JP5186564B2 - Hair applicator - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid applicator, in particular, a hair dye, or a hair applicator that can apply a hair dye or the like without soiling fingers and scalp when a drug or the like is applied to hair or fur.

  Conventionally, a normal brush has been used as an application body for hair dyes and the like. That is, it is a method in which hair dye is made usable by mixing it in a container before use and then applied with a normal brush (for example, Patent Document 1).

  On the other hand, it is in a state where it can be used simply by pulling out the applicator provided with a comb body that has been brought into contact with a porous body such as a sponge impregnated with a hair dye already in a usable state. A hair dye applicator has been proposed (Patent Document 2). According to this mechanism, it is possible to apply hair dye etc. to the hair very easily, but when applying hair dye etc. while combing the hair with the comb body, the hair dye attached to the comb body at the initial stage of work. In order to apply hair dye etc. to a long part, it is necessary to make contact with a sponge body impregnated with hair dye etc. many times and apply it while attaching the hair dye etc. to the comb body There is very annoying.

  And the structure which equips the bases, such as a comb body, with porous bodies, such as sponge which impregnated the hair dye etc. which are already in the usable state, is also proposed (patent documents 3 and 4). With these structures, if the comb teeth have a capillary force, the hair dye is supplied from the porous body to the comb teeth, so that the hair dye can be applied while combing the hair with the comb body. However, if treatment such as sealing the entire applicator or the porous body is not performed, if the hair dye contains a volatile substance, it will evaporate, which naturally limits the composition of the hair dye. Will be. In addition, when exchanging a porous body impregnated with hair dye or the like, it must be touched directly, and unless the tool is particularly prepared, fingers will be contaminated with the hair dye or the like.

  In view of these problems, using a configuration of a writing instrument or the like, a storage unit that stores hair dye is provided, and only a necessary amount of hair dye or the like used for application is oozed out from the application body protruding to the application unit. An applicator configured as described above has been proposed (Patent Document 5). Here, the protrusion of the comb body is lowered and placed around the application body, so it is possible to easily apply hair coloring etc. to the hair, but since the comb body is short and low, it is applied while pressing the hair etc. as a result The coating operation itself is very complicated.

  A portable hair applicator superior to the applicator has been developed and implemented by the applicant of the present invention (for example, Patent Document 6). Since the comb body is a porous body and it has a storage part such as hermetically sealed hair dye, it is easy to use and has excellent storage properties. Since the process is somewhat complicated, problems remain in production.

Also, a hair applicator in which a porous applicator in which a hair dye is soaked in a brush-like container in which comb bodies are lined is installed has been developed by the present applicant (Patent Document 7). . Here, although it is comprised so that an application body can be replaced | exchanged more simply, it has a somewhat complicated structure with many parts.
Furthermore, a hair applicator has been disclosed in which the above-described hair applicator is improved and the applicator cartridge can be replaced relatively easily (Patent Document 8). However, when the cartridge is replaced, a lever operation is required. Therefore, there is a concern that the cost increases due to waste in the replacement operation and an increase in the number of parts.

  Along with the above-mentioned conventional technology, it has a sealed container in which hair dye is stored, and can press the hair dye by gas pressure etc. to forcibly apply a large amount of liquid from the discharge port provided in the comb body etc. The applicator which was made is also implemented (for example, patent document 9). These products give the user a sense that a large amount of liquid can be applied evenly, but there are drawbacks such as the possibility of contaminating the fingers because a large amount of hair dye is discharged at once. In addition, there are difficulties in manufacturing such as having to enclose gas.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-71020 JP-A-7-303514 JP 2001-190335 A JP 2004-357740 A JP-A-11-169224 JP-A-2005-342312 JP 2008-54877 A JP 2008-253424 A JP 2006-68114 A

  In consideration of the above-described problems, the present invention can apply a large amount of hair dye or the like with a large area in a small number of times, despite a simple configuration, and contaminates fingers other than the part to be applied. It is an object to provide a hair applicator which is difficult and has a simple structure. It is another object of the present invention to provide a structure of an applicator and a replacement cartridge that can easily replace an applicator impregnated with a hair dye or the like, and that does not contaminate fingers and the like.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides (1) a bottomed box-like cartridge in which an application liquid is impregnated and a flexible application body is fixed so as to protrude partly. An applicator for hair comprising a body, a gripper, and an applicator main body having a fitting frame to which the cartridge body connected to the gripper is fitted, the applicator main body including the cartridge It is an applicator for hair provided with an elastic pinching portion for pinching and fixing a body in the fitting frame and a pressing portion in the fitting frame.

  In this applicator, the cartridge on which the applicator is simply fixed by a single action by the bullet pinching member can be easily attached to and detached from the applicator.

  Next, (2) a flange portion is provided on at least the lateral surface of the cartridge body main body box, a crosspiece is provided on the inner side of the fitting frame of the liquid applicator body, and when the cartridge body is fitted, The hair applicator according to (1), wherein a flange portion abuts on the crosspiece and the cartridge body is fixed.

  In this applicator, since the flange is extended in the lateral (front / rear / left / right) direction of the cartridge body, the applicator can be more easily held by the bullet holding member and the fitting frame.

  Furthermore, (3) The liquid applicator according to (2), wherein the flange portion is further provided over the entire circumference of the side wall surface of the cartridge body.

  Since this applicator is configured to easily fix the cartridge body to the fitting frame, the cartridge body can be more reliably fixed during use.

  (4) The bullet pinching member is provided between the fitting frame and the gripping portion at a location surrounded by a storage arm frame, and when the cartridge body is fitted, the bullet pinching member is The hair applicator according to (1), wherein the cartridge body is pressed against the front of the fitting frame and fixed.

  Here, the bullet holding member is surrounded by the storage arm frame, and the most important bullet holding member for fixing the cartridge body is protected from unintended damage.

  (5) A front end pressing portion is provided in front of the fitting frame, and the flange portion on the front surface of the cartridge body is fitted to the front end pressing portion when the cartridge body is fitted. It is a hair applicator according to 3) or (4).

  Here, the cartridge body pressed forward by the bullet pinching member is more securely fixed by the tip pressing portion.

  (6) The tip applicator is the hair applicator according to (5), wherein an inclined surface is formed on an end surface.

  Thereby, attachment and removal of the applicator main body and the cartridge main body can be made in the same direction.

  (7) When the cartridge body is fitted, a series of comb teeth provided below the fitting frame extends further below the application body, and the comb teeth tip of the series comb is one The hair applicator according to (6), which shares a virtual surface.

  Here, since the comb tooth body is below the crosspiece and the crosspiece is in contact with the flange of the cartridge body, the user strongly attaches to the spherical application portion (head) during use (application). When the applicator is pressed strongly, the comb teeth and the cross are bent, and application is possible in a form that matches the shape of the part to be applied with the application part as the center.

  By making the coated body a porous body, it is possible to stably hold a liquid such as a hair dye.

  Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists the following effect.

  A cartridge body made of a porous body impregnated with hair coloring material, etc., with a part of a flexible application body protruding and fixed, is fitted into an attachment frame connected to the gripping part of the applicator body, and The applicator is fixed by the holding member and the entire appearance is a brush. A series of comb teeth arranged below the fitting frame protrudes further downward than the application body. Since the comb teeth and the application body are close to each other, the hair combed by the comb teeth can easily touch the application body, and uniform application of a hair dye or the like can be easily performed. Further, since the number of parts is small, the structure can be easily understood by a general user, and the cartridge body can be easily attached and detached.

  The application body is defined as having flexibility, but specifically, having flexibility means that the measured value of JIS K6253 type A durometer is 60 or less, preferably 20 or more and 50 or less. say. When the value exceeds 60, there is a high possibility that the contact with the hair or the like is performed only at a point without deformation when the hair or the like hits. Although not particularly confirmed, it can be easily imagined that if it is too soft, the applied body is deformed by a slight impact and the impregnated liquid spills out.

(A) And (b) is the perspective view from the front upper direction about the 1st Example of the applicator for hair which concerns on this invention, and the perspective view from the front lower direction. It is a perspective view from the front immediately before mounting | wearing with the cartridge body of the applicator for hair of FIG. (A)-(d) is a three-plane figure including the longitudinal cross-sectional view of the applicator main body for hair of the applicator for hair of FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the procedure at the time of cartridge body mounting | wearing seen from the side surface of the applicator for hair of FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the procedure when removing the cartridge body seen from the side surface of the applicator for hair of FIG. (A)-(d) is a 3rd view including the longitudinal cross-sectional view of the applicator body for hair in 2nd Example of the applicator for hair which concerns on this invention. (A) And (b) is the back perspective view and front perspective view of the applicator body for hair of FIG. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the procedure at the time of cartridge body mounting | wearing seen from the side surface in the 2nd Example of the applicator for hair shown in FIG. It is a perspective view from the front upper direction of the 3rd Example of the applicator for hair which concerns on this invention.

  Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  In the present application, the direction of the tip of the comb body of the applicator is “downward”, and the direction of the base of the applicator, that is, the portion where the applicator and the applicator main body are fixed, is “upward”. The direction of the portion where the applicator main body and the gripping part are connected is “rear”, and the opposite direction is “front”.

  Embodiments of the present invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 1A and 1B show the external appearance when the hair applicator according to the first embodiment is assembled. As shown in these drawings, a grip 11 is provided at the rear of the main body 1. A fitting frame 12 for fitting the cartridge body 2 is provided in front of the main body 1. The fitting frame 12 is surrounded by a storage arm frame 13 that surrounds the bullet-clamping member 14 behind it. In addition, a series of comb teeth 16, 16... Are provided below the fitting frame 12, and their tips share a series of virtual surfaces. The cartridge body 2 fitted to the fitting frame 12 includes a box body 21 opening downward and an application body 3 protruding from the opening. The protruding portion 31 of the application body 3 is surrounded by the comb teeth 16, 16.

  FIG. 2 shows a state before the cartridge body 2 is fitted to the assembled embodiment. The main body 1 is roughly a portion of the grip portion 11 at the rear and a portion of the fitting frame 12 at the front. Here, the gripping portion 11 has a plate-like structure, but may be a rod-like structure, or may be a ring-shaped structure that is hollowed out to reduce the weight. The rear side of the fitting frame 12 is open, and a front end pressing portion 17 having an inverted L shape in cross section for locking the front end of the cartridge body 2 is provided on the front inner side of the fitting frame 12. The gripping part 11 and the fitting frame 12 are located in front of each other and the gripping part 11 is located above the fitting frame 12, and they are upward and arcuate from both sides in the width direction of the fitting frame 12. The storage arm frame 13 having an extended shape is continued. Inside the storage arm frame 13, a bullet pinching member 14 extending in a valve shape from the front of the gripping portion 11 is housed.

  Here, the cartridge body 2 provided with the flange portion 22 is configured to abut on the upper surface of the crosspiece 15 provided on the inner side of the fitting frame 12 (extending in a plate shape on the inner side in the width direction of the fitting frame 12). Has been. Further, here, the front portion of the flange portion 22 is fitted into the open lower surface of the tip pressing portion 17 provided in front of the fitting frame 12 and meshed with the tip pressing portion 17. Since the entire cartridge body 2 is pressed forward by the elastic pinching portion 14, the front portion of the flange portion 22 is firmly engaged with the tip pressing portion 17.

  By the way, although the application body 3 in the cartridge body 2 is shown in an exposed state, a lid body that covers the opening can be provided in a state where it is not used. Further, a sealing member for further sealing the joint between the cartridge body box 21 and the lid may be provided.

  The sealing member described above can be used without limitation as long as it can seal the space surrounded by the box 21 and the lid. When the user starts use, it is preferable that the user can easily start using the sealing member except for the sealing member, and more preferably a sheet-like one provided with an adhesive layer. Other than this, such a “sealing member” is not necessarily provided if a treatment such as a heat sealing process is performed after pressing the sealing member.

  The application body 3 has flexibility and is made of a material mainly made of a porous body having a capillary force. Specific examples of the porous body include fiber bundles or open cell bodies of various materials, and can be appropriately selected in view of the material of the coating liquid to be impregnated and the box 21.

  The applicator 3 is made of a flexible material and can be deformed. Therefore, the applicator 3 is not particularly shown, but can take various shapes. For example, the shape shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 may be used from the beginning, or a cylindrical material may be prepared first and pushed into the box 21 while being deformed. Furthermore, it can also be deformed by mounting an applied body throttle part.

  By the way, when the coated body 3 is accommodated in the box 21, if the capillary force is set high, the coating liquid impregnated in the box 21 (hair dye, etc.) can be easily drawn, and the consumed coating liquid can be consumed. It becomes easy to move.

  In the case of the protruding portion 31 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 2, the shape is close to a comb-like shape, and a form that facilitates the application work is adopted.

  As for the fitting frame 12, the crosspiece 15 is provided in the peripheral part inner side of the substantially rectangular annular body. The crosspieces 15 project to the inner left and right sides of the fitting frame 12. A series of comb teeth 16, 16... Are provided below the crosspiece 15. The tips of these comb teeth 16, 16... Share a virtual surface. This virtual surface is usually a flat surface, but when the applicator of the present invention is for the hair, it may be a cylindrical side or spherical surface having a center far above the applicator. In particular, selecting an appropriate spherical surface is preferable because it approximates the shape of the user's head. However, even if the virtual surface is a flat surface, it can be used practically without any problem.

  Moreover, since the comb-tooth body 16 is provided on the lower surface of the crosspiece 15, when the user strongly presses against the spherical surface to be coated (head), it can bend around the coated body, Hair becomes easy to contact the protrusion part 31 of an application body, and it is easy to apply | coat hair dye etc.

  A mode including the longitudinal cross-section of an applicator main body is shown to Fig.3 (a)-(d).

  FIG. 3A shows the applicator main body 1 viewed from above. FIG.3 (b) is the applicator main body 1 seen from the left side surface. FIG. 3C is a longitudinal sectional view of the applicator main body 1. FIG.3 (d) is the applicator main body 1 seen from the front. As shown in FIG. 3C, here, the crosspiece 15 is not provided up to the tip of the fitting frame 12 in order to give priority to simplifying the molding. The cartridge body 2 is applied by pressing the front flange 22 from above, the side flange 22 from below, the cross 15 from below, and the elastic pinching portion 14 from the rear by elastic force. Fixed to the tool body.

  Hereinafter, a method of constructing and removing the applicator after opening the cartridge of the applicator of the above embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4C, the opened cartridge body 2 is (a) first inserted into the front end pressing portion 17 of the applicator main body 1 with the flange 22 in front of the cartridge body, and (b) the cartridge body. The rear side of 2 can be gradually pushed downward and inserted while resisting the repulsive force of the bullet pinching portion 14, and (c) can be fitted.

  To remove the cartridge body 2 from the applicator main body 1, as shown in FIGS. 5 (a) to 5 (c), (b) push the cartridge body 2 backward from the mounted state, and The flange 22 is slid to a position where it is disengaged from the tip pressing portion 17. (C) The cartridge body 2 can be easily detached from the applicator main body 1 by lifting the front of the cartridge body 2 upward with the portion in contact with the bullet pinching portion 14 as an axis.

  6 (a) to 6 (d) and FIGS. 7 (a) and 7 (b) show a state in which the longitudinal section of the applicator main body in the second embodiment is included. FIG. 6A is a plan view of the applicator main body 1. FIG. 6B shows the applicator main body 1 viewed from the left side. FIG. 6C is a longitudinal sectional view of the applicator main body 1. FIG.6 (d) is the applicator main body 1 seen from the front. 7A is a perspective explanatory view seen from the left rear side of the applicator main body 1, and FIG. 7B is a perspective explanatory view seen from the front left side of the applicator main body 1.

  The difference from the first embodiment described above is that a tip inclined portion 18 is formed in the tip pressing portion 17. The tip inclined portion 18 is an inclined surface directed from the upper side to the lower rear side. Even if the flange 22 abuts on the tip inclined portion 18 and presses the cartridge body 2 downward, it slides on the tip inclined surface 18 without being caught (the force against the elastic force of the elastic pinching portion 14 at this time). The cartridge body 2 is pressed with the same, and by continuing the pressing, the flange 22 is sent downward to be positioned below the tip inclined surface 18 and between the top surface of the crosspiece 15, and the flange 22 is fitted to the tip holding portion 17. Have a role to wear.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing a method of configuring the application body after the cartridge body 2 is opened in the second embodiment and mounting the application body on the applicator main body. As shown in FIGS. 8A to 8C, the opened cartridge body 2 is inserted into the gap between the bullet holding portion 14 of the applicator main body 1 and the crosspiece 15 with the flange 22 at the rear of the cartridge body (a), As shown in (b), the front side of the cartridge body 2 is gradually pushed downward, and the flange 22 is slid to the tip inclined portion 18 to be inserted while resisting the repulsive force of the bullet-clamping portion 14, (c) As shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, in order to pull out the cartridge body 2 from the applicator main body 1, the cartridge body 2 is pushed down to release the flange 22 fitted to the distal end pressing portion 17, and thereafter, FIGS. 8 (c), 8 (b), It can be extracted in the order of (a). Since the direction of the cartridge body 2 in the attachment / detachment is the same, an erroneous operation can be prevented as compared with the first embodiment.

  FIG. 9 shows an external appearance when the third embodiment of the hair applicator according to the present invention is assembled. Compared to the first embodiment of FIG. 2, the shape of the protruding portion 31 of the cartridge body 2 is different, but the shape of the protruding portion of the application body is not particularly limited.

  The hair applicator and replacement cartridge body according to the present invention are provided with a hair dye impregnated in an application body while combing hair (hair including humans and other pet animals) with a series of comb bodies provided in the applicator body. When applying, the coating solution does not touch the scalp directly, so that the coating property can be sufficiently secured, and a relatively large amount of coating solution can be applied to a large amount of hair. Since it is easy to attach and detach the replacement cartridge, the industrial applicability is high.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Applicator main body 11 Holding part 12 Insertion frame 13 Storage arm frame 14 Bullet-clamping part 15 Crosspiece 16 Comb body 17 Tip pressing part 18 Tip inclination part 2 Cartridge body 21 Cartridge body box 22 Flange 3 Application body 31 Application Body protrusion

Claims (6)

A bottomed box-shaped cartridge body that is impregnated with a coating solution and fixed so that a flexible coating body protrudes partly;
An applicator for hair comprising a gripping part and an applicator body provided with a fitting frame to which the cartridge body connected to the gripping part is fitted,
The applicator main body includes an elastic pinching portion for pinching and fixing the cartridge body in the fitting frame, and a pressing portion in the fitting frame, and a flange is provided on at least a lateral surface of the cartridge body main body box. Part is provided,
A crosspiece is provided inside the fitting frame of the applicator body,
The hair applicator characterized in that when the cartridge body is fitted, the flange portion comes into contact with the bar and the cartridge body is fixed.   The hair applicator according to claim 1, wherein the flange portion is further provided over the entire circumference of the side wall surface of the cartridge body. A bottomed box-shaped cartridge body that is impregnated with a coating solution and fixed so that a flexible coating body protrudes partly;
An applicator for hair comprising a gripping part and an applicator body provided with a fitting frame to which the cartridge body connected to the gripping part is fitted,
The applicator main body is provided with a bullet clamping part for clamping and fixing the cartridge body in the fitting frame, and a pressing part in the fitting frame,
Between the fitting frame and the grip portion, the bullet pinching member is provided at a location surrounded by a storage arm frame,
When the cartridge body is fitted,
The hair applicator according to claim 1, wherein the bullet-clamping member fixes the cartridge body by pressing it against the front of the fitting frame. A front end pressing portion is provided in front of the fitting frame,
The hair applicator according to claim 3 or 4, wherein a flange portion on the front surface of the cartridge body is fitted into the tip pressing portion when the cartridge body is fitted.   The hair applicator according to claim 5, wherein the tip pressing portion has an inclined surface at an end surface.   When the cartridge body is fitted, a series of comb teeth provided below the fitting frame extends further downward from the application body, and the comb teeth tips of the series of comb bodies share one virtual surface. The hair applicator according to claim 6.

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