This application is based on Japanese Patent Applications No. 2021-071737 filed on Apr. 21, 2021, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic container with an application member that applies a cosmetic accommodated inside.
JP-A-2001-224437 is known as disclosing a cosmetic container with an application member in the related art. The cosmetic container with an application member disclosed in JP-A-2001-224437 is provided with an application member (soft hair) that applies a cosmetic at a tip end of the container, and at the time of use, a cap (protective cap) that covers the application member is detached, and the cosmetic (powder) accommodated in the container is applicable to a portion to be coated (skin) by the application member. The cosmetic container with an application member has an advantage of being easy to carry and easy to use.
However, in the cosmetic container with an application member disclosed in JP-A-2001-224437, there is a matter that, when the cosmetic container with an application member is being carried or when the cosmetic container with an application member is placed with a tip end of the application member facing downward, the cosmetic is unintentionally moved to the application member, and the cosmetic is excessively held by the application member.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a cosmetic container with an application member that prevents a cosmetic from leaking (moving) to the application member, when not intended by a user.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a cosmetic container with an application member includes a cylindrical barrel as a container body, the application member configured to apply a cosmetic to a given portion, a core that holds the application member, a bottle that is configured to accommodate the cosmetic, has an opening that allows the cosmetic to pass through at a tip end side of the bottle, and is attached to the barrel, a sleeve that is configured to slide in an axial direction of the barrel relative to the barrel, and a joint that is configured to engage with the bottle so as to be immovable in the axial direction relative to the bottle and rotatable relative to the bottle around an axis in conjunction with a sliding operation of the sleeve relative to the barrel and has an opening portion and a closed portion on a tip end side of the joint. The joint is attached to the core at a front side of the joint than the opening portion and the closed portion in the axial direction. The sleeve is configured to expose the application member or cover an outer circumference of the application member by the sliding operation of the sleeve. When the sleeve slides in a direction of exposing the application member, the opening portion of the joint overlaps with the opening of the bottle in the axial direction so that the cosmetic passes through the opening portion and the opening. When the sleeve slides in a direction of covering the outer circumference of the application member, the closed portion of the joint overlaps with the opening of the bottle to prevent the cosmetic from passing through between the joint and the bottle.
According to such a cosmetic container with an application member, the sleeve is slidable in the axial direction relative to the ban-el as the container body, and the bottle that accommodates the cosmetic and has the opening that allows the cosmetic to pass through at the tip end side is attached to the barrel. The joint having the opening portion and the closed portion on the tip end side engages with the bottle so as to be immovable in the axial direction and rotatable relative to the bottle around the axis. The core that holds the application member is attached to the front side of the opening portion and the closed portion of the joint in the axial direction, and the sleeve is configured to expose the application member or cover the outer circumference of the application member by the sliding operation of the sleeve. When the cosmetic container with an application member is not used, for example, when the cosmetic container with an application member is carried, the sleeve slides relative to the barrel and is pulled out so as to cover the outer circumference of the application member. In this state, the closed portion of the joint overlaps with the opening of the bottle, and the cosmetic in the bottle cannot pass through the opening. On the other hand, in order to use the cosmetic container with the application member, when the sleeve slides relative to the barrel and is pushed into the barrel so as to expose the application member, the joint rotates relative to the bottle, the opening portion of the joint overlaps with the opening of the bottle, the cosmetic in the bottle passes through the opening and the opening portion toward the application member, and is applied for coating by the exposed application member. That is, it is possible to prevent the cosmetic from leaking (moving) to the application member, when not intended by a user.
Here, since the adjustment portion that adjusts the amount of the cosmetic is provided between the application member and at least one of the opening portion or the closed portion of the joint, excessive discharge of the cosmetic to the application member is prevented, and an appropriate amount of the cosmetic is applied.
When the bottle is detachably attached to the barrel, for example, when the cosmetic is used up, the bottle is easily replaced with a new bottle accommodating the cosmetic.
When the core is detachably attached to the joint, for example, when the application member is deteriorated, the core is easily replaced with a new core holding a new application member.
As described above, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to provide the cosmetic container with the application member that prevents the cosmetic from leaking to the application member, when not intended by the user.
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a cosmetic container with an application member according to the present disclosure will be described with reference to
The cosmetic container with an application member according to the present embodiment applies, for example, powder as a powder cosmetic to a skin or the like as a portion to be coated with the application member.
As shown in
The barrel 1 is made of, for example, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) or the like, and is formed in a cylindrical shape as shown in
An inner circumferential surface of the barrel 1 is provided with concave portions 1c that have a large width in a circumferential direction and are recessed (enlarged in diameter) in a radial direction and opened rearward from a position slightly rearward of the step 1a in the axial direction, to allow the sleeve 5 to slide in the axial direction. The concave portions 1c are disposed at positions equidistant from each other by 90° around an axis. A tip end surface of the concave portion 1c of the barrel 1 functions as an advance limit of the sleeve 5 against which a convex portion 5a, described below, of the sleeve 5 abuts. A female screw 1e that attaches the bottle 2 by screwing is spirally provided on an inner circumferential surface of a rear end portion of the barrel 1, and a concave portion 1d that attaches the joint 6 is provided in an annular shape on a front side of the female screw 1e.
The bottle 2 is made of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or the like, for example, and is formed in a stepped capped cylindrical shape as shown in
A rear portion of the bottle 2 is an enlarged diameter portion, and an intermediate portion in the axial direction of the enlarged diameter portion is a large diameter cylindrical portion 2a. A diameter of the enlarged diameter portion of the bottle 2 is reduced on a front side of the large diameter cylindrical portion 2a, and a male screw 2b that is screwed with the female screw 1e of the barrel 1 is spirally provided on an outer circumferential surface of the enlarged diameter portion of the bottle 2. The diameter of the enlarged diameter portion of the bottle 2 is reduced on a rear side of the large diameter cylindrical portion 2a, and a convex portion 2c is provided in an annular shape on the outer circumferential surface of the enlarged diameter portion of the bottle 2, and a knurl 2d in which a large number concave and convex portions are disposed side by side along the circumferential direction is provided on an inner circumferential surface on the rear side of the large diameter cylindrical portion 2a. The convex portion 2c and the knurl 2d press-fit the tail plug 9. An O-ring groove 2e that attaches an O-ring 10 (see
A capped portion 2f of the bottle 2 has a pair of openings 2g that face each other, have a fan face shape of a fan as viewed in the axial direction, and communicate an inside and outside of the bottle 2. The opening 2g allows the powder P to pass through.
The tail plug 9 is made of, for example, polypropylene (PP) or the like, and is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape and a double cylindrical shape as shown in
As shown in
The brush 3 is made of, for example, polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) or the like, and applies the powder P to the portion to be coated. As shown in
The core 4 is made of, for example, ABS or the like and holds the brush 3. As shown in
The inner cylinder 4b is disposed only in a substantially front half portion of the core 4, and an inner circumferential surface of the outer cylinder 4a substantially at a center in the axial direction and a rear end portion of the inner cylinder 4b are connected by a disk-shaped partition portion 4c. The partition portion 4c is provided with a through hole 4d that communicates with an inside of the inner cylinder 4b and allows the powder P to pass through. The inner cylinder 4b corresponds to an axial center position of a rear end portion of the brush 3 and is pushed into the rear end portion of the brush 3. At a position surrounding the through hole 4d on a rear end surface of the partition portion 4c of the core 4, a cylindrical portion 4e that protrudes rearward in a short length attaches the adjustment portion 7.
On an inner circumferential surface of a rear end portion of the outer cylinder 4a of the core 4, a pair of convex portions 4f facing each other detachably attaches the core 4 to the joint 6. Communication holes 4g that allow an inside and outside of the outer cylinder 4a to communicate with each other are provided on front sides of the convex portion 4f of the outer cylinder 4a over the partition portion 4c. The communication holes 4g are provided so that a mold that prevents a core pin from being forcibly pulled out rearward enters the communication holes 4g when the convex portion 4f is formed by mold molding.
In addition, a knurl 4h in which a large number of concave and convex portions are disposed side by side along the circumferential direction is provided on an outer circumferential surface of a tip end portion of the outer cylinder 4a of the core 4. The knurl 4h is provided as a slip stopper that allows the core 4 to be easily pinched when the core 4 is attached to or detached from the joint 6.
Then, as shown in
The sleeve 5 is made of, for example, PET or the like, and is formed in a cylindrical shape as shown in
On an outer circumferential surface of a rear end portion of the sleeve 5, convex portions 5a that enters the concave portion 1c of the barrel 1, engages with the concave portion 1c in a rotation direction, and slides in the concave portion 1c are disposed at positions equidistant from each other by 90° around the axis. On an inner circumferential surface of the rear end portion of the sleeve 5, a pair of protrusions 5b that face each other and guide the joint 6 is provided so as to be rotatable relative to the joint 6 around the axis. In addition, on an outer circumferential surface of a tip end portion of the sleeve 5, a concave and convex portion 5c having an annular shape and disposed along the axial direction is provided as the slip stopper that allows the sleeve 5 to be easily pinched when the sleeve 5 is slid.
Then, as shown in
The joint 6 is made of polyoxymethylene (POM) or the like, for example, and is formed in a stepped cylindrical shape as shown in
In the joint 6, a tip end portion 6a, an intermediate portion 6b, and a rear end portion 6c are provided in sequence in this order from a tip end side to a rear end side. Inner and outer diameters of the intermediate portion 6b are larger than inner and outer diameters of the tip end portion 6a, and inner and outer diameters of the rear end portion 6c are larger than the inner and outer diameters of the intermediate portion 6b.
An outer circumferential surface of a tip end 6d of the tip end portion 6a has a small diameter, an outer circumferential surface of an engagement cylinder 6e continuing from the tip end 6d having the small diameter to the intermediate portion 6b has a diameter larger than the tip end 6d and smaller than the intermediate portion 6b, and a pair of concave grooves 6f that face each other and are flush with the outer circumferential surface of the tip end 6d are provided on the outer circumferential surface of the engagement cylinder 6e so that the convex portion 4f of the outer cylinder 4a of the core 4 enters and moves.
The concave groove 6f is provided along the outer circumferential surface so as to form a substantially L shape in a side view, and one side 6g forming the L shape extends along the axial direction and communicates with the outer circumferential surface of the tip end 6d, and the other side 6h forming the L shape extends along the circumferential direction.
An inside of the tip end portion 6a and an inside of the intermediate portion 6b are partitioned by a partition portion 6i. The partition portion 6i has substantially the same shape as the opening 2g of the capped portion 2f of the bottle 2, that is, has the fan face shape of the fan as viewed in the axial direction, and is provided with a pair of opening portions 6j that face each other and communicate the inside of the tip end portion 6a and the inside of the intermediate portion 6b to allow the powder P to pass through. A portion other than the opening portion 6j of the partition portion 6i is a closed portion 6k. The opening portion 6j and the closed portion 6k exert a valve function that allows or disables the powder P in the bottle 2 to flow toward the brush 3.
A pair of guide grooves 6m that face each other and allow the protrusions 5b of the sleeve 5 to enter and guide the protrusions 5b are provided on an outer circumferential surface of the intermediate portion 6b. The guide groove 6m extends spirally in the axial direction, straddles a quarter arc as viewed in the axial direction, and has a shape that is point-symmetric centered on an axial center of the intermediate portion 6b. A tip end of the guide groove 6m is opened forward, and a rear end of the guide groove 6m extends to a tip end surface of the rear end portion 6c.
On the outer circumferential surface of the rear end portion 6c, a convex portion 6n that engages with the concave portion 1d of the barrel 1 in the axial direction is provided in an annular shape. The tip end surface of the rear end portion 6c functions as a retreat limit of the sleeve 5 against which the convex portion 5a of the sleeve 5 abuts.
Then, as shown in
In this state, the bottle 2 in which the rear end portion is closed by the tail plug 9 is internally inserted into the barrel 1 from a tip end side of the bottle 2, a front side of the male screw 2b of the bottle 2 is internally inserted into the inter mediate portion 6b of the joint 6, the male screw 2b of the bottle 2 is screwed into the female screw 1e of the barrel 1, and a tip end surface of the large diameter cylindrical portion 2a of the bottle 2 abuts against a rear end surface of the barrel 1, so that the bottle 2 is detachably attached to the barrel 1. That is, the barrel 1 and the bottle 2 are integrated with each other, and the joint 6 is immovable relative to the barrel 1 and the bottle 2 in the axial direction and is rotatable relative to the barrel 1 and the bottle 2 around the axis in conjunction with a sliding operation of the sleeve 5 in the axial direction.
The core 4 is externally inserted from a rear end side of the outer cylinder 4a to the tip end portion 6a of the joint 6, and as shown in
The adjustment portion 7 is, for example, a sponge, and is formed in a short columnar shape as shown in
The cap 8 is made of PP or the like, for example, and is formed in a capped cylindrical shape as shown in
According to the cosmetic container with an application member 100 having such a configuration, when the cosmetic container with an application member 100 is not used, for example, when the cosmetic container with an application member 100 is carried, as shown in
In this state, the opening portion 6j of the partition portion 6i of the joint 6 is at a position deviated by 90° in the circumferential direction relative to the opening 2g of the capped portion 2f of the bottle 2, and the closed portion 6k of the joint 6 overlaps with the opening 2g of the bottle 2, so that the powder P in the bottle 2 cannot pass (leak out) through the opening 2g.
In addition, in this state, since the sleeve 5 is pulled out and covers the outer circumference of the brush 3, the cap 8 is easily attached even when the brush 3 has the shape that is gradually swells in the radial direction toward the tip end at the time of use shown in
On the other hand, when the cosmetic container with an application member 100 is used, as shown in
In this state, the opening portion 6j of the joint 6 overlaps with the opening 2g of the bottle 2, the powder P in the bottle 2 passes through the opening 2g and the opening portion 6j toward the brush 3, and is applied for coating by the exposed brush 3.
That is, according to the cosmetic container with an application member of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the powder P from leaking (moving) to the brush 3, when not intended by a user.
According to the present embodiment, since the adjustment portion 7 that adjusts the amount of the powder P is provided between the opening portion 6j and the closed portion 6k of the joint 6 and the brush 3, excessive discharge of the powder P to the brush 3 is prevented, and an appropriate amount of the powder P is applied.
According to the present embodiment, since the bottle 2 is detachably attached to the barrel 1, for example, when the powder P is used up, the bottle 2 is easily replaced with a new bottle accommodating the powder P.
According to the present embodiment, since the core 4 is detachably attached to the joint 6, for example, when the brush 3 is deteriorated, the core 4 is easily replaced with a new core holding a new brush.
According to the present embodiment, at the time of attaching and detaching the core 4, since the knurl 4h as the slip stopper on the outer circumferential surface of the tip end portion of the outer cylinder 4a of the core 4 is pinched, attaching and detaching operations of the core 4 is easy.
According to the present embodiment, when the sleeve 5 is pulled out or pushed in, since it is possible to pinch the concave and convex portion 5c as the slip stopper on the outer circumferential surface of the tip end portion of the sleeve 5, it is easy to perform operations of pulling out and pushing in.
According to the present embodiment, since the bottle 2 is attached to and detached from the barrel 1 with a screw mechanism, it is possible to reduce a possibility that the bottle 2 is detached from the barrel 1, for example, when the bottle 2 is carried, as compared with a mechanism in which the bottle 2 is attached to and detached from the barrel 1 by being pushed in or pulled out.
In the present embodiment, in the case of exerting the valve function that allows or disables the powder P in the bottle 2 to flow toward the brush 3, by the sliding operation of the sleeve 5, the opening portion 6j of the joint 6 and the opening 2g of the bottle 2 are overlapped with each other by rotation to allow the powder P in the bottle 2 to pass through the opening 2g, while the closed portion 6k of the joint 6 and the opening 2g of the bottle 2 are overlapped with each other by rotation to prevent the powder P in the bottle 2 from passing through the opening 2g. The refill (replaceable) bottle 2 is replaceable with a new bottle accommodating the powder P by a rotation operation of the bottle 2. Here, when a configuration in which the above valve function is exerted by a rotation operation by the screw mechanism is adopted instead of the sliding operation of the sleeve 5, the screwing mechanism is present at two positions, and when the cosmetic container with an application member 100 is used, there is a possibility that an erroneous rotation operation is performed on the bottle 2, the bottle 2 is detached from the barrel 1, and the powder P comes out, but in the present embodiment, since the sliding operation is performed at the time of coating and the rotation operation is performed at the time of replacing the bottle 2, it is possible to reliably prevent an erroneous operation.
Although the present disclosure is specifically described based on the embodiment, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and for example, in the above embodiment, the number of openings 2g and the number of opening portions 6j is two, but may be one, or may be three or more by changing a size of the opening 2g and the opening portion 6j. When the joint 6 is rotated by, for example, 45°, the number of openings may be four.
In the above embodiment, attachment and detachment of the bottle 2 to and from the barrel 1 is particularly preferably performed by the screws, but it is not necessarily limited to the screws, and may be performed, for example, by fitting or the like.
In the above embodiment, the guide groove 6m is particularly preferably provided in the joint 6, and the protrusion 5b guided by the guide groove 6m is particularly preferably provided in the sleeve 5, but in contrast, the joint 6 may be provided with a protrusion, and the sleeve 5 may be provided with a guide groove.
In the above embodiment, an outer shape of the barrel 1, the tail plug 9, the cap 8 is particularly preferably circular, but various shapes including a square shape, a flat shape, and an elliptical shape may be appropriately adopted.
In the above embodiment, the adjustment portion 7 that adjusts the amount of the powder P is particularly preferably a sponge, but the adjustment portion 7 may be another porous material other than the sponge. In addition, for example, a porous material may not be adopted, and a core 14 shown in
In the above embodiment, the application member is particularly preferably the brush 3, but may be a comb, a tip, a puff, or the like.
In the above embodiment, the cosmetic is particularly preferably the powder P, but the powder cosmetic other than the powder may be used, and a liquid cosmetic, a gel cosmetic, or the like may be used.
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JP2021-071737 | Apr 2021 | JP | national |
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