JP7257138B2 - Applicator - Google Patents

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to an applicator capable of applying various coating agents such as cosmetics, hair dyes, and drugs to the skin and hair, and more particularly, to an applicator capable of applying various coating agents such as cosmetics, hair dyes, etc., to the skin and hair. 1. It relates to an applicator that can easily detect the remaining amount (weight) of the application agent by visual recognition.

In general, applicators have a wide variety of forms depending on the site and application where they are used. Conventionally, hair applicators for applying hair dyes, etc. to hair, etc., cosmetic applicators for applying cosmetics such as make-up cosmetics to the skin, and applicators for applying drugs to the skin, etc. Also, applicators such as numerous structures are known.

Conventionally, as an applicator that can check the remaining amount of an applicator such as cosmetics, hair dyes, and drugs contained in the applicator, there are, for example,
1) A tank comprising an applicator main body and a cap detachable from the applicator main body, containing a fluid cosmetic such as mascara in the applicator main body and allowing the remaining amount of the cosmetic to be visually recognized. , an application member such as a brush for applying the cosmetic, and a fixed-quantity push-out mechanism for feeding the cosmetic in the tank to the application member by a fixed amount, and excess cosmetic adhering to the application member is provided inside the cap. a cosmetic applicator (see, for example, Patent Document 1), comprising a squeezing member that removes and evenly distributes the cosmetic throughout the applicator member;
2) In an applicator comprising an ink occluding body as an ink storage member in a main body, ink is occluded on the tip side of the ink occluding body, and a remaining amount indicating liquid is occluded on the rear side thereof, and the remaining amount is stored in the main body. an applicator having a display portion in which the display liquid is visible (see, for example, Patent Document 2);
3) a container for containing a coating agent; an application unit that distributes and discharges to a plurality of discharge holes provided over the entire surface; an on-off valve that opens and closes an internal flow path for supplying the coating agent contained in the container to the application unit; The opening/closing valve is provided with an elastic body or the like that applies a force in the valve closing direction, and the accommodating portion is formed of a transparent material, and is used as a guideline for grasping the remaining amount of the hair cosmetic that is accommodated. As such, a container with a hair applicator provided with scales (eg, three horizontal lines) is known (see, for example, Patent Document 3).

However, each of the applicators in Patent Documents 1 to 3 makes the container containing the coating agent transparent or translucent so that the remaining amount of the coating agent can be visually recognized directly or indirectly. In the case of , there is a problem such as affecting the quality of the coating agent contained due to the transmission of light, and the weight of the coating agent contained is not detected to detect the specific remaining amount. is.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2003-325225 (Claims, FIG. 1, etc.) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-230069 (Claims, Fig. 1) JP 2010-213838 A (Claims, FIG. 2, etc.)

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, the present invention intends to solve these problems. It is an object of the present invention to provide an applicator capable of easily detecting the specific remaining amount (weight) of a coating agent when the coating agent is used.

The inventors of the present invention have made intensive studies to solve the above-described problems of the prior art, and as a result, found that an applicator containing a coating agent and provided with an applicator portion having an applicator body has a detection mechanism that covers the applicator portion during storage. The inventors have found that the applicator for the above-mentioned purpose can be obtained by adopting a structure for mounting the .

That is, the applicator of the present invention incorporates a coating agent and is provided with an applicator section having an applicator body, and is equipped with a detection mechanism that covers the applicator section during storage, and the detection mechanism is arranged below. It is characterized in that the weight of the applicator can be visually recognized.
Preferably, the detection mechanism comprises at least a cap on the outer circumference, a crown on the inner circumference, and an elastic member that allows the cap and the crown to slide.
It is preferable that the cap and the crown are colored with different colors.
It is preferable that the cap is formed with a window.

According to the present invention, by making the weight of the applicator visible, it is possible to easily detect the concrete remaining amount of the various coating agents such as cosmetics and hair dyes contained in the applicator. An applicator is provided that is capable of

1 shows an example of an embodiment of the applicator of the present invention, and is each drawing of the applicator before use, (a) is a left side view, (b) is a longitudinal sectional view of (a), and (c). is a front view, and (d) is a vertical sectional view of (c). In the applicator of FIG. 1, it is each drawing which shows the state which removed the detection mechanism, (a) is a left side view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of (a), (c) is a front view, (d) is a longitudinal sectional view of (c). It is each drawing showing a state in which half of the applicator (hair dye) contained using the applicator of FIG. 1 is used, (a) is a left side view, (b) is a longitudinal sectional view of (a), (c) is a front view, and (d) is a vertical sectional view of (c). 1. It is each drawing which shows the state which used all the coating agents (hair dye) incorporated using the applicator of FIG. 1, (a) is a left side view, (b) is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of (a), (c) is a front view, and (d) is a vertical sectional view of (c). It is each drawing which shows an example of the detection mechanism of the applicator of this invention, (a) is the perspective view seen from the front side, (b) is a top view, (c) is the perspective view seen from the front side, (d) ) is a left side view, and (e) is a front view. 2(a) and 2(b) are enlarged longitudinal sectional views of FIGS. 2(b) and 2(d). FIG. It is each drawing showing an example of the cap constituting the detection mechanism of the applicator of the present invention, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a perspective view seen from the upper oblique direction, (c) is a left side view, ( d) is a longitudinal sectional view of (c), (e) is a front view, (f) is a longitudinal sectional view of (e), (g) is a bottom view, and (h) is a perspective view seen from the bottom side. . It is each drawing which shows an example of the cap which comprises the detection mechanism of the applicator of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is the perspective view seen from the upper side, (c) is a left side view, (d) ) is a longitudinal sectional view of (c), (e) is a front view, (f) is a longitudinal sectional view of (e), (g) is a bottom view, and (h) is a perspective view seen from the front side.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Below, it demonstrates in detail, referring drawings for embodiment of this invention.
1 to 4 show an example of an embodiment of the applicator of the present invention, FIG. 1 is each drawing of the applicator before use, and FIG. 2 is each drawing of the applicator when in use. FIG. 3 is each drawing showing an example when the built-in coating agent is reduced by about half during use, and FIG. 4 is each drawing showing an example after use (state where there is no built-in coating agent) be. 5 and 6 are drawings showing an example of the detection mechanism, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are drawings showing an example of the cap and crown that constitute the detection mechanism.

The applicator A of the present embodiment is a hair applicator using a hair dye (agent) as an applicator. As shown in FIGS. 15, the detection mechanism 30 covering the application part 20 is attached during storage, and the weight of the applicator can be visually recognized when the detection mechanism 30 is arranged below. It is characterized.
The applicator of the present invention is characterized by the detection mechanism 30 that covers the application part 20 during storage, and the structure of the application part 20 other than the detection mechanism 30 is not particularly limited.

The applicator A according to this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. A plurality of plates arranged side by side so as to sandwich the body 15 . and an application section 20 having a comb body 16 of . The application section 20 having the plurality of application bodies 15 and comb bodies 16 is attached to a fixing member 17 .

The applicator 15 is rod-shaped, and its material is preferably a sliver pen core, a felt-like material, an open-cell sponge-like material, or the like.
Each of the comb bodies 16 is plate-shaped, and in a state in which a plurality of comb bodies 16 are arranged in parallel with each other at intervals, two applicator bodies 15 (in the drawing, ) are sandwiched between them. In addition, the comb body 16 has a substantially gourd-like shape with a width narrowed at a portion located rearward from the tip. Then, it is integrally formed at the tip of the fixing member 17 so as to stand thereon.
The applicator 20 combs the hair with the comb body 16 to make it easier to touch the applicator 15, and applies the hair dye in the attached container 10 to the hair via the applicator 15. - 特許庁

In this applicator A, a container 10 is made of resin and includes a container body 11 formed in a cylindrical shape with a closed rear end and an open front end, and a cover body 12 that covers the outside of the container body 11 . . A storage body 13 is inserted and accommodated in the container body 11 . The reservoir 13 carries (stores) a hair dye as a coating agent. The material of the storage body 13 is not limited as long as it can hold the hair dye, and examples thereof include batting and porous bodies.
The container main body 11 is formed with a flange 11a having an enlarged diameter on the outer periphery of the front end thereof. The front end of the cover body 12 is in contact with the rear surface of the flange 11a. Further, the convex portion (or concave portion) of the inner circumference of the cover body 12 is detachably fitted into the concave portion (or convex portion) of the outer circumference of the container body 11 to prevent the cover body 12 from coming off. It is detachably fixed. A threaded portion 11b to which a cap 40 constituting the detection mechanism 30 is screwed is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the flange 11a.
The cover body 12 is easy to hold due to the formation of depressions 12a, 12a on the outer peripheral surface, and the outer surface can be decorated with depressions, other patterns, shrinkage, and the like.

In addition, a front barrel 14 for attaching a fixing member 17 to which an application part 20 having an application body 15 and a comb body 16 is fixed is fitted to the tip of the container 10 so as to block the opening at the front of the container 10. It is
The front barrel 14 has a substantially cylindrical shape, and an oval wall portion 14a extending in the axial direction covers the vicinity of the central shaft when viewed from the front. A fixing member 17 to which the applying portion 20 is fixed is fitted into the wall portion 14a of the front barrel 14 and is detachably provided at the tip of the container 10 through the front barrel 14. As shown in FIG.
The front barrel 14 may be detachable from the opening, or may be completely fixed.

As described above, the applicator A contains the applicator (hair dye) in the container 10 and is detachably provided with the detection mechanism 30 covering the applicator 20 having the applicator 15 . 2(a) to 2(d), when the applicator A is used, the cap 40 of the detection mechanism 30 is removed to expose the applicator 15 and the comb 16. served to
During storage, the detection mechanism 30 that covers the application part 20 is attached, and the weight of the applicator can be visually recognized when the detection mechanism 30 is arranged below.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the detection mechanism 30 of this embodiment enables at least the cap 40 on the outer circumference, the crown 50 on the inner circumference, and the cap 40 and the crown 50 to slide. It is composed of an elastic member 60 . A window portion 49 is provided on the lower side of the cap 40 .

An example of a specific embodiment of this detection mechanism 30 will be described in detail below.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the cap 40 that constitutes the detection mechanism 30 includes a cap body 41 formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape with an opening on the side that accommodates the application section 20, and the cap body 41 contains: It has a bottomed cylindrical inner cap 46 that operably holds the inner cap 45 .
The cap main body 41 has an inner peripheral body 42 and an outer peripheral body 43 whose outer periphery is enlarged in diameter. A circumferential recessed portion 44 is provided for accommodating an elastic member 60 made of a spring member from below. The circumferential concave portion 44 has a narrow space portion 44a for holding the resilient member 60 on the upper side, and an inclined space portion 44b whose diameter increases toward the lower side (bottom surface) so that the crown 50 can slide. and a wide-diameter space portion 44c.

In addition, an inner cap 46 is fixed to the inner peripheral body 42 of the cap main body 41 by fitting or the like. A threaded portion 42a is formed on the inner surface of the open end to be threadably engaged with the threaded portion 11b of the container body 11 . The inner cap 45 is housed inside the middle cap 46 so as to be movable in the axial direction and to be retained. A receiving member 45 a for the application portion 20 is provided in the inner depth portion of the inner cap 45 so as to contact the tip of the application portion 20 . A coiled spring member 47 is interposed inside the inner cap 46 between the head portion 45b of the inner cap 45 and the top surface 46a of the inner cap 46, and biases the inner cap 45 toward the opening of the inner cap 46. are doing.

Concave attachment grooves 42b, 42b for fixing the crown 50 are formed on the outer peripheral lower side of the inner peripheral body 42 of the cap main body 41. As shown in FIG.
A triangular window portion 49 is formed on the lower side of the outer peripheral body 43 of the cap main body 41 with the top portion on the bottom side, and the inner peripheral side of the lower end portion of the outer peripheral body 43 is provided with a space 44 c of the recess 44 . Protrusions 43a, 43a for accommodating and holding the crown 50 are formed so as to face each other. The window portion 49 is a triangular window portion formed on the lower side of the outer peripheral body 43 of the cap main body 41 in this embodiment.

As shown in FIGS. 8(a) to 8(h), the crown 50 is a cylindrical body with a bottom, and has a bottom portion 51 and a circumferential partition portion 52 erected on the periphery of the bottom portion 51. there is The partition wall portion 52 has an enlarged partition wall portion 52b in the middle of the outer circumference, the diameter of which is slightly larger than that of the lower partition wall portion 52a. is formed. A quadrangular opening 54 is formed in a part of the enlarged partition wall portion 52b, and the opening 54 is formed into a triangular window portion 49 of the cap 40 when the crown 50 is accommodated in the cap 40. stored in an overlapping state.
Insertion members 55 are provided on the inner circumference of the partition wall 52 to be inserted into the mounting grooves 42b and 42b provided in the inner circumference 42 of the cap main body 41. As shown in FIG.

The applicator body 15 and the comb member 16 of the applicator A configured as described above are inserted into the inside of the inner cap 46, and the tip of the applicator body 15 and the like are fitted to the receiving member 45a of the inner cap 45. , the threaded portion 42a of the inner peripheral body 42 of the cap main body 41 and the threaded portion 11b of the container body 11 are screwed together, and the spiral is tightened. However, since the inner cap 45 is prevented from moving due to contact with the container body 11, the inner cap 45 retreats relative to the middle cap 46 and moves to the back of the middle cap 46. Therefore, even if the threaded portion 11b of the container body 11 and the threaded portion 42a of the inner peripheral body 42 of the cap body 41 are not completely tightened, that is, the screws are not completely tightened as shown in FIG. Even in this state, the spring member 47 is compressed. Therefore, the inner cap 45 and the container body 11 are brought into close contact with each other by the force due to the compression of the spring member 47, and the inner cap 45 reliably seals them.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 8, the detection mechanism 30 of the present embodiment inserts the resilient member 60 into the concave portion 44 formed in the inner peripheral body 42 and the outer peripheral body 43 of the cap main body 41, and the crown. The inserting bodies 55, 55 of the cap body 41 are inserted into the mounting grooves 42b, 42b provided in the inner peripheral body 42 of the cap body 41, and the stepped portion (protrusion) 53 of the crown 50 is attached to the outer peripheral body 43 of the cap body 41. The cap 40 and crown 50 are held by the projecting portions 43a, 43a, and the cap 40 and the crown 50 are made slidable by an elastic member 60. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the detection mechanism 30 can measure the weight of the applicator by the deflection of the resilient member 60 when the detection mechanism 30 is placed downward during storage. , the deflection of the resilient member 60 is proportional to the load (weight) within the resilient (elastic) limit.
Before using the applicator (before applying the built-in hair dye, the same shall apply hereinafter), the elastic member 60 is set so that the deflection of the elastic member 60 is minimized (compressed state), and the state after using the applicator ( The elastic member 60 is set so that the deflection of the resilient member 60 is maximized (or near the maximum, in a stretched state) when all the hair dye is applied, and the same applies hereinafter). Due to the deflection (minimum) of the elastic member 60, the crown 50 on the inner circumference of the cap 40 is hidden and cannot be visually recognized, and when the applicator is used, the deflection of the elastic member 60 gradually approaches the maximum side. As it goes on, the crown 50 on the inner circumference is visually recognized by the cap 40, and by visually recognizing this crown 50, the usage amount of the built-in hair dye (change in weight of the applicator, decreasing state) ) can be visually recognized (detected).

For example, if the visible height of the crown 50 is set in advance, the height of the crown 50 is 0 mm (the crown 50 cannot be visually recognized) before the application (use) of the built-in hair dye. Assuming that the maximum height is 10 mm (all the built-in hair dye is used), if the height of the crown 50 is 5 mm, it can be visually recognized (index) that about half of the hair dye remains.
As a preferred form, if the cap 40 and the crown 50 are colored differently, the change in the weight of the applicator can be visually recognized more clearly than if the cap 40 and the crown 50 were the same color. For example, if the cap 40 is wine red (or a color other than black, such as red) and the crown 50 is black, whether or not the black color of the crown 50 is visually recognized and the height of the black color of the crown 50 are visually recognized. Visual recognition of the weight (change) of the applicator becomes clear. 1 to 4, each drawing (c) shows a case where the crown 50 is colored black.
Furthermore, by looking through the window 49 formed in the cap 40, the color of the cap 40 can be visually recognized (detected), so that the change in the weight of the applicator (decrease in the hair dye contained therein) can be visually recognized more clearly. . When all the colors visually recognized in the window portion 49 become the color of the cap 40, it means that all the built-in hair dye has been used. More preferably, the portion of the inner peripheral body 42 of the cap body 41 that is visible through the window portion 49 is colored with a high concentration so that the color visible through the window portion 49 is clearly visible, preferably a color different from that of the crown 50. It may be colored.

The applicator of the present invention, which is configured as described above, contains a coating agent and is provided with an applicator portion having an applicator body. The weight of the applicator can be visually recognized when the applicator is placed downward, and the weight of the applicator can be visually recognized when the applicator is always stored. It is possible to obtain an applicator that can easily detect the specific remaining amount of the coating agent before application when various coating agents are used.
The applicator of the present invention does not allow the remaining amount of the coating agent to be visually recognized directly or indirectly by making the container containing the coating agent transparent or translucent. The weight of the applicator can be easily detected visually in a constantly stored state without affecting the quality.

The applicator of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, but is an applicator provided with an applicator portion having an applicator body, which is the technical idea of the present invention, and includes a detection mechanism that covers the applicator portion during storage. The gist is that the weight of the applicator can be visually recognized when the applicator is installed and the detection mechanism is placed downward. Therefore, the structure other than the detection mechanism that covers the applicator during storage is not particularly limited, so the gist is changed. The shape, structure, etc. of the applicator other than the detection mechanism can be changed in various ways within the range of not doing so.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, a filling-type hair applicator using a hair dye as a coating agent was described, but the form of the coating agent [liquid, foam (mousse), paste, powder, etc.], the coating agent The shape and structure of the application part, which has a discharge method (filling type, direct liquid type, valve type, etc.) and an application body (brush member, sponge member, brush pen, etc.), may be changed depending on the site and application. Applicators such as hair applicators, cosmetic applicators, drug applicators, adhesive applicators, paint applicators, and medical liquid applicators may be used.
In each of the above embodiments, hair dyes are used as coating agents, but various cosmetics (make-up cosmetics, eyeliners, mascara, lipsticks, nail colors, etc.), drugs (external agents for skin, dusting agents), and correction fluids. , adhesives, paints (for wood, metal, etc.), medical liquids (liquid wound medicines, liquid antipruritic agents, ointments, etc.).

In the above embodiment, a spring member is used as an elastic member, but the fact that the spring member is proportional to the load (weight) depending on the elastic state such as deflection of the elastic member within the elastic limit is used. If so, other than the spring member, a rubber member, a plate spring member, a sponge member, or the like may be used.
Also, a mechanism such as an air spring or a liquid spring may be used as the resilient member.

The applicator of the present invention is suitably used as a cosmetic applicator, a hair (hair) applicator, etc. that can apply various applicators such as cosmetics, hair dyes, and drugs to the skin and hair. be able to.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 container 15 applicator 20 applicator 30 detection mechanism 40 cap 49 window 50 crown 60 resilient member

Claims (1)

An applicator provided with an applicator portion having an applicator body, wherein a detection mechanism that covers the applicator portion is attached during storage, and the weight of the applicator can be visually recognized when the detection mechanism is placed below the detection mechanism. consists of at least a cap on the outer circumference, a crown on the inner circumference, and an elastic member that allows the cap and the crown to slide. The weight change of the applicator can be visually recognized by the presence or absence of the crown and the height of the crown. An applicator, characterized in that a triangular window is formed .

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