Cosmetic Compact Shock-Absorbing Inserts for Powder Protection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cosmetic compacts fail to effectively protect contents from damage due to impact and vibration, particularly affecting high-quality pressed powders, leading to cracking and crumbling.
Innovation Solution
A product palette with a shock absorbing insert that includes flexible members, such as legs or compression springs, to dissipate impact energy and reduce damage to cosmetic contents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the compact is made of solid, impact resistant materials, then the compact structure strength is improved, but the pressed powder contents are damaged due to transmitted impact forces
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a shock-absorbing insert as an intermediary component between the compact case and the product palette. This insert is made of resilient material that absorbs impact forces before they reach the pressed powder products, thereby protecting the contents while maintaining the structural strength of the compact case.
Solution Approach 2:
The shock-absorbing insert is pre-installed within the compact case to provide cushioning protection before any impact occurs. The resilient material is positioned to contact the product palette and absorb sudden shocks, preventing damage to the pressed powder products from the outset.
2Ease of operation
If high-quality pressed powders are used with less compression, then the product feel and payoff are improved, but the products become more susceptible to cracking and crumbling under shock and vibration
Solution Approach 1:
The shock-absorbing insert serves as a protective intermediary between the external environment (shocks and vibrations) and the high-quality pressed powder products. This allows the products to maintain their desirable soft consistency and performance characteristics while the insert absorbs the harmful mechanical stresses.
Solution Approach 2:
The resilient shock-absorbing insert is positioned to contact the product palette before impacts occur, providing preemptive cushioning that protects the less-compressed, higher-quality pressed powders from cracking and crumbling during transport and use.
3Device complexity
If the product palette is directly placed in the base, then the device complexity is reduced, but the contents are exposed to full impact and vibration forces
Solution Approach 1:
The shock-absorbing insert is introduced as a simple intermediary component that fits within the existing compact base structure. It provides impact protection without requiring major structural changes to the compact case or base, thus minimizing the increase in device complexity while effectively reducing harmful forces.
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 shock absorbing insert effectively reduces damage from impacts and vibrations, maintaining the integrity of cosmetic products within the compact.
Implementation Method 1
The shock absorbing insert is a flexible member that can absorb and dissipate the energy of an impact or vibration
Implementation Method 2
A product palette with a shock absorbing insert that includes flexible members, such as legs or compression springs, to dissipate impact energy
Data Source
AI summary
A compact case comprises a product palette configured with one or more product wells. The palette is connected to, and rests, on top of a shock absorbing insert, and both are located in the base of the compact. The shock absorbing insert is a flexible member comprised of one or more hubs from which one or more projections extend. The shock absorbing insert is able to absorb and dissipate energy during impact so that product in the product in the product wells is protected.