Dry Shampoo Brush With Integrated Distribution Channels
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional hair brushes are not designed to apply products effectively, leading to product waste and inefficiency in distributing materials like dry shampoo, as they require manual application or spraying followed by brushing, which can cause scalp issues.
Innovation Solution
A brush applicator with a bristle assembly base and interspersed bristle and brush elements, featuring channels and flow tubes to distribute materials directly onto hair, allowing for efficient application and minimizing scalp contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If conventional hair brushes are used for product application, then brushing function is provided, but product application effectiveness deteriorates and product waste increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines product storage reservoir and distribution channels directly into the brush handle structure, merging the functions of product storage, delivery, and application in a single integrated device. This eliminates the need for separate product containers and manual application steps, thereby improving application effectiveness while reducing product waste through direct delivery to the brush elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces channels as intermediary structures that transport product from the storage reservoir to the brush elements. These channels act as controlled delivery pathways, ensuring product is efficiently transferred and applied through the brush during normal brushing motion, eliminating the need for separate application steps and reducing product loss.
2Productivity
If product is applied manually or from container, then product can be distributed, but product waste increases and application efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The brush is designed to be self-servicing by automatically picking up product from the integrated reservoir through its channels during normal brushing use. The brush elements are continuously supplied with product through the channel system without requiring separate application actions, enabling the device to service itself and maintain efficient product application while minimizing waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The product storage reservoir and distribution channels are pre-configured within the brush handle before use. Product is made available in advance through the channels, allowing the brush elements to immediately access and apply product during the first brushing stroke, eliminating the need for preliminary manual product application and improving overall application efficiency.
3Device complexity
If conventional brushes require separate product application, then brushing function is separate, but overall process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the product storage reservoir, distribution channels, and brush elements into a single integrated device. This consolidation combines multiple functions (storage, delivery, application) into one unit, reducing the number of separate components and steps required, thereby simplifying the overall device while improving ease of operation through unified product distribution.
Data Source
AI summary
Bush applicators including hair brush applicators and containers for dispensing dry shampoo are provided. In one embodiment, a brush applicator includes a body having one or more channels to distribute material to a bristle assembly. The bristle assembly can include a plurality of bristle and brush elements. The brush elements may be interspersed with the bristle elements and can each include a shaft and end (e.g., tip). Another embodiment is directed to a brush applicator including a container coupled to a body. The container retains at least one material including powder, liquids and solutions. Another embodiment is directed to a brush applicator configured for application of dry shampoo to hair.