Brush-type applicator

Abstract

To provide a brush type applicator capable of applying a large amount of a coating material to an object to be coated at a time.SOLUTION: In the brush-type applicator 1, the applying part 20 includes a cover body 22 including a base 21, a support part 22c connected to the tip of the base 21 via a hinge part 22a, a movable part 21a disposed apart from the support part 22a and having one end rotatably connected to the support part 22d by a weakened part 22b and the other end locked to the base end side part of the base 21 so as to be capable of approaching and separating, and a plurality of comb teeth 22b provided on the movable part 22e, and a plurality of bridging parts 23 provided on the cover body 22. The brush type applicator 1 includes an impregnation body 24 which is arranged on a support surface 21a part and held between a plurality of bridging parts 23 and the support surface 21a part, and is configured so that the impregnation body 24 is compressed between the plurality of bridging parts 23 and the support surface 22b part when a movable part 21a part is pressed to the side of the support surface 21a part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a brush-type applicator. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, brush-type applicators have been known as applicators for applying liquid materials such as mascara or hair dye to an object to be coated, such as hair, and have a gripping portion and an applicator portion equipped with multiple comb teeth and an impregnating body, and are configured so that the liquid material can be applied to the object to be coated while combing it with the multiple comb teeth while the liquid material is impregnated in the impregnating body (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 01-164904 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with the conventional brush-type applicator described above, when applying a liquid coating material to an object to be coated, only the coating material impregnated on the surface side of the impregnated body can be used, which has the problem that it is not possible to apply a large amount of coating material to the object to be coated at one time.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to provide a brush-type applicator that can apply a large amount of material to an object at once. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] The brush-type applicator of the present invention is a brush-type applicator having a gripping portion and an applicator portion having a plurality of comb teeth and an impregnated body, wherein the applicator portion comprises a base having a support surface, a support portion connected to the tip of the base via a hinge portion and supported on the support surface, a movable portion arranged at a distance from the support surface, one end of which is rotatably connected to the support portion by a weakened portion and the other end of which is engaged so as to be able to move toward and away from the base end portion of the base, a cover body having a plurality of the comb teeth provided on the movable portion, a plurality of bridging portions each provided on the cover body, and the impregnated body arranged on the support surface and held between the plurality of bridging portions and the support surface, and is characterized in that when the movable portion is pressed toward the support surface, the impregnated body is compressed between the plurality of bridging portions and the support surface.

[0007] In the brush-type applicator of the present invention, in the above-mentioned configuration, it is preferable that the tip portion of the support surface is an inclined surface portion that is inclined relative to the portion of the support surface that faces the movable portion, and that a plurality of the comb teeth are provided on the inclined surface portion.

[0008] In the brush-type applicator of the present invention, in the above configuration, it is preferable that a locking claw portion is provided at the other end of the movable part, a locking hole with a locking protrusion is provided in the base, and the locking claw portion is inserted into the locking hole and moves between a position where it engages with the locking protrusion and a position where it is separated from the locking protrusion, thereby locking the movable part to the base end portion of the base so that it can move toward and away from the base. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a brush-type applicator that can apply a large amount of material to an object at once. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0010] [Figure 1] 1 is a cross-sectional view of a brush-type applicator according to an embodiment of the present invention, as seen from the front, attached to a container body. [Figure 2]2 is a cross-sectional view of the application part shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the front. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 is a side view of the application unit shown in FIG. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. [Figure 5] 3 is a cross-sectional front view of the applicator unit shown in FIG. 2 with a movable portion pressed toward the support surface. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0011] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A detailed example of the configuration of a brush-type applicator according to one embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

[0012] As shown in FIG. 1, a brush-type applicator 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention has a grip part 10 and an applicator part 20.

[0013] The grip part 10 is configured in a cap shape. A rod part 11 is attached to the grip part 10, and an applicator part 20 is provided at the tip of the rod part 11. The brush-type applicator 1 is attached to the container body 2 by threading the grip part 10 into the mouth part 2a of the container body 2, and together with the container body 2, it constitutes the applicator container 3.

[0014] The container body 2 may be any of a variety of containers capable of containing a liquid application product such as mascara or hair dye. When the brush-type applicator 1 is attached to the container body 2, the application part 20 is disposed inside the container body 2. The container body 2 may be configured so that the opening 2a is provided with a scraping part 2b for scraping the application product adhered to the application part 20.

[0015] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the application unit 20 includes a base 21, a cover body 22, a plurality of bridging portions 23, and an impregnation body 24.

[0016] The base 21 is made of a synthetic resin material and is formed into a long rectangular plate, and one end of the base 21 in the longitudinal direction is integrally connected to the tip of the rod portion 11. As shown in Fig. 2, one surface of the base 21 facing in the thickness direction (the left-right direction in Fig. 2) (the surface facing left in Fig. 2) serves as a support surface 21a.

[0017] In this embodiment, the support surface 21a has a flat portion 21a1 extending within a predetermined range from the base end connected to the rod portion 11 and parallel to the axis O, and an inclined surface portion 21a2 provided within a predetermined range at the tip end portion (the upper portion in FIGS. 2 and 3) and inclined toward the tip end relative to the flat portion 21a1. A plurality of comb teeth 21b are integrally arranged in two rows along both sides of the inclined surface portion 21a2. The number of comb teeth 21b in one row is the same as the number of comb teeth 21b in the other row, and the arrangement of the plurality of comb teeth 21b in each row is also the same. Each comb tooth 21b gradually thins from the bottom end to the tip end and curves toward the tip end (upper side in FIGS. 2 and 3). It is formed of a synthetic resin material and is integral with the base 21. For convenience, only some of the comb teeth 21b are labeled in FIGS. 2 and 3.

[0018] The cover body 22 has a frame shape and includes a support portion 22a and a movable portion 22b. In this embodiment, the cover body 22 is formed together with the base 21 by injection molding using a synthetic resin material.

[0019] Support portion 22a is connected to the tip of base 21 (the upper end in FIGS. 2 and 3) via hinge portion 22c. Support portion 22a is arranged on inclined surface portion 21a2 of support surface 21a inside two rows of comb teeth 21b and is supported by inclined surface portion 21a2. Support portion 22a does not have comb teeth. After base 21 and cover body 22 are integrally molded together with hinge portion 22c by injection molding of a synthetic resin material, support portion 22a is arranged on inclined surface portion 21a2 of support surface 21a by bending hinge portion 22c.

[0020] The movable part 22b is disposed at a distance from the flat surface portion 21a1 of the support surface 21a. That is, a gap S is provided between the movable part 22b and the flat surface portion 21a1 of the support surface 21a. One end (the upper end in FIGS. 2 and 3) of the movable part 22b is rotatably connected to the support part 22a by a weakened part 22d, and the other end (the lower end in FIGS. 2 and 3) is engaged with a base end portion of the base 21 so as to be able to move toward and away from the base. The weakened part 22d is a part that is provided between the support part 22a and the movable part 22b and is thinner than the support part 22a and the movable part 22b. As described above, the movable part 22b is disposed at a distance from the flat surface portion 21a1 and is connected to the support part 22a via the weakened part 22d. As a result, by deforming the weakened portion 22d so that the weakened portion 22d is bent, the movable portion 22b can move from the position shown in Fig. 2 in a direction approaching the flat portion 21a1 (a direction in which the gap S is reduced) with the weakened portion 22d as the center. After the above movement, the movable portion 22b can also move to the original position shown in Fig. 2.

[0021] The movable part 22b has a plurality of comb teeth 22e arranged in two rows and integrally formed therewith. The number of comb teeth 22e in one row is the same as the number of comb teeth 22e in the other row, and the arrangement of the comb teeth 22e in each row is also the same. Each comb tooth 22e extends straight and gradually becomes thinner from the bottom end to the tip, and is formed of a synthetic resin material integral with the movable part 22b. Note that in Figures 2 and 3, for convenience, only some of the comb teeth 22e are labeled with reference numerals.

[0022] As shown in FIG. 2, in this embodiment, a locking claw portion 22f is provided at the other end (the lower end in FIG. 2) of the movable portion 22b. Meanwhile, a locking hole 21d having a locking projection 21c is provided in the base 21. The locking claw portion 22f is inserted into the locking hole 21d and engages with the locking projection 21c to prevent it from coming off the locking hole 21d. The locking claw portion 22f is movable between a position where it engages with the locking projection 21c (the position shown in FIG. 2) and a position where it is separated to the right of the locking projection 21c in FIG. 2. With this configuration, the movable portion 22b is locked to the base end portion of the base 21 so as to be able to move toward and away from it.

[0023] The plurality of bridging portions 23 are provided on the cover body 22. All of the plurality of bridging portions 23 are formed of a synthetic resin material integrally with the cover body 22. In this embodiment, two bridging portions 23 are provided on the support portion 22a of the cover body 22 at intervals along the axis O, and six bridging portions 23 are provided on the movable portion 22b of the cover body 22 at intervals along the axis O.

[0024] 4, each of the bridging portions 23 is gate-shaped and includes a pair of pillars 23a and a bridge portion 23b connecting the pillars 23a in one row to the pillars 23a in the other row. In the movable portion 22b, the bridging portions 23 are arranged such that two or three comb teeth 22e are sandwiched between the pair of pillars 23a in each row.

[0025] As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the impregnated body 24 is formed into a rod shape with a rectangular cross section and is made of a material capable of impregnating a liquid coating material, such as a sponge or a foam material such as polyurethane foam. The cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the impregnated body 24 corresponds to the opening defined by the base 21 and the gate-shaped bridging portions 23. The impregnated body 24 is placed on the support surface 21a of the base 21 and is held between the multiple bridging portions 23 and the support surface 21a. Note that, by being placed inside the frame-shaped cover body 22, movement of the impregnated body 24 in the direction along the axis O and in the width direction perpendicular to the axis O and along the support surface 21a is restricted.

[0026] The impregnation body 24 can be attached to and detached from the application part 20 by releasing the engagement of the locking claw part 22f with the locked projection 21c and rotating the cover body 22 relative to the base 21 around the hinge part 22c to open it.

[0027] The brush-type applicator 1 of this embodiment having the above-described configuration can be removed from the container body 2, and by pressing the applicator part 20 against the object to be coated and moving it along the object to be coated, the liquid coating material impregnated in the impregnated body 24 can be applied to the object to be coated while combing the object to be coated with the multiple comb teeth 21b to 22e.

[0028] As described above, in the brush-type applicator 1 according to this embodiment, the movable part 22b is able to move around the weakened part 22d in a direction toward and away from the flat part 21a1 of the support surface 21a. As a result, as shown in Fig. 5, the applicator part 20 is configured such that when the movable part 22b of the cover body 22 is pressed toward the support surface 21a of the base 21, the impregnated body 24 is compressed between the multiple bridging parts 23 and the support surface 21a.

[0029] Therefore, in the brush-type applicator 1 according to this embodiment, by applying a liquid coating material to the object to be coated using the movable part 22b, it is possible to apply a large amount of coating material to the object to be coated at once. That is, when the movable part 22b, which is provided with multiple comb teeth 22e, is pressed against the object to be coated and moved along the object to be coated, the coating material impregnated on the surface side of the impregnated body 24 is applied to the object to be coated, and the movable part 22b pressed against the object to be coated moves toward the support surface 21a, compressing the impregnated body 24, so that the coating material impregnated in the portions other than the surface side of the impregnated body 24 seeps out of the impregnated body 24 and is applied to the object to be coated. This allows a large amount of coating material to be applied to the object to be coated at once without repeatedly dipping the applicator part 20 into the coating material inside the container body 2, and also allows the coating material to be applied to a wider area of ​​the object to be coated.

[0030] On the other hand, when applying a small amount of the coating material to a small portion of the coating object, the liquid coating material can be applied to the coating object using the multiple comb teeth 21b provided on the inclined surface portion 21a2 of the base 21. Since the support portion 22a of the cover body 22 is supported on the inclined surface portion 21a2 and the impregnating body 24 is not compressed by the support portion 22a, the multiple comb teeth 21b provided on the inclined surface portion 21a2 of the base 21 can easily apply a small amount of the coating material to a small portion of the coating object. In particular, in this embodiment, the tip side portion of the base 21 on which the multiple comb teeth 21b are provided is the inclined surface portion 21a2 that is inclined with respect to the flat portion 21a1 that is the portion opposite to the movable portion 22b of the support surface 21a. This makes it easier for the multiple comb teeth 21b to come into contact with the small portion of the coating object, making it easier to apply a small amount of the coating material to the small portion of the coating object.

[0031] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

[0032] For example, in the above embodiment, the shapes of the base 21, the cover body 22, the plurality of bridging portions 23, and the impregnated body 24 are not limited to the specific shapes described above, and can be changed as appropriate.

[0033] Furthermore, as long as the other end of the movable part 22b of the cover body 22 is engaged with the base end part of the base 21 so as to be able to move towards and away from it, it is not limited to the configuration having the above-mentioned engaging claw portion 22f and the engaging protrusion 21c provided in the engaging hole 21d, and may have various configurations. [Explanation of symbols]

[0034] 1 Brush-type applicator 2 Container body 2a Mouth 2b Threading section 3 Application container 10 Gripping part 11 Rod section 20 Application section 21 Foundation 21a Support surface 21a1 Plane part 21a2 Inclined surface portion 21b Comb teeth 21c Locking projection 21d Locking hole 22 Cover body 22a Support portion 22b Movable portion 22c Hinge portion 22d Weakening portion 22e Comb teeth 22f Locking claw portion 23 Bridging portion 23a Column portion 23b Bridge portion 24 Inclusion body O Axis S Gap

Claims

1. A brush-type applicator having a gripping portion and an applicator portion having a plurality of comb teeth and an impregnated body, The application unit is a base having a support surface; a cover body including a support part connected to the tip of the base via a hinge part and supported on the support surface, a movable part arranged apart from the support surface, one end of which is rotatably connected to the support part by a weakened part and the other end of which is engaged with a base end side part of the base so as to be able to approach and separate, and a plurality of the comb teeth provided on the movable part; a plurality of bridging portions each provided on the cover body; the impregnation body is disposed on the support surface and held between the plurality of bridges and the support surface; A brush-type applicator characterized in that, when the movable part is pressed toward the support surface, the impregnated body is compressed between the multiple bridging portions and the support surface.

2. a tip end portion of the support surface is an inclined surface portion that is inclined with respect to a portion of the support surface facing the movable portion, The brush-type applicator according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of the comb teeth are provided on the inclined surface portion.

3. A locking claw portion is provided at the other end of the movable portion, The base is provided with a locking hole having a locking protrusion, 3. The brush-type applicator according to claim 1, wherein the engaging claw portion is inserted into the engaging hole and moves between a position where it engages with the engaging protrusion and a position where it is separated from the engaging protrusion, thereby engaging the movable part with the base end portion of the base so that the movable part can move toward and away from the base end portion.

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