Applicator for fluid product, such as cosmetic product

Abstract

The invention relates to an applicator (100) for a fluid product, such as a cosmetic product, comprising:-a reservoir (200) provided with an outlet opening (202); -a control ring (300) mounted on the reservoir (200) so as to be rotatable between a closed position, in which the control ring closes the opening (202), an open position, in which the control ring exposes the opening (202), and a detached position, in which the control ring (300) can be separated from the reservoir (200); and-an application member (400) mounted on the control ring (300) so as to communicate with the opening (202) when the control ring (300) is in its open position.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an applicator for a fluid product such as cosmetics. Background Art

[0002] From the prior art, in particular from application WO2007088296, there is known an applicator for a product, such as a cosmetic product, comprising a reservoir provided with an outlet orifice, a control ring mounted rotatably movable on the reservoir and rotating between a closed position closing the orifice and an open position releasing the orifice, and an application member mounted on the control ring so as to communicate with the orifice when the control ring is in its open position. In this applicator, the control ring is mounted so as not to be detachable from the reservoir.

[0003] The advantage of this type of applicator is that, throughout its life cycle, it is possible to maintain a predetermined alignment of the control ring relative to the reservoir in the closed position, while providing a perfect seal.

[0004] In the current context of climate change, research and development is now turning towards providing more environmentally friendly applicators. Summary of the invention

[0005] To this end, the present invention relates to an applicator for a fluid product (such as a cosmetic), comprising:

[0006] - a reservoir provided with an outlet orifice,

[0007] a control ring mounted rotatably and movably on the reservoir, rotatable between a closed position, in which the control ring closes the orifice, an open position, in which the control ring releases the orifice, and a disassembly position, in which the control ring can be separated from the reservoir,

[0008] - An application member mounted on said control ring so as to communicate with said orifice when said control ring is in its open position.

[0009] In the context of the present invention, the term "fluid" refers to a product that may be liquid, semi-liquid, creamy or powdery (eg containing particles and / or granules, such as exfoliating agents).

[0010] In this specification, the control ring is detachably mounted on the reservoir.

[0011] Thanks to the applicator of the invention, the reservoir can be removed from the control ring and the application member and replaced with another reservoir.

[0012] The applicator of the present invention allows the consumer to keep the control ring and the application member (which are usually composed of parts of the applicator that require the use of a large number of resources (such as raw materials) to produce) and allows the consumer to replace the empty reservoir with a new one. The empty reservoir made of recyclable materials can be thrown into a trash can dedicated to recycling.

[0013] According to other features of the invention, the applicator of the invention comprises one or more of the following optional features, considered alone or in all possible combinations.

[0014] The control ring can be separated from the reservoir by translation from the removal position.

[0015] The control ring is mounted so as to be rotatable without any translation on the reservoir between the closed position and the removal position and / or between the removal position and the open position.

[0016] The disassembled position may be located between the closed position and the open position.

[0017] The applicator comprises locking / unlocking means arranged such that when the control ring is in the disassembled position, the control ring is in an unlocked state.

[0018] The locking / unlocking device comprises a rib of a reservoir having at least one recess and at least one rib of a control ring. The at least one rib of the control ring is configured to be positioned opposite to the at least one recess when the control ring is in the disassembly position. For example, when the control ring is in the disassembly position, the at least one rib of the control ring is configured to be positioned below and opposite to the at least one recess. The at least one rib of the control ring is capable of cooperating with the rib of the reservoir so as to prevent the disassembly of the control ring when the at least one rib of the control ring is not positioned opposite to the at least one recess, and to allow the disassembly of the control ring when the at least one rib of the control ring is positioned opposite to the recess.

[0019] A stop device is provided for stopping the travel of the control ring in the closed position, the stop device comprising two end travel stops of the reservoir and a stop of the control ring, the stop of the control ring being intended to be used for travel between the end travel stops of the reservoir, the end travel stops of the reservoir stopping the travel of the stop of the control ring.

[0020] The applicator comprises means for preventing the control ring from being mounted on the reservoir outside the mounting position.

[0021] For example, the installation position coincides with the removal position.

[0022] The means for preventing the control ring from being mounted on the reservoir outside the mounting position comprises a stopper of the control ring and / or a lug of the reservoir. For example, the lug is arranged between two end travel stops of the reservoir.

[0023] The applicator comprises means for allowing the control ring to be mounted on the reservoir by clamping when the control ring is in the mounted position.

[0024] For example, the installation position coincides with the removal position.

[0025] The means for allowing the control ring to be mounted on the reservoir by clamping comprise a clamping stop of the reservoir (at least a part of it, for example the whole of it) arranged at the level of at least one recess of a rib of said reservoir.

[0026] The applicator comprises a sound indicating means configured to emit a sound when the control ring reaches the open and / or closed position.

[0027] The sound indication device includes at least one deformable element configured to emit sound when deformed and at least one deformation element configured to deform the at least one deformable element.

[0028] According to one aspect, the present invention relates to a method for disassembling the aforementioned applicator, the method comprising:

[0029] a step of shifting the control ring from the open position to the removal position or from the closed position to the removal position by rotating the control ring relative to the reservoir,

[0030] A step of separating the control ring from the reservoir by, for example, translation, from the disassembled position.

[0031] According to one aspect, the present invention relates to a method of installing the aforementioned applicator, the method comprising:

[0032] a step of assembling the control ring on the reservoir by, for example, translating the control ring relative to the reservoir into a mounting position, for example coinciding with the removal position,

[0033] The step of shifting the control ring from the mounted position to the open position or the closed position by rotating the control ring relative to the reservoir.

[0034] Other characteristics and advantages of the invention will become apparent on reading the following non-limiting description and the accompanying drawings which schematically illustrate several embodiments of the applicator of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0035] Figure 1 An applicator according to an embodiment of the invention is shown.

[0036] Figure 2 is a side view of a reservoir of an applicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0037] Figure 3 is a top view of a reservoir of an applicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] Figure 4 is a bottom view of a control ring of an applicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0039] Figure 5 is a side view of a reservoir of an applicator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0040] Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view of a control ring mounted on a reservoir in the installed / removed position.

[0041] Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view of the control ring mounted on the reservoir in the closed position. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] In the specification and claims, the terms "upper", "above", "lower", "below" and their derivatives are used without limitation and refer to Figures 1 to 7 The upper and lower parts of the device and / or in relation to the normal use position of the device, for example in relation to a vertical axis connecting the center of the earth and the center of gravity of the applicator, and oriented such that "lower" or "below" means a position relatively close to the center of the earth in the direction of the vertical axis, and "upper" or "above" means a position relatively far from the center of the earth in the direction of the vertical axis. The vertical axis may, for example, correspond in normal use to the longitudinal axis "A" of the reservoir as defined below.

[0043] In the remainder of the description of the applicator according to the invention, the same reference numerals denote the same elements.

[0044] Figure 1 An applicator 100 for a product, such as a fluid product, is shown.

[0045] In the context of the present invention, the term "fluid" may refer to a product that is liquid, semi-liquid, creamy or powdery (eg containing particles and / or granules, such as exfoliating agents).

[0046] For example, the fluid product may be a cosmetic product.

[0047] The applicator 100 comprises a reservoir 200 ( Figure 3 ), a control ring 300 movably mounted on the reservoir 200, and an application member 400 mounted on the control ring 300 so as to communicate with the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir.

[0048] The reservoir 200 may be made from recyclable materials, such as recyclable plastic.

[0049] The reservoir 200 comprises a body 204 for containing the fluid product and a support ring 206 mounted on the body 204 of the reservoir 200. For example, the support ring 206 comprises an outlet opening 202 ( Figure 3 ).

[0050] The body 204 of the reservoir 200 extends axially along a longitudinal main axis "A" from a first closed end portion 208 to a second end portion 210 on which the support ring 206 is mounted.

[0051] From the second end portion 208 to the first end portion 210, the body 204 of the reservoir 200 may have any suitable shape, such as being tubular, for example having a constant or increasing or decreasing cross section. The body 204 of the reservoir 200 may thus have a tubular shape with an elliptical, circular or polygonal cross section (e.g., square or triangular). The body 204 of the reservoir 200 may have a cylindrical shape, in particular a straight cylindrical shape, or a cross-sectional shape that increases or decreases from the lower end 208 to the upper end 210. The body 204 of the reservoir 200 may thus have an elliptical, circular or polygonal (e.g., square or triangular) cylindrical shape, for example a straight cylindrical shape.

[0052] The support ring 206 is fixedly mounted on the body 204 of the reservoir 200. The term "fixedly mounted" means that the support ring 206 is fixedly connected to the body 204 of the reservoir 200. The support ring 206 can be attached to the body 204 of the reservoir 200, or made in one piece with the body 204 of the reservoir 200, for example, the support ring 206 can be integral with the body 204 of the reservoir 200.

[0053] like Figure 2 and Figure 5 As shown, the support ring 206 comprises a base 212 and a neck 214, the base having, for example, a shape corresponding to the shape of the body 204 of the reservoir 200, the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 being formed in the neck ( Figure 3 ).

[0054] The body 204 of the reservoir 200 may be tubular in shape, such as a straight cylindrical shape, such as a circular cross-section, and the base 212 of the support ring 206 may be a circular shaped portion so as to cooperate with the second end portion 210 of the body of the reservoir, on which the support ring 206 is fixed.

[0055] exist Figure 1In another example shown, the reservoir body 204 may have an elliptical cross-sectional shape, such as a decreasing cross-section from the second end portion 210 to the first end portion 208 of the reservoir body 204, and the base 212 of the support ring 206 may have an elliptical shape.

[0056] The neck 214 extends, for example, from a central portion, such as from the center of the base 212 of the support ring 206 along the longitudinal axis “A”.

[0057] like Figure 3 As shown, the outlet aperture 202 may be angularly offset relative to the longitudinal axis "A".

[0058] The reservoir 200 may include a wall 216 arranged in the neck 214 to prevent fluid communication between the reservoir and a control ring external to the outlet orifice 202. The outlet orifice 202 is formed in the wall 216.

[0059] For example, the outlet orifice 202 has a circular arc shape. This shape makes it easier for the product to pass through, especially in the case of very viscous fluid products and / or containing particles and / or microparticles, such as exfoliants.

[0060] like Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the applicator 100 is configured to allow dispensing of fluid from a central portion, such as the center of the control ring 300 or the center of the control ring and the applicator member 400 .

[0061] The storage device 200 may include a device 218 (see Figure 1 and Figure 3 ), which is configured for directing the fluid leaving the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir towards the orifice 302 of the control ring. The orifice 302 of the control ring is arranged in a central portion, for example in the center of the control ring.

[0062] For example, the application member 400 may further include an orifice 402 ( Figure 6 and Figure 7 ). When the application member is mounted on the control ring, the orifice 402 of the application member is arranged opposite the orifice 302 of the control ring.

[0063] For example, the means 218 is a guide 220 arranged so as to guide the fluid leaving the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir to the orifice 302 of the control ring 300 .

[0064] For example, the guide 220 extends from a central portion, such as the center of the wall 216 formed in the neck 214, along an axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis "A" of the reservoir ( Figure 1 and Figure 3 ).

[0065] For example, the guide 220 includes a conduit 224 of the reservoir.

[0066] In the present invention, the control ring 300 can be mounted on the reservoir 200 rotatably movable between a closed position in which the control ring closes the orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 and an open position in which the control ring releases the orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 .

[0067] The control ring 300 can be mounted on the reservoir 200 so as to be rotationally movable between a closed position in which the control ring closes the orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 and an open position in which the control ring releases the orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 .

[0068] Thus, the application member 400 is mounted on said control ring 300 so as to communicate with the orifice 202 of the reservoir only when said control ring 300 is in its open position.

[0069] The control ring 300 comprises closing means 306 , for example temporary closing means 306 , which can close the orifice 202 of the reservoir when the control ring 300 is in the closed position and release the orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 when the control ring 300 is in the open position.

[0070] like Figure 4 As shown, the closure means 306 may be arranged to prevent communication between the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir and the duct 224 of the reservoir when the control ring is in the closed position. This configuration makes it possible to prevent the fluid leaving the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir from reaching the orifice 302 of the control ring 300. The closure means 306 may be arranged to allow communication between the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir and the duct 224 of the reservoir when the control ring is in the open position.

[0071] For example, the sealing means 306 may include a duct 304 of the control ring 300. The duct 304 of the control ring 300 includes a wall 308, which is intended to be arranged between the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 and the duct 224 of the reservoir 200 when the control ring 300 is in the closed position. In this position, the duct 304 prevents fluid communication between the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 and the duct 224 of the reservoir. The duct 304 of the control ring may include an opening 310, which is intended to be positioned between the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 and the duct 224 of the reservoir 200 when the control ring 300 is in the open position. In this position, the duct 304 of the control ring allows communication between the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir 200 and the duct 224 of the reservoir via its opening 310 ( Figure 4 ) fluid connected.

[0072] The size of the outlet orifice 202 of the reservoir can be reduced or increased as desired. For example, the size of the outlet orifice 202 can be increased in order to facilitate the outlet of certain fluid products that require it.

[0073] like Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the support ring 206 of the reservoir includes a rib 226, which extends, for example, at the periphery of the neck 214. For example, the rib 226 is a circular rib. In the present disclosure, the support ring 206 includes a single rib 226, referred to as the rib of the reservoir. The presence of a single rib makes it possible to reduce the height of the neck and therefore reduce the quality of the material (e.g., plastic) used. The rib 226 extends, for example, a given height relative to the longitudinal axis "A". The rib can have an inclined wall, for example, so as to move away from the longitudinal axis "A" from the upper part of the wall toward the lower part.

[0074] like Figure 2 and Figure 5 As shown, the neck 214 includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the proximal portion and the distal portion.

[0075] The proximal portion of the neck refers to the portion of the neck closest to the base 212 of the reservoir, while the distal portion of the neck 214 refers to the portion of the neck 214 farthest from the base 212 of the reservoir.

[0076] For example, the diameter of the distal portion of the neck is smaller than the diameter of the proximal portion of the neck 214 .

[0077] For example, the middle portion of the neck includes a diameter that increases from the distal portion to the proximal portion of the neck 214.

[0078] For example, the reservoir rib 226 extends onto a proximal portion of the neck 214 .

[0079] For example, the change in diameter of the middle portion of the neck is caused by the continuous inclination of the inclined walls of the rib 226 of the neck.

[0080] The stop means 228 , 230 , 312 are provided to stop the travel of the control ring 300 in the closed position and the open position.

[0081] The stop means 228 , 230 , 312 comprise two end travel stops 228 , 230 of the reservoir 200 and a stop 312 of the control ring 300 .

[0082] Two end travel stops 228 , 230 define the travel of the control ring 300 .

[0083] For example, the two end travel stops 228 , 230 of the reservoir 300 include a first end travel stop 228 arranged to define an open position and a second end travel stop 230 arranged to define a closed position.

[0084] The stop 312 of the control ring 300 is used to achieve travel between the two end travel stops 228, 230 of the reservoir 200. The stop 312 of the control ring 300 can cooperate with the end travel stops 228, 230 of the reservoir 312 so that the first end travel stop 228 of the reservoir stops the travel of the stop 312 of the control ring in the open position and the second end travel stop 230 of the reservoir stops the travel of the stop 312 of the control ring in the closed position.

[0085] like Figure 2 As shown, the end travel stops 228, 230 of the reservoir 200 are arranged on the neck 214 above the rib 226 of the reservoir 200. For example, the end travel stops 228, 230 are arranged on the distal portion of the neck 214. This arrangement helps to separate the control ring 300 from the reservoir. The end travel stops 228, 230 of the reservoir 200 can extend from the rib 226, such as in the direction of the longitudinal axis "A", such as extending perpendicular to the rib 226.

[0086] For example, the first and second end travel stops 228, 230 of the reservoir are diametrically opposed.

[0087] For example, the first and second stops 228, 230 are arranged on the neck 214 so as to divide the outer wall of the neck 214 (eg, the outer wall of the distal portion of the neck) into a first wall portion 232 ( Figure 2 ) and the second wall portion 234 ( Figure 5 ), which are arranged on both sides of the two end travel stops 228 and 230 respectively.

[0088] The stop 312 of the control ring 300 is intended to enable travel along the first wall portion 232 between the two end travel stops 228 , 230 of the reservoir.

[0089] The end travel stops 228, 230 are arranged to allow the control ring 300 to be driven rotationally relative to the support ring 206 between the two end travel stops 228, 230 and along the first wall portion 232, for example in a range of 90° to 270°, for example 140° to 220°, for example 170° to 190°, for example 180°.

[0090] For example, the transition from the open position to the closed position or vice versa is achieved by rotation, excluding any translation of the control ring 300 relative to the support ring 206 , for example within the stated range.

[0091] For example, the first portion 232 of the outer wall extends over 190° to 200° and the second portion 234 of the outer wall extends over 160° to 170°.

[0092] In the present disclosure, the control ring 300 is movably mounted on the reservoir 200 and has a disassembled position in which the control ring 300 can be separated from the reservoir 200. For example, the control ring 300 can be separated from the support ring 206 of the reservoir 200.

[0093] The control ring 300 according to the present disclosure is removable, for example without causing damage to the control ring 300 and / or the reservoir 200. It should be understood that the control ring 300 is removably mounted on the reservoir 200. For example, the control ring 300 is removably mounted on the support ring 206 of the reservoir.

[0094] The control ring 300 may be separated from the support ring 206 of the reservoir 200 by translating the control ring 300 relative to the support ring 206 of the reservoir from the disassembled position.

[0095] For example, the control ring 300 may be rotatably mounted without any translation on the support ring 206 of the reservoir between the closed position and the disassembled position and / or between the disassembled position and the open position.

[0096] For example, the control ring 300 can be mounted in rotation without any translation on the support ring 206 of the reservoir outside the removal position, in which the control ring can translate relative to the support ring 206 of the reservoir.

[0097] The disassembly position may be a single position.

[0098] The disassembled position may be located between the closed position and the open position.

[0099] For example, the disassembly position is arranged between 80° and 100°, such as 85° and 95°, relative to the closed position and / or the open position. For example, the disassembly position is arranged at 90° to the closed position and / or the open position.

[0100] It will be appreciated that the removal position may be reached by rotating the control ring 300 from the closed position and / or the open position, for example along the first portion 232 of the outer wall of the neck by 90° relative to the support ring.

[0101] In the disassembled position, the stop 312 of the control ring 300 is arranged opposite the first portion 232 of the external wall of the neck.

[0102] The applicator according to the present disclosure may include locking / unlocking means 236 , 314 arranged so that the control ring 300 is in an unlocked state when the control ring 300 is in the disassembled position. The unlocked state allows separation between the control ring 300 and the support ring 206 of the reservoir 200 .

[0103] The locking / unlocking means 236, 314 are arranged so that the control ring 300 is in a locked state when the control ring is between the closed position and the disassembled position and / or between the disassembled position and the open position. The locked state prevents separation between the control ring 300 and the support ring 206 of the reservoir 200.

[0104] like Figure 3 As shown, the locking / unlocking means 236, 314 include a rib 226 of the reservoir 200 and at least one rib 316 of the control ring, and at least one recess 238 is provided in the rib of the reservoir.

[0105] For example, the rib of the reservoir 226 has two recesses 238, 240, and the control ring 300 includes two ribs 316, 318, which are configured to be opposite to the recesses 238, 240 formed on the rib 226 of the reservoir 200 when the control ring 300 is in the disassembly position. The ribs 316, 318 of the control ring 300 can cooperate with the rib 226 of the reservoir, so that when the ribs 316, 318 of the control ring 300 are not positioned relative to the recesses 238, 240 of the rib 226 of the reservoir, the control ring 300 is prevented from being disassembled ( Figure 7 ), and allows removal of the control ring 300 when the ribs 316, 318 of the control ring 300 are relatively positioned with the recesses 238, 240 of the rib 226 of the reservoir 200.

[0106] The recesses 238, 240 can release the ribs 316, 318 of the control ring 300 from the ribs 226 of the reservoir. The control ring 300 can then be separated from the support ring 206 by translation from the disassembled position ( Figure 6 ).

[0107] For example, the recesses 238, 240 are diametrically opposed.For example, the recesses 238, 240 are arranged between the two end travel stops 228, 230 of the reservoir, respectively.

[0108] An applicator 100 according to the present disclosure may include means 242 , 320 for preventing the control ring 300 from being mounted on the reservoir 200 outside the mounted position.

[0109] In the present disclosure, the installation position may be the same as the removal position.

[0110] For example, the applicator 100 may comprise means 242 , 320 for mounting the control ring 300 on the reservoir 200 only in the same mounting position as the removal position.

[0111] The means 242 , 320 for preventing the control ring 300 from being mounted on the reservoir outside the mounting position comprise a stop 312 of the control ring 300 and / or a lug 246 of the reservoir, the reservoir comprising a lug 246 .

[0112] For example, the lug 246 is disposed along the second portion 234 of the outer wall of the neck between the two end travel stops 228, 230 of the reservoir ( Figure 5 ).

[0113] According to an embodiment, the lug 246 may be a vertical rib 248 extending along a vertical axis parallel to the longitudinal axis "A" of the reservoir ( Figure 5 ).

[0114] For example, the lug 246 may extend from one of two recesses 238, 240 provided on the rib 226 of the reservoir.

[0115] In this embodiment, when trying to assemble the control ring 300 in a certain position on the reservoir, for example an angular position relative to the longitudinal axis "A", different from the position that allows the guidance to the installation position, the stop 312 of the control ring can come into contact with the lug 246 and be blocked, or be inserted along the second portion 234 of the external wall between the first end travel stop 228 and the lug 246 or between the second end travel stop 230 and the lug 246. This configuration prevents the ribs 316, 318 of the control ring 300 from being inserted into the recesses 238, 240 of the reservoir on the one hand, and from being able to travel along the second portion 234 of the external wall of the neck between the two end travel stops 228, 230 on the other hand.

[0116] According to another embodiment, not shown, the lug 246 can extend from the first end travel stop to the second end travel stop along the second portion 234 of the outer wall of the neck. The lug extends so as to fill the space formed between the two end travel stops 228, 230 and the second portion 234 of the outer wall of the neck. In this embodiment, when trying to assemble the control ring 300 in a certain position on the reservoir, for example an angular position relative to the longitudinal axis "A", different from the position of the assembly position allowed to be reached, the stop 312 of the control ring contacts the lug 246 and is blocked. This configuration makes it possible to prevent the stop 312 of the control ring 300 from being inserted along the second portion 234 of the outer wall of the neck.

[0117] The lugs 246 thus act as a poka-yoke, ensuring a single installation orientation.

[0118] The applicator 100 according to the invention may comprise means 250 for allowing the control ring 300 to be mounted on the reservoir by clamping when the control ring 300 is in the mounting position. The mounting position coincides with the removal position.

[0119] In the present disclosure, installation of the control ring 300 is achieved by translation of the control ring relative to the support ring 206 in the installed position.

[0120] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the means 250 for allowing the control ring to be mounted on the reservoir by clamping comprise at least one clamping stop 252 of the reservoir.

[0121] In the present disclosure, the reservoir includes two clamping stops 252 , 254 .

[0122] For example, each clamping stop 252 , 254 is arranged at least partially, for example completely, at the level of one of the recesses 238 , 240 , respectively, of the rib 226 of the reservoir, for example at the same height and angular position of the recesses 238 , 240 .

[0123] For example, each clamping stop 252 , 254 is at least partially (eg completely) arranged in one recess 238 , 240 , respectively, of the rib 226 of the reservoir.

[0124] The clamping stops 252, 254 are arranged at a distance from the side ends of the rib 226. For example, each clamping stop 252, 254 extends at least partially (e.g., completely) in the recess 238, 240, so that the wall of the clamping stop extends a certain distance from the side wall of the rib 226.

[0125] For example, the thickness of each clamp stop 252 , 254 is less than the thickness of the rib 226 .

[0126] In the present disclosure, when the control ring 300 is mounted on the reservoir, each rib 316, 318 of the control ring 300 can cooperate with one of the clamping stops 252, 254. When the control ring is mounted on the reservoir, the clamping stops 252, 254 also make it possible to prevent untimely removal of the control ring when the control ring is in the removal position. It is necessary to apply sufficient force to remove the control ring 300 from the reservoir by translation from the removal position.

[0127] An applicator 100 according to the present disclosure may include means 256 , 322 for indicating that the control ring is in an open and / or closed and / or installed / removed position.

[0128] These indicating means may be visual and / or audible indicating means.

[0129] For example, the applicator may include complementary patterns arranged on the control ring and on the support ring or visual cues located on both elements.

[0130] For example, the applicator 100 may include an audible indicator 258, 324 configured to emit a sound when the control ring reaches the open and / or closed position.

[0131] The sound indication device may include at least one deformable element 258 and at least one deformable element 326 configured to deform the at least one deformable element.

[0132] For example, the deformable element 258 is an elastic deformable element.

[0133] For example, the deformable element is arranged to move from an initial position to a deformed position during a relative movement between the two elements.

[0134] The at least one deformable element 258 is arranged to emit a sound when it returns to an initial position after being deformed by the deformable element.

[0135] For example, a sound may be emitted when the at least one deformable element returns, for example elastically, to its initial position after passing the deformation element during the relative movement between the two elements.

[0136] like Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the applicator 100 may include two deformable elements 258, 260 arranged on the base 212 of the support ring 206 of the reservoir and a deformable element 326 arranged on the control ring 300. The deformable element 326 is configured to cooperate with the deformable element so as to deform the deformable element when the control ring 300 reaches the closed and open positions, respectively.

[0137] Instead, the at least one deformable element 258 may be disposed on the control ring 300 , and the at least one deformable element 326 may be disposed on the base 212 of the support ring 206 .

[0138] For example, a sound may be emitted when the at least one deformable element returns, for example elastically, to its initial position after passing the deformation element during the relative movement between the two elements.

[0139] In the present disclosure, the application member 400 is intended to come into contact with the skin of a user in order to apply the product contained in the reservoir.

[0140] The application member 400 is removably mounted on the control ring 300. For example, the removable member may be detachable from the control ring.

[0141] The applicator 100 may also include a cap 500 ( Figure 7 ), used to cover the control ring 300 and the application member 400.

[0142] The cover 500 is removably mounted on the reservoir 200. It should be understood that the cover can be separated from the reservoir.

[0143] On its inner face, the cover 500 comprises at least two ribs 502 , 504 , for example four ribs spaced apart from one another and capable of respectively cooperating with grooves 262 of the support ring 206 extending at the periphery of the support ring.

[0144] The groove 262 of the support ring may receive the cover 500 via the clamping ribs 502 , 504 .

[0145] A method of disassembling the applicator 100 is described.

[0146] The method comprises the step of displacing the control ring 300 from the open position to the dismantled position or from the closed position to the dismantled position by rotating the control ring 300 relative to the reservoir 200 .

[0147] For example, the control ring 300 is rotated 90° relative to the reservoir 200 to shift from the open position to the disassembly position or from the closed position to the disassembly position.

[0148] When the control ring 300 is moved from the closed or open position to the disassembly position, the ribs 316 , 318 of the control ring are positioned in the recesses 238 , 240 formed on the rib 226 of the reservoir, which makes it possible to release the ribs of the control ring from the ribs of the reservoir.

[0149] At the end of this step, the control ring 300 is in an unlocked state. The control ring can thus be separated from the reservoir, for example from the support ring of the reservoir.

[0150] The method comprises a step of separating the control ring 300 from the reservoir 200 by translation from the disassembled position.

[0151] The method may include a step of separating the lid 500 from the reservoir. For example, the lid is separated from the reservoir by translation. The step of separating the lid may precede the step of shifting the control ring from the open position to the disassembly position or from the closed position to the disassembly position.

[0152] A method of installing an applicator is described.

[0153] The method may comprise a step of assembling the control ring 300 on the reservoir 200 by translating the control ring 300 relative to the reservoir 200 into a mounted position.

[0154] The installation position may coincide with the removal position.

[0155] The method may comprise the step of displacing the control ring 300 from the mounted position to the open position or the closed position by rotating the control ring 300 relative to the reservoir 200 .

[0156] When the control ring is moved from the installed position to the closed or open position, the ribs 316, 318 of the control ring 300 are positioned outside the recesses 238, 240 formed on the ribs 226 of the reservoir so as to cooperate with the ribs 226 of the reservoir.

[0157] At the end of this step, the control ring is in a locked state. The control ring cannot be separated from the reservoir 200, for example from the support ring 206 of the reservoir 200.

[0158] For example, the control ring 300 is displaced from the mounted position to the open position or the closed position by rotating the control ring 90° relative to the reservoir.

Claims

1. An applicator (100) for a fluid product such as a cosmetic, comprising: - a reservoir (200) provided with an outlet orifice (202), a control ring (300) mounted in a rotatable manner on the reservoir (200), rotatable between a closed position in which the control ring closes the orifice (202), an open position in which the control ring releases the orifice (202), and a disassembled position in which the control ring (300) can be separated from the reservoir (200), - an application member (400) mounted on said control ring (300) so as to communicate with said orifice (202) when said control ring (300) is in its open position.

2. The applicator (100) according to claim 1, wherein: The control ring (300) is detachable from the reservoir by translation from the removal position.

3. The applicator (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: The control ring (300) is mounted so as to be rotatable without any translation on the reservoir (200) between the closed position and the removal position and / or between the removal position and the open position.

4. The applicator (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The disassembly position is located between the closed position and the open position.

5. The applicator (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein The applicator (100) comprises locking / unlocking means (236, 314) arranged such that when the control ring (300) is in the disassembled position, the control ring (300) is in an unlocked state.

6. Applicator (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein The locking / unlocking device (236, 314) comprises: - a rib (226) of the reservoir having at least one recess (238), - at least one rib (316) of the control ring (300), which is configured to be positioned opposite to the at least one recess (238) when the control ring (300) is in the disassembly position, and the at least one rib (316) of the control ring (300) is capable of cooperating with the rib (226) of the reservoir (200) so as to prevent the disassembly of the control ring (300) when the at least one rib (316) of the control ring (300) is not opposite to the at least one recess (238), and to allow the disassembly of the control ring (300) when the at least one rib (316) of the control ring (300) is opposite to the recess (238).

7. The applicator (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein A stop device (228, 230, 312) is arranged to stop the travel of the control ring (300) in the closed position, the stop device comprising: - two end travel stops (228, 230) of the reservoir, - a stop (312) of the control ring (300) intended to perform travel between two end travel stops (228, 230) of the reservoir (200), the end travel stops (228, 230) of the reservoir stopping the travel of the stop (312) of the control ring (300).

8. The applicator (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein The applicator (100) comprises means (242, 320) for preventing the control ring (300) from being mounted on the reservoir (200) outside a mounting position, which for example coincides with the removal position.

9. Applicator (100) according to the preceding claim in combination with claim 7, wherein: The means (242, 320) for preventing the control ring (300) from being mounted on the reservoir (200) outside of a mounting position comprises: - a stopper (312) of the control ring, and / or - a lug (246) of the reservoir, the lug (246) being arranged between the two end travel stops of the reservoir (228, 230).

10. The applicator (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein: The applicator (100) comprises means (250) for allowing the control ring (300) to be mounted on the reservoir by clamping when the control ring (300) is in the mounting position, which for example coincides with the removal position.

11. Applicator (100) according to the preceding claim in combination with claim 6, wherein The device (250) for allowing the control ring to be mounted on the reservoir by clamping comprises a clamping stop (252) of the reservoir, at least a portion of which is arranged at the level of at least one recess (238) of a rib (226) of the reservoir (200).

12. The applicator (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein The applicator (100) includes a sound indicator (258, 324) configured to emit a sound when the control ring reaches the open and / or closed position.

13. Applicator (100) according to the preceding claim, wherein The sound indication device (258, 324) comprises: - at least one deformable element (258) configured to emit a sound when deformed, - at least one deformation element (326) configured to deform the at least one deformable element (258).

14. A method for disassembling an applicator (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, the method comprising: - a step of shifting the control ring (300) from the open position to the disassembly position or from the closed position to the disassembly position by rotating the control ring (300) relative to the reservoir (200), - A step of separating said control ring (300) from said reservoir (200) by, for example, translation, from said removal position.

15. A method for installing an applicator (100) according to any one of the preceding claims, the method comprising: - a step of assembling the control ring (300) on the reservoir (200) by translating the control ring (300) relative to the reservoir, for example into a mounting position, for example coinciding with the removal position, - A step of shifting the control ring (300) from the mounted position to the open position or from the mounted position to the closed position by rotating the control ring (300) relative to the reservoir (200).

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