Cosmetic Container Transparent Opaque Zone Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
Cosmetic product packaging, such as lipstick tubes, face challenges in balancing aesthetic appeal with cost considerations, as solutions like adding metal or transparent parts increase production costs without effectively addressing the need for hiding unsightly mechanical elements or providing a range of aesthetic effects.
Innovation Solution
A receptacle design featuring a transparent part with a bare area for visibility and an opacified area for aesthetic and concealment purposes, achieved through surface treatments like screen printing, hot-stamping, or metallization, allowing for a single part to provide both transparency and unique aesthetic effects while hiding mechanical elements, without increasing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If metal or transparent parts are added to improve aesthetic appearance, then the aesthetic appeal is improved, but the production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent piece has different optical properties in different areas: a first area that is transparent to show the product, and a second area that is opacified through surface treatment to hide mechanical elements. This local differentiation of transparency provides aesthetic appeal and functional concealment without adding multiple parts or increasing production cost.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies surface treatments (screen printing, hot-stamping, metallization) to change the optical properties of the transparent piece locally. The second area is treated to become opaque or have different visual characteristics, creating aesthetic effects and hiding unsightly elements while maintaining product visibility in the first area.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a cap is added to protect components from harsh environment, then the protection capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent piece combines multiple functions into a single component: it serves as both a protective cover for the mechanical elements and an aesthetic element that displays the product. The piece integrates the functions of a cap and a window, eliminating the need for separate protective components and reducing overall structure complexity.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple parts are used to provide different aesthetic effects, then the aesthetic versatility is improved, but the manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent piece is designed as a universal component that can provide multiple aesthetic effects through different surface treatments applied to its second area. The same basic piece structure can be adapted for different cosmetic products by applying different opacification treatments (screen printing, hot-stamping, metallization), eliminating the need for multiple different parts.
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 solution allows for an aesthetically pleasing range of cosmetic product packaging that conceals unsightly elements while maintaining visibility of the product, offering a cost-effective way to enhance the appearance and functionality of the packaging by utilizing a single standard part with both transparent and opaque zones.
Implementation Method 1
a transparent piece having a first bare area (30), allowing one to see inside the receptacle
Implementation Method 2
at least a second opacified area, called coated area (32), made opaque after having undergone a surface treatment
Implementation Method 3
a mechanism for moving a cup relative to the body, the cup holding a stick of cosmetic product. The movement mechanism drives the cup to retract the cosmetic product stick into the receptacle or extend it
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AI summary
The invention relates to a container (10) for a cosmetic product, in particular for a stick of cosmetic product, including a body (20), and a cup (40) movable relative to the body (20). The cup (40) is capable of receiving the product. Said container includes a transparent part (34) having a first clear area (30) allowing the inside of the container (10) to be seen, and at least one second opaque area, referred to as the covered area (32).