Patent Application
20240206617
The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic container having an automatic dropper. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a cosmetic container having an automatic dropper that enables a dropper tube to be automatically filled with a cosmetic product.
As women's economic activities increase and women's purchasing power increases, the demand for a functional cosmetic product for maintaining youth, preventing aging due to environmental pollution, reducing wrinkles, and blocking ultraviolet rays is increasing. Such a functional cosmetic product is significantly vulnerable to external contamination. Therefore, when the contents of the cosmetic product are used by applying the contents by hand like a general cream-type cosmetic product or when the contents of a cosmetic product such as a lotion are discharged by having an opening part of a cosmetic container touch the palm of the hand, there is a risk that contaminants from the hand may be introduced into the cosmetic container body, and the contents of the cosmetic product may deteriorate.
Accordingly, some functional cosmetic products are provided in a dropper-type cosmetic container, and are configured so that contents can be extracted by using a dropper. In the dropper-type cosmetic container, the dropper-type cosmetic container is capable of preventing a deterioration of the cosmetic product during the process of extracting a cosmetic product, and is capable of extracting a fixed amount of the contents, so that the dropper-type cosmetic container is capable of accurately supplying a fixed amount of contents to an area to which the contents will be applied and the contents of the cosmetic product are not wasted.
In such a conventional dropper-type cosmetic container, when the conventional dropper-type cosmetic container is used, the conventional dropper-type cosmetic container is required to be used by separating the cap part 120 from the container main body 110 after the pressing part 130 is pressed while the dropper tube 140 is in a state in which the dropper tube 140 is immersed in the cosmetic product in the container body 200. As such, in the conventional technology, a user is required to press the pressing part 130 every time the user uses the cosmetic container, so that there is a problem that the use of the conventional technology is cumbersome.
Accordingly, the present disclosure has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the related art, and an objective of the present disclosure is to provide a cosmetic container having an automatic dropper capable of automatically filling a cosmetic product into a dropper tube.
In order to achieve the objective described above, there is provided a cosmetic container having an automatic dropper, the cosmetic container including: a container main body in which a cosmetic product is contained; a cap part mounted on an upper side of the container main body; a pressing part having an elastic material, the pressing part being provided on the cap part and being configured to generate a pressure change; and
In addition, the cap part may include a head connection part to which a lower outer circumference of the head is coupled, and may include a body connection part which extends from a lower portion of the head connection part such that the body connection part is mounted on the upper side of the container main body. The container main body may include an insertion part inserted into the body connection part, and may include a receiving part that extends to a lower portion of the insertion part. In a state in which the insertion part is inserted into the body connection part, when the body connection part is moved downward along the insertion part, the head may be positioned so that the head is moved close to the connection part, so that the filling inducing part may be changed such that the internal volume of the filling inducing part is reduced. In a state in which the body connection part is moved downward along the insertion part, when the body connection part is moved upward along the insertion part, the head may be positioned so that the head is moved away from the connection part, so that the filling inducing part may be changed such that the internal volume of the filling inducing part is increased, thereby allowing the cosmetic product contained in the container main body to be suctioned in a direction of the filling inducing part through the dropper tube.
In addition, a cap thread may be formed on an inner circumference of the body connection part, and a body thread may be formed on an outer circumference of the insertion part such that the body thread is capable of being screw-coupled to the cap thread. When the cap thread and the body thread are screw-coupled to each other by rotating the body connection part in a forward direction, the head may be moved downward so that the head is moved close to the connection part. When screw-coupling between the cap thread and the body thread is released by rotating the cap part in a reverse direction, the head may be moved upward so that the head is moved away from the connection part.
In addition, a fitting coupling part may be formed on an inner circumference of the head connection part, an upper fitting part may be formed on the lower outer circumference of the head such that the upper fitting part is fitted and coupled to the fitting coupling part, and when the body connection part is moved upward along the insertion part, the head connection part may move the lower side of the head upward.
In addition, the filling inducing part may be formed in a hollow column shape, and a first side thereof may be connected to the head and a second side thereof may be connected to the connection part. An outer side between the first side and the second side of the filling inducing part may be formed such that a plurality of convex parts and a plurality of concave parts are alternately and repeatedly arranged in an upright state, and the convex parts and the concave parts may be formed such that the convex parts and the concave parts are bent in spiral shapes along a direction in which the body connection part is rotated forward. When the head is moved downward so that the head is moved close to the connection part as the body connection part is rotated forward, the convex parts and the concave parts may be elastically deformed so that bent angles of the convex parts and the concave parts are gradually decreased. When the bent angles of the convex parts and the concave parts are gradually increased and restored as the body connection part is rotated in the reverse direction, the head may be moved upward so that the head is moved away from the connection part, and the filling inducing part may be changed such that the internal volume of the filling inducing part is increased.
In addition, the filling inducing part may be formed in a hollow column shape, a first side thereof may be connected to the head and a second side thereof may be connected to the connection part, and an outer side between the first side and the second side of the filling inducing part may be formed such that a plurality of convex parts and a plurality of concave parts are alternately stacked and repeatedly arranged in up and down directions. The convex parts may be elastically deformed such that a gap between a pair of the convex parts adjacent to each other is gradually reduced when the head is moved downward so that the head is moved close to the connection part as the body connection part is rotated forward. Furthermore, the head may be moved upward so that the head is moved away from the connection part and the filling inducing part may be changed so that the internal volume of the filling inducing part is increased when the gap between the pair of the convex parts adjacent to each other is increased and restored as the body connection part is rotated in the reverse direction.
In the present disclosure, since the filling inducing part is changed such that the internal volume of the filling inducing part is increased during the process of opening the cap part after the cap part is closed, there is an effect that the cosmetic product in the container main body is automatically filled into the dropper tube without the user having to press the head separately.
In addition, since the head is configured such that the head is physically coupled to the head connection part, the head connection part moves the lower side of the head upward when the body connection part is moved upward along the insertion part, so that the filling inducing part is induced such that the increasing amount of the internal volume of the filling inducing part is always constant. Therefore, there is an effect that the amount of cosmetic product that is suctioned toward the filling inducing part through the dropper tube is always constant.
In addition, since the filling inducing part is formed in the simple structure, there is an effect that the unit price may be lowered by reducing the manufacturing cost.
In addition, since the convex part and the concave part of the filling inducing part are formed such that the convex part and the concave part are bent in the spiral shapes along the direction in which the cap part is rotated in the forward direction, there is an effect that the bent angles of the convex part and the concave part are easily decreased when the body connection part presses the upper side of the filling inducing part downward.
In addition, since the convex part and the concave part of the filling inducing part are formed in a zig-zag shape in the up and down directions, there is an effect that the convex parts are elastically deformed so that the gap between the pair of the convex parts adjacent to each other is easily reduced when the body connection part presses the upper side of the filling inducing part downward.
Hereinafter, a cosmetic container having an automatic dropper according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The container main body 100 includes a receiving part 110 which is formed in a long shape along a longitudinal direction and which has a space formed so that a liquid cosmetic product is accommodated therein, and includes an insertion part 120 that extends upward along an open upper portion of the receiving part 110. The insertion part 120 is formed such that the insertion part 120 has a diameter smaller than a diameter of the receiving part 110. For example, the receiving part 110 is formed of a transparent material or a translucent material, so that a user may easily check the remaining amount of a cosmetic product contained in the receiving part 110. The cosmetic product contained in the receiving part 110 may be a liquid functional cosmetic product. In an outer circumference of the insertion part 120, a body thread 122 is formed such that a cap thread 216 and the body thread 120 are capable of being screw-coupled to each other. For example, such a container main body 100 may be formed of glass, plastic, or the like.
In addition, a wiper 130 may be mounted on an inner circumference of the insertion part 120. The wiper 130 pushes contents smeared on an outer side of a dropper tube 230 that will be described later, and may be formed of a soft material or an elastic material. Such a wiper 130 is a conventional configuration and the description of the wiper 130 may be omitted. The automatic dropper 200 is for dropping a cosmetic product contained in the receiving part 110 to the outside after the automatic dropper 200 performs suctioning of the cosmetic product, and includes a cap part 210, a pressing part 220, and the dropper tube 230.
The cap part 210 includes a body connection part 214 formed such that the body connection part 214 surrounds the outer circumference of the insertion part 120, and includes a head connection part 212 that extends upward to an upper portion of the body connection part 214. The cap thread 216 is formed on an inner circumference of the body connection part 214. Therefore, when the body connection part 214 is mounted such that the body connection part 214 is inserted into the insertion part 120, the body thread 122 and the cap thread 216 are screw-coupled to each other. The pressing part 220 and the dropper tube 230 will be described later.
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The head 222 and the filling inducing part 224 are formed of an elastic material so that the head 222 and the filling inducing part 224 have a restorative force, and may be formed as an integral part. The connection part 226 may be formed integrally on the lower portion of the filling inducing part 224. In addition, the head connection part 212 is fitted and coupled to an upper fitting part 223 that is formed between the head 222 and the filling inducing part 224, and an upper portion of the dropper tube 230 is fitted and coupled to a lower fitting part 227 that is formed on an inner circumference of the connection part 226. At this time, a fitting coupling part 213 having a concave shape is formed along an inner circumference of the head connection part 212, and the upper fitting part 223 protrudes on a lower outer circumference of the head 222 so that the upper fitting part 223 is fitted and coupled to the fitting coupling part 213. As such, since the upper fitting part 223 is physically fitted and coupled to the fitting coupling part 213, the head 222 and the head connection part 213 are solidly coupled to each other. Meanwhile, the upper fitting part 223 may be coupled such that the upper fitting part 223 is capable of being rotated while the upper fitting part 223 is caught to the fitting coupling part 213.
The connection part 226 is inserted into an upper portion of the wiper 130. In addition, the lower side of the filling inducing part 224 or the connection part 226 is supported on the container main body 100. To this end, for example, a support part 228 protrudes along an upper outer circumference of the connection part 226. In addition, the support part 228 is seated on the upper portion of the insertion part 120 of the container main body 100.
The filling inducing part 224 is formed in a hollow column shape, and is formed of a flexible material. Such a filling inducing part 224 has a first side connected to the head 222 and has a second side connected to the connection part 226, and an outer side of the filling inducing part 224 between the first side and the second side is formed such that a plurality of convex parts 224a and a plurality of concave parts 244b are alternately and repeatedly arranged in an upright state. The convex part 224a may be formed convex in an external direction of the filling inducing part 224, and the concave part 224b may be formed concave in an internal direction of the filling inducing part 224. At this time, the convex part 224a and the concave part 224b are formed such that the convex part 224a and the concave part 224b are bent in spiral shapes along a direction in which the cap part 210 is rotated in a forward direction. In addition, when the cap part 210 is moved up and down according to the forward or reverse rotation of the cap part 210 inserted into the insertion part 120, a separation distance between the head 222 and the connection part 226 is changed. At this time, a shape of the filling inducing part 224 is changed, so that an internal volume of the filling inducing part 224 is changed. Since the filling inducing part 224 is formed in a simple structure, there is an effect that the unit price may be lowered by reducing the manufacturing cost.
For example, the dropper tube 230 is formed of glass, synthetic resin, or the like. Furthermore, an upper side of the dropper tube 230 is fitted and coupled to the lower fitting part 227, and a lower side of the dropper tube 230 extends toward a lower side of the connection part 226 and is positioned in the receiving part 110 of the container main body 100. In addition, when an internal volume of the head 222 is changed due to an external pressure applied to the head 222, a pressure change occurs according to the internal volume change of the head 222, so that the cosmetic product contained in the receiving part 110 is introduced into the head 222 along the dropper tube 230, or the cosmetic product introduced into the dropper tube 230 is discharged downward.
Hereinafter, an action of the cosmetic container having the automatic dropper according to the exemplary first embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.
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As such, since the convex part 224a and the concave part 224b of the filling inducing part 224 are formed such that the convex part 224a and the concave part 224b are bent in the spiral shapes along the direction in which the cap part 210 is rotated in the forward direction, there is an effect that the convex part 224a and the concave part 224b are elastically deformed so that the bent angles of the convex part 224a and the concave part 224b are easily decreased when the body connection part 214 presses the upper side of the filling inducing part 224 downward.
In addition, since the upper fitting part 223 of the head 222 is in a state in which the upper fitting part 223 is fitted and coupled to the fitting coupling part 213 of the head connection part 212, the cap part 222 is moved downward along the head connection part 212 when the body connection part 214 is moved downward by a predetermined length. Therefore, the height of the filling inducing part 224 is accurately lowered by a predetermined height, so that there is an effect that the internal volume of the filling inducing part 224 that is reduced is always constant.
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As such, in the present disclosure, since the internal volume of the filling inducing part 224 is changed such that the internal volume of the filling inducing part 224 increases during the process of opening the cap part 210 after the cap part 210 is closed, there is an effect that the cosmetic product in the container main body 100 is automatically filled into the dropper tube 230 without the user having to separately press the head 222.
In addition, since the upper fitting part 223 of the head 222 is in a state in which the upper fitting part 223 is fitted and coupled to the fitting coupling part 213 of the head connection part 212, the cap part 222 is moved upward along the head connection part 212 when the body connection part 214 is moved upward by the predetermined length as the cap part 210 is rotated in the reverse direction, so that the height of the filling inducing part 224 is accurately increased by the predetermined height. At this time, since the internal volume of the filling inducing part 224 is increased by the constant amount, the suctioned amount of cosmetic product suctioned through the dropper tube 230 toward the filing inducing part 224 is always constant, so that there is an effect that a constant quantity of the cosmetic product may be accurately supplied at all times.
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The filling inducing part 225 is formed in a hollow column shape, and a first side thereof is integrally connected to the head 222 and a second side thereof is integrally connected to the connection part 226. In addition, an outer side between the first side and the second side of the filling inducing part 225 is formed such that a plurality of convex parts 225a and a plurality of concave parts 225b are alternately stacked and repeatedly arranged in the up and down directions, so that the convex parts 225a and the concave parts 225b are repeated in a zig-zag shape in the up and down directions. The convex part 225a may be formed convex in an external direction of the filling inducing part 225, and the concave part 225b may be formed concave in an internal direction of the filling inducing part 225.
Hereinafter, an action of the cosmetic container having the automatic dropper 200 according to the exemplary second embodiment of the present disclosure will be described.
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As such, since the convex part 225a and the concave part 225b of the filling inducing part 225 are formed in the zig-zag shape in the up and down directions, there is an effect that elastic deformation occurs so that the gap between the pair of convex parts 225a adjacent to each other is easily reduced when the body connection part 214 presses the upper side of the filling inducing part 225 downward.
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Although the present disclosure has been described in detail with the above embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the technical spirit of the present disclosure, and if these variations and modifications are within the scope of the claims, the technical idea should also be regarded as belonging to the present disclosure.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-2021-0051990 | Apr 2021 | KR | national |
| Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCT/KR2021/009332 | 7/20/2021 | WO |
