Button Lip Gloss Tube Spring Ejection Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional lip gloss tubes with spiral limiting connections are difficult to install, labor-intensive to produce, and cumbersome to use, leading to low user efficiency and poor user experience due to complex cap operation.
Innovation Solution
A button type lip gloss tube design featuring a liquid storage tube with a lip gloss brush, a cap, and a spring mechanism, where a button ring with an elastic ring allows for easy disengagement and re-engagement of the cap, facilitated by a spring, enabling quick opening and locking with minimal user effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If spiral limiting connection is used to connect the lip gloss bottle and cap, then the connection is secure, but the installation is inconvenient and production automation is low
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism is divided into separate functional components: the cap with button ring, the rod core with elastic ring, and the spring. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently and assembled through simple insertion, eliminating the need for complex spiral threading while maintaining secure connection through the elastic engagement of the button ring and rod core.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of using a traditional screw-threading approach where the cap threads onto the bottle, the invention inverts the connection logic by using a push-button release mechanism. The cap is inserted into the bottle and locked by the elastic ring engaging with the button ring, allowing easy one-handed operation for opening and closing.
2Reliability
If spiral limiting connection is used to connect the lip gloss bottle and cap, then the connection is secure, but production time consumption is high and labor waste is great
Solution Approach 1:
The connection mechanism is divided into separate functional components: the cap with button ring, the rod core with elastic ring, and the spring. This segmentation allows each component to be manufactured independently and assembled through simple insertion, eliminating the need for complex spiral threading while maintaining secure connection through the elastic engagement of the button ring and rod core.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic ring automatically engages with the button ring when the cap is inserted, creating a self-locking mechanism that requires no additional fastening steps. The spring provides continuous pressure to maintain the engaged state, allowing the connection to secure itself without manual intervention or complex assembly procedures.
3Reliability
If spiral limiting connection is used, then the cap can be securely attached, but the operation is cumbersome and user efficiency is low
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of using a traditional screw-threading approach where the cap threads onto the bottle, the invention inverts the connection logic by using a push-button release mechanism. The cap is inserted into the bottle and locked by the elastic ring engaging with the button ring, allowing easy one-handed operation for opening and closing.
Solution Approach 2:
The elastic ring provides a dynamic, flexible connection that can easily transition between engaged and disengaged states. When the button is pressed, the elastic ring deforms to release the lock; when released, the spring restores the elastic ring to its original shape, automatically re-engaging the lock. This dynamic mechanism enables quick, effortless operation.
4Ease of manufacture
If a button ring with elastic ring is used to confine the liquid storage tube, then the structure becomes more complex, but the installation becomes more convenient
Solution Approach 1:
The elastic ring is made from a flexible material that can deform elastically to engage and disengage from the button ring. This flexible component replaces complex mechanical fasteners or threading mechanisms, achieving secure connection through simple elastic deformation that requires minimal structural complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The button type lip gloss tube simplifies installation and assembly, enhances user convenience by allowing easy operation, and improves makeup efficiency while reducing production costs and time consumption.
Implementation Method 1
a spring pressed between the cap and the rod core; when the button is pressed, the elastic ring is deformed under pressure, and the liquid storage tube is disengaged from the cap by the elastic force of the spring
Implementation Method 2
when the button is pressed, the elastic ring is deformed under pressure, and the liquid storage tube is disengaged from the cap by the elastic force of the spring
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AI summary
Disclosed is a button type lip gloss tube, comprising a liquid storage tube (1), and a lip gloss brush (2) mounted on the liquid storage tube (1), wherein the lip gloss brush (2) comprises a cap (21), a rod core (22) movably mounted in the cap (21), and a spring (23) pressed between the cap (21) and the rod core (22); a button ring (3) is mounted in the cap (21) in a limited manner, the button ring (3) comprises a button (31) and an elastic ring (32), and the elastic ring (32) confines the liquid storage tube (1), which is inserted into the cap (21), between the rod core (22) and the elastic ring (32); and when the button (31) is pressed, the elastic ring (32) is deformed under pressure, and the liquid storage tube (1) is disengaged from the cap (21) by the elastic force of the spring (23). The button type lip gloss tube is convenient to install, highly automatic in production and assembly, and is convenient for a user to use since the lip gloss tube is opened by the button and locked by insertion.