Electric Applicator with Heating and Cooling Arms for Lash Curling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing tools are inadequate for curling natural lashes and artificial lash extensions, and they fail to effectively re-affix artificial lash extensions to natural lashes, leading to reduced bond quality and longevity.
Innovation Solution
An electric applicator with a handle and opposing arms, featuring a heating unit to curl and re-affix artificial lash extensions by applying heat and pressure, and a cooling unit to harden the adhesive, ensuring improved bond quality and extended wear.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If existing tools are used to curl natural lashes and artificial lash extensions, then the curling function is attempted, but the tools are inadequate and fail to achieve effective curling and re-affixing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical curling tools with an electric applicator that uses controlled heating elements to soften and reshape lashes. The heating element transfers thermal energy to the lash and adhesive, enabling effective curling and re-affixing that mechanical tools cannot achieve.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical parameter of temperature to enable effective lash curling and re-affixing. By controlling the temperature of the heating element, the system can soften the adhesive and lashes to allow reshaping, then cool to set the new shape, achieving reliable bond quality and effective operation.
2Reliability
If heat is applied to re-affix artificial lash extensions, then bond quality is improved, but uncontrolled heating may damage natural lashes or adhesive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates temperature sensing and control mechanisms that monitor the heating element's temperature and adjust power delivery accordingly. This feedback system ensures the temperature remains within a safe range to soften and re-affix lashes without exceeding thresholds that would cause damage to natural lashes or degrade the adhesive.
Solution Approach 2:
The heating process is applied in controlled periodic cycles rather than continuous heating. The system heats for a predetermined duration to achieve adhesive softening, then pauses or cools to allow setting, repeating as needed. This periodic action prevents overheating and damage while maintaining effective bond quality.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The electric applicator provides controlled curling and re-affixing of artificial lash extensions, enhancing their bond with natural lashes, thereby increasing their wear time and comfort.
Implementation Method 1
a heating unit coupled to the pair of opposing arms and configured to heat the first section of each arm
Implementation Method 2
a cooling unit configured to cool the first section of each arm
Data Source
AI summary
An apparatus includes a handle and a pair of opposing arms coupled to the handle. Each arm includes a first section having a first curvature disposed between a first end portion and a second end portion of the first section. The first curvature shaped to align proximate a lash line of an eye. The apparatus includes a heating unit coupled to the pair of opposing arms and configured to heat the first section of each arm.