CN116710371A - Dropper comprising a receptacle and a head operable in multiple directions - Google Patents
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Abstract
The drop tube (15) includes a receptacle (20) and a head (25), the receptacle (20) extending along a longitudinal axis (L) between an open proximal end (35) and a distal end (40). The receptacle (20) defines a product storage interior volume (45). The head (25) is tightly mounted at the proximal end (35) to tightly enclose the proximal end (35). The head (25) includes an actuator (75) and a deformable bulb (70) mounted between the actuator (75) and the proximal end (35). The deformable bulb (70) defines an inner chamber (80) having a variable volume. The actuator (75) is movable along an oblique direction (I) relative to the housing (20) between a rest configuration and a dispensing configuration in which the actuator (75) deforms the bulb (70) to reduce the volume of the inner chamber (80). The oblique direction (I) comprises a non-zero component along a longitudinal axis (L) and a non-zero component along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L).
Description
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a dropper comprising a receiving portion extending along a longitudinal axis between a proximal end and a distal end, the receiving portion defining a product storage interior volume, the distal end being open to enable dispensing of a fluid product from the interior volume, the proximal end being open, and a head mounted snugly at the proximal end to tightly enclose the proximal end,
the head includes an actuator and a deformable bulb mounted between the actuator and the proximal end, the deformable bulb defining an interior chamber having a variable volume,
the actuator is movable relative to the receptacle between:
-a resting configuration in which the volume of the inner chamber is maximum; and
-a dispensing configuration in which the actuator deforms the bulb to reduce the volume of the inner chamber and enable product dispensing through the distal end.
The drip tube enables dispensing a quantity of fluid product stored in the receptacle.
The fluid product may in particular be a cosmetic product, such as a care product, a coloring product or a make-up product. The fluid product may be a cosmetic oil, essence or perfume.
Background
"cosmetics" is understood to be each product as defined in the european union (CE) regulations concerning cosmetics, promulgated by the european parliament and committee at 11/30 2009.
In droppers of the above type, the cosmetic product is typically contained in a receptacle that includes at least one open end for dispensing the product. To deliver the product, the drip tube typically includes an operable portion.
In a known manner, the operable portion comprises a deformable bulb defining a variable internal volume. The interior volume of the bulb is filled with air. The user may apply pressure directly or indirectly on the bulb, which causes the air pressure in the receptacle to increase, pushing the product out of the drip tube through the open end.
Typically, the deformable bulb can be accessed by a user or hidden in the drop tube.
When the bulb is accessible, the bulb can be manipulated by a user by pinching to reduce the internal volume.
When the bulb is hidden in the dropper, it is known to include a push button which, when pressed, causes the internal volume of the bulb to decrease.
However, in both cases, it may be difficult to pinch the bulb in some hand configurations. For example, when the dropper is located over the user's head, the pinching action may be difficult to perform.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide a dropper, so that the distribution of products is simpler regardless of the use environment of the dropper.
For this purpose, the subject of the invention is such a drip tube in which the actuator is movable relative to the housing along at least one tilting direction, the tilting direction comprising a non-zero component along the longitudinal axis and a non-zero component along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
In some uses of the drip tube, particularly in the event that the user cannot easily press the bulb, the actuator can move along at least one tilt axis relative to the receptacle so that dispensing of the product is simpler. This is especially true when the actuator is located above the user's head, in which case the user can more easily place a finger on the actuator and exert a force on the actuator.
The dropper according to the invention may comprise a feature according to which the actuator is movable in each angular orientation about the longitudinal axis relative to the receptacle in at least one oblique direction.
Because the actuator is movable in at least one tilting direction in each angular orientation about the longitudinal axis, dispensing of the product is simpler, thus improving the user experience, since the user does not have to find the correct orientation to actuate the actuator.
The dropper according to the invention may include a feature according to which the actuator is made of a harder material than the deformable bulb.
The stiffer material of the actuator provides better handling of the dropper and more efficient actuation with the finger.
The dropper according to the present invention may further comprise a feature according to which the deformable bulb is deformable under the pressure of the user's finger, the actuator maintaining the shape of the actuator under the pressure of the user's finger.
By the actuator being unable to deform under finger pressure, dispensing of the product is improved as this ensures that the bulb is deformed correctly in a repeatable manner.
The dropper according to the present invention may further comprise a feature according to which the bulb defines a distal cylindrical portion extending about the longitudinal axis and a diverging proximal portion extending between the cylindrical portion and the actuator.
The shape of the bulb makes the bulb easier to deform at the junction between the distal cylindrical portion and the proximal portion. This ensures a good volume reduction of the inner chamber upon actuation of the actuator.
The dropper according to the invention may further comprise a feature according to which the head comprises a threaded cap screwed at the proximal end to the proximal threaded portion of the receiving portion, the threaded cap hermetically connecting the deformable bulb to the proximal end.
The threaded cap provides good air tightness between the head and the receiving portion, which ensures that no air flow out occurs when the bulb is deformed.
Furthermore, the threaded cap may be unscrewed to refill the product into the receptacle through the proximal end.
The dropper according to the invention may further comprise a feature according to which the deformable bulb defines a distal peripheral edge and a groove located proximate the distal edge, the cover defining a skirt and a collar, the collar being received in the groove, the peripheral edge being tightly compressed between the collar and the proximal end to provide air tightness between the head and the receptacle.
The fit between the recess, collar and proximal end of the receptacle provides good air tightness between the head and the receptacle when the bulb is deformed.
The dropper according to the invention may comprise features according to which the actuator comprises:
-a vertex;
-an outer peripheral portion fixed to the deformable sphere; and
at least one inclined surface between the apex and the peripheral portion.
The shape of the actuator makes the product dispensing simpler, as the shape of the actuator is such that the user's finger is guided from the apex to the outer periphery to move the actuator in the tilting direction.
The dropper according to the invention may comprise a feature according to which the inclined surface is conical.
The conical shape of the inclined surface enables the user to position his finger at any his desired location on the inclined surface while in a good configuration to move the actuator to deliver the product.
The dropper according to the invention may comprise a feature according to which a dispensing nozzle is mounted at the distal end to at least partially enclose the distal end, the nozzle optionally comprising at least one comb tooth.
The dispensing nozzle improves the accuracy of the product dispensing location.
The invention also relates to a cosmetic applicator comprising a dropper and a cosmetic product received in the interior volume of the receptacle.
Such an applicator enables a user to apply the cosmetic product while benefiting from the advantages described above.
The invention also relates to a cosmetic product dispensing method, the product being stored in the product storage interior volume of a dropper as described above, the method comprising:
moving the actuator according to a tilting direction comprising a non-zero component along a longitudinal axis and a non-zero component along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis,
-deforming the bulb to reduce the volume of the inner chamber, and
-dispensing the product through the distal end.
The method provides the user with the option to follow for applying the cosmetic product from the dropper.
The method according to the invention may comprise a feature according to which a first dispensing of product is performed by moving the actuator in a first oblique direction in a first orientation about the longitudinal axis and a second dispensing of product is performed by moving the actuator in a second oblique direction in a second angular orientation about the longitudinal axis.
This use highlights the ability of the drip tube to deliver product as the actuator of the drip tube moves in multiple directions.
The invention also relates to a head for a receptacle defining an open proximal end, the head defining a longitudinal axis, the head comprising an actuator and a deformable bulb mountable along the longitudinal axis between the actuator and the proximal end, the deformable bulb defining an inner chamber having a variable volume, the actuator being movable relative to the deformable bulb between:
-a resting configuration in which the volume of the inner chamber is maximum; and
a dispensing configuration in which the actuator deforms the bulb to reduce the volume of the inner chamber and enables product dispensing through the distal end,
the actuator is movable relative to the bulb along at least one tilt direction, the tilt direction including a non-zero component along a longitudinal axis and a non-zero component along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
The head enables actuation of the dispensing of the product when mounted on the containing portion containing said product, while benefiting from the advantages previously described.
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The invention will be better understood from reading the following description, given by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
fig. 1 is a view of a cosmetic applicator according to the present invention; and
fig. 2 is a detailed view of the head of the dropper included in the cosmetic applicator of fig. 1.
Detailed Description
A cosmetic applicator 5 according to the present invention is shown in fig. 1 and 2. The applicator 5 includes a cosmetic product 10 stored in a dropper 15.
Cosmetic product 10 is, for example, a liquid such as a water-based solution or a viscous solution, such as a shampoo, a conditioner, a moisturizing cream, or a sunscreen.
The dropper 15 includes a container 20, a head 25 closing the container 20, and a dispensing nozzle 30.
The receptacle 20 extends along a longitudinal axis L between a proximal end 35 and a distal end 40. The longitudinal axis passes in particular through the centre of the transverse section of the receptacle 20.
The proximal end 35 and the distal end 40 of the receptacle 20 define an opening.
The housing portion 20 is, for example, substantially cylindrical and has a circular cross section. The receptacle defines a product storage interior volume 45 for storing the cosmetic product 10. Cosmetic product 10 is dispensed from interior volume 45 through distal end 40.
The receptacle 20 further defines a proximal threaded portion 50 extending from the proximal end 35 along the longitudinal axis L. Advantageously, the receiving portion 20 defines a proximal shoulder 55 that delimits the proximal threaded portion 50 from the remainder of the receiving portion 20.
At the distal end 40, the receptacle 20 defines a distal threaded portion 60 extending from the distal end 40 along the longitudinal axis L. Advantageously, the receptacle 20 defines a distal shoulder 65 that delimits the distal threaded portion 60 from the remainder of the receptacle 20.
The head 25 is received at the proximal end 35 of the receptacle 20. The head 25 fits tightly at the proximal end 35 to tightly enclose the proximal end 35.
The head 25 includes a deformable bulb 70, an actuator 75, and advantageously a threaded (tapped) cap 76.
Ball 70 is mounted between proximal end 35 and actuator 75. The bulb 70 is made of, for example, an elastomer such as a thermoplastic elastomer (thermoplastic elastomer, TPE).
The bulb 70 defines an inner chamber 80, the inner chamber 80 having a volume that varies in response to deformation of the bulb 70.
The bulb 70 includes a distal cylindrical portion 85 extending about a longitudinal axis L and a diverging proximal portion 90 between the distal cylindrical portion 85 and the actuator 75.
The distal cylindrical portion 85 defines an inner transverse cross-section that is slightly smaller than the cross-section formed by the proximal threaded portion 50 of the receptacle 20.
The distal cylindrical portion 85 defines a distal peripheral edge 95 in contact with the proximal threaded portion 50, and an annular recess 100 open away from the longitudinal axis L.
The diverging proximal end portion 90 extends along the longitudinal axis L from the distal cylindrical portion 85 to the actuator 75. The diverging proximal section includes a proximal inverted edge inserted into the actuator 75.
Advantageously, the diverging proximal portion 90 defines a portion of a sphere between the distal cylindrical portion 85 and the actuator 75. More specifically, the angle formed at the junction between the distal cylindrical portion 85 and the diverging proximal portion 90 is comprised between 45 ° and 90 °, preferably equal to 90 °. This makes the joint part a hinge for deformation of the ball part 70.
The diverging proximal section 90 is sealed to the actuator 75 to ensure air tightness between the two elements. Thus, the diverging proximal end portion 90 is, for example, glued or snapped to the actuator 75.
Alternatively, the bulb 70 is engaged with the actuator by various technical routes, such as dual injection (co-injection), over-molding, or by a separate welding process, such as an ultrasonic welding process or a laser welding process.
The actuator 75 is made of a harder material than the bulb 70. More specifically, the actuator 75 maintains the shape of the actuator under the pressure of the user's finger, while the deformable bulb 70 deforms under the pressure of the user's finger. The actuator is for example composed of thermoplastic polyethylene or polypropylene or metal.
The force applied by the user's finger is typically below 100N, which is insufficient to deform the actuator 75.
The actuator 75 extends from an apex 105 lying substantially on the longitudinal axis L to a peripheral portion 110 fixed to the deformable bulb 70, more precisely to the diverging end portion 90.
The apex 105 is closer to the accommodation portion 20 than the outer peripheral portion 110.
The actuator 75 includes an inclined surface 115 between the apex 105 and the peripheral portion 110.
Advantageously, the inclined surface 115 is symmetrical by any rotation about the longitudinal axis L, making it conical. Alternatively, the inclined surface 115 is a dome-shaped surface, conical surface, or flat cylindrical surface with design consistency on the axis to aid in gripping the design.
The actuator 75 is movable relative to the receiving portion 20 between a rest configuration in which the volume of the interior chamber 80 is maximized and a dispensing configuration in which the actuator 75 deforms the bulb 70 to reduce the volume of the interior chamber 80.
In the resting configuration of the actuator 75, the bulb 70 is said to have its resting shape.
The transition from the rest configuration of the actuator 75 to the dispensing configuration is obtained by the finger pressure exerted by the user in a direction I inclined with respect to the longitudinal axis.
The oblique direction includes a non-zero component along the longitudinal axis L and a non-zero component along the transverse axis T perpendicular to the longitudinal axis L. Advantageously, the actuator 75 is movable in at least one tilting direction I with respect to the housing 20 in each angular orientation about the longitudinal axis L.
In particular, the actuator 75 is movable along an oblique direction I defined in each intermediate plane passing through the longitudinal axis L, irrespective of the angular orientation of the intermediate planes about the longitudinal axis L.
The transition from the dispensing configuration of the actuator 75 to the resting configuration can be obtained by the spontaneous action of the bulb 75 to resume the resting shape of the bulb. This conversion also results in a movement of the actuator 75 in the tilting direction I.
In the dispensing configuration, the actuator 75 abuts the threaded cap 76 to reduce the volume of the inner chamber 80 to a minimum volume. This ensures that the amount of cosmetic product 10 delivered during the transition between the resting configuration and the dispensing configuration is substantially the same during the first transition, the second transition, or the tenth transition.
The threaded cap portion 76 provides air tightness between the bulb portion 70 and the proximal end 35 of the receiving portion 20. Threaded cap portion 76 defines a skirt 120 and a collar 125.
Skirt 120 is threaded and mates with proximal threaded portion 50 to tighten cap 76 at proximal end 35 of receptacle 20.
Collar 125 is received in recess 100 of distal cylindrical portion 85. Thus, the distal peripheral edge 95 is tightly compressed between the collar 125 and the proximal end 35 to provide air tightness between the head 25 and the receptacle 20.
Advantageously, where the receiving portion 20 defines the proximal shoulder 55, the outer cross-section of the cap portion 76 is substantially equal to the outer cross-section of the receiving portion 20, such that the applicator 5 is substantially cylindrical, thereby providing better handling for the user.
More specifically, in the dispensing configuration of the actuator 75, the distal peripheral edge 95 abuts against the collar 125 of the threaded cap 76.
The dispensing nozzle 30 is secured to the distal threaded portion 60. The dispensing nozzle 30 is screwed, for example, to the distal threaded portion 60. Accordingly, the dispensing nozzle 30 includes a threaded inner surface that mates with the distal threaded portion 60.
The nozzle 30 partially encloses the distal end 40.
Advantageously, the dispensing nozzle 30 comprises at least one carding tooth 130, and preferably a plurality of carding teeth 130.
The combing teeth 130 enable the user to comb his/her hair to deliver cosmetics to his/her scalp.
The cosmetic dispensing method will now be described in an example in which the user wishes to apply the cosmetic 10 contained in the dropper 15 to his/her scalp.
The actuator 75 is initially in a rest configuration.
In an optional combing step, the user combs his/her hair with the combing teeth 130 of the dispensing nozzle 30 until the dispensing nozzle 30 reaches his/her scalp.
During the positioning step, the user positions his/her finger on the actuator 75. Advantageously, the user places his/her thumb or index finger on the inclined surface 115.
Then, during the actuation step, the user follows a first tilting direction I in a first orientation about the longitudinal axis L 1 Pushing or pulling the actuator until the distal peripheral edge 95 of the actuator 75 abuts against the collar 125 of the threaded cap 76. The bulb 70 is thus deformed, thereby reducing the volume of the inner chamber 80. The reduced volume of the interior chamber 80 results in an increased air pressure in the product storage interior volume 45 of the receptacle 20. As a result of the pressure build-up, the cosmetic product 10 is pushed out of the product storage interior volume 45 through the dispensing nozzle 30.
Then, during the application step, the cosmetic 10 reaches the scalp of the user.
During the recovery step, the user stops pushing or pulling the actuator 75. Thus, the bulb 70 spontaneously returns to its resting shape, thus moving the actuator 75 back to the resting configuration. This movement causes the volume of the interior chamber 80 to increase, thereby causing the air in the product storage interior volume 45 of the receptacle 20 to decompress. Thus, outside air is drawn into the interior volume 45 through the dispensing nozzle 30. When outside air enters the accommodating part 20, the outside air flows through the cosmetic 10 to reach the inner chamber 80 of the bulb 70.
After that, if the user wishes to apply a new amount of cosmetic 10, he/she repeats the cosmetic dispensing method a second time. During this second repetition of the cosmetic dispensing method, the user may be in a position along the longitudinal axisThe second angular orientation of L is along the second oblique direction I 2 Pushing or pulling actuator 75, first tilt direction I 1 And a second inclination direction I 2 Is different. The pressure phenomenon occurring during the actuation step is similar. Thus, the same amount of cosmetic product 10 is delivered during the second iteration of the cosmetic product dispensing method as during the first iteration of the cosmetic product dispensing method.
Since the drip tube according to the invention can be used easily in any orientation, it is clear to a person skilled in the art that the drip tube 15 according to the invention simplifies the dispensing of cosmetics.
In a variant (not shown), the housing comprises a piston separating the product from the air contained in the bulb.
Claims (14)
1. A dropper (15) comprising a receptacle (20) and a head (25), the receptacle (20) extending along a longitudinal axis (L) between a proximal end (35) and a distal end (40), the receptacle (20) defining a product storage interior volume (45), the distal end (40) being open to enable dispensing of a fluid product (10) from the interior volume (45), the proximal end (35) being open, and the head (25) being mounted tightly at the proximal end (35) to tightly close the proximal end (35),
the head (25) comprising an actuator (75) and a deformable bulb (70) mounted between the actuator (75) and the proximal end (35), the deformable bulb (70) defining an inner chamber (80) having a variable volume,
the actuator (75) is movable relative to the housing (20) between:
-a resting configuration in which the volume of the inner chamber (80) is maximum; and
a dispensing configuration in which the actuator (75) deforms the bulb (70) to reduce the volume of the inner chamber (80) and enable product dispensing through the distal end (40),
characterized in that the actuator (75) is movable relative to the housing (20) along at least one tilting direction (I) comprising a non-zero component along the longitudinal axis (L) and a non-zero component along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L).
2. Drip tube (15) according to claim 1, wherein the actuator (75) is movable relative to the housing (20) along at least one tilting direction (I) in each angular orientation about the longitudinal axis (L).
3. Drip tube (15) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the actuator (75) is made of a harder material than the deformable sphere (70).
4. A dropper (15) as claimed in claim 3, wherein the deformable bulb (70) is deformable under the pressure of a user's finger, the actuator (75) maintaining its shape under the pressure of the user's finger.
5. The dropper (15) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the bulb (70) defines a distal cylindrical portion (85) extending about the longitudinal axis (L) and a diverging proximal portion (90) extending between the cylindrical portion (85) and the actuator (75).
6. Drip tube (15) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the head (25) comprises a threaded cap (76) screwed to a proximal threaded portion (50) of the housing (20) at the proximal end (35), the threaded cap (76) hermetically connecting the deformable sphere (70) to the proximal end (35).
7. The drop tube (15) according to claim 6, wherein the deformable bulb (70) defines a distal peripheral edge (95) and a recess (100) positioned proximate to the distal edge (95), the cap (76) defines a skirt (120) and a collar (125), the collar (125) being received in the recess (100), the peripheral edge (95) being tightly compressed between the collar (125) and the proximal end (35) to provide air tightness between the head (25) and the receptacle (20).
8. Drip tube (15) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the actuator (75) comprises:
-a vertex (105);
-an outer peripheral portion (110) fixed to the deformable sphere (70); and
-at least one inclined surface (115) between the vertex (105) and the peripheral portion (110).
9. The dropper (15) as claimed in claim 8, wherein the inclined surface (115) is conical.
10. Drip tube (15) according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising a dispensing nozzle (30) mounted at the distal end (40) to at least partially close the distal end (40), the nozzle (30) optionally comprising at least one comb tooth (130).
11. Cosmetic applicator (5) comprising a dropper (15) as claimed in any one of the preceding claims and a cosmetic product (10) received in the inner volume (45) of the receptacle (20).
12. Cosmetic dispensing method, the product (10) being stored in the product storage interior volume (45) of a dropper as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, the method comprising:
moving the actuator according to an inclination direction (I) comprising a non-zero component along the longitudinal axis (L) and a non-zero component along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L),
-deforming the bulb (70) to reduce the volume of the inner chamber (80), and
-causing the product (10) to be dispensed through the distal end (40).
13. The method according to claim 12, comprising by causing the actuator (75) to follow a first tilting direction (I) in a first orientation about the longitudinal axis (L) 1 ) Moving to perform a first dispensing of product, and by causing the actuator (75) to move in a second angular orientation about the longitudinal axis (L) in a second oblique direction (I 2 ) Move to perform a second dispensing of the product.
14. A head (25) for a receptacle (20) defining an open proximal end (35), the head (25) defining a longitudinal axis (L), the head (25) comprising an actuator (75) and a deformable bulb (70) mountable along the longitudinal axis (L) between the actuator (75) and the proximal end (35), the deformable bulb (70) defining an inner chamber (80) having a variable volume,
the actuator (75) is movable relative to the deformable sphere (70) between:
-a resting configuration in which the volume of the inner chamber (80) is maximum; and
a dispensing configuration in which the actuator (75) deforms the bulb (70) to reduce the volume of the inner chamber (80) and enable product dispensing through the distal end (40),
characterized in that the actuator (75) is movable relative to the bulb (25) along at least one tilting direction (I) comprising a non-zero component along the longitudinal axis (L) and a non-zero component along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L).
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