Cosmetic Mixing Device with Code Detection and Segmented Components
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for manufacturing and distributing personalized cosmetic products struggle to produce homogeneous products in small quantities efficiently, while ensuring compatibility between base and active components, and require significant space and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A device with detection means for identifying cosmetic component codes, a control system for mixing components, and actuators for precise handling, which allows for the mixing of base and active components while preventing incompatible combinations, optimizing the mixture quality and footprint.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If personalized cosmetic products are manufactured by mixing components in small quantities, then the product customization and freshness are improved, but the mixing homogeneity and production efficiency deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The cosmetic product is segmented into multiple separate components (base component in container 11, active component in container 103) that are stored independently and only combined at the point of use. This segmentation allows for small quantity mixing while maintaining homogeneity through the dedicated mixing mechanism (mixing block 51, pistons 50) that ensures thorough mixing of the segmented components before dispensing.
2Reliability
If detection means and control systems are added to ensure component compatibility, then the product safety is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by equipping containers (11, 103) with identification codes and detection means (12) to identify and verify component compatibility before mixing occurs. The control means (13) pre-checks compatibility based on detected codes, preventing incompatible mixtures from being combined. This preliminary verification ensures reliability while keeping the actual mixing mechanism relatively simple.
3Manufacturing precision
If actuators and precision positioning systems are implemented for component handling, then the mixing quality is improved, but the device complexity and footprint increase
Solution Approach 1:
The device merges multiple functions into integrated components: the mixing block (51) combines sealing, mixing, and dispensing functions; the pistons (50) in cylinders (52, 53) provide both transfer and mixing actions; the base support member (25) with actuators (20, 21) provides both positioning and sealing contact. This merging reduces overall device complexity while maintaining precision mixing quality through the unified action of these combined components.
4Area of stationary object
If the device is designed for small quantity production, then the space efficiency is improved, but the production speed may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The device ensures continuity of useful action through the coordinated operation of pistons (50) that continuously transfer components from containers (11, 103) through the mixing block (51) to the dispensing nozzle (93). The actuators (20, 21) continuously position and seal components during the mixing process, eliminating idle time. This continuous operation maintains production speed despite the compact size designed for small quantity output.
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
Enables the rapid production of perfectly homogeneous personalized cosmetic products in small quantities with a small footprint, ensuring robustness and quality by preventing incompatible mixtures and optimizing the mixing process.
Implementation Method 1
means for sucking up the active component through said hollow needle
Implementation Method 2
two cylinders (52, 53) provided with pistons (50) capable of being driven in opposite movements so as to transfer the contents of one of the cylinders into the other cylinder
Implementation Method 3
a mixing block (51) cosmetic components comprising an inlet orifice
Data Source
AI summary
The invention concerns a device for producing and dispensing a customised cosmetic product, said product being produced by mixing at least two cosmetic components housed in respective containers (11, 103 ), characterised by the fact that: • said at least two cosmetic components comprise at least two base components and at least one, two, three, four, five or six active components, · at least one of said containers comprises an identification code and said device comprises detection means (12) for detecting said identification code, • the containers of the base components comprise an outlet opening and are housed in a base support member (25), and • said device comprises: a control means (13) controlling a mixing block (14) and connected to the detection means (12), said control means (13) being capable of controlling the mixing of said at least two cosmetic components on the basis of the detected identification codes, a mixing block (51) of the cosmetic components comprising an inlet opening, and two cylinders (52, 53) provided with pistons (50) capable of being driven in opposite movements so as to transfer the content of one of the cylinders into the other cylinder, said inlet opening in the mixing block being formed in one of said cylinders, at least one actuator (20, 21) capable of bringing the base support member into a position in which the outlet opening of one predefined base component container is in sealed contact with the inlet opening (82) of the mixing block.