voisins, contigus, la paroi latérale périphérique de cupule étant élastiquement déformable radialement entre deux bourrelets voisins. According to a second embodiment, the protruding portion is provided on several peripheral sectors of the side wall in the rear part of the cup, a peripheral sector extending continuously with the neighboring peripheral sectors, contiguous, the peripheral side wall of the cup being elastically deformable radially between two neighboring beads.
Selon les réalisations, la cupule est réalisée en matière plastique en tout ou partie. According to the embodiments, the cup is made of plastic material in whole or in part.
Selon un deuxième aspect, l’invention a pour objet une recharge d’un bâton, dans sa configuration neuve et prête précédant juste la mise en place du bâton pour l’associer à un étui vide, comportant, avec un axe : une cupule porte-bâton telle qu’elle a été précédemment décrite, un bâton de matière dont la partie arrière est reçue dans le logement avant de la cupule, en sorte de le tenir, et dont la partie avant saille vers l’avant du logement avant, un capuchon de recharge, rigide dans son ensemble, ayant une enveloppe périphérique comportant
une partie latérale et une partie sommitale à l’opposé d’une base ayant une ouverture, une face externe et une face interne délimitant un logement intérieur pour la partie saillante du bâton, et comportant : o un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule, situé vers l’ouverture du capuchon et agencé pour coopérer avec le bord avant de cupule formant moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de cupule vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon, o un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui, apte à coopérer avec un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon. According to a second aspect, the subject of the invention is a recharging of a stick, in its new and ready configuration just preceding the installation of the stick to associate it with an empty case, comprising, with an axis: a cup -stick as previously described, a stick of material whose rear part is received in the front housing of the cup, so as to hold it, and whose front part protrudes forwards from the front housing, a refill cap, rigid as a whole, having a peripheral envelope comprising a side part and a top part opposite a base having an opening, an external face and an internal face delimiting an internal housing for the protruding part of the stick, and comprising: o a means for stopping the relative movement of cap towards the rear relative to the cup, located towards the opening of the cap and arranged to cooperate with the front edge of the cup forming means for stopping the relative movement of the cup forward relative to the cap, o a means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case, capable of cooperating with a means for stopping the relative movement of the case forward with respect to the cap.
Selon une réalisation, le moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule comprend un décrochement transversal de la face interne de la partie latérale de l’enveloppe du capuchon, localisé vers l’ouverture du capuchon moyennant un écartement axial avec celle-ci, et tournée vers l’ouverture du capuchon. According to one embodiment, the means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup comprises a transverse recess of the internal face of the lateral part of the casing of the cap, located towards the opening of the cap by means of an axial separation therefrom, and facing the opening of the cap.
Selon les réalisations, le moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui est, dans le cas d’une base de capuchon cylindrique, le bord limitant l’ouverture du capuchon et, dans le cas d’une base de capuchon évasée vers l’ouverture du capuchon, la partie de la face interne du capuchon adjacente bord limitant l’ouverture du capuchon. According to the embodiments, the means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case is, in the case of a cylindrical cap base, the edge limiting the opening of the cap and, in the case of a flared cap base towards the opening of the cap, the part of the internal face of the cap adjacent to the edge limiting the opening of the cap.
Selon une réalisation, la recharge neuve et prête comprend en outre un moyen d’association rigide amovible de capuchon à la cupule, appartenant à la face interne de la partie latérale de l’enveloppe du capuchon, localisé vers l’ouverture du capuchon moyennant un écartement axial avec celle-ci, apte à coopérer avec le moyen d’association rigide amovible de cupule au capuchon, à savoir le relief en creux, en sorte, d’une part, que le capuchon et la cupule puissent former un ensemble unitaire permettant la manipulation de la cupule en vue de la mise en place par l’intermédiaire du capuchon, d’autre part, que le capuchon et la cupule puissent être dissociés l’un de l’autre après la mise en place. According to one embodiment, the new and ready refill further comprises a means of removable rigid association of the cap to the cup, belonging to the internal face of the lateral part of the casing of the cap, located towards the opening of the cap by means of a axial spacing therewith, capable of cooperating with the removable rigid association means of the cup to the cap, namely the recessed relief, so, on the one hand, that the cap and the cup can form a unitary assembly allowing manipulation of the cup with a view to placement via the cap, on the other hand, that the cap and the cup can be separated from each other after placement.
Selon une réalisation, le moyen d’association rigide amovible de capuchon à cupule comprend un relief en saillie, en particulier un bossage, bourrelet ou partie de bourrelet. According to one embodiment, the removable rigid cap-to-cup association means comprises a projecting relief, in particular a boss, bead or part of a bead.
Selon un troisième aspect, l’invention a pour objet une recharge dans sa configuration en place, avec le bâton associé à un étui, qui est analogue à celle précédemment décrite, mais sans capuchon de recharge, celui-ci ayant été dissocié de la cupule porte-bâton à la fin de la mise en place. Cette recharge dans sa configuration en place, avec le bâton associé à l’étui comporte, avec un axe : une cupule porte-bâton telle qu’elle a été décrite, un bâton de matière dont la partie arrière est reçue dans le logement avant de la cupule, en sorte de le tenir, et dont la partie avant saille vers l’avant du logement avant, un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif destiné à un capuchon ayant été dissocié de la cupule porte- bâton àF la fin de la mise en place, vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule, situé vers l’ouverture du capuchon, un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif destiné au capuchon ayant été dissocié de la cupule porte- bâton à la fin de la mise en place, vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui. According to a third aspect, the subject of the invention is a refill in its configuration in place, with the stick associated with a case, which is similar to that previously described, but without a refill cap, the latter having been separated from the cup stick holder at the end of the setup. This refill in its configuration in place, with the stick associated with the case comprises, with an axis: a stick holder cup such as it has been described, a stick of material whose rear part is received in the front housing of the cup, so as to hold it, and the front part of which protrudes forwards from the front housing, a relative displacement stopping means intended for a cap having been dissociated from the stick-holder cup at the end of the setting in place, towards the rear in relation to the cup, located towards the opening of the cap, a means of stopping relative movement intended for the cap having been dissociated from the stick-holder cup at the end of the positioning, rearward from the case.
Selon un quatrième aspect, l’invention a pour objet un étui coulissant rechargeable, creux, en configuration vide, comportant, avec un axe, outre un capot de fermeture amovible, un corps d’étui ayant : une paroi latérale périphérique d’étui, rigide dans son ensemble, comportant d’une part une partie avant d’étui avec une extrémité avant d’étui ayant une ouverture avant d’étui limitée par un bord libre avant d’étui, et une partie arrière d’étui avec une extrémité arrière d’étui pourvue d’un fond, et d’autre part une face
externe d’étui et une face interne d’étui délimitant un logement intérieur d’étui, apte à recevoir le bâton, une fente latérale de coulissement étendue axialement ménagée dans la paroi latérale d’étui, à extrémité avant ouverte et à extrémité arrière fermée. According to a fourth aspect, the subject of the invention is a refillable sliding case, hollow, in empty configuration, comprising, with an axis, in addition to a removable closing cap, a case body having: a peripheral side wall of the case, rigid as a whole, comprising on the one hand a front part of the case with a front end of the case having a front opening of the case limited by a front free edge of the case, and a rear part of the case with an end back of case provided with a bottom, and on the other hand a face outer case and an inner face of the case delimiting an inner housing of the case, capable of receiving the baton, an axially extended side sliding slot formed in the side wall of the case, with an open front end and a closed rear end .
Cet étui vide est tel que : il est spécialement adapté pour être associé à un bâton d’une recharge neuve et prête telle qu’elle a été précédemment décrite, hormis le capot de fermeture, il est essentiellement constitué par la paroi latérale d’étui avec son fond, à l’exclusion de tout autre cylindre, fourreau, coulisseau ou porte-cupule, la fente est traversante et apte à coopérer avec le pédoncule qui la traverse, pour guider la cupule, la face interne de la paroi latérale d’étui est prévue pour coopérer avec la structure élastiquement déformable radialement de la cupule, de sorte - la structure élastiquement déformable étant contrainte vers l’intérieur par la face interne de la paroi latérale d’étui -, à assurer un contact à frottement doux et freinage de la cupule sur l’étui sur la course correspondant aux configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante, contrôlé en sorte que la cupule soit déplacée à coulissement doux lorsque le curseur est déplacé par l’utilisateur, et qu’en l’absence de sollicitation de l’utilisateur, la cupule se maintienne à l’emplacement du coulissement où elle a été amenée, y compris lors de l’application de la matière, alors que le bâton est en contact léger sur le support, il comporte un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon de recharge, apte à coopérer avec le moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui. This empty case is such that: it is specially adapted to be associated with a stick of a new and ready refill as previously described, apart from the closing cap, it essentially consists of the side wall of the case with its bottom, to the exclusion of any other cylinder, sheath, slider or cup holder, the slot is through and capable of cooperating with the peduncle which passes through it, to guide the cup, the internal face of the side wall of case is provided to cooperate with the radially elastically deformable structure of the cup, so - the elastically deformable structure being constrained inwards by the internal face of the side wall of the case - to ensure contact with gentle friction and braking of the cup on the case over the stroke corresponding to the extreme retracted and protruding configurations, controlled so that the cup is moved smoothly when the slider is moved by the user, and that in the absence of it this user request, the cup is maintained at the sliding location where it was brought, including during the application of the material, while the stick is in light contact on the support, it comprises a means for stopping the relative movement of the case forward relative to the refill cap, able to cooperate with the means for stopping the relative movement of the cap rearward relative to the case.
Selon une réalisation, la fente de coulissement comporte un rétrécissement de plus petite largeur situé vers - mais écarté - de l’extrémité avant de la fente interposé entre un tronçon principal et un tronçon d’introduction, ces deux tronçons étant de même largeur transversale. According to one embodiment, the sliding slot comprises a narrowing of smaller width located towards - but spaced away - from the front end of the slot interposed between a main section and an introduction section, these two sections being of the same transverse width.
Selon une réalisation, l’étui vide comporte en outre une fente latérale d’élargissement étendue axialement ménagée dans la paroi latérale d’étui, à extrémité avant ouverte, destinée à permettre d’élargir légèrement le rétrécissement lorsque le pédoncule le franchit. According to one embodiment, the empty case further comprises an axially extended widening side slot formed in the side wall of the case, with an open front end, intended to allow the narrowing to be slightly widened when the peduncle passes through it.
Selon les réalisations, la fente de coulissement est soit droite soit hélicoïdale, le coulissement du bâton étant soit droit soit hélicoïdal. According to the embodiments, the sliding slot is either straight or helical, the sliding of the stick being either straight or helical.
Selon les réalisations, l’étui vide comporte une unique fente de coulissement, ou deux fentes de coulissement, ou au moins trois fentes de coulissement. Depending on the embodiment, the empty case comprises a single sliding slot, or two sliding slots, or at least three sliding slots.
Selon une réalisation, le moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon est le bord libre de l’ouverture avant d’étui. According to one embodiment, the means for stopping relative movement of the case forward relative to the cap is the free edge of the front opening of the case.
Selon une réalisation, la paroi latérale d’étui est réalisée en métal par usinage, incluant un perçage ou tournage, la face interne de la paroi latérale étant dépourvue de dépouille ou contre dépouille. According to one embodiment, the case side wall is made of metal by machining, including drilling or turning, the internal face of the side wall being devoid of draft or undercut.
Selon un cinquième aspect, l’invention a pour objet un étui chargé d’un bâton de matière solide-pâteuse, comprenant un étui coulissant rechargeable vide tel qu’il a été précédemment décrit, et une recharge en place telle qu’elle a été précédemment décrite, dans lequel la cupule est associée directement à l’étui. According to a fifth aspect, the subject of the invention is a case loaded with a stick of solid-pasty material, comprising an empty refillable sliding case as previously described, and a refill in place as it was previously described, in which the cup is associated directly with the case.
Selon une réalisation, le pédoncule a une dimension en direction transversale choisie de sorte à être : légèrement inférieure à la largeur du tronçon principal de la fente de coulissement, au jeu nécessaire près pour guider la cupule dans l’étui avec un coulissement doux, sur la course du tronçon principal de la fente entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante,
légèrement supérieure à la largeur d’un rétrécissement de la fente de coulissement en l’absence de sollicitation d’élargissement de celle-ci ou de sollicitation de rétrécissement en direction transversale du pédoncule. According to one embodiment, the peduncle has a dimension in the transverse direction chosen so as to be: slightly less than the width of the main section of the sliding slot, except for the play necessary to guide the cup in the case with a smooth sliding, on the travel of the main section of the slot between the retracted and protruding extreme configurations, slightly greater than the width of a narrowing of the sliding slot in the absence of request for widening of the latter or of request for narrowing in the transverse direction of the peduncle.
Selon une réalisation, la largeur du rétrécissement est légèrement inférieure à la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule, qui lors du coulissement : peut venir en butée vers l’avant contre le bord arrière du rétrécissement, formant ainsi un point dur, de sorte que la cupule et l’étui, une fois associés, ne peuvent être dissociés inopinément, mais peuvent l’être moyennant une sollicitation suffisante du curseur vers l’avant pour franchir le point dur, le tronçon principal de fente, entre le bord arrière du rétrécissement et l’extrémité arrière fermée de la fente définissant la course entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante, peut venir en butée vers l’arrière contre le bord avant du rétrécissement, formant ainsi un point dur, pouvant être franchi moyennant une sollicitation suffisante du capuchon ou du curseur vers l’arrière. According to one embodiment, the width of the narrowing is slightly less than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle, which during sliding: can come into abutment forwards against the rear edge of the narrowing, thus forming a hard point, so that the cup and case, once associated, cannot be dissociated unexpectedly, but can be by pressing the slider sufficiently forward to cross the hard point, the main section of the slot, between the rear edge of the narrowing and the closed rear end of the slot defining the race between the retracted and protruding extreme configurations, can come into abutment towards the rear against the front edge of the constriction, thus forming a hard point, which can be crossed with sufficient stress on the cap or of the cursor backwards.
Selon une réalisation, la paroi latérale d’étui et la cupule, agencées à coulissement droit ou hélicoïdal, sont en contact métal- matière plastique. According to one embodiment, the side wall of the case and the cup, arranged to slide straight or helically, are in metal-plastic contact.
Selon une réalisation, la face externe de la cupule au droit radialement de la partie avant et la face interne d’étui forment un assemblage glissant précis, sur la course de coulissement axial de la cupule par rapport à l’étui entre ses deux configurations extrêmes, respectivement escamotée et saillante, la paroi latérale de l’étui étant réalisée en métal par usinage, sans dépouille ou contre dépouille, alors que la cupule est réalisée en matière plastique. According to one embodiment, the outer face of the cup to the right radially of the front part and the inner face of the casing form a precise sliding assembly, on the axial sliding stroke of the cup relative to the casing between its two extreme configurations. , respectively retracted and projecting, the side wall of the case being made of metal by machining, without undercut or undercut, while the cup is made of plastic.
Selon un sixième aspect, l’invention a pour objet un procédé de mise en place d’un bâton d’une recharge neuve et prête telle qu’elle a été décrite, dans un étui coulissant rechargeable, vide tel qu’il a été décrit, dans lequel : on a à disposition un tel étui vide, on a à disposition une telle recharge neuve et prête, on saisit l’étui vide et la recharge neuve et prête par le capuchon de recharge, et on amène la partie arrière de la cupule en regard de l’ouverture avant d’étui, de façon coaxiale et avec l’ergot de la cupule en regard de l’ouverture avant de la fente de coulissement, on fait pénétrer la partie arrière de la cupule dans la partie avant d’étui et l’ergot dans la fente de coulissement, on assure un déplacement relatif de la cupule garnie du bâton et associée au capuchon de recharge, et de l’étui, de sorte à faire pénétrer le bâton dans le logement intérieur de l’étui, et on dissocie le capuchon de recharge et la cupule. According to a sixth aspect, the subject of the invention is a method for placing a stick of a new and ready refill as it has been described, in a refillable sliding case, empty as it has been described. , in which: such an empty case is available, such a new and ready refill is available, the empty case and the new and ready refill are seized by the refill cap, and the rear part of the cup facing the front opening of the case, coaxially and with the lug of the cup facing the front opening of the sliding slot, the rear part of the cup is made to penetrate into the front part of 'case and the lug in the sliding slot, it ensures a relative movement of the cup lined with the stick and associated with the refill cap, and the case, so as to cause the stick to penetrate into the interior housing of the case, and the refill cap and the cup are separated.
Selon une réalisation, pour dissocier le capuchon de recharge et la cupule, on amène le pédoncule au second point dur contre le bord avant du rétrécissement, puis on amène le bord de l’ouverture du capuchon en butée contre le bord de l’ouverture de l’étui en forçant le passage du bord avant du rétrécissement, puis on sollicite le cureur vers l’arrière en sorte de dissocier les moyens d’association rigide amovible respectifs du capuchon et de la cupule. According to one embodiment, to separate the refill cap and the cup, the peduncle is brought to the second hard point against the front edge of the constriction, then the edge of the opening of the cap is brought into abutment against the edge of the opening of the case by forcing the passage of the front edge of the constriction, then the slider is urged rearwards so as to dissociate the respective removable rigid association means of the cap and the cup.
Selon une réalisation, on a préalablement procédé à une opération d’enlèvement d’une recharge consommée en place et, à cet effet, on déplace le curseur vers l’avant en sorte de faire coulisser la cupule vers l’avant, et lui faire franchir le resserrement jusqu’à extraire complètement la cupule du logement intérieur de l’étui, et ce sans la nécessité d’un extracteur ou analogue.
Brève description des dessins According to one embodiment, an operation to remove a refill consumed in place has previously been carried out and, for this purpose, the cursor is moved forwards so as to cause the cup to slide forwards, and make it cross the narrowing until completely extracting the cup from the interior housing of the case, and this without the need for an extractor or the like. Brief description of the drawings
[Fig. 1] est une vue en élévation frontale d’un étui chargé fermé montrant sa paroi latérale et son capot de fermeture et le curseur de manipulation de la cupule mise en place dans l’étui ; [Fig. 1] is a front elevational view of a closed loaded case showing its side wall and its closure cap and the slider for handling the cup inserted in the case;
[Fig. 2] et la ; [Fig. 3] sont deux vues respectivement frontale de côté et de dessus de l’étui chargé de la figure 1 ;[Fig. 2] and the; [Fig. 3] are two front side and top views respectively of the loaded case of FIG. 1;
[Fig. 4] est une vue en élévation frontale d’un étui chargé ouvert, le capot ayant été enlevé. La figure montre la paroi latérale de l’étui, une fente de coulissement ici droite, la partie de la cupule saillant de la paroi latérale de l’étui, le bâton de matière à appliquer, le curseur de manipulation permettant de faire coulisser la cupule ; [Fig. 5] et ; [Fig. 4] is a front elevational view of an open loaded case with the cover removed. The figure shows the side wall of the case, a sliding slot here on the right, the part of the cup protruding from the side wall of the case, the stick of material to be applied, the manipulation slider allowing the cup to slide ; [Fig. 5] and;
[Fig. 6] sont deux vues en coupe de l’étui chargé selon les plans de coupe V-V et VI-VI des figures 2 et 1. Ces figures montrent notamment le bâton en position extrême rétractée et le curseur de manipulation permettant de faire coulisser la cupule. Ces figures illustrent la structure élastiquement déformable radialement de la cupule en contact avec la face interne de la paroi latérale périphérique d’étui. Ces figures illustrent, d’une part, l’assemblage glissant de la partie avant de la cupule dans le corps de l’étui, moyennant un jeu très limité d’assemblage glissant rendu possible par une cupule réalisée en matière plastique et un étui réalisé en métal par usinage ou analogue, d’autre part, un agencement comportant une structure élastiquement déformable de la partie arrière de la cupule, se sorte à assurer un contact à frottement doux et freinage de la cupule sur l’étui. [Fig. 6] are two cross-sectional views of the case loaded along section planes V-V and VI-VI of Figures 2 and 1. These figures show in particular the stick in the extreme retracted position and the manipulation slider allowing the cup to slide. These figures illustrate the radially elastically deformable structure of the cup in contact with the internal face of the peripheral side wall of the case. These figures illustrate, on the one hand, the sliding assembly of the front part of the cup in the body of the case, with a very limited sliding assembly play made possible by a cup made of plastic material and a case made metal by machining or the like, on the other hand, an arrangement comprising an elastically deformable structure of the rear part of the cup, is so as to ensure contact with gentle friction and braking of the cup on the case.
[Fig. 7] est une vue en élévation de côté d’une recharge dans sa configuration neuve et prête, montrant la cupule avec son curseur et le capuchon de recharge monté sur la cupule dans sa variante de réalisation avec partie extrême vers le bord limitant son ouverture évasée vers l’ouverture ; [Fig. 7] is a side elevational view of a refill in its new and ready configuration, showing the cup with its slider and the refill cap mounted on the cup in its variant embodiment with the end part towards the edge limiting its flared opening towards the opening;
[Fig. 8A] est une vue en élévation frontale de la recharge de la figure 7. [Fig. 8A] is a front elevational view of the refill of Figure 7.
[Fig. 8B] est une vue en élévation frontale de la recharge dans sa variante de réalisation avec partie extrême vers le bord limitant son ouverture cylindrique ; [Fig. 9] est une vue en coupe selon le plan de coupe IX-IX de la figure 8A, de la recharge neuve et prête, montrant la cupule avec son curseur, le bâton de matière et le capuchon de recharge monté sur la cupule. Elle illustre la structure élastiquement déformable radialement de la cupule ; [Fig. 8B] is a front elevational view of the refill in its alternative embodiment with the end part towards the edge limiting its cylindrical opening; [Fig. 9] is a sectional view according to section plane IX-IX of FIG. 8A, of the new and ready refill, showing the cup with its slider, the stick of material and the refill cap mounted on the cup. It illustrates the radially elastically deformable structure of the cup;
[Fig. 10] est une vue en élévation frontale de la paroi latérale de l’étui vide ouvert, sans le capot de fermeture, montrant la fente de coulissement, ici une fente droite. Elle montre également un moyen de solidarisation rigide amovible de paroi au capot ; [Fig. 10] is a front elevational view of the side wall of the open empty case, without the closure cap, showing the sliding slot, here a straight slot. It also shows a means of removable rigid fastening of the wall to the cover;
[Fig. 11] est une vue en élévation arrière frontale de la paroi latérale de l’étui vide ouvert, sans le capot de fermeture, montrant la fente d’élargissement ; [Fig. 11] is a front rear elevational view of the side wall of the open empty case, without the closure cap, showing the expansion slot;
[Fig. 12] est une vue de dessus de la paroi latérale de l’étui vide ouvert des figures 10 et 11, montrant la fente de coulissement et la fente d’élargissement ; [Fig. 13] est une vue en coupe agrandie de la paroi latérale de l’étui vide ouvert, sans le capot de fermeture, montrant la fente de coulissement et son rétrécissement. [Fig. 12] is a top view of the side wall of the open empty case of Figures 10 and 11, showing the sliding slot and the expansion slot; [Fig. 13] is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the side wall of the opened empty case, without the closure cap, showing the sliding slot and its narrowing.
[Fig. 13A] est un agrandissement de la figure 13 montrant le rétrécissement de la fente de coulissement ; [Fig. 13A] is an enlargement of Figure 13 showing the narrowing of the sliding slot;
[Fig. 14] est une vue en élévation frontale de la cupule montrant sa paroi latérale, son curseur distal de manipulation, sa structure élastiquement déformable radialement, et le moyen d’association rigide amovible de cupule au capuchon, ici sous la forme d’une rainure ; [Fig. 14] is a front elevational view of the cup showing its side wall, its distal manipulation slider, its radially elastically deformable structure, and the removable rigid means of association of the cup with the cap, here in the form of a groove;
[Fig. 15] est une vue en élévation de côté de la cupule de la figure 14 ; [Fig. 15] is a side elevational view of the cup of Figure 14;
[Fig. 16] est une vue de dessus de la cupule des figure 14 et 15, montrant le pédoncule proximal de l’ergot et des reliefs de tenue du bâton ;
[Fig. 17] est une vue en coupe selon le plan de coupe XVII-XVII de la figure 14, de la cupule montrant sa paroi latérale, son curseur, sa structure élastiquement déformable radialement dont une portion saillante est un bourrelet, le raccordement entre le bourrelet et le bord libre arrière de la cupule ayant un diamètre légèrement inférieur à celui de la face externe de la cupule, la partie de la face externe de la cupule au droit radialement des secteurs périphériques qui a un diamètre légèrement plus petit que le diamètre de la face externe de la cupule au droit radialement de sa partie avant, et un moyen, étant un relief en creux, d’association rigide amovible de cupule, appartenant à sa paroi latérale vers son extrémité avant. Cette figure montre que la cupule, destinée à faire partie d’une recharge d’un bâton de matière solide-pâteuse consomptible à appliquer sur un support et ayant pour fonction de tenir le bâton dans son logement avant, est apte à être associée à un étui creux, rétractable, ayant un corps, une ouverture avant d’étui limitée par un bord avant d’étui et une fente latérale de coulissement étendue axialement à extrémité avant pouvant être traversée par le pédoncule. [Fig. 16] is a top view of the cup of FIGS. 14 and 15, showing the proximal peduncle of the spur and the stick holding reliefs; [Fig. 17] is a sectional view along the XVII-XVII section plane of Figure 14, of the cup showing its side wall, its slider, its radially elastically deformable structure, a projecting portion of which is a bead, the connection between the bead and the rear free edge of the cup having a diameter slightly smaller than that of the outer face of the cup, the part of the outer face of the cup radially in line with the peripheral sectors which has a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the outside of the cup to the right radially of its front part, and a means, being a recessed relief, of removable rigid association of the cup, belonging to its side wall towards its front end. This figure shows that the cup, intended to be part of a refill of a stick of consumable solid-pasty material to be applied to a support and having the function of holding the stick in its front housing, is suitable for being associated with a hollow, retractable case having a body, a case front opening bounded by a case front edge and an axially extended sliding side slot at the front end which can be traversed by the peduncle.
[Fig. 18] est une vue en élévation frontale du capuchon de recharge dans sa variante de réalisation avec partie extrême vers le bord limitant son ouverture évasée vers l’ouverture ; [Fig. 18] is a front elevational view of the refill cap in its alternative embodiment with the end part towards the edge limiting its opening flared towards the opening;
[Fig. 19] est une vue en coupe du capuchon de recharge de la figure 18, selon la ligne XIX-XIX, montrant son enveloppe périphérique avec sa partie latérale et sa partie sommitale, sa base ayant une ouverture, un logement intérieur, un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule ici sous la forme d’un décrochement transversal, un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui, et un moyen d’association rigide amovible de capuchon à la cupule ici un relief comprenant plusieurs bossages. [Fig. 19] is a sectional view of the refill cap of Figure 18, along the line XIX-XIX, showing its peripheral envelope with its side part and its top part, its base having an opening, an interior housing, a means of stopping relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup, here in the form of a transverse recess, means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case, and means for removable rigid association of cap to the cup here a relief comprising several bosses.
[Fig. 19A] est un agrandissement partiel de la figure 19 ; [Fig. 19A] is a partial enlargement of Figure 19;
[Fig. 20A] ; [Fig. 20A];
[Fig. 20B] ; [Fig. 20B];
[Fig. 20C] ; [Fig. 20C];
[Fig. 20D] ; [Fig. 20D];
[Fig. 20E] ; et [Fig. 20E]; and
[Fig. 20F] ; sont six schémas en élévation frontale illustrant des étapes successives de la mise en place d’une recharge de bâton dans un étui vide ; [Fig. 20F]; are six diagrams in front elevation illustrating successive stages of placing a baton refill in an empty case;
[Fig. 21 A] ; et [Fig. 21A]; and
[Fig. 21 B] sont deux schémas de détail illustrant la mise en place d’une recharge de bâton dans un étui vide, à savoir plus spécialement le désengagement du capuchon de recharge ; [Fig. 21 B] are two detailed diagrams illustrating the placement of a baton refill in an empty case, namely more specifically the disengagement of the refill cap;
[Fig. 22] est une vue en élévation de côté analogue à la figure 15, d’une variante de cupule comportant deux poussoirs. [Fig. 22] is a side elevational view similar to Figure 15, of a cup variant comprising two pushers.
Description des modes de réalisation Description of embodiments
Ci-après un exposé détaillé de plusieurs modes de réalisation de l’invention assorti d’exemples et de référence aux dessins. Below is a detailed description of several embodiments of the invention accompanied by examples and reference to the drawings.
Le domaine de l’invention a été mentionné précédemment, de même que certaines connaissances générales de l’homme du métier. Les termes et expressions utilisés dans l’exposé ci-après doivent se comprendre comme cela a été mentionné précédemment (e.g. pour avant, arrière, axial...). Il n’y a pas lieu d’y revenir. Si l’exposé ci-après est fait en référence à un étui de rouge à lèvres, l’invention peut avoir d’autres applications comme cela a été mentionné précédemment.
L’invention concerne notamment un étui E pour un bâton de matière solide-pâteuse B, consomptible (comme notamment du rouge à lèvres), à appliquer sur un support (comme notamment le corps humain), moyennant un contact léger du bâton sur le support, pouvant comprendre un glissement, moyennant une recharge R de bâton B. The field of the invention has been mentioned above, as well as certain general knowledge of those skilled in the art. The terms and expressions used in the presentation below must be understood as mentioned previously (eg for front, rear, axial, etc.). There is no need to go back to it. If the description below is made with reference to a lipstick case, the invention may have other applications as mentioned above. The invention relates in particular to a case E for a stick of solid-pasty material B, consumable (such as in particular lipstick), to be applied to a support (such as in particular the human body), by means of light contact of the stick on the support , which may include a slip, subject to a refill R of baton B.
La référence E désigne de façon générale l’étui ou la partie concernée de l’étui, qu’il soit dans l’état ouvert (corps 1 désolidarisé du capot 2) ou fermé (corps 1 solidarisé au capot 2), et qu’il soit dans sa configuration « étui vide » (sans recharge R en place, donc sans bâton B) ou dans sa configuration « étui chargé » (ce qui inclut le cas d’un étui rechargé), dans laquelle à l’étui E est associée une recharge en place R, donc un bâton B. C’est ce que l’utilisateur peut utiliser en vue de l’application de la matière du bâton. The reference E generally designates the case or the relevant part of the case, whether it is in the open state (body 1 separated from the cover 2) or closed (body 1 secured to the cover 2), and that it either in its "empty case" configuration (without refill R in place, therefore without baton B) or in its "loaded case" configuration (which includes the case of a reloaded case), in which case E is associated with a refill in place R, therefore a stick B. This is what the user can use with a view to applying the material of the stick.
La référence R désigne de façon générale la recharge ou la partie considérée de la recharge, qu’elle soit dans sa configuration « neuve et prête » précédant juste la mise en place dans un étui E, de sorte à la rendre possible, ou dans la configuration finale « en place » dans laquelle une recharge neuve et prête (avec un bâton B neuf) est en place dans l’étui E, lequel est alors chargé et peut être utilisé, voire dans la configuration « consommée » dans laquelle le bâton B a été est consumé. The reference R generally designates the refill or the considered part of the refill, whether it is in its "new and ready" configuration just preceding the installation in a case E, so as to make it possible, or in the final configuration "in place" in which a new and ready refill (with a new stick B) is in place in the case E, which is then charged and can be used, or even in the "consumed" configuration in which the stick B was is consumed.
La référence B désigne de façon générale le bâton qui peut être neuf comme il est représenté sur les figures, ou bien plus ou moins utilisé ou enfin consommé. The reference B generally designates the stick which may be new as shown in the figures, or more or less used or finally consumed.
S’agissant d’un étui E rétractable, le bâton B est déplaçable à coulissement axial par rapport à l’étui E entre deux configurations extrêmes, respectivement escamotée (figures 5 et 6) et saillante (figure 20F). Par suite, la recharge R en place (qui comprend de bâton B), est elle-même déplaçable à coulissement axial entre ces deux configurations extrêmes. Being a retractable case E, the stick B is movable with axial sliding relative to the case E between two extreme configurations, respectively retracted (figures 5 and 6) and protruding (figure 20F). As a result, the refill R in place (which comprises stick B), is itself movable by axial sliding between these two extreme configurations.
L’étui E et la recharge R présentent l’un et l’autre, une direction générale de référence rectiligne, ou axe A, lequel peut être au moins pour partie de révolution ou de symétrie. Dans les réalisations représentées sur les figures, l’étui E et la recharge R et leurs parties constitutives ont une forme générale cylindrique ou se rapprochant d’une forme cylindrique, et ont un pourtour (ou contour) de section circulaire ou voisine d’une section circulaire. Ces réalisations ne sont pas exclusives d’autres dans lesquelles le pourtour est de forme ovale par exemple (typiquement pour un bâton déodorant). Dans tous les cas, les formes de l’étui E, de la recharge R et du bâton B sont adaptées les unes par rapport aux autres pour permettre leur montage mutuel et le coulissement. Un coulissement droit peut être obtenu avec une forme circulaire ou autre, comme ovale, alors qu’un coulissement hélicoïdal impose une forme circulaire. The case E and the refill R both have a rectilinear general direction of reference, or axis A, which can be at least partly of revolution or of symmetry. In the embodiments shown in the figures, the case E and the refill R and their constituent parts have a generally cylindrical shape or approaching a cylindrical shape, and have a circumference (or outline) of circular section or close to a circular section. These realizations are not exclusive of others in which the perimeter is oval in shape for example (typically for a deodorant stick). In all cases, the shapes of the case E, the refill R and the stick B are adapted to each other to allow their mutual mounting and sliding. A straight slide can be obtained with a circular or other shape, such as oval, while a helical slide imposes a circular shape.
L’étui E peut avoir une longueur de l’ordre de 60 mm à 100 mm et un diamètre de l’ordre de 20 mm à 40 mm pour un rouge à lèvres. Il peut avoir un diamètre plus grand ou plus petit s’agissant d’autres matières à appliquer. The case E can have a length of the order of 60 mm to 100 mm and a diameter of the order of 20 mm to 40 mm for a lipstick. It can have a larger or smaller diameter when it comes to other materials to be applied.
L’étui E, dans sa configuration chargé (figures 1 à 6) et à l’état fermé, comprend un corps d’étui 1 , un capot de fermeture 2 du corps 1 , monté sur lui de façon rigide et amovible, et une recharge R dans sa configuration en place, associée au corps 1, c’est-à-dire portée par le corps 1. Dans sa configuration chargé et à l’état ouvert - capot de fermeture 2 enlevé - (figure 20F), l’étui E est essentiellement constitué par le corps 1 et la recharge R dans sa configuration en place. The case E, in its loaded configuration (FIGS. 1 to 6) and in the closed state, comprises a case body 1, a closing cap 2 of the body 1, mounted on it in a rigid and removable manner, and a refill R in its configuration in place, associated with the body 1, that is to say carried by the body 1. In its loaded configuration and in the open state - closure cap 2 removed - (FIG. 20F), the case E essentially consists of the body 1 and the refill R in its configuration in place.
On se réfère maintenant plus spécialement aux figures 10 à 13A qui illustrent en détail le corps 1 de l’étui E vide et ouvert (capot de fermeture 2 enlevé). Le corps 1 comprend, et plus précisément, est constitué par une paroi latérale périphérique d’étui 3, rigide dans son ensemble. Reference is now made more specifically to FIGS. 10 to 13A which illustrate in detail the body 1 of case E empty and open (closing cap 2 removed). The body 1 comprises, and more precisely, consists of a peripheral side wall of the case 3, which is rigid as a whole.
La paroi latérale 3 comporte en premier lieu une partie avant d’étui 4 avec une extrémité avant d’étui 5 ayant une ouverture avant d’étui 6 limitée par un bord libre avant d’étui 7.
La paroi latérale 3 comporte en second lieu une partie arrière d’étui 8 avec une extrémité arrière d’étui 9 pourvue d’un fond 10, ici fermé. D’autre part, la paroi latérale 3 présente une face externe d’étui 11 et une face interne d’étui 12, laquelle délimite un logement intérieur d’étui 13, apte à recevoir le bâton B. Ici, la paroi latérale 3 est réalisée en métal, comme l’aluminium, typiquement l’aluminium anodisé, par usinage, incluant un perçage ou tournage, la face interne 12 étant dépourvue de dépouille ou contre dépouille. Avec une telle réalisation, la face interne 12 a une dimension transversale non seulement constante le long de l’axe A, mais également ayant la précision que permet un tel usinage. The side wall 3 firstly comprises a case front part 4 with a case front end 5 having a case front opening 6 bounded by a case front free edge 7. The side wall 3 secondly comprises a rear part of the case 8 with a rear end of the case 9 provided with a bottom 10, here closed. On the other hand, the side wall 3 has an outer face of the case 11 and an inner face of the case 12, which delimits an interior housing of the case 13, capable of receiving the stick B. Here, the side wall 3 is made of metal, such as aluminum, typically anodized aluminum, by machining, including drilling or turning, the inner face 12 being devoid of undercut or against undercut. With such an embodiment, the internal face 12 has a transverse dimension that is not only constant along the axis A, but also has the precision that such machining allows.
Dans la paroi latérale 3 est ménagée une fente latérale de coulissement 14. « Une » fente de coulissement doit être compris comme signifiant au moins une fente. La fente de coulissement 14 est traversante et elle est étendue axialement entre une extrémité avant 15, ouverte sur l’ouverture 6 et le bord 7, et une extrémité arrière 16, fermée, voisine de l’extrémité arrière 9 de l’étui et de son fond 10, moyennant un espace en direction axiale. La fente de coulissement 14 est apte à coopérer avec un pédoncule 17 d’une cupule porte-bâton 18 faisant partie de la recharge R, lequel pédoncule 17 traverse radialement totalement la fente de coulissement 14 et a pour fonction de guider la cupule 18 selon l’axe A. Sur les figures 10, 13 et 13A, il est prévu que la fente de coulissement 14 comporte une extrémité avant 15 évasée, apte à faciliter l’introduction axiale du pédoncule 17 par l’utilisateur lors de l’opération de mise en place. In the side wall 3 is provided a side sliding slot 14. "A" sliding slot should be understood as meaning at least one slot. The sliding slot 14 is through and it is extended axially between a front end 15, open on the opening 6 and the edge 7, and a rear end 16, closed, close to the rear end 9 of the case and its bottom 10, with a space in the axial direction. The sliding slot 14 is capable of cooperating with a peduncle 17 of a stick holder cup 18 forming part of the refill R, which peduncle 17 crosses completely radially the sliding slot 14 and has the function of guiding the cup 18 along the axis A. In Figures 10, 13 and 13A, it is provided that the sliding slot 14 has a flared front end 15, capable of facilitating the axial introduction of the peduncle 17 by the user during the setting operation. in place.
La fente de coulissement 14 comporte un rétrécissement 19. Ce rétrécissement 19 est situé vers l’extrémité avant 15 de la fente 14, mais néanmoins écarté d’elle et il est interposé entre deux tronçons de fente qu’il sépare : un tronçon principal de fente 14a, situé à l’arrière du rétrécissement 19 entre le bord arrière 21 du rétrécissement 19 et l’extrémité arrière 16 de la fente de coulissement 14 et un tronçon d’introduction 14b, situé à l’avant du rétrécissement 19. Le tronçon principal de fente 14a et le tronçon d’introduction 14b sont de largeur, en direction transversale telle que le pédoncule 17 peut traverser et coulisser axialement dans les deux tronçons 14a, 14b, avec une même facilité, par l’utilisateur lui-même, pour l’utilisation du bâton, ainsi que les opérations de mise en place et d’enlèvement, Par exemple, les deux tronçons 14a, 14b sont de même largeur transversale, en correspondance avec la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule 17 pour que celui-ci soit à la fois guidé et puisse être déplacé comme indiqué, c’est-à-dire que la largeur de la fente, 14 dans les tronçons 14a et 14b, est très légèrement supérieure à la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule 17, ce qui correspond au jeu (nécessaire) de montage et de coulissement. Dans une réalisation exemplative du jeu en question, les deux tronçons 14a, 14b ont une largeur de 3,2 mm et le pédoncule 17 a une dimension en direction transversale de 3 mm. Le jeu est alors de 0,2 mm. Cette valeur n’est pas limitative, le jeu étant de l’ordre d’une fraction de mm. C’est ainsi qu’il faut comprendre que la largeur des tronçons 14a et 14b est très légèrement supérieure à la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule 17, La longueur axiale du tronçon principal 14a définit la course du coulissement de la recharge R et du bâton B entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante. Cette longueur axiale correspond à la longueur du tronçon de bâton neuf B en dehors de la cupule 18. Pour un étui E ayant des dimensions de l’ordre précédemment indiqué, le tronçon principal de fente 14a peut avoir une longueur axiale de l’ordre 35 mm et le tronçon d’introduction 14b une longueur axiale de l’ordre de moins de 10 mm. Ces valeurs sont exemplatives, d’une part, de ce que le tronçon principal de fente 14a a une longueur axiale de l’ordre de plusieurs fois celle du tronçon d’introduction 14b, par exemple de l’ordre de 3 à 4 fois, d’autre part, que la longueur axiale du tronçon d’introduction 14b est de l’ordre de quelques fois la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule 17, par exemple de l’ordre de 3 à 4 fois. The sliding slot 14 includes a constriction 19. This constriction 19 is located towards the front end 15 of the slot 14, but nevertheless separated from it and it is interposed between two slot sections which it separates: a main section of slot 14a, located at the rear of the constriction 19 between the rear edge 21 of the constriction 19 and the rear end 16 of the sliding slot 14 and an introduction section 14b, located at the front of the constriction 19. The section main slot 14a and the introduction section 14b are of such width, in the transverse direction, that the peduncle 17 can cross and slide axially in the two sections 14a, 14b, with the same ease, by the user himself, for the use of the stick, as well as the positioning and removal operations, For example, the two sections 14a, 14b are of the same transverse width, in correspondence with the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17 so that the latter either at both guided and can be moved as indicated, that is to say that the width of the slot, 14 in the sections 14a and 14b, is very slightly greater than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17, which corresponds to the assembly and sliding play (required). In an exemplary embodiment of the game in question, the two sections 14a, 14b have a width of 3.2 mm and the stem 17 has a dimension in the transverse direction of 3 mm. The play is then 0.2 mm. This value is not limiting, the play being of the order of a fraction of mm. This is how it should be understood that the width of the sections 14a and 14b is very slightly greater than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17, the axial length of the main section 14a defines the sliding stroke of the refill R and of the stick B between the retracted and protruding extreme configurations. This axial length corresponds to the length of the new stick section B outside the cup 18. For a case E having dimensions of the order indicated above, the main slot section 14a can have an axial length of around 35 mm and the introduction section 14b an axial length of the order of less than 10 mm. These values are examples, on the one hand, of the fact that the main slot section 14a has an axial length of the order of several times that of the introduction section 14b, for example of the order of 3 to 4 times, on the other hand, that the axial length of the introduction section 14b is of the order of a few times the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17, for example of the order of 3 to 4 times.
Le rétrécissement 19 comporte un bord avant 20 et un bord arrière 21 , de raccordement aux parties non rétrécies de la fente 14 vers le tronçon d’introduction 14b et vers le tronçon principal 14a, et une partie intermédiaire rétrécie 22 entre les bords 20 et 21. La largeur (en direction transversale) de la partie rétrécie 22
du rétrécissement 19 est légèrement inférieure à la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule 17. Dans la même réalisation exemplative que précédemment, la largeur de la partie rétrécie 22 est de 2,6 mm, alors que le pédoncule 17 a une dimension en direction transversale de 3 mm. Cette différence de dimensions n’est pas limitative, le jeu étant de l’ordre d’une fraction de mm. C’est ainsi qu’il faut comprendre que la largeur en direction transversale de la partie rétrécie 22 est légèrement inférieure à la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule 17. Le bord avant 20 de raccordement du rétrécissement 19 au tronçon d’introduction 14b est en biais (par rapport à l’axe A) avec une longueur d’extension axiale suffisamment grande de sorte que le passage, par l’utilisateur, du pédoncule 17 depuis le tronçon d’introduction 14b vers le rétrécissement 19, nécessaire lors de la mise en place de la recharge, soit progressif, aisé, et sans effort excessif. Par « sans effort excessif », il faut comprendre un effort qui n’excède pas l’effort généralement admis pour qu’un utilisateur puisse ouvrir un contenant (tel que dévisser un bouchon comme celui d’un réservoir cosmétique en vue de l’ouvrir, appuyer sur un poussoir comme celui associé à un ergot d’encliquetage d’un couvercle en vue d’ouvrir le boîtier correspondant, déchirer un cartonnage de protection d’un conteneur cosmétique, cette liste n’étant pas limitative, mais seulement exemplative).. Le bord arrière 21 de raccordement du rétrécissement 19 au tronçon principal 14a est lui aussi en biais avec une longueur d’extension axiale suffisamment petite de sorte, d’une part, que lorsque l’utilisateur fait coulisser le bâton B vers l’avant selon le mouvement normal requis pour son utilisation, le risque que le pédoncule 17 dépasse inopinément le bord arrière 21 est empêché ou du moins très diminué, et, d’autre part, que lorsque l’utilisateur veut enlever la recharge pour la remplacer, il puisse, moyennant la force requise, mais sans effort excessif, permettre au pédoncule 17 de franchir le rétrécissementThe constriction 19 comprises a front edge 20 and a rear edge 21, for connection to the non-restricted parts of the slot 14 towards the introduction section 14b and towards the main section 14a, and a narrowed intermediate part 22 between the edges 20 and 21 The width (in transverse direction) of the narrowed part 22 of the narrowing 19 is slightly less than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17. In the same exemplary embodiment as before, the width of the narrowed part 22 is 2.6 mm, whereas the peduncle 17 has a dimension in the transverse direction of 3mm. This difference in dimensions is not limiting, the clearance being of the order of a fraction of a mm. Thus it should be understood that the width in the transverse direction of the narrowed part 22 is slightly less than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17. The front edge 20 of connection of the narrowing 19 to the introduction section 14b is in bias (relative to the axis A) with a sufficiently large axial extension length so that the passage, by the user, of the peduncle 17 from the introduction section 14b towards the narrowing 19, necessary when putting in place of recharging, either progressive, easy, and without excessive effort. By "without excessive effort", it is necessary to understand an effort which does not exceed the effort generally accepted for a user to be able to open a container (such as unscrewing a cap such as that of a cosmetic reservoir in order to open it , press a pusher like the one associated with a snap-in lug on a lid to open the corresponding case, tear a protective cardboard box from a cosmetic container, this list not being exhaustive, but only illustrative) .. The rear edge 21 connecting the constriction 19 to the main section 14a is also oblique with a sufficiently small axial extension length so that, on the one hand, when the user slides the stick B towards the front according to the normal movement required for its use, the risk that the peduncle 17 unexpectedly exceeds the rear edge 21 is prevented or at least greatly reduced, and, on the other hand, that when the user wants to remove the refill to replace it, he p uisse, with the force required, but without excessive effort, allow the peduncle 17 to cross the narrowing
19 en vue de pénétrer dans le tronçon d’introduction 14b. Dans la même réalisation exemplative que précédemment, le bord avant 20 a une longueur d’extension axiale de l’ordre de 1 ,8 mm et le bord arrière 21 a une longueur d’extension axiale de l’ordre de 1 mm, tandis que le rétrécissement 19 proprement dit (les bords19 in order to enter the introduction section 14b. In the same exemplary embodiment as above, the front edge 20 has an axial extension length of the order of 1.8 mm and the rear edge 21 has an axial extension length of the order of 1 mm, while the narrowing 19 proper (the edges
20 et 21 n’étant pas compris) a une longueur d’extension axiale de l’ordre de 2,8 mm, c’est-à-dire de l’ordre de la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule 17. 20 and 21 not being included) has an axial extension length of the order of 2.8 mm, that is to say of the order of the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17.
Etant donné que la largeur du rétrécissement 19 est légèrement inférieure à celle du pédoncule 17, il est ménagé dans la paroi latérale 3 une fente latérale d’élargissement 23 destinée à permettre, par une déformation minime élastique de la paroi latérale 3 conçue à cette fin, d’élargir légèrement le rétrécissement 19 lorsque le pédoncule 17 le franchit (vers l’arrière ou vers l’avant). Dans la réalisation représentée sur la figure 11 , la fente d’élargissement 23 est étendue axialement entre une extrémité avant 24, ouverte sur l’ouverture 6 et le bord 7, et une extrémité arrière 25, fermée, voisine du fond 9, et par exemple plus ou moins dans le même plan transversal que l’extrémité arrière 16. La largeur de la fente d’élargissement 22 peut être minimale et le cas échéant la fente d’élargissement 22 peut être sans enlèvement substantiel du matériau constitutif de la paroi latérale 3. Given that the width of the constriction 19 is slightly less than that of the peduncle 17, there is formed in the side wall 3 a side widening slot 23 intended to allow, by a minimal elastic deformation of the side wall 3 designed for this purpose , to slightly widen the constriction 19 when the peduncle 17 crosses it (backwards or forwards). In the embodiment shown in Figure 11, the widening slot 23 is extended axially between a front end 24, open to the opening 6 and the edge 7, and a rear end 25, closed, adjacent to the bottom 9, and by example more or less in the same transverse plane as the rear end 16. The width of the widening slot 22 can be minimal and if necessary the widening slot 22 can be without substantial removal of the constituent material of the side wall 3.
Selon la réalisation des figures 4 à 6 et 10 à 13A, la fente de coulissement 14 est droite, le coulissement du bâton B et de la recharge R étant droit. Selon la réalisation des figures 20A à 20F, la fente de coulissement 14 est hélicoïdale, le coulissement du bâton B et de la recharge R étant hélicoïdal. Selon la réalisation des figures 4 à 6, 10 à 13A, 20A à 20F, il est prévu une unique fente de coulissement 14. Dans d’autres réalisations, non représentées, il est prévu deux fentes de coulissement 14, ou au moins trois fentes de coulissement 14. According to the embodiment of Figures 4 to 6 and 10 to 13A, the sliding slot 14 is straight, the sliding of the stick B and the refill R being straight. According to the embodiment of Figures 20A to 20F, the sliding slot 14 is helical, the sliding of the stick B and of the refill R being helical. According to the embodiment of Figures 4 to 6, 10 to 13A, 20A to 20F, there is provided a single sliding slot 14. In other embodiments, not shown, there are two sliding slots 14, or at least three slots sliding 14.
Le corps 1 (donc la paroi latérale 3) comporte également un moyen 26a d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport à un capuchon de recharge 27 faisant partie de la recharge R dans sa configuration neuve et prête. Ce moyen 26a d’arrêt de déplacement relatif est apte à coopérer avec un moyen 26b d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon de recharge vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui. Dans les
réalisations représentées sur les figures, le moyen 26a d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon de recharge 27 est le bord libre avant d’étui 7. The body 1 (therefore the side wall 3) also comprises a means 26a for stopping the relative forward movement of the case with respect to a refill cap 27 forming part of the refill R in its new and ready configuration. This means 26a for stopping relative movement is capable of cooperating with a means 26b for stopping the relative movement of the refill cap towards the rear with respect to the case. In the embodiments shown in the figures, the means 26a for stopping relative forward movement of the case with respect to the refill cap 27 is the front free edge of the case 7.
De façon générale, par « moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’une première pièce vers l’avant (ou bien vers l’arrière) par rapport à une seconde pièce », il faut comprendre un moyen structurel mécanique (comme typiquement un relief, une saillie, un bord, une butée ou analogue) qui appartient à - et fait partie de - la première pièce et qui assure une fonction d’arrêt du déplacement relatif, selon l’axe A, vers l’avant (ou bien vers l’arrière) de la première pièce par rapport à la seconde pièce lorsque ce moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de la première coopère par contact de sorte à interférer avec un moyen complémentaire d’arrêt de déplacement relatif, selon l’axe A, de la seconde pièce vers l’arrière (ou bien vers l’avant) par rapport à une première pièce. Par exemple, s’agissant des moyens 26a et 26b, la première pièce est l’étui E et la seconde pièce est le capuchon de recharge 27. Le déplacement considéré étant « relatif », il n’est pas requis que la première pièce et la seconde pièce se déplacent toutes les deux. Selon les cas, le moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif est un arrangement spécifique de la pièce considérée qui est spécialement conçu pour remplir une fonction d’arrêt de déplacement, ou bien il s’agit de la fonction remplie par une partie par ailleurs existante de la pièce. Le déplacement relatif dont il est question est celui qui est requis pour telle opération rendue nécessaire par la mise en place ou l’enlèvement d’une recharge et ce déplacement doit donc être compris indépendamment du coulissement de la cupule 18 dans l’étui E en vue de l’utilisation du bâton B. Il est entendu qu’il est possible de considérer qu’une pièce comporte de façon structurelle un moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de cette pièce par rapport à une autre pièce, seconde pièce, même si la fonction d’arrêt de déplacement n’est pas mise en oeuvre de façon permanente, mais seulement temporaire lorsque l’arrêt est souhaité ou nécessaire. In general, by "means for stopping the relative movement of a first part forwards (or even backwards) with respect to a second part", it is necessary to understand a mechanical structural means (such as typically a relief , a projection, an edge, an abutment or the like) which belongs to - and forms part of - the first part and which provides a function of stopping the relative movement, along the axis A, forwards (or else towards the rear) of the first part with respect to the second part when this means for stopping relative movement of the first cooperates by contact so as to interfere with a complementary means for stopping relative movement, along axis A, of the second piece backwards (or even forwards) relative to a first piece. For example, with regard to the means 26a and 26b, the first part is the case E and the second part is the refill cap 27. The movement considered being "relative", it is not required that the first part and the second piece both move. Depending on the case, the relative displacement stopping means is a specific arrangement of the part considered which is specially designed to fulfill a displacement stopping function, or it is the function fulfilled by an otherwise existing part. of the room. The relative movement in question is that which is required for such an operation made necessary by the installation or removal of a refill and this movement must therefore be understood independently of the sliding of the cup 18 in the case E in view of the use of stick B. It is understood that it is possible to consider that a part structurally includes a means of stopping the relative movement of this part with respect to another part, second part, even if the motion stop function is not implemented permanently, but only temporarily when the stop is desired or necessary.
Le corps 1 (donc la paroi latérale 3) comporte également des moyens d’étui 28 pour (i) porter le capot de fermeture 2 de l’étui E, (ii) limiter la course de montage du capot de fermeture 2 sur le corps 1 et la paroi latérale 3, et (iii) associer de façon rigide amovible le capot de fermeture 2 au corps 1 et à la paroi latérale 3, aptes à coopérer avec des moyens complémentaires du capot de fermeture 2. Par « moyens d’étui pour associer de façon rigide amovible le capot de fermeture 2 au corps 1 et à la paroi latérale 3 », il faut comprendre des moyens (comme un relief, une saillie, un bord, une butée ou analogue) qui appartiennent à - et font partie du - corps 1 (et de la paroi latérale 3), qui, en coopération avec des moyens complémentaires du capot de fermeture 2, d’une part permettent que le capot de fermeture 2 soit porté et maintenu fermement par le corps 1 (et la paroi latérale 3) de sorte à former avec lui un ensemble unitaire permettant la manipulation de l’ensemble, le capot de fermeture ne pouvant être dissocié de façon intempestive du corps 1 (et de la paroi latérale 3), d’autre part permettent que le capot de fermeture 2 et le corps 1 (et la paroi latérale 3) soient dissociés l’un de l’autre moyennant une sollicitation suffisante de l’utilisateur. De tels moyens d’étui 28 pour porter, limiter la course et associer de façon rigide amovible peuvent comprendre un tronçon 28a de la face externe 11 de l’étui E, un décrochement transversal périphérique vers l’extérieur 28b de la face externe 11 , par exemple au voisinage de l’extrémité arrière 9, de sorte que la partie arrière d’étui 8 est renflée, et une rainure transversale périphérique vers l’intérieur 28c de la face externe 11, par exemple au voisinage de l’extrémité avant 5. Ces moyens 28 sont aptes à coopérer avec la face interne du capot de fermeture 2, le bord libre du capot de fermeture 2 limitant son ouverture et son extrémité et une saillie transversale périphérique de la face interne du capot de fermeture 2. Dans la réalisation représentée sur les figures 1 à 6, le décrochement transversal 28b est localisé peu écarté vers l’arrière de l’extrémité arrière 16 de la fente de coulissement 14, de sorte à permettre le passage entre eux du pédoncule 17, tout en assurant une continuité visuelle entre de la face externe 11 de la partie arrière renflée 8 et la face externe du capot de fermeture 2.
Bien entendu, il n’est pas interdit de prévoir que l’étui E soit lui-même placé dans une garniture décorative. The body 1 (therefore the side wall 3) also comprises case means 28 for (i) carrying the closing cap 2 of the case E, (ii) limiting the assembly travel of the closing cap 2 on the body 1 and the side wall 3, and (iii) removably associating the closing cap 2 with the body 1 and the side wall 3, capable of cooperating with complementary means of the closing cap 2. By "case means in order to associate the closure cap 2 in a removable rigid manner with the body 1 and with the side wall 3", it is necessary to understand means (such as a relief, a projection, an edge, a stop or the like) which belong to - and form part of the - body 1 (and of the side wall 3), which, in cooperation with complementary means of the closure cap 2, on the one hand allow the closure cap 2 to be worn and held firmly by the body 1 (and the side wall 3) so as to form with it a unitary assembly allowing manipulation of the assembly, the cover d e closure that cannot be dissociated inadvertently from the body 1 (and from the side wall 3), on the other hand allows the closure cap 2 and the body 1 (and the side wall 3) to be separated from one of the other with sufficient user input. Such holster means 28 for carrying, limiting the stroke and associating in a rigid removable manner can comprise a section 28a of the outer face 11 of the holster E, an outward peripheral transverse recess 28b of the outer face 11, for example in the vicinity of the rear end 9, so that the rear part of the case 8 is bulged, and a peripheral transverse groove towards the inside 28c of the outer face 11, for example in the vicinity of the front end 5 These means 28 are capable of cooperating with the internal face of the closure cap 2, the free edge of the closure cap 2 limiting its opening and its end and a peripheral transverse projection of the internal face of the closure cap 2. shown in Figures 1 to 6, the transverse recess 28b is located slightly apart towards the rear of the rear end 16 of the sliding slot 14, so as to allow the passage between them of the peduncle 17, while ensuring continuity visual night between the outer face 11 of the bulging rear part 8 and the outer face of the closure cap 2. Of course, it is not forbidden to provide that the case E is itself placed in a decorative trim.
On se réfère maintenant plus spécialement aux figures 7 à 9 qui illustrent la recharge R dans son ensemble, dans sa configuration neuve et prête, aux figures 5 et 6 qui illustrent la recharge R dans son ensemble dans sa configuration en place, aux figures 14 à 17 qui illustrent en détail la cupule 18 de la recharge R, aux figures 18 et 19 qui illustrent en détail une réalisation possible du capuchon de recharge 27 de la recharge R, et enfin à la figure 22 qui illustre une variante de réalisation de la cupule 18. Reference is now made more specifically to Figures 7 to 9 which illustrate the refill R as a whole, in its new and ready configuration, to Figures 5 and 6 which illustrate the refill R as a whole in its configuration in place, to Figures 14 to 17 which illustrate in detail the cup 18 of the refill R, to Figures 18 and 19 which illustrate in detail a possible embodiment of the refill cap 27 of the refill R, and finally to Figure 22 which illustrates an alternative embodiment of the cup 18.
Dans sa configuration neuve et prête (figures 7 à 9), la recharge R comporte - et est constituée par - la cupule 18, le bâton B qu’elle porte et tient, ainsi que le capuchon de recharge 27 monté sur la cupule 18. Dans sa configuration en place (figures 5 et 6), la recharge R comporte aussi - et est constituée par - la cupule 18 et le bâton B, mais non le capuchon de recharge 27 qui a été désolidarisé et enlevé. In its new and ready configuration (figures 7 to 9), the refill R comprises - and consists of - the cup 18, the stick B which it carries and holds, as well as the refill cap 27 mounted on the cup 18. In its configuration in place (FIGS. 5 and 6), the refill R also comprises—and consists of—the cup 18 and the stick B, but not the refill cap 27 which has been separated and removed.
L’étui E et la recharge R sont conçus l’un et l’autre, notamment quant à la forme et aux dimensions, de sorte à pouvoir être associés et coopérer. C’est ainsi que la cupule 18 est agencée pour pouvoir (i) être mise en place dans l’étui E vide alors qu’elle est garnie d’un bâton B, (ii) être, lors de l’utilisation, déplacée à coulissement par rapport à l’étui E entre les deux configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante, par coulissement du pédoncule 17 dans le tronçon principal de fente 14a, et (iii) être extraite et séparée de l’étui lorsque souhaité, notamment lorsque le bâton B a été consommé. The case E and the refill R are both designed, in particular as regards the shape and dimensions, so that they can be associated and cooperate. Thus the cup 18 is arranged to be able (i) to be placed in the empty case E while it is lined with a stick B, (ii) to be, during use, moved to sliding relative to the case E between the two extreme retracted and protruding configurations, by sliding the peduncle 17 in the main slot section 14a, and (iii) being extracted and separated from the case when desired, in particular when the stick B has been consumed.
La cupule 18 a pour fonctions de tenir le bâton B et, en association avec l’étui E, à contribuer à la mise en place du bâton B dans le logement 13 de l’étui E, à prévenir le bagotement de la cupule 18 et ce faisant du bâton B, à participer à un coulissement guidé du bâton B dans l’étui E, à contribuer à ce que le bâton B se maintienne à l’emplacement du coulissement où il a été amené, et à contribuer à l’enlèvement du bâton B consommé du logement 13 de l’étui E. The functions of the cup 18 are to hold the stick B and, in association with the case E, to contribute to the establishment of the stick B in the housing 13 of the case E, to prevent the cup 18 from flapping and in doing so of the stick B, to participate in a guided sliding of the stick B in the case E, to contribute to the fact that the stick B is maintained at the location of the sliding where it has been brought, and to contribute to the removal of baton B consumed from housing 13 of case E.
La cupule 18, d’axe A, comporte et est limitée par une paroi latérale périphérique de cupule 29, rigide dans son ensemble et de forme générale extérieure cylindrique. Cette paroi latérale de cupule 29 comporte d’une part une partie avant de cupule 30 avec une extrémité avant de cupule 31 ayant une ouverture avant de cupule 32 limitée par un bord libre avant de cupule 33, et d’autre part, une partie arrière de cupule 34 avec une extrémité arrière de cupule 35. Cette paroi latérale de cupule 29 comporte par ailleurs, d’une part, une face externe de cupule 36 et, d’autre part, une face interne de cupule 37 délimitant un espace intérieur de cupule 38. The cup 18, with axis A, comprises and is limited by a peripheral side wall of the cup 29, which is rigid as a whole and of generally cylindrical outer shape. This cup lateral wall 29 comprises, on the one hand, a cup front part 30 with a cup front end 31 having a cup front opening 32 limited by a cup front free edge 33, and, on the other hand, a rear part of cup 34 with a rear end of cup 35. This side wall of cup 29 further comprises, on the one hand, an external face of cup 36 and, on the other hand, an internal face of cup 37 delimiting an interior space of cup 38.
La face externe de cupule 36 de la partie avant de cupule 30 est de forme cylindrique si ce n’est la présence d’un relief en creux d’un moyen 57b d’association rigide amovible de cupule au capuchon situé vers l’extrémité avant de cupule 31 . Cette face externe de cupule 36 de la partie avant de cupule 30 est conjuguée de la face interne 12 de l’étui E, de sorte à être en contact glissant. The outer face of the cup 36 of the front part of the cup 30 is cylindrical except for the presence of a recessed relief of a means 57b of removable rigid association of the cup with the cap located towards the front end. of cup 31 . This cup outer face 36 of the cup front part 30 is joined to the inner face 12 of the case E, so as to be in sliding contact.
La partie avant de cupule 30 comporte dans l’espace intérieur 38, un logement avant de cupule 39 agencé pour recevoir le bâton B par sa partie arrière Ba, en sorte de le tenir. Il peut être prévu aux fins du maintien du bâton B, des nervures 39a de direction axiale, attenantes à la face interne 37 du logement 39 aptes à enserrer fermement par enfoncement la partie arrière Ba de bâton B. The front part of the cup 30 comprises, in the interior space 38, a front housing of the cup 39 arranged to receive the stick B by its rear part Ba, so as to hold it. For the purpose of holding the stick B, ribs 39a of axial direction may be provided, adjoining the internal face 37 of the housing 39, capable of firmly enclosing the rear part Ba of the stick B by pressing in.
La cupule 18 comporte aussi un ergot 40 solidaire de la paroi latérale 29 et située en direction axiale au voisinage d’entre la partie avant de cupule 30 et la partie arrière de cupule 34. L’ergot 40 s’étend radialement vers l’extérieur et comporte le pédoncule 17. Ce pédoncule 17 est disposé de manière proximale par rapport à la paroi latérale 29 pour en être attenant, et, comme indiqué, apte à coopérer avec la fente de coulissement 14 pour guider la cupule 18. Le pédoncule 17 a une longueur en direction radiale lui permettant de traverser la fente de coulissement traversante 14. Le pédoncule 17 est prolongé vers l’extérieur par un curseur de
manipulation 41 , disposé de manière distale par rapport à la paroi latérale 29 pour en être séparée par le pédoncule 17. Le curseur 41 (qui pourrait aussi être appelé bouton) est agencé pour pouvoir être touché, sollicité et déplacé par l’utilisateur, en toute circonstance, quel que soit l’agencement, afin de déplacer la cupule 18 à coulissement dans l’étui E. The cup 18 also includes a lug 40 secured to the side wall 29 and located in the axial direction in the vicinity of between the front part of the cup 30 and the rear part of the cup 34. The lug 40 extends radially outwards and comprises the peduncle 17. This peduncle 17 is disposed proximally with respect to the side wall 29 to be adjoining it, and, as indicated, capable of cooperating with the sliding slot 14 to guide the cup 18. The peduncle 17 has a length in the radial direction allowing it to pass through the through sliding slot 14. The peduncle 17 is extended outwards by a slider of manipulation 41, arranged distally relative to the side wall 29 to be separated therefrom by the peduncle 17. The cursor 41 (which could also be called a button) is arranged to be able to be touched, acted on and moved by the user, in any circumstance, whatever the arrangement, in order to move the cup 18 slidingly in the case E.
La cupule 18 comporte aussi un agencement d’association adapté pour que la cupule puisse être montée et guidée dans l’étui E. Cet agencement d’association comprend la structure même de la cupule 18. Cet agencement d’association comporte une structure élastiquement déformable radialement 42, appartenant à la paroi latérale 29 de la cupule 18 ou associé à cette paroi latérale 29. La structure élastiquement déformable radialement 42 est agencée pour, lorsqu’elle est contrainte vers l’intérieur (et l’axe A) par la face interne 12 d’étui, assurer un contact à frottement doux et freinage sur la face interne 12 d’étui, sur la course entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante, et donc un mouvement doux avec freinage de la cupule 18 par rapport à l’étui E. Ce contact est contrôlé en sorte que, en premier lieu, la cupule 18 soit déplacée à coulissement doux lorsque le curseur 41 est déplacé par l’utilisateur. Ce contact à frottement doux et freinage est contrôlé en sorte, en second lieu, qu’en l’absence de sollicitation de l’utilisateur, la cupule 18 se maintienne, par freinage, à l’emplacement du coulissement où elle a été amenée, y compris lors de l’application de la matière du bâton B, alors que celui-ci est en contact léger sur le support. Par contact contrôlé entre la structure élastiquement déformable radialement 42 et la face interne 12 d’étui, il faut comprendre que le mode de réalisation de la cupule 18, y compris la structure élastiquement déformable radialement 42, que la force d’appui exercée par la structure élastiquement déformable 42 sur la face interne 12 de l’étui E, que la nature des matériaux des parties conjuguées de la cupule 18 et de l’étui E, que le coefficient de frottement et l’état de surface des zones en contact de la cupule 18, y compris la structure élastiquement déformable radialement 42, et de la face interne 12, que le contact glissant entre la face externe de cupule 36 de la partie avant de cupule 30 et la face interne 12 de l’étui E, ces faces étant conjuguées, et que les dimensions des pièces et parties de pièces associés en mouvement (de la cupule 18 et de l’étui E), ainsi que les jeux existant entre elles, sont choisis de sorte à obtenir la combinaison d’un frottement doux, d’un freinage comme il a été indiqué, outre un guidage sans bagotement. The cup 18 also comprises an association arrangement adapted so that the cup can be mounted and guided in the case E. This association arrangement comprises the very structure of the cup 18. This association arrangement comprises an elastically deformable structure radially 42, belonging to the side wall 29 of the cup 18 or associated with this side wall 29. The radially elastically deformable structure 42 is arranged to, when it is constrained inwards (and the axis A) by the face internal 12 of the case, ensure contact with gentle friction and braking on the inner face 12 of the case, on the race between the extreme retracted and projecting configurations, and therefore a gentle movement with braking of the cup 18 with respect to the case E. This contact is controlled so that, in the first place, the cup 18 is moved smoothly when the slider 41 is moved by the user. This contact with gentle friction and braking is controlled so, secondly, that in the absence of user stress, the cup 18 is maintained, by braking, at the sliding location where it has been brought, including during the application of the material of stick B, while the latter is in light contact on the support. By controlled contact between the radially elastically deformable structure 42 and the internal face 12 of the case, it should be understood that the embodiment of the cup 18, including the radially elastically deformable structure 42, that the bearing force exerted by the elastically deformable structure 42 on the inner face 12 of the case E, the nature of the materials of the mating parts of the cup 18 and the case E, the coefficient of friction and the surface condition of the areas in contact with the cup 18, including the radially elastically deformable structure 42, and of the inner face 12, that the sliding contact between the outer face of the cup 36 of the front part of the cup 30 and the inner face 12 of the case E, these faces being conjugate, and that the dimensions of the parts and parts of parts associated in movement (of the cup 18 and of the case E), as well as the clearances existing between them, are chosen so as to obtain the combination of a friction soft, braking as noted, besides jitter-free guidance.
Aux fins précédemment exposées, il est prévu que la paroi latérale 3 d’étui E est en métal, comme l’aluminium, typiquement l’aluminium anodisé, par exemple d’une épaisseur de l’ordre de 1 à 2 mm, tandis que la paroi latérale 29 de cupule 18 et la structure élastiquement déformable 42 sont en matière plastique, comme le polypropylène, afin que la structure élastiquement déformable 42 et la face interne 12, et donc la cupule 18, soient en contact matière plastique-métal. L’aluminium (tel que typiquement l’aluminium anodisé) et le polypropylène ne sont pas exclusifs d’autres matériaux équivalents, surtout eu égard aux caractéristiques de leur contact. For the purposes previously explained, provision is made for the side wall 3 of case E to be made of metal, such as aluminum, typically anodized aluminum, for example with a thickness of the order of 1 to 2 mm, while the side wall 29 of cup 18 and the elastically deformable structure 42 are made of plastic material, such as polypropylene, so that the elastically deformable structure 42 and the internal face 12, and therefore the cup 18, are in plastic-metal contact. Aluminum (as typically anodized aluminum) and polypropylene are not exclusive of other equivalent materials, especially with regard to their contact characteristics.
Aux mêmes fins, il est prévu que la structure élastiquement déformable radialement 42 comporte une (ou au moins une) portion saillante 42a de la face externe 36 de la paroi latérale 29 de cupule 18. Cette portion saillante 42a est située dans la partie arrière 34 de la cupule 18. Cette portion saillante 42a est dirigée radialement vers l’extérieur. Cette portion saillante 42a s’étend également en direction périphérique. Cette portion saillante 42a est agencée de sorte à pouvoir être déplacée élastiquement vers l’intérieur une fois la cupule 18 mise en place dans l’étui E, la partie arrière 34 de la cupule 18 où se trouve cette portion saillante étant creuse. La portion saillante 42a est ménagée sur au moins un secteur périphérique 43 de la paroi latérale 29 dans la partie arrière 34. Préférentiellement, la portion saillante 42a est ménagée sur plusieurs secteurs périphériques 43 (par exemple quatre secteurs périphériques 43, mais le nombre peut être différent). For the same purposes, provision is made for the radially elastically deformable structure 42 to comprise one (or at least one) protruding portion 42a of the outer face 36 of the side wall 29 of the cup 18. This protruding portion 42a is located in the rear part 34 of the cup 18. This protruding portion 42a is directed radially outwards. This projecting portion 42a also extends in the peripheral direction. This protruding portion 42a is arranged so as to be able to be moved elastically inwards once the cup 18 has been placed in the case E, the rear part 34 of the cup 18 where this protruding portion is located being hollow. The protruding portion 42a is provided on at least one peripheral sector 43 of the side wall 29 in the rear part 34. Preferably, the protruding portion 42a is provided on several peripheral sectors 43 (for example four peripheral sectors 43, but the number can be different).
Dans un premier mode de réalisation représenté sur les figures, un secteur périphérique 43 est limité par deux solutions de continuité 44a et 44b, étendues axialement qui donnent au secteur périphérique 43 une
forme de patte, de languette ou de volet, de direction axiale. De part et d’autre d’une portion saillante 42a, se trouvent les deux solutions de continuité 44a et 44b. Dans le cas de quatre secteurs périphériques 43 et quatre portions saillantes 42a, il y a quatre solutions de continuité 44a, 44b. Les solutions de continuité 44a et 44b sont des fentes avec enlèvement de matière, comme représenté sur les figures, ou sans enlèvement de matière. Dans la réalisation représentée sur les figures, l’étendue périphérique des solutions de continuité 44a et 44b est faible, tout en étant suffisante, pour permettre aux secteurs périphériques 43 d’être déplacés vers l’intérieur (axe A), sans interférer mutuellement. Par exemple, une solution de continuité 44a, 44b a une étendue périphérique qui est une fraction de l’étendue périphérique du secteur périphérique 43 attenant. Une telle fraction peut être comprise par exemple entre 1/4 et 1/6, notamment de l’ordre de 1/5. Ainsi, les portions saillantes 42a concernent entre de l’ordre de 75% à 90% de l’étendue périphérique de la cupule 18, cette fourchette n’étant pas limitative étant donné que le frottement dépend du coefficient de frottement des surfaces en contact. Les solutions de continuité 44a et 44b ont une longueur axiale apte à permettre la déformation radiale des secteurs périphériques 43 vers l’intérieur (axe A) assurant l’obtention des effets recherchés pour la structure élastiquement déformable 42. Par exemple, les secteurs périphériques 43 s’étendent axialement sur toute ou presque toute la dimension axiale de la partie arrière de cupule 34. In a first embodiment shown in the figures, a peripheral sector 43 is bounded by two axially extended continuity solutions 44a and 44b which give the peripheral sector 43 a tab, tongue or flap shape, in the axial direction. On either side of a protruding portion 42a are the two continuity solutions 44a and 44b. In the case of four peripheral sectors 43 and four projecting portions 42a, there are four continuity solutions 44a, 44b. The continuity solutions 44a and 44b are slots with material removal, as shown in the figures, or without material removal. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the peripheral extent of the continuity solutions 44a and 44b is small, while being sufficient, to allow the peripheral sectors 43 to be moved inwards (axis A), without mutually interfering. For example, a continuity solution 44a, 44b has a peripheral extent which is a fraction of the peripheral extent of the adjoining peripheral sector 43. Such a fraction may for example be between 1/4 and 1/6, in particular of the order of 1/5. Thus, the projecting portions 42a concern between about 75% to 90% of the peripheral extent of the cup 18, this range not being limiting given that the friction depends on the coefficient of friction of the surfaces in contact. The solutions of continuity 44a and 44b have an axial length capable of allowing the radial deformation of the peripheral sectors 43 inwards (axis A) ensuring the obtaining of the desired effects for the elastically deformable structure 42. For example, the peripheral sectors 43 extend axially over all or most of the axial dimension of rear cup portion 34.
Une portion saillante 42a est un bourrelet en saillie de la face externe 36, localisé à l’extrémité arrière 35, sur son bord libre 35a, et le raccordement entre le bourrelet de la portion saillante 42a et le bord libre 35a a un diamètre égal ou légèrement inférieur à celui de la face externe 36 dans la partie avant de cupule 33, de sorte que ne soit pas gênée l’introduction de la cupule 18 dans le logement 13 de l’étui E, par franchissement par le bord libre 35a de l’ouverture avant 6 de l’étui E. Un bourrelet 42a a une forme qui s’apparente à celle d’une calotte torique ou d’un secteur de calotte torique, étant arrondie. Le tronçon de la face externe 36 au droit radialement des secteurs périphériques 43 - qui s’étend entre l’avant de la portion saillante / bourrelet 42a et l’arrière de la partie avant de cupule 30 - a un diamètre légèrement plus petit que le diamètre de la face externe 36 au droit radialement de la partie avant 30 de cupule et au droit radialement de la portion saillante / bourrelet 42a. C’est ainsi que la portion saillante 42a est raccordée au tronçon de secteur périphérique 43 correspondant, permettant à la portion saillante / bourrelet 42a d’être déplacée convenablement et de jouer pleinement sa fonction en vue des résultats visés. Dans ce premier mode de réalisation, la forme de la paroi latérale périphérique de cupule 29 dans la partie arrière de cupule 34 (hors bourrelet 42a) s’apparente globalement à la forme de la paroi latérale périphérique de cupule 29 dans la partie avant 30. En l’absence de toute contrainte exercée par la face interne d’étui 12, le diamètre extérieur de l’enveloppe de la cupule 18 au droit de la portion saillante / bourrelet 42a est légèrement plus grand que le diamètre extérieur de la face externe de cupule 36 de la partie avant de cupule 30, en sorte que lorsque la cupule 18 est introduite dans l’étui E, la portion saillante / bourrelet 42a est légèrement déplacée vers l’axe A, comme il a été exposé pour remplir sa fonction en vue des résultats visés. A projecting portion 42a is a bead projecting from the outer face 36, located at the rear end 35, on its free edge 35a, and the connection between the bead of the projecting portion 42a and the free edge 35a has a diameter equal to or slightly lower than that of the outer face 36 in the front part of the cup 33, so that the introduction of the cup 18 into the housing 13 of the case E is not hampered, by passing through the free edge 35a of the front opening 6 of the case E. A bead 42a has a shape similar to that of a toric cap or a toric cap sector, being rounded. The section of the outer face 36 radially to the right of the peripheral sectors 43 - which extends between the front of the protruding portion/bead 42a and the rear of the front part of the cup 30 - has a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the outer face 36 to the right radially of the front part 30 of the cup and to the right radially of the protruding portion/bead 42a. This is how the protruding portion 42a is connected to the corresponding peripheral sector section 43, allowing the protruding portion/bead 42a to be moved appropriately and to fully perform its function with a view to the intended results. In this first embodiment, the shape of the peripheral side wall of the cup 29 in the rear part of the cup 34 (excluding the bead 42a) is generally similar to the shape of the peripheral side wall of the cup 29 in the front part 30. In the absence of any constraint exerted by the internal face of case 12, the external diameter of the envelope of the cup 18 in line with the protruding portion/bead 42a is slightly larger than the external diameter of the external face of cup 36 of the front part of the cup 30, so that when the cup 18 is introduced into the case E, the projecting portion/bead 42a is slightly moved towards the axis A, as it has been exposed to fulfill its function in view of the desired results.
Le premier mode de réalisation de la structure élastiquement déformable radialement 42 qui vient d’être exposé peut faire l’objet de variantes. Selon les réalisations, un secteur périphériques 43 comporte un seul bourrelet 42a ou plusieurs bourrelets 42a juxtaposés périphériquement et/ou superposés axialement et ces différents bourrelets sont identiques ou seulement analogues. Le cas échéant, il est possible qu’un secteur périphérique 43 particulier soit dépourvu de bourrelet 42a. Selon les cas, un bourrelet 42a s’étend périphériquement sur la totalité ou sur une partie seulement du secteur périphérique 43 correspondant. Selon les cas les différents secteur périphériques 43 sont identiques ou ne le sont pas, par exemple un ou plusieurs secteur périphériques 43 est/sont plus étendus périphériquement que d’autres, ou bien un ou plusieurs secteur
périphériques 43 est/sont moins étendus périphériquement que d’autres. Préférentiellement, les secteurs périphériques 43 sont disposés de façon régulière autour de l’axe A. The first embodiment of the radially elastically deformable structure 42 which has just been described may be subject to variants. Depending on the embodiment, a peripheral sector 43 comprises a single bead 42a or several beads 42a juxtaposed peripherally and/or superposed axially and these different beads are identical or only similar. If necessary, it is possible that a particular peripheral sector 43 has no bead 42a. Depending on the case, a bead 42a extends peripherally over all or over only part of the corresponding peripheral sector 43. Depending on the case, the various peripheral sectors 43 are identical or they are not, for example one or more peripheral sectors 43 is/are more peripherally extended than others, or else one or more peripherals 43 is/are less peripherally extended than others. Preferably, the peripheral sectors 43 are arranged regularly around the axis A.
Dans un second mode de réalisation non représenté sur les figures, un secteur périphérique 43 n’est pas limité par des solutions de continuité comme dans le premier mode de réalisation, mais s’étend continûment avec les secteurs périphériques 43 voisins, contigus. Un bourrelet 42a, qui n’est pas non plus limité par des solutions de continuité de part et d’autre, s’étend axialement sur substantiellement toute la partie arrière de cupule 34. Entre deux bourrelets 42a voisins, la paroi latérale périphérique 29 de cupule est élastiquement déformable radialement, de sorte que les bourrelets 42a soient en contact à frottement doux et freinage sur la face interne 12 d’étui, sur la course entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante. Dans second mode de réalisation, la forme de la paroi latérale périphérique de cupule 29 dans la partie arrière de cupule 34 comporte, selon une ligne d’extension circulaire, une succession vague en saillie vers l’extérieur correspondant à un bourrelet 42a - vague en creux vers l’intérieur correspondant à une partie élastiquement déformable. Cette forme en vague vue axialement depuis l’arrière de la cupule est ondulée et ressemble à une étoile à plusieurs lobes arrondis. Cette forme s’étend axialement depuis le bord libre 35a de l’extrémité arrière 35 jusqu’à la partie avant de cupule 30, moyennant une ligne périphérique de jonction ondulée vers l’avant et vers l’arrière. In a second embodiment not shown in the figures, a peripheral sector 43 is not limited by solutions of continuity as in the first embodiment, but extends continuously with the neighboring peripheral sectors 43, contiguous. A bead 42a, which is not limited either by solutions of continuity on either side, extends axially over substantially the entire rear part of the cup 34. Between two neighboring beads 42a, the peripheral side wall 29 of cup is elastically deformable radially, so that the beads 42a are in contact with gentle friction and braking on the inner face 12 of the case, on the race between the extreme retracted and projecting configurations. In a second embodiment, the shape of the cup peripheral side wall 29 in the rear cup part 34 comprises, along a circular line of extension, a wave succession projecting outwards corresponding to a bead 42a - wave in inward hollow corresponding to an elastically deformable part. This wave shape seen axially from the back of the cupule is wavy and resembles a star with several rounded lobes. This form extends axially from the free edge 35a of the rear end 35 to the front part of the cup 30, by means of a peripheral line of undulating junction forwards and backwards.
Le second mode de réalisation de la structure élastiquement déformable radialement 42 qui vient d’être exposé peut faire l’objet de variantes. Selon les réalisations, deux bourrelets 42a voisins appartiennent à deux secteurs périphériques 43 voisins moyennant la présence d’une zone intermédiaire élastiquement déformable ou bien deux bourrelets 42a voisins appartiennent à deux secteurs périphériques 43 non pas voisins mais séparés par un secteur périphérique 43 élastiquement déformable. Ce secteur périphérique 43 élastiquement déformable peut comporter une ou plusieurs vagues et peut avoir une partie d’épaisseur réduite, afin d’assurer la déformabilité élastique souhaitée. The second embodiment of the radially elastically deformable structure 42 which has just been exposed may be subject to variants. Depending on the embodiments, two neighboring beads 42a belong to two neighboring peripheral sectors 43 provided that an elastically deformable intermediate zone is present, or else two neighboring beads 42a belong to two peripheral sectors 43 which are not neighboring but are separated by an elastically deformable peripheral sector 43. This elastically deformable peripheral sector 43 may comprise one or more waves and may have a part of reduced thickness, in order to ensure the desired elastic deformability.
Dans les réalisations représentées sur les figures, la cupule 18 comporte également dans l’espace 38 une paroi transversale 45 ayant un trou ou évent 45a, limitant vers l’arrière le logement avant 39 de la cupule 18 et formant une fin de déplacement d’enfoncement du bâton B dans la cupule 18. Cette paroi 45 se trouve entre les parties avant 30 et arrière 34 de la cupule 18. L’ergot 40, plus spécialement son pédoncule 17 est attenant à la paroi transversale 45, moyennant un renflement en gousset situé dans la partie arrière de cupule 34, entre la face arrière de la paroi 45 et la face interne 37 de cupule. In the embodiments shown in the figures, the cup 18 also comprises in the space 38 a transverse wall 45 having a hole or vent 45a, rearwardly limiting the front housing 39 of the cup 18 and forming an end of movement of insertion of the stick B into the cup 18. This wall 45 is located between the front 30 and rear 34 parts of the cup 18. The lug 40, more specifically its peduncle 17 is adjacent to the transverse wall 45, by means of a gusseted bulge located in the rear part of the cup 34, between the rear face of the wall 45 and the internal face 37 of the cup.
Lorsque la cupule 18 est dans la configuration neuve et prête, non encore en place, et en l’absence de sollicitation extérieure, la face externe de la ou des portion saillante 42a saille légèrement radialement vers l’extérieur de l’enveloppe cylindrique de la face externe 36 dans la partie avant 30, afin de procurer le frottement souhaité avec la face interne 12 de l’étui E. La longueur axiale de la partie avant 30 vers l’avant de la paroi 45 est par exemple de l’ordre du double de la longueur axiale de la partie arrière 34, vers l’arrière de la paroi 45. La cupule 18 peut donc avoir, dans une réalisation possible une dimension axiale de l’ordre de 20 mm à 30 mm. Ces dimensions sont données à titre exemplatif. When the cup 18 is in the new and ready configuration, not yet in place, and in the absence of external stress, the outer face of the projecting portion or portions 42a projects slightly radially outwards from the cylindrical envelope of the external face 36 in the front part 30, in order to provide the desired friction with the internal face 12 of the case E. The axial length of the front part 30 towards the front of the wall 45 is for example of the order of double the axial length of the rear part 34, towards the rear of the wall 45. The cup 18 can therefore have, in one possible embodiment, an axial dimension of the order of 20 mm to 30 mm. These dimensions are given by way of example.
Lorsque la cupule 18 est montée dans l’étui E, la face externe 36 présente un diamètre analogue au droit radialement de la portion saillante 42a et au droit de la partie avant 30 de cupule, ce diamètre correspondant au diamètre de la face interne 12 d’étui. Ainsi, comme illustré par les figures 5, 21 A et 21 B, la face externe 36 au droit radialement de la partie avant 30 de cupule n’est pas écartée de la face interne 12 d’étui, mais au contraire les deux faces 36 et 12 forment un assemblage glissant précis, sur la course de coulissement axial de la cupule 18 par rapport à l’étui E entre ses deux configurations extrêmes, respectivement escamotée et saillante, la paroi latérale 3 étant réalisée en métal, comme l’aluminium, typiquement l’aluminium
anodisé, par usinage, sans dépouille ou contre dépouille, alors que la cupule 18 est réalisée en matière plastique. La cupule 18 est ainsi guidée sans bagotement. When the cup 18 is mounted in the case E, the outer face 36 has a diameter similar to the right radially of the projecting portion 42a and to the right of the front part 30 of the cup, this diameter corresponding to the diameter of the inner face 12 d 'case. Thus, as illustrated by FIGS. 5, 21 A and 21 B, the outer face 36 radially to the right of the front part 30 of the cup is not separated from the inner face 12 of the case, but on the contrary the two faces 36 and 12 form a precise sliding assembly, on the axial sliding travel of the cup 18 relative to the case E between its two extreme configurations, respectively retracted and projecting, the side wall 3 being made of metal, such as aluminum, typically aluminum anodized, by machining, without undercut or against undercut, whereas the cup 18 is made of plastic material. The cup 18 is thus guided without jerking.
L’ergot 40 est disposé hors de la structure élastiquement déformable 42 proprement dite afin de ne pas l’entraver. En particulier, l’ergot 40 est disposé dans le voisinage entre la partie avant 30 et la partie arrière 34 de la cupule 18, par exemple légèrement vers l’arrière par rapport à la paroi 45, à laquelle l’ergot 40 est relié. The lug 40 is arranged outside the elastically deformable structure 42 proper so as not to hinder it. In particular, the lug 40 is arranged in the vicinity between the front part 30 and the rear part 34 of the cup 18, for example slightly towards the rear with respect to the wall 45, to which the lug 40 is connected.
Dans la réalisation des figures 14 à 17, il est prévu un unique ergot 40. Dans la réalisation de la figure 22, il est prévu deux ergots 40a et 40b, à pédoncule 17 et curseur 41 diamétralement opposés, l’étui E comportant alors deux fentes de coulissement 14 diamétralement opposées. Dans d’autres réalisations, non représentées, il peut être prévu au moins trois ergots 40, à pédoncule 17 et curseur 41 , régulièrement répartis autour de l’axe A, moyennant une même pluralité de fentes de coulissement 14. In the embodiment of FIGS. 14 to 17, a single lug 40 is provided. In the embodiment of FIG. 22, two lugs 40a and 40b are provided, with stem 17 and slider 41 diametrically opposed, case E then comprising two sliding slots 14 diametrically opposed. In other embodiments, not shown, there may be provided at least three lugs 40, with peduncle 17 and slider 41, regularly distributed around the axis A, with the same plurality of sliding slots 14.
Dans la réalisation représentée sur les figures, le curseur 41 fait partie intégrante de la cupule 18 pour être monobloc avec elle, y compris avec le pédoncule 17. Dans d’autres réalisations, le curseur 41 est rapporté sur le pédoncule 17 ou bien le curseur 41 avec le pédoncule 17 est rapporté sur la cupule 18, grâce à un moyen d’association comme vissage, collage, clipsage, enfoncement à force. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the slider 41 is an integral part of the cup 18 to be integral with it, including with the peduncle 17. In other embodiments, the slider 41 is attached to the peduncle 17 or the slider 41 with the peduncle 17 is attached to the cup 18, thanks to a means of association such as screwing, gluing, clipping, pressing in by force.
Dans la réalisation représentée sur les figures, le curseur 41 est renflé pour faciliter son toucher, sa sollicitation et son déplacement par l’utilisateur. Par exemple, le curseur peut être sphéroïde de l’ordre de quelques millimètres de diamètre. Cette forme n’est cependant pas exclusive d’autres, par exemple plus ou moins aplatie. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the slider 41 is bulged to facilitate its touch, its stress and its movement by the user. For example, the slider may be a spheroid on the order of a few millimeters in diameter. However, this shape is not exclusive of others, for example more or less flattened.
Selon une caractéristique, le curseur 41 est d’aspect, notamment d’une nuance de couleur, correspondant aux caractéristiques, notamment la nuance de couleur, du bâton B, ce qui permet à l’utilisateur de savoir quel est le bâton B, sans avoir à ouvrir l’étui E, fermé avec le capot 2. According to one characteristic, the cursor 41 has the appearance, in particular of a shade of color, corresponding to the characteristics, in particular the shade of color, of the stick B, which allows the user to know which is the stick B, without have to open case E, closed with cover 2.
La recharge R, dans sa configuration neuve et prête, comporte outre la cupule 18 et un bâton B, le capuchon de recharge 27 (figures 18 à 20). Le capuchon 27 est rigide dans son ensemble et il est constitué par une enveloppe périphérique 46, comportant une partie latérale 47 et une partie sommitale 48, laquelle est située à l’opposé d’une base 49 ayant une ouverture 50 limitée par un bord 51 . Selon les réalisations, la base 49 est soit cylindrique comme la partie restante du capuchon (figure 8B) soit évasée vers l’ouverture 50 (figures 7, 8A, 9, 18 à 20, 20A à 20F, 21 A et 21 B). La partie latérale 47 est de forme générale cylindrique, éventuellement avec un diamètre diminuant vers la partie sommitale 48. Selon les réalisations, la partie sommitale 48 est plate et transversale (figures 18 à 20), ou pointue (figures 21 A et 21 B), plus ou moins arrondie. Les formes qui viennent d’être mentionnées ne sont pas limitatives. Le cas échéant, l’enveloppe périphérique 46 est pour partie au moins transparente ou translucide de sorte à permettre la visualisation à travers elle du bâton B. The refill R, in its new and ready configuration, comprises, in addition to the cup 18 and a stick B, the refill cap 27 (FIGS. 18 to 20). The cap 27 is rigid as a whole and it is constituted by a peripheral envelope 46, comprising a lateral part 47 and a top part 48, which is located opposite a base 49 having an opening 50 bounded by an edge 51 . According to the embodiments, the base 49 is either cylindrical like the remaining part of the cap (FIG. 8B) or flared towards the opening 50 (FIGS. 7, 8A, 9, 18 to 20, 20A to 20F, 21 A and 21 B). The side part 47 is generally cylindrical in shape, possibly with a diameter decreasing towards the top part 48. Depending on the embodiment, the top part 48 is flat and transverse (FIGS. 18 to 20), or pointed (FIGS. 21 A and 21 B) , more or less rounded. The forms which have just been mentioned are not limiting. If necessary, the peripheral envelope 46 is partly at least transparent or translucent so as to allow the visualization through it of the stick B.
Le capuchon 27 comporte par ailleurs une face externe 52 et une face interne 53 laquelle délimite un logement intérieur 54 pour la partie du bâton B qui saille vers l’avant de la cupule 18. The cap 27 also has an outer face 52 and an inner face 53 which delimits an inner housing 54 for the part of the stick B which protrudes forwards from the cup 18.
Le capuchon 27 comporte un moyen 55a d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule, agencé de sorte à être apte à coopérer avec un moyen 55b d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de cupule vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon, les moyens 55a et 55b étant complémentaires. The cap 27 comprises a means 55a for stopping the relative displacement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup, arranged so as to be capable of cooperating with a means 55b for stopping the relative displacement of the cup towards the front by relative to the cap, the means 55a and 55b being complementary.
Le moyen 55a d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule comprend un décrochement transversal de la face interne 52 du capuchon 27. Ce décrochement 55a est situé vers l’ouverture 50 du capuchon 27, moyennant un écartement axial avec celle-ci. Ce décrochement 55a est tourné vers l’ouverture 50. Dans la réalisation représentée sur les figures, le décrochement 55a comporte une partie unique de décrochement disposé sur la totalité du pourtour de la partie latérale 47 du capuchon 27. Cette réalisation n’est pas exclusive d’autres, équivalentes, dans lesquelles le décrochement 55a peut comporter plusieurs parties de décrochement, et/ou être disposé sur une partie seulement du pourtour de la partie latérale
47. En cas de plusieurs parties de décrochement, elles peuvent être disposées sur le pourtour de la partie latérale 47 de façon continue ou discontinue, de façon attenante, ou adjacente ou espacée. The means 55a for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup comprises a transverse recess of the internal face 52 of the cap 27. This recess 55a is located towards the opening 50 of the cap 27, with a spacing axial with it. This recess 55a is turned towards the opening 50. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the recess 55a comprises a single recess part arranged over the entire periphery of the side part 47 of the cap 27. This embodiment is not exclusive others, equivalent, in which the recess 55a can comprise several recess parts, and/or be arranged on only part of the periphery of the lateral part 47. In the case of several recess parts, they can be arranged around the periphery of the side part 47 continuously or discontinuously, adjoining, or adjacent or spaced apart.
Le moyen 55b d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de cupule vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon, appartient à la paroi latérale 29 de la cupule 18. Il est situé vers l’extrémité avant 33. Il est écarté de l’ergot 40 vers l’avant. Dans la réalisation représentée sur les figures, le moyen 55b d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de cupule vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon comprend le bord libre avant 33 de la cupule 18. Ainsi le bord libre avant 33 de cupule 18 n’est pas seulement la terminaison de la paroi latérale 29 de cupule, mais il assure une fonction d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de la cupule 18 vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon et donc le bord libre avant 33 est agencé à cette fin, notamment dimensionnellement. The means 55b for stopping relative forward movement of the cup with respect to the cap belongs to the side wall 29 of the cup 18. It is located towards the front end 33. It is separated from the lug 40 towards the front. In the embodiment shown in the figures, the means 55b for stopping the forward relative movement of the cup with respect to the cap comprises the front free edge 33 of the cup 18. Thus the front free edge 33 of the cup 18 is not not only the termination of the side wall 29 of the cup, but it provides a function of stopping the relative movement of the cup 18 forwards with respect to the cap and therefore the front free edge 33 is arranged for this purpose, in particular dimensionally .
Le capuchon 27 comporte également un moyen 56a d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui, agencé de sorte à être apte à coopérer avec un moyen 56b d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon, les moyens 56a et 56b étant complémentaires. Dans une réalisation où la base 49 est cylindrique comme la partie restante du capuchon (figure 8B), le moyen 55a est le bord 51 de l’ouverture 50 du capuchon 27. Dans une réalisation où la base 49 est évasée vers l’ouverture 50 (figures 7, 8A, 9, 18 à 20, 20A à 20F, 21 A et 21 B), le moyen 55a est la partie de la face interne 53 du capuchon 27 adjacente au bord 51 de l’ouverture 50. Le moyen 56b d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon est le bord libre avant 7 de l’étui E. Ainsi le bord libre avant 7 de l’étui E n’est pas seulement la terminaison de la paroi latérale 3 de l’étui E, mais il assure une fonction d’arrêt du déplacement de l’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon 27 et donc le bord libre avant 7 est agencé à cette fin notamment dimensionnellement. The cap 27 also comprises a means 56a for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case, arranged so as to be capable of cooperating with a means 56b for stopping the relative movement of the case towards the rear. 'front relative to the cap, the means 56a and 56b being complementary. In an embodiment where base 49 is cylindrical like the remaining portion of the cap (FIG. 8B), means 55a is the edge 51 of opening 50 of cap 27. In an embodiment where base 49 flares towards opening 50 (FIGS. 7, 8A, 9, 18 to 20, 20A to 20F, 21A and 21B), the means 55a is the part of the internal face 53 of the cap 27 adjacent to the edge 51 of the opening 50. The means 56b stopping relative movement of the case forward relative to the cap is the front free edge 7 of the case E. Thus the front free edge 7 of the case E is not only the termination of the wall side 3 of the case E, but it ensures a function of stopping the movement of the case forward relative to the cap 27 and therefore the front free edge 7 is arranged for this purpose in particular dimensionally.
Le capuchon 27 comporte également un moyen 57a d’association rigide amovible de capuchon à la cupule, agencé de sorte à être apte à coopérer avec un moyen 57b d’association rigide amovible de cupule au capuchon, les moyens 57a et 57b étant complémentaires. Les moyens 57a et 57b sont tels que, d’une part, le capuchon 27 et la cupule 18 puissent former un ensemble unitaire permettant la manipulation de la cupule 18 en vue de la mise en place dans l’étui E par l’intermédiaire du capuchon 27, d’autre part, que le capuchon 27 et la cupule 18 puissent être dissociés l’un de l’autre après la mise en place de la recharge dans l’étui E. The cap 27 also comprises a means 57a for removable rigid association of the cap with the cup, arranged so as to be capable of cooperating with a means 57b of removable rigid association of the cup with the cap, the means 57a and 57b being complementary. The means 57a and 57b are such that, on the one hand, the cap 27 and the cup 18 can form a unitary assembly allowing the manipulation of the cup 18 with a view to placing it in the case E by means of the cap 27, on the other hand, that the cap 27 and the cup 18 can be separated from each other after the placement of the refill in the case E.
Le moyen 57a d’association rigide amovible de capuchon à la cupule appartient à la face interne 52 du capuchon 27. Il est localisé vers l’ouverture 50 du capuchon 27moyennant un écartement axial avec celle-ci. Plus spécialement, il est disposé entre le décrochement 55a du moyen d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule et l’ouverture 50. Dans la réalisation représentée sur les figures 19 et 20, le moyen 57a est un relief comportant plusieurs parties. Ces parties de relief sont disposées sur la totalité du pourtour de l’enveloppe 46 du capuchon, de façon discontinue et espacée. Ces parties de relief sont en saillie et, en particulier, sont des bossages. Cette réalisation n’est pas exclusive d’autres, équivalentes, dans lesquelles le relief ne comporte qu’une seule partie de relief, ou dans lesquelles le relief est disposé sur une partie seulement du pourtour de l’enveloppe 46, ou dans lesquelles plusieurs parties de relief sont disposées de façon continue, attenante ou adjacente. The means 57a of removable rigid association of the cap to the cup belongs to the internal face 52 of the cap 27. It is located towards the opening 50 of the cap 27 by means of an axial separation therefrom. More specifically, it is arranged between the recess 55a of the means for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup and the opening 50. In the embodiment represented in FIGS. 19 and 20, the means 57a is a relief comprising several parts. These parts in relief are arranged over the entire periphery of the casing 46 of the cap, in a discontinuous and spaced out manner. These parts in relief are projecting and, in particular, are bosses. This embodiment is not exclusive of others, equivalent, in which the relief comprises only a single portion of relief, or in which the relief is arranged on only a part of the periphery of the envelope 46, or in which several relief parts are arranged continuously, adjoining or adjacent.
Le moyen 57b d’association rigide amovible de cupule au capuchon appartient à la paroi latérale 29 de la cupule 18 et il est situé vers l’extrémité avant de cupule 31. Dans la réalisation représentée sur les figures 14 à 17, le moyen 57b est un relief en creux, comme une rainure formant une partie unique, disposée sur la totalité du pourtour de la paroi latérale 29 de la cupule 18. Cette réalisation n’est pas exclusive d’autres, équivalentes, dans lesquelles le relief comporte plusieurs parties de relief, ou dans lesquelles le relief est disposé sur une partie seulement du pourtour de la paroi latérale 3, dans lesquelles plusieurs parties de relief sont disposées
sur le pourtour de la paroi latérale 3 de façon continue ou discontinue, de façon attenante, ou adjacente ou espacée, ou encore dans lesquelles le relief n’est pas une rainure ou une partie de rainure. The means 57b of removable rigid association of the cup to the cap belongs to the side wall 29 of the cup 18 and it is located towards the front end of the cup 31. In the embodiment represented in FIGS. 14 to 17, the means 57b is a recessed relief, like a groove forming a single part, arranged over the entire circumference of the side wall 29 of the cup 18. This embodiment is not exclusive of others, equivalent, in which the relief comprises several parts of relief, or in which the relief is arranged on only part of the periphery of the side wall 3, in which several portions of relief are arranged on the periphery of the side wall 3 continuously or discontinuously, adjoining, or adjacent or spaced, or in which the relief is not a groove or part of a groove.
L’invention porte sur la recharge R, à la fois dans sa configuration neuve et prête, et dans sa configuration en place (figures 5, 6). Dans la configuration en place, où le bâton B est associé à un étui, la recharge R est analogue à la recharge dans sa configuration neuve et prête, mais sans capuchon de recharge, celui-ci ayant été dissocié de la cupule 18 à la fin de la mise en place de la recharge (figure 20F). The invention relates to the refill R, both in its new and ready configuration, and in its configuration in place (figures 5, 6). In the configuration in place, where the stick B is associated with a case, the refill R is analogous to the refill in its new and ready configuration, but without a refill cap, this having been separated from the cup 18 at the end the installation of the refill (FIG. 20F).
Le pédoncule 17 peut avoir une longueur en direction radiale juste suffisante pour lui permette de traverser la fente de coulissement 14, prévue traversante, le curseur 41 étant ainsi situé à proximité immédiate de la face externe 11 de l’étui E. Le pédoncule 17 a une dimension en direction transversale qui est choisie de sorte que, d’une part, elle est légèrement inférieure à la largeur du tronçon principal de fente 14a, au jeu nécessaire près pour guider la cupule 18 dans l’étui E, avec un coulissement doux, sur la course du tronçon principal de fente 14a, entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante. Elle est aussi légèrement inférieure à la largeur du tronçon d’introduction de fente 14b, au jeu nécessaire près pour le coulissement nécessaire à la mise en place et l’enlèvement de la recharge R sur l’étui E. Elle est, d’autre part, légèrement supérieure à la largeur du rétrécissement 19 en l’absence de sollicitation d’élargissement de largeur du rétrécissement 19, ou inversement de sollicitation de rétrécissement en direction transversale du pédoncule 17, de sorte que l’utilisateur puisse sans effort excessif faire passer le pédoncule 17 à travers le rétrécissement 19, vers l’arrière lors de la mise en place d’une recharge R neuve et vers l’avant lors de l’enlèvement d’une recharge usagée R. L’étui E est agencé de sorte que la face externe d’étui 11 ne comporte pas de relief en saillie vers l’extérieur le long de la fente de coulissement 14 et qui, s’il existait, devrait être franchi par l’ergot 40 et le curseur 41 lors du coulissement. Un tel arrangement permet d’évite de devoir augmenter la longueur du pédoncule 17 de la dimension de ce relief en saillie à franchir. The peduncle 17 may have a length in the radial direction just sufficient to allow it to pass through the sliding slot 14, provided through, the slider 41 thus being located in the immediate vicinity of the outer face 11 of the case E. The peduncle 17 has a dimension in the transverse direction which is chosen so that, on the one hand, it is slightly less than the width of the main slot section 14a, except for the play necessary to guide the cup 18 in the case E, with a smooth sliding , on the race of the main slot section 14a, between the extreme retracted and projecting configurations. It is also slightly less than the width of the slot introduction section 14b, except for the clearance necessary for the sliding necessary for the installation and removal of the refill R on the case E. It is, on the other hand on the other hand, slightly greater than the width of the constriction 19 in the absence of a request to widen the width of the constriction 19, or conversely, a request to narrow in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17, so that the user can pass without excessive effort the peduncle 17 through the constriction 19, backwards when fitting a new refill R and forwards when removing a used refill R. The case E is arranged so that the outer face of the case 11 does not have any relief projecting outwards along the sliding slot 14 and which, if it existed, would have to be crossed by the lug 40 and the slider 41 during sliding . Such an arrangement makes it possible to avoid having to increase the length of the peduncle 17 by the dimension of this projecting relief to be crossed.
Lors du coulissement de la cupule 18 dans l’étui E, vers l’avant, la recharge R ayant été mise en place par l’utilisateur lui-même, le pédoncule 17 peut, d’une part, venir en butée vers l’avant contre le bord arrière 21 du rétrécissement 19, formant ainsi un premier point dur vers l’avant. Ainsi, la cupule 18 et l’étui E, une fois associés, ne peuvent être dissociés inopinément. Toutefois, la cupule 18 et l’étui E peuvent être dissociés l’un de l’autre moyennant une sollicitation suffisante du curseur 41 vers l’avant pour franchir ce premier point dur. Cette sollicitation est assurée par l’utilisateur lui-même. Les dimensions respectives en direction transversale du pédoncule 17 et du rétrécissement 19 ainsi que la disposition, et notamment la longueur d’extension axiale suffisamment petite, du bord arrière 21 sont choisis de sorte que la sollicitation assurée par l’utilisateur soit sans effort excessif. Lors du coulissement de la cupule 18, vers l’arrière, pour la mise en place de la recharge par l’utilisateur lui-même, le pédoncule 17 peut d’autre part venir en butée vers l’arrière contre le bord avant 20 du rétrécissement 19, formant ainsi un second point dur vers l’arrière. Cependant ce second point dur peut être franchi moyennant une sollicitation suffisante du capuchon de recharge 27 ou du curseur 41 vers l’arrière. Cette sollicitation est assurée par l’utilisateur lui-même. Les dimensions respectives en direction transversale du pédoncule 17 et du rétrécissement 19 ainsi que la disposition, et notamment la longueur d’extension axiale suffisamment grande, du bord avant 20 sont choisis de sorte que la sollicitation assurée par l’utilisateur soit sans effort excessif. Par « sans effort excessif », il faut comprendre un effort qui n’excède pas l’effort généralement admis pour qu’un utilisateur puisse ouvrir un contenant (tel que dévisser un bouchon comme celui d’un réservoir cosmétique en vue de l’ouvrir, appuyer sur un poussoir comme celui associé à un ergot d’encliquetage d’un couvercle en vue d’ouvrir le boîtier correspondant, déchirer un cartonnage de protection d’un conteneur cosmétique, cette liste n’étant pas limitative, mais seulement exemplative).
Le bord arrière 21 du rétrécissement 19 est écarté en direction axiale de l’extrémité avant ouverte 15 de la fente de coulissement 14 d’une distance voisine ou légèrement inférieure à la distance en direction axiale entre le pédoncule 17 et le bord libre avant 33 de la cupule 18, ou le moyen 57b d’association rigide amovible de cupule au capuchon. Ainsi, en position extrême saillante, la cupule 18 saille légèrement, par sa partie extrême avant, de l’ouverture 6 de l’étui E. During the sliding of the cup 18 in the case E, forwards, the refill R having been put in place by the user himself, the peduncle 17 can, on the one hand, come into abutment towards the front against the rear edge 21 of the constriction 19, thus forming a first hard point forward. Thus, the cup 18 and the case E, once associated, cannot be dissociated unexpectedly. However, the cup 18 and the case E can be separated from each other by pressing the slider 41 sufficiently forward to cross this first hard point. This solicitation is provided by the user himself. The respective dimensions in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17 and of the constriction 19 as well as the arrangement, and in particular the sufficiently small axial extension length, of the rear edge 21 are chosen so that the stress provided by the user is without excessive effort. When the cup 18 slides backwards for the positioning of the refill by the user himself, the peduncle 17 can on the other hand come into abutment towards the rear against the front edge 20 of the narrowing 19, thus forming a second hard point towards the rear. However, this second hard point can be crossed with sufficient force from the refill cap 27 or from the slider 41 towards the rear. This solicitation is provided by the user himself. The respective dimensions in the transverse direction of the peduncle 17 and of the constriction 19 as well as the arrangement, and in particular the sufficiently large axial extension length, of the front edge 20 are chosen so that the stress exerted by the user is without excessive effort. By "without excessive effort", it is necessary to understand an effort which does not exceed the effort generally accepted for a user to be able to open a container (such as unscrewing a cap such as that of a cosmetic reservoir in order to open it , press a pusher like the one associated with a snap-in lug on a lid to open the corresponding case, tear a protective cardboard box from a cosmetic container, this list not being exhaustive, but only illustrative) . The rear edge 21 of the constriction 19 is separated in the axial direction from the open front end 15 of the sliding slot 14 by a distance close to or slightly less than the distance in the axial direction between the peduncle 17 and the free front edge 33 of the cup 18, or the means 57b of removable rigid association of the cup with the cap. Thus, in the extreme protruding position, the cup 18 protrudes slightly, by its extreme front part, from the opening 6 of the case E.
En vue de l’utilisation, l’utilisateur se procure d’une part une recharge R, alors dans la configuration emballée, d’autre part un étui E vide (dont le capot 2 a été enlevé) soit parce que l’utilisateur se le procure soit parce que l’utilisateur s’est procuré antérieurement un étui chargé, mais dont le bâton consommé, a été enlevé par une opération d’enlèvement préalable. With a view to use, the user obtains on the one hand a refill R, then in the packaged configuration, on the other hand an empty case E (from which the cover 2 has been removed) either because the user procures it either because the user has previously procured a charged case, but the baton of which has been consumed, has been removed by a prior removal operation.
L’opération d’enlèvement d’une recharge R consommée en place consiste à ce que l’utilisateur déplace le curseur 41 vers l’avant en sorte de faire coulisser la cupule 18 vers l’avant, et lui faire franchir le premier point dur du rétrécissement 19, jusqu’à extraire complètement la cupule 18 du logement intérieur 13 de l’étui E. Cette opération peut être réalisée par l’utilisateur aisément, sans la nécessité d’un extracteur ou analogue. C’est ainsi que l’étui E précédemment chargé devient vide. The operation of removing a refill R consumed in place consists in the user moving the cursor 41 forwards so as to cause the cup 18 to slide forwards, and to make it cross the first hard point of the constriction 19, until the cup 18 is completely extracted from the interior housing 13 of the case E. This operation can be carried out by the user easily, without the need for an extractor or the like. This is how the previously loaded case E becomes empty.
A partir de la recharge R dans la configuration emballée, l’utilisateur peut alors enlever tout suremballage ou analogue, en sorte de disposer d’une recharge R neuve et prête, laquelle comporte le capuchon de recharge 27 associée à la cupule 18 qui tient le bâton B. L’utilisateur peut manipuler cette recharge R neuve et prête, qui forme alors un tout unitaire, sans risque d’abîmer le bâton B ou de se salir les doigts avec la matière du bâton B, car le bâton B est protégé par le capuchon de recharge 27 et donc inaccessible. From the refill R in the packaged configuration, the user can then remove any overwrapping or the like, so as to have a new and ready refill R, which comprises the refill cap 27 associated with the cup 18 which holds the stick B. The user can handle this new and ready refill R, which then forms a unitary whole, without risk of damaging stick B or getting his fingers dirty with the material of stick B, because stick B is protected by the refill cap 27 and therefore inaccessible.
Ayant ainsi à disposition l’étui E vide, ouvert (capot 2 enlevé) et la recharge R neuve et prête, l’utilisateur peut saisir l’étui E vide et la recharge R neuve et prête par le capuchon de recharge 27 et amener la partie arrière 34 de la cupule 18 en regard de l’ouverture avant 6 de l’étui E, de façon coaxiale et avec l’ergot 40 de la cupule 18 en regard de l’ouverture avant 14 de la fente de coulissement 14 (figure 20A). Having thus available the case E empty, open (cover 2 removed) and the refill R new and ready, the user can enter the case E empty and the refill R new and ready by the refill cap 27 and bring the rear part 34 of the cup 18 facing the front opening 6 of the case E, coaxially and with the lug 40 of the cup 18 facing the front opening 14 of the sliding slot 14 (figure 20A).
Puis, l’utilisateur peut faire pénétrer la partie arrière 34 de la cupule 18 dans la partie avant 4 de l’étui F, et l’ergot 40, plus précisément son pédoncule 17, dans la fente de coulissement 14, par son ouverture avant. Et, l’utilisateur peut assurer un déplacement relatif de la cupule 18 garnie du bâton B et toujours à ce moment associée au capuchon de recharge 27, et de l’étui E, de sorte à faire pénétrer le bâton B dans le logement intérieur 13 de l’étui E (figure 20B). Then, the user can insert the rear part 34 of the cup 18 into the front part 4 of the case F, and the lug 40, more precisely its peduncle 17, into the sliding slot 14, through its front opening. . And, the user can ensure a relative movement of the cup 18 filled with the stick B and still at this time associated with the refill cap 27, and of the case E, so as to make the stick B penetrate into the interior housing 13 of case E (FIG. 20B).
Intervient alors la dissociation du capuchon de recharge 27 et de la cupule 18. A cet effet, l’utilisateur amène le pédoncule 17 au second point dur contre le bord avant 20 du rétrécissement 19 (figure 20C), puis il amène le bord 51 de l’ouverture 50 du capuchon 27 en butée contre le bord 7 de l’ouverture 6 de l’étui E (figure 20D), en forçant le passage du bord avant 20 du rétrécissement. Puis il sollicite le cureur 41 vers l’arrière en sorte de dissocier les moyens 57a, 57b d’association rigide amovible respectifs du capuchon de recharge 27 et de la cupule 18 (figure 20e). Le capuchon de recharge 27 est alors éjecté et jeté (figure 20F). La sollicitation du pédoncule 17 en vue du franchissement du bord avant 20 du rétrécissement 19 entraîne le plus souvent une dynamique allante de la cupule 18 qui l’entraîne aisément dans le tronçon principal de fente 14a.
Then comes the dissociation of the refill cap 27 and the cup 18. To this end, the user brings the peduncle 17 to the second hard point against the front edge 20 of the constriction 19 (FIG. 20C), then he brings the edge 51 of the opening 50 of the cap 27 abuts against the edge 7 of the opening 6 of the case E (FIG. 20D), forcing the passage of the front edge 20 of the constriction. Then he urges the slider 41 backwards so as to dissociate the means 57a, 57b of respective removable rigid association from the refill cap 27 and from the cup 18 (FIG. 20 e ). The refill cap 27 is then ejected and discarded (FIG. 20F). The stressing of the peduncle 17 with a view to crossing the front edge 20 of the constriction 19 most often results in an upward dynamic of the cup 18 which easily drags it into the main slot section 14a.
Claims
Revendications Claims
[Revendication 1] Cupule porte-bâton (B) (18) comportant, avec un axe (A) : une paroi latérale périphérique de cupule (29), rigide dans son ensemble, comportant d’une part une partie avant de cupule (30) avec une extrémité avant de cupule (31) ayant une ouverture avant de cupule (32) limitée par un bord libre avant de cupule (33), et une partie arrière de cupule (34) avec une extrémité arrière de cupule (35), et d’autre part une face externe de cupule (36) et une face interne de cupule (37) délimitant un espace intérieur de cupule (38) avec un logement avant de cupule (39), un ergot (40) solidaire de la paroi latérale (29), s’étendant radialement vers l’extérieur, comportant un pédoncule (17) proximal vers l’extérieur par un curseur de manipulation (41) agencé pour pouvoir être touché, sollicité et déplacé par l’utilisateur afin de déplacer la cupule (18) à coulissement, un agencement d’association comportant une structure élastiquement déformable radialement (42), appartenant à la paroi latérale (29) ou associé à elle, comportant une portion saillante (42a) de la face externe (36), située dans la partie arrière (34), localisée à l’extrémité arrière (35) sur son bord libre (35a), dirigée radialement vers l’extérieur et agencée de sorte à pouvoir être déplacée élastiquement vers l’intérieur, caractérisée en ce que : une portion saillante (42a) est un bourrelet, et le raccordement entre le bourrelet (42a) et le bord libre (35a) a un diamètre légèrement inférieur à celui de la face externe (36), la face externe (36) au droit radialement entre le bourrelet (42a) et la face externe (36) au droit radialement de la partie avant (30) a un diamètre légèrement plus petit que le diamètre de la face externe (36) au droit radialement de la partie avant (30), le bord libre avant (33) forme un moyen (55b) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de cupule vers l’avant, elle comprend en outre un moyen (57b), étant un relief en creux, d’association rigide amovible de cupule, appartenant à la paroi latérale (29) et situé vers l’extrémité avant (31), de sorte que la cupule (8), destinée à faire partie d’une recharge (R) d’un bâton (B) de matière solide-pâteuse consomptible à appliquer sur un support et ayant pour fonction de tenir le bâton (B) dans le logement avant[Claim 1] Stick holder cup (B) (18) comprising, with an axis (A): a cup peripheral side wall (29), rigid as a whole, comprising on the one hand a cup front part (30 ) with a cup front end (31) having a cup front opening (32) bounded by a cup front free edge (33), and a cup rear part (34) with a cup rear end (35), and on the other hand an external cup face (36) and an internal cup face (37) delimiting an internal cup space (38) with a cup front housing (39), a lug (40) integral with the wall side (29), extending radially outward, comprising a peduncle (17) proximal outwardly by a manipulation slider (41) arranged to be able to be touched, biased and moved by the user in order to move the sliding cup (18), an association arrangement comprising a radially elastically deformable structure (42), belonging to the par side oi (29) or associated with it, comprising a protruding portion (42a) of the outer face (36), located in the rear part (34), located at the rear end (35) on its free edge (35a) , directed radially outwards and arranged so as to be able to be moved elastically inwards, characterized in that: a projecting portion (42a) is a bead, and the connection between the bead (42a) and the free edge ( 35a) has a diameter slightly smaller than that of the outer face (36), the outer face (36) to the right radially between the bead (42a) and the outer face (36) to the right radially of the front part (30) has a diameter slightly smaller than the diameter of the outer face (36) radially to the right of the front part (30), the front free edge (33) forms a means (55b) for stopping the relative displacement of the cup towards the front, it further comprises a means (57b), being a hollow relief, of removable rigid association of cup, belonging to the side wall (29) and located towards the front end (31), so that the cup (8), intended to form part of a refill (R) of a stick (B) of solid-pasty material consumable at apply to a support and having the function of holding the stick (B) in the front housing
(39), est apte à être associée à un étui (E) creux, rétractable, ayant un corps et une fente latérale de coulissement étendue axialement à extrémité avant pouvant être traversée par le pédoncule (17). (39), is adapted to be associated with a hollow, retractable case (E), having a body and an axially extended side sliding slot at the front end which can be traversed by the peduncle (17).
[Revendication 2] Cupule (18) selon la revendication 1 , qui comporte un unique ergot (40), ou deux ergots[Claim 2] Cup (18) according to claim 1, which comprises a single lug (40), or two lugs
(40), ou au moins trois ergots (40), à pédoncule (17) et à curseur (41), régulièrement répartis autour de l’axe (A) en cas de pluralité d’ergots (40). (40), or at least three lugs (40), with a peduncle (17) and a slider (41), regularly distributed around the axis (A) in the event of a plurality of lugs (40).
[Revendication 3] Cupule (18) selon la revendication 2, dans laquelle le curseur (41) est caractérisé en ce que : soit il fait partie intégrante de la cupule (18) pour être monobloc avec elle, soit il est rapporté sur elle, grâce à un moyen d’association comme vissage, collage, clipsage, enfoncement à force, et/ou il est renflé pour faciliter son toucher, sa sollicitation et son déplacement par l’utilisateur, et/ou il est d’aspect, notamment d’une nuance de couleur, correspondant aux caractéristiques, notamment la nuance de couleur, du bâton (B).
[Revendication 4] Cupule (18) selon l’une des revendications 1 à 3, qui comporte dans l’espace intérieur de cupule (38) une paroi transversale (45), en particulier une paroi transversale (45) ayant un trou ou évent (45a), entre la partie avant de cupule (30) et la partie arrière de cupule (34). [Claim 3] Cup (18) according to claim 2, in which the slider (41) is characterized in that: either it is an integral part of the cup (18) to be integral with it, or it is attached to it, thanks to a means of association such as screwing, gluing, clipping, pressing in by force, and/or it is bulged to facilitate its touch, its stress and its movement by the user, and/or it has an appearance, in particular of a shade of color, corresponding to the characteristics, in particular the shade of color, of the stick (B). [Claim 4] Cup (18) according to one of Claims 1 to 3, which comprises in the cup interior (38) a transverse wall (45), in particular a transverse wall (45) having a hole or vent (45a), between the front cup part (30) and the rear cup part (34).
[Revendication 5] Cupule (18) selon l’une des revendications 1 à 4, dans laquelle la portion saillante (42a) est ménagée sur plusieurs secteurs périphériques (43) de la paroi latérale (29) dans la partie arrière de cupule (34), un secteur périphérique (43) étant limité par deux solutions de continuité (44a, 44b), avec de part et d’autre d’une portion saillante (42a) deux solutions de continuité (44a, 44b). [Claim 5] Cup (18) according to one of Claims 1 to 4, in which the projecting portion (42a) is provided on several peripheral sectors (43) of the side wall (29) in the rear part of the cup (34 ), a peripheral sector (43) being limited by two continuity solutions (44a, 44b), with on either side of a projecting portion (42a) two continuity solutions (44a, 44b).
[Revendication 6] Cupule (18) selon l’une des revendications 1 à 4, dans laquelle la portion saillante (42a) est ménagée sur plusieurs secteurs périphériques (43) de la paroi latérale (29) dans la partie arrière de cupule (34), un secteur périphérique (43) s’étendant continûment avec les secteurs périphériques (43) voisins, contigus, la paroi latérale périphérique (29) de cupule étant élastiquement déformable radialement entre deux bourrelets (42a) voisins. [Claim 6] Cup (18) according to one of Claims 1 to 4, in which the projecting portion (42a) is provided on several peripheral sectors (43) of the side wall (29) in the rear part of the cup (34 ), a peripheral sector (43) extending continuously with the neighboring peripheral sectors (43), contiguous, the peripheral side wall (29) of the cup being elastically deformable radially between two neighboring beads (42a).
[Revendication 7] Cupule (18) selon l’une des revendications 1 à 6 qui est réalisée en matière plastique en tout ou partie. [Claim 7] Cup (18) according to one of claims 1 to 6 which is made of plastic material in whole or in part.
[Revendication 8] Recharge (R) d’un bâton (B) dans sa configuration neuve et prête précédant juste la mise en place du bâton (B) pour l’associer à un étui (E), comportant, avec un axe (A) : une cupule (18) porte-bâton (B) selon l’une des revendications 1 à 7, un bâton (B) de matière dont la partie arrière est reçue dans le logement avant (39) de la cupule (18), en sorte de le tenir, et dont la partie avant saille vers l’avant du logement avant (39), un capuchon de recharge (27), rigide dans son ensemble, ayant une enveloppe périphérique (46) comportant une partie latérale (47) et une partie sommitale (48) à l’opposé d’une base (49) ayant une ouverture (50), une face externe (52) et une face interne (53) délimitant un logement intérieur (54) pour la partie saillante du bâton (B), et comportant : o un moyen (55a) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule, situé vers l’ouverture (50) et agencé pour coopérer avec le bord avant (33) formant un moyen (55b) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de cupule vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon, o un moyen (56a) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui, apte à coopérer avec un moyen (56b) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon, [Claim 8] Refill (R) of a baton (B) in its new and ready configuration just preceding the fitting of the baton (B) to associate it with a case (E), comprising, with an axis (A ): a cup (18) carrying a stick (B) according to one of claims 1 to 7, a stick (B) of material whose rear part is received in the front housing (39) of the cup (18), so as to hold it, and whose front part protrudes forward from the front housing (39), a refill cap (27), rigid as a whole, having a peripheral casing (46) comprising a lateral part (47) and a top part (48) opposite a base (49) having an opening (50), an external face (52) and an internal face (53) delimiting an internal housing (54) for the projecting part of the stick (B), and comprising: o a means (55a) for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup, located towards the opening (50) and arranged to cooperate with the front edge (33 ) forming a means ( 55b) for stopping relative forward movement of the cup with respect to the cap, o a means (56a) for stopping relative movement of the cap backwards with respect to the case, capable of cooperating with a means (56b) for stopping the relative movement of the case forward relative to the cap,
[Revendication 9] Recharge (R) neuve et prête, selon la revendication 8, dans laquelle le moyen (55a) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule comprend un décrochement transversal de la face interne (53), localisé vers l’ouverture (50) moyennant un écartement axial avec celle-ci, et tournée vers l’ouverture (50). [Claim 9] New and ready refill (R), according to claim 8, in which the means (55a) for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the cup comprises a transverse recess of the internal face ( 53), located towards the opening (50) by means of an axial distance therefrom, and facing the opening (50).
[Revendication 10] Recharge (R) neuve et prête, selon l’une des revendications 8 et 9, dans laquelle le moyen (56a) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui est, dans le cas d’une base (49) de capuchon cylindrique, le bord (51) limitant l’ouverture (50) et, dans le cas d’une base (49) évasée vers l’ouverture (50), la partie de la face interne (53) adjacente au bord (51).
[Revendication 11] Recharge (R) neuve et prête, selon l’une des revendications 8 à 10, qui comprend en outre un moyen (57a) d’association rigide amovible de capuchon à la cupule, appartenant à la face interne (53) du capuchon (27), localisé vers l’ouverture (50) moyennant un écartement axial avec celle-ci, apte à coopérer avec le moyen - relief en creux - (57b) d’association rigide amovible de cupule au capuchon, en sorte, d’une part, que le capuchon (27) et la cupule (18) puissent former un ensemble unitaire permettant la manipulation de la cupule (18) en vue de la mise en place par l’intermédiaire du capuchon (27), d’autre part, que le capuchon (27) et la cupule (18) puissent être dissociés l’un de l’autre après la mise en place. [Revendication 12] Recharge (R) neuve et prête, selon l’une des revendications 8 à 11, dans laquelle le moyen d’association (57a) rigide amovible de capuchon à cupule comprend un relief en saillie, en particulier un bossage, bourrelet ou partie de bourrelet. [Claim 10] New and ready refill (R), according to one of Claims 8 and 9, in which the means (56a) for stopping the relative movement of the cap backwards with respect to the case is, in the case of a cylindrical cap base (49), the edge (51) limiting the opening (50) and, in the case of a base (49) flared towards the opening (50), the part of the internal face (53) adjacent to the edge (51). [Claim 11] New and ready refill (R), according to one of Claims 8 to 10, which further comprises means (57a) for removable rigid association of the cap to the cup, belonging to the internal face (53) of the cap (27), located towards the opening (50) by means of an axial separation therefrom, capable of cooperating with the means - recessed relief - (57b) of removable rigid association of the cup to the cap, so, on the one hand, that the cap (27) and the cup (18) can form a unitary assembly allowing the manipulation of the cup (18) with a view to positioning it via the cap (27), of on the other hand, that the cap (27) and the cup (18) can be separated from each other after the installation. [Claim 12] New and ready refill (R) according to one of Claims 8 to 11, in which the removable rigid association means (57a) of the cap to the cup comprises a projecting relief, in particular a boss, bead or part of bead.
[Revendication 13] Recharge (R) d’un bâton (B) dans sa configuration en place, avec le bâton (B) associé à un étui (E), comportant, avec un axe (A) : une cupule (18) porte-bâton (B) selon l’une des revendications 1 à 7, un bâton (B) de matière dont la partie arrière est reçue dans le logement avant (39) de la cupule (18), en sorte de le tenir, et dont la partie avant saille vers l’avant du logement avant (39), un moyen (55a) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif destiné à un capuchon ayant été dissocié de la cupule (18) porte-bâton (B) à la fin de la mise en place, vers l’arrière par rapport à la cupule, situé vers l’ouverture (50), un moyen (56a) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif destiné au capuchon ayant été dissocié de la cupule (18) porte-bâton (B) à la fin de la mise en place, vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui (E). [Claim 13] Refill (R) of a stick (B) in its configuration in place, with the stick (B) associated with a case (E), comprising, with an axis (A): a cup (18) carries - stick (B) according to one of claims 1 to 7, a stick (B) of material whose rear part is received in the front housing (39) of the cup (18), so as to hold it, and whose the front part protrudes forward from the front housing (39), a means (55a) for stopping relative movement intended for a cap having been dissociated from the cup (18) baton holder (B) at the end of the putting in place, towards the rear with respect to the cup, located towards the opening (50), a means (56a) for stopping relative movement intended for the cap having been dissociated from the cup (18) stick holder ( B) at the end of the installation, towards the rear in relation to the case (E).
[Revendication 14] Etui (E) coulissant rechargeable, creux, en configuration vide, comportant, avec un axe (A), outre un capot de fermeture (2) amovible, un corps (1) d’étui (E) ayant : une paroi latérale périphérique d’étui (3), rigide dans son ensemble, comportant d’une part une partie avant d’étui (4) avec une extrémité avant d’étui (5) ayant une ouverture avant d’étui (6) limitée par un bord libre avant d’étui (7), et une partie arrière d’étui (8) avec une extrémité arrière d’étui (9) pourvue d’un fond (10), et d’autre part une face externe d’étui (11) et une face interne d’étui (12) délimitant un logement intérieur d’étui (13), apte à recevoir le bâton (B), une fente latérale de coulissement (14) étendue axialement ménagée dans la paroi latérale (3), à extrémité avant (15) ouverte et à extrémité arrière (16) fermée, caractérisé en ce que : il est spécialement adapté pour être associé à un bâton (B) d’une recharge (R) neuve et prête selon l’une des revendications 8 à 12, hormis le capot de fermeture (2), il est essentiellement constitué par la paroi latérale (3) avec son fond (10), à l’exclusion de tout autre cylindre, fourreau, coulisseau ou porte-cupule, la fente (14) est traversante et apte à coopérer avec le pédoncule (17) qui la traverse, pour guider la cupule (18), - la face interne (11) est prévue pour coopérer avec la structure élastiquement déformable radialement[Claim 14] Refillable sliding case (E), hollow, in empty configuration, comprising, with an axis (A), in addition to a removable closing cap (2), a case body (1) (E) having: a peripheral side wall of case (3), rigid as a whole, comprising on the one hand a front part of case (4) with a front end of case (5) having a front opening of case (6) limited by a case front free edge (7), and a case rear part (8) with a case rear end (9) provided with a bottom (10), and on the other hand an outer face of holster (11) and an inner face of the holster (12) delimiting an inner holster housing (13), capable of receiving the baton (B), an axially extended side sliding slot (14) made in the side wall (3), with an open front end (15) and a closed rear end (16), characterized in that: it is specially adapted to be associated with a stick (B) of a new and ready refill (R) according to the one of claims 8 to 12, except for the closure cap (2), it essentially consists of the side wall (3) with its bottom (10), to the exclusion of any other cylinder, sheath, slider or cup holder, the slot (14) is through and able to cooperate with the peduncle (17) which crosses it, to guide the cup (18), - the internal face (11) is provided to cooperate with the radially elastically deformable structure
(42) de la cupule (18), de sorte - la structure élastiquement déformable (42) étant contrainte vers l’intérieur par la face interne (12) d’étui (E) -, à assurer un contact à frottement doux et freinage de la cupule (18) sur l’étui (E) sur la course correspondant aux configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante, contrôlé en sorte que la cupule
(18) soit déplacée à coulissement doux lorsque le curseur (41) est déplacé par l’utilisateur, et qu’en l’absence de sollicitation de l’utilisateur, la cupule (18) se maintienne à l’emplacement du coulissement où elle a été amenée, y compris lors de l’application de la matière, alors que le bâton (B) est en contact léger sur le support, il comporte un moyen (56b) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon de recharge, apte à coopérer avec le moyen (56a) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif de capuchon vers l’arrière par rapport à l’étui. (42) of the cup (18), so - the elastically deformable structure (42) being constrained inwards by the internal face (12) of the case (E) -, to ensure contact with gentle friction and braking of the cup (18) on the casing (E) over the stroke corresponding to the extreme retracted and protruding configurations, controlled so that the cup (18) is moved with gentle sliding when the slider (41) is moved by the user, and when in the absence of user input, the cup (18) remains at the sliding location where it has been brought, including during the application of the material, while the stick (B) is in light contact on the support, it comprises a means (56b) for stopping the relative forward movement of the case with respect to the refill cap, able to cooperate with the means (56a) for stopping the relative movement of the cap towards the rear with respect to the case.
[Revendication 15] Etui (E) vide, selon la revendication 14, dans lequel la fente de coulissement (14) comporte un rétrécissement (19) de plus petite largeur situé vers - mais écarté - de l’extrémité avant (15), interposé entre un tronçon principal (14a) et un tronçon d’introduction (14b), les deux tronçons (14a, 14b) étant de même largeur transversale. [Claim 15] Empty case (E), according to claim 14, in which the sliding slot (14) comprises a constriction (19) of smaller width located towards - but spaced away - from the front end (15), interposed between a main section (14a) and an introduction section (14b), the two sections (14a, 14b) being of the same transverse width.
[Revendication 16] Etui (E) vide, selon l’une des revendications 14 et 15, qui comporte en outre une fente latérale d’élargissement (23) étendue axialement ménagée dans la paroi latérale (3), à extrémité avant (24) ouverte, destinée à permettre d’élargir légèrement le rétrécissement (19) lorsque le pédoncule (17) le franchit. [Claim 16] Empty case (E), according to one of claims 14 and 15, which further comprises an axially extending side widening slot (23) formed in the side wall (3), at the front end (24) open, intended to allow the constriction (19) to be slightly widened when the peduncle (17) crosses it.
[Revendication 17] Etui (E) vide, selon l’une des revendications 14 à 16, dans lequel la fente de coulissement (14) est soit droite soit hélicoïdale, le coulissement du bâton (B) étant soit droit soit hélicoïdal. [Claim 17] Case (E) empty, according to one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the sliding slot (14) is either straight or helical, the sliding of the stick (B) being either straight or helical.
[Revendication 18] Etui (E) vide, selon l’une des revendications 14 à 17, caractérisé en ce qu’il comporte une unique fente de coulissement (14), ou deux fentes de coulissement (14), ou au moins trois fentes de coulissement (14). [Claim 18] Empty case (E), according to one of claims 14 to 17, characterized in that it comprises a single sliding slot (14), or two sliding slots (14), or at least three sliding (14).
[Revendication 19] Etui (E) vide, selon l’une des revendications 14 à 18, dans lequel le moyen (56b) d’arrêt de déplacement relatif d’étui vers l’avant par rapport au capuchon est le bord libre (7) de l’ouverture d’étui (6). [Claim 19] Empty case (E), according to one of Claims 14 to 18, in which the means (56b) for stopping relative forward movement of the case with respect to the cap is the free edge (7 ) of the case opening (6).
[Revendication 20] Etui (E) vide selon l’une des revendications 14 à 19, dans lequel la paroi latérale (3) d’étui est réalisée en métal par usinage, incluant un perçage ou tournage, la face interne (12) de la paroi latérale (3) étant dépourvue de dépouille ou contre dépouille. [Claim 20] Empty case (E) according to one of Claims 14 to 19, in which the side wall (3) of the case is made of metal by machining, including drilling or turning, the internal face (12) of the side wall (3) being devoid of undercut or undercut.
[Revendication 21] Etui (E) chargé d’un bâton (B) de matière solide-pâteuse consomptible à appliquer sur un support, comprenant un étui (E) coulissant rechargeable vide selon l’une des revendications 14 à 20, et une recharge (R) en place, dans laquelle une recharge neuve et prête selon l’une des revendications 8 à 2est en place dans l’étui (E), dans lequel la cupule (18) est associée directement à l’étui (E). [Claim 21] Case (E) loaded with a stick (B) of consumable solid-pasty material to be applied to a support, comprising an empty refillable sliding case (E) according to one of Claims 14 to 20, and a refill (R) in place, in which a new and ready refill according to one of Claims 8 to 2 is in place in the case (E), in which the cup (18) is associated directly with the case (E).
[Revendication 22] Etui (E) chargé selon la revendication 21 , dans lequel le pédoncule (17) a une dimension en direction transversale choisie de sorte à être : légèrement inférieure à la largeur du tronçon principal (14a) de la fente de coulissement (14), au jeu nécessaire près pour guider la cupule (18) dans l’étui (E) avec un coulissement doux, sur la course du tronçon principal (14a) de la fente (14) entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante, légèrement supérieure à la largeur d’un rétrécissement (19) de la fente de coulissement (14) en l’absence de sollicitation d’élargissement de celle-ci ou de sollicitation de rétrécissement en direction transversale du pédoncule (17).
[Revendication 23] Etui (E) chargé selon l’une des revendications 21 et 22, dans lequel la largeur du rétrécissement (19) est légèrement inférieure à la dimension en direction transversale du pédoncule (17), qui lors du coulissement : peut venir en butée vers l’avant contre le bord arrière (21) du rétrécissement (19), formant ainsi un point dur, de sorte que la cupule (18) et l’étui (E), une fois associés, ne peuvent être dissociés inopinément, mais peuvent l’être moyennant une sollicitation suffisante du curseur (41) vers l’avant pour franchir le point dur, le tronçon principal de fente (14a), entre le bord arrière (21) et l’extrémité arrière fermée (16) de la fente définissant la course entre les configurations extrêmes escamotée et saillante, peut venir en butée vers l’arrière contre le bord avant (20) du rétrécissement (19), formant ainsi un point dur, pouvant être franchi moyennant une sollicitation suffisante du capuchon (27) ou du curseur (41) vers l’arrière. [Claim 22] Case (E) loaded according to claim 21, in which the peduncle (17) has a dimension in the transverse direction chosen so as to be: slightly less than the width of the main section (14a) of the sliding slot ( 14), except for the clearance necessary to guide the cup (18) in the case (E) with a gentle sliding, over the course of the main section (14a) of the slot (14) between the extreme retracted and protruding configurations, slightly greater than the width of a narrowing (19) of the sliding slot (14) in the absence of a request to widen the latter or a request to narrow in the transverse direction of the peduncle (17). [Claim 23] Case (E) loaded according to one of Claims 21 and 22, in which the width of the constriction (19) is slightly less than the dimension in the transverse direction of the peduncle (17), which during sliding: can come in abutment towards the front against the rear edge (21) of the constriction (19), thus forming a hard point, so that the cup (18) and the case (E), once associated, cannot be dissociated unexpectedly , but can be with sufficient forward pressure of the slider (41) to cross the hard point, the main slot section (14a), between the rear edge (21) and the closed rear end (16) of the slot defining the race between the retracted and protruding extreme configurations, can come into abutment towards the rear against the front edge (20) of the constriction (19), thus forming a hard point, which can be crossed with sufficient stress on the cap (27) or slider (41) backwards.
[Revendication 24] Etui (E) chargé selon l’une des revendications 21 à 23, dans lequel la paroi latérale (3) et la cupule (18), agencées à coulissement droit ou hélicoïdal, sont en contact matière plastique-méta avec l’étui (E). [Claim 24] Case (E) charged according to one of claims 21 to 23, in which the side wall (3) and the cup (18), arranged to slide straight or helically, are in plastic-meta material contact with the case (E).
[Revendication 25] Etui (E) chargé selon l’une des revendications 21 à 24, dans lequel la face externe (36) de la cupule (18) au droit radialement de la partie avant (30) et la face interne (12) d’étui (E) forment un assemblage glissant précis, sur la course de coulissement axial de la cupule (18) par rapport à l’étui (E) entre ses deux configurations extrêmes, respectivement escamotée et saillante, la paroi latérale (3) de l’étui étant réalisée en métal par usinage, sans dépouille ou contre dépouille, alors que la cupule (18) est réalisée en matière plastique. [Claim 25] Case (E) charged according to one of claims 21 to 24, in which the external face (36) of the cup (18) radially in line with the front part (30) and the internal face (12) case (E) form a precise sliding assembly, on the axial sliding stroke of the cup (18) relative to the case (E) between its two extreme configurations, respectively retracted and projecting, the side wall (3) of the case being made of metal by machining, without undercut or against undercut, while the cup (18) is made of plastic material.
[Revendication 26] Procédé de mise en place d’un bâton (B) d’une recharge (R) neuve et prête de matière solide-pâteuse consomptible à appliquer sur un support selon l’une des revendications 8 à 12, dans un étui (E) coulissant rechargeable, vide, selon l’une des revendications 14 à 20, dans lequel ; on a à disposition un étui (E) vide, selon l’une des revendications 14 à 20, dont le capot (2) a été enlevé, on a à disposition une recharge (R) neuve et prête selon l’une des revendications 8 à 12, on saisit l’étui (E) vide et la recharge (R) neuve et prête par le capuchon de recharge (27), et on amène la partie arrière (34) de la cupule (18) en regard de l’ouverture avant d’étui (6), de façon coaxiale et avec l’ergot (40) de la cupule (18) en regard de l’ouverture avant (15) de la fente de coulissement (14), on fait pénétrer la partie arrière (34) dans la partie avant (4) de l’étui (E) et l’ergot (40) dans la fente de coulissement (14), on assure un déplacement relatif de la cupule (18) garnie du bâton (B) et associée au capuchon de recharge (27), et de l’étui (E), de sorte à faire pénétrer le bâton (B) dans le logement intérieur (13) de l’étui (E), et on dissocie le capuchon de recharge (27) et la cupule (18). [Claim 26] Method of placing a stick (B) of a new and ready refill (R) of consumable solid-pasty material to be applied on a support according to one of Claims 8 to 12, in a case (E) refillable slider, empty, according to one of claims 14 to 20, in which; an empty case (E) is available according to one of Claims 14 to 20, the cover (2) of which has been removed, a new and ready refill (R) is available according to one of Claims 8 at 12, the empty case (E) and the new and ready refill (R) are seized by the refill cap (27), and the rear part (34) of the cup (18) is brought opposite the case front opening (6), coaxially and with the lug (40) of the cup (18) facing the front opening (15) of the sliding slot (14), the part is made to penetrate back (34) in the front part (4) of the case (E) and the lug (40) in the sliding slot (14), a relative movement of the cupule (18) furnished with the stick (B ) and associated with the refill cap (27), and the case (E), so as to cause the stick (B) to penetrate into the interior housing (13) of the case (E), and the cap is dissociated refill (27) and the cup (18).
[Revendication 27] Procédé selon la revendication 26, dans lequel, pour dissocier le capuchon de recharge (27) et la cupule (18), on amène le pédoncule (17) au second point dur contre le bord avant (20) du rétrécissement (19), puis on amène le bord (51) de l’ouverture (50) du capuchon (27) en butée contre le bord (7) de l’ouverture (6) de l’étui (E) en forçant le passage du bord avant (20) du rétrécissement (19), puis on sollicite le curseur (41) vers l’arrière en sorte de dissocier les moyens (57a, 57b) d’association rigide amovible respectifs du capuchon (27) et de la cupule (18).
[Claim 27] Method according to claim 26, in which, to dissociate the refill cap (27) and the cup (18), the peduncle (17) is brought to the second hard point against the front edge (20) of the constriction ( 19), then the edge (51) of the opening (50) of the cap (27) is brought into abutment against the edge (7) of the opening (6) of the case (E) by forcing the passage of the front edge (20) of the constriction (19), then the slider (41) is urged rearwards so as to dissociate the means (57a, 57b) of respective removable rigid association of the cap (27) and of the cup ( 18).
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