JP6500220B2 - Liquid cosmetic container - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid cosmetic container.

  DESCRIPTION OF RELATED ART Conventionally, the thing of the following patent documents 1 is known as an application tool which is easy to apply a mascara, and the effect of holding a large amount of mascara is high, and a mascara container which accommodates this application tool. In Patent Document 1, the applicator includes a brush portion that curves in a bow, and a support bar that supports the brush portion. The brush portion has an application area in which needle projections are arrayed and curved in a bow shape, and a connection area connected to the application area, the upper part of which is externally fitted to the tip of the support rod, and A buffer area between the application area and the tip of the support bar, and the buffer area is refracted in the opposite direction to the protruding direction of the application area (the application area bends without being continued). It has become. The rear end of the support bar fits inside the screw cap so that the applicator is integral with the screw cap. The mascara container comprises a bottomed cylindrical shaped mascara-filled bottle, and the screw cap detachably attached to the mouth of the bottle by screwing. Then, the brush cap is screwed into and attached to the opening of the bottle by rotating the screw cap while inserting the brush part through the opening into the bottle and immersing in the mascara in the bottle, thereby forming a mascara container .

  In this mascara container, although the application area of the brush part is curved in a bow, the buffer area above the application area of the brush part is refracted in the opposite direction to the protruding direction where the application area curves, and the tip of the brush part is bent. And the brush portion which curves in an arc even when the screw cap is rotated, since the configuration is positioned substantially on the assumed axis of the support rod (on the axis extending the support rod axis), the inner surface of the bottomed cylindrical bottle It can rotate without touching it.

JP, 2006-271477, A

  Here, the mascara container is considered to be easy to apply the mascara and to be highly effective to hold a large amount of mascara, depending on the application area of the brush portion curved in a bow, but it is generally commercially available. The appearance is almost the same as the mascara container, and has a novel appearance. Accordingly, studies are being made to promote sales by providing new shapes and enhancing the eye-catching effect (the eye-catching effect) by novelty.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a liquid cosmetic container including a mascara container having a high eye catch effect.

The liquid cosmetic container according to the present invention is formed into a bottomed cylindrical shape, contains a liquid cosmetic therein, and has a container body having an opening at one end, and a cap detachably mounted on one end of the container body And an applicator having a shaft connected to the cap and an application portion at the tip of the shaft, and the cap of the applicator is attached to one end of the container body, the application portion of the applicator is inside the container body Liquid cosmetic container for entering into the liquid cosmetic material and immersing in the liquid cosmetic material, wherein the cap and the one end respectively engage engaging portions which are detachably engaged with the one end in the axial direction by pressing the cap in the axial direction The application unit is curved, the container body is curved so as to accommodate the application unit, and is provided on the inner peripheral side of the opening of the container body, and when the cap is attached to one end, the application unit of the application tool is Equipped with a scraping section with scraping holes through The cross-sectional outer peripheral shape of the coating portion and the inner peripheral shape of the scraping portion forming the scraping hole respectively have a non-circular shape and are similar to each other, and the non-circular shape is a non-circular shape When aligning them with the rotational direction around the axis, only one direction of the rotational direction around the axis matches, and the direction of the plane view of the curved application part and the direction of the plane view of the curved container body coincide Sometimes, it is characterized in that non-circular shapes that match only one direction are matched .

According to such a liquid cosmetic container, when attaching and detaching the cap to and from the one end of the container body, the cap is pushed / pulled out so as to engage / disengage with the one end in the axial direction without rotating the cap. Because of the configuration, the curved applicator can be advanced and retracted within the curved container body and can be accommodated. The container body that accommodates the curved application portion has a curved shape, so that it has an appearance never seen before and can enhance the eye catching effect. In addition, when the non-circular outer peripheral shape of the coating portion that is only matched in one direction and the non-circular inner peripheral shape of the scraping portion that forms the scraping hole are matched, the coating portion is used as the scraping hole The cap can be passed through without difficulty, and therefore, the cap can be easily positioned in a rotational direction about one axis with respect to one end by passing the application portion through the scraping hole. In this state, since the direction of the plane view of the curved application section matches the direction of the plane view of the curved container body, the curved application section can be easily and reliably entered into the curved container body , Can be accommodated. In addition, as described above, in order to pass the coating portion to the scraping hole in a state where the non-circular shapes are in alignment with each other, the entire inner circumference of the scraping portion is uniformly pressed against the entire outer circumference of the coating portion. It is possible to uniformly scrape off excess liquid cosmetic adhering to the application portion and eliminate non-uniform adhesion of the liquid cosmetic.

  Here, when the shaft portion is curved and the application portion is curved such that the curved shape of the shaft portion continues as it is, a large curve can be formed by the shaft portion and the application portion, and a hand holding a cap as a grip portion Compared to the conventional case (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-271477), which is located substantially on the extension line of the brush portion and at substantially the same height as the brush portion, it is located lower. Application becomes easy.

  Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a liquid cosmetic container having a high eye catch effect.

It is a front view showing the appearance of the liquid cosmetics container concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view of the liquid cosmetics container shown in FIG. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the liquid cosmetics container shown in FIG. It is an IV-IV arrow line view of FIG. It is a front view which shows the container main body in FIGS. It is a front view which shows the applicator in FIG. It is a VII-VII arrow line view of FIG. It is a VIII-VIII arrow line view of FIG. It is a front view which shows the scraping member in FIG. It is a bottom view of the scraping member shown in FIG.

  Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a liquid cosmetic container according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 is an external front view of a liquid cosmetic container according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of FIG. 1, FIGS. 3 and 4 are longitudinal sectional views of the liquid cosmetic container, and FIG. 6 and 7 show an applicator, FIGS. 7 and 8 show VII-VII and VIII-VIII views in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 9 and 10 show scraping members. It is each figure shown, and the liquid cosmetics container of this embodiment is used when a user apply | coats liquid cosmetics to a to-be-coated part. Here, the liquid cosmetic is particularly suitable as a mascara for increasing the volume of the eyelashes, but it may be other liquid cosmetic such as eyebrow or hair mascara, for example. Cosmetics can be adopted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the liquid cosmetic container 100 is a bottle type liquid cosmetic container, and is detachably mounted on the container main body 1 for containing the liquid cosmetic L and the container main body 1. And an applicator 2.

  Here, the container main body 1 is made of hard resin or metal, and the housing portion 3 for housing the liquid cosmetic L and the upper end of the housing portion 3 are integrally connected to one end of the container main body 1 And an opening neck 4 to be configured.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the storage portion 3 is formed in a bottomed elliptical cylindrical shape, and stores the liquid cosmetic L inside. The upper portion of the accommodation portion 3 has a shape extending in the vertical direction, and is curved so that the range from the lower portion to the lower portion of the upper portion is directed to the lower left side (FIGS. 3 and 5). It has a shape.

  The opening neck portion 4 is formed in an elliptical cylindrical shape having a smaller diameter and a similar shape than the housing portion 3 and is disposed coaxially with the upper portion of the housing portion 3 and a stepped portion (shoulder portion) for reducing the diameter of the upper end portion of the housing portion 3 And the inside of the cylinder is in communication with the inside of the storage unit 3.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the opening neck portion 4 has an annular outer peripheral surface formed with an engaging portion 5 for detachably engaging the applicator 2 in the axial direction. The annular engaging portion 5 has an uneven surface in the axial direction. An airtight O-ring 20 is mounted at a position below the engagement portion 5 on the outer peripheral surface of the opening neck portion 4. Then, on the inner peripheral side of the opening neck portion 4, as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the excess liquid cosmetic L adhering to the application portion 14 and the shaft portion 13 described later of the applicator 2 is scraped off An oval cylindrical scraping member (scratching portion) 6 for scraping) is attached.

  As shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 9 and 10, the scraping member 6 is formed in a bottomed elliptical cylindrical shape, and here, TPU, TPE, rubber material, soft PP, soft PE, silicone rubber, etc. It is an elastic body formed by The scraping member 6 includes an elliptical cylindrical portion 7 in contact with the inner peripheral surface of the opening neck portion 4 and a flange portion 8 continuously connected to the elliptical cylindrical portion 7 and in contact with the upper surface of the opening neck portion 4. And a projecting portion 9 which protrudes annularly outward from the lower outer peripheral surface of the lower end portion and abuts against the inner surface of the step portion of the opening neck portion 4.

  Further, at substantially the center of the bottomed portion 10 of the scraping member 6, a scraping hole 11 through which the application portion 14 and the shaft portion 13 of the applicator 2 pass is provided. The inner circumferential surface of the bottomed portion 10 forming the scraping hole 11 scrapes off the excess liquid cosmetic L adhering to the application portion 14 and the shaft portion 13.

  The scraping hole 11 has a non-circular shape when viewed in the axial direction, and particularly here, as shown in FIG. 10, has a shape of an isosceles triangle (substantially isosceles triangle). The non-circular shape like this isosceles triangle is arranged so that the apex of the isosceles triangle is located on the right side of the figure.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the scraping member 6 having such a configuration is press-fit from above the opening neck 4 of the container body 1, and the opening neck 4 is formed between the ridge 8 and the projection 9. Is mounted on the opening neck 4 in such a manner as to sandwich the end in the axial direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and 6, the applicator 2 is coupled with the cap 12 detachably attached to the opening neck 4 of the container body 1 by press fitting to the inner circumferential surface of the cap 12. A shaft portion 13 extending toward the housing portion 3 and an application portion 14 provided at the tip of the shaft portion 13 are provided.

  The cap 12 is a portion gripped by the user, and is configured in a bottomed elliptical cylindrical shape, and the bottomed portion is disposed on the upper side. The cap 12 has an annular engaging portion 15 on the inner peripheral surface on the opening end side, which is detachably engaged with the annular engaging portion 5 on the outer peripheral surface of the opening neck portion 4 in the axial direction. The annular engaging portion 15 is one in which irregularities are arranged in the axial direction. The cap 12 is detachably attached to the container body 1 by axially engaging the engaging portion 15 with the engaging portion 5 of the container body 1.

  The shaft portion 13 protrudes from the inside of the cap 12 toward the accommodation portion 3 side (the lower side in the figure) of the container main body 1. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, the shaft 13 has a substantially upper half extending in the vertical direction, and a lower half curved in such a way as to face the lower left in the figure as it goes to the lower end. ing. The shaft portion 13 has a non-circular shape similar in shape to the inner peripheral shape (the scraping hole 11) of the bottomed portion 10 forming the scraping hole 11 in the cross-sectional outer peripheral shape orthogonal to the axial direction . Therefore, in this case, it has an isosceles triangle-like shape (see FIG. 7), and has a similar shape somewhat larger than the scraping hole 11.

  The application part 14 is curved so that the curved shape of the shaft part continues as it is, and is curved so as to face the lower left in the figure as it goes to the lower end. The application section 14 has an isosceles triangle-like cross-sectional outer peripheral shape (see FIG. 7) similar to that of the shaft portion 13 and an outer periphery obtained by removing the isosceles side of the isosceles triangle from the isosceles triangular cross-sectional outer shape The shape (see FIG. 8) is alternately connected in the axial direction. More specifically, the coating portion 14 is a so-called so-called comb-shaped (triangular shape) protruding comb teeth 16 outwardly in one row along the axial direction on one side (right side in FIG. 3) of the shaft portion. It is supposed to be a comb. Thus, the cross-sectional outer peripheral shape of the portion (see FIG. 7) having the comb teeth 16 on one side of the application portion 14 is the same as the cross-sectional outer peripheral shape of the shaft portion 13, and the scraping hole 11 is formed. It has a non-circular shape similar to the inner peripheral shape (the scraping hole 11) of the bottomed portion 10, and has a similar shape somewhat larger than the scraping hole 11.

  The curvature of the curved portion of the coating portion 14 and the lower half of the shaft portion 13 connected to the coated portion 14 is smaller than the curvature of the curvature of the storage portion 3 of the container body 1, as shown in FIG. .

  Then, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the inner peripheral surface of the cap 12 of the applicator 2 forming the oval shape and the outer peripheral surface of the opening neck 4 of the container main body 1 forming the oval shape meet each other. The cap 12 and the opening neck portion 4 of the container body 1 are engaged in a rotational direction about the axis, and the engaging portion 15 on the inner peripheral surface of the cap 12 and the engaging portion 5 on the outer peripheral surface of the opening neck 4 in the axial direction The cap 12 is detachably mounted to the container main body 1 by engaging with the above.

  In this state, the planar view direction (the left direction in FIG. 2) of the curved application section 14 and the planar view direction (the left direction in FIG. 2) of the curved container main body 1 are matched. The coating portion 14 enters the storage portion 3 of the container main body 1 through the scraping hole 11 of the removing member 6, and the application portion 14 is immersed in the liquid cosmetic L stored in the storage portion 3.

  Further, in this state, the non-circular outer peripheral shape of the shaft portion 13 having the same outer peripheral shape as the portion having the comb teeth 16 of the application portion 14 and the non-circular inner peripheral shape of the bottomed portion 10 of the scraping member 6 The scraping holes 11) coincide with each other in the axial direction, and the non-circular shapes are not shifted in the rotational direction around the axis.

  When the liquid cosmetic container 100 configured in this way is used, the user holds the cap 12 from the state shown in FIGS. 1 to 4 to open the cap 12 from the opening neck 4 of the container body 1. Pull out and release the engagement of the engagement portions 5 and 15.

  At this time, as described above, the non-circular outer peripheral shape of the shaft portion 13 and the application portion 14 and the non-circular inner peripheral shape (the scraping hole 11) of the bottomed portion 10 of the scraping member 6 match in the axial direction. Therefore, it goes without saying that the upper half extending in the vertical direction of the shaft 13 can be pulled out with respect to the scraping hole 11 without any difficulty, and the curved lower half of the shaft 13 and the application part 14 are also Since the degree of bending is also gentle, the scraping hole 11 can be pulled out without difficulty, and the shaft 13 and the application part 14 can be easily taken out through the scraping hole 11. In addition, since the non-circular outer peripheral shapes of the shaft portion 13 and the application portion 14 and the non-circular inner peripheral shape of the bottomed portion 10 of the scraping member 6 match in this manner, the scraping member 6 The entire inner circumference of the bottomed portion 10 of the bottom portion 10 can be uniformly pressed against the entire outer circumference of the shaft portion 13 and the application portion 14, and the non-circular shaped inner circumference of the bottomed portion 10 of the scraping member 6 which is an elastic body The excess liquid cosmetic L adhering to the shaft portion 13 and the application portion 14 is uniformly scraped off by the inner circumference while being scooped up, and the adhesion unevenness of the liquid cosmetic L in the application portion 14 is eliminated. .

  Then, the user applies the liquid cosmetic L which uniformly adheres to the application part 14 to the application part by the application part 14. Therefore, it can be applied cleanly without causing uneven coating.

  When the application is finished, the user can see that the side where the curved application part 14 faces in front view (right side or left side in FIG. 3) and the side where the curved container body 1 faces in front view (right side or left side in FIG. 3) However, the applicator 2 is lowered to the container main body 1 side while facing the same side, and the non-circular application portion 14 of the applicator 2 is scraped by the non-circular scrap of the scraping member 6 of the container main body 1. It is inserted into the hole 11.

  The cap 12 can be positioned in the rotational direction around the axis with respect to the opening neck portion 4 of the container main body 1 by inserting the non-circular coating portion 14 into the non-circular scraping hole 11 as described above. In this state, the planar view direction (the left direction in FIG. 2) of the curved application section 14 and the planar view direction (the left direction in FIG. 2) of the curved container body 1 are aligned. .

  The applicator 2 is lowered to the container body 1 side while the oval shape of the cap 12 of the applicator 2 and the oval shape of the container body 1 are substantially matched in the axial direction view (plan view) There is also a method of inserting the coating portion 14 of the above into the non-circular scraping hole 11.

  However, in this case, the oval shapes of the cap 12 and the container body 1 can be combined in two directions of rotation about the axis (one direction and the direction opposite to the one direction). On the other hand, non-circular shapes like isosceles triangles are shapes in which only one direction of rotational direction about the axis line matches, and when the non-circular shapes face in opposite directions, non-circular shaped application parts 14 can not be inserted into the non-circular scraping hole 11, the mark serving as a mark for alignment of the rotational direction around the axis of the cap 12 and the container main body 1 in order to align this direction is, for example, the outer peripheral surface of the cap 12 The non-circular application portion 14 may be inserted into the non-circular scraping hole 11 while attaching the mark to the outer peripheral surface of the container main body 1 and the like. Alternatively, the non-circular application portion 14 may be inserted into the non-circular scraping hole 11 with only the mark as a mark.

  Thus, the user inserts the non-circular shaped application portion 14 into the non-circular shaped scraping hole 11 and passes it so that the application portion 14 is dipped in the liquid cosmetic L, and so on. A circular shaft portion 13 is passed through the non-circular scraping hole 11.

  At this time, as described above, the non-circular outer peripheral shapes of the coating portion 14 and the shaft portion 13 and the non-circular inner peripheral shape (the scraping hole 11) of the bottomed portion 10 of the scraping member 6 match in the axial direction. Thus, the coating portion 14 and the shaft portion 13 can be pushed into the scraping hole 11 without difficulty, and the coating portion 14 and the shaft portion 13 can be easily inserted through the scraping hole 11.

  Then, the user further lowers the cap 12 in the shape of an oval cylinder, and extrapolates it to the opening neck portion 4 in the shape of an oval cylinder.

  At this time, as described above, since the flat view direction (the left direction in FIG. 2) of the curved application section 14 and the flat view direction (the left direction in FIG. 2) of the curved container main body 1 match, The applied portion 14 can be easily and reliably entered into the curved container body 1.

  Then, when the user pushes the cap 12 into the opening neck portion 4, the engaging portion 15 of the cap 12 and the engaging portion 5 of the opening neck portion 4 are engaged in the axial direction, and the cap 12 is mounted on the container body 1 side. As a result, the curved application portion 14 can be easily and reliably housed in the curved container body 1.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the cap 12 is attached to and removed from the opening neck 4 that constitutes one end of the container body 1, the cap 12 is pushed and pulled out without being rotated without being rotated. Because of the configuration for axial engagement / disengagement, the curved applicator 14 can be advanced and retracted within the curved container body 1 and can be accommodated. The container body 1 accommodating the curved application portion 14 has a curved shape, so that it has an appearance never seen before, and the eye catching effect can be enhanced.

  Further, since the shaft portion 13 is curved and the application portion 14 is curved such that the curved shape of the shaft portion 13 continues as it is, a large curve can be formed by the shaft portion 13 and the application portion 14 and a cap as a gripping portion In the case where the hand having 12 is located on the substantially extended line of the brush portion as in the prior art (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-27147) and at the same height as the brush portion, This makes it easy to apply while looking at the mirror.

  Also, in a state where the non-circular outer peripheral shape of the coating portion 14 which is only matched in one direction and the non-circular inner peripheral shape of the scraping member 6 forming the scraping hole 11 match, the coated portion 14 is It is possible to pass through the scraping hole 11 without difficulty, and therefore, by passing the coating portion 14 through the scraping hole 11, the cap 12 can be easily positioned in the rotational direction around the axis with respect to the opening neck 4. Since the direction of the plane view of the curved application section 14 matches the direction of the plane view of the curved container body 1, the curved application section 14 is easily and reliably entered into the curved container body 1 and accommodated. It can be done. Further, as described above, in order to pass the coating portion 14 to the scraping hole 11 in a state where the non-circular shapes are in alignment with each other, the entire inner circumference of the scraping member 6 is uniform over the entire outer circumference of the coating portion 14 The liquid cosmetics L adhering to the application part 14 can be scraped off evenly and the adhesion unevenness of the liquid cosmetics L can be eliminated.

  As mentioned above, although the present invention was concretely explained based on the embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, for example, in the above-mentioned embodiment, cap 12 and container main part 1 are made into elliptical cylinder shape However, it is also possible to make it cylindrical or rectangular.

  Alternatively, the container body 1 and the cap 12 may be provided with engaging portions capable of engaging the cap 12 in the rotational direction about the axis with respect to the opening neck portion 4 of the container body 1 and positioning in the rotational direction.

  In the above embodiment, the scraping member 6 having the scraping hole 11 is attached to the inner peripheral side of the opening neck 4 of the container body 1, but for example, the bottom of the opening neck 4 protrudes inward. A scraping portion may be provided, and the scraping hole 11 may be provided at the center of the scraping portion. Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the opening neck 4 of the container main body 1 is made into the small diameter part connected with the accommodating part 3 via the level | step-difference part, the level | step-difference part is eliminated and the opening neck 4 is accommodated in the accommodating part 3 It is good also as a bottomed cylindrical container main body which makes it the same shape, and has a mere opening at one end.

  Further, in the above embodiment, when the non-circular shapes of the application portion 14 and the scraping hole 11 are aligned in the non-circular shapes in the rotational direction around the axis, only one direction of the rotational direction around the axis is matched. Although it is set as the isosceles triangle shape, as another non-circular shape which matches only one direction of the rotation direction around an axis, a drop shape, a trapezoid shape, etc. are also employable, for example. In addition, non-circular shapes of the application portion and the scraping hole may be non-circular shapes that fit in a plurality of directions of rotation around the axis, for example, elliptical shapes, regular polygon shapes, star shapes, etc. It can be adopted. In this case, in a state in which the non-circular shapes are aligned, the mark of the alignment in the rotational direction around the axis so that the direction of the plan view of the curved application unit 14 matches the direction of the plan of the curved container body 1. For example, it is preferable that the mark which becomes the mark be attached to the outer peripheral surface of the cap 12 and the outer peripheral surface of the container main body 1 respectively.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the cross-sectional shape of the part containing the comb tooth 16 of the application part 14 and the cross-sectional shape of the axial part 13 are made into the same shape, they may be different shapes. For example, the cross-sectional shape may be an odd shape such as a circular cross section.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the application part 14 is set as the comb which has the comb tooth 16, it can also be set as the brush with which hair is attached to the perimeter, another comb, a tip, etc.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Container main body, 2 ... Application tool, 4 ... Opening neck part (opening part) 5, 15 ... Engagement part, 6 ... Scraping member (scraping part), 11 ... Scraping hole, 12 ... Cap, 13 ... Shaft portion, 14: application portion, 100: liquid cosmetic container, L: liquid cosmetic.

Claims (2)

A container main body having a cylindrical shape with a bottom and containing liquid cosmetic and having an opening at one end, a cap detachably mounted on the one end of the container main body, and a shaft connected to the cap And an applicator having an application part at the tip of the shaft, and the cap of the applicator is attached to the one end of the container body, the application part of the applicator is inside the container body A liquid cosmetic container for entering into and immersing in the liquid cosmetic,
Each of the cap and the one end includes an engagement portion which is detachably engaged with the one end in the axial direction by pressing the cap in the axial direction.
The application section is curved,
The container body is curved so as to accommodate the application portion ,
The scraper is provided on the inner peripheral side of the opening of the container body, and has a scraping hole through which the application portion of the applicator passes when the cap is attached to the one end,
The cross-sectional outer peripheral shape of the application portion and the inner peripheral shape of the scraping portion forming the scraping hole each have a non-circular shape and are similar to each other, and the non-circular shape is When the non-circular shapes are aligned in the rotational direction about the axis, the shape is such that only one direction of the rotational direction about the axis matches.
A liquid cosmetic characterized in that the non-circular shapes in which only one direction matches are matched when the direction of the flat surface view of the coated application section and the direction of the flat surface view of the curved container body match. container. The shaft is curved and
The liquid cosmetic container according to claim 1, wherein the application portion is curved such that the curved shape of the shaft portion continues as it is.

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