JPH10236552A - Cosmetic container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To apply the suitable amount of cosmetic uniformly to a head skin and a root portion of hair without liquid dropping by providing an ejection portion having a plurality of ejection nozzles with ejection ports. SOLUTION: This ejection container 10 comprises a container main body 11 filled with cosmetic and an ejection agent, and an ejection portion 12 mounted on the top of the container main body 11. A plurality of ejection nozzles 13, each having an ejection port 15 on the top thereof, are annularly disposed on the ejection portion 12. The ejection portion 12 has a valve mechanism housed in a casing and a push buttom 14 which is urged outwardly. When the push button 14 is pushed down against urge, the suitable amount of cosmetic and an ejection agent in the container main body 11 are pushed out to be mixed together, and the resultant mixture passes through the valve mechanism to be equally distributed to each ejection nozzle 13 and is ejected from the ejection ports 15 in an atomized state or in a bubbled state. The ejection container 10 is inverted and held with a hand, and the tips of the ejection nozzles 13 are inserted among hairs. When the push button 14 is then pushed, the cosmetic is ejected from the ejection ports 15 at a suitable ejection angle.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cosmetic container, such as an aerosol type container or a dispenser type container, for spraying a content liquid by an internal pressure. The present invention relates to an injection-type cosmetic container that can be applied uniformly without dripping.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A container for applying a liquid hair material (hereinafter, generally referred to as "cosmetic") such as a tonic, a deodorant agent, a hair restorative agent, and a hair styling agent has conventionally been provided with a propellant together with the cosmetic material. An aerosol-type container that can eject an appropriate amount of cosmetics from the injection port by pressing the part (actuator) with a finger, or a piston pump that is manually operated to apply an appropriate amount of cosmetics into a mist or foam from the injection port A dispenser type container for spraying is used.

[0003] Since these injection-type containers are generally intended to spray a chemical solution thinly and uniformly over a wide area,
When applied to the hair, etc., it is suitable for wetting the surface layer of the hair widely and uniformly, but the cosmetics cannot reach the deep part of the hair, that is, in the vicinity of the scalp and hair root, especially tonics, When it is required to selectively apply to hair roots and scalp, such as deodorants and hair restorers, the actual situation is to spray once on the surface of hair or spray it on the palm of the hand and rub it by hand. Was. For this reason, there is a need for a jet-type container capable of applying cosmetics intensively to hair roots and the scalp. 1
No. 216914) has been proposed.

[0004]

However, these injection-type containers which have been proposed in the past are of a type in which cosmetics are sprayed in the form of a trickle. Even if it could be done, the supply was locally too large, causing dripping, and it was not easy to use, as it was difficult to dry or sticky, and was not practically satisfactory. The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and therefore has as its object the purpose of being a jet-type cosmetic capable of uniformly applying an appropriate amount of cosmetic to the scalp or hair root without dripping. It is to provide a container.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a cosmetic container having an injection section having a plurality of injection ports. In the above, it is preferable that the injection unit has a plurality of injection nozzles having one or more injection ports. Or in the above, the injection unit,
It is preferred to have one or more injection nozzles with multiple injection ports.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. (Embodiment 1) FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an aerosol-type cosmetic container according to the second aspect of the present invention (hereinafter, generally referred to as "the present injection-type container"). In FIG. 1, the injection type container 10 generally includes a container body 11 filled with a cosmetic and a propellant, and an injection unit 12 attached to the top thereof. This injection part 12 has an injection port 15 at the tip thereof.
Are arranged in a ring shape.

The injection section 12 has a valve mechanism and a push button 14 built in the casing. The push button 14 is urged outward, and when the push button 14 is pressed down against the urging, An appropriate amount of the cosmetic and the propellant in the container body 11 are extruded and mixed, and the mixture is evenly distributed to each of the injection nozzles 13 via the valve mechanism, and is sprayed or foamed from each of the injection ports 15. Is to be injected.

When the injection type container 10 is turned upside down and gripped by hand, the tip of the injection nozzles 13 is inserted into the hair, and the push button 14 is pressed in this state, the respective injection holes 15 The cosmetic is sprayed at the spray angle.
Since the injection nozzles 13 are arranged in a ring shape, the cosmetic can be evenly spread over a necessary area of the scalp without being blocked by the hair. Also, by appropriately adjusting the distance between the scalp and the injection port 15, the diameter of the spray pattern (the surface wet by the injection) can be arbitrarily changed. Therefore, dripping does not occur due to the supply of an excessive amount of the cosmetic locally, and an appropriate amount of the cosmetic is uniformly applied to a desired area of the scalp or hair root, thereby achieving the object of the present invention.

In the above, it is preferable that the length of each injection nozzle 13 is in the range of 2 cm to 10 cm. If the nozzle length is less than 2 cm, it is difficult to reach an appropriate amount of the cosmetic to the inner part of the hair, that is, the vicinity of the scalp or hair root, and if it exceeds 10 cm, the practical use is impaired, such as breakage of the nozzle itself.

The injection type container 10 has an injection port 15
It is preferred that the diameter of the spray pattern on the surface 10 cm away from the surface is adjusted to be in the range of 5 cm to 25 cm. When the diameter of the spray pattern is less than 5 cm, the cosmetic is locally excessively supplied and causes dripping, and the usability such as difficulty in drying or stickiness is impaired. When the diameter of the spray pattern exceeds 25 cm, the spray is excessively diffused, and it becomes difficult to uniformly supply a required amount of the cosmetic to a required site.

The diameter of the injection port 15 is 0.1 mm to 2.0 mm.
mm. This makes it possible to inject a desired amount of the cosmetic at an appropriate injection pressure from the injection nozzle in accordance with the viscosity of the cosmetic and the injection pressure of the propellant. In addition, by changing the caliber within this range according to the characteristics of the cosmetic, the cosmetic can effectively reach the scalp beyond the gap between the hairs.

Although the injection port 15 is formed at the tip of the injection nozzle 13 in the injection type container of the first embodiment, the injection type container of the present invention is not limited to this.
The tip of the nozzle 3 may be closed, and one or more nozzles may be formed on the side of the nozzle near the tip. In this case, even when the tip of the spray nozzle is pressed against the scalp, the cosmetic can be sprayed around without spray blockage.

(Embodiment 2) FIG. 2 shows another embodiment of the aerosol type cosmetic container (the present jet type container) according to claim 2 of the present invention. In FIG. 2, the injection container 20
Is a container body 21 filled with a cosmetic and a propellant.
And a jet unit 22 mounted on the top of the comb unit.
have.

Although not shown, the container body 21 is of a double container type, in which the inner container is filled with cosmetics, and the gap between the inner container and the outer container is filled with a propellant. Injection unit 2
2 has a valve mechanism and a push button 24 built in the casing, and the push button 24 is urged outward. An appropriate amount of the cosmetic and the propellant are extruded and mixed, and the mixture is sent to the comb portion 23 via the valve mechanism.

The comb portion 23 includes a base 25 having a cylindrical surface, and a plurality of injection nozzles 26 extending radially upright from the cylindrical surface and extending like a brush, and having an injection port 28 at a tip. The mixture sent out toward the comb portion 23 by pressing the push button 24 passes through the neck portion 27 having a freely detachable fitting mechanism, and in the base 25,
6 are evenly distributed and are ejected from the respective ejection ports 28.

The injection type container 20 includes, for example, a container body 21
, The tip of the spray nozzle 26 is inserted into the hair, and the push button 24 is pressed while combing in this state, and the cosmetic is sprayed from each of the spray ports 28 at an appropriate spray angle. You. Since the spray nozzles 26 are arranged radially on the cylinder surface, the cosmetic can be evenly spread on the scalp in the combed area, and the distance between the scalp and the spray port 28 is appropriately adjusted. Thus, the diameter of the spray pattern can be arbitrarily changed. Accordingly, an appropriate amount of cosmetic can be uniformly applied to a desired area in the vicinity of the scalp or hair root without dripping and using the spray nozzles 26 as comb teeth or brushes for hairdressing. Is achieved. Since the container main body 21 is of a double container type, it is possible to spray a mixture of the cosmetic and the propellant at an appropriate ratio regardless of the angle of the container main body 21 at any angle.

(Embodiment 3) FIG. 3 shows an embodiment of an aerosol type cosmetic container (the present injection type container) according to claim 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 3, the injection type container 30 generally includes a container body 31 filled with cosmetics and a propellant, and an injection portion 32 attached to the top portion, and the injection portion 32 is rotatable on the top portion. It has an injection nozzle 33 attached and bent in an L-shape to form a horizontal portion 36. The injection nozzle 33 has a closed end at the end of a horizontal portion 36, and a plurality of injection ports 35 formed on both side surfaces facing outward from each other.

The injection unit 32 has a valve mechanism and a push button 34 built in the casing. The push button 34 is urged outward, and when the push button 34 is pressed down against this urging, An appropriate amount of the cosmetic and the propellant in the container body 31 are extruded and mixed, and the mixture is sent to the injection nozzle 33 via the valve mechanism, and is injected from each of the injection ports 35.

For example, when the injection type container 30 is turned upside down and gripped by hand, the horizontal portion 36 of the injection nozzle is inserted into the hair, and the push button 34 is pressed in this state, the cosmetic is discharged from each of the injection holes 35. Is injected with an appropriate injection angle.
Since these injection ports 35 are arranged on both sides of the horizontal portion 36 facing outward from each other, cosmetics can be injected substantially horizontally on both sides in the vicinity of the scalp, and locally excessive makeup is obtained. An appropriate amount of cosmetic can be uniformly applied to a desired area of the scalp or hair root without causing dripping due to the supply of the ingredient, and the object of the present invention is achieved.

The length of the horizontal portion 36 of the injection nozzle is from 2 cm to
It is preferable to be within the range of 10 cm. This length is 2
If it is less than 10 cm or more than 10 cm,
It becomes difficult to uniformly supply cosmetics in an appropriate range near the scalp.

The injection type container 30 is provided with each injection port 35.
It is preferred that the diameter of each spray pattern on the surface 10 cm away from is within the range of 5 cm to 25 cm. If the diameter of the spray pattern is less than 5 cm, the cosmetic is excessively supplied locally and causes dripping, and the usability is impaired, such as difficulty in drying or stickiness. When the diameter of the spray pattern exceeds 25 cm, the spray is excessively diffused, and it becomes difficult to uniformly supply a required amount of the cosmetic to a required site.

The diameter of the injection port 35 is 0.1 mm to
It is preferable to be within the range of 2.0 mm. This makes it possible to inject a desired amount of the cosmetic at an appropriate injection pressure from the injection nozzle in accordance with the viscosity of the cosmetic and the injection pressure of the propellant. In addition, by changing the caliber within this range according to the characteristics of the cosmetic, the cosmetic can effectively reach the scalp beyond the gap between the hairs.

(Embodiment 4) FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the aerosol type cosmetic container (the present injection type container) according to claim 2 of the present invention. Referring to FIG.
Is a container body 41 filled with a cosmetic and a propellant.
And a jet part 42 attached to the top thereof. The jet part 42 has a comb part 43 at the top. The comb portion 43 has a shaft portion 45 extending from the ejection portion 42 and a plurality of ejection nozzles 46 vertically arranged in a comb shape along the length direction of the shaft portion 45.
The injection ports 47, 47 are respectively formed on the side surfaces on both sides which are close to each other and which are outwardly facing each other near the front end.

The injection unit 42 has a valve mechanism and a push button 44 built in the casing. The push button 44 is urged outward, and when the push button 44 is pressed down against this urging, An appropriate amount of the cosmetic and the propellant in the container body 41 are extruded and mixed, and the mixture is sent to the comb part 43 via the valve mechanism, and is evenly distributed in the shaft part 45 to each of the injection nozzles 46. Injection is performed from each ejection opening 47.

The injection type container 40 includes, for example, a container body 41.
Of the injection nozzles 46 are inserted into the hair, and the push buttons 44 are pressed while combing the injection nozzles 46 as comb teeth in this state. The cosmetic is sprayed at the spray angle. Since each of the jets 47 injects the cosmetic in the vicinity of the scalp in substantially the horizontal direction on both sides, no dripping due to local excess occurs, and an appropriate amount of the cosmetic is uniformly applied to a desired area of the scalp or hair root. Thus, the object of the present invention is achieved.

(Embodiment 5) FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a dispenser type cosmetic container (main injection type container) according to claim 2 of the present invention. In FIG.
Numeral 0 generally comprises a container body 51 filled with cosmetics, and a dispenser 52 attached to the top of the container body 51.
The dispenser 52 has a jetting portion 54 at the tip, and a plurality of jetting nozzles 56 having a jetting port 58 at the tip are mounted on the jetting portion 54 in parallel with each other.

When the dispenser 52 triggers (pulls / relaxes) the lever 53 mounted on the front side toward the neck 55 of the container body, the cosmetics in the container body 51 are actuated by the action of the built-in piston and valve. Is sent to the jetting unit 54, where it is equally distributed to the jetting nozzles 56, and jetted forward from the jetting ports 58, respectively.

The injection type container 50 includes injection nozzles 56.
Is inserted into the hair, and the lever 53 is triggered in this state, the cosmetic is ejected from the ejection ports 58 at an appropriate ejection angle, reaches the scalp in a limited range, and furthermore, the cosmetic is locally applied. The base and root of the hair can be uniformly wetted without dripping or stickiness due to concentration, and the object of the present invention is achieved.

(Evaluation Test) Injection type container 1 of Example 1
Using the injection type containers 50 of Example 0 and Example 5, each container body was filled with a tonic agent as a cosmetic, and usability was evaluated by a practical test by 10 panelists.
The injection nozzles 13 of each of the injection containers used as samples were
Table 1 shows the 56 nozzle lengths, the spray pattern diameters, the orifice diameters, the number of orifices, that is, the number of the injection nozzles, and the injection forms. Convenience is as to the degree of spraying of the liquid, the degree of reaching the scalp, the degree of dripping, and the ease of drying. ：: 80% or more of panelists are good ○: 60% to 79% are good △ : 40% to 59% is good. ×: 39% or less is good. Table 1 shows the results.

(Comparative Example) As Comparative Examples 1 and 2, the number of injection ports (ie, the number of injection nozzles) of each of the aerosol type cosmetic container and the dispenser type cosmetic container was described.
Was evaluated for convenience by the same panelists as in Examples 1 and 5. Table 1 shows the results.

[0031]

[Table 1]

From the results shown in Table 1, it can be seen that the cosmetic container of the present invention having a plurality of injection ports is capable of spraying the liquid, reaching the scalp, regardless of whether the injection method is the aerosol type or the dispenser type. The cosmetic container was determined to be good in terms of both the degree of dripping and the ease of drying, indicating that the cosmetic container was highly practical. On the other hand, Comparative Example 1 and Comparative Example 2 each having one injection port had unsatisfactory results in any of the evaluation items.

Next, embodiments of the present invention will be summarized and listed. (1) A container having an ejection section for ejecting a content liquid,
A cosmetic container in which the injection section has a plurality of injection ports. (2) The cosmetic container according to (1), wherein the ejection unit has a plurality of ejection nozzles having one or more ejection ports. (3) The cosmetic container according to (1), wherein the injection unit has one or more injection nozzles having a plurality of injection ports. (4) In the above (1), the diameter of the spray pattern on the surface 10 cm away from the injection port at the time of injection is 5
A cosmetic container having a size in the range of 25 cm to 25 cm. (5) In the above (1), the diameter of the injection port is 0.1 mm.
A cosmetic container having a size within a range of 2.0 mm. (6) The cosmetic container according to (2) or (3), wherein the injection nozzle has a nozzle length in a range of 2 cm to 10 cm. (7) The cosmetic container according to (2) or (3), wherein the injection port is formed at a tip of the injection nozzle. (8) The cosmetic container according to (2) or (3), wherein the tip of the injection nozzle is closed. (9) The cosmetic container according to the above (2) or (3), wherein the plurality of injection nozzles are arranged in a comb or brush shape. (10) The cosmetic container according to (2) or (3), wherein three or more injection nozzles are arranged in a ring. (11) The cosmetic container according to (1) to (10), wherein the content liquid is a liquid hair material containing at least one of a tonic, a deodorant agent, a hair restorer, and a hair styling agent. (12) The cosmetic container according to (1) to (11), wherein the injection container is an aerosol container. (13) The cosmetic container according to any one of (1) to (11), wherein the injection container is a dispenser container.

[0034]

The cosmetic container of the present invention is an injection type container, and its injection part has a plurality of injection ports, so that an appropriate amount of cosmetic can be kept within a limited range without dripping. It can be spread evenly. In particular, if the injection-type container has a plurality of injection nozzles having one or more injection ports or one or more injection nozzles having a plurality of injection ports, the injection nozzle may include this injection nozzle. As you can insert it into your hair and spray cosmetics,
An appropriate amount of cosmetic can be uniformly applied to a necessary portion of the scalp or hair root without being hindered by the hair.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Injection type container, 11 ... Container main body, 12 ... Injection part, 13 ... Injection nozzle, 14 ... Push button, 15 ... Injection port.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cosmetic container having an injection portion for injecting a content liquid, wherein the injection portion has a plurality of injection ports. 2. The cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the ejection section has a plurality of ejection nozzles having one or more ejection ports. 3. The cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the ejection section has one or more ejection nozzles having a plurality of ejection ports.